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@Ann Lovely quilts to showcase! Looking forward to seeing them in your projects. @Thomas Willis Glad to hear you managed to get those settings. You will know how to get them next time! @Steve KovacsYou managed to get those images side by side? Did you already drink your coffee/tea or you didn't pour it in yet? @kasanyYou better not spill any coffee since you don't have a saucer ? Nice plaid placemat! @Gerry Landreththat placemat is full of sunshine! @Ann SeeberWhere did you get all those ingredients again? @Linda J Walkerit looks like you are having lunch on a picnic table. Why not? @Mary SolaasMaybe the challenge with the napkin is that it is "too white"? That does not give as much room to show the folds and the texture. @cindy harrisDid you post a picture? I don't seem to see it. Keep those sandwiches coming. I love the variety and mostly the stories!!

What is going on this week? Have you been affected by unusual weather events? Do you have any specific plans? Let's chat!

Hi Thomas. What do you get instead of what I have? Maybe you are using the AI-Powered mode, in which case, it will show something different. Maybe check this article and see if that is what you see?

@cindy harris I know you will be doing well, Cindy. You are getting more and more confident with your PSP and it shows. @Linda J Walker I hope it will be more than just "passing time". We will have fun, I promise. @Anja Pelzer Hopefully, this will be at a reasonable pace for you. @Mary Solaas The organizer can be great, but it also takes room so it might depend on the size of your monitor/workspace. @Gerry Landreth Those will be fun to use in projects. Glad you joined, even if it was just a last-minute decision. @Steve KovacsYou will see that, although the bootcamp will revolve around showcasing photos, there is also room for stories, and that is just as important! As for your workspace, keep in mind that when you work with multiple images, you might want to use untabbed documents. But you will see when you start working, especially with the sandwich. @Ann SeeberAs mentioned for Mary, if you have the space for it, the Organizer can be good. My monitor is quite small so it is not convenient for me. Don't be shy to post in this thread. We look at every single post!

One way to "play" with those is to see which shapes you can "line up" or which ones you can "overlap". Typically, those shapes come from an existing template that I just tweak around for you ?

Yeah, it seems to be missing in the forum and gallery. It might be due to the different platform. I'll check if there is a way to get it back OR to get something comparable. Thanks for pointing it out.

I can assume so. You will find that resizing images is something you will do very often with PSP so it is a good practice to get started.

In your PSP, go to Image > Resize and under the first tab (by pixels), you should see the option to enter 600 in the width value. Then, make sure you save a copy of it with -600 in the filename so you don't overwrite your full-size image.

Go to the top right, beside the "photo", click on the little triangle and select Profile. There, you should see a little icon on the bottom left of your "photo" where you can click and follow the prompts. I should make a tutorial for it with screenshot. I'll try to do that later today!

Remember that you can get in touch if you come north too! ?

Hi Helen. I'll have to find another time to go for a coffee with you in the future. Maybe in 2023??

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. Click here to download the layered template. Post your projects in the gallery.

Thanks. I guess it might also depend on the scanner you are using. Also, PNG is lossless so it could be good. Either way, at this point, my husband has scanned so many pictures in the last months, I won't ask him to change!! He would look at me with flame throwers in his eyes! Files saved in .tif format are also said to keep layers, but that does not work with PSP which will flatten them, so I am not sure how well PSP handles those files. Something else to consider, I guess.

What are you doing this week? Do you set resolutions on January 1st? Do you have specific plans for the year? Let's chat.

Yeah. That is why I made some tutorials to guide you all. Review them here. Maybe it will help make it a little simpler?

I think you did a great job. Often, if you make fewer waves, or narrower, it makes it look "simpler".

OK, here are a couple of pointers: - I think that you could add (or add more) shadows on the photos and the blue paper. - I love the goalie in the middle. With a cast shadow, it would make it stand out (pun intended) Will you get it printed for him? If so, make a version with his name instead of a reference to "my grandson". It might be a nice frame to hang in his room!

I saw that challenge and thought of the Mask workshop too!

Great way to use the template differently!

You should get another one, one hour before the start. Unfortunately, we cannot share links, and I don't have "extras". If you don't get anything within the last hour, let me know and i'll contact support

It is the featured freebie for January, on the blog: https://creationcassel.com/blog/freebie-69/

I guess I should also show what I do, when I am not recording videos! In summary: January: my husbnd showing off his new kitchen attire (he loves to cook and bake) February: an accident a few hundred meters from our house torn down an electric pole. Power failure for a few hours March: a little visit to the ER. Nothing serious although concerning for me April: yes, still getting some snow May: a little present sent by someone I have helped with her PSP. Lovely notebook! June: a visit in Ottawa, where I met 3 "colleagues" from Corel July: cookies for Xavier's 2nd birthday (no I didn't make the cookies) August: at my age, first encounter with... lice! September: upgrading the kitchen to add a backsplash but we also have to move one counter by about an inch! October: leaf raking with the grandson November: visit to Montreal and a tour of Illumi December: a little peek-a-boo cat made for Xavier's quiet book.

Time for a 2023 resolution! ?

All the challenges are there for that reason!