Some new Digi layouts...

...so I have had an incredibly busy fall/Christmas season and I have to apologize to all for going COMPLETELY incommunicado! However, I am now coming out the other side and I have had the opportunity to create some new pieces that were about catharsis, healing and having some fun.

This first one is a tribute to my cat who passed away last week at 17.

The background paper is from my Peony series with the colour taken out with a Hue/Saturation adjustment and tinted to a brown in the same setting. Also used: Adobe Photoshop, Rhona Farrer brushes, created brushes, Bleeding Cowboys font, Susie's Hand font.

This next one, Corteo, is a quick (45 minute) creation. I simply scanned in the ticket from Cirque, duplicated and flipped it and cleaned up some extraneous text. I put the picture in of the 3 of us, surrounded it with Grunge Borders by METH, stamped Smoke_Brushes_by_photoshop_stock behind (using Vivid Light for blending) and created some additional text. Font: Beyond Wonderland. All of these layouts use extensive layers to create the final pieces.

This last layout of Emory was for his 6 month shots. Fonts: the King and Queen, 2Peas Favourite Things, Paper - Emily Merritt Grunge Polkas; Little Dreamer Designs and created brushes.

I love tying in the colours that he's wearing throughout this piece. It's very vibrant. I am using a lot of blending styles with layer masks. The layer masks enable be to go back and change any part of the layout, including the edges and stamping at any time. It's much more non-destructive and flexible. I'm totally enthralled!

I hope you enjoyed these layouts! If you have any questions about the techniques drop me a line on the forums. And check out the upcoming newsletters for some tips and tricks.

Merry Christmas all!

Jen