Holly in Photoshop

Playing around in PS, I cloned Holly and a painting of pebbles onto a black background. I like the stylized effect of her fur against the black. I wasn't sure how to blend the edges of her softly into the photo.
Any suggestions would be welcome.

Thank you for your comments and favs on my snowy trees, they are always appreciated.

[Debi 🐩]

Nice effect

[Debi 🐩]

To blend I'd use a mask layer with a soft brush and a low opacity, if that helps!

[Lois]

Like the processing!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Very cool. Holly is a beautiful cat.

[Linda H.Y. Hegland]

This worked out wonderfully. Very creative processing

[Anne ❀]

very cool!

[Kathie]

Very creative. At first I thought it was a dream bubble but then I realized it was pebbles.

[Stephanie Swift]

I like the way the pebbles pick up the colour of her eyes. I know there is a way to do edges like fur and hair in PS, but I've never tried it.

[Susanne]

Nice effect Islandgirl....

[gloria jones]

Nice shot, effect

[Gena Pegg]

She is just so gorgeous!!!! Lovely lighting and the blue of the pebbles adds some interest. Nice play in PS

[Robyn]

Sweet look. Keep working on the processing. There are tutorials to do the edges which I still find difficult

[Dione Giorgio]

I encounter the same difficulty - wish I knew how to fix that. The cat is so very cute and I love it's lovely eyes.

[Pam]

Very artistic! She is a gorgeous cat!

[Joyce]

I'm afraid I'm no help Kathy but I love what you've done and I shall follow this to see what advice you get. I'm just about to try the new challenge.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

So cute.

[Shepherdman's Wife]

What breed of cat is Holly? She looks similar to our Ragdoll, Muffin. She's beautiful.

[Islandgirl]

@shepherdmanswife Holly is a 12 year old Himalayan much smaller than a Rag doll, but we have noticed how similar she is in appearance to your beautiful cat, however she is much smaller than a ragdoll around 10 pounds. Thank you for stopping by.

[Islandgirl]

@wearing0 Thanks Debbie I will try that next time...............nice to see you back on 365.