This page of my children is based on Chris's tutorial http://chrisasbury.blogspot.hu/2013/02/creating-minimal-abstract-style-with.html - but I used an extra layer of the photo, and with a layer mask I showcased only this area of it, where my children were. Because of the high saturated big photo I converted the extra photo layer to black and white (you can read a tutorial about this technique on Anna's blog http://annaaspnes.typepad.com/anna/2012/05/tutorial-channel-mixer-black-and-white-conversion-.html ).
Finally I used lots of AnnaProducts, and then I used more and more...

credits:

ANNA ASPNES

[b]new products:[/b]
ArtPlay Palette Siblings http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=33243&cat=383&page=1
ArtPlay Siblings BrushSet http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=33244&cat=383&page=1
BigWords Family No. 1 http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=33217&cat=383&page=1
ScriptTease Family No. 1 http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=33218&cat=383&page=1

[i]also used:[/i]
12X12 Distressed Edge Overlays No. 5 http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=27989;cat=383;page=55
ArtPlay Palette Adventure http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=29867;cat=383;page=22
ArtPlay Palette Bask http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=30884;cat=383;page=15
ArtPlay Palette Blooming Marvelous http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=27624;cat=383;page=69
ArtPlay Palette Concerto http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=28634;cat=383;page=34
ArtPlay Palette Family http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=30334;cat=383;page=21
ArtPlay Palette Find My Way http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=27640;cat=383;page=68
ArtPlay Palette Find My Way No. 2 http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=27641;cat=383;page=68
Family WordTransfers No. 2
PinStriped Textures No. 1 http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=27944;cat=383;page=57
ScriptTease Happiness Overlays No. 1 http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=31128;cat=383;page=12
Spackle Textured No. 1 http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=27949;cat=383;page=56
Stitched by Anna Borders Black No. 1 http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=27777;cat=383;page=63
Stitched by Anna Borders No. 2 http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=27784;cat=383;page=63
Textured Overlays No. 7 http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=30661;cat=383;page=18
UrbanStitchez No. 1 http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=32916&page=1
UrbanStitchez No. 2 http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=33122&page=1
WarmGlows No. 4 http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=31624;cat=383;page=9

Thanks for looking!
Eszter