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I had an article on that just last week: https://scrapbookcampus.com/2024/05/materials-properties-paintshoppro/

When one of my daughter's friends came to visit from Germany, we were driving in town and there was a groundhog on the lawn in a public park. He was so intrigued. He asked us to stop, and he went pretty close to take pictures. He had never seen that animal and he went on to search on the net what it was.

@Jeni Simpson Although I am usually picky about shadowing, in cards, it can be fine to not have any, and your card illustrates this very well. On the other hand, the shadow on the four squares creates the illusion of a window and it is very appropriate. And by the way, even though you get two templates per day, you don't HAVE to make them both if you have less time! @fiona cook Yes, it is a matter of consistency. In card making, we can create something that does not have 3D effects, just like graphics, but if we want to add some, it has to be consistently used. For the Materials palette, maybe you need to use the Classic Materials Properties, available under File > Preferences > General Program Preferences > Palette @kasany You will definitely be ready for the holidays! @Michele Go for it: use shortcuts! You deserve to rest when you can! @Wendy Sanders Those images are so cute. They are lovely with a "get well soon card"! @Minka Glasier Very colorful and cheerful despite a more serious topic. @Ann Seeber I don't know if you did it on purpose but the first thing that caught my eye was the font and the fact that it looks like a cutout, a very intricate cutout! @Donna Sillia That is a great way to use extracted elements from your own photos. @Sheila Hogg I am glad the technique works for you. Something else for your "toolbox". @Sue Thomas If there are any "real" events in your neighbourhood, you should show them your cards. They might borrow your expertise to create some real invitations! @Corrie Kinkel That is such a delicate composition! @Gerry Landreth I love that quote! That will surely be a great card to receive! @Dee347 CF is getting great publicity with all the cute images used from them! @carol Woudema What a great idea to have a card for a pet adoption event! @Sharla That is such an interesting way to use those images for gardening! @Randy Custom selection is a great tool and has so many uses! @Anne Lamp Always be careful when adding a black shadow on black text. If it is too intense, it affects the legibility of the text. If you want to add a shadow, make it lighter than you would on other paper elements for example. It is because the text has so many curves and corners. @Louyse Toupin I think that either you missed some shadows, or forgot to remove one. With or without shadows is fine, but you have to be consistent for all four. @Julie Magerka That card makes me smile. A different way to invite a valentine! I am blown away by all the different results we can see while starting with the same templates and the same tutorials. Keep it up. Maybe we'll need to open a boutique! 😉

Just like Ann showed. A groundhog is about the size of a cat. In our town, we used to have an annual Groundhog festival. The groundhog is the animal that comes out on February 2nd, and if he sees his shadow, he will go back to his hole and we'll have 6 more weeks of winter. If not, it should be an early spring. If you search for "punxsutawney phil", you will see some pics of a "famous" groundhog.

@Anita Wyatt That is interesting to use other cards. Was it a card you scanned? @Michele Of course, when you feel better, you can take this workshop and still post in this thread. @Dee347 That is a great customization of a simple card. I bet you can create a dozen from the same template! @kasany Adding that wire heart on top gives quite a special effect. If I could offer a suggestion, be careful with the shadows on your text: the shadow seems to overpower the writing making it hard to read. @Wendy Sanders I bet your friend will appreciate that custom card! @Sue Thomas I also tend to like more subtle patterns in cards. @Jen Brown Simple and to the point! @Donna Sillia Those flamingos are cute. I bet you could not find such a card in the stores! @Julie Magerka Beautiful and delicate card. (I am glad my repeating steps over and over is not annoying you!) @Peggy Dyar Isn't that fun how quickly a card can be completed? I am glad you appreciate the tips. @Petra Nuijten I think that the colors turned out great! And that little added bee is so cute. @Ann Seeber Ouch@ A cracked pelvis must not be fun! She will surely appreciate the card. @Gerry Landreth Aren't we looking for extra glyphs now when choosing a font! Something I didn't do when I started with PSP! @Minka Glasier It is such a good idea to use images. And what an original way to plan an event! @Corrie Kinkel It is nice that those cards can be used both digitally and printed. @Sheila Hogg Yes, CF is a great source for images and elements to use. @Anne Lamp I LOVE that card with the little monsters. So unique!

@Corazon Barrameda I am glad you joined. Follow the tutorials and you should be able to create fun greeting cards. Looking forward to seeing them. @Ann Seeber I guess this workshop was perfectly timed for your needs! And you might want to add something "special" inside that card to your step-daughter! @Wendy Sanders Great card for a start of this workshop! @Doska St. Those colors are beautiful. I gather you have found the gallery to post in. @kasany Beautiful card! I am sure your family will appreciate it. @fiona cook Great card. May I suggest that you either add shadows to all the elements or none at all? Just a suggestion. @Petra Nuijten I see that you added just a faint shadow. That is a great idea as it does not look like an obvious shadow. Good work. @Gerry Landreth Great card for a great occasion! @Sharla That could be an interesting topic for a class. I'll keep that in mind. For your card, it is simple but effective! @Corrie Kinkel I love how you add your logo on the back. @Minka Glasier That is such a great idea for a card! @Donna Sillia It is great to see you manage to resize the cards to fit your needs. @Sue Thomas Honestly, when do you really follow a tutorial to the letter? 🙂 You always add your own touch! (and we love that!) @Sheila Hogg I think your card is great. Simple, elegant. What does not resonate with you? @Julie Magerka Are we invited to that bake-off? I could just be the taster! @Randy What size are you trying to get? Were you using the Resize command? @Anne Lamp It is fantastic when you can customize a card to the particularities and interest of the recipient. You can never get such custom cards in a store! @Anita Wyatt The size should be about 600 pixels in width. If you save as a jpg, it should be way less than 500 kb. I am looking forward to all the upcoming cards!

