Sue Thomas

Many of you will know that one of my passions is the wonderful world of insects. I observe, macro photograph, document and showcase them. Here is one I previously did.

I appreciate your impactful comment. Ambience, is the word I was trying to achieve using one of my photos. A million feathers falling down, A million stars that touch the ground, So many secrets to be found Amid the falling snow. Maybe I am falling down. Tell me should I touch the ground? Maybe I won't make a sound In the darkness all around. The silence of a winter's night Brings memories I hold inside, Remembering a blue moonlight Upon the fallen snow. Maybe I am falling down. Tell me should I touch the ground? Maybe I won't make a sound In the darkness all around. I close my window to the night. I leave the sky her tears of white. And all is lit by candlelight Amid the falling snow. And all is lit by candlelight Amid the falling snow.

I wanted to create a page that would depict the lyrics and the tune of this song. Enya is one of my all time favourites, I have all of her CDs. I created snow, frosted window (which is mentioned in the lyrics), wavy paper. I kept it minimalistic. The photo is one I took 2 days ago. How I remember sleepless nights When we would read by candlelight, And on the windowpane outside A new world made of snow A million feathers falling down, A million stars that touch the ground, So many secrets to be found Amid the falling snow.

Everyone is creating wonderful pages, each one inspiring. Susan, I do like the addition of Latin to your title. I took Latin for a year when I was in grammer school. I have recently started adding Latin to some of my pages, somerthing I used to do quite some time ago. What is the Tile font called? It is perfect for the cover.

Not this time. It will be born in Truro, Cornwall.

A stunningly vibrant spring layout! I was wondering if circumstances would allow you to make a trip this year to your daughter's. 8 weeks sounds like a long to wait, but before you know it you will up, up and away. I will be making another tip home in the near future, shortly after the new baby has been born in mid March.

I do appreciate your very kind words. I try to make may layouts flow, whilst retaining a balanced layout without dirstracting from the photos. It never ceased to amaze me what a varied selection of colours can be selected out using the dropper tool on photos. Here is the cut out label I created myself, after discovering the script. As for the title I used the stencil technique on the edge. I typed the word first, then on a new layer created the stroke, changed the stroke to a raster, to add the stencil effect.

This one posed a slight challenge, as it is busier than what I like to go with with. Anyway, the size of each element has been retained exactly as it. I came across the cutout script, which I must have missed, so I created my own cutout 'wonderland' word.

I haven't done one of these layouts for a while. The photo fitted the bill for this particular layout. One photo duplicted twice, with the blackbird promoted to a new layer. The words Semper Gratus is Latin for Always grateful

I can not hesitate even a guess as to what you did. My suggestion would be to use the pen tool to create the circle, then using ' from vector shape' tool in selections to edit it to your liking. That way you will retain a prefect shape. I hope this helps you.

It does take some time to get back into the swing of things, especially when I've been away for almost 8 weeks. From adjusting to the time difference to the frigid temperatures. At least I gain 6hrs coming back. Lol

Very nice. I am not being critical, but may I make a sugestion. Use a vector to create the black trim around the image. That way you will avoid the jagged edges.

Back on the Prairies, it's an almost white out, and snowing, which isn't anything new for this time of year. What better way to spend the afternoon indoors, in the warm being creative. I downloaded Carole's freebie mask from Creation Cassel blog. I like to creatve my own elements, which may be time consuming on times, but well with it. It is always a sence of achievment, especially when I can remember how to do them without having to refer to tutorials.

Yes PSP. Dont select uninstall, but select repair. I reffered to PSP as a program. Windows is an operating system and not a program.

No. I fly out of Heathrow at 3pm on the 29th, which is tomorrow. Landing in Saskatoon at 9pm on the 29th. I will participate in the next Affinity bootcamp. I hadn't heard of the software either.

Beautifully done Corrie. I do like the positioning of the 4 photos, also the background paper. There isn't anything not to like about it. Same in Cornwall and West Wales, the crocus and snowdrops are about to bloom into an explosion of colour. The daffs are about a week away from flowering. Varfell Farms Ltd, Penzance Cornwall are the largest producers of Daffs in the world. They have been picking for a few weeks for export.

Try going to uninstall. Instead of clicking on uninstall program, click on repair. That has worked on occassion in restoring the psp files, to allow you to view them. Saying that I too use Windows 10.

We have ringed billed seagulls on the prairies, also in the UK. In my opinion, also experience of them, they are more mottled as juveniles, (before first moult). Less so as immature birds. ( a bird capable of breeding, with its first hard feathers) Perhaps it is due to the sun catching the feathers, or enhanced photo editing. Cool photos and showcased.

I can totally relate to that.

Experiencing feelings like that are priceless. They will stay with you for the rest of your life. It doesn't take much to trigger such memories either. I'm thrilled to hear you've had such an experience. The words aren't a quote, but my own. Expressing how I felt during the moments leading up to and after taking those images. My memories are my treasure.

Haha, did you notice the white tailed hare's prints at the bottom of the top right photo? The snow reveals a great deal about the activities of wildlife, long after they have left. Especially night activities. The tag was one of the many I created a while back after watching one of the vector masterclasses, the same goes for the bar code. I leave tomorrow at 3pm, arriving in Saskatoon at 9pm on the same day.

I actually remember pointing that out to you. I'm pleasantly surprised you remembered it too. I agree, going with one's feelings are usually the right ones. This past week, we have had torrential rain with high winds. Wales like Ireland was badly hit by the Eowyn storm. I'm much obliged, and hopefully I'll have a good, uneventful trip back. Quite looking forward to the cold, crisp weather with clear skies. I've missed not being able to get out to look up to star and planet gaze.

Here is my take on the sketch challenge. I decided to combine the four photo slots to make 2, and the main photo slot I changed to an ellipse, to accommodate the photos I wanted to use. From there I went with the flow, as one would say. Once again all my own work, with the exception of the bow, and Carole's punches. I like to use the word no one, rather than nobody, beside it being more English, it is a more formal word for a layout. In my opinion anyway.

Well I never. I didn't know that. I don't think you have ever mentioned that before. Well not to my knowledge anyway. My head is full of information which I have accumulated over the years.

I'm familiar with that phrase, it's Latin. Translated it says action or death. Essentially meaning do or die. I believe it' is the Barclay Scottish clan's motto.