Photoshop Elements Tutorial: Class 4

Today's class was about creating clipping masks. I agree with my friend, Wendie, this is quite similar to just adding a frame to your picture.....but in a much more complex way.

Here is the photo I started out with:

And here is my final product:

As you can see, I desaturated this photo quite a bit.....pretty much all the way, and added a vintage layer. Then I added the grunge-looking mask/clipping to the outside edges of the photo.