Susan Ewart

Looks like you have 25 more dogs yet to be in your life and since you like to have 4 sets, that's another 100 dogs you'll be having.

I just love the clothes they wore. When I was a kid if my mother put a dress on me, I just cried. I was not a girly-girl.

Oops forgot the photo. I might use this or if I have time to take any pictures I'll find something else. I looked to see when the last time I did the Bootcamp and it was May 2023. That seems like it's so long ago. this is my 9th time. Ann, how many times is this for you now. I cant believe you forgot to register, the Bootcamp is in your DNA, I thought you might have an automatic alarm for it. 😁

I like my workspace dark, although i might try the medium grey to see if I like it. I use the rulers on a UNtabbed workspace. I closed the palettes i dont use. And have added the Instant effects and Script Output with Auto hide on the side of the materials palette. I have the history just below the materials palette. I added the repeat icon to the layers palette and the bound the open as layer and have the jpg and png optimizers on the task bar (? at the top). Yay, for the first time this year I think I'm actually posting on time.

I wish you could turn your money to gold too. I'd be the first the line up for a hand out. Your elements look great. I like how the texture is retained in the elements.

I'm in. I'm hoping to use the bootcamp to re-boot my creativity. Carole, when I used the link in the email I just received it took me to the January Bootcamp page. I havent decided on photo's yet. I have a sort of idea, but I need to photograph stuff for it. I'm glad the Bootcamp is 14 days, maybe I'll actually get to finish it, since I'm way behind in two other workshops, long past (Paper WS and Build A Kit). I think I'll be using 2022 because I'm having the same problems as everyone was describing (wrong layers being selected, or if I hide a layer it hides another layer instead and just lots of random shut downs). I will use it for the blend modes though.

it looks like water could have gotten spilled on the top of it, adds nice texture. At least you can make a duplicate and erase the clouds on the duplicate layout. I love shift-D.

The snowy ice looks like marble. These are "bugs" I dont mind. When I worked at this one farm and lived in a converted barn (tiny barn, the bottom floor was z-brick and sand in some parts, still we loved it. Anyway, each spring we'd have a beetle invasion...in the barn (lids were mandatory on all pots and pans while cooking! We have lady bugs and little green and blue iridescent beetles, they were so pretty. Ladybugs are pretty but pack a punch when a cat tries to eat them (foamy kitty mouth).

thank you Julie. I found it and bought it. although you got a real deal, I got it on sale, but not as good as you got.

Ann, you are on a fantastic roll. Love how the clouds turned out.

I love this Julie. I have 7 of the box style brownies and one brick style (plus the bigger and tiny accordion type ones - there seems to be a lot of "brownie" styles). I'm going to see if that kit is still available, I like to get anything camera related. This is a fabulous picture of these two ladies and it's super sharp for a photo of that era.

Ann, this one turned incredible. Thank you Carole for putting this one in the blog, it has been a viewing pleasure to see what everyone is doing with it.

I'm sure I'll jump on board with Affinity eventually. Perhaps when they are all 3 on sale in the summer, if they do that again. I would think I'd like to have all three if it's financially possible.

These are good ideas. Now, I need to get some time to play.

This turned out really well.

That turned out well. the background paper is nice as I can see some cool designs on the upper right and middle left side. I never thought of that. I could use an technical drawing type background (low opacity).

It's not always easy to explain in English either, especially if I'm using the wrong terminology or I dont know the right terminology to be asking or explaining about.

This looks fabulous. I'm going to try it on some buildings as soon as I can find them in my files. They are much older. But I' have some ideas of ones I'm looking for.

this is one thing I remember you telling a couple years ago and it has stayed in my mind. Such good advice. May I ask, you use the Vectors as long as you can until the moment you need to add any effects to it, like a shadow or bevel or some other effect that prompts us to change the Vector to a raster? (and keeping the vectors as hidden files as always?)

Wow! This is SPECTACULAR! Beautifully balanced and super creative Sue! The circles really do make the layout sing. The one in the middle with the masks around it is outstanding and that color drew my eye to it immediately. They look like they want to be picked up and cuddled...(okay, maybe it's ME that wants to do that). Beautiful quote.

I had a little time to play around and I wanted to try the tutorial from the blog. a pumpkin isnt quite the right subject but it was handy, so, be assured you all can build yourself a pumpkin now. I have other things in mind that I want to try though. And once it's nicer out (we are in the midst of big dump of snow) I will take some pictures of the house. It's faster than trying to find them in my files. Thanks for pointing this one out Carole. I'll review that masterclass and see what other gems are in it.

that's so cool. Is the voice loud enough to wake you up? And....do you ever talk back to the "voice" 🤪

So cool! You did justice to the letter E. I used to make jewellery (silversmith and lampwork beads) and hardly ever wear jewellery anymore.

Actually I find it not depressing because empty can my you just succeeded (like an empty bucket of ice cream that you succeeded in eating!)

My husband is much the same. Luckily he is patient (when we are out walking and I've taken my camera) when I stop for 10 minutes to photography a leaf or crack in the sidewalk or something like that. My husband used to take pictures when we hiked, probably more for something to do while waiting for me. Now the camera is just useful for him to take pictures of stuff he will sell (he likes to build computers and sell them - or tinker with fixing stuff). It's a strange contrast between how we each measure our hobbies. Mine costs me money as my goal is the feeling I get when I create something without the need to profit from it. His goal is fixing something broken or building something and selling it making his hobby pay for itself. To me, that's just work. I should add that he loves the feeling of fixing something broken. and the fact that at least he has a hobby at all.