@cottiac Thank you for your comment Cottia, I used Photoshop CC using layer masks, but there are lots of other software out there that can achieve the same results, what one do you have or use:)
@pcoulson Thanks Peter I not mastered PS, tried a few others but not found it very successful - usually had to have a very steady hand. Most of my processing is either done in Serif PagePlus or Fotor.
@rosiekind Thank you for your comments and Fav, Rosie, its quite an easy effect to achieve in most of the available editing software using layer masks, I use Photoshop CC and have attached a link to show one of the ways it can be done, I trust its of use, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjUWPRvpjhI