Story Time Workshop - 2024

[Susan Ewart]

7 hours ago, Julie Magerka said:

New stuff for me, especially the little pink ball. Guess the trend never made it to small town Ontario!

Me too, I have never even seen or heard of some of those games.  I know I would have liked them.

[Susan Ewart]

5 hours ago, Corrie Kinkel said:

Already day 7 and I used the template for this day. In another Story Time Workshop (or challenge as it was called) I told the story of me going to my grandparents each weekend to read the newspaper to my granddad because he couldn't read it due to severe eye problems. My gran had to read it to him every day and was glad that I came to relieve a bit of the burden. I had a strong bond with grandpa and loved to come to them. So my story continues with the lavender I started to bring for granny because she loved those blooms and the smell of them; she always had lavender soap and lotion as well. I used the kit Lavender Fields by Jessica Dunn and only the tag doesn't come from that kit. I used one of my own photos of a lavender plant which I once had in the garden and placed it in a round tag that I have in my stash by following the tutorial for this lesson, I had forgotten how to do that........ Title font is Hesthia Austine, the rest Arial

What a beautiful story Corrie.

 

[Susan Ewart]

2 hours ago, Julie Magerka said:

Day 6 StoryTime: Why do children have such weird fears? I had so many  of them. They seem to be universal, more or less. When I was putting this together, I thought "how silly was that?" But it was so real and so scary!

This was me also.  And going down the stairs to the basement, the light was at the bottom.  when I had come back up I had to turn the light off, then go up the starts.  Soon as I flipped the light switch I raced up the stairs so nothing in the dark could get me.  

[Susan Ewart]

Day 6

I use Jessica Dunn's bundle,  "Heard the Buzz", except for the bee that is from Creative Fabrica.  the font for the title is Hillray Reg.  (probably CF) and I duplicated the vector, added more outline and had not fill on the second version.  Convert them to a raster so I had an outline version and a fill version in raster form.  I used Inner Bevel on the outline and Used Effect>Texture Effects>Tiles (hexagon shape) on the fill layer - I learned this from Digital Scrapbooking Made Easy book.  I'm already referring to the book for techniques.  

 

[Dan Greenwood]

1 hour ago, Cassel said:

@Bonnie Ballentine I bet you still remember the smell of that market too! I remember that quote about fear used by Sheldon in The Big Bang Theory!! Interestingly, I have vertigo if I even SEE a video or a picture of someone on an edge, yet, I am ok with those coasters. But you won't see me walk on the edge of the CN tower!!! EVER!

@Susan EwartThe shadow for the horse would depend on where the "surface" is. Is it a wall behind? If so, how far is it? Is there a floor? Those are the questions you will need to ask yourself before creating the shadow and tweaking it. Did your mom change her cooking of the roast beef after hearing of that nickname?

@Corrie Kinkel I feel that we are allowed not to like something, but what I see too often is that kids are picky and parents will enable that. For me, if I am picky and I get invited somewhere, I'll eat enough before going and I usually find something I can eat there, without saying anything. My mom was also scared of lightning, and I was too, when young. But by the time I was a teen, somehow, I conquered that fear and loved watching thunderstorms. My kids would also love it when it was lightning. If it was at night, we would pull out the hide-a-bed and watch the show through the large livingroom window

@Ann Seeber I bet it was the way many kids learned to swim (or fear water) in those days! I learned to swim around 3-4, yet later, I convinced myself that I didn't know how to swim and once, in a pool, the inflatable toy I had around my waist got off me, and I sank (I was in the shallow end and could have stood up), yet I tucked in a ball and waved my arms around, making me go round and round and round, until my aunt saw me! Strangely, I still HATE to touch the bottom of a pool (except in the shallow end) or the ocean. I was once cut by razor clam under my foot. Another story I should write down on a page! The word COUP in French also means HIT/PUNCH. But also that political overthrowing.

@Donna Sillia Be thankful that it happened in the 60's. If it was in modern days, there would be dozens of clips of it on YouTube!

@Daniel Hess If you add text inside a shape, you can contract the selection before adding the text to give a little padding on the edges.

@Dan GreenwoodThose shadows make a world of difference! Did your nephew ever found out about their mystery gifter?

@Gerry Landreth You should team up with Ann at the Drive-in!! 🙂 

@Michele Funny, I never played with a pink ball. I seem to remember our balls were red, white, and blue. Maybe they were a different kind.

@Anja Pelzer That is such a fun layout!!! I bet they didn't have unbreakable glasses back then! The laundry story is a nice angle to the topic!

@Julie MagerkaIsn't it amazing how our imagination would make us fear things?

