Blending Two Photos

For the image in the layout, these two photos were blended. I flipped the first one horizontally and then made it much larger than the other photo moving them around until I got the layout I wanted. Finally, the composited image was cropped. Fun Result, don't you think.

Look Up a template challenge

Once again I began with a template but in the end youwould not recognize it as so. I started by stretching the photos. I like to see the photos and in the original template they were tiny. I wanted to use the very cute cloud paper and so made some interior mats to break up the patterning right next to the photo. Fun for me!

An Herb Garden

A view of my tiny herb garden. I love using fresh herbs in cooking.
I also love using a font without spaces but a change in color makes it quite readable.

Use of a template

Templates make scraping much faster. Yet they still allow for personalization.
I see it as providing a framework without the detail.
Here's an example. I reduced the size of the inner circle and most of the elements that were included. Added three papers but rotated each of themto provide an interesting change of direction.
And, I used a visual triangle for the three red elements.
Simple but compelling.