I'll try to add a few technical indications in English, when needed, and group them here, using a publication date in July 2021

Sorry for any spelling or grammatical errors, I used to speak English fluently, that was a long time ago!

Don't hesitate to send me your questions here

Hello,

I cannot translate everything I wrote about Affinity, but you will easily find information in English.. For instance :  

• Olivio Sarikas' videos
• how to install G'Mic filters on Affinity

However, I listed my favorite ones here (one click on the filter will show you its works) - and you can see most of them 

• beginning here
• group testing

There was one thing I had difficulties to find information about : 

this printscreen might be easier to look at ?

A few tips here

On Geoportail, choosing "carte IGN", you will find  good maps (much better than Google) https://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/carte

it shows lots of points of interest ;   you can check whether  you want to visit them or not

This map (SCAN 25), is not supposed to be shared on Internet. I hope Geoportail will understand it's just for "advertisement" purpous and will not mind this exception. 

If you plan to share plans, please use the "plan"  (which is an Open source data)

Cirkwi is a great help, and indicates monuments near the place you plan to visit

Some cities seem to have "no existence" on Cirkwi ; you may find them on Visorando - if you want to see the maps on a full screen, it will be easier if you create your own account on their site (free)

Ma rando facile (my easy hike) proposes to bring your luggage from place to place..

Camping à la ferme

Bienvenue à la ferme

Agri Village - glamping

Gites d'étape - Overnight for hikers

In my youth, they were only dormitories for group of hikers ; now, most of them include small rooms for two or three persons. And with the Covid, most of them demand that only one group stay in a room, which means that if you are hiking on your own, you will be considered as a group, of one person.

You will find most of them here 

• gite etape.com
• rando abri
• gites refuges

some cities have their own "gite d'étape", or "gite communal", which may not be indicated in these websites.

Most of the "gites" are indicated on Geoportail map, with a green house

seen from a different point of view

Marjolijn indicates me this website :  bretagne-vakantie ; it seems very interesting

On the page  published yesterday,  Marjolijn says she likes the word Voyage

It's included in the set "sur la route" du CDIP" ..  and particularly in the template St Tropez created by Marie Rose Moyson.

The easiest is to buy this set, which includes beautifull accessories.

 Other option  : 

• take pictures of geographic maps during your holidays (you will find them in most touristic areas), or print screen of geographical "open source"  sites like  (Geoportail - U maps, etc)
• add these images in scrap booking alphabets 

for the "temporary mask" file, see here  (and do'not hesitate to ask, if you don't understand something)

for  GMIC, clic 

• open a new square page (30 x 30)
• clic on + (on the left side of your screen), + insert a composition or an album (or something like that)

this is the image you sent  ( I added the red circle around the "plus")

sorry, I missed one step (or more)

apparently, you already included my templates in one folder (thanks again for the interest shown)

so, now :

• save the new "scalb" file in the folder (with other "scalb files")
• create a new page, format 30 x 30
• clic on the "plus" icon

then,  click on something wich means "insert a new composition"

 in french, we have 3 choices : 

• ajouter une page (add a page)
• inserer une composition ou un album (insert a composition or an album)
• dupliquer la page (duplicate the page)

choose the second option and clic

the software will propose you to add a recent creation (composition), according to your personnal files

change the "search range " to reach  the correct folder

choose the template you want, and "valid" the choice - it will come on the second page of your new composition, in a 30 x 30 format

you can now clic on one frame, then "ctrl + a" to select all of them

choosing the right place, you can change the size of all the frames on the page

I hope this will help you ! Enjoy it :)

you can see the print screens here : https://www.scrapdemonik.com/2022/04/lignes-artistiques-cadrillage-etc-etc.html

2) for the paper, its-from Pixabay, but it seems I made a mistake when "naming" it, I believed it was originally from Crhisfielder (modified in white) but I cant find it anymore, you will find interesting paper  here : https://www.scrapdemonik.com/2020/01/pixabay.html

Hi Marjolijn

Yes, it's rather easy to duplicate a collage, with a left -right  reflection (or up/down)

First, you add a few shapes on one side of your page

select all of them, and clic on the "goup" icon (the green one)

they become one single shape

duplicate it  (copy the object  / paste)

use this icon to shift the second group of shapes 

align both shapes (on the bottom line for instance)

then ungroup all shapes to add your pictures in the frames

you may have to rotate an image inside the shape :  sometimes it's not necessary, but generarly it is

here for instance, you see clearly the wrong orientation : 

You may have to use these two icons :

• to indicate you want to act on the image (and not the shape)
• then to change the orientation

I hope you will enjoy playing with the shapes !! 

Do you know about DCS site ? You will find great free templates, even for Studio Scrap software

you will find my repertory here 

They have two sites :

• one for papery, elements and templates : https://le-blog-clean-et-simple.blogspot.com/
• in the second one, you may partipate to different challenges https://scrapdcs.superforum.fr/

hello Marjolijn,

This is a first try to answer your question 

pictures from Pixabay

I hope I did understand well what you want to do ?

24/10/2021

Sorry the installation failed.   It happens sometimes and the next day - or a few hours later - everything is OK;

Maybe you can try again in a few hours ?

My best advice : register on the "CDIP Forum" https://galerie.studio-scrap.com/  : this will give you an access to the  Demande d'assistance logiciel - request for technical assistance.

I am writing your question there, so the answer may come quicker.  .. Be patient during sunday !

As soon as you are registered, you can discuss on this forum. I wrote your question in french, asking for an answer in english (or in french.. I will translate)..  The question is  Installation du logiciel version essai

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Sorry for contacting you again. I download the (free)exe file and installed the program. But i got the message Unable to execute file C etc etc. Create proces failed Code 2. System can't find the file. Something I can do?

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24/10/2021

Thank you Marjolijn... When you download the Studio Scrap software, you can choose the English version, which will be more confortable for you I guess

You can also watch the videos - https://www.studio-scrap.com/video.html  : they are in french, but they will give you an idea about how it works.  Choose the "presentation du logiciel" to understand how it works..

You will also find some information to begin, here. I think you may choose to read my text directly in your mother language - or at least in English.. If necessary,  I will try to help you solve the difficulties...

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22/10/2021

Your templates are very beautiful and I already downloaded two files. But I have really no idea how to a file with format SCALB. Can you help me with that. Or a method to use the templates. I am familiar to use templates with format PSD (Photoshop)

Thank you Marjolijn, your message is really encouraging !

The easiest way to use my templates is  to buy the software STUDIO SCRAP. (*)  (around 30 € or 45 € for a more advanced version - you buy it once and keep it for years (untill a more recent version tempts you).

 With it, you will have access to their own templates ; you wil also use easily all the templates given on my blog.

There is also a freeware "Scribus", using SCALB format, but I don't know how it works. Information is available here or here -it seems  I had a wrong information, and I have no idea if Scribus accepts SCALB format or not.

... I hope you will not mind me asking which country you are from ?

*) Software for Windows, runs on Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7 and Vista and on Mac with software like Parallels Desktop

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Yes Marjolijn, I would be happy receive your messages, I can read English (and write to, even if I have forgotten most of my knowledge)

However, I do not answer on personnal mail adresses - just as a protection against spams..  You will be welcome here, to discuss about digiscrapbooking, Brittany, or other topics...

 I stole Marjolijn screen shot of her Studio Scrap :)

to add "papers" on your page ("textures" in CDIP user's manual"), click on "Backgrounds"