Scrap Bootcamp - April 2022

[Ann Seeber]

Finally got to do Project #1 - this is First Day of (Pre) School featuring my son-in-law, Ernie and my great-grand, Sonya. This just happened last week. Sonya will be two at the end of June. The title font is Bauhaus and the rest is from various unlabeled kits. I know the girl reading the books is from a kit called 1-2-Buckle-My-Shoe. The background paper is from Marisa Lerin Good Life May 21.

[Sharla]

Okay, project 1 with a cute blackbird and sparrow.

 

I used 2 kits both from digitalscrapbook.com - gina-jones scatter elements and Mint & Brown Mini. The photo is one of mine.

[ALAN WHITEHOUSE]

Hi Everybody, Here's my effort for Project 2. Getting good ideas from looking at other peoples' layouts.

[ALAN WHITEHOUSE]

Hi All,  Checking my effort for Project 2, I noticed the doe had no drop shadow.

[Teri Cleaveland]

 

I am jumping in a bit late. I have been using PSP since 2009, but the last year has been pretty rough and then Tuesday the 12th, I had a total replacement on my right knee. Still in a fair bit of pain but wanted to get started and refresh my brain!

[Teri Cleaveland]

Another lesson, my newest Great Grand. I have my 4th due in September!

[Susan Ewart]

Here is my page for Day 5 Project 2.  I did two colors as I am trying to use lighter/brighter colors and I always go dark.  This is one of my cat girlz Saya, pronounced Si-ah.  The papers and elements are from Digital Scrapbook.  The drop shadow on the black cat has a reduced opacity so it would show up.  I used a drop shadow on the paw print as if it was a thick paper as it looks like a button on a cover weight paper and would cast a shadow accordingly.  the paw print came with it's own shadow.  The title font is Nomaden (Creative Fabrica), and green one has an inner bevel and a bit more of a drop shadow as it looks like it's a thicker puffy letter.  I didn't shadow the paw prints on the bottom border because it's meant to be ink, a nod to my other cat girl Sumi who seems to appear from nowhere when we paint, resulting in a painted black cat.  I am leaning toward the green background.  I will have to go back and fix the end 'A' as there is a spacing issue that I meant to fix and forgot.

 

Really nice pages from everyone.  Inspirational and motivating for me.  ?

[Guest Guest]

here is Riio - isn't it stylish ;)  and

 

a little different... - the lake is same

[Sandy Stevens]

Well...I made it this far even if I didn't manage to get a tablecloth on my table. However it's a major achievement after years trying to understand how layers work! Yeppeee....

[Cassel]

Nel (#75322) I would suggest you make your shadows with less blur so they will be more defined. A blurred shadow makes the title a bit harder to read, and we really want to read it! :)

 

Anne (#75325) I love how you put those birds all over the place, behind, on top, etc.

 

Ann (#75336) although those multicolored elements are "supposed" to be tiny beads, on your layout, they look like Fruit Loops (maybe you can add some noise to them to give them that cereal texture?)

 

Sharla (#75342) are those birds in your backyard?

 

Alan (#75348) good catch about the shadow on the doe. You are getting a keener eye now!

 

Teri (#75354) I hope you are doing ok after the surgery. How did it go? I assume it is a pretty big surgery. Hopefully, this sandwich is going to give you more strength! (#75358) That baby looks so awake!

 

Susan (#75359) that is a great explanation of all your reasoning for the various decisions you made regarding shadows, bevels and such. I am sure everyone is learning from those.

 

Pirkko (#75362) I love those two takes on the lesson. That thin uneven frame is delicate and adds a great touch on the page.

 

Sandy (#75366) that is a good start. Maybe the tablecloth is just in the laundry and you might add it later (if you keep a pspimage format)

[Susan Ewart]

Pirrko, I really like your pages.  the texture on your background paper/papers is really interesting and makes it look like a painting.

