Many people have asked for my notes on the blending chat, so here are the simple steps:
we're going to be making a layout similar to my winding road layout
http://www.designerdigitals.com/digi...p?photo=113215
Start by finding a large photo that can span the width of your page
with a focal point you can zoom in on
maybe a child playing in the yard
or a christmas tree with an ornament you want to focus on
make a new document
12x12inches
place your photo and enlarge or reduce to span the 12" width
add in the paper from your freebie as your background paper
place your envelope frame over the focal area
enlarge or reduce the frame as needed
remember to hold down the shift key to constrain the proportions
with the photo layer as your active layer
select the marquee tool
select the area just slightly larger than the frame opening
edit>copy
edit>paste inside
this pastes a copy of the focal image into a new layer in exactly the right spot
go back to your full page photo layer
image> adjust> saturation
adjust slides to desaturate without going completely to gray to tone down the color
on your envelope layer
set the layer blend mode to
color burn
add journaling strips
and other embellishments
and simple as that, you're done!
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Please keep in mind blend modes effectiveness varies based on the photos being used. Sometimes if color burn is too intense try soft overlay and if that's too light duplicate that layer and experiment with opacity etc
Also, people asked about how I did the effects with the journal strips--I used them as a mask and lightened only that part of the photo
Enjoy & I'll look forward to seeing more blending pages in the gallery!
