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Day 3 Diamond Extra QP You know you need more practice with Filter forge (13) when you cant figure out how to get a photo into it. It was different than version 12 and I haven't used it in a long time. They have great filters so I don't know why I haven't. The Fonts are Break Love and Breath from CF. Bottom photo is my original. upper right is PSP effects>photo effects> infrared. the left photo is the one I used filer forge on, I forget the name now.

Day 3 Project 1 and 2 Penny often lies down to drink and she is in the sink occasionally. Sleeping on her back everyday! There really isn't much to see on the auto train. Most of your travel is at night. Sleeping quarters are very small. My "room" was for 2 people. I sure am glad I had it by myself.

Day 2 Project 2

I'm late, but here's my Day 1. Since many of us are seniors, I used this funny photo from Freepik. The font is Rosthila Sans. QP's are just that...quick, but it took me some time lining up all the letters. OCD is a battle sometimes. LOL

An old run-down building in St Bathans, Central Otago, New Zealand. The owner of Ohinetahi, an historic homestead on Lyttelton Harbour at Governors Bay, Christchurch, New Zealand hosted a garden party yearly on behalf of Save the Children. I loved to attend partly because of the scenery, and partly because of the gardens. An Australian Water Dragon, posing while enjoying the sun at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary in Brisbane, Australia Jeni

Ready for 1st QP and 1st QP Extra. Didn't change anything. The font is Cursive Serif.

My Day 3 non scrapbook page. Q P workshop. Picks from my birthday vacation ten years ago.

I went back and tackled the layout from Lesson 2. I decided to create a template of sorts in order to change the background color which is now a gradient created with the cass-gradient creator script using the colors of the sparrow. The title font is Vivaldi treated to the Sculpture Effect using the Geometric pattern with white. I have these little guys hopping all over the ground under my feeders. Their striped heads are quite noticeable. He even dominates this busy QP.

Marisa Lerin layered quickpage: I like the layered quickpages because I can change the colors and graphics. I added a Zebra, dirt and fur texture; the stripes and the plaid are from Cass Stripes2 script; the photos are from my daughter. The fonts are from Creative Fabrica--Animal Kingdom and Butterfly--with a layer style and bevel applied.

A photo from Dan Mish featuring our beautiful Shawungunk Ridge, locally referred to as The Gunks. Lake Minnewaska is a well-known resort. The fonts are Dingo Nursery on the left and Eras Demi on the right.

here is my day 2 I forgot to notice the font recolored and added a fish dingbat Quickpage by Marisa Lerin with a picture of my mom with her doll font Blankenburg

Again, I used another layered quick page. Colourized some of the papers, and removed the flower elements replacing them with my own elements which I created goodness knows when.

This is my take on the extra QP for lesson 2. Same font.

Continuing my Shawungunk saga, I managed to slip in a shot of Mohonk Mountain House, a well-known resort in New Paltz. You may recall when I documented my parents' old Model A Ford having to take us up the driveway to the resort backwards because the gas tank was gravity-feed!

I had this quickpage saved from last year. The photos are of my daughter's cat who was a feral kitten when Beth rescued her. Baby Lucky terrified Beth's two pit bulls. She would boldly lie on one of the dog's beds, and they would not come near her. Now, of course, they are friends. The fonts are a layered font, Kid Zone, from CF. The black cat is from Scary Halloween Ornaments also from CF. The quote font is Magestic Inline Grunge from Deeezy.com.

I decided to use that layout, too, Julie, for more of The Gunks.

This is a scraplift. I liked the layout I saw (AMarie on Digital Scrapbooking) and wanted to replicate it. For no purpose at all. Just an ode to Spring when the blossoms are so wonderful. (Photo from Pixabay) I have started using a symbol (a wee bunny from a card from the 1940s) as my stamp or signature. There is a reason for the choice, but I am not going to share that. 😏 (Image reposted after I fixed the hard edges on mask that Sue pointed out. (So much for new "improved" vision, huh?)

I made very little changes to the Quickpage--only changing the brown paper with a gradient and the background with a gradient blend.

Finished the first from Lesson Four: This time a wide panorama + more Gunks. The 3 small photos are from one shot. I included a little writeup from Wikipedia.

I'm doing this piecemeal. I did some alteration on this remembering what someone said in the 1st QP Workshop I did about putting a layer above the QP in a color (I used a gradient sky blue in this one) and changing the blend mode (I used Dodge with an opacity of 24). You have to be careful when doing this because it also changes the color of the photo if your photo is alerady there (and mine was). So - it's a learning curve. The font is MV Boli.

Yes, that's me...

I use layered templates often. It's easy to make them your own as they are just a starting point.

Thank you, Carole, I find once I am on a roll, I try to complete everything concerning that project. I also decided to enjoy all three, rather than do just one or two projects. I'm no longer doing scrapbooking, although did enjoy making various bits and pieces to make kits, etc years ago, it was for learning purposes, finding out what PaintShop Pro can do, more than anything. I have always loved to create.

Any layout that uses an old photo is always something special to me. Love seeing them.

Meanwhile, I finished one for Lesson Three. This is actually one photo that I chopped into 3 sections, reduced the opacity of the background and added a frame using inner bevel.

I did this yesterday and then got distracted this morning with the new QPs and forgot to post Lesson Two. Here it is...