As for issues with PSP2023, it is true. There was an update #2 in August 2023 that fixed some bugs and added some fixes. However, it added that bug related to the wrapped text getting unwrapped when you need to edit it afterward. I will investigate to see if there is a workaround. In the meantime, I have no clue if there will be another update/patch this year as Corel/Alludo has dissolved the beta-testing group a few weeks ago. That is where I would get some of the "inside information".

And I agree with everyone saying that this workshop is a great way to learn some things about each other. Maybe, next time, I will offer different prompts for the lessons so we can learn even more!

They never found out, that I know of. I'm thinking that took "secret Santa" to a whole new level! :>)

[Corrie Kinkel]

9 hours ago, Cassel said:

@Bonnie Ballentine I bet you still remember the smell of that market too! I remember that quote about fear used by Sheldon in The Big Bang Theory!! Interestingly, I have vertigo if I even SEE a video or a picture of someone on an edge, yet, I am ok with those coasters. But you won't see me walk on the edge of the CN tower!!! EVER!

@Susan EwartThe shadow for the horse would depend on where the "surface" is. Is it a wall behind? If so, how far is it? Is there a floor? Those are the questions you will need to ask yourself before creating the shadow and tweaking it. Did your mom change her cooking of the roast beef after hearing of that nickname?

@Corrie Kinkel I feel that we are allowed not to like something, but what I see too often is that kids are picky and parents will enable that. For me, if I am picky and I get invited somewhere, I'll eat enough before going and I usually find something I can eat there, without saying anything. My mom was also scared of lightning, and I was too, when young. But by the time I was a teen, somehow, I conquered that fear and loved watching thunderstorms. My kids would also love it when it was lightning. If it was at night, we would pull out the hide-a-bed and watch the show through the large livingroom window

@Ann Seeber I bet it was the way many kids learned to swim (or fear water) in those days! I learned to swim around 3-4, yet later, I convinced myself that I didn't know how to swim and once, in a pool, the inflatable toy I had around my waist got off me, and I sank (I was in the shallow end and could have stood up), yet I tucked in a ball and waved my arms around, making me go round and round and round, until my aunt saw me! Strangely, I still HATE to touch the bottom of a pool (except in the shallow end) or the ocean. I was once cut by razor clam under my foot. Another story I should write down on a page! The word COUP in French also means HIT/PUNCH. But also that political overthrowing.

@Donna Sillia Be thankful that it happened in the 60's. If it was in modern days, there would be dozens of clips of it on YouTube!

@Daniel Hess If you add text inside a shape, you can contract the selection before adding the text to give a little padding on the edges.

@Dan GreenwoodThose shadows make a world of difference! Did your nephew ever found out about their mystery gifter?

@Gerry Landreth You should team up with Ann at the Drive-in!! 🙂 

@Michele Funny, I never played with a pink ball. I seem to remember our balls were red, white, and blue. Maybe they were a different kind.

@Anja Pelzer That is such a fun layout!!! I bet they didn't have unbreakable glasses back then! The laundry story is a nice angle to the topic!

@Julie MagerkaIsn't it amazing how our imagination would make us fear things?

As for issues with PSP2023, it is true. There was an update #2 in August 2023 that fixed some bugs and added some fixes. However, it added that bug related to the wrapped text getting unwrapped when you need to edit it afterward. I will investigate to see if there is a workaround. In the meantime, I have no clue if there will be another update/patch this year as Corel/Alludo has dissolved the beta-testing group a few weeks ago. That is where I would get some of the "inside information".

And I agree with everyone saying that this workshop is a great way to learn some things about each other. Maybe, next time, I will offer different prompts for the lessons so we can learn even more!

I would love different prompts to trigger my memory even more and reading all this great stories from everybody brings back other memories as well.

[Corrie Kinkel]

9 hours ago, Susan Ewart said:

What a beautiful story Corrie.

 

Thank you and I loved my grandparents so much. I was lucky they lived to the very old age of 89 and 92, which was really old for people being born in the late 1800th. They were my maternal grandparents;  my paternal grandfather had already died and my grandma just lived long enough to at least saw me when I was born. At that point she was already bedridden and my dad put me in her arms as soon as he could take me there, but of course I only know the story.

[Corrie Kinkel]

9 hours ago, Susan Ewart said:

Day 6

I use Jessica Dunn's bundle,  "Heard the Buzz", except for the bee that is from Creative Fabrica.  the font for the title is Hillray Reg.  (probably CF) and I duplicated the vector, added more outline and had not fill on the second version.  Convert them to a raster so I had an outline version and a fill version in raster form.  I used Inner Bevel on the outline and Used Effect>Texture Effects>Tiles (hexagon shape) on the fill layer - I learned this from Digital Scrapbooking Made Easy book.  I'm already referring to the book for techniques.  

