Having some photoshop fun

I have been looking over some of the tutorials I've been saving from this fabulous blog, CoffeeShop. I was really interested in the layering masks tutorial so that's the one I chose to do. I experimented with two of Lauren's photos I took on Monday. Let me know what you think. I appreciate ALL feedback. Thanks!

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My next adventure will be with textures! I love the pictures I've seen with them and I'd really like to incorporate them in my photos. Now I just have to find the time :-)