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7 hours ago, Rene Marker said:

I spent time today copying all her tutorials into OneNote, photos and all so I don't have to go to the forum all the time. She also has a YouTube channel where she shows herself scrapping a layout. Some of the older tutorials were using Affinity 1.

I did the same, yesterday, Rene. Thanks for mentioning them. I love some of the kits she has used, too. Might have to snag some of them. I also subscribed to the YT channel. I think what Carole has done with this Bootcamp has whetted my appetite for this programme. I might even get used to using it. And I love PSP, too.

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Here is my Project 4.  I'm still catching up, just Project 5 to finish.  Somehow this seems easier than learning PSP which I am still not very good at using.

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9 hours ago, Cassel said:

@Ann SeeberI was not aware of that picture frame in PSP. How did you get it into Affinity?

I didn't; I used PSP. FWIW: a picture frame in PSP is just a raster file you can save as a .png if you want to use it elsewhere. Just slide the layer out of the original .pspimage layout and then save it as a .png. This frame is truly original in my PSP 2023 but I changed the color from blue to white.

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22 hours ago, Corrie Kinkel said:

Rene thank you I found it and there are a lot of Affinity tutorials on the Learning Pad as well. I have browsed through them and I find them very easy to follow. This is a treasure trove!

I watched some of Angela Toucan's videos on YT. She goes very fast, and I find that model of "instructing" doesn't work well for me as a "newbie".

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11 minutes ago, Julie Magerka said:

I watched some of Angela Toucan's videos on YT. She goes very fast, and I find that model of "instructing" doesn't work well for me as a "newbie".

I think her goal is different. She shows a walk-through where you might pick up some tips/processes along the way, but she is not specifically catering to newbies. Once you get comfortable with the program, her videos will make more sense and feel even more useful.

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Just now, Cassel said:

I think her goal is different. She shows a walk-through where you might pick up some tips/processes, but she is not specifically catering to newbies. Once you get comfortable with the program, her videos will make more sense and feel even more useful.

I'm sure that's true. I'll return to her later.

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16 minutes ago, Julie Magerka said:

I'm sure that's true. I'll return to her later.

The good thing about her is that she is doing layouts rather than showing stuff that relates to working on photos.

Her style of scrapbooking is not how I scrap but I can still learn from her videos.

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14 hours ago, Rene Marker said:

I spent time today copying all her tutorials into OneNote, photos and all so I don't have to go to the forum all the time. She also has a YouTube channel where she shows herself scrapping a layout. Some of the older tutorials were using Affinity 1.

I'm doing the same if and when I have time because at the moment I have a lot on my plate with my husband ill again. Since the beginning of November he on and off ill and every time with something else. Hopefully this will be the last of it.

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15 hours ago, Cassel said:

@Marie-ClaireDid you start with a photo of Poncho to generate that image or is it just a generic image? I love how you put the title "two words inside another". Clever!

Not with a picture of Poncho.
I start with a this prompt : Rough collie tricolor with happy expression and in male Victorian costume sitting as a person on a tree stump by a stream in a forest.

I was looking for a title and came across this image by chance, I don't know the series, but I thought the title was fitting.
So I created my title in the same way

 

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I had some time and decided to use AFF with an Anna Aspnes template (from her freebie collection) as Corrie had done. Just threw in some pix to determine how easy it would be - and it was! So I added a couple of other elements to try to balance the page a bit more. The text is not important; just typed in a few words to use that space.

There were a few other things I wanted to do but couldn't figure out which tools to use (or how), so I let them go.

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On 1/27/2025 at 12:23 AM, Ann Seeber said:

Finally finished the last assignment. This is a new baby for my friend from Sweden. The background is an edge overlay from Anna Aspnes. The title and decor are from my Baby stash. (With 9 grands and 5 greats, I've accumulated quite a bit.) The photo frame is a PSP Picture Frame labeled "birds." Thanks for this workshop, Carole!

 

What a precious wee soul, Ann.

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21 hours ago, Julie Magerka said:

I had some time and decided to use AFF with an Anna Aspnes template (from her freebie collection) as Corrie had done. Just threw in some pix to determine how easy it would be - and it was! So I added a couple of other elements to try to balance the page a bit more. The text is not important; just typed in a few words to use that space.

There were a few other things I wanted to do but couldn't figure out which tools to use (or how), so I let them go.

cute critters aA template_600.jpg

Nice that you followed my lead and this was relatively easy. I'm pleasantly surprised how user friendly this program is; of course there is a lot to be discovered yet.

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4 hours ago, Corrie Kinkel said:

Nice that you followed my lead and this was relatively easy. I'm pleasantly surprised how user friendly this program is; of course there is a lot to be discovered yet.

Yes, some things are quite straight-forward (now that Carole has shown some basics), but the ability to "select subject" is a bug-a-boo for me. The folks at AFF have not figured that one out yet, the way PS has.

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1 minute ago, Julie Magerka said:

Yes, some things are quite straight-forward (now that Carole has shown some basics), but the ability to "select subject" is a bug-a-boo for me. The folks at AFF have not figured that one out yet, the way PS has.

Maybe that will come, as long as it isn't the bug in psp2023 with text inside a selection. When I want to use that I have to go to 2022 and then back to 2023, that is such a nuisance. I don't have PS so I can't compare which is one of the reasons I wanted to give Affinity a try. Of course I shall continue to use PSP too but for now I'm going to explore AFF.

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The current beta version of Affinity Photo has an "object selection" tool. It has worked well in my testing with it and seems similar to PS. It should be in the next release.

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@Margo Ahern I love Corgi dogs.  We had a beautiful little girl, and her name was Bubbles. We named her that because she looked like a little bubble when she was a puppy. She had her in our life for 17 wonderful years.  Your dogs look beautiful.

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I finally broke down and downloaded the trial version of Affinity. It is only the 7 day trial, but I am pretty sure that I will invest. The papers, hearts and scatters are all mine. I'm not really happy with the font which is from my Hallmark card program, but experimented with a bevel along with the shadow.

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20 minutes ago, Donna Sillia said:

I finally broke down and downloaded the trial version of Affinity. It is only the 7 day trial, but I am pretty sure that I will invest.

Drop me an email if you want a 90-day trial.

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Although I  registered  for the  PSP vector shape workshop, I  won't  be participating, as I  was under the impression that Affinity was also included. My misunderstanding  when I  registered. Anyway, I have registered and I will participate on the 29th Affinity vector shape workshop. 

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13 minutes ago, Sue Thomas said:

Although I  registered  for the  PSP vector shape workshop, I  won't  be participating, as I  was under the impression that Affinity was also included. My misunderstanding  when I  registered. Anyway, I have registered and I will participate on the 29th Affinity vector shape workshop.

You can always refresh your knowledge with PSP while waiting for the Affinity one! 🙂

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My second attempt: The papers are mine that I used for the 2025 Bootcamp. The dog silhouettes are from Adobe Express. I made the paw print frame from a CF paw print clip art and a frame from Procreate. The font is Majestic Inline Grunge, probably from CF. I played with Styles on the font, using bevel, color overlay, 3D and outline. I love playing with styles.

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