Have you ever had a funny or cute encounter with wildlife? Was it at home or on vacation? Share with us and if you have photos, share those too!

I am impressed to see so many different cards posted. @Petra Nuijten I am sure a friend would LOVE to receive that card. @Bonnie Borntrager I see that you resized the template. May I suggest that you CROP it instead of using the resize command? That way, the scallops and the circle wouldn't be stretched/squished and you could still have the same shapes. Good start. @Dee347 That is a cool idea for sharing your skills and creativity, and that card is lovely! @Corrie Kinkel If you had not said what template you used, I might have thought you tweaked the original one! I guess you like scallops! @Sue Thomas An invitation is definitely an alternate way to use those templates. So many ways one single template can be used! Looking forward to all the other ones. @Minka Glasier Nice cards! You might consider making the shadows a little more prominent when the colors are darker. @fiona cook I am glad to see that you cropped the template instead of resizing it. It allowed you to keep the scallops intact. @Sharla It is never too early to start on Christmas cards! Did the photo and the clipart come together or did you make the montage? @Anne Lamp That is such a cool font. Thanks for the information about it. @Julie Magerka Such a delicate card! Again, never too early to start on Christmas cards. For Victoria Day, I have never heard it called the May 2-4 day (and I am Canadian). That is interesting. @Sheila Hogg That glitter edge is lovely! @carol Woudema GReat card!! I would suggest looking at your shadowing to make sure they are consistent. The shadow on the flower is in a different direction than the one on the ribbon, and the scallops could use some too. @Gerry Landreth Awe, we will never see too many of those baby photos! @Louyse ToupinIs that birthday card for a specific person? Keep them coming. As you can see, greeting cards are much faster to complete than full scrapbook pages! Looking forward to the next ones.

You can, but you have to add it before you "split" it.

I use Chrome. Firefox is a hit-or-miss for me. For example, I checked the last Master class and it plays fine in Firefox. If it does not for you, you can see how it can be problematic for me to find a cause 😞

What browser are you using? I know that Firefox is causing issues with some codec thingie that I have no control over.

Is there a particular category? I checked a few and they all play for me. Did you try a different browser?

This challenge has had great success in the past so we can continue to have it on a regular basis, don’t you think? Just like those “some assembly required” kits that you can buy for a shelf, a chair, or a picnic table, I am including a 3600×3600 pixels canvas with some shapes. You HAVE to use the shapes in the size and proportions they are. You can move them, rotate them, flip them, and rearrange the layering if you want but you cannot resize them. You need to use ALL the pieces but you can add more if you want. So it is like all the pieces to build a DIY shelf: you cannot change the size of the pieces but you can use them creatively. Obviously, you will want to recolor them or replace them with papers, photos, etc. We just need to be able to recognize the initial shapes. Here is a preview of the shapes involved. The dashed shapes can be painted lines or stitches. The rectangles can be papers or photos. Remember that you CANNOT replace them. They are NOT placeholders. And that squiggly line? What will you do with it? Click here to download the layered template. Post your projects in the gallery.

I was actually going to ask around for some layouts. I have quite a few of my own, but would love to have some others too. I'll post a call as soon as I have more specific requirements! I would also LOVE to have more examples, like in a sort of "gallery" at the end of the book but that might make it a bit too thick at this point. But I'll see what I can do.

I am just updating this thread. After a few months, I am at the point where all the chapters and tutorials are done, at least, the first version. There are two main sections: the Technical section about scrapbooking and a practical section (called "Scrap with me") that includes 10 projects, ranging from quick-pages to layouts done completely from scratch with different special effects. So far, I have about 260 pages!!! I still have to do the appendix, the index, the credits and references, and add a few more images. So things are moving along!

You can make a layout without any photo! Those are still fun layouts to enjoy!

Although the Northern Lights have been a big event last weekend, it might happen again in the near future. Did you see them? Have you ever seen them in the past? Do you have pictures? Let's chat. If you are interested, here is a link to the NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION. It offers the forecasts for auroras. There is also this app: Aurora that I downloaded on my phone. It shows many days ahead, if there are chances of Northern lights in your area. A cool little app (I only have the free version).

My phone seems to only go as high as 800 ISO, which might not have been enough. I am not sure it has any control for speed. I might have to check. It is an old phone, from 2017 so it might not have been available then. Or, if i can dig up an old digital camera??? There should be more northern lights tonight!

I was glad someone had a reasonable camera to show those colors as mine gave me NOTHING!

I might not be scrapping often, but this time, this particular photo deserved a layout. What is the most surprising is that to the naked eye, we can barely see the colors, yet, a good camera captures something fantastic.

@Jamie Carey Each of those stories could be a scrapbook layout of their own!

Let's continue this new challenge. We might often be the ones taking pictures but we are not the feature of our layouts, so let's change that since we ARE important and we have lots to say. Every month or so, the layout will be about YOU, and a prompt will be given. If you have taken the Story Week Challenge, you will find some similarities but it won't be the same. For the May layout, tell us something about a special food of your youth. Did you have a favorite food? Special treats? An unusual recipe from grandma? Or maybe a particular food you disliked? Food is part of our lives every single day, so there surely is something to talk about. Remember that if you want to create pages for previous prompts, those threads will stay open for you. There is no right or wrong order to share about you.

This workshop will illustrate 7 ways to create greeting cards for any occasion you want. It was offered for the first time, in 2022, and this is the second time only. The workshop will start on May 20th. Register here Who will join us?