Sue Thomas

I did notice that you spelt theatre, as theater in your second lesson. Both are correct, as America spells it with an er, where as the the Brits, and the rest of the English speaking world spells it theatre, as I do. To be consistent with your theme for this workshop, may I suggest you change the spelling on one of the pages.

There is always more than one way of doing anything in PSP. I will quite often change the text to curves, to character shapes. That way you can select each letter, in order to manipulate whilst it is still a vector. Mind you converting to a raster once you have added bevels etc, you can select each letter using the selection tool, prompote to a new layer, delete original, then you can play that particular letter, rotating, tilting, moving etc.

It is always a pleasure to help when I can. As I have always said, it's all in the small details which give a page that extra wow factor.

Carole, that would be marvelous, as you know I love to create wordart for many of my pages, and always on the look out for different ways to create them. Interlacing, along with the flair button, were some of the very first turorials I watched and learnt their techniques. Which I can now do off pat. Seeing as I am at home with family, I did some prep work prior for this workshop. Photos, subject matter etc. Which meant that I could then focus on Affinity. I can really see myself usinf Affinity more and more as time goes on. The smallest full moon of 2025 is April's Full Pink Moon. This moon is a micromoon, appearing a bit smaller and fainter than other moons. Not that we would notice it any smaller. Everyone has heard of supermoons, well April's moon is a supermoons opposite. Which means that it's at its furtherest point from Earth, a mere 252,225 miles away. I took several shots of the moon over several days whilst in Wales. Thankfully the skies were clear for the most part. For the background paper I used one my prairie sunrise pics, taken on a bitterly cold frosty morning.

Here is the tutorial in the blog for writing on different surfaces.https://scrapbookcampus.com/2020/08/writing-on-different-surfaces/ The other class is a masterclass, which I have always remembered, and often refer too. When I want to use this particular technique. It is Template Temptations. Play the video through to around 41mins, for what you will be looking for, in this case it is a splatter which is used in the demonstration. Once you have done the process a few times, you won't forget how to do it. When using a date stamp, I also use the eraser tool to fade out the stamp a tad, to make it look more authentic.

Here is my Day 3. I used Infinity for the most part. The title was done in PSP.

Here is my day 2 page. Carole, dropping photos, and papers into their layers is ever so easy, compared to in PSP. (masks) I stopped using the text wrapping tool many years ago in PSP, as editing the text within has its limitations, hence I do it manually. Applying shadows, is also a sinch and time saving. I don't use kits, what I do use, after discovering them in a masterclass are paper layouts. Otherwise I create my own papers, and elements. With practise, I can see myself replacing lots of techniques within PSP with Affinity. Which will allow me more time out in the field with my camera, and other outdoor persuits. Good to see the campus up and running again so quickly. Those gremlins, must have got overly excited at all the wonderful pages submitted. lol Sending you birthday wishes. Thank you for making us aware of Affinity, which I hadn't previously heard of. Along with the easy to follow tutorials. I have said it before , and I shall reiterate. Using the same template, every completed layout is uniquely inspiring.

Here is my day one.

I bought Affinity photo the other day, installed it. It immediately did an update, now I have version 2.6.2. I have started to familiarize myself with it. I started with the Start here with Affinity tutorials. Here is one of my pages. I will use predominantly Affinity for this workshop, along with PSP.

It looks galvanized to me. It has that dull grey look about it, with a hint of speckling in appearance. It's a coating of zinc applied to steel and iron to protect against rust, and prevent rusting. You could try rubbing it with a course abrasive, to make it less silvery looking. Galvanzing metal here is usually dipped. Due to our wet climate, we have cattle trailers and horse boxes here which are galvanized, especially the chassis. Not the aluminium trailers though, as they are naturally corrosion resistent.

Many flower species close at night. It is called nyctinasty. They have evolved mechanisms, which allows them to guage the time of day, probably by levels of UV, or visible light. That signals to the plant to not waste resourses and risk of damage to itself unecessarily by remaining open without any repoductive gain. It has been proven that they can feel pain, also hear. They are after all living complex organisms. Their complexities are beyond my comprehension.

Enjoy your trip, having a fabulous time with your family, as I currently am with mine. Everywhere is ablaze with spring flowers. Whilst back home the ground is still frozen.

During yesterday's masterclass, which inspired me. An idea sprung to mind, well two in fact. I am going to use this neon word in a page, as part of the title. From subtle to shocking. Where colour enhances the beauty of the natural world, where colour is a language to many creatures, including birds. I will probably break up the word, in order to tilt, and move the odd letter. At present it is in it's reliminary stage. I can see this technique will have many uses. The other page, would be a night sky page. As I love shooting the moon, and other planets.

Actually, the technique is relatively easy, providing when you add the word of choice all the letters must be joined, and touching the edges on both sides. Otherwise, when you come to select either above or below the text using the magic wand, you will encounter problems. If you want to include the inside of some letters, simply change the magic wand to add. Once selected you have so many options available, including changing the image. If I am not mistaken no kit 2 masterclass covers this technique.

Due to the compression reading some text can be a challenge. Adding some text separately, makes it easier for the viewer to read. Which helps to tell the story behind the layout.

I used one of my own oval templates. I wasn't certain whether I was to write the words myself, or use a hand written font, or either one. I decided to write my own , using the scribble text technique. Coloured tape tutorial fitted the bill for this brightly coloured layout. Scotch tape. The rectangle doily is one of Carole's. Like everything else in nature, flowers never cease to amaze me, especially when I get right up close to shoot them, then research them.

Hue

Here is the link, but you can find it in the forum, click it (left side of the main page) then click on showroom, there you will find what are you working on in April 25.

You captured the vibrant colours, I love the silhouette trees. Layout is lovely.

Astronomical dawn. (Twilight, the beginning of morning).

The window is small to capture sunrise and sunset shots, as the sun moves quickly, and the quality of light changes rapidly, due to atmospheric conditions. The light is at it's most dramatic just before it peaks the horizon at sunrise, and after it dips at sunset. At this time the sun is low, and the light is scattered, creating a beautiful, diffused glow. I always arrive early to capture the best light. I often look for locations with interesting foregrounds, and backdrops that compliment the monring and evening colourful event, on the prairies, that can be difficult to find. You can never take to many shots at each magical hour, as you will never capture the same shot twice. The golden or magic hour period, creates stunning images, with rich colours and dramtic shadow. Mother Nature truly is remarkable! Today there are mobile phones which have sophisticated cameras, which take stunning shots. For me I Love my DSLR bridge camera. In my opinion, there isn't a better start to the day, than to enjoy a spectacular sunrise.

I can only imagine through your photos, what an experience it must have been.

Bravo! You summed it up simply perfect, that even my little girls would know the difference between the two words. It did cause some controversy though, which I had not anticipated. By slightly changing the sentence, one word in fact, the word peak was correct. I have never done, nor known any proof readers, but surely they look for more than just spelling mistakes. Such as Grammar, punctuation for instance in the context that it is written .

I'm relieved that I didn't offend or upset you, as it wouldn't have been my intention. I'd like to think that any errors I may make, would be brought to my attention, and greatly appreciated. At what altitude were you when you took those photos?

I frequently drive across the lake, when the ferry stops running, and the goverment gives the ok to drive across it. They maintain and check the depth of the ice road. Otherwise, to drive around adds an extra 2hrs to the trip. I must admit, I'm not unduly concerned about driving across the lake, in my pick up.