What are you working on (in February 2025)?

[Cristina]

  On 2/15/2025 at 11:10 PM, Corrie Kinkel said:

I admire your ability and Cristina's to learn PSE and Affinity at the same time!

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This also means I'll take loooonger to learn the programs than any of you. 😄 

But I love the learning process, discovering tiny bits of new things --and forgetting them after a few days 😬--  because there is so much to learn in a new program. 

[Donna Sillia]

  On 2/16/2025 at 10:54 PM, Susan Ewart said:

Awesome Donna, this is fabulous.

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Thank you, Susan. I had a lot of fun playing with this script. I did a stupid thing and forgot to save the card as a psp image. Luckily, the original circle was saved, but I have to do the card over.

[Julie Magerka]

  On 2/18/2025 at 4:03 PM, Donna Sillia said:

Thank you, Susan. I had a lot of fun playing with this script. I did a stupid thing and forgot to save the card as a psp image. Luckily, the original circle was saved, but I have to do the card over.

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I did an almost complete layout which took some time. Then I accidentally (stupidly) didn't save it. It happens I guess...

[Julie Magerka]

  On 2/18/2025 at 8:20 AM, Cristina said:

This also means I'll take loooonger to learn the programs than any of you. 😄 

But I love the learning process, discovering tiny bits of new things --and forgetting them after a few days 😬--  because there is so much to learn in a new program. 

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One thing I've learned in PSE 2024 is that brush tips cannot be rotated with a simple setting or keystroke! I was dismayed to find this out! Apparently  PS has a shortcut (Shift+ left or right arrow) but PSE does not! The more I use the other two programs (PSE & AFF), the more I appreciate PSP and the tools it offers. Shame it won't be improved, updated, etc.

Edited February 19 by Julie Magerka

[Susan Ewart]

  On 2/19/2025 at 4:46 PM, Julie Magerka said:

One thing I've learned in PSE 2024 is that brush tips cannot be rotated with a simple setting or keystroke! I was dismayed to find this out! Apparently  PS has a shortcut (Shift+ left or right arrow) but PSE does not! The more I use the other two programs (PSE & AFF), the more I appreciate PSP and the tools it offers. Shame it won't be improved, updated, etc.

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I agree.  At least we can still use PSP, hopefully for years to come.  

[Susan Ewart]

  On 2/18/2025 at 4:03 PM, Donna Sillia said:

Thank you, Susan. I had a lot of fun playing with this script. I did a stupid thing and forgot to save the card as a psp image. Luckily, the original circle was saved, but I have to do the card over.

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Bummer about forgetting to save.  I have done that.  Of course realizing after I closed the image.  

[Corrie Kinkel]

  On 2/19/2025 at 7:31 PM, Susan Ewart said:

Bummer about forgetting to save.  I have done that.  Of course realizing after I closed the image.  

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Haven't we all at some point and maybe repeat it a couple of times too!

[Ann Seeber]

  On 2/19/2025 at 9:50 PM, Corrie Kinkel said:

Haven't we all at some point and maybe repeat it a couple of times too!

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@Cassel I know PSP offers restoration of images lost when the program closes unexpectedly for any reason. Is it possible to access those temp files if you deliberately, but mistakenly, close an image without saving?

[Cassel]

  On 2/19/2025 at 10:13 PM, Ann Seeber said:

I know PSP offers restoration of images lost when the program closes unexpectedly for any reason. Is it possible to access those temp files if you deliberately, but mistakenly, close an image without saving?

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I have asked the same question to the team, back in the days. If the file is in the Auto-Preserve folder, you can access them and open them as any other file, but I am not sure where others would be stored, when it unexpectedly closes.

[Mary Solaas]

I did look it up and the Help folder said to look up in file location preferences under "File". It said that temporary files are located on the C drive under your user name folder, in App Data\Local\Temp\Corel Paint Shop Pro 2022 Temp Files.  The files that I had been working on last night were there (though unrecognizable names) as .tmp files. When I tried to bring them up in 2022, they wouldn't open as the file name (.tmp) was unrecognized.  So much for finding closed un-saved files!

