Today's photo and thoughts...

Anna Aspnes
ArtPlay Palette Star [url=http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=10011489&cat=298&page=1]ArtPlay Palette Star[/url]
Watercolor Stars No. 1 [url=http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=10011488&cat=298&page=1]Watercolor Stars No. 1[/url]
BeadedThreadz No. 2 [url=http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=10011486&cat=298&page=1]BeadedThreadz No. 2[/url]
Holiday Template Album No. 4A [url=http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=10011136&cat=396&page=1]Holiday Template Album No. 4A[/url]

Font: Avenir Next Condensed Regular, Halohandletter

Process: I set up my nativity today, stopping to take another photo because I wanted to try Anns tutorial one more time:) Rather than duplicating the brush layer, I built the brush paint one layer at a time using a different brush on each layer mask once I had the sketch layer complete. This was much easier for me. Then I placed solid paper_4 below as well as the artstroke_2 from the new palette. I added a couple of water color brushes, stamping them on separate layers. The magic sparkle is from the Holiday Templates and mimics the light I actually captured once. Then I combine the beads from Beadedthread2_1 with the thread from Beadedthreadz2_5 so that it fit with my photo. I added a little personal journaling and the date. This feels so calm with all the white space; Im calling it finished!

Thanks for looking:)