Ann Seeber

2 hours ago, Sue Thomas said:

I doubt this colouring  is the result of genetics, in my opinion  foul  play. (has been painted or Photoshopped)

Sue, perhaps you missed the link to the article about the snowy owl. It has several speculations about the unusual color, though nothing alluding to foul play (or even fowl play 😉 ). Here's the link to the article in My Modern Met

12 hours ago, Julie Magerka said:

Early May...is there a sweeter, more lovely, time of year? At least here in my part of the world. The flowering trees are spectacular and colour is back in the world. Grabbed a few quick shots while I was out today to capture the beauty of it all. (Except the Forsythia, which I got online.)

Used PSE 2024 (my Affinity has expired and I can't afford to get back into it) and a template from Anna Aspnes. Some papers from a kit I won from ET Designs. The metal bee is also AA. 

I will be looking at this next winter.

Hi Julie - I almost missed this because it's languishing back in April whereas we've all moved on to What are You Working on in May?

7 minutes ago, Cristina said:

it's so impressive that a snowy owl has all these colors

I read that the colors are not normal for the species; rather like melanistic (black) or albino (white) variations in other animals. Around here we get the occasional jet black (gray) squirrel, for example.

Happy May - I've adapted my typical wild cat calendar to be wild nature this time, featuring a bird instead of a cat. And it is a very special and unusual bird. A snowy owl is typically white; to blend with snowy landscapes but this individual has beautiful orange coloring and was photographed by Julie Maggert. Here's a link to My Modern Met with the story of “Creamsicle,” as the photographer called her. I will post a full-size image for printing in the Files area of our Facebook group Scrapbooking with PSP and Affinity. The May title is in Bananas Pancakes font and the journaling is Banditas. The calendar template is from our workshop last October with Cassel. 

Every so often I grab this since I eat ONE truffle in the evening with my wine and cheese. I see on Amazon I can buy the loose candies cheaper than the blue bags. I'm a sucker for dark chocolate! 

8 hours ago, Corrie Kinkel said:

The chocolates above look delicious, but my all time favorite is dark chocolate with up to 80 or 90% pure chocolate! I realize this isn’t to everyone’s taste, but that leaves more for me and my hubby or guests can eat the rest of the selection. 

My preference is also the darkest chocolate available, Corrie! ❤️

4 minutes ago, Jeni Simpson said:

she was an angel.

and still is, of course. 👼

 I finally finished my Day 7 assignment for PSP. Here is my Community Cat Crew, including the elusive Black Beauty, who is new. The title font is Dingo Nursery. The papers are from Jessica Dunn. Everyone but Batman is scheduled for TNR (Trap/Neuter/Return) towards the end of May when there's room at Tara, the rescue vet. They'll also get their vaccinations and parasite treatment. I think at least one is possibly pregnant but we have over 2 months gestation so we may catch it in time. My Brandy was in the same boat. I'm not sure about Beauty as he/she appears to be a full adult and even someone's lost pet since he/she wants to get in the house and be petted*. Definitely not a fearful feral. I have put him/her out to the local Lost Pet website.  We'll see what happens.

*My 3 indoor cats would object to a visitor.

35 minutes ago, MoniqueN. said:

Lesson 6 Affinity

 

Knowing how you love Scotland, I thought you might be interested in this new book coming out by Alexander McCall Smith. Here's the writeup:

33 minutes ago, Jeni Simpson said:

Template 5 Diamond
Affinity 2.6
A couple of years back, I stayed at a lovely cottage near the coast.
The decor interested me, and I managed to snap a few photographs of items that appealed.

Kit is Jessica Dunn's Coastal Spring papers with her Nantucket Feeling elements.
The paper strips were colourised using colours from the striped paper.
Fonts are Castella and Billie Olivia

Wow, that takes me back to my trips down the shore in Jersey. I always loved the coastal decor! Beautiful! ❤️

26 minutes ago, Carolyn Rye said:

Day 7 using Affinity Photo.  I continued using my friend's photos of her amazing road trip through so much outback country.

I have enjoyed using Affinity Photo as I found so parts a little easier than PSP.  I still feel that both of the programs will complement each other.  Each of them has items that I love to use.

I would love to have time to do this workshop with PSP as well, but I have my daughter coming to stay with us for a week.  This is so exciting for us all.  

 

 Outstanding layout! I have to inquire, were the photos of paintings or is that an effect that you applied?

11 minutes ago, Marie-Claire said:

Hi everyone.
 started a bit late and since the affinity bootcamp I haven't made anything in Affinity, that's why I made these lessons in Affinity.

Day 1
font : Rage Italic, Franklin Gothic Demi Cond

Papers : PSBT-Mar21-Spring-DBMagnolia

Hey, Marie-Claire! Hi, Poncho! 👋🐾

2 hours ago, fiona cook said:

Lesson 7

I've noticed when using the ClipTo It script, if the placeholder is in grey it is automatically turned to black and white mask layers. No need to change the grey to solid black beforehand. The papers I have used are from Digital Scrapbooking (pussy cat paper from elif sahin, sand by jessica dunn).

