Susan Ewart

Here is a Word Frame I made from Lab8- Module 2 https://scrapbookcampus.com/the-lab/lab-8-module-02/ of the expansive Alberta (CAN) skies and the often very colorful sunrises (shown here) and sunsets.  I love this technique and will use this often.  I will work on centering the top word better next time (depending on the composition of course).  These smaller tutorials in the Creative Scrap or Lab sections are really great for learning how to use the tools in PSP.

Here is one from the May 2021 Bootcamp.  My first bootcamp.  I love the simple white frame around the photo's.  I sure had a heck of a time learning the flood fill tool.  It finally came together in Bootcamp #2 (July 2021) with much appreciated help from Cassel and fellow campers.  Thank you all.

Oh Cindy, how awful.  Healing wishes and warm hugs to you and your family.  thankful to hear you can find some distraction in creating visual beauty.

Congratulations Cassel and Scrapbook Campus on this momentous anniversary.  I am very new to any scrapbooking or graphics programs.  I have being a member since May 2021 where I lucked out when I received an email from Corel about the Scrapbook Bootcamp.  That was a game changer for me and PSP, which I'd been buying for 3 years and never used.  I just became a Diamond member (side note: the amount of tutorials is mind blowing!) and  I am working through some tutorials.  This one below is from Lab 10-7 https://scrapbookcampus.com/the-lab/lab-11-module-07/ called Negative Effects.  This was made yesterday and I'm using this one because it's the first one I made without having to follow along with the video or reading the handout.  Sorry for the crazy colors, I just wanted to use colors that would have a lot of contrast for learning purposes.

Cristina, that is so pretty.  I just watched the video on the interlacing technique.  It's really interesting and I'm not sure i would have come across this handy trick without first seeing it in action.  Thanks for posting it.

 

 

I was wondering that too.

Thank you Michele.  This lab is particularly good for me in learning the two little boxes of color (foreground/background) in the Materials palette.  Because you have two colors going at once I learned when to use the right click or left click of my mouse and which box that was for, and locking the transparency was also new to me.  Now I know what that little lock is for in the Layers palette.  I have a thick head and it takes awhile to drill stuff into it; these labs are fabulous for focusing on one technique at one time.  Also great if you only a small amount of time to play with PSP, these are short and you get the pay off of learning/creating something in that short time.

Wow!  what beautiful pages.  What am I working on in very late August (better late than never), is techniques to help me get more comfortable navigating PSP.  I chose Negative Effects from lab 10-7.  Colors are pretty bold but I wanted to really see the contrast.  Cassel, if you look on the "Wave" one it looks like a little white line followed the wave (which I did with the freehand selection set to freehand - just to try it, it was hard controlling it).  Also, a few times I had problems with the text, it wouldn't let me resize it with the handles.  Not sure why or even how I managed to resize it eventually.  The fonts all came from Creative Fabrica.

I wasn't able to sign up because I knew I wouldn't be able to do one page per day (work is too busy right now).  I will wait for the next time you run it or when it's purchasable which works great for my schedule.  Everyone did such beautiful work, it's really inspiring.

WOW! These are all amazingly beautiful.  And informative too.  I had very busy weeks and didn't even have time to look until now.  I'm in awe at what you all created.  Cassel, any thoughts about one day turning this into a purchasable course like the basic course that could be done as a persons time permits.

Beautiful butterflies Sue.  On the text in the butterfly, did you let it wrap the way it wanted or did you manipulate it a bit like you mention in the post below.

 

 

Holy WOW!  I just watched Vectors in Action https://scrapbookcampus.com/master-classes/vectors-in-action .  What an eye-opening tutorial.  Here I thought Vectors was only text.  Was I wrong? I sure was.  I learned many ways that vectors are more versatile than just a "text" tool.  I didn't even realize there was other vector tools.  Vectors are a great way to manipulate text or create shapes that one of a kind.  Wonderful tutorial, thank you Cassel.

Thank you for comments on the picture Cassel.  I will look for the "What are you working on?" thread for my next postings.  There is so many tutorials to choose from.  I appreciate the emails with suggetions too.  I just downloaded "Selection Everywhere".  I probably would have missed it if it hadnt been for your email.

I made my first Word Frame from the tutorial in the Creative Scrap section (also in a Lab). https://scrapbookcampus.com/the-lab/lab-8-module-02/

 

I am blown away by the amount of tutorials available and wonder why I did'nt sign up for the Diamond membership sooner.  I am Learning About Scripts too in my downloaded tutorial (thank you Cassel for having downloadable video tuts, my internet is spotty and often I can't watch online tuts).  I learned there is a whole lot more learning to do!

 

Cassel:  what size do I resize an image to?  I just used what PSP suggested (600x900).  Is that too big?

