Sunstruck Lioness - A Little Bit of South Africa for Neville

Yasmin

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Mar 2, 2003, 5:18:56 PM3/2/03

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As usual, terrific creation by Helen !

Yas
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Design: The Midas Touch Studio
Art: Sunstruck Lioness - Sue Dickinson
Midi: African Drums

Thank You Neville, for bringing this wonderful artist to my attention ...
I adore her work, her water colour technique is fabulous. This is not an
easy medium to work with, but Sue's got a dead-on brush stroke and a vibrant
pallet !!

Helen

The Midas Touch Stationery

Elizabeth

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Mar 2, 2003, 5:24:21 PM3/2/03

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I love your messages like this! Keep sending them.

Elizabeth

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hellun zelluf

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Mar 2, 2003, 5:32:37 PM3/2/03

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thanks Yasmin ... just had to throw one in at least this weekend ... have done next to nothing :-(

Helen
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"Yasmin" <rcr...@globo.com> schreef in bericht news:Oulb0pQ4...@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
: As usual, terrific creation by Helen !

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hellun zelluf

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Mar 2, 2003, 5:34:01 PM3/2/03

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Why thank you Elizabeth ... it's good to hear such nice words .... frankly ... I'm getting a bit tired of these cards, but I still
enjoy making them ... cuz it relaxes me working with psp ..

Helen
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: I love your messages like this! Keep sending them.

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Elizabeth

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Mar 2, 2003, 5:37:24 PM3/2/03

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don't give them up, they're beautiful!

Elizabeth

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hellun zelluf

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Mar 2, 2003, 5:43:40 PM3/2/03

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LOL, I won't ... they're my trade-mark on my website ... I couldn't disappoint my viewers from Timboktu to the North Pole, LOL ...

Helen
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: don't give them up, they're beautiful!

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Fitzie

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Mar 2, 2003, 5:45:40 PM3/2/03

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Oh Helen, this is just incredibly gorgeous!!! Your finishing touches are
show stoppers. I love the way you put all the details together...what a
talented lady you are! (and a great friend, to boot!)
Fitzie

Fitzie

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Mar 2, 2003, 5:46:42 PM3/2/03

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here, here !!! (hey, that works out as a very nice pun - very much
intended)
<g>
Fitzie

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Sia

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Mar 2, 2003, 5:48:48 PM3/2/03

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Beautiful dear Helen.......hugz.Sia

Adriana

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Mar 2, 2003, 6:54:10 PM3/2/03

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What a beauty! I love it Helen!

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Adriana

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Angus Grossart (1937 - )
Scottish banker

~Lydia

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Mar 2, 2003, 7:24:55 PM3/2/03

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OOOOOO nice....and oooops, that midi slipped into my folder! <wink>

Very rustic effect...I love it!

Lydia

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meli

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Mar 2, 2003, 8:32:20 PM3/2/03

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I just love all your "stationery stationery," Helen. ;)) I've always
wondered: Do you design the envelopes, or is that an image you found on the
web that you modify every time? I've never seen it anywhere else, I think,
and I wondered.

I love this artist's style, too. Realistic watercolor...not easy to do, I
would think.

Meli

Sandy J

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Mar 2, 2003, 8:35:44 PM3/2/03

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mmmmmmmm, I like the water colours too Helen, I'm going to have to look her up as well! This is just delightful and I snagged all
(especially that superb midi with the terrific drumbeat).

Sandy

Snapdragon

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Mar 2, 2003, 9:04:38 PM3/2/03

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I just love your cards! you do have the midas touch!

Jeanie

hellun zelluf

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Mar 2, 2003, 11:05:11 PM3/2/03

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ROFLOL ...

