Mandarin Orange Monday

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I started out today with a lamp ... a lovely antique lamp.

And, of course, I had to orangity it :)

And then play with it a little ...

Next, I cropped out a part of a very elaborate sink ...

And, orangified it ...

Then played with it is PS Filter Gallery ...

Then I combined them and played with them ...

And a little cropping ...

Happy MOM Everyone :) ... 

Photo Art Friday

Boy, I love this texture ... I could make a whole portfolio using it alone.  Thank you Bonnie for your inspiration and your textures ...

The challenge this week, if I understood it right, was to see what we could do with the Leafy Landscape Texture ... an open challenge to our imaginations and creativity.   I can't wait to see the range of responses Bonnie gets this week.  It should be fun and you should join in, first as an observer, then a participant.  You will love it :)  Here is what I came up with ...

Each of my pictures was done with the same technique.  Basically I used PSE Enhance options to bring the picture to a sharp, clear tone.  I then added the Leafy Landscape Texture, adjusting the opacity to what I wanted then using the mask/brush tool, I brushed out those parts I wanted to highlight.  Same technique, different results.  Hope you enjoy ...

On this one, I used the dry brush filter before I added the texture ... gave it a more artsy look :)