Brushabilities - Lesson 4

Today was a very reusable lesson for me. We started with a canvas of a photo size that we had in mind, I started with 5x7. Creating a new layer, we painted it black. Using the rectangle marquee tool, we selected the majority of the canvas, leaving a frame around the outside. Then, we clicked the delete key to remove the inside. Deselecting the selection (control+d), we then used a bunch of brushes to add to the frame: A grungy distressed edge, which we stamped four times (one for each side, using the rotator of the brush tool to make it rotate) and a flourish to add an extra touch). We merged all the layers together, then used the sanding brush to make it all look like it fit together. Finally, I plopped in a picture of Lexie, Suzanne and Chris' new puppy. (She makes the whole project super cute, doesn't she?)