this was one of those pages that just kind of fall together - i used two painty splats and then clipped the photo to them and erased the edges softly. the background is a pp on overlay mode over a pale blue i selected from the photo...

love this kit - i've had heaps of fun combining the papers to make new ones with the layer modes. http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=29748&cat=379&page=1 aero toni and http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=26036&cat=379&page=1 when summer ends alpha.

this is beautiful - amazing photo! i love hte way you've framed it on the sides with darker pp.

there's something very powerful about the right combination of emotion and technique, and this page totally has It.

this. is. amazing. i know it's a bit older, but i just stumbled on it, and i love it to bits.

i love the grungy look, particularly of the black and white photo with the text.

contrast kit http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=30118&cat=379&page=1 i just can't get enough of splattery paint! :D

using maya de groot's contrast. http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=30118&cat=379&page=1 it's not something i'd usually think to use, but i love that frame!

this is clever! i love the angle and the shaped pp.

this is adorable! i love the way you've used the text on the background. my girls would love those sunnies. ;)

oh, so fun! my favourite green... :D love how you arranged the fern horizontally.

this is amazing - i love how you've got the *perfect* look of dimension, and how it looks like she's blowing heart bubbles. :D

what a fun memory! i love the colours and the paint splatters, and how you've balanced the photo with the cluster in the top right corner.

this is lovely! i love way the edges of the photo look distressed, and the drawn border, and the staggered journaling, and... ;)

i love how linear this is, and how the butterflies break it up. love the crisp colours too.

i love the little cluster of embellishments and the subtle papers. gorgeous!

oh WOW! lovelovelovelove this! amazing photo!

pop is definitely the word! so bright and happy, even with lots of neutral space.

love how the ribbon is tied to the photo. great combo of papers!

aw, cuties! i love how you've framed the photo with the brushes, and the paint splatter on top of the photo.