I'm lucky have this early sample of my father's handwriting when he was 7 years old and a photo dating around the same time. Perfect handwriting, he received an A on the paper (the teacher even wrote it in red pencil).

Anna Aspnes
Artplay Palette Document Artplay Palette Document
Foto WordArt 4 Foto WordArt 4
Camera FotoBlendz 1 Camera FotoBlendz 1
Different Strokes 10 Different Strokes 10
MultiMedia Arrows 1 MultiMedia Arrows 1
Arrows 1 Arrows 1
Artplay Palette For the Record Artplay Palette For the Record
Urban Stitchez 9 Urban Stitchez 9

The Process
I began with the selection of a neutral solid paper from AP Document. The handwritten paper was very yellowed from age so I changed it to black and white, increased the contrast a bit and clipped it to a Camera FotoBlendz mask. Using an inverted layer mask (black) on the photo, I began revealing some of the image with a soft brush. Then I layered a frame over the image. I duplicated the image and changed the horizontal direction using the free transform tool, changing the blending mode to color burn. I added a layer mask to the frame and hid the part of the frame that covered the face. Next I layered in several transfers from AP Document and some strokes colored from Different Strokes 10. MultiMedia Arrows, arrow brushes, elements, word art and stitches were added to complete the page.

TFL