 

Lovely layout for a "painful" story! I haven't been bitten by wasps or bees very often but reading your story almost let me feel that pain. I know that it are useful creatures and without them the world would have a big problem but, I keep my distance!

[Corrie Kinkel]

12 hours ago, Julie Magerka said:

Day 6 StoryTime: Why do children have such weird fears? I had so many  of them. They seem to be universal, more or less. When I was putting this together, I thought "how silly was that?" But it was so real and so scary!

Well it seems this fear is universal; my youngest granddaughter had the same fear and it is only very recently that it seems to have disappeared (she is 12 by now!)

[Daniel Hess]

@Ann Seeber We gave your "dish" a go for breakfast this a.m.  Used Bolillo Buns and I must say, it was delicious.  Thanks for the "idea".

[Julie Magerka]

15 hours ago, Susan Ewart said:

Day 6

I use Jessica Dunn's bundle,  "Heard the Buzz", except for the bee that is from Creative Fabrica.  the font for the title is Hillray Reg.  (probably CF) and I duplicated the vector, added more outline and had not fill on the second version.  Convert them to a raster so I had an outline version and a fill version in raster form.  I used Inner Bevel on the outline and Used Effect>Texture Effects>Tiles (hexagon shape) on the fill layer - I learned this from Digital Scrapbooking Made Easy book.  I'm already referring to the book for techniques.  

 

I know why kids cry so hard after a bee or wasp sting! It bloody hurts! I got stung a few times over the last few years and I was hopping around and mouthing some choice words. And it doesn't go away fast either. But I still don't jump around when they come near me. I find the quieter I stay, the less they come to me.

[Susan Ewart]

Day 7

I used the pretty finished page. Although, on the lower right hand side by the pink flower, there is a weird line.  Does anyone else have that?

I happened to have a recent lilac photo and thought's I'd use it even if it has nothing to do with the subject of the journaling.  I wanted to try the technique.  I like it.  I hope I remember it so I can use it again.  I did all of it in 2022 and forgotten how nice it is to be able to right click on a selection and move it.  I'm so used to using edit selection and the pick tool to move (or resize) my selections.  

Fonts are Marline (title) and Marko One (journaling).  

Thank you for this workshop Carole.  there was techniques (feathering) I had forgotten how to do.  

[Ann Seeber]

49 minutes ago, Susan Ewart said:

there is a weird line.  Does anyone else have that?

Actually, yes, it is there on the QP for me also. I think I might try covering it with the clone tool, only because I tend to fiddle with stuff like that!

[Ann Seeber]

Here's my final entry in the Story Time Workshop. Rescuing cats is my favorite charity. I used a kit from the Pixelscrapper Blog Train called Cat's Rule by Magnolia. 

[Michele]

11 hours ago, Susan Ewart said:

Day 7

I used the pretty finished page. Although, on the lower right hand side by the pink flower, there is a weird line.  Does anyone else have that?

I happened to have a recent lilac photo and thought's I'd use it even if it has nothing to do with the subject of the journaling.  I wanted to try the technique.  I like it.  I hope I remember it so I can use it again.  I did all of it in 2022 and forgotten how nice it is to be able to right click on a selection and move it.  I'm so used to using edit selection and the pick tool to move (or resize) my selections.  

Fonts are Marline (title) and Marko One (journaling).  

Thank you for this workshop Carole.  there was techniques (feathering) I had forgotten how to do.  

I don't know if I forgot or if I never knew about moving a selection with a right click. Thanks for the reminder.

[Michele]

Day 5 ~ I'm getting there. 

In my story, I wasn't trying to be a smart-ass. I just really couldn't deal with the taste when I was that young. I love brussel sprouts  now along with many other foods I didn't like as a kid, e.g. spinach, @Ann Seeber. LOL

I don't often use alphas so I found a wonderful font called Green Delight Leaf on Fontspace that fit my title perfectly. I added texture and an inner bevel to it. The story font is Candy Berry Solid which I got a few years ago in a CF bundle. The various papers are from blog trains.

 

[Ann Seeber]

12 hours ago, Ann Seeber said:

Here's my final entry in the Story Time Workshop. Rescuing cats is my favorite charity. I used a kit from the Pixelscrapper Blog Train called Cat's Rule by Magnolia. 

I think the main text is readable but not the Dumped/Stray in the sidebar. Here it is in text form: 

D/SA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit animal rescue founded in 2017 in Middletown, New York. 
The organization aims to:
~reduce the population of stray animals using trap-neuter-release
~provide medical, physical and emotional support to abandoned and stray animals
~make all attempts to safely re-home non-feral animals, and provide a safe haven for feral cats
~promote responsible pet ownership and provide humane education within the community
We are an all volunteer organization maintaining a small shelter and feral cat retirement village. Our volunteers and foster families work tirelessly to ensure that shelter and food are provided for all local and homeless animals.

