It's most satisfying when a disparate set of photos for the day comes together as coherent stories, this one about constancy.
I use the dark Solid Paper of ArtPlay Twinkle as the background.
ArtPlay Palette Vie brought in some wonderful purples. Then once I choose another Palette, I like to see if the elements will work, which they did here.
FotoBlendz from PTA 8 page 16; I like to color the stains light or white against a dark background.