Jeni Simpson

Module 6 I need a bit of advice here. I am trying to get the alpha sorted, and, although on different layers, the black stroke appears to be out of place. These are my layers currently, I added a paler grey layer so as to be able to see better, I hope. I haven't moved anything yet the black line looks like it has moved to the right a bit. Any suggestions, please?

Module 5 'This was a challenge, I'm not sure whether or not I managed to get all the shadows right, but hey, it was fun . I chose a photograph of butterflies in the Butterffly House at the Otago Museum, in Dunedin. It is an amazing experience to walk amongst butterflies; they will land anywhere - on your shoulder, your head, your hand, wherever they choose I tend to be reminded of the changes they go through in their lives, from the caterpillar to the stunning creatures they become. The kit I used was Jessica Dunn's Crafty Evening mini kit and the alpha is Brooke Gazarek's Distressed Alpha Tan. The kit didn't have a dark paper, so I chose to select a rectangle and, on a new layer, poured white, and bringing that layer's opacity back below 20%. I didn't want the text to be dark, so chose white in Garamond on a white paper.

Yes, I agree, I have also found out about some Affinity tutorials through the last bootcamp.

Susan, I need a notebook to write the tips in; they are invaluable. One with my laptop would be useful. I have the books Carole has available, in Kindle format. The participants in the Bootcamps also give out great tips.

Module 4 Using the kit supplied by Carole, Fire and Ice, I wasn't sure how this would work with any of my photos, however, I found the perfect match. A bright, colourful photograph of a lighthouse, possibly a child's play hut, such a fun structure, on the road alongside the estuary outside of Invercargill. I think the colours match beautifully, like this kit is so uplifting. The screw is mine, from one of Nanson's tutorials from the days of PSP8. The journal font is Gill Sans MT Regular. I have loved Eric Gill's typographic work, since studying his font designs in 1994.

Thank you, Carole, I am enjoying these. I am also learning great information. I have never bound a script before, and, although I have customised my workspace, I hadn't done any customising a layer palette. So, no matter how long I have been playing in PSP, I'm learning so much more now. As I said earlier, using alphas is new to me, too. Thank you.

Module 3 The Arrowtown Autumn Festival is on shortly. Arrowtown is an old goldmining town, with most buildings still standing, including this row of miners cottages on Buckingham Street, the main street of the town Many cottages have been set up as boutique shops selling ice cream, wine, chocolate, and sweets, and New Age shops selling incense, crystals, etc. There are a few cafes and restaurants tucked away amongst the cottages. I used Jessica Dunn's Bohemian Sunshine kit, I had the papers and embellishments already. I colourised the papers to match the palette of the cottages. Fonts used are Gill Sans Ultra Heavy and Gill Sans MT Regular, and the script one is Amalfi Coast.

Module 2 Using Marisa Lerin's Let's Shop mini, this kit worked even though the title doesn't...this page is not about shopping, in fact, Waipapa Point is so far removed from anything like shopping To secure the photograph of Waipapa Point Lighthouse, I used a button and a piece of string. Wildlife is prevalent nearby, I saw a sealion sunbathing amongst the tussocks leading up the sand hill to the lighthouse on top, a while ago and I also saw 2 of them fighting over a female when one male and one female rose out of the water to bathe on the beach. The lighthouse was built in this spot after one of the worst maritime tragedies in New Zealand waters back in 1881 when 131 lives were lost.

Module 1 I thought I posted this in another forum, and it seems to have disappeared, so looking around, I found this forum for the Basic Scrap Course. I chose a couple of photographs I had taken around Waipapa Point on the south coast of the South Island. For this project, I used Heather T's kit Love Spoken Here provided for this module. I have never used alphas before, in fact, although I do have a few, they sit unused in their folder on my hard drive. The alpha in this kit was perfect for the title, and the only item I colourised was the brown button, which I toned down a bit to match the colour of the tussocks in the top photo. The trees in the lower photo are bent over, thanks to the force of the wind coming at them.

They are both beautiful creations, I couldn't choose between them. I love the rich colours you have used, and clocks, wow, they are gorgeous. I had to look closely to see the timepieces on them. At first glance, I thought they are in beautiful condition to be used regularly as fitness equipment.

Day 11 I felt the need to correct my page after Ann questioning the frame. I looked back at the tutorial and realised the frame should have been on top of the photo, so have now corrected this. We have had a crazy few days and trying to get this finished meant mistakes happening. Apologies for the confusion.

