I have started my aA Project 2022. It is not my first year, so I feel like an old hand. One thing I know is that I will review these pages for errors and constantly find them. So, if you see something amiss, please let me know. The steps I list here are pretty much what I do for every page but if I so something different I will adjust my description for that page.
Start – I always start with the template
Photos – I add my photos to the frames and but blended my focal photo because it seemed easier than trying to adjust the mask to my photo.
Paper – I added Artsy Paper2 from APP Winter Wonderland over the background layer. I also added Artsy Paper 5 t one of the frames.
Stains and other layers – I color these layers using Edit>Fill so they match what is nearby or if foliage I color to try to resemble foliage.
Elements – I made a small cluster with a Twig from APP Brumal and a tag from APP Noetic placed under the Urbanthreadz. I added the location and month to the tag.
Brush - Added Brush 5 and 8 from APP Frondescence to the page.
Journaling – I typed in a quote from Lewis Carrol and a bit of journaling about the winter beauty of No.1 Pond.
Title -I used the words Simple Beauty to which I added a stoke and a drop shadow.
To finish up I made sure I didn’t have and edges of my photos showing that the font was consistent (I use 12 PT because I will print at 10x10. I have adjusted or added drop shadows where necessary. Make sure nothing is beyond the Guidelines. I will remember as the days go one other thing I want to check.