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A Single Rose…

designedbystina — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 17:03:06 +0000

Supplies

Scrap pieces of choice – I used Paper and Floral doodle from “Spring Fever” by Cinnamon Scraps
Organza Bow, Pink Lace and Floral Cluster from “All About Love” by Babycakes Scraps
Roses from “Vintage Sweetheart” by Kristi of The Scrappin Divaz Designz
Fonts of choice – I used Bickham Script Fancy and Twilight
Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow (optional)

~ Step 1 ~

Open a 650 x 450 transparent canvas

Using your kit of choice open a nice paper which will be your main colour (I am using Paper6) and minimise it

Select Rounded Rectangle in your Selection Tools and draw out a rectangle
You will see the marching ants

Add a new raster layer

Select your Flood Fill Tool

In your Materials Palette find the Paper you chose under Patterns
Flood fill layer

KEEP SELECTED!!

Selections / Modify / Contract by 4
Delete

STILL KEEP SELECTED!!

In your Materials Palette change the Scale of the Pattern to 70

Add a new raster layer

Layers / Arrange / Send to Bottom

Selections / Modify / Expand by 2
Flood fill layer with paper pattern
Reduce the opacity of this layer to 50

KEEP SELECTED….*g*

Activate your background
Add new raster layer and flood fill white
Deselect

Activate your frame layer and with your magic wand click inside the frame
Selections / Invert
Now add a drop shadow:
H & V – 1
Opacity – 30
Blur – 10.00
Colour – to match your frame (mine is #ac2a57)

KEEP SELECTED

Repeat drop shadow changing the Horizontal and Vertical to -1

Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

~ Step 2 ~

Select your Text Tool
Choose a fancy Script font (I used Bickham Script Fancy)

Keep your foreground null
Background a dark colour which complements your paper

I’m using:
Foreground – null
Background – #cf215e

In your script font type out the letter A
Position it to the far left
Convert to raster layer

Choose a fancy type font (I’m using Twilight)

Type out the words
“single rose may be my garden,
single friend, my world….”

Add some spacing to the beginning of the first line as it staggers against the A

In a smaller print (either in same font or one similar) type out
“- Leo Buscaglia”

~ Step 3 ~

Choose a nice lace element and resize as necessary
Position on the bottom layer behind the frame
Erase any excess overhanging the sides

Duplicate then Image / Flip
Position opposite top to bottom

Duplicate again then Image /Rotate by 90 to the left
Position to the side, erasing the excess above and below

Duplicate again then Image / Mirror
Position on the opposite side

Once satisfied with the positioning of the lace as a frame hide all layers but the lace
Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

~ Step 4 ~

Find a soft bow in organza or even a string bow
Resize as necessary
Drop the Bow layer below the Text but above the Frame
Erase any excess to give the impression of the Bow being wrapped around the bottom

Feel free to add any elements to make this creation “your own”

Add your name and watermark

Export as a GIF with the following settings:

And you’re done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial

::st!na::

Poison Arrow

designedbystina — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 08:28:25 +0000

Supplies

Elements from the following scrap kits:
“Valentine” scrap kit by Szunyo (freebie) which can be found on her blog
“Valentine Hearts” scrap kit by Monti (freebie) found on his site
“Poison Rock Girl” scrap kit by Bel Vidotto (freebie) which can be found on her blog
Tube of choice – I am using the artwork of Elias Chatzoudis which can be purchased from My PSP Tubes
**PLEASE DO NOT USE HIS ARTWORK WITHOUT THE APPROPRIATE LICENCE**
WSL_Mask161 by Chelle which can be found on her blog
Fonts of choice – Corpulent Caps and Buffet Script (pay font)
Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow

~ Step 1 ~

Open Mask and fonts and minimise for later

Open new blank canvas 600 x 600 flood-filled white

Let’s start with the Szunyo_Valentine kit

Paste Szunyo_V_komm4 as new layer
Resize by 25%
Leave in place

Paste Szunyo_V_flower1g as new layer
Resize by 7%
Position in top left corner

Paste Szunyo_V_flower2 as new layer
Resize by 7%
Position in top left corner with first flower
Duplicate this layer and move slightly across
Duplicate again then change blend mode to Screen
Layers / Merge / Merge Down