Edited February 20 by Mary Solaas

[Cassel]

  On 2/20/2025 at 12:51 AM, Mary Solaas said:

I did look it up and the Help folder said to look up in file location preferences under "File". It said that temporary files are located on the C drive under your user name folder, in App Data\Local\Temp\Corel Paint Shop Pro 2022 Temp Files.  The files that I had been working on last night were there (though unrecognizable names) as .tmp files. When I tried to bring them up in 2022, they wouldn't open as the file name (.tmp) was unrecognized.  So much for finding closed un-saved files!

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The temp files are not usable other than when you are reopening the program after an unexpected crash, but you can't use them if YOU accidentally closed a file without saving it.

[Susan Ewart]

  On 2/19/2025 at 10:20 PM, Cassel said:

I have asked the same question to the team, back in the days. If the file is in the Auto-Preserve folder, you can access them and open them as any other file, but I am not sure where others would be stored, when it unexpectedly closes.

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I have had to use the Auto-Preserve file in the past.  It was several steps back in the save process so i only had to recreate a few steps.  But I did have one file very early on that I wasn't able to save and it became a jpg.  I never did recreate it.  It was before I knew about the compatibility, which I had wrong and I was forced to save a jpg since I didn't know to just change the compatibility.

[Cristina]

  On 2/19/2025 at 4:46 PM, Julie Magerka said:

One thing I've learned in PSE 2024 is that brush tips cannot be rotated with a simple setting or keystroke! I was dismayed to find this out! Apparently  PS has a shortcut (Shift+ left or right arrow) but PSE does not! The more I use the other two programs (PSE & AFF), the more I appreciate PSP and the tools it offers. Shame it won't be improved, updated, etc.

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I didn't know that, Julie. There's a lot I have to learn!

As I said before, I like many things in PSE and Affinity, and I like others best in PSP.

We can still work with PSP, and it’s a very good program, but the downside is that it has not been developed since 2022, which is already a long time for such a program.

 
I agree with you. It’s a shame the new owner let the entire development team go and is only interested in selling the app.

[Julie Magerka]

I've only been dabbling in this and that; trying one layout after another and pleased with almost nothing. I think I have a case of February blahs 😒 I also realized I have too many files accumulated over the last several years. It takes so long to find papers or any other elements I want to use. All the searching distracts me from the actual layout. I thought my file organization was pretty good, but not so sure now.

I did this one with a Nat Geo image that was in my inbox. Apparently bees will seek shelter in flowers when it rains and curl up for a snooze! Most of the elements come from a Vicki Robinson kit I got on sale (called Express Yourself- Hope). Fonts are Reisling and Southera.

Edited February 20 by Julie Magerka

[Corrie Kinkel]

  On 2/20/2025 at 10:02 PM, Julie Magerka said:

I've only been dabbling in this and that; trying one layout after another and pleased with almost nothing. I think I have a case of February blahs 😒 I also realized I have too many files accumulated over the last several years. It takes so long to find papers or any other elements I want to use. All the searching distracts me from the actual layout. I thought my file organization was pretty good, but not so sure now.

I did this one with a Nat Geo image that was in my inbox. Apparently bees will seek shelter in flowers when it rains and curl up for a snooze! Most of the elements come from a Vicki Robinson kit I got on sale (called Express Yourself- Hope). Fonts are Reisling and Southera.

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I read somewhere that bees indeed curl up in flowers to seek shelter from the rain and these look so cute! For consolation Februari has now only 8 days more before it will be March 😘However you managed to do a really lovely layout in the style that fits you to the tee! 

[Ann Seeber]

  On 2/20/2025 at 10:02 PM, Julie Magerka said:

I've only been dabbling in this and that; trying one layout after another and pleased with almost nothing. I think I have a case of February blahs 😒 I also realized I have too many files accumulated over the last several years. It takes so long to find papers or any other elements I want to use. All the searching distracts me from the actual layout. I thought my file organization was pretty good, but not so sure now.