[Susan Ewart]

6 hours ago, Michele said:

I don't know if I forgot or if I never knew about moving a selection with a right click. Thanks for the reminder.

since 2023 doesn't have that option anymore (you have to edit selection and choose the pick tool to resize and/or move it) I totally forgot until I watched the tutorial.  I think I should go back through all the workshop tutorials to see what else I have forgotten.  that might be a good project for the dark, cold winter months.

[Julie Magerka]

17 hours ago, Susan Ewart said:

Day 7

I used the pretty finished page. Although, on the lower right hand side by the pink flower, there is a weird line.  Does anyone else have that?

I happened to have a recent lilac photo and thought's I'd use it even if it has nothing to do with the subject of the journaling.  I wanted to try the technique.  I like it.  I hope I remember it so I can use it again.  I did all of it in 2022 and forgotten how nice it is to be able to right click on a selection and move it.  I'm so used to using edit selection and the pick tool to move (or resize) my selections.  

Fonts are Marline (title) and Marko One (journaling).  

Thank you for this workshop Carole.  there was techniques (feathering) I had forgotten how to do.  

Too bad you don't have those supplies anymore. I might've contacted you to send them when I decide to move. Getting that stuff is not easy these days! Love the colours you used.

[Julie Magerka]

16 hours ago, Ann Seeber said:

Here's my final entry in the Story Time Workshop. Rescuing cats is my favorite charity. I used a kit from the Pixelscrapper Blog Train called Cat's Rule by Magnolia. 

I just think it's wonderful the work you do for those poor kitties! 🥰

[Susan Ewart]

5 hours ago, Michele said:

Day 5 ~ I'm getting there. 

In my story, I wasn't trying to be a smart-ass. I just really couldn't deal with the taste when I was that young. I love brussel sprouts  now along with many other foods I didn't like as a kid, e.g. spinach, @Ann Seeber. LOL

I don't often use alphas so I found a wonderful font called Green Delight Leaf on Fontspace that fit my title perfectly. I added texture and an inner bevel to it. The story font is Candy Berry Solid which I got a few years ago in a CF bundle. The various papers are from blog trains.

 

Your mom and my mom must've being soul sisters.  I was told I couldn't leave the table too.  My go-to was crying or having a temper tantrum.  And my nemesis (to this day) is fish.   I also won, lots of tears were shed, but I didn't have to eat it. 

[Julie Magerka]

5 hours ago, Michele said:

Day 5 ~ I'm getting there. 

In my story, I wasn't trying to be a smart-ass. I just really couldn't deal with the taste when I was that young. I love brussel sprouts  now along with many other foods I didn't like as a kid, e.g. spinach, @Ann Seeber. LOL

I don't often use alphas so I found a wonderful font called Green Delight Leaf on Fontspace that fit my title perfectly. I added texture and an inner bevel to it. The story font is Candy Berry Solid which I got a few years ago in a CF bundle. The various papers are from blog trains.

 

Love the green. Don't see it much in layouts and it's so fresh! I had a friend years ago who had to stay at the table until he ate all his peas, and he hated them. Still does.

[Michele]

15 hours ago, Julie Magerka said:

Love the green. Don't see it much in layouts and it's so fresh! I had a friend years ago who had to stay at the table until he ate all his peas, and he hated them. Still does.

Thanks, Julie. I don't particularly like green, but since the subject was brussel sprouts, I thought it was appropriate.

[Michele]

Day 6 (one more day to go!)

I don't remember any specific childhood fears so I went with an adult one. It might have just been the mood I was in, but I wasn't inspired by this topic. I didn't want to skip this day so here it is.

The background paper was originally in bright colors so I used Image: Greyscale. Then I used Adjust: Hue and Saturation: Colorize until I got a color scheme I liked and went on from there...plaids and polka dots. I went on a Google search for pics to use. The title font is, appropriately, Claustrophobia from CF and the story font is Adventure from Pixel Sagas.

 

[Julie Magerka]

4 hours ago, Michele said:

Day 6 (one more day to go!)

I don't remember any specific childhood fears so I went with an adult one. It might have just been the mood I was in, but I wasn't inspired by this topic. I didn't want to skip this day so here it is.

The background paper was originally in bright colors so I used Image: Greyscale. Then I used Adjust: Hue and Saturation: Colorize until I got a color scheme I liked and went on from there...plaids and polka dots. I went on a Google search for pics to use. The title font is, appropriately, Claustrophobia from CF and the story font is Adventure from Pixel Sagas.

 

I wouldn't call it claustrophia for me, but there are situations where I'm not comfortable if the space is too small and over-crowded (waiting rooms). And I don't like any crowds at all.