Julie Magerka

That just makes me smile!

I can identify with "wonky paths"! Mine often are too.

Made me laugh: the text on the baby card! (Card 5) That's a great line.

The angled text is the added touch that makes it.

That's a great composition, with the contrast in ideas.

Lessons 6 (extra template) & 7 The grad pic is actually a former college student of mine who went on to law school and invited me to his call to the bar. The 100th birthday pic is a former teacher of mine who celebrated that milestone a couple of years ago and is still with us. She did get many greetings and cards for that occasion.

I can add only one emoji to your comment, so I have to say thank you here. That means so much to me.

Welcome to a great place to learn! We're all glad to have you here.

I was thinking that too about the Cockatoos!

Lesson 5 - I kept it simple and took a pass on the the stork and its layers and shadows. I have done a couple of baby announcement layouts in the last couple of months. It's a fictional announcement but the type I and my friends might make about saving rescue dogs. I have three of them already, which keeps me busy (and broke 😛). Cute dog from Pixabay. Ribbon from M. Lerin at DS. Pawprints from a brush.

Now I"m packing since I won such a wonderful trip!!!!!

So many lovely details to look at. Not a usual combo of colours but it works so well here. Those feathers are just the right touch.

Just gotta say...so many delightful and creative interpretations posted in this thread. It's hard to keep up, but it's worth finding so many great ideas! Those "newbies" are doing such a fabulous job. Congrats to all of them.

Lesson 4 - Followed the instructions and layout pretty closely. Used a border around the "ribbon of hearts" so I didn't have to delete any (lazy). Love hedgehogs so that was my choice for the clipart.

Ditto that for me, Michele.

Those colours work really well.

Lesson 3 - I enjoyed this one. Little tricks and tips that Carole so patiently points out and repeats so even I can get it! I added a bit of extra shadowing to the tan-coloured frames so they didn't look as pale beside the darker ones. I still have not printed ANY cards I've made; usually send by email, but I do plan to since I have a lovely colour printer which I rarely use. Nice to know (now) how to do the layout to incorporate a folded card.

Yes, it did. Very nicely with those little touches.

Lesson 2 Greeting card (extra template) I send cards for the usual events, but I also seem to need quite a few sympathy cards these days. Age-related, no doubt. I always struggle with store-bought cards for this occasion, so making my own sometimes is a better choice. I took the photo yesterday in a garden near me. Such lovely tall bearded irises in a soft pastel.

That's a great idea for printing, Fiona. Glad you mentioned it. I have a friend who does that with her husband's gorgeous photos.

So bright and cheerful!

Lesson 2 - Also an invitation to a (fictional) Christmas get-together to do some baking. A group of us used to do this for a few years, then it gradually faded away, as things tend to do. Had some trouble with the back of the card, but it passes for done as it is. I really enjoyed the video with the cupcakes. The layout was cute and so cleverly done.

What kind charitable work your group does. Kudos.

Love the colours in the frame! Well picked.

Congratulations on a great-grand! Pretty layout for her,