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Here's my Certificate. No more hiding behind my monitor...I'm a proud font-a-holic! Now Michele....it's time for the Movie poster. the challenge is on. "Font A Haul -ICS" ***A Heist Movie*** Stolen Fonts! Text Take-downs! Nefarious Non-Font-ers! Starring: The "Prez" (aka: Michele F) The "Moderator" (aka: Carole) The "Editor" (aka: Ann S) The "Scriptor" (aka: Corrie K) The "Red Shirt" (aka: random dude that doesn't make it to the end....yet to be cast) (Red Shirt = Star Trek reference) With Appearances from Celebrity Fonts such as: Helvetica Arial Calibri Verdana and many more!

I didn't have any doubt in my mind, that this photo of a male Brown Thrasher taken on Tuesday morning was going to be photo of the week.

You are a riot and I can't stop laughing. 🤣

This was a challenge with 2 faces for me. The easy part was the streamer which I already had done some time ago and the metallic words for which I used a gold metal that I had in my patterns from other projects. Those ..... knots gave me a lot of trouble!!! The drawing of the path with the pentool went ok now I knew that the tracking had to be much higher! But cutting the path and making the different parts of that path on their own layers didn't went so well. Sometimes I was deleting on the wrong layer and had to do it again. I started 3 times anew and was almost ready to cheat with a rope with knots that I had in my stash! On my photo I used a mask that came from a template by Lady22 and the bouquet from my stash went in between the streamer. I see now that I probably should have attached my rope with a pin or a staple, but for now I assume I glued it on the wooden background!🙃 Carole I have a question on how to shadow that ..... knotted rope and I'll put it in the Q&A for Sunday if there is time enough that is.

WEEK 30 = SUN AUG 4 for me. I'm just catching up here! Still delving into the ancestry of my father's family in Ulster County. The original 1698 Bevier house on Huguenot Street in New Paltz became a general store and the Bevier's purchased farmland in nearby Marbletown. This home was quite an upgrade from the New Paltz original. This 1740 Bevier house is now a museum.

What a great cast of characters for the film! Good thinking Susan.

Susan I'm retired and I can tell you that it didn't gave me more time as such! Somehow my time always fills with so many things to do and this don't include housekeeping.

Master scriptor and hedgehog wrangler, you are truly a renaissance woman Corrie! What a wonderful experience with a happy ending and safe new life for this sweet little thing.

I see that you've changed your profile pic, Cristina. That's a good one!!!! 😄

This is for all my fellow font-a-holics. Fill in your name, frame the certificate, and proudly hang it above your computer. Sorry it took so long, but I decided to start with a blank page. Several days, many errors, a bunch of restarts later et voilà! If you want the full-size jpg or pspimage, just let me know. 🙂 Hope you don't mind that I borrowed your logo, @Cassel. Some of you might recognize Cassel's Lace Edge 6 font on the outer layer of the frame; it can be used for more than just lace.

This week I visited the Textile Museum in Tilburg with my cousin. The museum is in the original factory from 1870 and most of the more modern looms are in working order and produce cloth for tea-towels, napkins, tablecloth etc. You can see and hear them when they are working; the noise of 1 or 2 machines already is deafening and in those days the workers had no noise protection. It was an interesting day; we learned about the whole process from wool, cotton or silk to the end product. We both had been there 30 to40 years ago with our children but it was nice to see all the new exhibits that has been added over the years. Luckily there was a coffee corner too.

They rarely show themselves, as they spend almost all of their time on the ground lurking in the dense undergrowth. They also nest on the ground.

I want to be a charter member!

Thank you Sue and there is a tutorial in the recent Lab14-5 that I had on my list of tuts to do. I'm so glad with your praise for that knotted rope but as usual when it gives me trouble to make the next ones will be way easier because I already made all the mistakes 😉

Julie a lovely page and I can tell you from experience that the start of such a project takes most time. When you have decided what the overall look and the colors will be it still takes time to get it to the standard you want but it nevertheless will be quicker to make.

Sorry to be the bringer of bad news, but it is not all bad. There is no boss any longer telling you what to do or don't.

Wow, he's a stunner. Those eyes! I love that tail, the colors are so beautiful.

You certainly did a superb job on the knotted ropes. I don't think you followed the tutorial in the masterclass Learn the ropes. Unless there were other turorials. Beautiful Corrie style layout

It most certainly is, they have one of the most beautiful of songs. Signaling the arrival of Spring, as they are one of the first birds to arrive in Canada. They are common in grasslands, singing from fence posts.