 

Sandy, I was just like you.  I had PSP for about 3 years and almost gave up on it until I came across the Bootcamp and thought I'd try one more time.  I'm almost a year into learning PSP.  You will get there, and this is the best place to be.  You will get help from everyone.  And I have never seen a question/issue that Carole couldn't answer.  I am looking forward to seeing your pages.

 

 

[Ann Seeber]

Carole, you said: "Ann (#75336) although those multicolored elements are “supposed” to be tiny beads, on your layout, they look like Fruit Loops (maybe you can add some noise to them to give them that cereal texture?)."

 

Actually, they are Fruit Loops, according to the file name in my stash. :-D It says: "eyeinspire_fruitloop_scatter"

 

I did add the noise you suggested.

[Susanne Greth]

I really love all of your creative photos.. They really inspire..

 

Here is my project 2. The picture is my own, shot in a Flower park here in Denmark and it is supposed to be

 

HC Andersen, sitting in front of his house.

[Ann Seeber]

Susanne Greth: Nice job! Your color scheme is dear to my heart. It must be my Scandinavian genes! ;-)

 

Here is my Project 2 - My husband and I would go to Pine Island, which is part of Warwick, NY, where we lived for 40 years, to visit Polish friends on Easter morning. Sophie was a village elder and would make us chew raw horseradish with our hard-boiled egg. (blech!) The eggs were beautiful, though.

 

I got these eggs from the Lamus Dworski Blog

 

They are very similar to what Sophie had on her Easter table.

 

The frame is from my .pspframe stash and I changed the color using the Paint to Target tool. My headline font is Wide Latin and the rest is Cooper Black. The horseradish is from pngegg.com and the bunnies are Corel Easter clipart 2021. The background paper is from a kit called AFT-Life-Montage.

 

 

[ALAN WHITEHOUSE]

Hi All, Here is a another effort at Project 2. A happy, colourful and memorable day.

[Sharla]

Hi all - am loving all your lovely projects.

 

Ann your easter eggs brought back memories - my parents were Polish and painting eggs at Easter time was an annual ritual.

Pirkko - I love the colour schemes with the pup and lake

 

Carole my previous photo was from near to home - the birds in my garden rarely sit still long enough for me to get any decent photographs and when they do I never have my camera with me!

 

The photo in project 2 is some pear blossom in my garden. Really hoping the frosts have passed because last year we had some late ones and the pears failed. I used bits from the kits Carole gave links for. The pears are some clip art I already had.

[Nel Kempers]

opnieuw begonnen, iets minder saaie kleuren en de schaduwen aangepast

 

groetjes,

 

Nel

[Guest Guest]

Nel - Great page. Ooo...  In an emergency, a friend is known - especially when the car battery is running low

[Nel Kempers]

  Niet helemaal aan opdracht gehouden ;-) Deels omdat ik niet alles begrijp (mijn Engels is zeer slecht) deels omdat ik het voor mijn fotoboek van Gambia wil gebruiken.  

 

 Groetjes,  Nel

[Guest Guest]

Nel - So beautiful and fine layout

[Teri Cleaveland]

Day 7 project 3: A friend of mine raises a small herd of highland cattle. The herd shots are from a couple of years ago and the middle shot with the calf is the start of this year's increase. They are marvelous creatures!!

[Teri Cleaveland]

Carole,  I am healing but it is so hard to get comfortable! PT starts in earnest on Monday so my pain will increase. Just think, I still have the other knee to replace as well! Thankful I am living with my daughter for now!!

[Teri Cleaveland]

I forgot my shadows!

 

I am enjoying all the beautiful layouts! So many great ideas!!

[Anne Lamp]

Project 2 My puppy had a blast taking that walnut up the collapsed lounge chair and watching it roll down over and over again.  I used that background paper because I wanted something light with muted colors.  The paper square colors were from the walnut and grass.and the text colors were from dog's ear and the walnut.

[Nel Kempers]

ik weet niet waarom mijn "commentaar" er zo raar uit ziet ?