Since I am very new to Photoshop, it was fun for me to follow Nathan Smith's instructions to create this anniversary announcement. While doing this assignment, I was introduced to the Color Burn, Luminosity, and Hard Light Blending Modes and Masks. I was able to use two of these Blending Modes when placing the two butterflies on the invitation. I liked having the two butterflies to add repetition and I like how the two butterfies were in close proximity. One of the tricky parts was figuring out how to align the butterfly in the background and the colorful butterfly. But I like how the blue butterfly adds a beautiful contrast and leads the eye to most important part of the invitation, the typography. Two other skills I was introduced to on the invitation was the Dark Shadow blending mode on the blue butterfly and adding a vignette blur around the outside edges. It all came together so beautifully!