The Great Escape

© Gianna Stadelmyer

The Great Escape

Uploaded: October 27, 2004 03:02:40

Description

All photos of mine except for the picture frame. One photo of a wallpaper pattern from a recent hotel stay and 12 butterfly photos from various visits to the b'fly garden. Cut out b'flies & combined all elements, including shadows, using layers (20 of them!) in PSP 9. These butterflies have had enough of being put on display and are making a break for freedom:-)

Comments

Diane Dupuis October 27, 2004

Jan - this is fantastic! I'm sure you spent hours! Well done! #182472

Colleen Braun October 27, 2004

very creative, great image... #871787

Theresa McCloskey October 27, 2004

nice work Jan - very creative :-) #871793

Paul Michko October 27, 2004

Very creative, Jan. Excellent job. #871838

Colette M. Metcalf October 27, 2004

This is wonderful, Jan!! So creative! #871873

Tom Andersen October 27, 2004

Very well done, Jan! #871884

Debra Booth October 27, 2004

Wow! Great job, Jan! Very creative! #871908

Charlene Bayerle October 27, 2004

AWESOME image and work Jan!!!! #871984

Joy Brown October 27, 2004

Absolutely amazing!!! #872022

Claudia Kuhn level-classic October 27, 2004

Nice idea Jan, well executed! Very creative. #872067

Allan L. Whitehead October 27, 2004

Magnificent concept, photographs, composition, coloring, and layering effects, Jan. I love all the work that you put into this and totally appreciate all the effort that it took. Very well done, my very dear friend - your good friend, Allan

ps - I'm sure we'll see this again in acouple of weeks, eh… 'A', … #872082

Alan L. Borror October 27, 2004

What a great idea and execution! Superb, Jan!!! #872132

Casey A. Hanson October 27, 2004

Awesome work!
All your time on this really paid off, Jan. Very unique and colorful. I love it! :0) #872210

Theresa Marie Jones level-deluxe October 27, 2004

I agree with Allan and everybody!
Job well done! Love it, very creative!! #872217

Murry Grigsby October 27, 2004

Very creative and well done Jan! Wonderful computer work and a really FUN image!! #872356

Marie Fields October 27, 2004

WOW!!! Fantastic job, Jan! Love it! #872394

Donna J. Taff October 27, 2004

Pretty image, Jan!!!! #872396

Joy M. Holster October 27, 2004

This is fantastic! I'll bet we see this one in the winner's circle. #872477

Michael Wehrman level-deluxe October 27, 2004

Great image Jan #872568

Judy S. Fung October 27, 2004

What a neat image, Jan! Nice job! #872802

Dan Holm October 27, 2004

Excellent image, Jan!! Wonderfully concieved and expertly executed! Very cute! #872803

Robin L. Wehrman October 27, 2004

WOW Jan! This is a magnificent image and very well put together.You sure are creative. Very beautiful:-) #873060

Kathleen Clemons October 27, 2004

Nice work, Jan! #873191

Susan T. Parady October 27, 2004

GREAT work! Let's hope all this effort results in a winner. Super image!! #873427

Gianna Stadelmyer October 29, 2004

Thanks so much for all your fantastic commnets, everyone! I was very pleased with the result of this. I started out with one idea, then it changed as I started out and as I kept going, it just kind of lead me along:-) It DID take an incredible amount of time over 4 days... mostly nights when everyone else in the house was in bed! #877555

Janet Detota October 29, 2004

Incredibly impressive! Just fabulous! Will be looking for this in a couple of weeks!! #877648

Kenton L. Elliott November 15, 2004

Absolutely FANTASTIC! A wonderful work both photographically and artically. A real credit to you! A winner!!!!!! #911745

Claudia Kuhn level-classic November 15, 2004

Big congrats Jan, good luck in the next round! #912156

Janet Detota November 15, 2004

Congratulations on this amazing piece of work! #912466

Patricia A. Kuniega November 15, 2004

You have the most splendid ideas and execute them wonderfully Jan! Congratulations! #913155

William C. Raco level-classic November 15, 2004

Lovely, Jan!
Congratulations,

bill #913162

Allan L. Whitehead November 15, 2004

Jan, I told you we'd be seeing this again, congratulations on your finalist selection. Well done, and good luck in the next step - your good friend, Allan #913687

Kelly Abernathy level-classic November 15, 2004

Congratulations! -K #914047

Donna J. Taff November 15, 2004

Congrat's, Jan!!!!! #914149

Murry Grigsby November 15, 2004

Congrats Jan!! #914158

Dan Holm November 15, 2004

Alright, Jan!!! Congratulations!!! #914175

Carol Brill November 15, 2004

Jan, great work, congratulations and best of luck! #914481

Stanley J. Contrades November 15, 2004

A very well-deserved win for all of that work that turned out fabulously, Jan! CONGRATULATIONS and best of luck!!
Aloha,
Stan #915006

Colleen Braun November 16, 2004

Congratulations... #915296

Kathleen Clemons November 16, 2004

Congratulations to you, Jan! #915863

Donna W. Neal November 16, 2004

Wow Jan this is so creative. Wonderful and well deserved finalist!
Congratulations and Good Luck #916159

Kenton L. Elliott November 16, 2004

Congratulations on this Jan! Excellent work and well deserved. Good luck in the next round!!!! #917693

