Another redo

     I have been dissatisfied with this layout too.  I felt the original layout was rather stark looking, the black background was so flat looking.  The two blue doilies have bothered me since they didn't really compliment the blues in Vivi's dress.  I deleted the top doily and added a smear.  I had to recolor the smear a little since it had yellow and I didn't want to introduce another color into the layout.  I added a torn paper sack underneath the black background paper and used a blending mode to let the wrinkles show through.  I THINK I like it better.  I'm also not wild about the frame, but it was the one that came in the mdl kit, Easy Livin.

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Smears by Mye De Leon

I Am Who I Am by Allison Pennington