[FreeTheHostages]

Wow, what compositional expertise. I'm studying how you did all that. Like http://domania.us/Mama_Bear/southdakota/toppersd2.jpg was placed in a background of the same, and in that way you could control the font and make it be just what you wanted, right?

[Mama_Bear]

.....in that way you could control the font and make it be just what you wanted, right?

You got it. PhotoShop magic. :-)

I make a plain graphic with a background pattern that matches the bkgd I am using, then layer a graphic over it, vignette and then fade it into the background. Then I add my text, crop it and...voila! The only problem I have encountered is when I try to use a background with an obvious pattern/design to it. There is no way to line up the graphic and have it blend in. The edges of the graphic should not show, so backgrounds like I used today work out well.

You are right about being able to have the text the way I want it. By adding text to the graphic, everyone will see the font as I want it to be seen.

More than you needed to know, huh? ;-)