Position Flowers to your liking

Paste Szunyo_V_rope as new layer
Resize by 15%
Position at the bottom of the heart

Paste Szunyo_V_emb8 (red heart) as new layer
Resize by 5% then Image / Mirror
Position at the bottom on the end of the string rope

~ Step 2 ~

Go to Bel Vidotti’s “Poison Rock Girl” kit

Paste Flower05 as new layer
Adjust / Hue & Saturation / Colourise
Hue – 255
Saturation – 255
Resize by 15%

Paste Flower02 as new layer
With your FReehand Tool draw around the Black Gem in the centre of the flower
Adjust / Hue & Saturation / Colourise
Hue – 255
Saturation – 255

Then adjust the Hue & Saturation again this time changing the Saturation to 100

Resize by 20%
Position over first flower
Layers / Merge / Merge Down

Lower opacity to 60
Duplicate this flower several times and place around the heart

~ Step 3 ~

Go to Monti’s Valentine Hearts kit

Paste Bow1 as new layer
Resize by 35%
Position BEHIND the flowers on the left
Duplicate layer then Image / Flip
Move next to first bow beneath the flowers

Paste Bow as new layer
Image / Rotate by 20 to the left
Resize by 40% and position to the upper right

Paste Paper01 as new layer
Layers / Arrange / Send to Bottom
Resize by 90%
Layers / New Mask Layer / From Image
Locate WSL_Mask161 in menu
Source Luminance
OK

Layers / Merge / Merge Group

Lower opacity of this layer to 60

~ Step 4 ~

Foreground: #FFFFFF
Background: #c90d27

Font: Corpulent Caps
Size: 60
Stroke width: 2.00
Kerning: -50

Type out the words POISON ARROW
Objects / Align / Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to Raster Layer

Adjust / Add/Remove Noise / Add Noise
Gaussian
Noise: 25
Monochrome

Effects / Plugins / Eye Candy 4000 / Gradient Glow
Glow width: 3.00
Soft Corners: 25
Opacity: 100
Setting: Fat
Colour: White

Apply a drop Shadow:
H & V: 1.00
Opacity: 40
Blur: 3.00
Colour: #5a1415

Now let’s add our name

Turn the foreground off to null
Change Background to #000000

Font: Buffet Script
Size: 40
Kerning: 0

Type your name
Objects / Align / Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to Raster layer

Effects / Plugins / Eye Candy 4000 / Gradient Glow
Glow width: 3.00
Soft Corners: 25
Opacity: 100
Setting: Fat
Colour: White

Apply a drop Shadow:
H & V: 1.00
Opacity: 40
Blur: 3.00
Colour: #000000

Add your © copyright, licence and watermark and you’re done!

Thanks for trying my tutorial

::st!na::

Just Peachy

designedbystina — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:32:41 +0000

Supplies

“My Peach Love” scrap kit by Bel Vidotti which is a freebie and available from her blog
Tube of choice – I am using the lovely artwork of Jessica Dougherty which may be purchased from CILM
**PLEASE DO NOT USE HER ARTWORK WITHOUT THE APPROPRIATE LICENCE**
Template #8 by Bel Vidotti available from her blog
Fonts and Alex Brush (pay font)
Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow

~ Step 1 ~

Open Template and duplicate (shift D)
Close off original
Delete copyright layer

Activate CLOUD layer
Selections / Modify / Feather by 2
Add new raster layer
Open Paper4, copy and paste into selection
Deselect

Activate HEART1 layer
Selections / Modify / Feather by 2
Add new raster layer
Open Paper12, copy and paste into selection
Deselect

Activate HEART2 layer
Selections / Modify / Feather by 2
Add new raster layer
Copy Paper12 and paste into selection
Deselect

Activate HEART3 layer
Selections / Modify / Feather by 2
Add new raster layer
Open Paper8, copy and paste into selection
Deselect

