Think outside of the box

Everything by Anna Aspnes

ArtPlay Embrace Me

http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=46857

Embrace Me 6X6 Artsy Kardz
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=46877&cat=383&page=1
12X12 Page FotoBlendz No.  6
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=31085&page=1
12X12 Edge Overlay No. 5
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=27989&page=2

Process:  Placed mask where I wanted the background to be grounded.  Did a partial extraction of my photo, used vibrant filter to bring out the red a bit more on my model.  Clipped 6X6 Artsy Kardz to mask added my extracted picture, started playing with elements to see what looked best.  Whaa laaaa finished layout.

Unique

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ArtPlay Embrace Me
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=46857
Self WordArt 2
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=46843&cat=383&page=1
Script Tease Life Overlay No 2
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=46843&cat=383&page=1
Watercolor Punctuation Marks No 1
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=46842&cat=383&page=1

Rock this World

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ArtPlay Embrace Me

http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=46857

Self WordArt 2

http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=46843&cat=383&page=1
Script Tease Life Overlay No 2
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=46843&cat=383&page=1
Foto Wallets No 3
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=31350&page=1

Process:  I started out with extracting my grand-daughter, used the threshold adjustment to get a good black and white image 2X, once to get detail and another time to get a good edge, proceeded to take out all the white by using –select color range / selected white and deleted.  Add white border using the stroke function – masked out image brushed out all white in center.  Added transfers and elements to add interest to edges.

Anna Challenge - Upside Down

Anna Challenge - Upside Down

http://ozone.oscraps.com/forum/showthread.php?t=28646

My granddaughter Sydney, always needing to do something.  After my daughter’s baby shower we were all just sitting there, totally wiped out, not Sydney, she twisted herself in the chair and declared she was bored.  If I only had the energy she has!

 

Everything by Anna Aspnes

ArtPlay Happy Life

http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=46756&cat=383&page=1
ArtPlay Joyful (splatter)
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=46647&page=1
ArtPlay Bask (Edge)
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=30884&page=1
ArtPlay Harvest (Splatter)
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=45214&page=1
Loop DaLoop Art Strokes 5
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=27872&page=1
Artsy Kardz Happy Life (various elements)
Coming Soon

 

Anastasiya

Love Ann’s tutorial, here is another layout using it.

http://annaaspnes.typepad.com/anna/2014/02/composite-techniques-part-1-of-6.html

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ArtPlay Happy Life
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=46756&cat=383&page=1
ArtPlay Joyful (splatter)
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=46647&page=1
Magic Flares
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=27702
Doily Edge Overlays No. 1
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=32396&page=1

Photo from Alina

Dream

I don't normally do dark backgrounds, but I love the contrast against the pink photos.

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Artsy Layered Template No. 133
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=46741&cat=383&page=1
ArtPlay Socialize
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=31222&page=1
ArtPlay Happy Life
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=46756&cat=383&page=1
Artsy Edge Overlay No. 9
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=46457&page=1
Wish WordArt 1
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=46179&page=1

Pink

 

Everything by Anna Aspnes

ArtPlay Happy Life

http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=46756&cat=383&page=1
Multi Media Balloons
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=46755&cat=383&page=1
Distressed 12 X 12 Edge Overlay 5
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=27989&page=2
ArtPlay Crush (Staples)
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=27629&page=1
Water Color Foto Blendz 1
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=30886&page=1

Process: Duplicated photo, changed copy to black and white / masked it and brushed out the bow area to bring out the pink color of the bow.  I added a layer and painted on a little color on the cheeks.  Clipped photo to FotoBlendz.  Used various layers from the multimedia balloons to add brush work.  Finished off with another layer to paint a little color into the brushwork flowers.

Up up

Oh, oh, oh!  Let's go fly a kite Up to the highest height! Let's go fly a kite and send it soaring Up through the atmosphere Up where the air is clear Oh, let's go fly a kite!

Okay it’s not a kite, but balloons fly and go up too ;>)

 

Everything by Anna Aspnes

ArtPlay Happy Life

http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=46756&cat=383&page=1
Multi Media Balloons No. 1
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=46755

Process:  extracted the photo of my granddaughter, added it to the background, attached balloon so that it looks like she is holding it.  Added text and framed it.  Since this is all about the “up” I added a few text “up”, using overlay blend mode on the back ones.

Kaitlyn

Inspired by Anna’s watercolor tutorial, loved working through it.  If you get a chance check it out here. Can’t wait until part 2 arrives.

http://annaaspnes.typepad.com/anna/2014/02/composite-techniques-part-1-of-6.html

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Artsy Kardz 6 X 6 Joyful

In the store tomorrow
ArtPlay – Joyful
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=46647&page=1
Fotoglows No. 5
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=28805&page=1

Process: I started with the photo of my granddaughter and followed Anna’s watercolor tutorial.  I copied the 3 photos to make it pop some more and reduced the opacity of the second copy a bit.  I added the   6 X6 Artsy Kardz paper for the background.  Added a frame, some brushes on some of the edges and finished off with the fotoglow and wordart.  I was playing with adding some elements, but thought it took away from the page.   I just love how this turned out.

Princess

It's not always easy being a princess.  This is one of my granddaughters friends at her birthday princess party.

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ArtPlay Socialize (crown)
ArtPlay Blossom (rose)
ArtPlay Wish (background and transfers)
ArtPlay Forester (leaves)
Month in Review Template #25

Microferk
Ribbon

Sweet

This is Emma Sage, the daughter of an online friend.

Everything Anna Aspnes
ArtPlay Joyful
multimedia Branches 2
ArtPlay Viaggo (birds)

Erternally Yours

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ArtPlay Enamored

ForoBlendz Overlay 6
ArtPlay Loved (background paper)

Just Me

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ArtPlay Joy

MulitMedia Branches 2
Hipster Plumes 31
Doily Edge Overlays1

Eye of the beholder

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ArtPlay Enamored

Artsy Edge Frames 1
ArtPlay Wish (Dot Overlay)

Sydney

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 Foto Inspired Double Template #49 (used only frame and text box)

Art Play Destiny
Love Word Art 4
Artsy Edge Frames #1 (used overlay blend mode on photo edge)
Artsy Kardz Destiny 4X6 (parts of overlay and textures)
Artsy Kardz Destiny 6X6 (parts of overlay and textures)

 

Papparazzi

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ArtPlay Snap Shot

Serenity

One of the MANY pictures taken on our vacation to Ireland and Scotland this year.

ArtPlay Serenity
ArtPlay Viaggio Brush set
ArtPlay Imagination
ArtPlay Christmas tree brush
FotoBlendz Overlay #6
Doily Edge Overlay #1

Favorite Gift

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Foto Inspired Template #11

Main kit used: ArtPlay Vintage Halloween

Little bits of transfers / papers

ArtPlay Harvest
ArtPlay Poppy
ArtPlay Barren Sunshine
Different Strokes 9
ArtPlay Bask
ArtPlay Ablaze

Joyful

My granddaughter Kaitlyn a few years back.

 

Everything Anna Aspnes

ArtPlay – Destiny

http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=46607&cat=383&page=1

ArtistEdge Overlay 9

http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=46457&cat=298&page=1
FotoBlendz Overlay 6
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=46595&cat=383&page=1
Edge Overlay #5
Pictorial Music Notes 1

I love the color in my picture and wanted to keep the color as is, so I recolored the Destiny overlay by using Hue and Saturation mode.  Don’t be afraid to change colors or use the blend modes available in your program.  Go and create outside the box.