Creative Effects Challenge No. 156 - Custom Text Box

From Wikipedia

"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" is a ballad written by Bobby Scott and Bob Russell. Originally recorded by Kelly Gordon in 1969, the song became a worldwide hit for the Hollies later that year and also a minor hit for Neil Diamond in 1970. It has been recorded by many artists in subsequent years. The Hollies' version was re-released in 1988 and again was a major hit in the UK

-so beautifully done by the Hollies:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl5vi9ir49g

Getting my mileage out of this helicopter.....

Image from Pixabay and altered by myself via Topaz Studio. Unfortunately in my haste I can't remember what effect I used.
Globe from HiClipart.

Ok I think the text will be hard to read, so I will add it to the post. This is based on a quote from Teddy Roosevelt, from his Daring Greatly speech, which influenced one of Brene Brown's books, but really was an inspiration for one of the greatest battles of my professional career. I am going to guess the text can't be read unless you look at a full size image. Not sure what I will do with it but will consider how it prints larger.

Note that after I did my selection I made a layer of the background where the text would go by right clicking and choosing Layer via Copy. I then applied a pretty big Gausian Blur.    I also added a drop shadow and bevel to the text. I had to choose other than black or white for the text due to the background would wash either of those out.

As for cat achievements, the Bakery sign is 8 feet high, but they can only get there if the 7 foot high pantry doors are open. Only an inch thick they climb their cat tree, jump to the top of the pantry door and jump onto the Bakery sign.



Teddys Quote -

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”

As edited for the cat:

It is not the critic who counts; not the cat who points out how the strong dog stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the cat who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and pieces of mice; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause of reaching the Bakery sign; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and height, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”