~ Step 2 ~

Paste your tube as new layer
Resize if necessary

Paste Wrap02 as new layer
Resize by 70%
Position at the bottom of tube

Activate the CLOUD layer again and using your magic wand click outside the layer
Selections / Modify / Feather by 2
Use your Eraser Tool to carefull erase parts of the wrap

Paste Flowers07, 08 and 10 as new layers
Resize each by 30% and position to the right at the end of the wrap

Paste Flower05 as new layer
Resize by 60%
Position to the right behind the flowers

Paste FlowerClip as new layer
Image / Rotate by 50 to the left
Resize by 45%
Position to the left

Paste Feather as new layer
Image / Mirror then resize by 60%
Tuck behind tube and to the left

Paste Decorated Metal Heart as new layer
Image / Rotate by 20 to the left
Resize by 40%
Position to the left behind tube and Wrap

Paste Glitter as new layer and move between the Heart2 and Heart layers
Change blend mode to Multiply and lower opacity to 50

Add drop shadows of choice to each layer and delete template layers

Crop and resize

~ Step 3 ~

In your Materials Palette choose a paper for your background and select #FFFFFF for your foreground

Select your Text Tool
Stroke width – 2.00
Font – Valken

Type out the words JUST PEACHY in caps

Add a drop shadow:
H & V – 1
Opacity – 25
Blur – 10.00
Colour – #804c30

Lower opacity of this layer to 30 and drag layer beneath Wrap/Bow

Add a few extra elements to your liking. You can even add a mask to your background if you wish

Change your Material Palette to:
Foreground – null
Background – #e45730

Select your Text Tool again
Font – Alex Brush

Type out your name
Adjust / Add/Remove Noise / Add Noise
Gaussian
Noise – 25
Monochrome

Effects / Plugins / Eye Candy 4000 / Gradient Glow
Glow width – 3.00
Soft Corners – 25
Opacity – 100
Setting – Fat
Colour – White

Apply a drop shadow:
H & V – 1.00
Opacity – 40
Blur – 3.00
Colour – #804c30

Add your ©copyright, licence and watermark and you’re done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial

::st!na::

S.W.A.K

designedbystina — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:05:14 +0000

Supplies

“Is This Love” scrap kit by Bea’s Creations which is a freebie and can be downloaded from her blog
Tube of choice – I am using the artwork of Ismael Rac which can be purchased from My PSP Tubes
**PLEASE DO NOT USE HIS ARTWORK WITHOUT THE APPROPRIATE LICENCE**
Template#7 by Babe’s Designz
WSL_Mask192 by Chelle which can be found on her blog
Fonts of choice – I am using Baby Kruffy here and LiorahBT (pay font)
Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow

~ Step 1 ~

Open Template and duplicate (shift D)
Close off original
Delete copyright layer

Activate BlackHeart1 layer
Using your magic wand click inside the heart
Selections / Modify / Feather by 2

Select P10 from scrap kit
Copy and paste as new layer
Resize by 70%
Selections / Invert
Delete
Deselect

Rename Heart1

Activate MediumHeart
Click inside area
Selections / Modify / Feather by 2

Select P9 from scrap kit
Copy and paste as new layer
Resize by 70%
Selections / Invert
Delete
Deselect

Rename Heart2

Activate Small Black Heart
Click inside one of the hearts
Selections / Modify / Feather by 2

Select P11 from scrap kit
Copy and paste as new layer
Resize by 40% and place in correct position
Selections / Invert
Delete
Deselect

Repeat with other Small Black Heart

Layers / Merge / Merge Down

Rename Heart3

Activate Lace Heart (large)
Duplicate then
Layers / Merge / Merge Down

Activate Small Lace Heart
Duplicate then
Layers / Merge / Merge Down

Delete all the template heart layers

Crop and Resize

~ Step 2 ~

Activate Heart1
Effects / Plugins / Eye Candy 4000 / Gradient Glow
Glow width – 3.00
Soft Corners – 25
Opacity – 100
Setting – Fat
Colour – Black

