Wellspring Artplay Palette **new, on sale** https://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-Palette-Wellspring.html
Wellspring Artsy Transfers **new, on sale** https://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtsyTransfers-Wellspring.html
Fotoblendz Overlays #15 **new, on sale** https://www.oscraps.com/shop/FotoBlendz-Overlays-No.-15.html
Hygge WordART https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Hygge-WordART-Mix-No.-1.html

Embellishments:
TakeFlight brushes #2 https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Take-Flight-No.-2.html
Kinsfolk APP (birds on line) https://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-Palette-Kinsfolk.html
Memorable APP (memories metal word) https://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-Palette-Memorable.html
Surfs Up APP (mermaid) https://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-Palette-Surf-s-Up.html
Rougir APP (fabric swatch) https://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-Palette-Rougir.html
Old World APP (banner) https://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-Palette-Old-World.html
Cider APP (gate) https://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-MiniPalette-Cider.html

Photoshop Elements 14
This was such fun to lift: thanks ValeJules and Christy! I focused on the heritage look (of course) but also on creating a bit of an edgy look, which was so stunning in ValeJules's composition. I incorporated wordART with a patina as well. I wanted to work with a duplicated photo in black and white, as in the original layout, but I eventually substituted a metal mermaid embellishment for a duplicate photo of my mother.

I blended my photo and three duplicates into Fotoblendz from the Overlay set, then added my background to extend the landscape in the photoI chose Artsy Paper # 3, and converted it to black and white. From there I used the Artsy Transfers to add the blue of the sky and some foreground interest. I also blended layers of the Transfers over and under the photo to supplement the color and texture. I moved another copy of my photo over a few of the Transfer layers on Color Dodge blending mode to get a luminous effect. WordArt was next and then I went to town dragging in a variety of elements from Artplay Palettes...anything that had symbolic meaning had a chance of being included, and if it felt right, I kept it. The dragging in of these pieces was random...when you drag in from the bottom in Elements 13, the object can end up anywhere in the layer stack. I continued to drag and drop, experimenting with position and blending modes until I got the color, lines, and symbolic meaning that I was after.