Colette M. Metcalf November 16, 2004

Congrats Jan!! #917802

Dan Holm November 17, 2004

WooHoo!! Congratulations on you 1st Place WIN, Jan!!! An awesome image so deserving! #919279

Evy Johansen level-classic November 17, 2004

Congratulations on your 1st place win! Well deserved! #919312

Kathleen N. Nelson November 17, 2004

Congratulations on your well-deserved 1st place. This beautiful image must have been a lot of work, but it sure was worth it. #919550

Kathleen Clemons November 17, 2004

Congratulations, Jan!! #919620

Susan T. Evans level-classic November 17, 2004

Congrats Jan!!!! #919675

Angela Kendall November 17, 2004

Congratulations on your 1st place win. #919678

Wally Orlowsky November 17, 2004

Congratulations of this very creative winner, Jan! #919684

Patricia A. Kuniega November 17, 2004

Congratulations Jan! #919831

Dolores Neilson November 17, 2004

Brilliant concept, Jan!! Big congrats! #919860

Alan L. Borror November 17, 2004

Congratulations on your first place win, Jan! #919864

Claudia Kuhn level-classic November 17, 2004

Big congrats on your first place win!! Way to go!! #919924

Kenton L. Elliott November 17, 2004

Wow! Fantastic, Jan. CONGRATULATIONS on your well deserved win!!!!! #920035

Charlene Bayerle November 17, 2004

Congratulations Jan.....well deserved!!!! #920111

Dorothy Neumann November 17, 2004

Great creativity and execution, Jan! Congratulations on being recognized for it!! #920113

Gianna Stadelmyer November 17, 2004

Thanks so much everyone! It was quite thrilling to wake up today and see my first BP win! Just never expected it:-) #920140

Karen Bacon November 17, 2004

A big congratulations Jan on this fine image!! #920175

Tom Andersen November 17, 2004

Congratulation on your win, Jan! #920207

Murry Grigsby November 17, 2004

Congratulations on your master piece and first place win Jan!! #920235

Kip T. Berger November 17, 2004

Great concept & implementation of it Jan! Well deserved! congrats to you and all the other winners whose superb shots are a work of Art! #920389

Marie Fields November 17, 2004

CONGRATULATIONS, Jan!!! WOOHOO! I am so happy for you! Way to go, girl!!! #920445

Deborah C. Lewinson level-addict November 17, 2004

Congratulations, Jan, on your first place win for this fantastic and marvelous image! #920516

Mette Vendelboe Allison level-classic November 17, 2004

Great original idea! Well executed, Jan! Congrats! #920603

Rob Bishop November 17, 2004

Excellent work, and a big congrats for your well deserved award, Jan!
Rob

#920728

Paula Showen November 17, 2004

Very creative! Congratulations! #920738

Paula Showen November 17, 2004

Very creative! Congratulations! #920739

Marta Azevedo November 17, 2004

great , great work. Congrats #920857

Laurence Saliba level-classic November 17, 2004

Congratulations. Very nicely executed photo. Well merited award. #921186

Janet Detota November 17, 2004

Congratulations, Jan!! This is so awesome!!! #921201

Stanley J. Contrades November 17, 2004

Let's hope it's the first of more to come, Jan!! CONGRATULATIONS once again on this beautiful image!!
Aloha,
Stan #921219

Dale Gast November 17, 2004

Congratulations, Jan! This is beautiful!!! #921370

Wendy M. Amdahl level-deluxe November 17, 2004

What a remarkable display of creativity Jan...congratulations on this win! #921382

Cindy Cone November 17, 2004

Super work, Jan! Congratulations on a well-deserved win! #921545

Joy Brown November 17, 2004

Congratulations on this awesome winner, Jan! #921594

Cindy Paquette November 17, 2004

Extraordinary work Jan! Most deserved win on this piece of artwork!! #921612

Kelly Abernathy level-classic November 17, 2004

I love this! Well deserved! Way to go Jan! Congrats on your win! -K #921699

Wendy Stevenson November 17, 2004

Congratulations on this wonderful image and your 1ST place win!!!! #922065

Stephen Zacker November 17, 2004

This is so unique and creative! Congratulations on a well deserved win! #922182

William C. Raco level-classic November 17, 2004

Congratulations, Jan
Very creative and skillfully done.

bill #922250

Colette M. Metcalf November 17, 2004

Congratulations on your win Jan!!!! #922354

Anette Linnea Rasmussen November 17, 2004

Excellent job Jan!
Congrats on your first place win!

Best wishes Linnea #922431

Robert Baer November 17, 2004

great, fun image congratulations!!! justin baer #922545

Debra Booth November 18, 2004

Congratulations, Jan!! #922821

Donna W. Neal November 18, 2004

So glad to see this creative photo in the winners circle.
Congratulations Jan! #923118

Brenda Tharp November 18, 2004

This was terrific, Jan - I know it took lots of time, and care to make it so effective. It's awesome and a very creative idea. Congratulations on your win! #924048

Joy M. Holster November 19, 2004

This is one of my all-time BP favorites. You combine excellence in both creativity and skill with this image. Congrats on a well-deserved win. #925132

Adilson F. Ferreira level-classic November 19, 2004

Congratulations on your win!!! Terrific image, wonderful and hard work! #925457

Vikram Jamwal July 31, 2007

Another WoW! #4583098

Shelly A. Van Camp level-classic July 24, 2009

Very Pretty! #7779232

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