Susan Ewart

I finally got on the board.  here is day 1

I still see the beauty in flowers long after they are done. I originally left them in the garden for the birds to use in the winter but found their lines and shape were interesting and beautiful.

Papers: Riley B Graphics (Creative Fabrica) (I highly recommend her, if you love grunge backgrounds and some overlays that include a video! - In PS) I added texture to the dark brown scallop piece.

Font: Hostania (Creative Fabrica) Inner bevel was added

Magenta paper for Title: chosen from photo then texture added

1 hour ago, Mary Solaas said:

Template 3 Extra – I’m treating it as a poster. The subject is my AI Andy Warhol cat from CF Spark, the font is Catlover from Creative Fabrica, the colors on the papers are from the cat.

I love this!

4 hours ago, Ann Seeber said:

Speaking of text wrapping, I finally fixed my Lesson 2 - Collectibles text. It now looks as planned. I had no problem with the wrapping.

That really does look nice like that Ann.

7 hours ago, Ann Seeber said:

And here is my Lesson 2, though not totally happy with the curvy text but practice makes perfect! My photo...

OMG Ann!  I love that whole set up on the tray.  What a treasure they are   Nice carpet by the way.  

Y = Y's - another shoulder/rotator cuff exercise (Also one called T's)

6 hours ago, Sheila Hogg said:

I have had a go at this first one but is taking me longer than it should as I am suffering with an inner ear condition making me a bit/very wobbly headed. Anyway, I will be going at a snails pace and dependant on weather me head feels it is screwed on alright shallbe posting my efforts. Hope everyone is doing ok.

I'm with you Sheila, only I haven't even started yet.  I caught the nasty cold my hubby had.  Life happens eh?

6 hours ago, sharon thompson said:

I am waiting on eye surgery so small fonts frustrate me at the moment and zooming in and out is so tedious. So, it is large fonts for now. I will have to try wrapping around the text later so I moved the text box to get everything in. Had some issues getting the inner paper to match the colors of the dress but, surprisingly, adding a bevel worked as altering the bevel settings can alter color depth. I was confused about the "layer...new mask layer" instructions & image in the video as I do not have that setting but I found it in the submenu for "new layer" in PSPX8. Can't get used to using those "Cntrl+C" etc commands. I find it easier to use my mouse and the dropdown commands at the top.  Just a personal preference. It's a good thing that PSP has so many redundancies. Font is Comic Sans MS and the papers are from kits by CathyK and Brown Owl. I snagged the photos from the internet as no one wants to see a photo of my messy sewing room and I sure don't want to clean it up just for this lesson. However, the larger photo does mimic the inspiration board that I do make up with swatches, trim & ribbon scraps, buttons & thread that I select before starting on a garment. Sharon

 

The colors in this layout and the layout itself are so beautiful.  

W = W's - a shoulder/rotator cuff exercise

2 hours ago, Lynda DiGregor said:

Workshop 2024 Day 1

Finally in our house with the computer room set up. Yay! Still have much unpacking to do but took some time out to try to get back in the groove.

Awesome news, Lynda!  Great to see you back.  Love the layouts and you new "digs" are beautiful.  I especially love your Sycamore layout as I live on Sycamore Avenue (in Canada).  I thought living 6 weeks in an RV was bad enough when moved here, but 7 months, wowzers!  Mind you, our RV is only 7'x21', two people two cats; a little too cozy!

1 hour ago, Sharla said:

R = Rhythm

S = Skullcrushers - a tricep exercise

9 hours ago, Ann Seeber said:

Week Three, and my little Tuxie girl, Eve, is dominating my thoughts. She has had what the vet eye specialist calls a corneal ulcer (or possible Feline Herpes Virus-1) since November. My daughter and I have had to drive her an hour away to the vet hospital in Brewster, NY twice now and another time next week. Keeping my fingers crossed that he will see healing when we go on the 23rd. He says she can see all right. 

Oh Ann, my heart weeps for you.  I do hope you get positive results at the vet next week.  It's so stressful when our fur-babies are unwell.  Take care.

3 hours ago, Mary Solaas said:

Ahead of the workshop starting today, I am trying to finish Lab 11 Mod 10.  One of the requirements is to make a triple spiral and accordiing to the tutorial you are to get a spiral from Livi Fictions.  I couldn't find it on the web, so I tried my hand at drawing a spiral and working with that (but not with the vector spiral script).  I later found one (spiral) at pixel scrapper and began with that.  I'll show you the first (my feeble attempt at the triple spiral working with my handdrawn one) and then the one I managed to do as the directions say with the Vector Spiral script (you have to have something open so I opened the spiral I had downloaded from pixel scrapper). I saved the wonky one in my Halloween kit folder.

