What are you working on (in July 2024)?

[Julie Magerka]

1 hour ago, Mary Solaas said:

Love is in the Air. Pink title is Billgates with layer styles: Emboss; green title is Arial with 3D Effects: inner bevel; background paper I made from a tile I developed from a CF item that I worked with; the 2 flower items in the bottom corners are a watercolor from CF.  The silhoutte  I got from someplace several years ago and they are in a flower frame which was a Cassel freebie several years ago. The exploded hearts cutout was the requirement for Lab 12 Mod 9.  I also did one of dolphins but haven't used it in a layout and I may practice this on some other cutouts later. Seashells didn't work so that is why the dolphins - i used layer styles on them -  inner bevel.

Your progress through the Labs is inspiring to see. Love these cutouts.

[Corrie Kinkel]

7 hours ago, Mary Solaas said:

Love is in the Air. Pink title is Billgates with layer styles: Emboss; green title is Arial with 3D Effects: inner bevel; background paper I made from a tile I developed from a CF item that I worked with; the 2 flower items in the bottom corners are a watercolor from CF.  The silhoutte  I got from someplace several years ago and they are in a flower frame which was a Cassel freebie several years ago. The exploded hearts cutout was the requirement for Lab 12 Mod 9.  I also did one of dolphins but haven't used it in a layout and I may practice this on some other cutouts later. Seashells didn't work so that is why the dolphins - i used layer styles on them -  inner bevel.

Mary I love your dedication to the labs and tutorials. I just do them more haphazardly and when I need something for a particular layout I have in mind. Or one that takes my fancy😘

[Bonnie Ballentine]

Sadly, I haven't had a lot of PSP or pickleball time lately. Lots of work in the garden...and now, the yard needs attention. It will wait....tomorrow is pickleball, picnic and table games.

Clusters and background paper by Jessica Dunn, Into The Woods, at Digital Scrapbooking. Template 242 by Lady 22.

Edited July 22 by Bonnie Ballentine

[Mary Solaas]

Just playing around with a mask I made with a lace edging made in a previous lab module. The butterfly I made with Cassel's enamel script.

[Susan Ewart]

Lab 7-3

• Pattern Paper
• Metallic Element2
• Fabric Tag

As it turns out I used the same pattern as Carole used in the tutorial, only because my P52 challenge is playing cards so I ran with that theme.

I loved the Pattern Paper and Metallic Element2 tutorials.  The Fabric Tag was also good but I did encounter a problem I couldn't overcome.  I couldn't get the eraser too to un-erase.  I followed the video and used the written instructions, but it just would not erase and I'm not sure why.  I really wanted the fringe part so I made the background of the fabric available for a pattern fill, and use the brush tool with the same settings and added the fringe on each side.  I have them as separate layers (fringe below the fabric layer) so I could slightly change the saturation of the fringe and add a bit of noise and the tiniest of bevel.  I merged the layers so i could add a drop shadow.  I used the Custom Playing Card script and the Lifted photo script. Font from Creative Fabrica.  

[Susan Ewart]

Lab 7-3

here is an alternate version.  I took the gradient background and duplicated it then moved it to almost the top and added a blend mode.  I like what it did to the metallic elements.  they really look metallic now.  I still wanted some color so I selected the "red" diamonds from the background layer and promoted them to a new layer and brought them above the blend mode layer and lowered the opacity of them (they were red already). I also brought another duplicate of the background gradient above the playing card group and made a mask of the gradient (New Mask Layer > Show All) and used black to block the layers below that have the blend mode so the middle of the cards would retain their original colorful-ness.  

[Julie Magerka]

1 hour ago, Susan Ewart said:

Lab 7-3

• Pattern Paper
• Metallic Element2
• Fabric Tag

As it turns out I used the same pattern as Carole used in the tutorial, only because my P52 challenge is playing cards so I ran with that theme.

I loved the Pattern Paper and Metallic Element2 tutorials.  The Fabric Tag was also good but I did encounter a problem I couldn't overcome.  I couldn't get the eraser too to un-erase.  I followed the video and used the written instructions, but it just would not erase and I'm not sure why.  I really wanted the fringe part so I made the background of the fabric available for a pattern fill, and use the brush tool with the same settings and added the fringe on each side.  I have them as separate layers (fringe below the fabric layer) so I could slightly change the saturation of the fringe and add a bit of noise and the tiniest of bevel.  I merged the layers so i could add a drop shadow.  I used the Custom Playing Card script and the Lifted photo script. Font from Creative Fabrica.  

This is gorgeous! You did such a nice job on the metallic elements! I like both versions of them.

[Corrie Kinkel]

21 hours ago, Susan Ewart said:

Lab 7-3

here is an alternate version.  I took the gradient background and duplicated it then moved it to almost the top and added a blend mode.  I like what it did to the metallic elements.  they really look metallic now.  I still wanted some color so I selected the "red" diamonds from the background layer and promoted them to a new layer and brought them above the blend mode layer and lowered the opacity of them (they were red already). I also brought another duplicate of the background gradient above the playing card group and made a mask of the gradient (New Mask Layer > Show All) and used black to block the layers below that have the blend mode so the middle of the cards would retain their original colorful-ness.  

You did a fantastic job but I like this version better. The cards are a bit darker and look more used than in the first version where they are rather white. The metallic elements look great!

[Mary Solaas]

Lab 12 Mod 10 (October - must be Halloween) - requirements: multi star pattern (background paper), bat vector item to be exported as a preset shape - did both preset shape and a brush. Tried doing the bat shape using the exploded cutout tut.

