This Girl

My daughter posted these photos on Facebook today of her only daughter that she waited a long time for. I wanted to surprise her with this page.
Journaling reads: Araya stands outside in the snow before heading to church and her mommy takes the opportunity to get some pictures of her girl as she reflects on the following:
“I can’t get Araya into girly dresses very often any more, so I want to remember today. Her smile, the chokers she loves and the way her arms are always lined with bracelets, scrunchies and a watch. Under her hose you’d see bruised up legs and inside her heart you’d find a feisty and compassionate girl. Move mountains, my dear girl!”

I began with a WaterColor Template, deleting one of the frames and resizing the photoblend to better fit the larger photo. I added the color textures in the background by using bits and pieces of a 6x4 ArtsyKard, an ArtsyTransfer and I used the transfers, art strokes, stains and color from the Veranda ArtsyLayered Template. I chose the bluish color from the larger photo to fill the background layer. I added the "girl" part of the title to the "this" from the watercolor template.

Credits list

All product by Anna Aspnes https://www.oscraps.com/shop/anna-aspnes-designs-digital-art/
WaterColor Template Album No. 2 https://www.oscraps.com/shop/WaterColor-Template-Album-No.-2.html
ArtPlay Palette Veranda https://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-Palette-Veranda.html
ArtsyKardz Veranda MultiPack https://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtsyKardz-Veranda-MultiPack.html
ArtsyTransfers Veranda https://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtsyTransfers-Veranda.html
Veranda ArtsyLayered Template https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Veranda-Artsy-Layered-Template.html