Then apply plugin again, this time changing the colour to WHITE

Repeat with the Heart3 layer

Activate Heart2 and apply the Gradient Glow in BLACK ONLY

Apply a drop shadow to each layer:
H & V – 0
Opacity – 25
Blur – 8.00
Colour – #000000

~ Step 3 ~

Paste Letter as new layer
Resize by 50%
Image / Rotate by 20 to the left
Position behind small heart to the left

Paste Flower7 as new layer
Resize by 60%
Position to the left with the Letter

Paste Flower10 as new layer
Resize by 50%
Image / Rotate by 50 to the left
Position on the small heart to the right

Paste Flower9 as new layer
Resuize by 50%
Position with Flower10 on small heart on the right

Select your Text Tool and a nice bold font (I am using Baby Kruffy)

In your Materials Palette use the following settings:
Foreground – #000000
Background – P4 (Pattern)

Type out S.W.A.K

Objects / Align / Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to Raster Layer

Effects / Plugins / Eye Candy 4000 / Gradient Glow with the same settings as above IN WHITE

Add a drop shadow:
H & V – 0
Opacity – 25
Blur – 10.00
Colour – #000000

Paste Leaf as new layer
Resize by 25% and position beneath the K

Adjust / Brightness & Contrast / Brightness/Contrast with the following settings:

Duplicate and Image / Mirror
Position behind the S

Paste Flower3 as new layer
Resize by 12%
Position OVER the S
Duplicate and move slightly to the right
Duplicate again and place on the opposite side over the K

Paste Flower4 as new layer
Resize by 12%
Position between the two pink flowers over the S
Duplicate and place over the K
Duplicate again and position on the other side of pink flower and move this layer below the K

~ Step 4 ~

Paste tube as new layer
Resize as necessary and place BELOW the text in the centre

Add the same drop shadow as above

Activate Background
Add new raster layer
In Materials Palette select Pattern and find P5
Flood fill layer with pattern

Layers / New Mask Layer / From Image
Locate WSL_Mask192
Source luminance checked
OK

In your Layer Palette locate the mask Layer and activate it
Resize layer by 107%
Layers / Merge / Merge Group
Lower opacity to 65

In another font of choice type your name and apply a drop shadow

Add your ©copyright, licence and watermark and you’re done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial

::st!na::

Days Gone By

designedbystina — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 08:48:50 +0000

Supplies

Scrap kit of choice – I am using “Days Gone By” by Babycakes Scraps which can be purchased from Creative Scraps, Cotton Candy Kreations, Aussie Scraps with more listed on her blog
Image of choice or the one I have supplied
SabreL_BraveheartScrapKitMask1 by Sabre (supplied)
Fonts of choice – I am using 2Peas Rennaisance and Baker Script (pay fonts)
Xero Improver and Xero Radiance (supplied)
Penta.Com Colour Dots

My Supplies here

~ Step 1 ~

Open Mask and fonts and minimise for later

Open a new blank canvas 600 x 600 flood filled white

Select a paper of choice from the scrap kit (I’m using Love Paper Rust)
Open and minimise it

Select your Preset Shape Tool on Ellipse

In your Materials Palette:
Foreground – paper of choice
Background – null

Set the properties for the paper as following:

Holding your shift key down draw out a circle with your Preset Shape Tool then release

Your paper should be centred in the circle
If slightly off centre use the nodes to adjust the size

Once satisfied go to
Objects / Align / Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer

Choose another paper of choice (I used Love Paper Green) and follow the same steps as above, making the circle slightly larger

Move it to the layer below your first circle to get a better idea

Use the nodes to adjust the size and
Objects / Align / Centre in Canvas
each time you make an adjustment

Once satisfied and circle is centred, convert to raster layer

Move background circle up slightly

~ Step 2 ~

Paste Paper Frame (or frame of choice) as new layer
Resize by 35%
Image / Rotate by 10 to the right
Position slightly to the right

Choose an image of choice or use the one supplied and paste as new layer
Resize if necessary
(If using the image supplied you do not need to resize)