[Mary Solaas]

Lab 12 Mod 11. Swirl - background paper; block letters - I had an alphabet from Jessica Dunn and I used that rather than building my own - I recolored it as it was originally in green letter and frame. The bow, flower, scatter were also from Jessica Dunn. the fringe blanket was made in a previous lab; the lace frame I developed myself building on a previous lab and making it into a tube

[Anja Pelzer]

I started today with the Labs, some parts I have done before, but now I will try it all in order.

Lab 5-09 made the text overlay und used the cutout tool

made the coloring dots overlay and a ribbon with eyelets

experiments 1- one word title, CLAUDIA - font is Carnival Fest- journaling font is Reclame.

2- more than one button - made them with Buttonmakerscript 3 and my papers from build a kit.

4- using the template.  here is my result

some music picture tubes from Cassel, and some selfmade doilies.

 

 

[Cassel]

@Anja Pelzer Make sure you don't try to combine everything in one layout. The experiments (and even the tutorials) are not meant to be together. If it fits, that is ok but make sure you don't force anything while you go through all those modules! 🙂

[Bonnie Ballentine]

I've been a bit distracted. Yesterday Annie of AnnieCDigital designs asked her FB group to help by creating layouts using a new, unpublished Alpha kit. I requested C and P. Here is one of the C layouts.

Font for "Cats" is best paws font. Heart paper by MarisaL, Pets kit. Paw prints on the C by Janet Kempt, toolbox calendar, metal paw print doodle.

[Bonnie Ballentine]

Another C layout:

[Bonnie Ballentine]

P layout:

Does it surprise you...pickleball? I would like to do another for Poppy and Penny. The smaller words on the P were created by Carole's script, Shadow Text.

[Michele]

6 hours ago, Bonnie Ballentine said:

Yesterday Annie of AnnieCDigital designs asked her FB group to help by creating layouts using a new, unpublished Alpha kit.

I missed that post (stupid FB). I love her designs and have used them quite a bit. I just posted asking if there are any letters left over. 🙂

[Bonnie Ballentine]

7 hours ago, Michele said:

I missed that post (stupid FB). I love her designs and have used them quite a bit. I just posted asking if there are any letters left over. 🙂

I wish I had asked for more letters...but I don't want to be greedy. I really wanted the B but someone had already asked for it. I didn't realize that she would give a letter to more than one person. Of course, she needs multiple examples. I did have fun with them.

[Corrie Kinkel]

13 hours ago, Bonnie Ballentine said:

P layout:

Does it surprise you...pickleball? I would like to do another for Poppy and Penny. The smaller words on the P were created by Carole's script, Shadow Text.

This one I saw on FB and knew immediately it had to be by you, who else?

[Michele]

14 hours ago, Bonnie Ballentine said:

I wish I had asked for more letters...but I don't want to be greedy. I really wanted the B but someone had already asked for it. I didn't realize that she would give a letter to more than one person. Of course, she needs multiple examples. I did have fun with them.

I haven't heard anything yet. Did she send them by FB message?

[Cristina]

On 7/25/2024 at 12:25 AM, Susan Ewart said:

I couldn't get the eraser too to un-erase.  I followed the video and used the written instructions, but it just would not erase and I'm not sure why

Susan, are you working with PSP2023?   

I am not sure, but I'm under the impression Carole mentioned long ago that this feature is not working properly in this version.

Is that so, Carole?

 

 

[Cristina]

I finally finished the layout for the Lab11-Module 11.  I struggled with the colors, not liking anything, until I declared it "done" and will move on to the next module. 🙂 

• Lab 11-11 Tutorials: Cross Pattern2  /  Edge Cutout2  /  Paper Clip3

Credits:

• Template - Scrapping with Liz - SwL_MBC_4_19Template
• Background Paper _  marisaL-DST13-09Sep Horse-paper143
• Alpha  - Delicious Scrap DS_SpringIsIn_Orange_Alpha
• Horse Graphic -  DiHillerDesigns_June2024_Horse
• Staple - ShabbyPrincess_Promise_Staple
• Stitches - KAagard_ByAir_BorderStitches_Yellow

Extra Tutorials: Tags & Journaling > Notebook page  &  Text & Tiles > Word Sticker

Fonts: High Notes & KG Arrows

I changed the background paper's color to green with Adjust>Hue and Saturation>Hue-Saturation-Lightness. Later, I changed it again with Blend Mode.

Including the original paper by Marisa Lerin.

 

 

 

Edited July 29 by Cristina

[Bonnie Ballentine]

6 hours ago, Michele said:

I haven't heard anything yet. Did she send them by FB message?

No. It was just a post on FB...in her group. I asked if she needed any more and she did not respond.

[Cassel]

2 hours ago, Cristina said:

Susan, are you working with PSP2023?   

I am not sure, but I'm under the impression Carole mentioned long ago that this feature is not working properly in this version.

Is that so, Carole?

It works but differently. In previous versions, you could erase with any tool (Eraser or DELETE) but now, since a few versions (not sure how many), it will only work if you erased with the Eraser tool.

[Anja Pelzer]

ich fragte auch und bekam -J- per messenger, here is my result

 

[Susan Ewart]

7 hours ago, Cristina said:

Susan, are you working with PSP2023?   

I am not sure, but I'm under the impression Carole mentioned long ago that this feature is not working properly in this version.

Is that so, Carole?

 

 

Yes, i was using 2023, then I tried 2022 and 2021.  So it's something I'm doing wrong.  The sad thing is that it took me 2 days to realize I could just add the fringe with the brush tool. If I just clicked the eraser once it erases, if I right click it would un erase.  But to do it in the already deleted selection, it just wouldnt do, either with the selection selected or deselected.  I truly think it is a step I'm doing out of turn.

Edited July 29 by Susan Ewart