This is a companion page to a layout I created last April called Wash DayWashDay[/ul]

Journaling: My Mother used Duz laundry detergent because of the bonus dish that came in each box. Golden Wheat its called. In the 1960s she collected the whole wheat patterned set, including the glasses. One can only wonder how many loads of laundry she washed in her prized wringer washer to complete the set. With a smile on her face, she loved taking out the new dish from the box. From that set collected so long ago, one dish survives and I have it. It goes with nothing I have, but Ive used it, not even thinking about where it came from and how old it is. Lately though those memories came back to me every time I took the plate out of my kitchen cupboard. I think I will just put it on display, I wouldnt want anything to happen to it. I would love to find the whole set, I would buy it in a heartbeat and treasure it for the memories it brings back. But in the meantime, I will appreciate and love the one I have in my possession.

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ArtsyTransfers BlossomArtsyTransfersBlossom
FotoBlendz Overlays No. 9FotoBlendzOverlaysNo.9
ArtPlay Palette HarvestArtPlayPaletteHarvest Grass
ChevronTextures No. 1ChevronTexturesNo.1
NoteBook No. 1NoteBookNo.1
Handwritten Story No. 1HandwrittenStoryNo.1
Gold Paint Overlays (Retired)
Photos: Mine and Internet
Font: FG Rakel and Amelian Script

Process Notes: After I took a photo of the plate, I extracted it from the background. I opened a new document and moved the plate onto the 12 x12 page. Using solid paper 1 as the foundation, I duplicated the plate layer two more times and resized and positioned them.

On the left of the plates,I positioned the Duz photo I found on the internet under the three plates and used a reverse mask to bring back the parts I wanted. I duplicated it two more times putting the blend modes on Screen and Soft Light adjusting the opacity of each layer. On the right side I positioned the photo of the set of dishes and brushed away the harsh lines of the edges and blended the photo to Color Burn.

Underneath all these layers I placed the FotoBlendz and clipped artsy paper 4 to it. I added an artsy transfer and moved and resized the various parts over the page over and under the photos. I used several brushes from the palette, blending them.

Adding the title, I clipped the gold paint to it and changed the blending mode of the paint layers to Overlay. Then bringing in the journaling and notebook lines, I duplicated the plate photo three more times and positioned them at the bottom of the page. On the left side I added the word art, flowering branch and grass. That completed this page.