FC Header Remix

Now that I've switched to a three column layout, the header that I loved looked, well, a bit...empty. My sister stretched it out for me so that it would span all three columns, and it just needed something else. So I got to work with my watercolors to create some original artwork for my header. I liked the idea of creating a fickle-looking chick, and really liked the colors in my 'About Me' photo.

Here is my original watercolor, which I then took a photo of and uploaded to my computer:


Because I took a photo of it instead of scanning the painting, the colors were a little less vibrant than they were in person. I just opened it up in preview and adjusted the saturation a little.


Next I popped it into a program I have on my Mac called 'Pages'. It's a word processor similar to MS Word, but it can do a lot more as far as images are concerned and has a fantastic set of templates for newsletters, brochures, etc. I use this program for all of my idea boards as well.
Here are a few of the newsletter templates:


After removing the background of the photo, I added the Fikle Chik logo that my sister created:


(only with a different font because Pages didn't have the one she used) and the border she chose. I also added a second border in orange for an extra splash of color (I like color). It still looked a little empty so I finally added some fun black lines...

and voila! A new header was born:


So what do you think? New header - yay or nay?

P.S. I'm still experimenting, so don't put this one down as a keeper yet!