Scrap Girls Digital Scrapbooking Forum: Viewing image Thursday Challenge "So Natural" - Scrap Girls Digital Scrapbooking Forum

I enjoy blending photos into background papers. This works best with a layer mask, especially if the background of the photo is busy and/or uninteresting. For this LO I placed the element of the photo I wanted to use in its correct position on the page. I created a blank layer over the photo, then using Brandy Murry's Dynabrush BG Blenders and the colour set to black, I blanked out the element of the photo I wanted to retain. I then dragged this layer below the photo and clipped it to the masked I'd created (using CTRL G) Additional brush strokes can be added to reveal more of the photo if needed or the eraser can be used to blank out parts that are not required. I played about with the blending modes until the required effect was achieved (in this case Luminosity at 25%)
Supplies

ACA_SSPaper_Earthy3
BMU_SSPaper_Edgers_Scribble-A
BMU_Dynabrush_BGBlenders
BMU_BrushSet_Swirlicious
PWR_MemoryLane_Emb_Border
SNU_FleaMkt_Emb-FrameBlk
AWI_Murano_Alpha (withdrawn)
SNU_FollowBliss_WrdArt-Label (coloured)
BMU_SSStyles_EmbossEngrave
SBA_SSStyles_BasicShadows