A VINTAGE CHRISTMAS!

There are some images that can make a great Vintage image! You just know when you see them. Even with bright
and vibrant colors I know when an image can be turned into something with a vintage feeling and look.
Here are some images with a before and after vintage look:

I achieve this look with some actions I have in Photoshop but mostly with filters and textures, some I've created and some I've purchased. Try a few of your own images, it's lots of fun!! :)

CHRISTMAS COMPOSITE/RECYCLING IMAGES!

I recently did an image for this year's Christmas season that is soon approaching. After uploading it I realized it could have another life or two left in it to create something new!  Here is the original image:

It's nice as it is but I found this image different and fun to do and this is how I created  image no.2.
I masked out the background and enlarged the height of the image to accommodate the new background.

I added an image of red curtains and duplicated the layer for more of a curtain feeling. In the last back layer I then added a red bokeh background and added some sparkle brushes in a separate layer and set the layer to "Color Dodge". That's it and here is the finished Image!! :)

Images are available for download at Shutterstock.com, Fotolia.com and Dreamstime.com.
There are more links located on left side.

EASTER TIME IS AROUND THE CORNER!

I love creating Easter images! It always makes me feel like Spring is around the corner.
I decided to make some of this year's Easter images more in earth tone colors like beige, brown and yellow but of course Easter is not Easter without a few pastel color eggs, LOL!
Here are just a few!