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Jeni, this looks like a great place to visit.

Oh, I get it. I guess I never read it correctly and that the question was about the portrait photos. 😬 I learned this from Carole, and there is a 2017 blog post titled "4-ways-to-hide-a-face-with-paintshop-pro/." Since then, I have been doing this with the family and my own photos when I post here. There are other ways of doing it, but I prefer pixelated.

Thank you, Jeni! It was really a special moment. 🙂

Thank you, Corrie! ----------------------------------------------------------------- So, I am not alone in struggling with the layouts... And I am in good company. 🙂

Thank you, Susan! There are a lot of Anna Aspnes's goodies included in the background. 😄

Thank you, Fiona! Do you mean the glow around the title? If so, it's the Outer Glow from the Layer Properties (Layer Styles on the Layer Palette). The default size is 43, and the opacity is 80. Here is a screenshot with the settings I used.

Thank you, Julie! I love it when I start a layout, and everything falls into place, but it doesn't always happen. 😄 But I love the process anyway.

Lesson 3

This time, instead of creating new layouts altogether, I decided to complete the Workshop that I started years ago and had never finished. I tweaked the first layouts a bit. The layouts are all about the visit to see the "Making Van Gogh" exhibition. Credits: DiHiller PS2020Mar My Tribe mini kit freebie / Cassel Admission Ticket & Confetti Tube (Lab7-M09) -- Flair Button Lessons 1 and 2

Another Halloween layout. I don't know if anybody else has experienced this, but many times, I start with the photo and get an idea of how it's going to be. And then, as it progresses, and I'm not too fond of this or that, I end up with different papers, how I showcase the photo, and so on. No wonder it takes so long to finish a layout. 😄 I created the Word Art inspired by one I saw on the internet. (attached) Credits Cassel: Googly Eyes (Lab10-M11) -- DateStamp#8 script -- ."How to add Glowing Lights" 2020 Jan blog post -- Hand drawn frame (Lab12-M01) Ana Aspnes: Papers - Artsy brush - Overlay - Elements DiHiller: Flowers elements / Eyeinspire: Word Art ghosts / Creative Fabrica Halloween Clipart freebies Font: GrilledCheese BTN Toasted

Susan, it's good to break the rules occasionally, right? 😂

I did it, too, but I didn't have the time to install it. It was too good of a deal to let it pass. Thanks, Carole!

I don't know this Adamski Effect either, Julie, but I am already curious and want to learn about it and try it someday. 🙂 Your layout might not be like the others ( I still have to check them), but I like what you did very much!

I just picked this one to comment on, but all calendar layouts are beautiful, Susan! You put a lot of work into it, and it paid off. The dark ton of the pages just fit the photos perfectly.

Beautiful layout, Julie. The detail of the poppy flower and the red element over the soldier is very touching.