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@Ann Seeber It does not look that little for a cabin. It looks GREAT!!! @MoniqueN. You are right: a script font would not be too suitable to replace one letter in a word! @Anne Lamp You should contact the site that offers those video streamings. They might be interested in what you did with those photos. The result is stunning. Hard to believe it is from videos as the images are so clear! @Gerry Landreth I love the font you used for the text. It is easy to read, despite being even in height (which is not always the case). @Susan Ewart Your story made me smile. My husband LOVES the Madagascar penguins short and when we would watch a movie, he ALWAYS wanted to watch the Madagascar penguins first. EVERY TIME!!! You are just missing Ricco! @Sharla Great finale to the bootcamp. I bet you can continue and create more pages on the same theme! @Randy I am glad you enjoyed the bootcamp. To answer your question about snap to guide, did you make sure you didn't "snap to grid" instead of "snap to guide"? If you have the correct ones checked, remember that it acts like a magnet: there is a point where it won't snap anymore if it is too far (you can change that value too if needed). BTW, too bad I might be in Fredericton that weekend! ? @Anne Burgess Great work. You know, if you are using paint spatters, you don't need to add shadows to them as they would be completely flat on paper. If you have not posted your projects, maybe you still worked on them on your own. Don't be shy. Share them! You still have time.

If I remember correctly, this was a new feature added to PSP2023. What version are you using?

The last lesson is on Day 11 (today).

The last one was sent this morning.

Did you happen to make some "clean up" after the Q&A session where we looked at that? Or did it just happen randomly?

@Susan Ewart That is a LOT of birds! That must be quite noisy too as they are usually pretty loud birds. @Randy Glad you reposted the image! Did you take those pictures? Maybe you were taking pictures of the same geese as Susan! @Ann Seeber My eyes might be playing a trick on me but is there a shadow (or a bevel) on the left side of the word "Wings"? @MoniqueN. My brain is happy now! LOL Simple layouts have great advantages: they are faster to complete and can be just as effective in showing off the photos! As for the snap, yes, it should work vertically and horizontally. I am glad to see that you used a different shape for the "pinked" edges. As you can see, any shape can be used. That is actually the basis of my edge punches in the store: just different shapes. @Gerry Landreth That is such a cool font!! Looking at your layout, it reminds me of the one I used for the Scraplift challenge, where I have pictures of my grandmother, holding 3 generations in her arms. I was just lucky to have the older pic. @Sharla It is nice to see that although you have the same theme and topic for every page, each of them end up looking different. It would not be boring to browse through your list of books because of that!

I am not sure what you mean by this. Which options? Are you talking about other palettes? Or specific tools?

Getting your layouts printed by a professional printing service has one big advantage over printing at home: the binding and cover. If you do it at home, you would likely have to put them into plastic sleeves that are either in already bound books or in those binders where you can add/remove sleeves. That would serve a double purpose: to protect them and to bind them. If you are to bind it yourself with a spiral, consider that you would be punching holes in one edge of your pages. If there is no important detail there, that is ok, but just be careful. As for the cover, I am not sure what I would use. Maybe foam core board to make it thick and solid? Otherwise, keep an eye on those printing places as they would often have sales and specials and it might end up being less expensive than you think. I heard of several people who just keep their layouts "ready for printing" and take advantage of various sales when they come. I personally have only printed one book, and had it done locally, many years ago.

No, never heard of that. I happened to have some E6000 glue (which was recommended for my gnome house project, which is outdoor) and I used that. So far so good. The green room is on my desk and the battery pack hasn't moved!

I think it is done. I ended up having created more "plants" than can fit. I have another hanging plant but I think it would be too much. For the floor, I am still considering adding a carpet, but I think the wood floor looks good on its own.

Yeah, sometimes, it is uncooperative and when you restart PSP, it is back. Maybe you would need to reset to default and re-customize your workspace ?

@Anne Lamp The first time you mentioned the cam, I thought it was YOUR cam, but now, with all those animals, I know they are not on your property! Good work! Good extraction on the bird! @Randy I have some versions that tend to do that and change to text instead of icons. But you can change that. Go to View > Customize and while that window is open, right-click on the text instead of the icon and select Icon in the list that will pop. Your project #4 does not show. Can you repost it? @MoniqueN. Great page. The only thing that "annoys" me is the flower showing behind the paper. Even if it is showing as a "paper image", my brain still thinks that the flower should be on TOP of the paper! ?

So, what are we chatting about? More about the green room? or something else? Let's chat.

@Anne Burgess Good choice of elements for that page. I would suggest you review the tutorial on resizing the images as that little boy looks a little squished on the first photo! @Susan Ewart It is so interesting to see three different water colors. I guess the angle of the photo and the sky reflection can give great variety! @Randy If you ever get someone to help with taking pictures, they can take one of YOU, with the residents only showing their back. That is one way around privacy if you want to give it a shot. If you want more musical elements, check out this blog post. @Sharla I guess you are building a nice "book shelf"! @MoniqueN. It is never too late to get started (and yes, life can be busy at times). @Gerry Landreth If you have a link that you would like to share, you can do that in the post, but you can also include a QR Code on your layout too! Check out this blog post.