What a wonderful find, and saving grace that you could find a safe haven for it. I have always adored hedgehogs, and once upon a time, they were in abundance. Now in the UK they are on the endangered list, and protected. I belive I have mentioned on here, that we had a cattle grid at the bottom of our drive. Hedgehogs used to fall into it, and the children would fish them out when they walked home from school. We would feed them raw minced beef, and water, before letting them go in the garden. From there they were safe to roam the garden and fields.

Today when I looked out of my kitchen window I saw something on the street that I couldn't immediately identify. Often birds are searching for little insects or worms between the stones especially after it has been raining. I went outside to have a closer look and it happened to be a small hedgehog! When we lived in our old house we had hedgehogs visiting in the garden, but here I haven't seen them around. This is a more buildup area although there are some small spots like the one where I took the flower photos for the weeks in July. The lady from across the street saw me and came to have a look too. We didn't know what to do because the hedgehog was in danger to get overrun by a car but he was looking okay and walking around. She is the caretaker of a Jehova Witnesses community center and lives on the premises which has a decent garden. We decided to try to get the hedgehog to walk into a box without us touching it and he/she obliged and is now in her garden. Surprise of the day........

Week 31 I was taking some photos of allium flowers when this chap landed on one of them. I think it’s a European hornet but I’m not sure – he, or she, has a delightful expression.

WebinarNinja, the platform we have been using for the last 6 years, has recently changed ownership. I didn't know that until just a couple of weeks ago. While new "owners" are in the picture, it might be a great time to offer some suggestions to improve the platform and the experience of both the hosts and attendees. So far, I have suggested a few ideas, but maybe you have others? Maybe you have seen some neat features somewhere else? Here are some suggestions I have offered: collapsible chat or full-screen viewing ability to log in more than 10 minutes before the class (so I won't have to set it to 'start' 15 minutes before the real start) ability to format the email notifications with images (so it can show which webinar you are registered for when you get notifications) Are there others? Of course, there is never any guarantee that the suggestions would be implemented, but if they don't know what we want, they can't add those features!

Sorry to burst that bubble, but somehow the time gets filled with lotsa other stuff and there's not enough of it, just like when we're working. ☺️

Here's the original Bevier House on Huguenot Street in the center photo in this June layout.

My official certificate!

Thanks and I tried to shadow the different parts of the knot but then the shadows went on top of already shadowed parts and it looked a mess!. And as I had already spent 3 evenings on that knot I couldn't see clearly what I should do, so I decided to ask it Carole in the Q&A with the idea that if I had a problem here maybe others would be interested too.

I might recheck, when I have a chance. Thanks for the info.

@Susan Ewart I'm so glad that you have tried the dual screens! Certainly makes a difference in many ways. Right now I'm checking on some of the forums I frequent on one screen and have a YouTube live stream on the other screen. They have also come in handy when I'm watching a video of one of the campus tutorials. I can have PSP open on the other screen and work right along with the video, stopping and/or going back when needed. Carole, my 2 screens actually connect 2 different ways since there is only one monitor connection on the motherboard. One is the regular monitor connector, the other one uses a HDMI connection cord. I do have 2 monitors that are the same brand and size bought at the same time. Found them on Amazon right before Christmas 2022 for $96 each.

Glad you forged on Corrie, I think your ropes look great. and with shadowing they will really pop. I'm interested to see how that will be done, as there must be a lot of selections (promoted) to deal with shadowing on. Beautiful flower!

I tried it because I have a TV beside that I have used as a second screen for my work, however, my current computer does not seem compatible with dual screens. That might be something to consider when I get a new computer, sometime in the future. Maybe I can recheck though, when I have a chance just to make sure.

Honestly, Carole you should consider 2 screens. Once you try it, you'll wonder how you ever managed without! When I worked, I did a lot of spreadsheet work along with the accounting program. I was always having to minimize/maximize windows on a 19" screen. Once I got the 2nd screen (both 19"), my workflow became much faster. One of my tasks I actually worked with 3 different spreadsheets at the same time. I could have one on 3/4 of the left screen (left side of screen), another on 3/4 of the right screen (right side of screen) and the 3rd in the 1/4 of each screen across the middle. I have a cousin that when she worked for Marathon Oil, she had 4 screens... 2 on the bottom and 2 on top of them. She said once that the majority of the employees in headquarters had a least 3 screens and there were a few that had 6! Cheryl, the gal that does the scrapping videos has dual screens and she could check out the chat in go-to-meeting on the 2nd screen if she wanted. I've had 1 screens for so long that I know I would not be able to function if I had only 1!

