Spending hours on Photoshop obviously isn't a complete waste of time...
it can get you brownie points with your niece:
Auntie [Jape],
Please could u help me blend my face in to a pic for my christmas cards. I’ve started with my mum but she’s not as good as u!!!!
[niece]
20 minutes of fiddling with a few adjustment layers, a layer mask, some cloning and a little burning... because I had to put a real face onto a cartoon background
Dear Auntie [Jape]
Thanks it looks GREAT!!!!!!!!!! Looks better than I expected ,thanks again for doing it.
[niece]
I win! 1 cool point for me and none for her mother *evil laugh*
...
I'm not even mentioning the fact she's starting on her Christmas cards *facepalm*
Auntie [Jape],
Please could u help me blend my face in to a pic for my christmas cards. I’ve started with my mum but she’s not as good as u!!!!
[niece]
20 minutes of fiddling with a few adjustment layers, a layer mask, some cloning and a little burning... because I had to put a real face onto a cartoon background
Dear Auntie [Jape]
Thanks it looks GREAT!!!!!!!!!! Looks better than I expected ,thanks again for doing it.
[niece]
I win! 1 cool point for me and none for her mother *evil laugh*
...
I'm not even mentioning the fact she's starting on her Christmas cards *facepalm*