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1949 Los Angeles Snow Storm
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1949 Los Angeles Snow Storm

If you don't think it snows in Los Angeles, these photos of my DH taken in 1949 during a three day storm that left a foot of snow, indicate there was enough for a nice snowman. It just doesn't happen often:)

Anna Aspnes
Artsy Transfers Winter Sunrise (coming Wednesday)
ArtPlay Palette Winter Sunrise ArtPlay Palette Winter Sunrise
Snow FotoBlendz No. 2 Snow FotoBlendz No. 2
Spackled Texture No. 4 Spackle Textured No. 4
Winter WordArt No. 3 Winter WordArt No. 3

ArtPlay Palette Chills ArtPlay Palette Chills
ArtPlay Palette Sparkle ArtPlay Palette Sparkle
SnowSprinklez No. 1 SnowSprinklez No. 1
ArtPlay Palette Mint Blizzard ArtPlay Palette Mint Blizzard
UrbanThreadz No. 4 UrbanThreadz No. 4
UrbanThreadz No. 5 UrbanThreadz No. 5

Process: I love the new Snow Fotoblendz masks and began this layout by dragging the psd version of mask_5 onto a new page. Then I searched for a photo to fit the mask. I found two old photos of my husband, taken in 1949 during the big snow storm in the San Fernando Valley, just over the Sepulveda Pass from Los Angeles. A little web research confirmed the photos date and provided more information about the abnormal weather for Southern California.

After editing the focal photo, I clipped it to the mask and then began recoloring the snowflakes and stains to match the glow from the new palette. To build texture I placed some spackle texture and changed the blend mode to multiply above the mask. Below the mask, I placed overlay 1 and overlay 3, masking out the parts as needed. Between these two layers I placed transfer_2. Above these I placed some of the layers from Artsy Transfers Winter Sunrise_3, shifting and masking to work with overlay_3 just below.

On the left, I resized the second photo and clipped it to part of mask_4. I repeated my process, adding sparkle texture, recoloring and placing layers from the psd transfer_2 above and below my photo. I added some elements from the new palette in three places to create a visual triangle to direct the eye as well as crocheted snowflakes to mix in a little vintage with these old photos. I added my journaling and the word art to finish my page.

Thanks for looking:)
i think i have a photo of my dad from this same time. i can remember hail so think it left a blanket on the ground but no snow ... how fun to have photos of this day ... great snowman. beautiful design.
 
What a precious photo to have and scrapped perfectly. Congrats on the GSO
 
how fun to have these photos! hard to believe there was a foot of snow in southern California! love the blending! gorgeous page!
 
How cool a layout - Snow in LA. I love how you incorporated the photos with the transfers, etc. - it created a really eye-catching layout. Standing O well deserved!
 
I love old photos!! And this is a beautiful color scheme! I love that the snowflakes look like ice crystals!
 

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