A Shabby Texture Treat Awaits......

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Happiest Sunday, Sweet Friends.....

How are you?  

I hope your weekend has been beautiful....  

I'm happy to report, after a Saturday of wind, rain and plain old dreariness....the sun is back and it's a beautiful day!

Woo hooo.....

I have a sweet little texture treat for you.... I call this one... 'not too shabby'.....

 

I decided I would share the link directly in this post today....

Click HERE to download 'not too shabby'.....

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Today's image recipe....

short & sweet 

layer 1 - background image

layer 2 - 'not too shabby' at soft light 100% and removed texture from the blossoms

layer 3 - another layer of 'not too shabby' at soft light 83%.  Again I removed the texture from the blossoms.

layer 4 - curves adjustment to increase the contrast - also could be achieved with a levels adjustment... adjust the mid slider.  

layer 5 - created a new blank layer and brushed the background with a black soft round brush at 50%. Changed the blend mode to soft light.... (this added a little more depth and brought out the texture detail as well.

The End. :)

Here's to a fabulous week ahead..... 

xxo, 

P.S. Absolutely LOVE hearing your weekend plans....I've read every single comment...... Thanks for playing along... I look forward to announcing the give away winners Thursday.

P.S.S. just to clarify Canada's 'May Long' is a celebration of Victoria Day.

Wikapedia - It is a federal Canadian statutory holiday celebrated on the last Monday on or before May 24, in honour of both Queen Victoria's birthday and the current reigning Canadian sovereign's official birthday. It is sometimes informally considered as marking the beginning of the summer season in Canada.

Comments

[Els]

Thank you for your teaching moments. I learn ... and love it!
Also for your generosity.
As far as weekend plans.... ha ha i am in Utah... and we have had rain , rain and rain!
Yesterday was a break in the weather... and had to dang near get a combine to mow my lawn.
however it has made that i do have a very green and lush yard at the moment. Many very lovely photo opportunities...:)
Wishing you a lovely weekend as well!

[barbara]

What a nice name for a texture...what a nice idea!
And finally: what a great work.
Thanks!

[peggy gatto]

I happen to love blossoms and the sad part is they don't last long!!!
Thanks for this beauty!!!
Husband and I are off to the dog park with simon!!!
enjoy your sunday!

[Kate]

Thank you, Kim!

[BarbaraPhotography]

very nice!

[diane stanley]

thanks for the free texture. Happy LONG weekend!

[Janet]

Thank you for your generosity with your beautiful textures and instructions!
Have a great weekend....

[Julie@beingRuby]

Hi Kim
The texture looks wonderful.. thanks for sharing al this great stuff with us.. hope you had a lovely weekend.. although yours is still in process!! ciao xxx Julie

[Doreen]

Thanks so much Kim....was looking for something to process some wild apple blossoms I picked this am and this wonderful gift landed in my mailbox. You're a dear. I'll post it on Flickr tomorrow. This week-end is for a gardening marathon. Putting the last of the seeds in...squash and already lots of weeds to contend with. Weather is a little "iffy" here in southern Ontario.

[deb christensen]

thank you kim, two freebies! both are beautiful. we are engulfed in rain and thick fog...not sure what i can do with that for texture tuesday...

[Catherine Cella]

Hi Kim~ Thanks again for being SO generous! LOVE This light texture and the recipe right there. It's raining once again here in CT perhaps I'll do a photo using it to brighten my day!

Blessings to you!

[Ann]

Thanks Kim. I spent the weekend dodging raindrops and trying to get the lawn mowed after a week of rain. I needed a herd of goats. Finally got it done and awoke to the sound of raindrops again this morning. Whew. Got that last part of the lawn done just in time. The good news is that those blossoms and blooms look fantastic with all this rain. And yes, I have photos!

[Kia]

Happy Monday, dear Kim! I always love your recipes 'cos every single time I learn something new :) I would never ever have thought to do what you do in Layer 5. Wow! Must try it soon. Yay for another AWESOME texture! Love it!
The weather is horrible here, we have had rain, rain and rain! And a very strong wind. I sure hope in some sun soon. *hugs*

[diginanLiz]

Thank you so much Kim, for all of these wonderful gifts:)

[lori]

love this!! thanks kim~

[Jenni Connolly]

Thanks Kim for your Textures and your teaching. I spent a good time of my past weekend going through your essentials videos... I am up to the last one or two. It has been very comprehensive and I have learnt so much... I have just been a little slow at it!.There is so much to learn.

[Kathleen]

So beautiful, thank you Kim!!

[Barb]

Thank you for the texture and the 'how-to' - it's a lovely photo!

[lisa p]

thank yo for sharing your textures. You are amazing!

[Suzanne Wiliams]

Thanks for the free texture Kim, they are lovely. I'm still learning how to effectly work with textures, mine never seem to turn out as nicely as yours..How do you remove textures say from just the blossoms..

Have a wonderful weekend with your family..oh btw I am using your mantra, I want a Mac, I just spent the afternoon in a Mac store and that certainly is the way to go..do you stil love yours, any problems?

Cheers
Suzanne

[realeoni]

Thank you so much Kim....your textures are so beautiful and your instructions are....perfect!!

[pam posey]

Always inspiring! Thanks for all the gracious sharing of your talent and textures!

[Becky - FMC]

Coolness! Thanks so much, I have the perfect pic for this one. That shot is beautiful btw!!

[Ken]

Thanks Kim. This new texture is... um.. 'not too shabby' !!!
Many thanks for the recipe, can't wait to try it.
Ken

[Phillis]

Lovely!

[teri h hoover]

Thank you for this lovey texture!! Again- just loving your blog and textures! xo teri

[sue]

many ta's for sharing : )