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Template 6 diamond Affinity 2.6 This photograph was taken one evening in the hills overlooking my area. I have used Janet Kemp's Elegant Autumn kit and the fonts used are Mocha Cherry and Mocha Cherry Inline.

I used Carole's template and papers. Changed the colors with Adjust/Hue and saturation. The book pngs came from Freepik https://www.freepik.com/free-photos-vectors/book-png This is a very old high school still, in service. The Jimmy Hendrix quote is on a rock by the school

Everyone's photographs are so wonderful. My pages so far:

Template Workshop Background and frame by Marisa of Creative Fabrica, template cass template from the Workshop Photos are mine and I really don't know what kind of flowers. If anyone knows what they are, let me know.

I finally finished my Day 7 assignment for PSP. Here is my Community Cat Crew, including the elusive Black Beauty, who is new. The title font is Dingo Nursery. The papers are from Jessica Dunn. Everyone but Batman is scheduled for TNR (Trap/Neuter/Return) towards the end of May when there's room at Tara, the rescue vet. They'll also get their vaccinations and parasite treatment. I think at least one is possibly pregnant but we have over 2 months gestation so we may catch it in time. My Brandy was in the same boat. I'm not sure about Beauty as he/she appears to be a full adult and even someone's lost pet since he/she wants to get in the house and be petted*. Definitely not a fearful feral. I have put him/her out to the local Lost Pet website. We'll see what happens. *My 3 indoor cats would object to a visitor.

Day 6 using affinity2.6 Paper used Billie Irene Digital Scrapbooking changed the colour usung blend mode,flowers by Rachel Martin, Jessica Dunn and Elif Sahin Digital Scrapbooking. Can't remember where I got the images for the photos but they were called floral junk journal, font used Bergidan.

Here's my Lesson 4.

I'm behind with these, I'll do what I can tonight, but then I'm going away for a few days.

Day 6. What's more fun for cats than a paper bag?! The flowers are from Digital Scrapbooking. The papers came from CF. The fonts are Cute Cats and Elephant.

Well here is my day 7. This weekend my daughter ran her first ever 5k so this is my tribute to how far she has come.

Day 5 I used Photos of my own they were taken of the sunset at Corbridge from my loft window. The star is digital scrapbook.com by Billie Irene, Font Baby Garland. Cloud and moon paper byEleatell Pixabay, background paper by ractapopulous pixabay.

here is my last page using Spring Breeze by Just Because Studio

Trying to catch up. Here is Day 5 - Affinity Diamond Template, but I duplicated the row of pictures and changed the rotation of the journaling paper. Elements and papers from Lynn Grieveson’s Sprout Kit. From Cassel: Alpha-Maker Script (Freebie) DateStamp#8 Script Font: Dancing Script Here is the original paper I used for the Title and the Button. I adjusted the color of both using Layer Adjustment (HSL). This is the original Transfer, for which I changed the Blend Mode to Luminosity.

Day 7 using Affinity Photo. I continued using my friend's photos of her amazing road trip through so much outback country. I have enjoyed using Affinity Photo as I found so parts a little easier than PSP. I still feel that both of the programs will complement each other. Each of them has items that I love to use. I would love to have time to do this workshop with PSP as well, but I have my daughter coming to stay with us for a week. This is so exciting for us all.

Day 7 - In anticipation, I decided to use some of my garden flowers from last May. The large background and the flower backgrounds are from Adobe Elements which was use to extract the Iris flowers. The large photo is of one of my clematis growing on the vines in my flower garden. The scalloped background is my own from the papers workshop and recolored for the circles. The font is called "Bureno Regular" from CF.

Day 5 We are going out to celebrate now... 🙂

Day 6 Day 6 Font : Mistral + MisterEarl BT Papers + Elements : Digitalscrapbook Blogtrain February 2023 - DiHillerDesigns_Feb2023_Love Green + Fan Freebie

Lesson 4 - PSP Photos are mine. The crow is sitting beside the sun. It was the summer of wildfires and the sun was a white orb in the sky that you could actually look at, very surreal. the original color is actually a desaturated brown but I changed the color balance to give it blue hue to match page, Fonts are: Carmina Blk BT (title) and Castello Signature. Probably from Creative Fabrica, one could be from Google fonts that came with FontBase that I use. I hope to get to the last 3 lesson this week, but it's a busy one with a big (to long ongoing) project that will finish by Sunday.