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: here, here !!! (hey, that works out as a very nice pun - very much

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hellun zelluf

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Mar 2, 2003, 11:06:11 PM3/2/03

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Thanks Fitzie ... I wish my watercolours were show stoppers ... but they mostly turn out like mud pools ..:(

Helen
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"Fitzie" <run....@NOverizon.net> schreef in bericht news:OGVax1Q4...@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
: Oh Helen, this is just incredibly gorgeous!!! Your finishing touches are

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hellun zelluf

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Mar 2, 2003, 11:06:53 PM3/2/03

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Thank you Adriana .... happy you like it so much :o))

Helen
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: What a beauty! I love it Helen!

hellun zelluf

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Mar 2, 2003, 11:06:31 PM3/2/03

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Thank you so kindly, sweet sir :o))

Helen
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Beautiful dear Helen.......hugz.Sia

hellun zelluf

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Mar 2, 2003, 11:07:30 PM3/2/03

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<VBG> ..... sticky fingers huh???

Helen ;-))
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: OOOOOO nice....and oooops, that midi slipped into my folder! <wink>

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hellun zelluf

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Mar 2, 2003, 11:14:40 PM3/2/03

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Hi Meli,
Thank you for your very kind words.
I make all these cards myself. Over the years I've designed alot of templates in psp. I make them myself and use them, filling up
with graphics for the card mainly.
all backgrounds and envelope fills I ususally create myself.
All of my templates have several layers for each item in the graphic (sometimes up to 32 for an "empty" card). Keeping all items in
seperate layers gives me full grip on every single dot and line, so I can work with each individually.
When all specific graphics and other stuff, like text, are added and the card is finished I'm usually stuck with approx. 50-55
layers.
Both the front and the inside (or back) of the card are made in one template, so I can be sure every line will stay in the right
place.
Most of the work is done in a graphics program, putting it all together in a script is the least hard of the part :o))

Helen
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"meli" <melin...@hotmail.com> schreef in bericht news:eTv8PVS4...@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
: I just love all your "stationery stationery," Helen. ;)) I've always

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hellun zelluf

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Mar 2, 2003, 11:17:36 PM3/2/03

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Do visit Sue Dickinson's site, Sandy ... it's water colours galore !!!
Neville was kind enough to bring this superb artist to our attention.
here is her link:
http://www.art-of-africa.co.za/
I really done ripped each and every of her paintings there :o)) and even have one of them as my desktop right now.

Helen
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: mmmmmmmm, I like the water colours too Helen, I'm going to have to look her up as well! This is just delightful and I snagged all

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hellun zelluf

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Mar 2, 2003, 11:19:03 PM3/2/03

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Thanks Jeanie ... sometimes I think we could get a great designer team together with all this talent in our group and start a
booming internet carreer :o)))

Helen
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: I just love your cards! you do have the midas touch!

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meli

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Mar 2, 2003, 11:29:50 PM3/2/03

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This is so interesting, Helen! I've always admired your graphics work, and I
knew these cards were a lot of work, but I had no idea it was so much! I
figured you must do your own templates, since I've never seen anyone else do
anything similar. I really don't know very much about graphics. My focus is
the music, particularly if I sing it, which I usually do. (See my reply to
Fitzie in my thread about how I do the recordings. It sounds a lot like what
you do, except with layers of sound.) I really should do some more tutorials
for PSP, since there's so much that you can do, so much to know.

Thanks for the explanation! I'll look forward to more of your cards. :)

Meli

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roadrunner

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Mar 3, 2003, 6:37:20 AM3/3/03

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you did a great presentation with this painting
evi
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hellun zelluf

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Mar 3, 2003, 2:37:33 PM3/3/03

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Thank you so much, Evi ... it's a bliss to work with such great art!!

Helen
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hellun zelluf

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Mar 3, 2003, 2:40:21 PM3/3/03

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Isn't she a natural gem, this lioness??? I'm so glad Neville pointed me in the direction of this artist ... if you enjoy this one,
you might want to have a look at Sue Dickinson's site http://www.art-of-africa.co.za/
It's a safari galore .... if I ever become this good with water colors, I'll quit my job the next second :o)))

Helen
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"Donald Anadell" <dana...@nospameastky.net> schreef in bericht news:u6iMDTa4...@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
Hi Helen,

I was very impressed with the images Neville used the other day as well. You have made a very lovely card using this image, enjoyed
it very much.

