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One thing to remember is that a lot of older plugins were 32-bits and PSP2023 is only 64-bits so all those old plugins won't work in that version. That is the reason many PSP users are keeping an older version, just to use those old plugins. AKVIS has several plugins that work with PSP2023. Eye Candy can work although it is not 100% compatible with PSP: it won't add the effects on separate layers like it should (and does in Photoshop). Topaz also work for photo effects. Filter Forge is often my go-to plugin since it includes so many filters. In general, except for Filter Forge, I rarely use plugins. Others might chime in with additional plugins that work. But in the meantime, see if you can keep an older version of PSP to use those older plugins.

Yeah, you would not dare do that on a physical book borrowed from the library!!!

How are libraries in your area? Do they have activities sections or are they still "books only" libraries? What kinds of interesting areas do they have? What activities do they offer? Let's chat. Let's discover libraries around the world (almost).

You are catching all my lapses! 😉

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 April layout, tell us something about a pet you had (or wished you had) or animals in your life. Did you have pets? Were you allowed to have some? If you couldn't have pets, did you have any connection with someone else's pets? Were you raised on a farm? Or did someone in your family have a farm that you visited? 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.

That is my plan to have new additional supplies for the DIAMOND members.

So, for North America, it was the day of the total eclipse yesterday. Did you witness it? Did you ever witness a total eclipse? Do you have photos? Scrapbook pages? Stories about it? Let's chat about it.

First of all, come and say HI once you register for this workshop. We want to know who else will be there, on our side to encourage us. Every page we will make will be different, based on each others' photos, stories, and preferences but we can all get inspired by everyone's projects. Once the workshop is started, on April 22nd, you can post your pages in here. Make sure to resize your image to 600 pixels before uploading it so it won't slow down the site when we have all those pages. Remember that each page should not take you longer than 5 minutes to complete. (if you missed the registration link or if you want to invite a friend to join you, HERE it is). DIAMOND members will get extra pages to work with. Non-scrapbookers will also get some non-scrapbook supplies. Who is going to be doing their FIRST digital scrapbook pages?

A perfect starting point to display photos. And then, the sky is the limit if someone wants to add details, embellishments, etc.

It is true that TYPICALLY, you would not have the same thing on both sides if it is a photo. For a paper, it might be expected. Anja has a good solution, which is to "replace" anything that is not typical, with something more typical (like, do you remember that the back of polaroid photos were black?). To make sure that you use the right size/shape, you would do that with the Locked transparency. If you plan ahead to have two different layers, then you would start with the two layers together and when it is time to make a selection, you will delete the top layer (which won't be seen) and promote the bottom one, which will flip on top of the other in the fold.

This question has an article on the blog: https://scrapbookcampus.com/2020/12/fixing-exposure-on-partial-photos/ Would that help?

Let's make things a little fun for you. Are you looking for ways to spark your creativity and still create something meaningful? This will be a fairly regular challenge for you. Every time, you will be given instructions to use 1, 2, and 3 of something. Would that be more than you usually use? or less? Let's see. Create a layout using : 1 shaped paperclip 2 Folded corners 3 Wooden elements You can create those elements or use what you currently have in your stash. Showcase any photo, use any template (if you want). Just make sure you include the required elements.

Have you ever been the victim of a great April Fool's joke? Or the creator of such a joke? Or just a wonderful joke you witnessed? Let's share some fun and creative jokes we know of.

hopefully, it holds for you!

I was watching a report saying that eastern Canada will likely be in the clear for the eclipse, while most of the USA will be covered. Yay for me, but what a bummer for those who assumed that USA had better chances of viewing and are flying there! Nothing is 100% accurate when it comes to weather, but crossing fingers as it is looking good for us.

Do you want to challenge yourself to take photos every week for a year? Maybe you want to practice your photography skills, or just try to capture "ordinary" daily occurrences. Let's just encourage each other. This is a no-pressure thread, and you can share the photos you took or the theme you are going for (if you are going with a theme). And if you don't want to share the photos yet, and only showcase them once they are in a montage or a scrapbook page, you can just say that you did it. And it is ok to start your 52 weeks at any time. It does not have to start in January!

It is a new month and new projects. Show off what you are working on in April be it a scrapbook page, a collage, a tutorial, or anything else you want. We are curious and want to see, learn, and get inspired. These threads are quickly becoming a fantastic source of inspiration, support, and friendship. Keep them coming! Remember to size down your image to about 600x600 pixels and save it in .jpg format before posting it (if you are creating a double page, you can resize it to 1000 pixels in width if you don't want to post the pages separately). Here are a few guidelines for everyone: when you post a project, give as much information on your sources or techniques used. It will help others who are curious and would like to do the same. if someone uses something that you like on their page, ask where they got it. Sometimes, you can go get it too and it will be better quality than trying to extract it (as it would have been resized to post in the forum anyway). if it is something that they did from scratch, ask how they did it. It would be so helpful to everyone! if you like a photo and would like to “play with it”, ALWAYS ask permission. Sometimes, there are some limitations and the person is not allowed to let others use it. Don’t get them in trouble. Usually, people are happy to say yes (if they can) when you ask politely. And if you get permission, you might get a better-quality image than the resized image anyway.

In April, our monthly theme is FLOWERS. With the arrival of Spring (at least in the Northern Hemisphere), we are looking forward to those colorful additions to our landscape and our gardens. Let's find various names of flowers, flower parts, or flower projects starting with each letter of the alphabet. And if you happen to have a quick photo to share, we will just get a very colorful thread. Let's go!

The theme for April is FLOWERS. We know several members who are fans of daffodils, so I expect you can post (or re-posts) your project in this thread! But for everyone else, do you have a layout about your gardening? The flowers you find during your walks? Or maybe a special bouquet you received? Let's go! Post your project in the gallery.

What deadline? 😉

I have found a great site that can list all the cities in the path of totality, but also those who will experience partial eclipse. It shows what you will see in various cities: https://eclipse2024.org/eclipse_cities/index.php I found out that my hometown will see 99.56% totality, so we are just out of the full path, so we will drive to Miramichi, which will be close to the center of the path, where we can get 3.5 minutes of totality (weather permitting).

Although let's be honest, the Easter Hunt (just like the Treasure Hunt) is a promotional activity (hoping to attract new people to the site), it is also meant as a way for people to find useful information at the same time. With so many blog posts (633), it is easy to miss some, forget a few, or even not know about others. I am happy that it makes anyone discover something useful!! Happy Easter!

I found out that there is a nest cam installed to watch a couple of Peregrine Falcons, in Moncton, NB. It can be watched here: https://www.zoodemagnetichillzoo.ca/nest-cam

No rush. You have until Monday night to send it in!

I used to do Decoupage with individual pieces cut and shaped to give a 3D effect. That was many moons ago. Now that I have a cutting machine, if I need to cut something, that is what I will use even though I still have my X-acto if I wanted to do some, by hand.