Let’s Blend Challenge Stamped Blocks With a Twist

Happy New Year! It’s Joanne here with the first Let’s Blend Challenge of 2023. We are going to be working with Stamped Blocks once again, but this time with a bit of a twist. Let’s jump right in to the challenge.

My page with the photo clipped to the stamped block here:

While it looks just okay, there are so many twigs and branches that distract from the photo. I wanted to do something to highlight the cardinal, and would get rid of the busyness of the twigs on the right and left end of the mask. By adding the notebook filter in the filter gallery, and then changing it to lighten blend mode it added texture to the photo. To eliminate the texture over the cardinal, adding a layer mask and brushing out the texture, left just the two sides with the texture. A color lookup adjustment layer to achieve the colors you see here.

For this page, I used all the products in the freebie packet Katie has provided, En Parens No. 1, and Vintage Mix Clusters

I am looking forward to seeing your creativity in the Gallery! Don’t forget to share your page in the Let’s Blend Challenge thread and also update the January Challenges participation thread if you would like to earn store rewards.

Joanne