More Montage Layouts

I did a couple more layouts using layer masks (this is what you use in making montage layouts). This is how you blend one picture into another (or into the background in the first example). It is also a way to make a rough border (as in the second example). I'm loving this class - I've wanted to learn these techniques for a long time, and with a class, you not only learn the technique, but you get critiques from the teacher as well. I appreciate that almost as much as learning the techniques.

Background paper from Taking Notes freebie by ksharonk, word art by Tina Chambers.

Background paper from Shell Seeker Kit by Jeri Ingalls.