Definitely one way around the limitations! I read often that working within limits tends to generate more creativity. This is a great example!

@Sharla Next year, you might be interested in the Build-a-Kit workshop! It is all about creating coordinated papers and elements from all the tutorials inside the membership. You can have a look at that section in the private area for DIAMOND members to see what the participants did a couple of months ago. @Ann Seeber Nice way to display a panoramic photo! @Rene Marker Thanks for the tip. I don't have dual monitors so I would not have been able to help anyone on that topic.

@Susan Ewart Dark colors make that photo stand out. And for the next one, it is ok to challenge yourself to not colorize, but follow your feeling when you get to it. @Anne Burgess Great page. Did you make that background paper? @Ann Seeber Good work. Interesting how you angled the custom gradient. @Sharla If you end up making an album about all those books, you might consider either adding some journaling, sharing your thoughts about each book, or even making them into double pages, if you have a lot to say. @Anne Lamp Adding a paper under the text is a great way to customize the layout to make it great. That means you understand the principle instead of "just" following the instructions when the situation requires a tweak. There is still a whole week to work on the projects. Calling the dozens of silent registrants. Come on and show us what you made. If you are having difficulties, let us know. We are here to help you.

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. Because of the size of the shapes, there will obviously be overlaps. Will it be for papers or photos or both? That is up to you! Click here to download the layered template. Post your projects in the gallery.

@cindy harris Great tribute to your mother. I see you might have enlarged the pink heart, which makes them blurred. @Gerry Landreth That is a cute story about Lynda and Rudy. I would have assumed that Lynda would have perceived the vibrations of your arrival, but I guess Rudy could have helped!

Oh, those are cute! Especially the ones on Pinterest!

@Sharla Simple paper is totally fine. That theme will be an interesting one. @Susan Ewart I'll see if I can move the image for you in the gallery (I have never done it yet) @Gerry Landreth I didn't know Linda meant beautiful in Spanish. I didn't even know it was Spanish! Beautiful tribute. That cookie looks yummy! @Randy Using a shadow as a frame is interesting. For best visibility, you should then use it at 100% opacity. I'll check the Frame tool on my 2022. I didn't think you would use it in this project. @Anne Lamp I would go a little less on the shadows, especially on the title. As a rule of thumb, if you have a font with fine lines, a shadow needs to have less offset, so there won't be a visible "gap" between those fine lines and the shadow (which would make it look like it is hovering over the paper). That photo is stunning. Will we have more cam photos? OK, tomorrow, you will get the second project to do. If you have not finished the first one, don't worry. You can still catch up!

@Corrie Giesen Welcome to the Bootcamp. Looking forward to seeing your projects. @Ann Seeber Great page. May I be very picky? If you look at the shadows inside the flowers, they indicate a light coming from the top right, while all yours are from the top left. To be consistent, you would need to mirror those flowers. Do you see that? @Anne Burgess That is a cute layout! Somehow, I always thought that PSP refused to handle images of currencies. If you have not finished your first project, don't worry, you still have all day tomorrow to work on it.

@Susan Ewart For the Screenshot, it depends on what you set as a trigger (I set it to use the PrintScreen key). You can set it to take a screenshot after X seconds so you don't have to use a key. I have to admit it is not very intuitive! ? Unless I need the cursor on my screenshot, I still use the PrintScreen and then paste it as a new image (shh... don't tell Corel/Alludo!). I do relate to that smaller slice of bread! Good one! @Randy That is interesting about the Instant Effects. It is something I never use so I forgot there was a palette for it! The shortcut to copy the Sandwich is a good one, however, one has to be careful because you can't change your sandwich anymore at that point since it "copy MERGE". I also use that shortcut, but not all the time. @Ann Seeber You are someone who needs her phone while eating? ? Nice book by the way. @Sharla Do you have an open-face sandwich or have just not finished it? Nice striped tablecloth. @Anne Burgess You made it. I told you you would! Now, it is time to eat that sandwich! @Anne Lamp That is a fun sandwich (and table set). I see you used various additional techniques! great work. @cindy harris Someone else watching a screen while eating! But it is ok, as you are watching the Campus. Cindy, I have to say I am very impressed by your exercise. I do remember your very first one. Do you remember? You struggled so much and were discouraged. This time, you even customized the whole setup, and all on your own!!! Kudos!! If you have not posted your sandwich, don't delay too long. We are all hungry... for a good story. Tomorrow, you will have your "real" project to work on. Don't panic, you will have two days to work on it. If you started late, just jump in when you can. You will surely have time to catch up.

Kids do a lot of crafts for their parents and grandparents, whether it is for Mother's Day, Christmas, Easter, etc. What kind of crafts have your kids come home with to give you as a present?

Welcome to the Bootcamp, @Ann Seeber, @Susan Ewart, @Anne Lamp, @cindy harris. @Susan Ewart That is a great shot. Do you use a zoom lens? @Ann Seeber Those wisteria are fantastic. If you tweak the photo a little, you can brighten those colors even more! Who else is planning to participate in this Bootcamp? Just come and say hi!