butterfly buddha digi-collage

♥ good morning, darlings! ♥

as you are reading this, i *hope* i am safely on the plane on my way to a fabulous fun-filled week in southern california visiting with friends! i am not entirely sure what the logistics are going to be as far as my computer and time to use it; my sense is i'll be able to check email, and probably not do much else, but we shall see! i have some "pre-scheduled" posts coming up later in the week for you, including a great limelight sketch on thursday, an awesome jingle belles prompt on friday, and one of my most favorite pixie projects EVER on saturday! and who knows? if i get some fabulous photos on my trip, i might pop in to share those, too!

in the meantime, have a lovely week, and i will leave you with a little digi-collage i made using some of the inspiring photoshop tips and ideas from my new favorite book!*

(buddha image: morguefile.com; concrete and water texture photos: textureking.com; butterfly brushes: lifted wings by katie pertiet, designer digitals; frrame: inverted hipster plumes by anna aspnes, designer digitals; flower swirl brushes: travel the world-india kit by julia makotinsky, little dreamer designs; software: adobe photoshop elements)

*digital expressions by susan tuttle is by far the best book i've found for composing and combining digital images, and learning the basics of collage and artwork in photoshop elements, as illustrated by the piece i made above. however, if you are merely looking to edit, crop and improve photos, to print or upload, a basic p-shop manual like this one (made for the version you have) is probably more helpful!