Mod Grunge Fotoblendz No. 2: http://www.oscraps.com/shop/ModGrunge-FotoBlendz-No.-2.html
Brushes pulled from various Artplay Palettes depending on shape
Background: Memento Solid Paper #1 http://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-MiniPalette-Memento.html over High Five Solid Paper #1 on multiply blending mode
Yarn: Autumn Romance Artplay Palette http://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-Palette-Autumn-Romance.html
Button: Winter Sunrise Artplay Palette http://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-Palette-Winter-Sunrise.html
Edge Overlay: Embrace Life Artplay Palette http://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-Palette-Embrace-Life.html
Mischief Font

Notes using Photoshop Elements 14

I used an abstract painting as a springboard to create this piece about how the kids came into a set of really expensive track suits (spoiler: this conceptthe abstract painting lift, NOT the track suits--will be showing up in a future artPLAY challenge).

I followed the directionality of the inspiration piece and the general color blocking, working with a variety of brushes to get the shapes and squiggles I liked, but didn't try to replicate the painting tit for tat, especially since my composition included a photo and the painting obviously didn't. There were two dark spaces on the painting and I created those using a Modgrunge Fotoblendz for the photo and a black brush for the text block. I then stamped edging at the left side of the photo and slipped in the background papers (the crack comes from the Memento paper, on multiply).

I added the title last, nestling it into the side of the photo by warping it with my new friend, the warp text tool (this is the arc lower selection), which I learned all about in Anna's new WordART Live class. The journaling and embellishments completed the page.