Day 2 Diamond Extra QP I used the PencilSketch2 script on this little t-pot I have. After the script, I chose to add the max gaussian blur(the the background layer) and then repeated over and over until it was basically a solid color yet still textured. I chose to not use the diagrams or the hatch as I wanted a clean, yet old-world look. Then I used the the original photo as a layer above the sketch layer and reduced the opacity(of the photo layer) to bring the sketch layer through even to look like a sketch, but with help from the photo layer to make it more solid. Font is Humilde Regular from CF (probably). side note on this font. If I chose to use Bold on the top tool bar I would lose the descenders, instead I added a stroke in black and then, rasterize so I could use Paint Behind (blend mode) with the color of the QP background to make it more readable. The quote is by Hector Hugh Munro and I have used this quote in my "rubber stamp" days.

I'm digging deep for photos. Poppy photos are from 2011 and trail camera photos are from 2021. Poppy is about 9 or 10 weeks old in these photos.

What a wonderful layout, love the photo. It sure puts a smile on my face. I hope I have as much energy as this lady seems to have when I get to where she is (in age; 29 yrs with 50 years of experience, right?)

I have you to thank for starting the ball rolling on using layered quick pages. Hence, I thank you very much!!

What a cute little fellow that dragon is!

The Gunks! That's a funny name. Great layout.

Creative Fabrica

Hi Suzy, thanks for your comments, I will try what you suggested and look at other things I might not of thought of using to create backgrounds with.

Thank you! I did make a point of clearly specifying that it was a layered quick page, from an outside source from Marisa Lenin scrapbooking I believe. I tend to rename my resources. I have several of them. I wish I had been using them sooner, as they are easy to edit, colourize even delete unwanted layers. I'm able to complete a page within around15 mins.

This first Quick Page uses a photograph of a statue of a crocodile. This photo was taken at Gethsemene Gardens in Christchurch. Sadly, these garden are no longer. My next Quick Page shows a cruise ship docked in Circular Quay on Sydney Harbour, Australia. For the non-scrap page, I chose a photograph taken of my parents on the occasion of their engagement, probably in 1946. Jeni

Day 2 Project 1

Day 1 Page 2

My first Quick Page has an image of the TSS Earnslaw on Lake Wakatipu, coming in to drop off passengers at Walter Peak Station, across the lake from Queenstown, New Zealand. . My second Quick Page shows my friend, Joan, and me at Circular Quay, Sydney, Australia. My Facebook Quick Page has a photograph of a tiny lighthouse in Coopers Creek, Otatara, Invercargill, New Zealand. I found a tube of some flip flops, called jandals here, in New Zealand. Jeni

I have never studied them, I just know I love seeing all the large and small ones around the ponds, and even in the areas close to water. I have taken a bunch of photos of them over the years because I think they are so beautiful.

My day 1 QP 2024 Dragonfly. The alpha is actually named dragonfly.

Day 1, using the Diamond Extra template. I used a photo from the distant past, a Carousel from Burnaby Village Museum (in British Columbia). I even gave a donation to save/restore it many years ago and they have a book with the names of everyone who donated and my name is in it. This carousel was also featured in a stamp set of Canadian carousels and the photo they used is the horse that I have showcased in the past. This is my busy (several extra jobs) week at work so I might be sporadic with my postings. I'll try and keep up though. The font is Cowboy Kids, either Creative Fabrica or Google fonts, all is mixed up together now in my font viewer.

That is so interesting Sue. I did not know they froze and thawed. It's very interesting and so cool that you found them, especially the one amongst the leaves.

My weeks for this challenge starts on a Saturday, even though Week seventeen is early, I wanted to showcase this photo which I took yesterday, as the temps are starting to rise. Yesterday was 18c, today is 22c. The remaining ice on the Lake won't be there for much longer, even though it is' doing its best to linger for as long as possible. I went to Danielson Park yesterday for a hike, on my way back, whilst crossing the dam, I stopped to take this photo.

I hope it's ok for me to post, even though I didn't register for this workshop. After scrolling through the lovely pages submitted, and read Donna's comments on her page, I realized that I have a few layered quick pages, which I've had for a while. I must confess I have never used them, well until now that is. I deleted quite a few elements, added a little texture to the papers. The colour palette was prefect, so I didn't have to change anything in that department. It ook me less than 15 mins to complete the page. As I also changed the photo slots to masks. I'm going to go through the other layered quick pages, adapting them my liking, to be used. On the 15th April I was in a state of euphoria, when I heard a chorus which I wasn't familiar with. I have the Canadian Toad and the Plains Spadefoot toads. Currently their dulcet chorus is constant day and night, all around, but especially at the dugout, and other standing water. It took most of the day, but eventually I spoted 2 of these frogs out in the trees. Having a distinctive sound I was able to track down where is was coming from. They are tiny, less than an inch in length. It's hard to believe they can freeze, and their tiny hearts will beat again when they thaw! A type of antifreeze in their blood protects them. Most other frogs bury down in the mud. They are a type of tree frog which is also a unique trait. I posted a photo to a Sask macro nature photography facebook group which I'm a member of, requesting an ID. I wasn't the only one to be excited at my find. As I'm told they are hard to find.

I'm a day late in saying this, but, Carole, you are much loved by all of us. I know you are really a hobit in real life because you gift us on your birthday! I trust you had a very happy birthday. Thank you for the gift! As you know I've been buying scripts, etc. recently even before your birthday. But thanks for the gift - I bought several more.

I love the quote!

Much love to you, Carole, and thanks for the gifts. ❤️

Hello, my dears, I hope I'm making this announcement in the right place. Perhaps the rose-loving German or European members of the campus would be interested in experiencing a parade with a rose queen elected every two years and many themed floats made of rose petals. We already experienced this in 2006, here is my current Alphascrap from the DS forum. I have the link to Steinfurth for you in English, but you can also set it to German at the top right. https://www.bad-nauheim.de/en/discover/festivals-and-events/rose-festival There is also a memorial stele in Bad Nauheim for Elvis Presley, who was stationed there as an US Army soldier in the late 1950s.