more headers coming

I'm in a Photoshop mood today so I think I'll be making a few more headers and footers for the blog. Here's the first one I've done...

This is the photo I started this set with.

I extracted two elements from this picture--taken on my back deck a few days ago--and used them to create a new header. The elements, as can be seen below, are the main bloom and one of the buds.

I used the magnetic tracing tool to carve out these items and then copied them into new files which I then resized so that they'd fit my template. After that was done I was ready to move the various elements onto the template and then add my "utenzi blog" title.

It looked a little plain so I then added stylized butterflies. A little too cute, I admit, but that's the mood I was in when I did this. Maybe a defense mechanism to cope with all this damn itching!


Click them to see the larger image. You know the drill...




Next I think I'll do a more sinister one, with the picture of the grackle below as a starting point. I doubt I'll use either of these header-footer sets but it's nice to have a few extra lying around just in case you feel like putting them up sometime.

Comments

Anonymous said…
Hi, Utenzi! Visiting from Michele's this morning. LOVE the headers - you do some incredible work! Hope the itch is clearing up!
12:23 PM
Karen said…
Oh, man. I SO have Photoshop envy! I must get that program. Everyone has it and there are such cool things to do with it! Love what you did!

Michele sent me back today!
12:29 PM
Theo said…
delightful work. thanks for sharing.

Michele sent me.
2:25 PM
Ciera said…
I don't know how you do what you do with this...but I'm impressed!
8:51 PM
David Edward said…
here from michele and I have no photo shop skills
9:44 PM
Michelle said…
Love the yellow it's so fresh :o)
11:07 PM
OldLady Of The Hills said…
You are a Wizard with PhotShop!!! That Yellow Header is GORGEOUS!!!! So sharp and delicate and well....BEAUTIFUL!
2:16 AM
Unique Designs from Zazzle said…
cool photoshop work. My mom would love it since her name is Pansy. Oh man, poison ivy/oak sucks. Chamomile and Beer works. Have your girlfriend rub the chamomile on the rash while you drink the beers.

Michele sent me
2:24 AM
craziequeen said…
I have some ideas for new headers, but I can't get the templated title off.....so whatever I put into my header has the original blog title stamped across the front....... :-(

I'll get there.....

I love what you do with your designs :-) The yellow ones are absolutely fabulous!

cq
Michele sent me
3:49 AM
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