Finally scrapping the England photos. Its was always easier to leave these ones after Granny and Grandad died. Couldn't really face the emotions. Now I'm used to them being gone. Andrew and I were so lucky to get the chance to go and see them, me for the last time and Andrew for the first. They took us to Windsor to let Andrew have a look, but there was no time to go in as they couldn't have handled all the walking. It didn't matter, we were happy with just seeing the outside. I still have my memories of the school trip I went on, to visit the castle as small child.

On the Roundabout

Paual Kesslering elements and papers. Holliewood Studios Art journalling elements. My first attemp at using the pen tool and the navigator function. It makes extracting really easy. I watched the turorial by Miss Behaving on Deviant scrap and she has a really good technique for extracting little bits at a time.

With a bit of embellishment ready for a scrapbook album

Holly usng the art history Brush tool

I slightly adapted one of the tutorials from "Photoshop Creative" magazine, to produce this charcoal effect. It was a colour photograph initialy. The tool used was the art history brush. Page 59, issue 69. My picture looks nothing like theirs but I really like it anyway. Plus I learnt a few more things by doing the tutorial.

Friends

I was inspired by the way Hollie of Holliewood studios www.deviantscrap.com made her son look like a stencil. So had a play with the filters in photoshop. I used the stamp filter and played around with brushes, gradients and masks to get this look. Also used a light effects brush that I got from one of my Photoshop Creative magazines-freebees.

I had such fun doing this collage. I haven't done this sort of thing before. I used my new digikits from over at Deviant Scrap. Old school alphabets. Aunty Em elements, both by (Holliewood Studios) and Mammas and Babies elements (Clementine designs).

Something I want to try out with my class.