Activate the frame layer and with your magic wand click outside the frame
Selections / Modify / Expand by 10
Activate the image layer again
Delete
Deselect

Duplicate the image layer
On duplicate go to
Effects / Plugins / Xero / Improver with the following settings:

On the same layer
Effects / Plugins / Xero / Radiance with the following settings:

Then reduce the opacity of this layer to 80

Hide your Background and two circle layers then go to
Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

Unhide all layers

Paste Rose Cluster as new layer
Image / Mirror and resize by 30%
Position in the left corner of frame

Paste Envlope as new layer
Image / Rotate by 10 to the left then resize by 40%
Position in lower left beneath the Rose Cluster

Paste Paper as new layer
Image / Rotate by 10 to the left
Resize by 25% and position tucked behind frame
Duplicate and then Image / Rotate by 10 to the left and move slightly down

Paste Flower as new layer and resize by 25%
Paste Torn Flower as new layer and resize by 35% then position over Flower
Layers / Merge / Merge Down
Position in top left corner

Duplicate and move up slightly
Image / Rotate 20 to the right
Position flowers to your liking

Paste Rust Lace as new layer
Resize by 20%
Position at the top of the frame
With your Freehand Tool draw around the bottom of part of the lace then Delete
Now it will look as though it is tucked behind and over the frame

Adjust / Hue & Saturation / Colourise
Hue – 20
Saturation – 65

Adjust / Brightness & Contrast / Brightness/Contrast:
Brightness – 15
Contrast – 0

Paste Rusty String as new layer
Resize by 25% and position at the lower right of frame

Paste Filigree Flower as new layer
Resize by 50%
Adjust / Brightness & Contrast / Clarify
Strength of Effect – 5.0
Duplicate and set blend mode to Soft Light

Crop and resize

Add a drop shadow to your element layers:
H & V – 0
Opacity – 30
Blur – 5.00
Colour – #000000

~ Step 3 ~

Activate Background layer
Paste Rust Swirl Paper as new layer
Resize by 65%

Layers / New Mask Layer / From Image
Locate SabreL_BraveheartScrapkitMask
Source Luminance checked
OK

On same layer
Effects / Plugins / Penta.Com / Colour Dot
Default settings
Repeat

Select your Preset Shape Tool to Ellipse
In your Materials Palette set your Foreground to #000000 and your Background to null

Draw out a circle around the larger circle and position it evenly

Then select your Text Tool with your font of choice
Set your Foreground to null and your Background to one of papers of choice (I used the same paper as my background circle)

Type out the words “Remember all those Days Gone By…Remember all those Days Gone By” or a phrase of your choice

In your layer palette click on the + to open your Vector layer and hide the Ellipse
Convert to Raster Layer

Add a slight drop shadow

Type out your name in a Script font of choice

Add your ©copyright, licence and watermark and you’re done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial

::st!na::

Beary Love

designedbystina — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:10:19 +0000

Supplies

Scrap kit of choice – I am using “Beary Sweet” by Babycakes Scraps which can be purchased from Creative Scraps, Cotton Candy Kreations, Aussie Scraps or for a full list visit her blog
Tube of choice – I am using the lovely artwork of Suzanne Woolcott which can be purchased from her store
**PLEASE DO NOT USE HER ARTWORK WITHOUT THE APPROPRIATE LICENCE**
WSL_Mask217 by Chelle which can be found on her blog
Font of choice – I am using Cooper Black BT
Eye Candy 4000 Glass

**Please Note – any scraps can be used for this or any other of my tuts**

~ Step 1 ~

Open mask and font and minimse for later

Open a new blank canvas 650 x 600 flood filled white

Select a paper of choice from the scrap kit (I’m using Star Trails Paper)
Open and minimise it

Select your Preset Shape Tool on Rounded Rectangle

In your Materials Palette:
Foreground – paper of choice (minimised)
Background – null

Set your stroke width to 30.00
Draw out a rectangle about half the width of your canvas
Convert to raster layer
Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel with these settings:

And then Effects / Plugins / Eye Candy 4000 / Glass with the following settings:

Duplicate frame TWICE and hide layers (we’ll come back to them)

~ Step 2 ~

With your magic wand click inside the first frame
Selections / Modify / Expand by 10
Open a nice paper of choice (I’m using BCS Patterned Paper), copy and paste as new layer
Selections / Invert
Delete

KEEP SELECTED!!

