About the Image(s)

This is a variation on last month's image. I really liked an in-process version, so I went from there and added the elf to that full-color version. Here was my procedure prior to adding the elf, who was added in Difference mode at 40% opacity.

From last month:
I cloned out distractions and used transform=>perspective followed by free transform to correct the shortening effect of perspective. I added a warming filter. I added the pink flower in Color mode, masking out the tree trunks. I applied Topaz Glow to the green flower to accentuate the petals, resized and slightly warped it in several layers for the tree tops, masking overlapping sections.