Lesson 6 Affinity

Template 5 Diamond Affinity 2.6 A couple of years back, I stayed at a lovely cottage near the coast. The decor interested me, and I managed to snap a few photographs of items that appealed. Kit is Jessica Dunn's Coastal Spring papers with her Nantucket Feeling elements. The paper strips were colourised using colours from the striped paper. Fonts are Castella and Billie Olivia

Lesson 2 of Templates class for Affinity

Day 7 Template using Affinity Photo 2.6 Just made the deadline, photos are my own the photo with the two plant pots are lettuce seed and a re-potted cabbage plant (just in case your wondering I have more cabbages) the photo below is one of many climbing beans which will be ready to plant out at the end of May. Papers, gloves and tree in a pot are all from Digital Scrapbooking. The watering can is from Free Pik and the font is Back to Vintage, thank you Carole I have enjoyed this task and learned so much more.

Day 7, I finally got finished! This was a bird feeder at one time and then the cats came along. They decided it made a lovely place for an afternoon nap. It's on a pole so they have to jump from the deck railing to get in it. The bottom is screen so they get lots of air and shelter if it happens to be raining. They are Shadow, Whitey (all white except for an all black tail, Eclipse, Patches and Shiner. The font is Harrington, The background and clouds are from CF, the pics in the circles are mine and I made the butterflys in AD. They are actually made with the letter B! Thank You Carole, this was fun to do!

Template 7 Affinity 2.6 These two little sweethearts are a friend's grandchildren, Poppy and Ruby. Poppy was so happy to hear she was getting a new baby, she happily gave up her nursery and helped redecorate for her sister. Kit is Billie Irene's Collected Curiosities 2, and the fonts are Kirsten ITC and Scarletta Script. I think this is the last one for me. Thank you, Carole for the fabulous tutorials, templates, and comments. It has been amazing seeing everyone's wonderful ideas.

I finally decided to try Affinity. Since my 90-day trial had expired, I opted to participate in the Beta. I downloaded this version and used the same code as for the 90-day trial. Here I am with a 90-day Beta version (2.6.3.3273). Papers used: - PS_JanetScott_SD_Ddls - PS_JanetScott_SD_DropsPpr - PS_JanetScott_SD_PnkChev - PS_JanetScott_SD_PnkChev @CasselI was unable to change the color of the "Texture" layer.

Lesson 7 Affinity This isn't my best work, but I had so much fun discovering things! 🙂

And my Template 3 as well. Thanks for the complimentary script, it's very helpful.

So Pretty @Donna Sillia ! I especially 💖the iris. I used to live in an apartment next to a lady who was an iris breeder and planted her lovely unique iris around the parameter of our building. Ones like this:

Hi! I am working in Affinity now. Have started the lessons over. papers: cpjess-dandelionwishespaper, THD-WeddingBouque(Feb25DESBT) recolored background paper and text letters to match blue in jacket I felt like Affinity was working better for me.

Day 5. I have messed with this one a lot, and I'm still not quite happy with it, but here it is. Trax is my baby, he's 15 now. He had some issues thru the years and he is deaf now. Some days he drives me crazy, but he's still my baby! The butterfly is from MarisaL pretty things kit. The papers are all from CF and the font is Cat Paw that MoniqueN suggested (Thank You MoniqueN!, I love it).

I made it 🙂, the 7 lessons with Affinity Photo. Day 7 Papers : aimeeharrisondesigns Burst Forth Mini Kit Photos : Belinda Fewings (flowers) and Nick Fewings, on Unsplash Fonts : Al Sandra, Gyparody

Thank you, Julian. The Iris is one of my favorites, especially the dark purple one. I love the one you posted and am going to look for a bulb or one similar. Do you know the name? I have a friend that works at a garden center and will ask her.

Day5 font : hey butterfly - fontspace.com Papers + Elements: DigitalScrapbook Blog Train September 2024 - DiHillerDesigns_Sep2024_Homecoming + Extras Photos : freepik.com

Day 4 font : MisterEart BT Paper : Digitalscrapbook Blogtrain october 2021 - DigiBrandi Designs

Day 7 Of course, a girl has got to eat.

