Ive come to believe we need to celebrate our wins and thats exactly what Im doing here. After starting a new diet/lifestyle last fall, just before Thanksgiving, Ive lost 25 LBS and Im patting myself on the back. After carrying around weight that made me feel gross for years, I had enough of it. The brief thought came into my head I should start after the holidays, but I had made up my mind to tackle the problem right then and there and nothing could change my mind. Yes, I cheated a little bit during the holidays, but got right back into the saddle without hesitation and Ive been on a healthy loosing streak ever since. Im down to a size 6 now and I still have a little ways to go and I know Ill make it and keep it off. My new lifestyle is very much sustainable and nothing could make me go back to eating like I used to. Havent felt this good in years and I am so grateful! :-D
Quote: Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul. Henry Ward Beecher
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Notes: I opened the photo and and did a very rough selection of myself and left clicked to layer via copy. I used Image>Adjustments>Threshold on the copy and placed it in a new 12x12 file. Using various brushes on their own layers from Cultivate and with the turquoise color from the palette, I clipped a copy of the photo to each layer, moving the brushes around until I got a look I wanted. Artsy paper 5 was brought in for the foundation and I blended the various brush layers and grouped them. I clipped a PS Pattern adjustment layer to the group.
Over and under the photo layers I stamped the watercolor brushes, again using colors from the palette. Just over the background an art stroke was placed. After bringing in the labels, I added the title and quote and used word art at the left edge of the paper. And overlay was also added in-between the photo grouping and Pattern adjustment layer. Another transfer was added to the right edge.
Finally, the flower and urban threads were added along with the paper textures.
