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Everything posted by Julie Magerka
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My passion for perennials in the garden has faded (just going with what I already have), but I am finding tropical plants to be something fun. We have a garden centre not far from here that has been around for many years and specializes in cacti, succulents, and tropicals. Picked up this one (photo) which is just so eye-catching. It's a member of the turmeric/ginger family and therefore very tender in our climate. It will have to come indoors. I also have two orchids which require very little of me. I tried (and tried) to work some picture tube around part of the frame, but I just don't have the hang of drawing the lines yet, and have a limited choice of tubes. The pen tool lines look too irregular and jerky, even when I try to adjust the nodes. I CAN, however, do the interlacing part. More practice is necessary. Sigh, it's always something....
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I'm with you Corrie. Instagram holds no appeal for me.
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I really enjoy these song challenges. So many to choose from that inspire different ideas for the layout. Then I don't have to worry about a shortage of my own pix. The pic of Bob Marley is from online, maybe Pixabay. I made the reggae colours with a small canvas with three colours, blurred the results, and and then masked it for a messy background splash. Then added text on a torn piece of paper. Film mask from Katie Pertiet. Font at bottom is 1942 Report. Some background elements thrown in too.
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Great background paper blending! Works perfectly with your image.
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Nicely done Fiona. I've been working on interlacing some tubes around a frame, but not happy with any results yet.
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Isn't that amazing to see?
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Handsome fella!
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Huh? Whatcha mean manually?
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I heard something on the radio about giant creatures like this that roamed (or swam) long before dinosaurs. Wouldn't want to meet this one or any of those others!
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U = underwater (cheap trick)
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I've only ever had goldfish in my life, and those when I was a kid. It broke my heart then to flush them away when they were found floating on the top. I preferred cats; they seemed to last longer. Seahorses, now, are absolutely fascinating to me. Sometimes I forget they're real and think of them like I do unicorns. Sadly, they are also endangered. (What isn't anymore?) Just a simple layout to showcase a photo (Daniel Clode) from Unsplash. Most elements from Katie Pertiet Designs.
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There they are - the July 4th gnomes! Glad to hear you're getting better Michele. I've heard about lots of pneumonia going around lately. Kinda scary.
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Sounds as if your garden centres are more general purpose than the ones we have. I love to visit them in the winter for something warm to do, but most don't offer much more than plants and garden supplies. It would be great to have a cafe in them! I also usually come home with a new plant! Glad you made it home safely with the larger plant. Here, fish and accessories are available at separate pet supply stores.
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Marking that date on my calendar! Congrats again.
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You did something great with this. I would never have thought of a garden centre with fish to get something! Clever you!
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I sent them all on to you Ann. So we here in Ontario would have some clean walkways at the waterfront!😉
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Those slipped-in corners look really good. When I tried using that script I didn't get such a good result. Love the colours.
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Oh, she's a pretty one.
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That wee fox had his eye on you!
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I made a couple of layouts for friends after they sent me some pix of things going on in their lives. Which tells you not much is going on in mine! 😁
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Thanks Sue. I don't know why that one mask gave me trouble. Usually using masks is easy for me. But I was also rushing and that doesn't help.
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Thanks for filling in the tough letters Sharla!
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I had some time to wait yesterday and wanted to make a vector something. It turned into a duck! 😆 Totally unexpected, but hey, my layouts are often not what I thought they'd be. Just for practice and for fun.
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Lesson 7: A bit finicky working with those "star nodes" but I finally got it! I think after I participate in the Vector Workshop maybe a dozen more times, I might get good at this! In case it isn't obvious (ahem), that's a lightning bolt. I traced the shape from a clipart to make the vector/path. I have a very limited number of picture tubes so the bolt got stars.