this week we are lifting Maria https://ozone.oscraps.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26891

i didn't have a beautiful street photo to use, so i combined a photo with images from some of anna's ap papers.

Credits
Anna Aspnes
Artsy Layered Template No.65 http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=31153&page=4
ArtPlay Palette Ablaze http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=29044&page=1
12 x 12 Page FotoBlendz No.7 http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=32003&page=1
ArtPlay Palette Sky's the Limit (artstroke) http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=43776&page=1
ArtPlay Palette Find My Way No.2 (brush) http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=27641&page=1
ArtPlay Palette Lush (brush) http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=43466&page=1
WaterColor FotoBlendz No.2 http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=44191&page=1
FotoInspired Edge Templates No.2 http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=33874&page=1
ArtPlay Palette Delightful (background) http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=44210&cat=383&page=1

Thanks for looking

process...
i started with artsy layered template no.65. i clipped my photo to most of the layers. some of the layers i deleted (all of the frames). there were some light areas that i wanted to fill, so i opened a psd file for one of the fotoinspired edge templates. i clipped my photo to those layers and filled in the light areas. then i started work on the background. when i was done i re-sized the entire image and centered it on the page. to finish i added artstrokes and splatters around the image and added a title.

ETA: in response to Heather's question ... each fotoinspired edge template is made up of 4 or 5 layers. in this case, i used two of the layers from one of the templates in set no.2. i do re-size the layers to fit the places on the page where i want coverage. then i clip my photo to the layers. for this page, i re-seized the layers to fit over the woman. i wanted more depth of color in that area of the page.