prospurring said:

Hi @cfile! Thanks for playing in my challenge! This is a stunning layout. I love how you framed the photo and repeated it in such a subtle way in the background. What blending mode did you use to do that? It's soooo well done! I love the stitched border, the snowflakes, and of course the shiny silver sequins!

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cfile said:

Thank you Anne! I used a sketch action I created. It changes the photo to black and white and sketches. I put the sketch on the layer above the background layer. Then I put the copy of the photo above the sketch and set the blend mode to soft light @100% to add a touch of color back in. Then on the sketch layer, I set that to linear burn with a fill of 35%. This allows the sketch to blend into the background and be faint so as not to distract

Thank you again for your sweet comment!

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prospurring said:

You created a sketch action? WOW!
Absolutely extraordinary results. I love that hint of color from the soft light.

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