Tribute Template Album https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Tribute-Template-Album-No.-1.html
Background paper: Christmas Magic https://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-Palette-Christmas-Magic.html Opacus miniPalette https://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-MiniPalette-Opacus.html Gelid miniPalette https://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-MiniPalette-Gelid.html
WordART: Tres Bon https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Tres-Bon-WordART-Mix-No.-1.html
Bird brushes: Take Flight No. 2 https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Take-Flight-No.-2.html

Buttons: Harvest Artplay Palette https://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-Palette-Harvest.html Sage Artplay Palette https://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-Palette-Sage.html Whizzo Artplay Palette https://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-Palette-Whizzo.html
Branch: Autumn Rust Artplay Palette https://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-Palette-Autumn-Rust.html
Travel Americas 2 brushes https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Travel-Americas-No.-2.html

Journaling reads: We knew after riding at Bryce that we also wanted to explore Zions canyons on muleback. But when we tried to book online, there was no availability. Hoping that the outfitter ran a standby line, David and I ventured down to the corral after our hike to Emerald Pool...and were delighted to hear from Cowboy Bob that every single ride had open saddles. The glitch had something to do with their online system requiring reservations of at least a week prior, which we were not. We gratefully booked a trek for the next day. There were only four of us and Jess took us deep into the canyons to enjoy beautiful scenery, abundant plant life, and even a few mule deer. I loved the silvery sagebrush, which Jess called cowboy perfume. She said she wished there was a sagebrush candle, a request that I transmitted to Emma for her company, Cave Glow Candles. Later on, in Sedona, I would buy Emma a tiny vial of Utah sagebrush essential oil, so she could revel in the aroma and maybe design a special candle with it. We loved our mules, Barbara for me and HB for David, and felt cool that we were able to dismount and remount unassisted during our break halfway through the ride. A foot in the stirrup and a leg swung over, no mounting block necessary for us. --9/28/2017

in Photoshop Elements 14
I love templates. I altered this one by substituting a photo frame for a second text box and also added a second FotoBlendz (from another template in the set) to the left page so I could include an additional photo. The background is a solid white paper augmented with two Artsy Papers (Gelid and Opacus) blended into the background with blending brushes and layer masks to give both texture and the suggestion of sky. To finish up I recolored the stains and added the map and other brushes and a few embellishments. I also duplicated the rope and set it on color burn mode to make the color a better match to the mules' tack.