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For Pat's 'Stillness Speaks' challenge.

I saw Joanie and Bruce creating some amazing wallpapers using Paint.net, and couldn't resist having a go myself! My first abstract in that program was only 800 x 600, but I was determined to make it into a wallpaper anyway.

I used both Paint.net (PC) and Photoshop Elements 2.0 (Mac).

I was trying to think of a suitable title for it. My mother just happened to be passing by, so I asked her for ideas. The jewel was in the centre at the time, and she scowled at it a bit and said "try putting the jewel in the corner."

I gathered up all the layers that made up the jewel and dragged them over to the top right corner.
"Yes," said Mum.
"But..."
She glared at me. "I LIKE it."

My tidy and ordered mind preferred it in the middle, but I'll post it this way for the sake of peace and quiet...