I really enjoyed learning how to make these backgrounds, and had such fun playing around! :D  I do have a question, Helen, about this first one.  I used a dot pattern around this background, which works great at the scale I have it; however, the bottom dots get lost in the blurry part of my screen.  When I change the scale, I get more rows of dots, which I don't want.  I tried using a round paintbrush instead, but didn't like it as well (mostly because I don't get them as even).  Wondering if you have a solution or a better idea.  I'm posting the background followed by a screenshot.  (Hope all of that makes sense... :)

Here is the screenshot (showing the dots lost in the bottom strip of my laptop screen):

Following are my two other backgrounds:

The butterfly is out of proportion to the tree.  That must be some big butterfly, haha!  But I like it anyway.  I'm thinking the green could possibly use a little brightening...may be a little dark even on the bright screen, or it could just be my old eyes. :)

Ran out of inspiration during the time I made this one...so I settled for a wild and crazy house! :D