Ann Seeber

My mistake; I wasn't sure. Thanks!

It looks like a twilly fabric to me. Nice!

Forgot to post a photo that I may use, not really sure yet. It's just a shot of Brandy when she discovered the aquarium. I think she was guarding it. 😉

My granddaughter has a birthday Thurs Sept 19 so I made this layout as a birthday card. She's 10 in the photo on the left and 26 this year in the current photo on the right which I treated with PSP's background replacer ai. I used a Marisa Lerin template (ps_marisa-lerin_32814_layout-template-470_pu) and a mini kit called Winter. The font is Snap ITC. The watercolor flowers are from my stash, and I used cass-Datestamp4 script. The splash is ap-cherish-mini-el-paint-transfer.

Here's my Lesson #1 - Setting up my Workspace. I opted to not have thumbnails on my Layers display as my layouts get too long and unwieldy with them. I just lay my mouse over the layer and a thumb pops up, which is all I need to see what's what. I also have several shortcuts on my toolbars: On top is Open as a New Layer/Rename; Copy Merged, My Save script and shortcuts to JPG and PNG Optimizers. On the Layer palette I put the Edit Selection, Convert to Raster and the Repeat command.

I'm sure this qualifies as vintage!

Running a bit behind, here's my week #35, which was Sunday September 8. Here's Brandy, long and lean. It appears her winter coat will be darker.

Wow, I'm getting the same tingle I experience every time I walk into an office supply store. I do love the category and often dreamed of having my own store so I could play all day! LOL They look so real here I'm running off to get water for the snake plant!

My daughter Laurey makes Pineapple Upside Down Cake

U = Ugli Fruit

Just an idea... if the series is inside its own folder within the brush folder you can point PSP to it and when finished, just delete the folder. ?

First in Line and ready for school. I take this class probably twice a year when offered because it's a familiar friend and the layouts inspire me by their spare design. I think I'm in my 4th year here, since 2021. Now I'm off to see what photos I can feature this go-round. Welcome all newcomers! I love it when you ask questions that I can actually answer! LOL

Doughnut

I revised the template from the Lab and used a mini kit from Marisa Lerin called Field Notes 9

I think PSPs Background Eraser was the first tool I got really handy with in the early days...

E - Easter Candy

Wow, your Euro flairbutton looks very handsome! Nice use of the hanging photos layout. I use it a bit, myself.

My Week 34 - Sept 1, 2024, TNR rescue cat Brandy, the tortoiseshell teen! It seems she won't stay in the house, so she has resumed outdoor meals. My 2 senior indoor cats are vastly relieved! 😅 UPDATE: She's back inside, quarantined to the bed/bath again. She ran because the seniors were bullying her. We have to work on that.

I find the supplies offered as transparent PNGs don't always deliver the goods. I always test the checkered background with my eraser tool because many times I've found that they've been faked. Usually can be fixed easily, though.

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Sharon, I use a flavored hummus with roasted pine nuts and spices. (and garlic!) I offered some to my daughter who was visiting overnight but she refused anything with garlic for breakfast. *wimp! 😄

O = Olives

I have it every morning with sliced banana for dipping.

Here's my monthly Wild Cat Calendar for September featuring the Iberian Lynx. The text is small so I'm posting it here, also: "The Iberian lynx, a wild cat that used to be common across the whole of the Iberian Peninsula which includes Portugal and Spain, but from the 1960s its numbers plummeted. Habitat loss, poaching and road accidents all helped to push the species to the brink of extinction. "Now, the cat is coming back according to a report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The increase is largely thanks to conservation efforts that have focused on increasing the abundance of its main food source - the also endangered wild rabbit, known as European rabbit. Programs to free hundreds of captive lynxes and restoring scrublands and forests have also played an important role in ensuring the lynx is no longer endangered. "Francisco Javier Salcedo Ortiz, a coordinator responsible for leading the conservation action, described it as the "greatest recovery of a cat species ever achieved through conservation." Arial font used throughout. Photo of lynx modified by Art Media Pencil behind calendar grid. Information from BBC News. I posted this full size (8.5x11) on Scrapbooking with PaintShop Pro on Facebook if you want to print it.

Thanks, Suz. I have officially adopted her into our household. My two senior cats have certainly perked up! They are now doing pretty good with accepting her. Only some growls and, at first, hissing. The tapeworm showed up in her poop, which was conveniently deposited on my bedroom rug, instead of the litter box. I might not have seen the worm if it was buried in cat litter. I'm sure the poor baby feels better and she's still eating "like a horse!" Here's a better photo to which I added a marisa lerin frame from a current mini kit. This shot was in full sun coming from behind Brandy, so I fiddled with my iPhone camera settings and was pleased with this result.