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She was clearing out some papers and I was shocked to see these among them, so I quickly snatched them up and will find many uses for them in my art work.
I didn't even touch the background on the little collage above, I couldn't even stamp on it because it just seemed perfect as it was to me.
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We are just going into the second week and at first I had a heck of a time understanding things, especially being new to this program, but now it is becoming a lot easier after fiddling around with everything.
Here is my first photo manipulation, using a photo of my beautiful snowball hydrangeas.
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I am still not sure which one I prefer so I will post both. If you click on the photo you can see the effects much better.
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I just love the start of a New Year , it holds so many possibilities, and I have so much to look forward to this year.
Until next time......