I like you hand drawn one too.  It's rustic and authentic.

Q = Quadratus Lumborum (QL's) 

This muscles attach on the back side (posterior) of you, bottom 4 ribs to the pelvis.  They are work-a-holics and will take over if your core isn't doing work (ie. no being engaged when it should be). Often the culprit of sore low back problems.  I banged one side so hard once that one side got twisted in the fascia (called QL syndrome) and caused all kinds of havoc for 3 months until my massage therapist was able to get it untwisted.  

7 hours ago, Michele said:

P = Pull-ups...I could never do those in school. No upper body strength.

It's a toughie for sure.  It's starts with scapular retraction which most people don't do, they tend to pull with the bicep first thus not engaging the back very well (biceps are a tiny muscle group to be doing all that work).  Assisted pulls ups are great too! (with bands or on an assissted pull up machine at the gym).

7 hours ago, Michele said:

We had to have our arms straight up! You had it easy. LOL 

...and if you did aerobics and you did jumping jacks it got some pizazz added to it. hahaha.  so many variations, just like plank moves. 

4 hours ago, Corrie Kinkel said:

I do aquafit too, but what are jumping jacks?

stand with arms at sides, feet together.  Jump up and land with arms straight out to the side and feet wide, jump up again, and return to start.  Repeat with a faster cadence, constantly moving.  I looks like you are making snow angels, but standing up.  You see people in the military doing that.  

4 hours ago, Corrie Kinkel said:

This week is all about my husbands birthday and he insisted I didn't use a photo where he is on! But a photo of the "vlaai" a specific Dutch kind of cake with different toppings will do perfectly. It originated in the province of Zuid-Limburg, but is now widely available and loved. For this week I changed the colors of the frame and text to suit the photo. Now wait and see what week 3 brings....

Yuuuuummy!

J = Jumping Jacks - remember that from elementary and high school?

3 hours ago, Rene Marker said:

I finally finished my Week In Review layouts for 2023. I had one day left over so I did a final layout of just photos from Dec 31 with a title of "Goodbye 2023". I had thought about continuing on with the week on one layout and including the 31st there but changed my mind. I'm going to do a month in review instead and just highlight 5 to 7 photos from the month on a single page layout. I am still taking at least one photo a day so I will still have a few photos to choose from during the months that not a lot is happening.

I am also continuing with my "5 on 5" project. I take at least 5 photos on the 5th of the month then do a layout.

My final weekly layout for 2023 (all weeks had the same format with the cluster and month areas changing depending on what photos I used). I also used the same background papers throughout a month along with the same cluster items. I ended up with 6 different themes so July has the same theme as January. The December pages had the same theme as June. I love the cohesiveness of it!

 

I love your layout style.  So clean and just so perfect.  This is inspiring.  I am still in the photo process, it has being a busy two weeks with hubby sick and today a day of dawning the hazmat suit ( AKA: rubber gloves) and cleaning and disinfecting everything.  Next week I should be in full on P52 and workshop mode.  Lots of photography gonna be happenin'!

On 1/10/2024 at 2:27 PM, Bonnie Ballentine said:

Template 214 by Lady 22.

Oh I love that truck.  and it looks like Rudolph and Clarice in the back, another great love story at Christmas.

3 hours ago, Cassel said:

And for week 2, just an ordinary picture of line dancing class. Markus is just a spectator.

Spectator and Head Cheerleader!  Awesome.

Z = Zottman Curl 

Works the bicep and forearm, holding dumbells at your side hammer curl (neutral grip) up while twisting the DB, near the top, to a supinated (palms up) grip, twist the dumbells while in the upper position to a pronated (palms down) position and lower the weight.  Repeat for reps.

1 hour ago, Julie Magerka said:

OMG! I got tired just reading this!

That's okay, me too!  It was a "workout" just typing this out (why didn't I use "workout" for "W"?). 🤣

16 hours ago, Bonnie Ballentine said:

A visit to Sweet Frog Frozen Yogurt turned out to be a special event...sponstaneously. Sometimes those times turn out to be the most fun. Template 311 by Chantahalia Designs.

Love the little frog on your friends shoulder, and the expression on her face.

W = wall balls, a movement in crossfit:

Stand in front of a wall holding a medicine ball at your chest , squat down and as you come back up to standing you extend your arms and thrust the ball overhead toward the wall so it taps the wall above, catch it on the return and repeat.