The background consists of two layres. The bottom layer looks like a stylized water photo. The top photo is a blue sky paper with lines going from the edge to the center using a Blend Mode of Lighter Color. The "Brown Pelican" title has the Emboss Style applied and the Blend If Underlying Layer slider used to make the title look more like lit is part of the wood piece; For the date on the frame, Pillow Emboss was used as well as the Blend If Underlying Layer slider.