Sue Thomas

It doesn't need anything else, it's perfect as it is.

That is a beautiful tribute to the atrocities inflicted on the First Nations of any country. Do you have any hobbies, or enjoy baking, needle work etc that you can take photos of, and then showcase them in layouts. It may help you if you have passion for something. That passion will then show through in your work, and in turn you will be happy and like what you have done. Don't try to hard, and over think what you are doing. Like this page you have created. You obviously feel strongly about it, and it comes through in your page. I hope I haven't spoken out of turn.

Mid October is when I usually start thinking about the festive season when it comes to making Xmas cards etc. As the days get shorter, and the nights get longer is when I find I have more time to be creative. This year is an exception, as I have been steadily plodding along making all my cards and calendars since I knew that I was going home for the whole of December and January. I'll be printing more of the cards than usual, as I will be able to give them to the recipients in person., which I am really looking forward to.

Yes, we are all artists in our own right!

I totally agree! They appear to speak to me, visualizing the circumstances under which they were taken, surrounding sounds, even how hot or cold I was when I was taking them, particularly when it's 30 below. All of which I feel reflect in the layouts. I'm not an artist, but I can fully understand how artists capture every emotion they experience when being creative. (All forms of art included)

It's always a good idea to get distracted from the main task in hand. When you go back to it, you go back with a fresh perspective.

You have done this designer proud! When creating a double page, I place the pages side by side frequently, to make sure they look right. I think it's a lot to do with how your eye perceives the layout.

I used a framed pic of the barn swallow I did a short while back, showcasing it in the wood frame 2 tutorial. I like this wood frame. I thought using screws or nails on frame would be a bit much. Anyway, they could also be glued together.

I'm coming to the end of my Xmas card making for 2023. Here I used one of the templates from the greeting card workshop. Using the watercolour technique on the photo.

Jannette, the sketch is only a starting point, you don't have to follow it to the letter. The smallest detail of the sketch may trigger a layout, which will not resemble the sketch one iota. For me it was the three different sized frames, which took me down a completely different path. Don't feel compelled to replicate the sketch. For me, more often than not my photos determine the colour scheme and layout. Of all the challenges we have, I have to say the sketch, is my least favourite.

I'm off out now to shoot the moon. We had a drop of rain last night, which has dampened down the dust. It's a calm clear night.

Thank you. I love what you did with the sketch. Creative photography, beautifully done, you can't beat natural lighting, capturing the fine hairs on the stems. I sometimes use boards as wind breaks, but never as a background. lol Did you have the sun behind the plants? As part of the leaf appears translucent. I call it the telephoto effect, backlighting, which I often like to do to capture the translucency of flowers petals, and Autumn leaves.

I see that I should have put this page in what are you working on in September. I'm going to leave it where it is. There isn't any point in duplicating it anywhere else in the forum.

Another Autumn page in a series that I'm doing, on the birds that stop off for a brief visit, before continuing their long migratory journey. The border is a combination of a corner element which I added a thin border all around to, overlay. Phrase strips which I created, adding one of Carole's new punches. I really do love these, they are ever so easy to use. I do recommend using guides or grid when using them. Text on a text path, masks to slot the photos in . Photo frames are done using the vector rectangle tool.

No at all! The colours are prefect. I can not fault it, although, and not being critical , if it was mine I would make the tree largest stars a little smaller. They overpower the models a tad. I love the three B's word art.

I know, the photos depict the layout etc, etc, etc.

Well! I started out with the intentions of using the sketch. It didn't take long for me to do my own thing, once I added the photos. The background paper is the photo of the Immature White-throated Sparrow, blurred, overlay, and lowered opacity I added the rosehip photo to add a vibrant colour to make the page pop, on an otherwise earth toned page. I screenshot the poem to save me having to type it out. Blend mode multiply.

As is yours Cristina!

Sometimes, just sometimes, we have to be reminded of the tools that are available to us.

Although I will be continuing to create pages for this magazine, as I did for the previous magazine workshops. Here is the back page that I will be using once I have completed it.

Awesome! That must have taken you all of 2 minutes, once you decided on an image. ? lol

Playing around last night. I used the book cover mock up template from the blog. The spiral binding really isn't suitable for a magazine. I created my own ad for my magazine. Yes Carole, I featured everything stated on the front cover, at the time of creating the cover I added features on a whim, which I did manage to carry to fruition. A nice touch I thought to finish the workshop with. Another successful workshop, thank you.

Well, it's officially Autumn, and I really don't like these darker evenings and mornings. The days are only going to get shorter and shorter. For the last page I used yesterday’s (day 6) 2 mask layers that I edited. Using the edit selection tool I moved the masks to the opposite side of the page, using the guides to keep everything aligned. Mule deer in velvet.

I agree with Rene, I prefer this one too. I often use the blend mode, with a lighter solid coloured layer below. It often tones down the original top layer. You have total control on how much you want to tone it down by. Even try other solid colours besides white. Different colours will yield different results.

It never ceases to amaze me that although we all use the same templates, the end results are incredibly diverse, covering a multitude of topics and interests. What better way to be inspired whilst learning at the same time. We should all be very proud of our achievements. Whilst acknowledging, and giving credit to Carole. @Carole, I thought I would apologize, before the possibility of being reprimanded! (only joking!) lol