Real!
Using Anna Aspnes Artsy Kardz Beach Multipack
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=10009166&page=1
Anna Aspnes Punched words #1
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=10009307
Anna Aspnes Urban Stiches #1
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=32916&page=1
Anna Aspnes Artist Edge overlay#9
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=46457&page=1
The focal image was treated with watercolor techniques, and watercolor brushes,
I changed during the process the opacity, scale and direction of the brush,
always using the same brush with large surface and well defined edges.
you can see the details of my tutorial in Anna's blog composite 1 part of 6.
http://annaaspnes.typepad.com/anna/2014/02/composite-techniques-part-1-of-6.html