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Project Book 2--Bittersweet
A page for my holiday album project documenting the first Christmas without all three kids under my roof. Looking at this exploration as art therapy. 
The aAProject class starts soon: the info is here
http://annaaspnesdesigns.com/aaproject-class-faq/
Poducts:
Project Template Album No. 1, pg 2: http://www.oscraps.com/shop/Project-Template-Album-No.-1.html
6x6ArtsyKards For the Record: http://www.oscraps.com/shop/6-X-6-ArtsyKardz-For-The-Record.html
Sage Artplay Palette (button): http://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-Palette-Sage.html
UrbanStitchezNo. 9: http://www.oscraps.com/shop/UrbanStitchez-No.-9.html
12x12PageFotoblendzNo. 9: http://www.oscraps.com/shop/12-X-12-Page-FotoBlendz-No.-9.html
Night Before Christmas Artplay Palette (solid paper 3): http://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-Palette-Night-Before-Christmas.html
Process:
I didn't make any changes to the template except for enlarging the top mask, removing the staples, coloring a frame black, and moving the wooden number. I clipped in the photos, added transfers and overlays over and under the photos, added the notebook paper (for my journaling)--all from the ArtsyKardz--and did the title. When that was done, I opened a new document, dragged in a 12x12 Page FotoBlendz, then pulled my entire layout onto it to make a new file. In clipping the layers to the Page FotoBlendz (PSE13), a lot of the layers unclipped from their original masks. As it happened, I really liked the look, which was somewhat chaotic and in sync with what I was actually feeling. So I didn't hit undo. As a last step, I twined the Stitchez around the title because they made me think of bittersweet vines.
The aAProject class starts soon: the info is here http://annaaspnesdesigns.com/aaproject-class-faq/
Poducts:
Project Template Album No. 1, pg 2: http://www.oscraps.com/shop/Project-Template-Album-No.-1.html
6x6ArtsyKards For the Record: http://www.oscraps.com/shop/6-X-6-ArtsyKardz-For-The-Record.html
Sage Artplay Palette (button): http://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-Palette-Sage.html
UrbanStitchezNo. 9: http://www.oscraps.com/shop/UrbanStitchez-No.-9.html
12x12PageFotoblendzNo. 9: http://www.oscraps.com/shop/12-X-12-Page-FotoBlendz-No.-9.html
Night Before Christmas Artplay Palette (solid paper 3): http://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-Palette-Night-Before-Christmas.html
Process:
I didn't make any changes to the template except for enlarging the top mask, removing the staples, coloring a frame black, and moving the wooden number. I clipped in the photos, added transfers and overlays over and under the photos, added the notebook paper (for my journaling)--all from the ArtsyKardz--and did the title. When that was done, I opened a new document, dragged in a 12x12 Page FotoBlendz, then pulled my entire layout onto it to make a new file. In clipping the layers to the Page FotoBlendz (PSE13), a lot of the layers unclipped from their original masks. As it happened, I really liked the look, which was somewhat chaotic and in sync with what I was actually feeling. So I didn't hit undo. As a last step, I twined the Stitchez around the title because they made me think of bittersweet vines.