Congratulations Corrie, Cyndi and Euka on your prizes. Thank you Cassel for offering these wonderful prizes. It's not often something you get in online learning classes.  Learning PSP is a prize in itself, the rest is icing on the cake.  See you all next bootcamp.

Thank you Corrie, that gives me more options.  I did the Basic Scrapbook Course too (I highly recommend this to everyone) and I'm reading through the downloaded PDF's and realizing how much I've forgotten from that course too, about the opacity.  It definitely needs a paper behind it.  Using white or black at 1/2 opacity can give me tints and shades and using 50% grey (or 25% white and black) I can get tones.  Well that's the theory anyway, I am looking forward to testing this out (from what I've learned with CMY  used for print output).

Corrie, that is beautiful.  What a great idea to do hexagonal paper pieces.  when you say you changed the colors to your liking, how did you do that.  I didnt think you could change colors other than using the opacity.  this goes back to me needing to just play with the settings and see what happens I think.  I often find the color isnt quite what I want but I just go with it.  One of the reason I want to learn to make my own papers (hoping the Diamond membership will help with that).

Thank you for the post, it's really interesting. And boy, did that crop ever make a difference in that photo.  I liked the other points in that post as well.

Wow! what beautiful pieces since I last checked (Neala, Dennis, Nonie).  I've never being so excited to check into a forum like I am with this bootcamp.  I'm in awe of what everyone has produced.  I forgot to add, one thing I learned (re-learned?) that I will use a lot is "Crop to Selection" . this is way easier to crop photo's this way.  the nice thing about Scrapbook layouts is that I dont have to rely on traditional photo sizes.  It's taken me a while to get to this realization since I come from a photography background where I like to get it as close to right in-camera.  But this has opened up a new way to look at my photo's and use them more than once.

 

Bravo Everyone!  We done good!

 

 

Anne L, this is so beautiful.  I can't resist stained glass or glass of any kind (I was a glass fuser and lampworker once upon a time).  I agree with you, I have learned so much more this time around.  I recommend doing the bootcamp more than once.  For me, the first time through was "deer in the headlights". This time, even though I still had some issues that Cassel and the participants help me overcome, I felt more calm and at ease.

 

If I was to add the biggest thing I learned, don't be afraid to try stuff and explore what the other tools do.  I can get caught up in my head thinking, what if I get stuck and cant fix it.  Well, I can always start again...after I've come to the forum here and FB page to seek guidance.  I'm not in this alone.  Alone didn't work for me in the past.

 

Ravin, love the photo backgrounds you use, never get tired of Porthos!

 

Wendy, what a beautiful tribute to 4 generations, a forever memory.

 

Hank, I like the effect of the elements on the little squares.

 

 

Anne L, I love your Robin page.  I love robins and I've never seen the eggs close up. You got some good images.  I love the one with worms.  They sing a pretty song too don't they.

Cyndi!  Adorable!

Janet, Cindy, Marvin, Ann!  Oh my gosh, beautiful pages.

 

Here's my Day 11 project 5 layout.  Thank you Cassel for all the help about the materials palette, I am getting better at using it and not dreading the fight with it anymore.  And Thank you Ann for your advice throughout this bootcamp.  All the tips have been invaluable.  I'm finding I have wee better understanding this time through.

 

My question for general PSP workspace use.  If I have papers, photo's etc minimized and I click restore, it comes back normal looking with the rules and frame around it.  But if I accidently click the maximize button then it comes back and fills the screen with that photo,paper only with lots of space around it.  I cant figure out how to close it when it's like that.  I dont have "tabbed" checked in the windows selection.  Nothing is tabbed.  Just a little annoying thing I wonder if I can easily remedy.  My PSP (or computer?) was cranky and it saved the PSP and large JPEG file but when i resized it it lost the journaling.  but my computer was being really slow for some reason.  I ended up doing a reboot and it's fine now.

Here is my redo for Day 9 project 4.  I managed to get the flood fill to work.  At first it was a bit translucent on one.  I understand now that you need to be precise where you put the tool.  In the end I got it.  turns out I didnt like overlapping the pictures.  At least for this project.  I spent a lot of time with shadow settings and didnt find that it was shadowing properly, still looked like it was possessed and floating to high above the paper.  Thank goodness for the downloadable PDF that comes with the Basic Course!  I used shadow on another layer and at first tried to use the warp brush and found that was a hot mess.  So then i just grabbed the shadow and pushed it up closer to the letter.  I'm not sure you can really see the shadow.  But hoping it looks better.  Made the pictures bigger too.

Thank you Cassel, I see the shadows on "Bees"...I think the word is possessed! that's why it's levitating, kidding of course.  Please continue to be picky about shadows, like you and Cristina said, it's about the little details.  I never noticed it, too much time looking at the layout made me stop "seeing" it.  I will do a re-jig tomorrow and try changing the pictures too.