I never thought of a popup chat. Since I don't use two screens, it never occurred to me. I will definitely forward that suggestion. You are surely not the only one using two screens!

What I really liked about go-to-meeting was the chat could be a pop out window. With my 2 screens, I would put the chat on one screen which left the other screen for only the working space of the designer on full screen. Even though she used photoshop, I could see enough to figure out how to do the same thing in PSP. She has left that store and gone to another one so she is now using YouTube live for her sessions. You can go full screen on it but you lose all chat abilities when you do. She's only had one session on YouTube so it was a learning experience for her along with the attendees. One thing about YouTube is that only moderators of the channel can post links in the chat. The person that always monitored her chat and posted links wasn't able to do it since she hadn't been given mod privileges. Which is actually a good thing since it keeps the spam out of the live chat. With YouTube, a live chat can be scheduled and the attendees can jump in anytime they want, even hours before. Then when the presenter actually starts the session, the video starts. One person I follow has a session scheduled for tonight... it shows 1 person already waiting for it.

Is the day called "Heritage Plaque Day". I know what you mean by Plaque...but I think of teeth and the dentist and that weird candy looking drop we got as kids that colored our teeth to show us where the plaque was. could you call it, "Unveiling our Heritage"? ... or something to that effect.

AWESOME! It's better than I could have imagined! Great job and a big THANK YOU for all your work and your continued collecting of the Whole-y Font (PS...it's a religion, but I spelled it different so as to not step on any other religious toes) (PS2 'Whole-y' as in ALL the fonts in the world).

The layout is simple and lovely, Julie. I love the details you added, such as the tags with the staples and the squares overlay behind the photo. Now that you've decided on the color and type of layout, it will be less difficult to create the others. 🙂

OK, so I started with an idea (a bit of a scraplift). When I wasn't satisfied with what I was getting, i switched to something more traditional and used the white, blue, green that are colours associated with the group who sponsor the plaque project. I need something clean and quite simple to create other pages for the "scrapbook" I will be doing. But man, this is gonna take me some time if this first layout is any indication. BTW, I'm not fond of the word "plaque"; it resembles too closely "plague". Some elements I made, some came from a freebie from Annie C Digitals and some from Kate Hadfield Designs. The lady in yellow is 90 years old and enjoyed seeing her family name on the plaque. I know I need the Shadows Workshop.

Michele, I love it! Thanks for accepting me into this exclusive group. I am now officially a member, and I'll make every effort not to disappoint you or any of my colleagues. 😄 It's an honor to have you as our president!

I agree with Susan. That mask is great! And the fact you have your own kit to work from.

Beautiful as usual.. Like a lot of others have said, I suspect I have the same addiction. However going to rehab would not do a lot of good sense I really don't want to kick this addiction.

I've always said, "I need a 48 hour day". I wish I had more PSP time. How rude that my job interferes with that!

Your comments, Michele, Corrie, and Susan, reminded me that I still have zillions of masterclasses to practice! 😬 In 2017, there were many "Challenges" to create something with the techniques shown in the masterclass. I think that now is part of the Tut-Tech challenge. My day definitely has to be more than 24 hours. 🤔

There is almost as many masterclasses as there are Labs. At this rate I think it will take me another 2-3 yrs to do the labs and then I'll start the master classes....that'll be another 3-4 yrs. I need to retire so I have more time.

I did/do the same as you Corrie. When I joined it was before the Lab. I started at the beginning, doing the tutorials that was then the creative scrap. Storing the patterns, elements, text etc in a folder for future use to be used when I showcase photos. Some elements I have never used, but I created them, and perhaps one day I will have a use for them. The beauty of creative scrap and lab, is that we learn how to uitilze techniques in different ways, and to think outside the box.

Yes, Susan, I would love to have a card too! Michele, why don't you come up with a layout for a card? 😉 🙂

Beautiful capture! It is in fact a Hover Fly or known as flower flies. They are dead ringers for bees and wasps. Not only are they harmless, they are valuable pollinators of flowers. The easiest way for the untrained eye to tell apart from those that they mimic, is that their antenae are very short in comparision to bees and wasps. Although there are other distinguising features too.

For this week I have done 2. Here is a recently emerged baby one, enjoying a slither of apple.

Wow, these look like the real deal. great job.

You can make so many different elements with this technique!!! Beautiful!