Susan Ewart

39 minutes ago, Thomas Willis said:

Well I finished all 5 projects. As you can tell this is all new to me but I think I did OK considering. I owe it all to a great teacher. Thank you Cassel! My main interest  was to learn PSP.

The only trouble I had on this one was the text would disappear when I resized to 600. I had to convert it to raster to make it work.

Also when I uploaded it the colors are washed out. It looked much better before.

? an apple for the teacher.

 

 

That happens to me.  I usually save the large jpg then close it and open the jpg again and resize it and the text stays intact.  There is another way other members do it and Carole will likely chime in to tell you about.  It happens to us all.

7 hours ago, Corrie Kinkel said:

I like the idea to make a stencil, so here is my go on it. I used this lovely owls, which were a freebie by CF a couple of days ago. The colors are taken from the owls and I have saved a version of this layout without the background color to probably use on a card. Next I try the Happy Birthday stencil too and also for use on a card because it is another way to do this.

Corrie, this is really beautiful.  I love honeycombs and this stencil is really fabulous.  The owls are so cute too.

2 minutes ago, Julie Magerka said:

Susan, I admire your grit and determination to get through those Labs! I start and stop and start and stop....and jump from 3 to 8 and so on....but they are so helpful. I will persist.

Thank you Julie.  I hope i have the grit and determination to see it through. At my current pace it's going to be at least a couple years!  I think however you (or anyone) do them is the right way to do them.  If you jump around, that's perfect too.  In the end...we will have gotten to the same finish line, using two different routes.  How fun to see what people are doing in any of the labs, especially ones I havent done that I can look forward to.  I do think I will try not and be so ridged about the order if I decide to do one oout of order.  Going in order means I dont have to choose which one to do, isnt that lazy of me.  Sometimes I dont want to think of where do I go next.  I also watched Mary go through them and saw all the techniques she was learning and thought, by the end of them, maybe, just maybe, I will remember the techniques without needing a tutorial.  A girl can dream eh?

Beautiful Julie.  Sorry for you loss.  Even if it's expected it's still sad.  

LAB 6-7

• Sandbrush
• Scale Pattern
• Wavy Flag
• Inspiration Template W used for this LAB

Another fun lab.  The scale pattern was my favorite.  I played with color combinations for quite some time, it's addictive when you want to see just one more combination...an hour later you are still doing it, and the rice is burning upstairs!  I know, it's hard to burn rice when cooking on low.  If I can melt a colander making spaghetti, I can burn rice (I have...many times).  But you aren't reading this for my cooking advice are you?  Back to the Lab at hand.  The sandbrush was surprisingly easy to do,  yet hard to control it just how you want.  I'm thankful for the good instruction on the wavy flag.  It took me some time to figure out the "shear" setting on the pick tool  I couldnt figure out how to get the middle handle(node?) to change from vertical to horizontal.  I got there by mistake and took me time to figure out how to change the directional arrow thing.  

The background scale pattern (which looks like supermans colors - don't get me started on Henry Cavill doing Supermand and NOT doing The Witcher!) has a gradient background and the pattern has a 14% angle with a scale set at 80.  the scales looked best in black.  I used the sand brush as a paper  and for the stars and ovals.  The frame around the whole photo/title area has an inner bevel (#2, width 8, smooth 10, depth 7) to help it stand out.  Fonts are Gills Sans Ultra Bold Condensed (title) and Adaniya (Creative Fabrica) on the wavy flag.  Photo's are mine.  

22 minutes ago, Ann Seeber said:

BOOTCAMP DAY 9 - #4 - FROST MOON

• Background paper: StarWarsMayTheForth kit
• Title: Bauhaus93 font filled with white glitter
• Button: SNU_1-2-BuckleMyShoe_Emb-Marble
• Journaling font: Century Gothic
• Journaling info: The Farmer's Almanac
• Frame: Inner Bevel #7 @ 43
• Clip + Flower: SNU_1-2-BuckleMyShoe
• Photo: Fred Coffey-Photographer

 Wow!  Ann, that is beautiful. 

