Style, class and Elegance all the way…we love it!

Feel like bringing some Elegance into your life? We certainly do…and that’s why we think think this versatile range is perfect for all kinds of photos, ranging from young boys and teenagers to family snaps and special moments with friends.

We’ve already decided this collection has HUGE potential, and once again our digital creative team has proved us right (we love it when that happens!) by creating four intricately textured layouts that convey equally atmospheric moods…we can’t work out whether it’s the leaf transparencies, the flourishes or the autumnal reds, oranges and browns, but there’s something about these layouts that gave us a moment of melancholy and wistfulness.

Firstly, we have Katharyn’s “Sisters” layout,  a seemingly simple but extremely well-executed piece that shows how journaling should be used.

Katharyn explained how she employed different techniques to create her not-so-straighforward layout:

“I improved the photo quality by adding screen and overlay layers at various opacities, until the image colour and saturation looked better,” she said.

“I cut my patterned papers to fit my design and let my photo run off the edge of the cut circle orange paper. I added journalling, but when I couldn’t see it clearly with the background paper, I reduced the opacity of the paper immediately beneath my journalling, creating a “vellum” type look.

“I added a title and sub-title and inserted realistic drop-shadows on all the papers and photo and title letters, to improve the layout’s dimension.”

We think the photo works is just right for the colors in Elegance, and we’re so impressed by the classy elements, simple wording and circular themes – Katharyn, we salute you!

We also think Kathleen’s Elegance layout is also a bit special – it features photos taken at a fashion parade and is called “Fall Fashion Show”.

“To add more interest, I used one of the colored brushes at the bottom of the page which balances out the branch/leaf combo from the patterned paper that’s in the upper left corner,” Kathleen said.

“For a customized title like I have here, in a separate file create a word with a favorite font by typing each letter on a separate layer and placing them close together to ‘connect’ them, merge the layers, then use the “stroke” function to add a white border around the word.”

And finally, we have Sandra’s charming layout, featuring her gorgeous daughter, Laura.

“As soon as I saw the colors and the patterns I knew which picture to use – the one with my two-year-old daughter, Laura,” Sandra said.

“I took this picture during a walk in the woods, while she was sitting on a fallen tree, staring and dreaming like she often does.

“I chose to work from a sketch from the Q2 magazine and without even knowing it – I saw that later. I had used the last Saturday sketch!”

Right now, we’re loving Elegance and its warm, soothing colors – here in Oz, we’re in our last week of spring and are enjoying this little reminder of cooler weather!