It is a frame, Ann, without any photo inside. Because it is a frame, you will see the small pink square on the lower right, behind the frame, but there is certainly no other photograph. Check it out at https://www.digitalscrapbook.com/jessica-dunn/designs/classy-element-photo-frame-gold-graphic-embellishment

Day 11 I didn't know how I was going to create this layout using Jessica's kit entirely, but I found a way. No, I did not replace a whole letter; I instead replaced the tittle [the dot] of the letter 'i'! I was fascinated by the message on the side of the 'old and fragile' dray and used that to replace journalling. I selected a small square on my layout and copied the entire 3600x3600 paper into that selection, and it worked well; the design wasn't so prominent in the small squares. I loved using Jessica Dunn's Classy kit, colourising when the colours didn't work, and finding ways to play with this stylish kit was such a joy. Thanks, Carole, for the lessons, and thanks to the team here for your beautiful layouts and for giving me such an incentive to have fun with the challenge of using one kit for the entire set and the same two fonts throughout, The beautiful old Bernard MT Condensed for the headings and a modern Ink Free for the remainder. Anyone wanting to take a look at the Walter Peak High Country Farm can check it out here

Thank you for that tip, Ann, it may come in handy when I venture back to PSP2023.

It might just be how you hold your mouth at the time, Ann

Thank you, Sharla. It hasn't been easy, yet deciding to do so creates more of a challenge for me, and I love challenges.

I have 2023 Bee, yet I tend to go back to my trusty x8 every time.

Day 9 This time, the steamer, TSS Earnslaw, steaming her way to the wharf at Walter Peak High Country Farm. I used Jessica Dunn's Classy papers and elements, again, colourising the scatters to resemble water droplets...well, I can pretend they are, anyway I am actually enjoying the challenge of using one kit throughout.

Day 7 I decided to create these pages to fit together, so they are all Walter Peak High Country Farm on the shores of Lake Wakatipu, pronounced wah-kah-tee-poo. The tourism company has bought the acreage beside the lake from Walter Peak Station, a much larger sheep station on the shores of the lake. They now maintain the farm and have removed trees other than those which are native to the area. I have continued the same fonts as previously, and am still using Jessica Dunn's Classy kit, with the oriental glitter provided by Carole. The background paper was a tad too pronounced, so I added another layer on top coloured with the same grey, and softened the blend on thetop layer, just to bring it back a touch.

Sharla, great to see Northumbria photos, some of my ancestors were from there, and some are living there now.

Day 5 This page, we are still on Lake Wakatipu and heading for Walter Peak High Country Farm. I took this photo when the steamer was heading back to the farm from Queenstown, across the lake. I have used Jessica Dunn's Classy kit and mini-kit. The blue paper is colourised from a soft grey.

Day 3 This page uses Jessica Dunn's Classy kit. It is a kit I love, and I often choose pieces from it to create scrapbook pages. Years ago we travelled up to Queenstown and took the TSS Earnslaw across the lake to Walter Peak, an isolated sheep station opposite Queenstown. We are fortunate in that a Southland travel company gives those residing in Southland and Otago a 50% discount to take their tours. This happens at the end of each season, and I have often taken advantage of this. I used to work for that company, with the original owners who have since moved on, and I love to catch up with old friends from the 70's who still work for the company. The homestead in my photo is the original homestead. A newer building houses a restaurant and is probably the main destination for many who travel across the Lake in the TSS Earnslaw, a beautiful restored twin-screw steamer, travelling Lake Wakatipu since 1912.

Film would be a great one for you...if you have any old film around. Otherwise, fish, frog, fork, french horn, feather, foliage, just to start with

Day 2 I have finally finished my sandwich. I used a few free png downloads for the ingredients. I thought I would add some butter on the top slice that would be spread and turned upside down to create the top slice. I also wanted to use a tray and found one that is a wooden sign, who doesn't use anything for a tray? I added a soft frame because the sides of the 'tray' are cut off.

Day 1 My worksheet is dark, I have the same palettes as Carole shows in the video and I save a new workspace often. My tools often go haywire, so I can get back to how they should be by loading the latest workspace. I keep tabs because I like to have a tidy workspace, even when working, anything I'm not working on directly, goes into a folder. If you look closely, the blueprint tutorial was the last one I did...the blue texture in the materials palette is the key