DonText

Grandma

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Mar 3, 2003, 3:39:18 PM3/3/03

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Helen..Helen..Helen...........you have out done yourself. This is
exceptional!!
Grandma

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hellun zelluf

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Mar 3, 2003, 4:03:44 PM3/3/03

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I think most people don't realize how much time one post is costing the creator, Meli.
I suppose your musical posts cost you even more time than me creating my cards.
You have to record the song, make the synch (something I still haven't done, because I realize how time consuming that is), then
find a suitable graphic, script;
put it all together ... wow ... this must be at least a full week's project ... Only when you are aware of all the work put in a
stationery, one could really appreciate the real value of it ... whether it's made by a pro and has alot of fancy stuff in it, or
made by a newbie, who spent all his/her time getting to know the way and all ins and outs. I still remember how often I burned the
midnight oil figuring things out :o))

Helen
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"meli" <melin...@hotmail.com> schreef in bericht news:#GMHQ4T4...@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
: This is so interesting, Helen! I've always admired your graphics work, and I

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hellun zelluf

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Mar 3, 2003, 4:04:51 PM3/3/03

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You make me blush, Grandma!!
Did you already visit Sue Dickinson's site????
http://www.art-of-africa.co.za/

Helen
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"Grandma" <jfettedel...@email.msn.com> schreef in bericht news:O3KrMVc4...@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
: Helen..Helen..Helen...........you have out done yourself. This is

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joni

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Mar 3, 2003, 7:26:07 PM3/3/03

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Won't be long before I start a "Helen II" folder... this is awesome!!! :))

joni

meli

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Mar 3, 2003, 10:14:27 PM3/3/03

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Thanks for empathizing, Helen. ;) Actually, the post I sent yesterday took
a couple of weeks. I found the song maybe a month ago. It was easy to
learn...folksongs usually are, and I've been playing guitar since I was a
little girl, and don't do anything complicated with the guitar, anyway. The
harmonies I just hear; I don't practice them much, I just hear them in my
head. I grew up singing in harmony with my brother and in choirs, and I
almost can't sing without harmony. So, after learning the song and
practicing some, it took me about four hours to record it the first time,
but I didn't like it, and I redid it a couple of times. The synching takes
several hours, although Richard has made the script a lot less
time-consuming. Now it will jump over and start the music midway through,
instead of starting at the beginning every time. This song took less time to
sync, because all the verses were very similar.

But, yes, it's a ton of work. Then I had to do a lot of work on the images,
and my friend Fran always helps me with those and makes suggestions. So,
yes, I would say that it took me about two weeks to do. Thing is, it's so
much fun for me, and my posts are so personal, with my own songs that I
sing, that I'd rather just send two or three things a month, than to do
smaller, less time-consuming projects. And I'm just addicted to the syncs. I
actually can use a lot of other scripts ;)), but I always come back to the
syncs.

Thanks for your always kind comments, Helen. :))

Meli

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hellun zelluf

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Mar 4, 2003, 11:06:51 AM3/4/03

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LOL ... soon this group will be granted a commission from Sue, hee hee .... I think her visitor rate on her site has gone up a bit
these last few days :o)))

Helen
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Hi Helen,

Thanks for the link, there are some
great images there.

Don

Neville

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Mar 4, 2003, 5:50:21 AM3/4/03

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Sue really is great, not quite Dave Sheppard, but coming close. What I like about her work is the simplicity of most of it.

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hellun zelluf

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Mar 4, 2003, 12:42:39 PM3/4/03

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LOL ... running like the wind to find work of Dave Sheppard, Neville .... if you say he's even better than Sue .... I got to see it
:o)))

Helen
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