Thank you Carole for the workshop and your comments throughout. Although I have been on the Template Workshop before, some more techniques have sunk in better.

Fiona, that layout is stunning! I'll see if I can get that sand paper from DS. Can you tell me the name of the font used for the text? I looked through my Nexusfont but don't see it. I'm just starting to consider a layout for Day 7 and yours is an inspiration!

Beautiful layout, Harmony. You deserve accolades for that accomplishment! 👏👏

3 minutes ago, Lynda DiGregor said:

Template Workshop-- photos from an earlier day and I used the diamond template from the workshop

Nice, Lynda! Why don't you post it in the Template Workshop thread here.

5 hours ago, Cassel said:

@Ann SeeberOn your Royal Burgundy layout, is it a coincidence that there is an "apparent" dark line across the two white flowers, almost perfectly aligned?

The elements were each separately filled with the silver gradient, but that dark area appears always appears unless I change the angle.

8 hours ago, Susan Ewart said:

When you put a full size paper above the shape you want to fill with it, it makes like a mask group (not sure what the correct term is) and you can then move the paper around inside that shape to where you want it.

Yes, I do that in PSP with the script "clip-to-it" and it is exactly the same result.

Here's my Day 6 concoction. I've been waiting for my cherry tree to bloom but all I was getting was leaves. And yesterday, the flowers started to appear! Curious, I looked it up and the tree people said it's a Royal Burgundy cherry and leaves always come before the flowers. I used the Difference layer style to get the texture on the background paper which was pale blue to start. I just used star pattern fills for the elements and added brads from my stash.

10 minutes ago, Donna Sillia said:

Affinity has been bought by Canva

Tell me about Canva. I recall you mentioning using it in the past but I'm unfamiliar with it. The only programs I've  used are Photoshop and PaintShop. What do you use Canva for?

5 hours ago, Susan Ewart said:

Frame is what I thought of too, but also a pattern for a paper.  What does it look like with a bevel.  Or debossed (sorry, I forget the graphic term for that look -recessed into the paper).  It's a superb and 50's -ish look to it that I love. I have one I want to replicate from the handles on the freezers in the grocery store.  Funny  where the places you get inspiration.

I think it's also Art Deco-ish. It is some anniversary for that art movement that they featured on my local news this week. Here's a link to it. Art Deco Turns 100: How Major Museums and Cultural Institutions Are Marking the Milestone

5 hours ago, Cassel said:

In the last page, it LOOKS like the middle strip of paper has an unexpected blurred edge.

You are right, I was not happy with the effect there. I used a striped fill and added the blur, but it is too much. I have fixed it and also the swirls here...

5 hours ago, Julian Adams said:

I think the text would pop a little more

I agree and I'm going to try it...see what you think, Julian

10 hours ago, Susan Ewart said:

Lesson 3  -  Template 3-Diamond

I should have titled this "Blend Modes" because every paper or photo mat, and the two pieces of foliage have blend modes and some with 3 or 4 papers in the blending group.  I did group all the blended stuff and duplicated the group, hid it, then merged the end result for the shadow part.  I used elements/papers from Digital Scrapbook (Marisa Lerin, Brooke Gazarek, Gina Jones, Jessica Dunn, Kerri Dempsey and Janet Scott). 

The foliage I used the tutorial with the filled duplicate layer above, took me awhile to get the right color fill.  I still found it was too bright on the layout so I merged the blend group and blended them into the blue paper (already merged blended group).  I even attempted to make a cluster from 6 separate elements.  

The fonts are Creative Fabrica; Madelican and Matona ('S')

Photos are mine and they aren't really looking at the real sun (like fake news, there is also indoor fake sun 😲).  These were my surprise sunflowers I discovered at the back of my very small garden that I only noticed because I needed to go into the little shed.  I thought they were mutants, cute fluffy mutants.

I think we call them "volunteers" when they spontaneously seed themselves away from the garden.

1 minute ago, Ann Seeber said:

I've been scrolling around looking for my Day 4 and it seems I forgot to post it! I may have overdone the silver but what the hey! 

Here's the story which may be hard to read in the 600px size. "A large staircase leads visitors into the foyer, which is filled with light from a central skylight. Wood continues into the performance spaces, with curved timber elements providing visual appeal while also enhancing acoustics. Deep velvet upholstery and acoustic curtains ensures optimal sound, and the variety of venues allows for both intimate and grand performances. All parking is located in a subterranean level." The top photo of the venue was taken in winter with a snowy landscape.

I've been scrolling around looking for my Day 4 and it seems I forgot to post it! I may have overdone the silver but what the hey!