Background: AASPN_ArtPlayPaletteYule_ArtsyPaper2. I adjusted the hue and saturation levels to achieve the shades required for the challenge, then I masked the upper right corner at about 50% opacity and placed AASPN_ArtPlayNaturalInstinct_SolidPaper3 under it.
Photos: There are two photos in this layout, which I took in 2011. I masked each of them and arranged the big tree and brush in front of the poplar trees. Then I adjusted the hue and saturation levels to bring out the rosewood shades deep in the sagebrush. It was so pretty as an accent color in the challenge. I also used a Photoshop natural bristle brush to blend the pictures into the background and to each other.
Photo Frame: AASPN_ArtPlayThisIsLife_Frame2 with only the mask and shadow showing so that the edge appears to lift off of the page. Note: I masked a duplicate of the poplar picture to achieve this look.
Elements: Scroll Lace-AASPN_ArtPlayPaletteSage_Brush2, AASPN_ArtPlayPaletteGrowFresh_ArtStroke1
FotoGlow: AASPN_FotoGlows2_3.png to enhance the frost on the brush in the foreground
Fonts: Beauty Regular and Courier Std Medium Oblique