Cristina

Ann, Sue, Gerry, Alicia, Corrie, and Barbara, lovely and creative layouts. Nice job!

 

Sue, I like the tip you gave to Annie about lowering the hardness and opacity on the outer edges, and I am going to this from now on...Like you, I am not a pattern paper person and always find it hard to use them in my layouts; usually, I hide them at the bottom, but I do like the linoleum pattern...  You are the master of Word Art! I love them all.

Annie said: ... "after playing around with a thousand different brush tips and then stamping frantically around the image..." You sure described me working with my last mask!  lol

 

Your Day 3 page is spectacular!

 

 

Sue, thank you so much for your kind and supportive comment, dear friend. <3 ... I am also happy to participate again in the challenges. : )

 

I love this hessian fabric look, and I guess I have used this paper a dozen times... I look at different outdoors/adventure kits I have, and in the end, I almost always end up choosing this one. : D

Annie, thank you so much, my friend, for your kind and supportive comment. <3

 

Carole, to answer your question: yes I am! : )

Wow, beautiful, beautiful layouts have been posted here. Great work, Everyone!

 

I am getting behind, and only today I could finish my Day 3 layout. I was playing with the mask and couldn't stop.

 

Last year, there were not many places my husband and I felt comfortable going, as we wanted to avoid crowds as much as possible. So for this challenge, I am only using photos from two places.

 

The butterflies are brushes with the kaleidoscope pattern.

 

Credits:

 

Melo Vrijhof: Template with a few tweaks --

 

KAagard: pattern2 paper "Great Outdoors" kit / Jul17CCM Border Stitches1

 

Belly Gypsy: Alpha "Frontier"

 

Fonts: Decomart FF 4F - Typewriter

Thank you so much, Carole and Annie. : )

 

Here is Day 2.

 

Credits:

 

lady-DCS-template November 2019,  and I tweaked it a bit.

 

KAagard (Kristin Aagard) Great Outdoors kit - paper pattern 1 --- Border Stitch Jul17CCM

 

Fonts: The Quiet Nite and Typewriter

 

Cassel: I used the Alpha-Maker sample again but added the plaid pattern. I liked this Alpha script so much that I will have to visit Cassel's Store.

Here is my Day 1

 

Credits:

 

Alinamaria: template, but I tweaked it a bit to fit my needs.

 

Kristin Aagard: background paper  "Great Outdoors" pattern 2 -- Border Stitch Jul17 CCM

 

Cassel: Alpha-Maker Sample (Alpha-Maker Script 2020Jun) -- Lifted Photo Script

 

PBS-Escale amoureuse- Talie - elt2

Everyone is doing such an amazing job! And this is only Day 1... I am also looking forward to seeing more. : )

Hi Michele, really colorful, and I am sure it was not easy to find the right angles to fit the image. Great job.

Hi Everyone!

 

I also have participated in previous Love Story Challenges... I like it because it is about masks, which is a way for me to improve and feel more comfortable working with them.

Ann, Karon, Corrie, Annie, and Val, it is a joy to come here and see the amazing work you all posted. Great job!

Annie, both birds' pages are gorgeous. I love everything, the layouts, the colors, and getting to know a little bit of Australia's bird species.

 

Minka, lovely page with a very touching story about how you got to learn how to play.

 

Ann, you had a great photo to start and created a very nice layout.

 

Great work, ladies!

Annie, what a fun and colorful layout! And on the side, we get to know more about the Australian fauna! Great work, my friend!

Wow, so much new lovely work posted here! There are too many for me to comment individually, but as always, the Campus is the perfect source for inspiration. Great work, Everyone, for showing your work and sharing tips!

Karon, thank you so much for your words of encouragement on my layout. They mean a lot to me.

 

Your pages are lovely! You always show us great and creative layouts from the Lab tutorials/experiments. Great work!... I am still waiting for some inspiration for me to go back to the Lab tutorials. : )

 

Annie, what a beautiful layout! I love the background color combined with the patterned papers/titles...  By the way, this is a very handsome cockatoo! : ) ...Through the layouts posted here, we can learn a lot about other countries.

Corrie, thank you very much for your kind comment on my layout. It is very much appreciated, my friend. : )

 

 

Raymond, lovely page. Well done!

 

Ann, what a wonderful tribute to your granddaughter. Great layout!

 

Annie, you did it again! I love, love your layouts, all the techniques, and details. Beautiful work, my friend! : )

Lynda, thank you for commenting on my layout. As Michele said, my confidence can always use a boost. : )

 

Certainly, it will not be an easy task, and I do wish all the success for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris's government. This is important not only for the USA but also all the world. : )

Minka, impressive result achieved with the Laplacien Enhanced plug-in... I like Carole's Year in Review-2020 Template very much, and your layout, like all the others posted here, inspires me to create one layout of my own.

Lynda, very appropriate layout, and congratulations on this historic day! : )

It looks like my previous comment went into a dark hole, so here it goes again...

 

Dear Annie, thank you so much for your words of encouragement. Hugs, my friend! <3

 

Val, thank you for your kind comment, but I have to credit Scrapping with Liz (The Lilypad), the template designer. She has created other templates for the Travel theme that I like very much.

 

Bonnie, thanks a lot! I have to say that I doubted myself along the process.

 

Thank you all for the comments; they mean a lot to me.

Minka, you create a lovely layout for Henry, and I love the puzzle photo in the middle.

I wrote another comment, and after I had edited it, it disappeared... and I did not copy as I usually do. : (

 

Carole, could you please check if it is hidden somewhere?

 

 

 

 

Dear Annie, thank you so much for your words of encouragement. Hugs, my friend! <3

 

Val, thank you for your kind comment. : )  I have to credit Liz (The Lilypad-Scrapping with Liz), the template designer. She has great templates for the Travel theme, and I've used some in the past.

 

Bonnie, thank you so much! I have to admit I was not so sure about the result.

 

You all helped to boost my confidence. <3 Thank you!

Ann, thank you! <3  Being here for many years, I have learned a lot from Carole, but there is so much more!

 

I  started working on the background with the idea of having a grungy look...  After trying different techniques, I ended up with 4 layers. It was trial and error, and it took me days. Everybody else would probably be faster!

 

1st Layer: white background (optional)

 

2nd Layer: Pixel Scrapper-2020Sep Artsy Papers "A Beautiful Mess BG-03" - Opacity=75%

 

3rd Layer: The Lilypad-Allison Pennigton "Simpatico" Solid Backs-Kraft 05 - Blend Mode: Hard Light

 

4th Layer: Turkey Text paper - Blend Mode: Overlay - Opacity= 32%

 

I will add a print screen, so you have a better idea. : )