I have started my aA Project 2022. It is not my first year, so I feel like an old hand. One thing I know is that I will review these pages for errors and constantly find them. So, if you see something amiss, please let me know. The steps I list here are pretty much what I do for every page but if I so something different I will adjust my description for that page.
Start – I always start with the template
Photos – I add my photos to the frames and the mask using Layer>Create Clipping Mask.
Paper – I added Solid Paper2 from APP Ambages over the background layer.
Stains and other layers – I color these layers using Edit>Fill so they match what is nearby or if foliage I color to try to resemble foliage.
Elements – I placed Multimedia Branches 12.4 on the outside of the frames. I duplicated the fotoglow and moved it over the Canadian geese to highlight them.
Brush - Added an art stroke under the journaling
Transfers- Placed Transfer 5 from App Ambages at the bottom of the focal photo
Journaling _- My journaling about returning Canadian geese and the Poem “When the Geese Com North by Douglas Mulloch
Title -I used the words from one of Anna’s wordarts but typed it so I could use my fonts.
To finish up I made sure I didn’t have and edges of my photos showing that the font was consistent (I use 12 PT because I will print at 10x10. I have adjusted or added drop shadows where necessary. Make sure nothing is beyond the Guidelines. I will remember as the days go one other thing I want to check.