Alphabet Photo Challenge - A

[Cristina]

  On 1/5/2025 at 4:31 PM, Susan Ewart said:

at nothing! hahahahaha

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Susan, you have expertise in many fields, and your work here proves it. 🙂 

[Cristina]

  On 1/5/2025 at 8:47 PM, Corrie Kinkel said:

After reading the prompts and considering my options I decided to go with a flashcard for all 26 letters. I looked at the freebies that Carole mentioned and some others as well and made my own PSP-image that I can fill in with the photo of the letter. I liked the thin colored border in the freebies so I can now change that color to one that fits my next photo. I think a flashcard is somewhat thicker than a polaroid, so I gave it a texture and a slight bevel on the outside. The choice of the letter A was somewhat of a gift because we have an Amaryllis in bloom at the moment, we always have them around X-mas time and I was fancy with the photo settings to get this result. Staging is allowed isn't it 😉. The nice thing is that the choice for the language for this project is postponed because the writing of the word amaryllis is the same in English and Dutch; still a dilemma to solve. 

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  On 1/6/2025 at 1:10 AM, Anne Lamp said:

Great photo of this beautiful flower.  My suggestion   to your language choice is to go with your own language and just include the English word in your explanation. Since we have to think of something with a certain letter and you "think" in Dutch, it would add a extra problem to deciding on an object.  Besides that way the rest of us would learn another Dutch word.

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Corrie, I think Anne's suggestion is great, and it would be interesting to learn how this and that is written in Dutch.
Or, you can mix and match more than one language, as sometimes a word in a different language comes first than our native language.
It is a mystery how our brain works!
 

[Michele]

  On 1/4/2025 at 2:35 PM, Julie Magerka said:

But if I take pix inside my home, everyone will see all the clutter that accumulates over time! And maybe some dust too...

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The trick about dust is not to move anything. 🤣

[Ann Seeber]

  On 1/6/2025 at 11:20 AM, Michele said:

The trick about dust is not to move anything. 🤣

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Also to eschew shiny surfaces and go for muted colors... 😉😊

[Julie Magerka]

  On 1/5/2025 at 7:43 PM, Susan Ewart said:

That's awesome Anne. BTW, my dust is WAY worse than this.  

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Looks like we have a dust contest going on!

[Julie Magerka]

  On 1/5/2025 at 8:00 PM, Anne Lamp said:

Here is my A layout.  I will try to make the next one more interesting.  Albums. The house is from ps_jessica-dunn_361407_perfect-pear-wooden-home_pu   The A is am_intex the other text is Javanese Text the background is janclark-DSFeb2023bt-paper-1

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Oh, the Righteous Brothers! I was such a fan, and still listen to their incredible voices sometimes. Bobby Hatfield's voice! 💔

[Rene Marker]

So is anybody else thinking about other letters for this challenge? As I think of something, I take the photo now so I don't forget by the time that letter comes (like the letter V).

I decided to Cass Word Edge Cutout Script for the word. I'm saving them as a pspimage and am thinking about making 12x12 scrapbook pages with 2 photos per page with a little journaling about the item. But that will happen at the end of the project.

Here is A. I will journal about these afghans being made by my mother in the 1980's (although I do already have a layout about this with another photo of her actually working on one of her afghans).

 

[Corrie Kinkel]

  On 1/6/2025 at 10:48 AM, Cristina said:

 

Corrie, I think Anne's suggestion is great, and it would be interesting to learn how this and that is written in Dutch.
Or, you can mix and match more than one language, as sometimes a word in a different language comes first than our native language.
It is a mystery how our brain works!
 

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Cristina I respect Anne's suggestion, but maybe I will use English and of course I can give the Dutch word in my explanation, so everyone who wants to learn some Dutch words is welcome to do so. Since I have been scrapbooking it is always been in English, maybe I should say American-English. According to Sue T I use them mixed up! Besides that my granddaughters live in the States and I write to them in English; they understand and speak Dutch but writing is something entirely different! I won't brag but I have a rather decent knowledge of English. What I will do is making a list of the things I want to take a photo of and their letter in the alphabet and compare the words in Dutch and English and take it from there. Most languages have certain letters that are used frequently and that is different per language. For instance even German and Dutch which can be alike have this.

[Corrie Kinkel]

  On 1/6/2025 at 4:41 PM, Rene Marker said:

So is anybody else thinking about other letters for this challenge? As I think of something, I take the photo now so I don't forget by the time that letter comes (like the letter V).

I decided to Cass Word Edge Cutout Script for the word. I'm saving them as a pspimage and am thinking about making 12x12 scrapbook pages with 2 photos per page with a little journaling about the item. But that will happen at the end of the project.

