December 2024 - P52 Challenge

[Sue Thomas]

Week 49.  White tailed hare.

[Sue Thomas]

Week 50  Mountain ash berries and frost.

[Sue Thomas]

Week 51

[Sue Thomas]

Here is week 52.  I took this shot today.  Hairy Woodpecker.

[Susan Ewart]

  On 12/20/2024 at 6:52 PM, Sue Thomas said:

Here is week 52.  I took this shot today.  Hairy Woodpecker.

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Always a feast for the eyes to see your layouts.  Glad to see you back in the Campus.  

[Sharla]

  On 12/20/2024 at 6:50 PM, Sue Thomas said:

Week 51

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A fabulous winter scene. The red of the wheel is a perfect contrast to the snow and trees. I love it. Am glad you're posting again - I've missed your photos.

[Corrie Kinkel]

@ Sue I'm glad to see you back and was starting to get a little worried by your absence. Those 4 photos are fantastic and give a nice glimpse of the winter in your neck of the woods! 

[Sue Thomas]

  On 12/20/2024 at 9:56 PM, Sharla said:

A fabulous winter scene. The red of the wheel is a perfect contrast to the snow and trees. I love it. Am glad you're posting again - I've missed your photos.

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We have had more snow  in December  than we have had in the previous 4 years.  Of late I  have been pre occupied with photography, and other outdoor stuff. 

[Sue Thomas]

  On 12/20/2024 at 10:17 PM, Corrie Kinkel said:

@ Sue I'm glad to see you back and was starting to get a little worried by your absence. Those 4 photos are fantastic and give a nice glimpse of the winter in your neck of the woods! 

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I've  been pre occupied with other fun stuff. Time to get back to PSPing now.  

[Sue Thomas]

  On 12/20/2024 at 9:56 PM, Sharla said:

A fabulous winter scene. The red of the wheel is a perfect contrast to the snow and trees. I love it. Am glad you're posting again - I've missed your photos.

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I very much appreciate your kind words, as I do anyone elses. I will use this photo in next year's cards, as I have a policy of always using last year's photos in  next year's calendars, and cards.

[Michele]

My hat is off to all who participated in this challenge. I've loved seeing all of your pics.

[Ann Seeber]

Here is my week 50 - the Hudson River Otter. It looks like I only need one more to finish out 2024. The photog is Ed Meekel from our HV in Pictures Gallery.

[Susan Ewart]

  On 12/21/2024 at 4:03 PM, Ann Seeber said:

Here is my week 50 - the Hudson River Otter. It looks like I only need one more to finish out 2024. The photog is Ed Meekel from our HV in Pictures Gallery.

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Lucky you, I did playing cards so I end up having 54 weeks in this year. I love this picture.  they are dogs of the river, oh, like fruit bats are dogs of the sky (I want one!  - and a wombat too)

[Corrie Kinkel]

We still have that same foggy grey and sometimes very wet weather as the last 4 or 5 weeks. Only yesterday we had a short period of sunshine, but alas I had a couple of appointments and a lot of things to do, so very little time to enjoy it. Therefore again I have experimented some more and this is the result. I used this plant Nandine Obsessed in week 49 too but now I zoomed in on the foliage and changed the light setting to stage light with gave this result.

[Susan Ewart]

  On 12/21/2024 at 7:49 PM, Corrie Kinkel said:

We still have that same foggy grey and sometimes very wet weather as the last 4 or 5 weeks. Only yesterday we had a short period of sunshine, but alas I had a couple of appointments and a lot of things to do, so very little time to enjoy it. Therefore again I have experimented some more and this is the result. I used this plant Nandine Obsessed in week 49 too but now I zoomed in on the foliage and changed the light setting to stage light with gave this result.

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I love this.  That light looks so cool.  You know I love flowers against black, they stand out so well and it makes it like a formal portrait.

[Corrie Kinkel]

  On 12/22/2024 at 6:41 AM, Susan Ewart said:

I love this.  That light looks so cool.  You know I love flowers against black, they stand out so well and it makes it like a formal portrait.

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Thank you and I'll keep experimenting!

[Julie Magerka]

  On 12/21/2024 at 11:24 AM, Michele said:

My hat is off to all who participated in this challenge. I've loved seeing all of your pics.

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Ditto what Michele said!

[Julie Magerka]

  On 12/20/2024 at 6:48 PM, Sue Thomas said:

Week 49.  White tailed hare.

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He looks white all over!

[Sue Thomas]

  On 12/22/2024 at 4:22 PM, Julie Magerka said:

He looks white all over!

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Almost, the white tailed hare turns white for the winter, to blend in with its habitat. You can see the last of its summer coat  on the snow. Their tails  are white all year round. Hence their  name. 

[Susan Ewart]

Week 50

Paper was made in the Paper workshop and Slipped In effect from Carole's book, It's easier for me to find that instruction as I know exactly where it is in the book (pgs 267-269).

[Corrie Kinkel]

  On 12/22/2024 at 8:22 PM, Susan Ewart said:

Week 50

Paper was made in the Paper workshop and Slipped In effect from Carole's book, It's easier for me to find that instruction as I know exactly where it is in the book (pgs 267-269).

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When you know where to look for something you want to do, it makes it so much easier and you will probably use it often! Maybe in the end you know how to do it by heart 😉

[Susan Ewart]

  On 12/22/2024 at 8:58 PM, Corrie Kinkel said:

When you know where to look for something you want to do, it makes it so much easier and you will probably use it often! Maybe in the end you know how to do it by heart 😉

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That is my wish, to be able to remember it.  I need to use it often to remember it and then make sure I do it often enough not to forget.

[Susan Ewart]

Week 51

Did lots of stuff here, wish I could remember it all.  I do remember I used a paper (from Dancing Tiger Designs) and selected and promoted the beveled design on it.  then made changes to the bevel, new color, blend modes and re-beveled it and added a large shadow to the paper below.  I actually left the design on the paper below because it also had a blend mode and some of the interesting colors came from leaving the pattern intact.  

I could not find a font or Alpha to fit the busy ironwork design I had created.  I had a idea, and a brilliant idea (hahaha, the positive grinch I am!) to use the Letterpress Script choosing the metal option which I used HSL to color it a bit.  The outline I wanted to have a metal bar so I added thickness to the stroke on that preset shape outline, and used a metal pattern.  I duplicated that, beveled the top layer, used a blend mode, and reduced the opacity and then used the bottom layer to add the shadow too (very light shadow)

3 more to go, to get to 54 cards in the deck.  

[Cassel]

  On 12/22/2024 at 8:22 PM, Susan Ewart said:

Paper was made in the Paper workshop and Slipped In effect from Carole's book, It's easier for me to find that instruction as I know exactly where it is in the book (pgs 267-269)

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I am really happy to read that the book, in itself, was useful even for someone who has access to the DIAMOND membership.

Believe it or not, I always doubt myself, wondering if what I do is useful. You made my day!

[Julie Magerka]

  On 12/22/2024 at 11:32 PM, Cassel said:

I am really happy to read that the book, in itself, was useful even for someone who has access to the DIAMOND membership.

Believe it or not, I always doubt myself, wondering if what I do is useful. You made my day!

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What? Everything you do is useful, and exceptional. We all appreciate the time, creativity, and expertise you put into helping everyone. Both books, the abundance of materials on the site, and your personal attention and support. And a welcoming and helpful community. We are fortunate.