Personalized Card

This one was a lot of fun! First I opened a blank document in PhotoShop and set the demensions to 4" by 6", then I made a new layer and painted it blue using the paint bucket. I darkened the edges using the dodge tool, then entered my name with the text tool. I used free transform to rotate it and make it bigger, then created a drop shadow for it. I went online and found a picture of some pretty blue ice crystals that fit the theme I was going for, and I saved the image and brought it into PhotoShop. I dragged it onto my working space and made it into a clipping mask to go behind my name. To do this, I dragged the ice layer on top of the text layer, then clicked 'layer' on the top menu bar, then clicked 'create clipping mask'.  Next, I found some pretty snowflakes and swirls online and made them into custom brushes by selecting them in PhotoShop and clicking 'edit', then 'define brush preset'. I stamped those around, rearranging them until I liked how they looked. One of the snowflakes was very powdery, so I used that one to create a snow-like texture over the whole card. I think this card represents me because I've lived in Minnesota my entire lilfe, and the cold winters are part of things here. I love playing in the snow, and I think it's part of who I am. I really like how it turned out!! I had a lot of fun messing around with the brushes and colors, and I think it looks pretty nice.