Template Workshop 2022

[Ann Seeber]

Templates Day 1-Diamond Extra - Snowdrops

[Sue Thomas]

Day 1.  I replaced the circles with some birds. (Blend mode)   Added extra text on a curve.  Colours taken from the  photo  My kind of template, plain and simple.

[Minka]

I used the template given and the materials given although I did change the colors of them.  Snow is a little hard to come by down here in Florida and not one of my favorite seasons ... so I stuck to themes I like, boats and sailing ... used the adornments in the kit as well, just added some little hearts.  I kept mine colorful exactly as you would see a day on the sea there.  That is the Margaret Todd ... a four masted sailing off the dock in front of The Bar Harbor Inn, otherwise known as "The Gray Lady".  Gorgeous spot and no matter how often I get there, I can't wait to go back. :)

[fiona cook]

Hi, My first template is a bit abstract, using a photo I took of a dandelion seed head. I wanted the shadow to be quite soft so exaggerated it and applied the blend mode 'Lighten' which softened it some more.

 

All the patterns are from Digital Scrapbook. The cream pattern (Dandelion paper by Sheila Reid) I used for the background as well as for the bubbles and adjusted the contrast levels as in the lesson.

 

The rectangle is  a close up of some wool.

 

Typeface is 'The Madelin'

[Cristina]

I've also registered for this workshop.

 

Nice to see so many projects posted already!

[Jnet Allard]

Bravo on the beautiful creations I just saw

 

Here is mine - I used the March Digital scrapbook train blog - part of Magnolia

 

I cut out the flowers from one of its elements to make the flower scatter

[Ann Seeber]

Beautiful, Jnet. I can even smell those lilacs!!

[Joyce Nease]

Here's my first page.  Now that I've practiced the tools & techniques, I'll play with the color and texture combinations, maybe using more colors from the photo although these are her favorite colors!  This little angel will be 20 in June!  How time flies!

[Lois Duckworth]

Here is my result for Day 1

 

I used the template provided as well as items from a mini scrap kit from Digital Scrapbook by Gina Jones called My Tribe.

 

 

 

 

[Liz Kershaw]

I just followed the tutorial with the scrap kit provided dunno if i like my results but was a valuable lesson

 

 

[Mary Solaas]

Found it interesting. Usually I make the place for the photo a mask, but this was interesting. I did follow the tutorial. Couldn't make up my mind - I think the bubbles were my stumbling block. I tried doing a winter (Christmas) theme, but it really didn't work. Finally decided to go with the bubbles and do a summer pool theme. So this is the result.

[Marie-Claire]

Day 1

[Sharla]

Am loving the projects already uploaded. I followed the tutorial and used the same kit papers. The photo made me smile because this year we have seen no snow at all.

[Minka]

Diamond Alternate ... was browsing Creative Fabrica for some cool FREE graphics and found a whole set of bee items well back in the archives.  I decided to use that.  Two of my favorite things, bees AND sunflowers.  Used Cassel's honeycomb maker for the back.  Pretty simple but a big splash of color!

[Rene Marker]

There was something very useful today that I hope to use when I can scrap again. That would be the lowering of the opacity of the photo to see the circle underneath it. I normally don't do it that way but I can see where it would help with my work flow.

 

If Carole doesn't mind I'd like to share something I do when resizing photos. First of all, I take all photos with a regular camera and the size of the photo is larger than the 3600x3600 workspace. So I have to resize all photos to even begin. However, I use the Resize command with the setting as 50 or 60% and only resize the current layer. That gets it to a manageable size that I can then use the Pick Tool for any further resizing.  Another thing I do so that I don't have the issue that Carole had with the photo being outside the canvas is to use the selection tool (rectangle) and select any portion of the photo that would be outside the canvas. I then delete that area and continue on with the same process Carole used.  I just have always found that it is easier to do that than to try correcting after the fact.

 

Looking forward to the next lesson!

[Corrie Kinkel]

A too learned something new: lowering the opacity on the photo to see the form below. Most of the time I either use clip to it or make a mask, but this is simple and like Rene I cut of the exces before I continue with the rest of the layout.

 

Here are the templates for today, the regular which will be my coverpage for this series and the diamond-extra for the story of my balloon adventure. I used a minikit from Marisa Lerin (digitalscrapbook.com) that was a freebie some time ago. I downloaded it just for this purpose because I was planning to do a project about my balloon trip. I lowered the opacity of some of the papers because they are a bit to colorful for my tast and I made a new flairbutton because I didn't like the one in the kit.

[Anita Wyatt]

Here is my project for Templates Day 1.  We received Tornado warnings here in the Texas are, so I will post this and shut down computer. Hope all goes well.

[Bonnie Ballentine]

Wow! So many projects! Beautiful and creative work. Great job, Everyone! I could not get the drops/bubbles to work so I didn't use them.

[Bonnie Ballentine]

...and the Diamond member extra...

[Gerry Landreth]

It's always great to open my browser and be greeted with all the beautiful layouts. The tulips are from a local garden center a few years ago.

 

The Facebook header uses graphics from a free bundle of Ukraine graphics from Creative Fabrica - The Free Crafts for Ukraine Bundle.

[Sharon Cope Carriere]

Just finished my first project for the Template Workshop. Now on to the bonus diamond page. I have already seen some great pages done by other members.

[Guest Guest]

Here is my result

 

From our dog park :)

 

the paw is my own brush

[Linda J Walker]

Monday is too busy for me, too many obligations. So I am just sitting down and will watch the lesson now.

 

Hope to post tomorrow.

[Liz Kershaw]

facebook header template

 

 

[Mary Solaas]

My Diamond extra template follows. The navy anchor paper, pirate brad and pirate foil element are from Pixel Scrapper - Melo Vrijhof. The rest is mine.