I did this one with a Nat Geo image that was in my inbox. Apparently bees will seek shelter in flowers when it rains and curl up for a snooze! Most of the elements come from a Vicki Robinson kit I got on sale (called Express Yourself- Hope). Fonts are Reisling and Southera.

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Thank you for this, Julie, we surely need some hope and beauty here in the States, lately. ❤️

[Cristina]

  On 2/20/2025 at 10:02 PM, Julie Magerka said:

I've only been dabbling in this and that; trying one layout after another and pleased with almost nothing. I think I have a case of February blahs 😒 I also realized I have too many files accumulated over the last several years. It takes so long to find papers or any other elements I want to use. All the searching distracts me from the actual layout. I thought my file organization was pretty good, but not so sure now.

I did this one with a Nat Geo image that was in my inbox. Apparently bees will seek shelter in flowers when it rains and curl up for a snooze! Most of the elements come from a Vicki Robinson kit I got on sale (called Express Yourself- Hope). Fonts are Reisling and Southera.

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Julie, you may not be satisfied, but this is lovely.   Your artistry side is shining through your layouts.
I looked at this, and a few names came to my mind: Katie Perriet, Anna Aspnes, Lynn Grieveson…
Great job.
 

[Julie Magerka]

  On 2/21/2025 at 8:39 AM, Ann Seeber said:

Thank you for this, Julie, we surely need some hope and beauty here in the States, lately. ❤️

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What a lovely comment, Ann. Thanks.

[Julie Magerka]

  On 2/21/2025 at 1:26 PM, Cristina said:

Julie, you may not be satisfied, but this is lovely.   Your artistry side is shining through your layouts.
I looked at this, and a few names came to my mind: Katie Perriet, Anna Aspnes, Lynn Grieveson…
Great job.
 

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Those are some of the designers I most admire. Thanks Cristina. I do not consider myself to have "artistry" but it sounds lovely. It's just a style I prefer.

[Susan Ewart]

  On 2/20/2025 at 10:02 PM, Julie Magerka said:

I've only been dabbling in this and that; trying one layout after another and pleased with almost nothing. I think I have a case of February blahs 😒 I also realized I have too many files accumulated over the last several years. It takes so long to find papers or any other elements I want to use. All the searching distracts me from the actual layout. I thought my file organization was pretty good, but not so sure now.

I did this one with a Nat Geo image that was in my inbox. Apparently bees will seek shelter in flowers when it rains and curl up for a snooze! Most of the elements come from a Vicki Robinson kit I got on sale (called Express Yourself- Hope). Fonts are Reisling and Southera.

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that's so sweet, I have seen this in my flowers only just last year.  At first I thought the bee was dead and checked back later and it was gone.  the next time I made my husband come out and see a sleeping bee because I wanted him to be my proof that it happened.  I really like the colored flowers you blended in.  

[Susan Ewart]

  On 2/21/2025 at 8:39 AM, Ann Seeber said:

Thank you for this, Julie, we surely need some hope and beauty here in the States, lately. ❤️

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Hang in there Ann, tRump (the 't' is silent) can't live forever.  Although, evil does live a long time.  I just emptied my bottle of hope, it's riding the airwaves to you now.  

[Mary Solaas]

Lab 14 Mod 1. Requirements: quatrafoil 4 - background paper; Letterboard - Travels. The picture is from RougueFile, Bongo; the font for the title is Bodoni MT Black.

[Ann Seeber]

  On 2/25/2025 at 9:54 PM, Mary Solaas said:

Lab 14 Mod 1. Requirements: quatrafoil 4 - background paper; Letterboard - Travels. The picture is from RougueFile, Bongo; the font for the title is Bodoni MT Black.

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That's a beautiful layout, Mary! I especially like that quatrafoil paper.

[Cristina]

  On 2/25/2025 at 9:54 PM, Mary Solaas said:

Lab 14 Mod 1. Requirements: quatrafoil 4 - background paper; Letterboard - Travels. The picture is from RougueFile, Bongo; the font for the title is Bodoni MT Black.

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Beautiful layout, Mary! I also like the quatrefoil paper very much.