Selections / Invert
Adjust / Hue & Saturation / Colourise and set both Hue and Saturation to 0

Choose a colour that matches your frame and select it as your foreground

Add a new raster layer
The flood fille new layer with this colour
Deselect

Set the blend mode of your coloured layer to Soft Light

Hide your background layer
Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

Rename this layer to Frame 1

Unhide background and duplicated frame layers and hide merged frame

Unhide second frame (keep third one hidden for now)

Click inside second frame
Selections / Modify / Expand by 10
Open another paper of choice (I’m using BCS Blue Angel Paper), copy and paste as new layer
Selections / Invert
Delete
Deselect

Duplicate paper layer
Adjust / Blur / Gaussian Blur with a Radius of 5
Lower the opacity of this layer to 70

Hide background layer
Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

Rename this layer to Frame 2

Unhide background and Frame 1 layers

~ Step 3 ~

Move Frame 2 below Frame 1 and slightly to the right
Image / Rotate by 10 to the right

Activate top layer
Paste Large Blue Bow as new layer
Resize by 35 – 40% (depending on size of your frames)
Position over both frames to give the impression they are tied together

Activate Frame 1 and with your magic wand click outside the frame
Selections / Modify / Feather by 2
Use your eraser tool to erase the excess on the left side
Deselect

Activate Frame 2 and with your magic wand click outside the frame
Selections / Modify / Feather by 2
Use your eraser tool to erase the excess on the right side
Deselect

The frames now look bound together by the bow

Now unhide third frame layer and position exactly over first frame

Paste your tube BENEATH this frame layer and the bow
Using your magic wand click inside the third frame
Selections / Modify / Expand by 2
THEN
Selections / Modify / Feather by 2
Selections / Invert

Delete
Deselect

~ Step 4 ~

Paste the Ballerina Bear as new layer
Image / Rotate by 30 to the right
Resize by 85%
Place between frame layers so that it is peering out
Erase part of the ribbon to look as though its arm is overhanging

Paste Heart Pillow as new layer
Image / Rotate by 40 to the right
Resize by 30% and position behind the bear between the frame layers

Paste Star Hanger and resize by 25%
Place in top left corner of frame

Paste String Bow Heart
Resize by 60% and place on the top of the star hanger

Paste Blue Gem Glitter Flower
Resize by 35% and position over the string bow

Paste BiColour Bloom and resize by 85%
Place in the lower left corner
Duplicate and position

Paste Gem Bloom Two and resize by 20%
Place between the two Bicolour Blooms

Paste Blue Eyelet Tie as new layer
Resize by 12% and place over the two frames at the top corner

Paste Glass Floral Doodle as new layer
Resize by 12% and position in lower left of frame above ribbon
Using your selection tool draw out a small rectangle around the bottom of doodle then use your eraser tool to make it look like the bottom of it is tucked in the frame

Duplicate then Image / Mirror
Tuck behind flowers on the opposite side

Add a drop shadow to your elements:
H & V – 1
Opacity – 30
Blur – 2.00
Colour – #000000

Crop and resize

~ Step 5 ~

Add a new raster layer and flood fill with the colour you used earlier or one similar
Layers / New Mask Layer / From Image
Locate WSL_Mask217 in drop down
Source Luminance checked
OK

In your layer palette go to your Mask layer and click on the Mask
Resize the mask layer by 135%

Layers / Merge / Merge Group

Lower the opacity of this layer to 50

Select your Text Tool to a font of your choice – I used Cooper Black but Coolsville and Cookie are similar style fonts

Set your stroke width to 1.5 and your colours in your Material Palette:
Foreground – same colour you used for your flood fill
Background – #FFFFFF (white)

