Julie Magerka

I'm having trouble adding a question to the page. Each time I click on Reply to this topic, it includes Donna's comment and I am unable to add a comment there either! Some gremlin in the works?

When the Merlin comes to my yard, she/he is looking for the small birds as a snack. And they are drawn here by the feeders. I feel guilty facilitating the predator.

They are beautiful. We have only one variety of this bird in SW Ontario, the belted kingfisher and they're not as colourful as these (white, blue, grey). Would love to see any of them near my yard!

I agree. Coming up with a theme sometimes takes a long time. And then I have to actually find pix I can use b/c I don't take many.

Template 7 (extra). Done. The two pix were taken (top) last night and (bottom) this morning b/c I was impressed with the colours in the sky as the sun set and rose. It always makes me think of "Red sky at night, sailors' delight" and "Red sky at morn, sailors be warned." But it didn't work that way this time. We had a cloudy, damp, and chilly day with some rain. So much for those old sayings I guess. I didn't change much in the template and added not much except for the little suns as elements. I'm not a big flower lover (at least the scrapbook kind, the reals ones are lovely). So I usually change them to something else. Fonts are two different ones and I don't recall their names.

Wow, love that element that you blended into the blue paper. It works.

This is Template 6 (extra). I am so sick of it by now. I dither around and arrange and re-arrange and then dither some more and try different effects...until I make myself crazy! All images from online (Pixabay, I think). Changed the texture to one in my stash. Two fonts: Dry Hard Sans and Merry Jolly, both with gradient fills.

Good for you doing the masks without the script! I did learn how to do that, but the script makes it so much easier. Love Teddy!

Regular Template #5. Took a few liberties with this one and changed some elements. All pix from Unsplash, as usual. I'm having a hard time trying to keep up with all the layouts in this workshop. So many and so much variety and creativity. Carole must be up all night looking at them and commenting. Applause to y'all!

L = latissimus dorsi muscle OR the lats

I agree with Susan. You are such a devoted friend. Having people like you in one's life is a real blessing. Good luck on the trip.

This is regular Template #4. I'm just keeping the templates as they are, not rearranging or changing much. It takes me longer to find an idea for the layout than to actually do it! The font is Lemon with some embossing added. The background paper has paintbrush work by ET Designs, and the images come from Unsplash, bless their hearts since I don't take many photos. Just realized I forgot shadows, regular or reverse! My bad.

Very dramatic and effective. Dark colours are not used very often, and I like the effect. Poor moon, all those "unspeakable" things you did!

Ditto for me!

Darning! OMG. Haven't seen a darning tool (usually for socks in my experience) for ages. This is lovely.

Hi Sharla, thanks. The font is Mona Home which Carole gave us the link to for the January Font Challenge.

What a smiley little guy!

The layout is subdued and magical at the same time. Very tranquil.

I too am feeling more cautious about where my limited (retirement) funds go. Prices keep rising, but my income doesn't. I get it.

So adorable!

You have moss in January? Must be a lot warmer where you are! Lovely pix.

One of England's many outstanding historical gardens. How lovely to see these pix on a cold winter day!

Love the layout, and the menu for the party sounds divine!

I used to grow many plants from seeds. It was fun to watch them grow. Now, I'm just too lazy, and have a smaller garden (thank goodness!)

I knew this was yours before I saw the name. You love your seedheads and do such a beautiful job of presenting them.