Ann Seeber

Yeah, me, too. Thank goodness for auto-correct!

March / April / May / June

Finalizing my calendar pages. Created the cover which uses the photo originally in January, so I had to pick a new one there. Added details to February.

why concrete? or is it something other than paving in your area?

Good luck, Michele! 🤞

@MoniqueN. I am truly enjoying this ride through the Outlander again. Your colors are gorgeous, and I did find these masks challenging.

Yes, I did, Donna

Here's my November Wild Cat Calendar featuring the Pallas Cat. They are found in Asia and are threatened as a species. Accredited zoos have breeding programs to help species in distress. Granddaughter Jackie's Nashville Zoo was recently working in Botswana with giraffes. This Pallas cat or Manul is being called the new Grumpy Cat. I posted a full size .png on our Facebook page for printing.

Corrie, after the pressure cooker incident at Aunt Bess's my husband hid in the living room every time I used mine! 🤣

Yes, the masks are challenging but also, fun!

Mary, I agree. I found these masks the most interesting part of the class.

Just a question, did you bring a gift 🎁 and who ended up with it? 😉

that reminds me of my Aunt Bess who tried to make pea soup in a pressure cooker. That ceiling always had a greenish cast to it... 😉

Speaking of fires, I always sauteed the filet of venison 🦌 when a hunter delivered for us. I added a dash of brandy at the end to create venison flambe. Well, this one wouldn't light, sooo... I added more brandy. When lighting it, the flames shot up and consumed my kitchen curtains! 🔥

Your pizza story reminds me of my pizza conflagration! 🔥🔥 Our pizza was delivered but no one was ready for it yet, so I turned on the oven to keep it warm. Put it in the oven, box and all. Next thing I knew, the box caught on fire, so I whipped the door open and flung it on the kitchen floor. Unfortunately, there was a throw rug on that floor so it, also, caught on fire!! Luckily, my sink had a spray attachment!😁

Suz, I am sure I'm not as discerning as you about blacks and whites. Prices on everything have jumped here mostly caused by corporate greed so who knows what I'll pay this year!?!

All my classwork is done in 300dpi so no conversions were needed. Staples didn't ask for CMYK. I was working in .jpg and that was fine.

@Donna Sillia I took my calendar pages to a local Staples Stationary outlet. They printed it, punched holes and added a comb to the top so it could be hung on a wall. It cost me under $20 and the results were awesome. I just used the full-size pages as jpgs. Here's the cover and back page I made last time...

I changed my mind about my pages ie: I moved the photo from January to the front cover since I also have another topic I want to feature for the zoo, their adventurous zipline ride and the dinosaur experience. I will make a back cover also since I need two new areas to fill. Here's my front cover.

Nice job on all, Dan. I'm sure your family will love them!

@Mary Solaas Check your emails as Carole sent a correction that included the correct link. Didn't intend QPs. It is actually Lesson 8 talking about shadows on these pages. Hopefully this LINK will work.

I love your color sense. It really makes a difference with your calendars.

Yes, I discovered that also. I've had fun experimenting with a series of background mats, etc., to control the colors.

You're welcome

Julian, I use promoted layers a lot as I can select an area, promote it to a new layer and whatever I do to it doesn't impact the original. Usually with these calendars, I'm able to isolate the frame for the photo and work on that, independent of the mask, though in certain cases, I had to slide the promoted layer up out of the group totally.