Ann Seeber

I think I might win the booby prize for the Slowest Individual Jigsaw Solver! 🙃

Impressive, Carole! I'm sure that will be a hit with the whole family. I think your idea of the watercolor strokes for the background is perfect. I see Staples did an excellent job for you, too. I'm pleased with my calendar for Jackie. Glossy is the way to go!

Today would have been my late hubby Frank's, 83rd birthday, so I created this for him. He's pictured at an outdoor restaurant on the beach at Acapulco, our favorite getaway. The textured background paper is labeled "texture25" and I changed the color to match the photo using the Change to Target tool. The frame is from Marisa Lerin, the punch is cass-CornersA-999-13, and the font is Bremen.

Here is my Elf Self - just call me Twisty. I stuck pretty close to reality with the accessories.

H = Happy

I think Corel looks at it as a card or even an internet greeting, idk

Used one the Corel freebies to showcase this gorgeous winter photo by Nadia Povalinska, a friend of Heather Cox Richarson, the history professor I read daily on Substack and no, I didn't use the Selective Color script.

Susan, you hit the nail on the head. He was constantly in awe of the changes, especially after WWII. He was very excited about our walk on the moon, etc. ❤️ Having a nostalgia moment here. He's been gone over 40 years now but will always be alive in my heart. 😢

Don't forget, ladies, I started with "bumbershoot," explaining it was from my dad who was born in 1892! He would be the oldster here. 😉

Where in NJ, Mary? I was born in St. Mary's Hospital in Hoboken, though my parents lived in Weehauken. Then we moved to Rutherford, which was on the rail line and convenient for my Dad to get to work.

I was taught on the inside; like "bumbershoot." But those rules vary by country and change over time so don't "quote" me! 😁

I got the impression he thought it was a comical name. He probably heard it used in NYC when he worked as a runner on Wall Street or on the railroad where he worked for 40 years, ending up as a chief night dispatcher for the Erie out of Hoboken, NJ

I've had this Christmas/Hanukkah cartoon for a while and don't know where it came from other than on the internet. The background is from the greenery in the art. Added a selection frame with inner bevel.

S = Stocking - we hang empty stockings for Santa or his helpers to fill on Christmas Eve. And if you find one filled with coal instead of gifts you know that person has been deemed "naughty."

Michele: you work is stunning, as always! You really ARE a Fab Diva!! 😉

My 2nd favorite part of Christmas; after the gifts, of course!🤩

My Dad, born in 1892, called it a Bumbershoot! 😉 I know that "brolly" is used in Great Britain, Canada and Australia but not here in the States, usually.

I added a back page with all 13 images reduced plus I corrected the grid on December and now had those two pages printed at Staples. They were so nice and refused to charge me anything! They had printed my original 13-page calendar and added a coil at the top. Now these two extra pages are punched for the coil also. I ❤️ Staples!

My husband and I stayed at the Las Brisas resort in Acapulco only once. We went to Acapulco every January for a week's vacation when our business was on winter hiatus but usually used a high-rise hotel on the beach. Las Brisas was located at the far end of the resort area and up on the hill instead of right on the beach. Everyone got their own little "casita" (small cabin) with its own or shared private pool. The terrain was extremely steep so we were encouraged to rent one of their vehicles, which were open-top pink Jeeps! Inside the casita was a bed, table, chairs and small bathroom area. Built into a wall was a small hatch which opened from inside and outside so the workers could deliver fresh, hot coffee and pastries early each morning, ready for us when we woke up. This was my definition of LUXURY! The images are from my very first Travel Time class back in 2020. It was my first when I joined The Campus and wouldn't you know I started immediately with double layouts!

Q - Christmas Quilt

J = Christmas Jammies

Actually, Nexusfont displays all my fonts in two groups. Installed via Windows and Other Fonts, which I've added myself.

E - Elves