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

Everything by Anna Aspnes

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

Everything by Anna Aspnes

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

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
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.

Everything Anna Aspnes

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.