OMG!  I love that Nuthatch!  Beautiful and inspiring.  I love that I get to see upclose what comes to my feeders.  they are so swift and it's hard to really get a look at them.  thanks to you, I get to study them closer up...in the warmth and comfort of home.  How you captured this one with such action is really amazing.  You have ninja reflexes on the shutter release button.  I wonder if the snow is coming this way (Alberta), currently +6 right now, but supposed to be high of -15 on Saturday.  The birds were really noisy today, wonder if it was the warm weather.

Superb Anne.  Great moody shot with the clouds.

I love the picture with the trees.  And I really like your title, it looks really neat.  Also the frames are a really nice touch and the background paper is beautiful.  Oh man, should I have just said I like the whole layout.  

that is very strikingFiona.  Love the banner too!  I'm doing the LABs in order (starting 6-7 now) but I might have to make an exception and jump to the top of the list.  

15 hours ago, Ann Seeber said:

BOOTCAMP DAY 7 - #3

Photos: Fred Coffey-Photographer

Setting: Albany, NY

Background paper: ps-THLD-Iceland

Flowers: ps-Studio4-Iceland

Journaling: Poem "Midnight Snow in the City" by James Marshall Goff

Journaling Font: Franklin Gothic Demi Condensed

Title Font: Belisha

Glitter: ps-AHA_somewhereintime_glitters10 @ 25%

Stripe pattern created from center photo - jpg in Files on Facebook

Fabulous layout Ann.  I looked up the photographer.  HIs work is exceptional, no even better than exceptional.  Thanks for crediting his name.  I've bookmarked his website for times when I just want to see great art and be inspired.

26 minutes ago, Linda J Walker said:

Project 3

I used the Janet Kemp Woodland Winter kit again, I think it goes nicely with the critters. I don't like the glitter paper much. I tried to adjust the blend mode, but I was not any happier with it, so I left it alone.

Question on the text, you clicked on the checkerboard for no outline. Is that the same as making the width of the stroke 0? Do they do the same thing?

Hahaha I love that Linda.  Squirrels are resourceful.  I took the dividers out of my hopper style feeder so the squirrels could sit in it in the winter and eat out of the elements.  the Magpies taught the pigeons how to land in it as they barely fit.  All are welcome in my yard...well, almost all.  Only 4 pigeons at time are allowed ( I wish they'd get THAT memo).  This morning 16 landed (this is after the first 6 years living here and never seeing a pigeon at all), I usually shoo them off and then let 4 or less stay.  They are super poopers.  Yuk.

17 minutes ago, Leslie Jostes said:

Project 2

What beautiful colors in your layout.  To match a stellar photo! 

14 minutes ago, mireille said:

Patience, patience, spring will arrive but another 2 months to wait. ☺️

Hahaha.  I'm going to sit here and hold my breath until it comes.?

3 minutes ago, mireille said:

My scatter brush paper made with script on shop Creation Cassel.

Very delicate and pretty.  Great for spring....I long for spring; the new bright green leaves, the warm sun.....sigh.

8 hours ago, Michele said:

Created the polka dot paper using a pattern I made (I'm sure I learned it from Cassel). The yellow stripes were simply rectangular selection on different layers flood-filled with the color from the original illustration by Bahar. The font is Morebig Sans found through the Free Design Resources newsletter. Lately I've been using drop shadows with zero blur to give my text a little more depth (don't know if that's the right word.). 

WOWZERS!  She's a beauty.  Did you also do the polka dots on the dress.  I like how the the dots in the middle are the black and white in one dot.  Very cool.

30 minutes ago, Cassel said:

By looking at that project, it immediately made me think of that master class. Although it is not "typical scrapbooking", it is very meaningful and definitely tells a story! Maybe everyone needs to create one page of that type at one point or another!

 

Yes, I defintely needee Bonnie's help to get all those data!

I was surprised that I did a layout like that.  I never thought I had enough of any information to do a page like it. Surprisingly I ended up with a lot more information and had to narrow it down to what would fit.   I was struggling with the design and I kept coming back to that class in my mind.  I am glad I did it though.  I can now see how useful it can be.  Apart from putting too much noise on the background, I am happy with the layout.  I never would've done it if you hadnt done that masterclass.  

