Great Tidings of PEACE, LOVE, and JOY to you and yours this holiday season.

 

Photoshop Tutorial

Hazel Overlay #4 / Overlay Blending Mode/ 100% Opacity

Optional: Add a text layer in a white font over your photo to write a greeting or message 

 

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Texture Twist: Autumn's Admiral and Colors of Autumn Giveaway Winners Announced

First of all let me say a BIG --- THANK YOU --- to everyone who joined me Kristy, Life-n-Reflection and Lisa, Simply Living for the Colors of Autumn Photography Challenge! We are so excited to announce the winners of the Challenge and Giveaway...

The Colors of Autumn Photography Awards go to - 

1st Place Carol, Pur et Simple
2nd Place Julia, On the Mammilade
3rd Place Patrica, Peabea's Scribbles 

Isn't he a beauty?! I found this Red Admiral Butterfly quite striking at a local butterfly sanctuary. He summers here in the Midwest through October, then he returns to sunny Texas. And oh my, I can tell you from my experience living in Texas winters are much easier there than the Midwest. I'll be wishing I could fly that way too when Autumn turns cold. Check out this article from Clickin Moms for tips on including the foreground in your photograph.

Colors of Autumn Giveaway Grand-prize Winner of the Photo Vintage Course Suite - Cheryl M

Colors of Autumn Giveaway 1st Place Winner of the Chiffon Photography Overlay Collection -Sandra B

 

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Texture Twist: September Wildflowers

I love to wander on the weekends. You never what you may discover when you've put your smart phone and agenda away. I found these lavender blooms growing along a buffalo pasture. I'm not quite sure what they are, but their color and spiky texture are intriguing. Where have you wander to lately?

Before and After Photoshop Tutorial:

Hazel Overlay #2 / Soft Light Blending Mode / 55%
Optional: Apply a layer adjustment to boost contrast

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The Seasons: Whisper White

Daydreaming under the heavy drapes of apple blossoms buzzing with honey bees is all a girl could on any given day.

Photoshop Tutorial:

Seventeen Warm Texture / Overlay Blending Mode / 20%
Antique Cool Texture / Soft Light Blending Mode / 35%

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Seasons: Spring Surprise

Enhanced with Lavender Lush Overlay #3 and Chiffon Overlay #1

One of the best things about Spring are the everyday surprises we happen upon such as; robins nesting, blooming tree buds, and the hills transformed into green.

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