Thank you @cottiaC for suggesting creating a collage with complementary tones. Five of these were taken whilst walking in the woods and one is taken from the inside of a shop's changing room! I will store them and use to blend with other images.
@30pics4jackiesdiamond Thank you! I will use Photoshop - open both images, copy the textures onto the main image, change the blending mode from normal to overlay, and reduce the opacity - always room for error!!!
@30pics4jackiesdiamond Yes it does use layers the texture will be the layer over the original image and then blended together using the blending mode called overlay! Give it a go!
@megpicatilly it's all beyond me at the moment Catherine! All I can do to change from colour to monochrome- no idea how to choose an area to stay red! Looking forwards to seeing your end results