Here is how I do it:
1. Look at every element of the kit I am going to scrap with.
2. Choose my photo(s) to scrap with.
3. Open an untitled file in Photoshop.
4. If I am working with a template, then I'll duplicate all the layers from the template to the untitled file.
5. Place my photo(s).
6. Choose my background paper.
7. Then I work bottom up, be it with a template (hiding the unused layers as I work) or from scratch. Paints/brushes/stamps/doodle, then elements. My clusters almost always start with foliages/leaves then flowers. I apply shadows as I add each elements/papers.
8. Next is title and date.
9. Journaling is always the last.
Ps. I save my file as tiff and save from time to time along the way. At the end, I'll delete the hidden layers and save as a 700x700 jpg, before creating another copy with the CT banner.
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