Susan Ewart

Hi Cindy, I will have a look in the store.  Retail therapy is high on the list right now! hahaha

Anne, is that cookies on your plate.  Yummy.

 

Dennis, I love the cascading flowers.  And glitter paper! you can never have enough glitter I say.

I like your page Cristina. And I feel your pain (design pain I mean).  I have a hard time adding in elements and knowing when it's either too little or too much while also making it look balanced.  Design is a hard one for me.  Your dogs are adorable.  I really like these classes too.  I'm blown away and inspired by what everyone produces.  It would be neat to have a class on "design" that shows before (usually when I think it's done) and what can be done, the wow factor "after" that I need to learn how to do. I guess it's the 3 P's (that I learned in Calligraphy).  Practice, Patience, Perseverance.

Euka you live in a very beautiful place.  I love the camels.  I like that you used a picture for the background, that's really effective.

Beautiful Anne, all those colors go so well together.  What a stunning flower that is.

Cindy this is beautiful.  I love the picture and it looks like it's curling up a bit on the sides.  Those hearts are neat with the papers in them and one that is a hole.  I like that technique (whatever it is).

 

Ravin, Porthos looks like one happy puppy (I call them all puppies no matter the age).  Isn't it our job as their staff to spoil them?  Looking forward to more Porthos and more of Bruce from Cindy.

Ravin, at least you got to the party, that's what counts.

 

 

here is my project one from Day 3.  when I first logged in today I was greeted with Ann S. beautiful page.  I thought I'd like to take a nap in that garden.  With that in mind this is ME having a nap in Ann's garden.  Those arent yellow bed scatter you see (okay, they are), they are cheerios in case I got hungry.

 

All the papers and elements are from Pixel Scrapper (Thank you).  yellow paper (Digi Dewi), brown paper strip (Marisa Lerin), flowers (KMRD steampunk kit), scatter (aka: cheerios; Sahin Designs), text was minya Nouvelle.  Photo is mine from Vancouver (Canada) Game farm in 2012.

 

Ann, Nonie, Neala and Janet   Wowzers!  Beautiful.   I'm going to try to work on adding more.  Its hard for me, in photography you take out what doesn't add to the subject.  You wouldnt believe how much I put on and take off.  I'll get there eventually.

 

 

Shhhh, Cassel, don't let him know. I liked the sandwich so much and I was soooo hungry, I ate it.  Saved him the calories and since it's a digital dinner I ate the dishes too (getting rid of the evidence).  I should be well versed in UNdo.  Years ago my co-worker and me decided to give ourselves superhero names.  I was Eraser Girl; able to erase peoples mistakes with tone and glare (picture: me standing tall, chest out, hands on hips).  I did use Undo, in fact I should say there is very few times that I haven't used it.

I'm looking at everyone's lunch and I'm so hungry now.  Anne, the actual joke is me making all these obscure rules.  It's become a game; hubby will forget to put something away and I'll come along and clean it up and then I go tell him the new rule.  I think I am on about rule #4387!  it's all in jest, but we were 20+yrs into the relationship before he informed me he like his grilled cheese sandwich cut corner to corner.  I really like this bootcamp, I learn so much and this time through the Table exercise I felt more comfortable.  <b> </b>Ann S. and Corrie, I am blown away by your table setting and your table.  Maybe that will be me in Bootcamp #46!

Lunch is ready!  I made a ham sandwich for the darling hubby.  wouldn't you know it, I forgot he doesn't like onions or pickles (unless it's a hamburger; so many rules how's a woman to remember it all?).  I'm impressed he used the cutlery (fork) to carefully pick them off and set them aside.  My spotty internet get going in and out, at first I thought Cassel stopped talking to me.  Before I realize it was my internet provider wasn't talking (I live 5 min from a big city and this is one of the big internet/tv/phone providers - go figure).

 

I made a mistake when I was resizing and didn't check "all Layers"  (I thought it was always checked, so it pays to check and double check) and when I uploaded I noticed one the pickles was moved and really small.  A head scratcher.  I reopened the PSP file and re-saved and saw what I had done.  I'm still making mistakes and learning.  glad I am running through this class again.

 

 

Hi Dennis.  I was in your shoes last May.  I was about to give up learning PSP (and I had been buying it since 2018 and never used it) and this class came along at the right time.  the instruction is really good and thorough.  I found I did lots of rewinding and doing the action then playing and rewinding as needed.  I watched the whole lesson first then ended up watching it on my laptop and pausing at the spots where I would then do the actions on my desk top, then play more and do the actions and so on.  I am not good at watching on the same computer as PSP and having to switch back and forth.  The forum is great to get help, I learned a lot from other peoples questions as well.  Looking forward to seeing your pages.  Whether you scrapbook or not, this is really good way to learn layers and lots of other techniques.

Wow Anne, what a beatiful stained glass that is.  Cant wait to see what you do with it.  Agree with you, I want to watch (and re-watch ) the videos and take more notes this time around.

