I love owls, love purple, love home--so for the new year, I'm still planting purple flowers and watching for the elusive owls who hoot to each other in the night. :)

I love owls and purple so for the new year and since we're trying to stay out of the public and home more often than not, I hope to finally catch the elusive owls that hoot at night, calling out to each other!

I don't think I did mine quite right. But it was fun! Great challenge!

I played with dodge and burn with Karen's tutorial and also with trying gradients, something I haven't been very good at!

First vacation with family since COVID began. Hoping for many more in the new year!

We've barely gone anywhere because of COVID but in the new year, we have plans. This was a photo I took of a wolf at the Minnesota International Wolf Center.

Cardinal in my Garden. I love taking pictures of the birds and doing photo composites, but with writing deadlines, sometimes I just don't have the time. Today is the time.

I loved taking a trip to Scotland twice and seeing several castles on the journey.

The photo is a composite of pelicans either at zoos or flying over the Pacific Ocean in San Diego. I loved this color challenge. So peaceful.

My granddaughter inspires me to keep having lots of fun in the new year and beyond! I love purple so My Happy Place from Etd Designs was just perfect for this! Fonts Used: Fresh Script, Adria, Colonna MT, Betterworks, Brilon I get my fonts often at $1 or free from Creative Fabrica or...

I have finished up two books recently and have to have a synopsis for another and I've totally lost my muse. :) But I will find it. By Monday. I have to. lol

The funny thing is that most want the colorful bears, but every so often I have someone who wants more of a traditional brown bear! :)

Thanks!! They're so fun to make.

Thanks! I love making them!

Lion, King of the Vultures. Photo taken at the Cameron Park Zoo, Waco, Texas. It's the only zoo I've been to where the vultures have taken over. lol

At Christmastime, I had a flurry of bear orders and fur everywhere, but they're cheerful little fellas, and they really brighten everyone's day.

I love visiting zoos and taking pictures of the animals. These little guys are very vocal and swing around a lot! The fall colors are usually not that great in central Texas, but at the zoo, they were phenomenal.

I love this design by Lynne Anzelc and it was perfect to share with my readers about upcoming releases for the new year!

Carol of the Bells is my all time favorite Christmas music. I could listen to it all year long.

In the original picture, I used a tiger yawning that I had taken at a zoo and a little boy reaching up to the tiger. In this picture, I used a cougar yawning that I had taken at a different zoo and a little girl reaching up to him. I used the same corners but used a snow styles on them, and...