Day 5

hello everyone!... finally got to do lesson 3 after having to get new computer. Beige painterly stroked paper free from Rita at the Coffe Shop Blog, recoloured the original. Plaid pattern paper free from Chantahlia Design. Heart shape created in PSP from a shape preset and glow, 3D and shadow effect done in Affinity Photo. Font is the same as Carole used in the lesson. Now on to lesson 4.. i will get to finish eventually. best wishes to all, Dawn.

Here are my projects from days 2, 3 and 4 with "Affinity". Although the "Look" is very similar to those made with PSP, I admit that Affinity offers useful tools (Place, move a photo on a mask, etc.). It's a shame that Corel no longer makes modifications to PSP 😞

When I first saw the photo I felt that it wasn't real. Unlike Albino birds which are caused by a genetic mutation. In other words albios are lacking in melanin, the pigment resposible for dark colours. Many colours, such as orange hues in plumage can come from pigments in the food that they eat. Not the case in the Snowy Owl, as their diet soley consists of mice, voles, rabbits and the like. Snowy Owls have very little melanin.Which mean they can not change colour. The Snowy Owls white plumage, with barring is a natural camouflage for their habitat. I doubt this colouring is the result of genetics, in my opinion humans have played a part somehow. One of my recent Template workshop layouts was about Melanin and Keratin. By the way this Snowy Owl, is a female

I have stopped responding to all the posts, there is way too much and I wasn’t checking on a daily basis. Being with my family is far more important in these weeks I am away. Three weeks is so short and coming Tuesday I am already flying home😪. Congratulations to you all for the great and very different layouts you did and making it through this workshop. When I am settled back in I have a lot to catch up on and I have a whole bunch of new flower photos to use. Carole I’m sorry to hear we will need Affinity Designer as well, for me buying that one will have to wait until it will be offered for a reduced price. My trip and some new appliances at home have been enough for now, but I will watch what you will be showing. See you all soon!

Lab 14 Mod 2. Requirements: ink dot paper - I used a pink paper behind it and used the blend mode Luminance and so the ink dots are pink; Irregular Text Stroke - the title. The font is Arial Black as was suggested. The picture is of my grandmother (mom's mother) taken in 1953 and she was in her 70's (late 70's). It is my favorite snapshot of her - in her kitchen in Upper Michigan - a wood stove which also kept the kitchen warm - and she used an old fashioned iron to iron clothes - it was not electric, but was heated on that old wood stove. I remember also the chickens she kept and would kill one (an old hen) on Saturday and cook it on Sunday - our Sunday dinner. She had 7 children and the middle son stayed home - never married - and took care of her and grandad. the rose at the corner of the picture is one isolated from a group by Creative Fabrica. I see that the ink dots paper doesn't show up so well. I will post the paper separate.

With so many wonderful posts in this thread (nearly 400!), I have not been able to keep up. I couldn't participate this time. But I'm getting back (slowly) to a more normal pace of life. So many things going on with family issues, all rather time-consuming and exhausting (and completely beyond my control). I somehow have held the opinion that layouts need to be happy and upbeat (flowers, butterflies, unicorns, etc.) to celebrate all the big things in life. But I see layouts on many sites and, while many are like that, others are more mundane, and some are quite sad or soulful as they express darker emotions which are part of daily life too. Everyone who has posted in this Workshop has done a great job. You've sure kept Carole busy keeping up!

Knowing how you love Scotland, I thought you might be interested in this new book coming out by Alexander McCall Smith. Here's the writeup: The Winds from Further West A Novel by Alexander McCall Smith From the beloved author of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series comes a dazzling and uplifting novel of new beginnings and endless possibilities, in which a slew of personal and professional disasters cause a young researcher to upend his seemingly stable life in Edinburgh and move to a remote island off the Scottish coast.

Sue I agree with you and I can see myself using it more than psp, it makes one’s workflow so easy and fast. Although I shall use much of the things I made before and import them as needed. I have all my abr brushes imported in Affinity too; I always keep the zipfiles.

Day 6, Diamond template. Ann and Maryann came to the beach with friends where they spent the entire weekend being royalty. During our weekend, they were pickleball queens.

Day 6

Day 4 We were at the beach 3 days + 2 travel days. I did the entire workshop from those photos + the sketch challenge.