Inspiration- I used my color labeling in my Lightroom Catalog looking for a blue picture to use with this collection and came across these pictures of my great grandnephew taken several years ago. This will be a surprise to many as I don’t do a lot of people pages.
Paper – Solid Paper3r was placed above the background layer. The neutral color allowed me to post any color pictures I wanted. And the pictures would be the star of the page.
Frames – I wanted at least three frames to tell the story of him spinning around the pole on the trampoline. So, I took the frames from Artsy Layered Template 218 and rotated to be Portrait photos.
Mask – I used Mask 3 placing them along side of the frames. I turned off the hipster layer because it would go over the face and erased part of the script layer for the same reason. I added a bit of purple to the texture layer using Edit>fill.
Photo – I attached the three action photos to the frame and the photo with the big smile to both masks using Layer>Create Clipping Mask. I had to adjust the mask to get all the face I wanted, and I wanted the same texture to the mask, so I used the clone tool to extend the mask. It saved me from having to play around with a brush and opacity.
Element – I added the paper heart to the right of the mask. I used Ctrl>U to change the heart to purple to match the t-shirt. Then I added two decorative brads for Oscraps Live Life to attach the frames to the page. I changed the blue to purple again using Ctrl>U.
Overlay - I placed Edge Overlay 2 in the lower left-corner. I used the warp tool on it and on the paper layer of the mask to make sure the two lines looked like the touched under the photo.
Transfer – I used transfer 4 Under the heart. I think I created a diagonal line with my art to create tension against the vertical lines of the frames.
Brushes – Used Brush 4 twice in the upper left and lower right at 40% opacity to add a little texture to the white space.
Title – Wordart Cluster 2 is used for the title.
Journal
Play is the work of the child. Maria Montessori
Clean up – make sure drop shadows are present when supposed to be and matching all the others. Fix any exposed straight edges of my photo(s). Colors work. Have white space. Spell check.