They are tiny but leave a huge hole in your heart when they are gone.  So sorry for your loss.  A beautiful tribute layout for Buddy.  

4 minutes ago, Ann Seeber said:

Day 5 - Project 2 - Magic on the Beach in Costa Rica. My California family is there as we speak, and Magic's mother, Lucy, sent all the photos used on this layout. The frame for the photo is a PSP frame called Transparent; the title font is Hello Butterfly with an inner bevel #7; the text on the right is done in Kleymissky font. The flower embellishment is from my Just Beachy kit by Lin Jane. The toucan is from the eyeinspire fruitloops kit. Lucy included a little poem with the photos she posted. 

Pura Vida

Slow flow

Sunshine and resupply of vitamin d

Much appreciated after weeks of NorCal rain

A new heart home deep on mama Pacifica

Magic home

Water baby

Pool obsessed

Heart full of deepest appreciation and reverence for this beautiful planet we call home

LOVE the poem, Ann!  Beautiful sunset and beach.  Are the horses just walking around where ever they please?  Are they wild or tame?  Alberta has a wild horse population.  One of my favorite photographers, Rick Price, shoots them (with a camera!).  His work is stunning and the wild horses are really skookum, not skinny like I've seen in other wild horse populations.  You can find his picts on Flickr...he is Rick Price (RED DEER).  There are a number of Rick Prices on there so make sure it's red deer.  He has really incredible shots of bears and other animals too. 

6 hours ago, Ann Seeber said:

Susan: That's a wonderful layout and interesting information. I recall a Master Class with this sort of idea of illustrating statistics. I'll have to go back and check that Lab out again, also!  

Thank you Ann, you recall correctly.  It's called "Scrap by Numbers".  The masterclass had cool icons too.  Remember, Carole used picklball as on of the layouts (in collaboration with Bonnie).  

3 hours ago, Corrie Kinkel said:

Susan, very nice! That masterclass on Numbers is a useful one if needed

Thank you Corrie, I agree and I was surprised that it came to mind to use.  I knew what picture I wanted to use but had no idea for a layout design.  the measuring tape was foremost in my mind and so I kept thinking how do i tie a measuring tape to this winter photo.  That's when i thought of the masterclass I'd seen and of course everyone talks about how much snow they get then it all started to come together.  

Lab 6-6 

• Dingbat Riboon (vertical edges of frame)
• Measuring Tape (left vertical edge)
• Multicolor Ribbon (top/bottom of frame)

This layout didnt take to resizing well.  I had noise on the backgound and it came out really light.  The full size jpg is darker and the pspimage file is even darker still.  The text is much clearer in the full size versions as well.  I will post the larger one on FB. The fonts for the Title and the Quote are Abiyah (Creative Fabrica) and Arial Bold for the rest.  The quote is a Zen Proverb.  My photo of a recent hoar frost day that was also very cloudy and foggy.  The city is putting a new water reservoir in this park (where the trees are) so this might be the last time I got to photograph them.  

I also had a big help from the blog post (July 18, 2016) "Text on a path in PaintShop Pro".  And I loosely used ideas from the "Masterclass Scrap by Numbers".  The ribbons have the blinds texture added but it's hard to see in the small version.  

Edmo is Actually Edmonton (Alberta, Canada).  My friends who just moved here have taken to calling it "Edmo" and it has kind of stuck with me.  I live in the city of St. Albert at the North west corner of Edmonton, we are separated only by streets.

Linda, WOW and WOW.  For the picture and for the layout.  I wish I had that kind of Christmas visitor.

On 1/19/2023 at 1:23 PM, Gabriela said:

Guess i should off keeped it more simple ,without the heart frame over the picture !!

 

I like it just like it is.  I'm not in the bootcamp this time around  (did 5-6 of them) but dropped in to see all the wonderful creative layouts.  I love this one.

Joyce, thank you.  I did not know this was possible.  This is great to know. 

16 minutes ago, Bonnie Ballentine said:

I did another layout recently much like this one. Different person...same fun time. Elements at the bottom of the page were cut from the photos. This is actually 5 photos.

This is so cool Bonnie.  Did you take the 5 photo's of the same person in different spots then blend the 5 together.  Did you use a blend mode?