October Challenge {textures}

Here is this months Challenge brought you by Carin Davis from Create Workshop All about textures. I used my own texture (I just took a close-up picture of this crinkled paper) and applied it over my picture using the blending option of vivid light set at 61%. After I erased the texture from her face and neck I then applied a filter noise of gaussian monochromatic set at 7% and erased her face and neck again on 20% this time, which was exactly how Carin suggested on her site. I know I am not that creative yet to play around with the settings, but I am learning. Anyway, here is the texture I used and also the finished product. It isn't as dramatic as I would like, but it's my first attempt. Thanks Carin, for putting on these challenges!

{my nieces}kaylyn, jenna, lauren

Kaylyn Jenna

Lauren

Meet Charlie's sisters...My sister's three other beautiful children.

{my nephew} charlie

Isn't he a cutie? He is just a few days over 3 months old.

{christmas card}

Just a sample of a card I made using the same cute little model.

{more coby}

even though his face is blurry in this shot, I liked it because the focus was on his cute little butt. hee-hee!

{coby}

Just trying out some actions and practicing taking photos in manuel mode. I've got a lot to learn yet. It's great that I have friends and family with kids and five of my own to practice on.

{Tagged}

I've been tagged by Kim to list 7 things about me... I just did a similar list on my family blog (6 quirky things about me)

1. I love the way books smell. I have to smell every book or magazine I read.


2. I also like to feel book pages, my favorite is glossy paper. I like to rub the pages between my fingers.


3. I have to shake the milk before I pour it on my cereal.


4. I like syrup on my sausage, ham and bacon.


5. Sometimes I feel like sharp things are going to poke my eyes and I have to pinch the bridge of my nose or cover my eyes with something heavy to relieve the sensation.


6. I find that when I'm driving in the snow and nervous about pulling out in front of someone I lick my lips really fast.


7. I always rip off the end of the toilet paper in public bathrooms before I take some for myself.

And since my husband doesn't like it when I blog without including a picture, here is a b&w conversion of Ben. I used PW's fresh and colorful then a black and white gradient map followed by PW's lovely and ethereal set around 60%.