Hi Angela! I love your photo! Fabulous idea!
And since you've asked I'll toss my suggestions onto the pile as well.
Personally I think you should stop trying to fix a background that isnt working for you.
I would complete the cut out of the face which is perfect btw.
I would then duplicate the background layer with the flower on it (assuming that is also the layer with that beautiful soft blue. The use free transform to stretch it so that the blue covers the entire top left area of your picture. Or just move it to cover the area without stretching.. try both and see which gives a better result.
You can then add a layer mask and paint black so that the original background (dandilion) area shows and the new additional background section will show over the current background problem areas. Use your brush tool at varying opacities to blend the edges of the two areas together.
Then turn your cut out back on and clean up around your selection a bit. Assuming it's a complete cut (and you have an original saved safely) I would probably just use a small eraser with soft edges at around 50-70% opacity and get as close in as you can. (it helps to use the [ and ] to adjust your brush size while you work. Work is small short strokes for more control in tight areas and if you need to undo you won't lose as much.
Hmm.. anyway.. that's my idea!
And since you've asked I'll toss my suggestions onto the pile as well.
Personally I think you should stop trying to fix a background that isnt working for you.
I would complete the cut out of the face which is perfect btw.
I would then duplicate the background layer with the flower on it (assuming that is also the layer with that beautiful soft blue. The use free transform to stretch it so that the blue covers the entire top left area of your picture. Or just move it to cover the area without stretching.. try both and see which gives a better result.
You can then add a layer mask and paint black so that the original background (dandilion) area shows and the new additional background section will show over the current background problem areas. Use your brush tool at varying opacities to blend the edges of the two areas together.
Then turn your cut out back on and clean up around your selection a bit. Assuming it's a complete cut (and you have an original saved safely) I would probably just use a small eraser with soft edges at around 50-70% opacity and get as close in as you can. (it helps to use the [ and ] to adjust your brush size while you work. Work is small short strokes for more control in tight areas and if you need to undo you won't lose as much.
Hmm.. anyway.. that's my idea!