I often enjoy the challenge of figuring out new things – especially when it comes to figuring out computer stuff.  (Whether or not that may be connected to the programming I once did in my former life is unknown.)  But this past week has certainly offered up its share of "figurin’ " challenges.

It all started with my recent acquisition of PhotoShop Elements 5.0.  There were really only a couple of things I had in mind to use it for when I bought it, but both desires went back a long, long time.  So I finally bit the bullet and bought the silly software.  And after many, many hours of messin’ around in totally unfamiliar territory, I finally produced a watermark for the photos I post.  More amazin’ yet, I even eventually figured out how to get it ONTO a photo!  Probably not a big deal at all for someone who understands this kind of stuff, but certainly a very big deal to ME, lol!  So the photo in my post of August 10th (or thereabouts) includes the debut of my very first watermark.

Since then, I confess to having "lost" and recreated that watermark file nearly a half-dozen times.  I don’t know where it keeps going, but I think I have finally nailed it down so I can find it when I need it.  I hope.  And in the meantime, I even got so good at recreating it I decided to make one with dark letters, too.  *Its* debut is shown here in a card inspired by one on page 150 of the Fall/Winter Collection 2007.   Not only did that card grab my attention the very first trip through the new catalog last month, but it also features those darling little punched flowers made with the "Three for You" Punch Box (which even includes free Love Note cards this month!). 

So one goal down, and one more to go with PhotoShop Elements.  THAT challenge will be to learn to stitch 2 or more parts of a scan together – such as when scanning a 12 x 12 scrapbook page.  I’ve always wanted to be able to post such scans, but of course the scanner’s not big enough to shoot it all at once. So maybe someday….

But in the meantime there’s an Island County Fair booth awaiting my attention. 

Come see me at the fair, btw!