Win the Entire Kaleidoscope Texture Collection!

You may not have known it when you woke up this morning, but this is your Lucky Day!


The fabulous Patti Brown has given wayoutnumbered
5 Complete Sets of the Kaleidoscope Collection to give away to 5 lucky photo fanatics!


I'm a Texture Junkie and I use Kaleidoscope creations on almost every photo I edit...typically I use 2 or 3 at a time and just layer them up and see what happens:)  Textures are wonderful for so many reasons...

1. No actions to install or run. Just download and open like a regular photo.
2. Compatible with all versions of photoshop AND elements! 
3. Simply lay over your photo and completely adjust to your desired look.
   

If you're new to using textures, there's no better collection you could win!  If you love using textures, there's no better collection you could win!


I just can't even describe how awesome this giveaway is...you'll be getting the ENTIRE Kaleidoscope collection...


The Dream Collection
    ~ 24 Fine Art Textures
I used the Dream Collection to create this portrait of a rowdy young man in a not-so-rowdy moment.
(of course I've posted Before & Afters because I'm also a B&A freak)

Don't you love the grungy effect on the edges and the background...

The Lite Flare Collection

 ~ 20 overlays to fabulously flare out your photos.

I used Lite Flare to add a little sunshine to this beauty.

It looks like the sun is shining down just for her!

The Light Set Collection

~ Over 30 translucent overlays inspired by light.

I used the Light Set to seriously add some background enhancement to this dreamy little girl.

See that great background twinkle on the left?  That's Alien Sprinkle...cool name and cool effect!

The Gallery Collection - The newest collection just released on Monday!

~ over 80 textures and 9 artistic edges.

I've got a mini-tutorial for you on these textures:

Here is my original photo.  I love the content expression but I wanted to bump up the intensity a bit...

I cropped the photo, softened her skin with coffeeshop powder-room 2 then added 3 Gallery textures and 1 Artistic Edge...

1. Smoke @ 84% opacity
2. Watercolor @ 100% opacity
3. Dust clouds @ 100% opacity
4. Abstract Edge 1 @ 71%

After I placed each texture over the photo I added a layer mask to that layer.  Then I lightly erased the texture away from her face until I got the desired color.

Here's a screenshot of what my Layer Palette looked like with all 3 textures, 1 artistic edge and their layer masks...

Here's the finished portrait...I love how the textures really brought out the warm colors!

I could post for days about the wonderment of the Kaleidoscope Collection...but instead I'm going to give you your chance to win over 160 incredible textures and overlays!

Here's all you have to do to receive an entry:

1. Check out the Kaleidoscope site then leave a comment here saying which Collection you're most excited to work with.
2. For an extra entry post a link on your facebook page to this giveaway post and leave a comment here with your facebook ID.

The contest starts NOW and will close at 9pm Eastern time on Friday, November 20th.

I'll post the 5 WINNERS on Monday, November 23rd.  

Good Luck!

 

I Heart Faces Autumn Beauty!

This weeks theme over at I Heart Faces is Autumn Beauty.


I think this photo showcases the best of both...Autumn and Beauty...






Join the fun and enter your favorite shot. Check out I Heart Faces for all the details!

I'm Blushing

Erin over at TexasChicksBlogsandPics has posted some major kudos today about my Christmas Cards and new website. I'm Blushing~ Thank You Erin. If you haven't checked out Texas Chicks in a while you need to make a trip. She's always up-to-the-second filling us in on the best giveaways, coolest products and handiest editing tips. I think this is just the neatest thing that I've been able to "connect" with people who have the same passions, frustrations and Wish Lists as myself in the world of photography. I'll have a post soon about my Wix site that she mentioned. It's a website builder that really offers a ton of great options and best of all it's FREE! Of course there are the non-free options and I'll get into that too...and I think I finally edited a photo that I actually kept track of all my steps and can do a little tutorial on...stay tuned!