Here is A. I will journal about these afghans being made by my mother in the 1980's (although I do already have a layout about this with another photo of her actually working on one of her afghans).

 

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Rene I'm doing the same If I think of something that I want to show either I take a note or take the photo, depending if it is inside my house or outside on the patio.

Beautiful Afghans, can you explain to me why they are called this way. Has it something to do with Afghanistan or am I completely wrong?

[Cassel]

  On 1/6/2025 at 4:41 PM, Rene Marker said:

Here is A. I will journal about these afghans being made by my mother in the 1980's (although I do already have a layout about this with another photo of her actually working on one of her afghans).

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I think it is exactly what I envisioned: finding things around us that have some story behind them. At times, they might seem like "boring" or "ordinary" stories to us but others love that peek into our lives. I think it is a great way to connect as others might share similar stories too!

  On 1/6/2025 at 4:41 PM, Rene Marker said:

I decided to Cass Word Edge Cutout Script for the word.

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I never imagined that script used in that manner. How creative that is!

[Anne Lamp]

  On 1/6/2025 at 6:27 PM, Corrie Kinkel said:

Rene I'm doing the same If I think of something that I want to show either I take a note or take the photo, depending if it is inside my house or outside on the patio.

Beautiful Afghans, can you explain to me why they are called this way. Has it something to do with Afghanistan or am I completely wrong?

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I looked it up Crocheted blankets became known as afghans because of the popularity of patterned textiles from Afghanistan in the mid-1800s

[Rene Marker]

  On 1/6/2025 at 7:37 PM, Anne Lamp said:

I looked it up Crocheted blankets became known as afghans because of the popularity of patterned textiles from Afghanistan in the mid-1800s

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Thanks Anne for that explanation. I had no idea. These afghans are knitted though. The only crochet my mom knew how to do was to tuck in the edges on the afghans.

[Ann Seeber]

  On 1/6/2025 at 4:41 PM, Rene Marker said:

I decided to Cass Word Edge Cutout Script for the word

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I'm interested in achieving that effect, Rene. Is there a dark brown textured background behind the photo? My mother used crochet to make blankets. She made one for me that was all white/textured in a wash and dryable yarn. It is as heavy as the "heavy blankets" that are popular in the stores now.

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[Julie Magerka]

  On 1/6/2025 at 6:19 PM, Corrie Kinkel said:

Cristina I respect Anne's suggestion, but maybe I will use English and of course I can give the Dutch word in my explanation, so everyone who wants to learn some Dutch words is welcome to do so. Since I have been scrapbooking it is always been in English, maybe I should say American-English. According to Sue T I use them mixed up! Besides that my granddaughters live in the States and I write to them in English; they understand and speak Dutch but writing is something entirely different! I won't brag but I have a rather decent knowledge of English. What I will do is making a list of the things I want to take a photo of and their letter in the alphabet and compare the words in Dutch and English and take it from there. Most languages have certain letters that are used frequently and that is different per language. For instance even German and Dutch which can be alike have this.

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You sure do have a high level of English language skills! Very impressive when anyone uses dual or more languages fluently.

[Corrie Kinkel]

  On 1/6/2025 at 7:37 PM, Anne Lamp said:

I looked it up Crocheted blankets became known as afghans because of the popularity of patterned textiles from Afghanistan in the mid-1800s

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Thank you Anne. Over here I had never heard of something crocheted or knitted that way. My sister-in-law did many crochet and knitting and the patterns are familiar but not the name.

[Corrie Kinkel]

  On 1/6/2025 at 7:56 PM, Julie Magerka said:

You sure do have a high level of English language skills! Very impressive when anyone uses dual or more languages fluently.

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Julie the Netherlands are a small country and therefore foreign languages have always been important. When I was in highschool (the Dutch equivalent of course) we had to learn 3 foreign languages; English, German and French. At that time nobody was enjoying the long lists of words we had to memorize every week. But in later life this proved to be the most valuable I ever learned. My daughter married a Swiss guy and lived in Switzerland almost 22 years before they moved to the States. Switzerland has 4 languages, but I was happy they lived in the German speaking part and I could talk with her in-laws because they didn't speak English.  French is the language I don't speak often and when it was only on vacation to order a coffee or something to eat. The best I can do in French is reading it and I can more or less understand most of the readme files in Carol's scripts. I feel I'm privileged to be able to speak and write in more languages then my own.

[Rene Marker]

  On 1/6/2025 at 7:51 PM, Ann Seeber said:

I'm interested in achieving that effect, Rene. Is there a dark brown textured background behind the photo? My mother used crochet to make blankets. She made one for me that was all white/textured in a wash and dryable yarn. It is as heavy as the "heavy blankets" that are popular in the stores now.

