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I’ve got quite a collection of photos from the garden and local walks and have started to use some of them in layouts. My first one is ‘Wild Garlic Flowers’. I used the grid technique from the Masterclass ‘Scrap in Grid’ and a simple white background.

Week 18 We have bluebells everywhere. Spring has definitely sprung! I didn’t plan on photographing the insect – I was happily snapping away at bluebells but the little fella was so charming I had to choose this photo.

I think you have a done a lovely job. I like the split frame effect. If I may, I'm going to make an alternative suggestion using a frame or the split frame technique and I have also posted an example even though it's not the split frame effect, it is still a frame, and I feel it will work equally as well. Duplicate the photo, hide one. Create the frame/frames. Using the magic wand select outside the frame, contract by a few pixels, then invert. Now you can edit the photo not in the frame or frames, reduce the opacity, blur, add a texture, its up to you. I would then place the hearts up in the left corner, with a few words. I added an out of bounds effect, for that I used the hiden photo. You could have the bouquet just out of the frame.

I started this layout in April, but I just couldn't make it work. I don't think it does now, but I wanted to use the Split Photo effect that Sue T. took the time to draw my attention to after seeing her examples. So here it is. Picture is from a friend whose son is the groom.

I started creating this as just one page, and it ended up being a double page. Most of the time, the final layout is completely different from the one I began—different papers, colors... That's why it takes so long for me, but I am happy that at least I'm doing something. Credits: Template by Scrapping with Liz (SwL_LotsofBlocksTemplate5). -- To suit my needs, I usually rotate the template, change the size of the photos, etc. Background paper: #ps_janet-scott_43698_paper-texture-template-068_cu plus a Photo Effects>Sepia Toning ---- I also added a lined paper I created for the Build-A-Kit Workshop, plus a photo of the internet with a Black Pencil filter. From Cassel: Tutorials>Fasteners>Back Brad -- Photo Prongs -- Cross Stitch cass-DateStamp#4 script, which I purchased on the 22nd just for this layout. The arrows are created with a font suggested in the Lab7-Module 08 (KGArrows).

I decided to use my May calendar page from the calendar workshop. It does feature a Wild Cat - the African Lion. I will post this on Facebook full size for printing @ 8.5x11.

My Week Eighteen - the Chipping Sparrow. They are tiny little birds and I love their rufous caps. They are all over the ground under my feeders. The photo is from Merlin which ID'd it for me.

I miss you, Corrie. Hope you're having a BLAST! 😉 Safe travels on your journey home.

Thank you Cristina! Here's the quote:

Thank you, Corrie. I am sure you will bring back great memories and photos from your time in California... Saying goodbye to the family is never easy. 😞 Have a safe trip home! 🙏

Ann, Christina, I love both your pages. At the moment I am still in California and I just checked in to see what the new month brings. I am pretty much occupied here with all kind of things. Made a lot of flower photos, visited interesting places, enjoyed family time and helped with book interviews in the class of my youngest granddaughter! Coming weekend we will be going to Yosemite National Park and on Tuesday I will be flying home. So end of next week after my jet lag I am back in the Campus, albeit a bit sad after saying farewell to my dearests. See you all soon!

What an absolutely delightful little bird! It really is quite lovely that we get to see them when they visit garden feeders.

The idea was planted, and I was watching some lessons on extracting. It's not something I've become proficient at. You're always so kind and that is appreciated.

me too. Time to clear stuff out and keep what I will use...not what I "think" I will photograph, then never do. too many hobbies and I have managed to cut out two of them (silversmithing and glass beadmaking/fusing). It's hard to balance time to do each of the hobbies, I am failing at that.

I used to be a thrift store junkie at one time. Had to give it up because I kept buying doodads and other things I didn't need to bring into my already cluttered home. The bargains are too good to pass up. I should be donating, not buying.

Thrift stores are dangerous for me. So many cool trinkets begging to be photographed. All my t-cups/sugar&cream containers and t-pots have come from them. the flower vessels (for lack of better word) are usually candle holder and ashtrays....for a non smoker I sure have a lot of ashtrays! 🤪

I did wonder where you found/got all the lovely vessels for your flowers. Good old thrift stores!

I always appreciate your suggestions Sue. Love the idea of putting the bouquet outside the frame. And this frame layout is wonderful!

Day 8, looking for a QP at Digital Scrapbook This one is from Marisa Lerin Vietnam QP 13 I forgot to post this before the extra extra Day 8 post. that one (with the single flower) is from Marisa Lerin QP Set 014. This is me using the kitchen devices (baking dish) to carry the flowers I brought in the studio to photograph. I didnt grow these, they were from a garden centre. I had them all in a pile in the dish and thought they looked cool so took a shot of them, wish I'd taken them out of the dish as the dish part is distracting. But , I showed it here so you dont think I actually arranged them them. I could never do it that good if I meant to, I literally just plopped them in after cutting them with no thought at all. I only lightened the whites a bit, otherwise this is pretty much how it came out of the camera. Thank you for the workshop Carole and everyone who participated, I have oogled at and loved your layouts.

Here's a Day 8 Extra Extra for you. I did not edit this photo, just stuck it in as it was. It was a failed attempt at floating in a vessel too big for it and it would float to the edges and not stay in the middle. I photographed the vessel/flower on black so i could eventually extract it. but since the rest that I photographed I abandoned the idea of extracting. At least I got to use it here!

That is interesting. The hares are so big it seems like if they could gather enough courage they could some damage with their back feet. For the first time this year me and a co-worker have found some of the discarded coats. I couldnt believe how soft it was and you are so right about the wind, just a little bit and it was off flying away from my hand.

You can never have to many tuts/masterclasses on shadowing, and Carole has many of them. Although they are at the bottom of the food chain, 99.9% can and do out run any 4 legged predator. I have coyotes, foxes, badgers, GH Owls and Hawks, and yet the Hare population is growing. By all account only Eagles and the largest of the Hawks and Owls can and will take down Hares successfully, even then 75% will get away relativley unharmed. They do get stressed easily. Their eyes reveal a great deal about their wildness, and how they are constantly on the alert, as they are free, unlike those kept in captivity tha tare dependant on humans. Also, even with domesticated animals, they don't understand that when they are injured and in our care or rehab us humans are trying to help them. I have been finding their discarded white winter coats. I'm sure mice, voles, birds and many other creatures will be uising it to line their nests with. It is so fine and soft to the touch, and blows in the wind like fine feathers do. I'm looking forward to spotting this year's young ones.

Ann, I love to see the calendar pages you create monthly.

My last page for April 2024. I read the latest post in the blog. Using a table in digital scrapbooking. Something I have never considered doing, so I thought I would give it a try. Folded ribbon and ribbon are Carole's scripts, the lace is a brush. Created a grungy overlay for the papers, the leaves is a paper template used as an overlay. Everything else is my own. Oh yes, I mustn't forget Carole's heart corner punch.

Lesson 5

After many moons, I have something to post here... It's one layout from the folder I called Unfinished Layouts... There are still many in it! I finished it a few weeks ago, but I only remember to post it today. Credits: Template from Scrapping with Liz (SwL_LotsofBlocksTemplate3) Background paper: DiHiller_PSJul2021_Paper5 plus Greenery and berries stickers from mommyish_AAM. I played with the blend mode. Alpha (Hotel): APennington_TLP Treasured Font: Astorica Display Black Cassel: I followed different Frame Tutorials from the Creative Scrap tutorials.

Beautiful, Michele. It's so delicate and feels like warm spring hug (from Mother Nature).