{It's all about Hydrangea}...

I have a new Hydrangea bush in the garden, and along with watching

it grow outdoors I am taking lots of photos of it. 

Of course!

One reason to take photos is to play with them in PSE,

and a second reason is because when I planted the bush I planted it with all of the blooms

 facing to the back corner  so they aren't very visible from the house or yard.

But not to fret - there are plenty more blooms coming.

As I try all sorts of layers and blend modes different images appear as

if by magic.  I liked this one for reasons I can't even fully explain.  But it

has sort of an old worn look to it.  I may still add a bit of a frame around the edge

and call it printable. 

Above  I am using multiple png. files and masks.  (Hope that's all the right lingo).

Which needed a blank background layer first in order to create a solid printable image.

At least it did for this image using two masking layers.

Below a simpler version.  But oh, so lovely!

And a watercolor painting of the bloom.  (Now remember, I am a fiber artist, I can sew anything with confidence but painting not so - yet!

I have a few more watercolors of flowers which I will share in another post.

This painting was my least favorite so I used it to experiment with.  Including using a gel medium over it.

It works just fine and created a nice leathery feel and usability to it.

And once I stitched it to a black and white background it became one of my favorites.

It'll probably become a back cover to a journal.

And it all started from this one single photo.

Well, out to play in the garden some more. 

This time I have a new Peony bush to plant.