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I added a raster layer, moved it below the photo then flood filled with a color from the photo. Then I went to Effects>Texture Effects>Texture and found a texture to use. I wanted something to show off the word since on a regular layout, there would probably be a paper layer underneath it. As a singular photo, there is no paper so I just created one.

The yarn in the afghans feels a lot like the Red Heart Super Saver yarn. Those afghans can keep you really warm even with the semi-open pattern of the ripple.. I have another one in my bedroom and will put it on the bed on top of the bedspread during the winter if needed. I hate to be cold at night!

[Susan Ewart]

  On 1/5/2025 at 8:47 PM, Corrie Kinkel said:

After reading the prompts and considering my options I decided to go with a flashcard for all 26 letters. I looked at the freebies that Carole mentioned and some others as well and made my own PSP-image that I can fill in with the photo of the letter. I liked the thin colored border in the freebies so I can now change that color to one that fits my next photo. I think a flashcard is somewhat thicker than a polaroid, so I gave it a texture and a slight bevel on the outside. The choice of the letter A was somewhat of a gift because we have an Amaryllis in bloom at the moment, we always have them around X-mas time and I was fancy with the photo settings to get this result. Staging is allowed isn't it 😉. The nice thing is that the choice for the language for this project is postponed because the writing of the word amaryllis is the same in English and Dutch; still a dilemma to solve. 

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that's a beautiful photo, you are doing well exploring your phone/camera settings.  I'm looking forward to seeing your letters progress with this style.

[Susan Ewart]

  On 1/6/2025 at 4:41 PM, Rene Marker said:

So is anybody else thinking about other letters for this challenge? As I think of something, I take the photo now so I don't forget by the time that letter comes (like the letter V).

I decided to Cass Word Edge Cutout Script for the word. I'm saving them as a pspimage and am thinking about making 12x12 scrapbook pages with 2 photos per page with a little journaling about the item. But that will happen at the end of the project.

Here is A. I will journal about these afghans being made by my mother in the 1980's (although I do already have a layout about this with another photo of her actually working on one of her afghans).

 

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Very cool Rene.  I too have afghans from my mother (and table cloths).  I really like the bottom  afghan.

[Susan Ewart]

  On 1/6/2025 at 6:27 PM, Corrie Kinkel said:

Rene I'm doing the same If I think of something that I want to show either I take a note or take the photo, depending if it is inside my house or outside on the patio.

Beautiful Afghans, can you explain to me why they are called this way. Has it something to do with Afghanistan or am I completely wrong?

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Yes, I started doing it without thinking as I was seeing things in the house.  Hoping to get to the photo room soon, I got home in time to have a look at the forum and head to bed.  

[Anne Lamp]

  On 1/6/2025 at 7:50 PM, Rene Marker said:

Thanks Anne for that explanation. I had no idea. These afghans are knitted though. The only crochet my mom knew how to do was to tuck in the edges on the afghans.

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I had looked up the info before looking closer at the afghans.  At first I thought they were crocheted because I have seldom seen the knit ones done in the waver pattern. They are gorgeous.

 

[Rene Marker]

  On 1/7/2025 at 3:29 PM, Anne Lamp said:

I had looked up the info before looking closer at the afghans.  At first I thought they were crocheted because I have seldom seen the knit ones done in the waver pattern. They are gorgeous.

 

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I was learning to knit about 20 years ago and I kept looking for a ripple pattern for an afghan but all I could ever find was crochet. Several years later I was cleaning out a small cabinet and tucked in the back of it was a little bag. That bag had a list of all the afghans my mom had made as well as the pattern and her circular needles! She made 23 of them over the years. I had a dream of making one of my own but I could never get the hang of one of the stitches.

[Anne Lamp]

  On 1/7/2025 at 3:40 PM, Rene Marker said:

I was learning to knit about 20 years ago and I kept looking for a ripple pattern for an afghan but all I could ever find was crochet. Several years later I was cleaning out a small cabinet and tucked in the back of it was a little bag. That bag had a list of all the afghans my mom had made as well as the pattern and her circular needles! She made 23 of them over the years. I had a dream of making one of my own but I could never get the hang of one of the stitches.

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What a precious memory.  I bet you had a few tears when you found that precious keepsake.  My extent with knitting was when my Mom and I took a class at least 20 years ago.  I never caught the knitting bug, but my Mom got pretty good at it.

[Michele]

My mom was a knitter, but I could never get the hang of it. I was a pretty good crocheter, though.

[Corrie Kinkel]

  On 1/7/2025 at 4:55 AM, Susan Ewart said:

that's a beautiful photo, you are doing well exploring your phone/camera settings.  I'm looking forward to seeing your letters progress with this style.

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Thank you but not all subjects for the photo letters will lend themselves for this style, but some do.