Cristina

Julie, I love the cat's name! Your lovely layout faithfully tells this touching story.

Carole had a great idea when she came up with the idea of adding a "Reversed Shadow". Although tiny, it makes a big difference in the layout. I use it all the time. Here is Lesson 2.

Wow, Michele, I love everything about it—the template, the background paper, the elements, the fonts, and the color. Great work.

Here is my Lesson 1. I have to say that since I started here, I have saved Carole's shadow settings as presets. Depending on the color, size, etc., I tweak them as needed. I added the usual shadow to the photos. Having said that, I would not have photos on top of a ribbon. There would be a distortion because of the thickness of the ribbon. I didn't add any shadows to the doodle elements. I am already enjoying this workshop. Sometimes, I am unsure if the shadow I added is correct; this way, Carole will give her feedback immediately. Edited: " I would not have photos on top of a ribbon"—unless they were made of thin paper. In the layout below, I considered the ribbon to be thick.

This came out great, Michele. Isn't it amazing what we can create with Carole's tutorials? I remember looking for the first time at the Creative Scrap Tutorial Preview Photos, and it was like Christmas for me. The Tutorial Preview with the photo is still my go-to when I want to create something more than the Tutorial Alphabetical, which can be very useful sometimes.

kasany, nice way to showcase many photos with this template and the cass-HangingPhotos script. I have this script too! 🙂

Michele, I like the card, the illustration, and the colorful guitar picks very much. Many people would not imagine how many techniques were needed to create it.

Bonnie, I'd never heard about pickleball before getting to know it from you. Now, it seems everybody is playing it. 🙂 I follow Katie Couric on IG, and she'd participated in the first Hamptons Pickleball/Tennis Tournament.

Julie, this is so cute. I don't have pets, but I've seen many times that cats loooove boxes. I recognize DiHiller's cats. 🙂 I have collected her freebies as long since I started here.

Corrie, this is a lovely and meaningful layout for your granddaughter, who is starting another important chapter in her life. I especially love the blackboard you created and the colorful elements from CF.

Julie, Corrie, and Susan, thanks! 💟 I agree about the lack of time. I see many techniques and uses of elements I want to replicate, but I am not a fast scrapper who can create one layout daily. On the opposite, and that doesn't work in my favor. But it's okay, one step at a time. 🙂 I've separated the photos for the Lab11-Module 12 and stopped there. I'm also enjoying the good weather, as we never know how long it will last. Another subject: About the paints, transfers, etc., I have so many things in my stash that I should go through them more often. There are some gems in it. Also, Carole's freebies have an array of wonderful elements, alphas, you name it!

So, another layout is done. I am looking at some layouts and trying to use more Paints and Transfers. I changed the color of the background paper with ADJUST>Hue and Saturation>HSL Credits: FONT: Harrington --- BernhardTango BT Photo Mask: Palvinka_MoreThanWords_photomasks_3 Background paper: lgrieveson_sprout_5 cass-Flair Button: lgrieveson_new_beginnings_titles_1 Chevron: Creative Market_Watercolour basic-chevron-23 Paint-Transfer: Creative Fabrica_ivory-and-gold_0003_b --- lgrieveson_textual layered transfer_4_v2

Anne, your rejection was a mistake! The "lack of motivation" is one of the requisitions to belong to this group. The certificate reads, "Thank you for your support in our quest to ACCUMULATE ALL THE FONTS IN THE WORLD... Whoever did that definitely wants to sabotage the mission. 😅

Susan, you are the Master of funny and great ideas! You make our days happier and put a smile on everyone's face. You deserve a special medal for this! 💟

I could not let the opportunity slip away and show off. 😁 And Michele was so creative with the wording! 👏

The layout is simple and lovely, Julie. I love the details you added, such as the tags with the staples and the squares overlay behind the photo. Now that you've decided on the color and type of layout, it will be less difficult to create the others. 🙂

Michele, I love it! Thanks for accepting me into this exclusive group. I am now officially a member, and I'll make every effort not to disappoint you or any of my colleagues. 😄 It's an honor to have you as our president!

Your comments, Michele, Corrie, and Susan, reminded me that I still have zillions of masterclasses to practice! 😬 In 2017, there were many "Challenges" to create something with the techniques shown in the masterclass. I think that now is part of the Tut-Tech challenge. My day definitely has to be more than 24 hours. 🤔

Mary, this layout is beautiful! I love the colors and how you used the busy patterned paper with the top one, which looks like it has a canvas texture or something similar. The mask you made for the photo made it pop even more. I am sure I'll use this in the future. 🙂 You are making good use of the Desert kit you created.

Anja, you achieved lovely results with the Lab's tutorials.

Yes, Susan, I would love to have a card too! Michele, why don't you come up with a layout for a card? 😉 🙂

Susan, I go through the same "yuk" moments. After I finish one layout, it takes time to start a new one. The photo is the starting point; it has to connect with me and spark creativity. Sometimes, it is right there, but other times, there's a blank, and it takes me a long time to decide on something,.. Which usually ends up being totally different from when I began. 😄

Sue, beautiful as always! I love the photo; it looks like he is posing for you. 🙂

Rene, I agree with you. My first double pages were for the Workshop Travel Tale in 2017, which later changed its name to Double Take. Back then, I already chose a template that would not have a photo across two pages.

Wow, Julie, what an achievement for all of you who were part of this project. Seeing how this lady was partying made everything even more worthwhile. As I imagine it was a big project, you will probably need many double pages to tell the whole story, which will be cherished by everyone who was not there. You will have no problems with it; your layouts are beautiful.