Julie Magerka

Darn! Thanks for your good eyes, Sue. I missed that!

And what a breathtaking landscape it is. In my area, it's all flat and rural which has its own beauty, but I long for something different sometimes.

The Gunks! That's a funny name. Great layout.

Any layout that uses an old photo is always something special to me. Love seeing them.

This is a scraplift. I liked the layout I saw (AMarie on Digital Scrapbooking) and wanted to replicate it. For no purpose at all. Just an ode to Spring when the blossoms are so wonderful. (Photo from Pixabay) I have started using a symbol (a wee bunny from a card from the 1940s) as my stamp or signature. There is a reason for the choice, but I am not going to share that. 😏 (Image reposted after I fixed the hard edges on mask that Sue pointed out. (So much for new "improved" vision, huh?)

F = Freesia (oh, the fragrance!)

B = Bouganvilla

Thanks Sue. I did learn that in the last Q&A, but I had done the layout previously without the mark, changed the text to Raster, saved the layout, and was in too much of a hurry to change it before posting.

Here's my birthday wishes for the Master of Scrapbook Campus. Thank you for all you do, and for the sale we get! The circumflex over the "e" in Fete is missing, sorry!

Y = Yarrow

It is easy, and I'm so glad you brought it to my attention!

You wanna be a magpie too? Absolutely. That's where my layout inspirations come from. And I'm flattered that YOU asked!

After the chat on here about the Block Photo (Sue Thomas) and a beautiful example of it, I watched the tutorial and came up with this layout. I had the red-eyed tree frog photo (from Steve Biro) as the inspiration. I looked up others online to get some other colourful critters. Nature is astonishing, whether in her delicacy, her brutality (those hawks!), or her rainbow of colours in the flora and fauna. The most flamboyant of those creatures live in tropical climes, and I have an awe for their dazzling displays, especially since our birds, insects, etc. tend to more subdued hues. The other critters in this layout are Madagascan Sunset Moth, Orchid Mantis, and Rosy Pelican.

V = viola

I'm like a magpie. I see something and then I want to mimic it. I guess that's part of the learning process. I loved the Block Photo technique on the robin photo, so I looked up the tutorial. Not as difficult as I thought it must be. So watch out, I'll be posting something with it. And it will be b/c Sue used it so beautifully and prompted me!

I've had pets all my life. A dog when I was a wee thing, then cats, cats, and more cats. Then in 2004 I got my very own dog (from friends who had to give her up). I was blessed because she was such a good girl. Since then, there have been other pooches, and I presently have three small ones. One is "mine", and the other two are long-term fosters who will be with me till the end. This layout is for My Girl, the first dog I got. Her name when she came to me was Anna, but a friend said, "No, that's not right. She's too glamorous; her name should be Lana, like Lana Turner". And that's what it became. I've had temporary foster dogs, cats until last year (and still missing having at least one), and can't imagine a life without some wee critters. They can be a lot of work, but the joy they bring is worth it.

So vintage and classic.

S = Shasta Daisy

I have been playing with layouts for the last week or so. The going has been rather slow, but since there is no rush, I continue to tinker and adjust until it's time to let them go! The eclipse layout uses photos from a photographer who was mentioned on the radio as having spectacular pictures online. So I checked, grabbed a few and tried the Grid layout, which was not a great success. Each time I've tried it, the pix just don't snap to grid readily. So I leave it, out of frustration. The photog is Steve Biro. The actual blacking out of the sun in its totality was amazing, of course, but we then had a new "light" shining on us suddenly which threw us right off! It turns out it was one of the planets that was illuminated. Wish I had a photo of that! The other layout is based on a United Church decommissioning that took place on Sunday last (14th). Another small rural church has closed (near my home town). I attended to show my respects, took some pix, and observed the loss the folks there were experiencing. It was very sad. The Catholic church, not far away and the one I attended as a child, is experiencing a spurt of new attendance and the danger of closure has passed, yet again.

That was a good one! I loved the otter singing Copa Cabana.

W = weigela (shrub)

T = Tansy (great to use the leaves as ant-repellent in the house)

So few true blue flowers. This is one of my favourites. Lovely layout.

Can't tell....is the one at the bottom right happy or ticked off? Love these pix.

O = oleander