Queen of My Heart by Reba McNew. Digital Supplies: Page Kit from Queen of Hearts by Irene V. Alexeeva (Scrap Orchard).

Journaling: Amelia 04/2006

Design notes: I blended the large background photo with three of the papers found in the Queen of Hearts Page Kit and played with the blending modes until I found a look I liked.  The original photo showed Amelia holding a toy in her hand, but I opted to clone the toy out and add in the roses from the kit instead.  The overall effect shown on the smaller photos was achieved by first removing the saturation in each photo and then finalized by adding a tint.  I achieved the last special effect in the layout by adding and positioning the wings on Amelia’s back and then erased a part of the back wing to make it look like her hair covered it. 

Hot Rod by Reba McNew. Digital Supplies: Wishing On a Flower Page Kit By Irene Alexeeva (Scrap Orchard), Sign by Julia Makotinsky, Frame: Out of Bounds by Elisabeth Weaver, Fonts: Lil Dreamer (Irene Alexeeva), Stamp Act Jumbled.

Journaling: Grayson and Katelyn of the Motorbike that lasted one hour and broke.

Design notes: This was such fun to do! I love out of bounds layouts. I had this girlie kit and just knew it would work for a total boy layout. I desaturated the background of the main photo to make it pop more. To get the shadow, I duplicated the part of the photo with the tire and used the luminosity filter and lowered the opacity. Our grandson was so excited to get his new motorcycle. He rode it for about 20 minutes and then Katelyn tried and it broke. I am glad I got these photos because I don’t think they will get another one for a while. I think our daughter was the happiest that it broke.