Anna Aspnes
Artplay Palette Arrive Artplay Palette Arrive
Arrive WordArt 1 Arrive WordArt 1
TapedTextures 1 TapedTextures 1
Postage Edge Overlays 1 Postage Edge Overlays 1
Clouds 2 Clouds 2
Artplay Palette Document (ampersand) Artplay Palette Document
Artplay Palette Beautiful Day (transfer) Artplay Palette Beautiful Day
Artplay Palette Across the Miles (tape recolored) Artplay Palette Across the Miles
Artplay Palette Destiny (tape) Artplay Palette Destiny
Artplay Palette Ocean Cove (transfers) Artplay Palette Ocean Cove

The Process
I selected a solid paper from Anna's new AP Arrive as the base to work from. For the main photo I duplicated it, converted the top photo to black and white and changed the blending mode to hard light. I added a layer mask and erased around the sunglasses to let the color section show through. I merged these layers and then clipped them to a brush from AP Arrive. A frame from the kit was layered below the photo. Several transfers (opacity reduced) were clustered behind the photo also. I added the beach photo to the bottom portion of the page and changed the blending mode to hard light and reduced the opacity to 80%. I duplicated the photo and changed the blending mode to soft light and reduced the opacity to 50%. These two layers were merged and a layer mask was added and with a soft brush I hid the hard edges. Several transfers from AP Arrive and AP Ocean Cove were layered over the photo with blending modes changed and opacities reduced. Tape, a postage edge overlay, elements, and word art were added to complete the page.