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Michele, Did you see this: https://thehungryjpeg.com/freebie/3524403-free-gnomes-clipart?sscid=a1k7_3wec9&aff_marketing=shareasale

Great minds must think alike. The second image was a freebee from Tiny Turtle Designs and the green sunglass wearing scarecrow is from a screenshot of a VRML model I made.

I watched a couple seasons of Survivor only because it was originally filmed by a guy who did these race shows that were actually real. Reality shows are anything but real. I got tired of it very quickly. I dont like these shows because there is too much conflict and drama and seems to bring out the worst in people. I'd rather see people at their best, it's more inspiring. I like competition shows that are serious like The Crossfit Games. Elite athletes at their best, now that's a motivator for me. I realize I am in a minority for this subject.

Totally Right and the more fun the happier I be.

In October, our monthly theme is HALLOWEEN. This might not be a very "original" theme for this time of year but it is still all around us. Pumpkins, skeletons, ghosts, and more are all over at this time. Let's see how many words we can find that relate to Halloween. Let's go!

Spooky 2 masterclass is my favourite Halloween masterclass.

Halloween is something I don't celebrate. It's not new to the British. All hallow's Eve comes from many Pagan traditions. Introduced in to America by the Scots and and the Irish, who then commercialized. I used a photo of a Welsh Church and churchyard, used effects photo effects time machine, added the cats and lady, added glow to them. Bats and a moon.

I do, too, Chris. I subscribe to BritBox for that reason and have been a long-standing fan of Downton Abbey. I even used it as the theme of a workshop here with a calendar.

It's raining outside:( It is probably a first fall day so we have to say 'Bye bye summer':( My recent work "Rain". I used Carole's template but aspect ratio has been changed. btw, tell me why we use 3600x3600 (square) mostly?

Q ran as quick as I could after school to home to watch Dark Shadows my mom said why do you want to watch such queer stuff.... lol different time.

I just found the very first image I ever made as a card for family who could not be at the table that year so long ago. So to ya'lll who live in both great nations. I am thankful to know ya'll here on Campus.

I'm grateful for you being you! Dont ever stop.?

Today I was visiting a garden center, a very big one and they had already opened their yearly Christmas show. There are always many displays of different winter scenes with little villages, snow scenes etc. Among them were a couple of Halloween scenes that I took photos of. So the background of my layout is my photo with a cobweb overlay, some ghost tubes, the freebie for this theme, and 2 skulls. I didn't change the colors of my photo because I think it came out nicely; the cobweb was white and that was a bit too white so I made it a bit darker with the saturation and lightness.

That's what I love about Halloween. It's all about fun! ?

F = FOOD with a Halloween theme

Fun with clip art! The background is from years ago so I don't know where it came from, but I'm sure it was free. The gnomes are from CF (I love gnomes and d/l them all). The bee is by AnnieC from a Scrap Designers blog train a few years ago. The fonts are a duo called Bee Kind, also from CF.

Another one.

A = Apples - bobbing for Apples is a fun game for a Halloween party

Happy October! I love Halloween, and wild cats. Here's my October Wild Cat Calendar featuring Sushi, the Fishing Cat. There's a full-size version on our Facebook page that you can print @ 11" x 8.5". I do one for my refrigerator door. LAYOUT DETAILS: Info from: SMITHSONIAN'S NATIONAL ZOO Fishing cat | Smithsonian's National Zoo 2023 Calendar Template from Cassel Fish and Halloween Witch illustration - Pngtree Title font under photo and journaling- Agency Fishing Cat photo of the recent rescue, Sushi, from The Wild Cat Sanctuary in Sandstone, MN I find it hard to read the journaling on the reduced-size version here so I'm posting it separately: "The Fishing Cat is one of the largest of the small cats. This robust, deep‐chested cat has a body length up to 45 inches and stands over 16 inches at shoulder height. The adult male weighs up to 31 pounds. As their name suggests, they swim, dive and fish for food. Their body is ideally designed for under water movement and their toes are partially webbed. These cats "fish" at the edge of bodies of water. They appear to scoop their prey from the depths of the water and have also been observed playing with fish in shallow water. Fishing cats are native to southern Asia. Their conservation status is listed as VULNERABLE, mainly because of habitat loss due to encroaching civilization."

Why didnt your drive through the corner of Wyoming, through Montana, into Canada, through Calgary (ugh, shutter at the thought of the traffic there....maybe skirt around Calgary) and up to Edmonton...on the upper North west side you'll find St. Albert. I'll wait for you, good excuse not to go to work when it dinner time for normal folks, with normal jobs. Why do I have to be abnormal? Love the page and find your journalling interesting to read.

Genealogy Speaking we can go back to John Donne (1571 or 1572 – 31 March 1631) who was an English poet, scholar, soldier and secretary born into a recusant family, who later became a cleric in the Church of England.[2] Under royal patronage, he was made Dean of St Paul's Cathedral in London (1621–1631).[1] He is considered the preeminent representative of the metaphysical poets. His poetical works are noted for their metaphorical and sensual style and include sonnets, love poems, religious poems, Latin translations, epigrams, elegies, songs and satires. He is also known for his sermons. My favorite quote of his is ""No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent." We dropped the e off our last name when arriving in the new world seeking religious freedom before the American revolution.