 

I just watched the set up video and realized how much I forgot.  I do prefer a dark workspace, I find it's less hard on the eyes, since it's not so bright.  I am using PSP 2020 and it had tabbed windows, I didn't like that and this video (the first time around) helped me make it untabbed.  I like that much better.

Hi, Susan here, from St. Albert Alberta.  I still consider myself a Westcoast girl though, spending most of my life in the Fraser Valley area, or Okanagan area of British Coloumbia.  I took my first Scrapbook Bootcamp in May of 2021.  I have had PSP since 2018 and never knew how to use it.  An email from Corel about a "free" class on how to use layers in PSP had me intrigued, maybe I'd finally learn how to use PSP.  What a great experience the bootcamp was.  I signed up for the Basic class too which was a really good next step in learning.  I am back for more; it takes some time to drill stuff into my thick head.  I would have liked to post a picture but my computer is doing a loooong back up.  Looking forward to seeing the layouts we all make.

 

 

That's great.  I will sign up this week for a month or two or three.....Thank you for answering so quickly.

that's great.  Is there a difference when I actually purchase a class (that I get a downloadable video/instructions; looking at the beginner scrips class) as opposed to having a monthly membership.  I have spotty internet so I prefer to  download the copy and watch without the wifi going in and out.  If I get a monthly membership, can I still download the video and instructions as if I was purchasing the class.  Thank you for your quick reply, sorry mine wasn't so quick.

Thank you Cassel.  I'm going to try that tutorial.  I will also look into the Diamond membership.  I'm  not sure I have the budget for it.  Can I do a couple months then stop and pick it up again a few months later.  I wish i could do the yearly one but covid has decimated my hours and my pay cheques.  I really like the idea of making my own papers and elements.  thanks for the info on your PSP book at Amazon, mine is due to arrive this coming week.  I cant wait.

Module 5.  This one was complex.  thank goodness I could rewind the video many (I mean MANY) times.  But so worth it.  I liked that this was a challenge.  More complex shadows.  It's as you said in the video (Cassel) about looking at other  artist pages and seeing how they manage their shadows.  A lot to be learned from other artists.  Thanks again to the Pixel Scrapper and the artists; Shelia Reid, Marisa Dunn and Violet Irisovna.  Photo is my own.  thank you Cassel, this was a really comprehensive course which builds on each Module before it.  I feel really empowered that I have completed this.

Module 4   took me a bit to be able to grab the guidelines.  Why?  who knows, it seems so simple now.  But I liked that I got a bit more information about using them.  One thing I forgot to mention is how much I liked the first shorter video on setting up my PSP.  I found them to be really helpful and useful.  And it taught me to go into other parts of the program I might not ever have gone.

 

Pixel Scrapper Artists:  Rachel Martin, Marisa Lerin, Digi Dewi, Janet Kemp, AP, and I'm sorry, I used Fire & Ice Alpha and paper, but didnt get a name who designed it.  Photo is mine.

Module 3.  Holding the shift key to help move objects was an ah'ha moment.  I was forever moving any other layer than the one I wanted.  I am paying more attention to what layer I am on too.  The reverse shadow is subtle but it really makes it more real looking.

 

Many thanks to Pixel Scrapper Artists: Janet Kemp, Rachel M Natalia, Janet Scott, AP, Sonya Stover, Jessica Dunn, Laura Reed and Melo Vrijhot.  And of course the amazing glass art of Melanie Rowe and my photo and wood work base

Here is Module 2.  Opacity is COOL!  It's neat you can do each layer.  here I only did the background layer just a wee bit.  It does make a big difference though.  And the the bound scrip..WOW, what a time saver.  And the repeat command and shadows.  so much learn about shadows.  i'm going to look for a tutorial on that.  My first staple!  papers/elements from Pixel Scrapper; Janet Kemp, June Minkus, Jessica Dunn, Janet Scott, Sheila Reid, AP, Marisa Lerin, Sonyer Stover.  The photo is mine, from my cousins garden at her farm in Saskatchewan.

Here's my 1st module.  I started the basic course in the beginning of June (or end of May) and just finished Module 5 today.  This was a great next step for me (newbie) after the Scrapbook Bootcamp in May.  I used the alpha (Heather T) from the free download in Module one, the rest came from Pixel Scrapper from the following artist designers; Digi Dewi, Violet Irisovna, Maris Lerin and Jessica Dunn.  The photo is my own.  I didnt know how to make words follow a curve so I just put a curvy arrow in and followed that then deleted the arrow.  I think I saw I can get a script or a tutorial on letters following a curve...I will investigate that.

hi, first time doing this challenge.  I'm still working on the Basic Scrapbooking Course (just started Module 5) and taking a color course so I hope I'm up for this challenge.  This photo is from Banff, Alberta (Canada) from 2015.  You likely wont hear from me on Mon or Tuesday, it's the busy, long days at work (work really gets in the way of fun!).  Looking forward to seeing the pages from everyone.

Bonnie and Lynda, I'm blown away at how beautiful your pages are.  What inspiration for me!  Thank you for sharing

Sue this is so beautiful and inspiring!  As a newbie I really appreciate your instruction on how you did this.  Stunning photography.