CT LO for SnickerdoodleDesigns by Karen using Grungy Stripe Overlays (CU)

Well! Who knew how much fun stripes could be?!! LOL!!!
I used 3 different striped overlays and 2 Painted Wood layer styles to create this b/g! All with different blending modes and opacities to achieve this effect that I liked best!
This is the photo I changed so much thanks to Hummie (go look at Hummie's World - fantastic, inspirational place!!) and her Filter classes! Didn't think I'd be able to use it on a page, but once I'd created this b/g, I knew it was the photo to use! Had to multiply it about 8 times to get this depth, but I LOVE what I made, LOL!! This quote seemed so appropriate, as I almost didn't feel like it was me creating this...it was as if something within me were dictating the depth of colour and effect of the overlays and styles! Must be my soul then! hence the title of this piece - A Trapped Soul.
TFL!
Bernie x

Credits: Grungy Stripe Overlays are HERE!
Painted Wood Styles are HERE!

Hummie's World, Filters Class - Coloured Pencil

I am SO pleased with this page!! I've toyed with this filter before but never used it, so this lesson gave me the impetus to actually sit and play!

Just fancied doing something a little different, as this filter is such a different look! had a good play and in the end used 2 copies of the photo to make this effect. The bottom copy I blended into the white b/g using select inverse delete with a big feather of 225ish and changing the blending mode to linear burn. I then duplicated that and lowered the opacity to 94% and clipped that photo to the other to maintain the blended edges. Then I gently erased (on low setting so it didn't show too much...I didn't want all the top photo b/g erased, just wanted to make it receed) the background to make the flower stand out a little more. And that was it!

The flower was in Charles Darwin's garden at Down House!!
TFL!
Bernie x

Credits: Angel brushes - Obsidian Dawn