Sue Thomas

Thank you. Did you by any chance forget to add shadows to your frames?

In order to read text on the label, I've posted a larger file on facebook. Scrapbooking with PSP.

I have several projects on the go, this being one of them. Although these are advertised as a monogram, it's not a font. They are very large png files. The width is to wide for my liking, had they have been a font (Vector), editing to my liking would have been ever so much easier, whilst retaining the sharpness of them. Anyway, I chose one and used it in a label I created. (Overlay blend mode). I also opted to use a slightly different approach to framing the 2 photos. The butterfly strip was created using 3 butterfly png files.

Did you try enlarging the mask, or making the photo smaller. I don't have the script, but I can always enlarge the masks I make myself. By the way the insect isn't a bee, it's a fly. A wasp mimic. Depending on where you live in the world they are commonly known as either hover flies or flower flies. Very important pollinators.

Photo prong, sand texture, scratched paper, twisted string, acrylic.

Ah, now I see. I don't want to come across as being picky, but your tapes resembles phrase strips. As tape is translucent. Carole has 4 tape tutorials. Celotape, (you'd call it scotch tape, coloured tape, uneven tape, and rolled tape. She also has 2 sand tutorials, sand brush and sand texture. Resizing for the campus makes it difficult sometimes to make out what is what. I initially thought your confetti was to represent a sand effect.

What 4 or 5 elements did use in a straight line from the bingo card?

It was a pleasure, without any effort on my part. I await with anticipation to see your homework.

This is the second step, the top two are steps one and three.

Here you go, I've done some screen shots for you to follow. Now this is fool proof!!! LOL hahaha! only joking! Of course there are several ways to copy, you can either promote to a new (which is what I did) layer, paste as a new image/layer, or copy /paste directly into a project, paste as a new selection and more. It's raining here, and it's wonderful, the first proper rain since last year. I have the windows open listening to the rain. The little bird is a Least Flycatcher, I have lots of them here. they are ever so entertaining, they look around for insects to catch on the wing. This one few off a second after the shot, to catch an insect in mid air. They choose great vantage spots.

Using the selection tool select the area you want in your image, feather several times, copy and paste. It's that simple. The only thing is you get a uniform blur all around, whether it's round., square or rectangle. That's fine if that's what you want. For corners only you need a Mask.

Now I remember, I did give you a quick technique on how to blur the edges on an image, and it was using the feather tool. Do you need me to give you instructions in point format, or do you remember how to do it?

At this moment in time I can't think any tutorials which will include the majority of techniques I use, there is the adjust what masterclass, which covers the adjustment layers, and there are lots of mask tutorials, also there's the beautiful mess masterclass. I'm sure Carole can suggest other classes to watch. Over the years, and in time you will be able do the same, I can adapt techniques that I have learnt, and incorporate them in other things. Just like what I suggested Ann did with her out of bounds photos, but that was a very simple alternative technique .

For this one I used over 3 masks, and adjustment layers. For the Primroses, I used the same the selection tool to select some flowers, overlays, adjustment layers to create the outer edges.

here are two more.

I'll start with the strips, although they can be a pain to use. If I'm stumped by them, I nearly always resort to using them to add text, they make excellent elements for all kinds of journaling. With regard to the faded edges that I do, I'm not fully understanding what you are referring to. So, I've posted what I think you may be referring to. If so, a lot of different techniques depending what I want to achieve are used. What I will say is, they are all created using the mask tool. I could give you step by step instructions for a specific project I have done, but then again there will be a lot of factors to take into account, to get the desired effect. I think, it may be a project for Carole, for a masterclass.

I used: Word frame, sand texture (text), tape (coloured), and flair button. Plus a lot of other techniques, this was a project I started on the 17th May, thinking I will be able to use elements listed in this Bingo challenge.

This challenge is one of my favourite challenges, the scavenger hunt is my number one. Some of you didn't comply with the specifications of the challenge, which is what makes it a challenge. Ann, you did 4 out of bounds. I'm going to suggest a quicker way of doing it for this particular layout. Select the background paper, contract, invert, promote to a new layer, move that layer above the photos.

Thank you Libera, I may be bias, but I agree Wales is a beautiful country, particularly the Welsh coastline, and steeped in ancient history.

Thanks, I rarely use templates, I tend to create a layout to fit the photos, hence, this challenge made me think of an alternative whilst working within the limits.

A truly outstanding page. textures, overlays and the blend modes, is all a matter of trail and error, to achieve the desired effect, but well worth taking the time.

May DIY challenge. In order to retain the size of the small shape I opted to creating an out of bounds effect.

I think adding shadows to each photo and the elements may have slipped your mind.

Of all the photos I took over several days, the one used on the tag is my favourite. The eye contact I had with this beauty, with an eye either side of the tiniest flower stem, for me was emotionally powerful. Sometimes I have experiences with nature which overwhelm me. If you know what I'm trying to say. It's difficult to put into words.