Francės Long

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Shannon, thank you so much for your honesty and for bringing this up because that is a great question. (funny enough I haven’t even noticed your backgrounds were adjusted)

I understand that changing the background is so minor compared to modifying the album itself.

If we use AI on our photos, even just for the background, it makes our humanness seem messy compared to artificial ‘perfection’.

I advocate for 100% real photos, whether that be on the kitchen counter or on a couch, the beauty is in that it’s real, and that we can trust it is real. Everyone knows craft desks get crazy, and there is no reason to cover up who we are! ❤️

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06 Nov 10:01

Hey friends, I am not against Ai, it’s great for writting and generating ideas, BUT, We don’t need Ai to modify our art to make it “look better.”

This community is for sharing our actual handmade projects. Ai takes away the human element, which is the entire purpose behind something being handmade.

So, this has been added to our Community Guidelines:

“Authentic Photos Only - No Ai

This is a place for us to celebrate real, handmade projects. Please post only genuine photos of your actual projects. Ai-altered or artificial mockups are not allowed”

I have noticed an increase in Ai-generated images of artwork in craft spaces and I want this to be a safe place away from all of that.

Thanks for reading,

Have a great weekend!

Love, Frances

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Priscilla J. you are a special one! Just wow. Everything you post is beautiful beyond belief!

05 Nov 11:52

Veronica Hebard hahahahah glad ur excited!!!

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05 Nov 11:18

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Hello everyone! We are so excited to launch our November community challenge hosted by Rebecca Robinson!

For this month, we will be making the Flutter Folio focusing on the theme Elements of Nature — Earth, Water, Fire, and Air. You can use one, some, or all of the elements in your album!

Examples for each element:

Earth: Nature hiking paper, woodlands, and forests

Water: Ocean, beach papers, blues, waves, and aquatic patterns

Fire: Warm colors, oranges, reds, and golden hues

Air: Birds, clouds, dandelion fluff, and things that soar like planes, helicopters, hot air balloons

We cannot wait to see what beautiful folios you create, Ready? Set....Go!

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Rebecca HAHAHA this is so awesome….you are great. I love this! 😛🤣🤣😂🤩🤩😍😍😍✨❤️❤️

Thanks Yvonne! Awee yay I think you’ll love making yours! I modified this one in a couple simple ways and it changes the look of the whole book construction I can’t wait to show you!

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05 Nov 09:12

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✨Sneak Peek—X-Mas Mellow Mini on the way 🎄

My current set up ( post yours! )

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Rebecca also, I was just thinking about you this morning. I will be getting your challenge launched today! Thank you again so much for your help deciding what we should all make!

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Rebecca YES!!!!!!! Correct!!!

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