Supplies:
Artsy Layered Template No. 84 [url=http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=32777]Artsy Layered Template No. 84[/url]
ArtPlay Solids Simplicity [url=http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=32723]ArtPlay Solids Simplicity[/url]
ArtPlay Infatuated BrushSet [url=http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=32780]ArtPlay Infatuated BrushSet[/url]
LoveGlows No. 1 [url=http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=32781]LoveGlows No. 1[/url]
LoopDaLoop ArtStrokes No. 2 [url=http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=27869]LoopDaLoop ArtStrokes No. 2[/url]

Story:
Little Miss Independent is what my Mum called me and now Im saying pretty much the same about my boy. Hes fiercely independent, insistent on wearing shorts and long socks to school. He leaves the house in the morning at 8.10am so that he can catch the boy next door (3 years older), walking down to the bus stop .He loves to play football with the big boys before school. There is no formal arrangement just something he figured out himself. In the afternoon, he comes off the bus and walks right by me. I dont mind. I know hed rather I not be there but I like to keep a watchful eye and still need to be there for Ella, who likes to fill me in on the girl drama of her day. Jan 2013

Process:
1. Added background paper to template.
Clipped a photo to the center circle mask, deleting the other 2 masks.
2. Clip another photo to the transfer layer behind the frame and apply a Multiply blending mode.
3. Clip a third photo to the paint layer, behind the transfer, and convert to black/white. Create a new layer, clip to the black/white photo and paint in white (the same color as my background) with a distressing brush to conceal areas of the image background.
4. Add the LoveGlows and apply Screen/Hard Light blending modes.
5. Stamp the heart brush from ArtPlay Infautated BrushSet in blue on a new layer and apply a Screen blending mode.
6. Add the ArtStroke to the layout.