@Cassel oewaaaaa?aaaaaa

My TV list is rather short; I don't turn it on until after 5 pm and off by 10. I watch The Good Wife, Billions, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Fire Country, Broadchurch and I pick a movie for my Saturday night viewing. This week it'll be Fast X, the auto racing film with Vin Diesel. I'm looking forward to the original Moonlighting series with Candace Bergen and Bruce Willis which is being re-released on Hulu. I never saw the originals. Also, a new Frasier series with Kelsey Grammer. Both start Oct 10 here. There are two new series on Netflix I'll try: Reptile, a detective show and The Recruit, a spy comedy. That's it for me. Most of the time I'm here on my desktop computer, playing with PSP.

I don't watch much tv nowadays. So many series are copies of older ones or imitations, but like Chris and Jannette we watch a lot BBC television. The series from Richard Attenborough, Fake or Fortune, Who do you think you are, The Antiques Roadshow (which has a Dutch counterpart that we also watch). My husband likes all kinds of sports and I don't and there is a lot of sport on the telly, so I go to the computer. Besides that I have seen a lot of the programs above like the ones Sue mentioned.

I'm not a big fan of television. I do have a TV, but I barely watched it last summer. I PREFER THE COMPUTER. I especially resent the series that has a storyline. Then you have to watch otherwise you will lose the story. We had Poldark for a year but I heard that on the other side of that 'huge puddle', there are more years in it. But whether they are Biblical, historical, philosophical, or other films or series, they are always made more attractive to the film industry. Especially if they come from America. The English productions are the most reliable when it comes to reality because they attach great importance to history. That's what I learned about it at school, although that was a very long time ago. What we do have here in this 'cold frog country' (That's a nickname that we made up ourselves,) is that we can also watch TV on our PC. That again saves on costs. And if you have the right devices, you can still connect the PC to your TV and still see some programs, without the cost of a cable.

We watch Star Trek: Strange New Worlds too. We watched Anson Mount (Captain Pike) in Hell on Wheels as well, he's very gritty looking in that one. The first couple seasons of ANW were awesome. I got tired of the announcers and just wished they'd show the compeitors compete. I'm not big on people's backstories either, unless it's about their training only. The more I find out about Athletes/movies stars private lives the more I dont like them. We just got paramount for a bit and have seen some really good series. And there is only a few on regular cable we watch. One is Highway Thru Hell, a show about heavy wreckers (tow trucks) that is filmed in locations very close to the several cities we lived in in the Fraser Valley and Interior of British Columbia.

I don't know who decided on the size, but 3600 pixels x 3600 is a standard digital scrapbook size due to the standard paper scrapbook size is 12 inches x 12.

I'm with you, Susan. Once I found out Pro Wrestling was scripted, all the "reality shows" lost their credibility with me. There are a few competition shows, like American Ninja Warrior, that appear to be real, and talent shows like Dancing with the Stars or The Voice. Aside from the game show, Jeopardy!, I watch TV for stories with drama, action or laughs. My favorite right now is the new Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. I literally have to keep lists of what to watch. Between network TV and streaming, the choices have been endless.

Here they start with 3rd season dutch version of traitors. I admit I stopped following most of this kind of series after first version of big brother. In 1999. Only followed sometimes expeditie robinson, but after season 14 (2022) stopped also following it. Mostly in lot of that kind of series you see the same well known dutch actors, musicians etc. Again and again.

OMG! My favorite "superhero" that I have followed in the comics since I was very young. I see him on the internet every day now; wouldn't miss it! The Ghost Who Walks...The Phantom

P= Phantom Young Kit Walker finds himself recruited by a secret organization, unveiling a heritage he never could have dreamed possible. Revered as the twenty-second "ghost who walks," he must now uphold and honor his ancestors' creed - to fight crime and injustice throughout the world.

M = Mummy (as in Egyptian style)

L = lantern

@Sue Thomas @Julie Magerka I understand that this topic is very relevant to you and you would like to talk about it. We started this with a question from me about an English expression and now we are into the most difficult thing on our minds, The purpose of our lives. Maybe it will depress some people to read this. For that reason, I will not discuss it further here. Not because you're wrong. Receive my love.

K = Kitchen Witch......?

I - Incantation for those who dress up as witches or wizards.

A couple of projects from the Grunge Class - good, fun class, thanks Carole!

H = Haunted

G = Goblins

How cute are those little wrap-ups?

I found some ectoplasm.... ?

D = decorations I like candy corn too, Michele!

C = Candy Corn ~ I know a lot of people don't like it, but I love it.

So clever the way you combine your photos with clipart. Impressive and creative.

Here is another one. The sign post was ideal to be placed in the small snow drift., rabbits in close proximity to the white tailed hares prints, same for the deer, as Antelope had passed through the yard earlier that day. With the right photos, they work well with clip art to create a page.

Carefully choosing one of my photos for the background, I then added some clipart to create a card. The prints in the snow are either from the white tailed hares or other resident four legged creatures. Placing the dog where some print are visible. No one would be any the wiser who made those prints.

We spent a great deal of time at the beaches, and National Trust (houses, buildings, gardens coastlines and countryside). I certainly had my money's worth from that membership.

This year my little girls requested their very own calendar. Using photos I took when I was home last year, here are a few pages for the calendar.

B = Bobbing for apples. Sorry Ann but I couldn't resist it as you so kindly provided the B with your A.?