Type out your name and apply a drop shadow:
H & V – 1
Opacity – 30
Blur – 5.00
Colour – #000000

Add your ©copyright, licence and watermark and you’re done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial

::st!na::

Cupid’s Kiss

designedbystina — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:47:34 +0000

Supplies

I used two scrap kits – both are freebies
“All You Need is Love” by Sara’s Scraps and “Sweet Valentine” by Missy of Misfits Scrapz, and you can find both kits on each designers’ blog
Tube of choice – I use the lovely artwork of Suzanne Richards which can be purchased from CILM
**PLEASE DO NOT USE HER ARTWORK WITHOUT THE APPROPRIATE LICENCE**
WSL_Mask214 by Chelle
Heartland Regular font
Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow

Font and Mask here

~ Step 1 ~

Open font and Mask and minimise for later

Open a new blank canvas 650 x 600 flood-filled white

Paste Frame1 as new layer
Move slightly to the left
Duplicate then Image / Mirror
Position frames to your liking

With your magic wand click inside first frame
Selections / Modify / Expand by 10
Activate your background layer and then
Selections / Promote Selection to Layer

KEEP SELECTED!!

Add new raster layer
Copy Paper1 and paste INTO Selection
Deselect
Lower opacity of this layer to 50

Layers / Merge / Merge Down
Then on the frame layer again
Layers / Merge / Merge Down

With your magic wand click inside the second frame
Selections / Modify / Expand by 10
Activate background layer again
Selections / Promote selection to Layer
Move this layer ABOVE first frame but still beneath second frame

KEEP SELECTED!!

Add new raster layer
Copy Paper1 again and paste into selection
Deselect

NOW go to Adjust / Hue & Saturation / Colourise with the following settings:

Lower opacity of this layer to 40

Layers / Merge / Merge Down
Then on the frame layer again
Layers / Merge / Merge Down

You should now have two hearts on two layers
DO NOT MERGE THESE TWO HEARTS!!

~ Step 2 ~

Paste HeartRibbon as new layer
Resize by 70% and position to the left

Paste Love WardArt as new layer
Resize by 70% and position in first heart

Paste I Love U Buttons as new layer
Resuze by 70% and position in the lower right of second heart

Paste Double Heart as new layer
Resize by 70% and position on the frame to the lower right

Paste Bow Eyelet 1 as new layer
Image / Rotate by 20 to the right
Resize by 60%
Position towards the top between the two hearts

Paste Bow Eyelet 2 as new layer
Resize by 60% and position toward the bottom of the hearts

Paste the Missy_sv_Flower2 as new layer from Missy’s kit
Resize by 20% and duplicate
Position them together on the upper right of the frame

Name them Flower1 and Flower2

Duplicate Flower1 and set the blend mode to Multiply
Layers / Merge / Merge Down

Duplicate Flower2 and set the blend mode to Hard Light
Layers / Merge / Merge Down

Tuck Flower2 behind Flower1 so that the darker one is the top layer

Paste Missy_sv-Bling Doodle 1 as new layer
Resize by 50%
Position in the lower left between the two hearts
Duplicate layer
Image / Mirror then Image / Flip
Position top bling in the upper right
Add any other elements you wish

Crop and resize your tag (I resized mine to 500 x 400)

~ Step 3 ~

Paste your tube and resize as necessary
(My lil cupid I resized by 65%)
Duplicate layer

On original tube layer:

Effects / Plugins / Eye Candy 4000 / Gradient Glow with the following settings:
Glow width – 8.00
Soft Corners – 25
Opacity – 100
Setting – MEDUIM
Colour – White

The lower opacity of Gradient Glow layer to your liking
This will give the effect of a soft glow around the tube

Paste Paper7 (from Sara’s Scrap kit) as new layer and move to bottom layer
Resise by 75%

Layers / New Mask Layer / From Image
Locate WSL_Mask214 in drop down
Source Luminance checked
OK

Layers / Merge / Merge Group

Lower opacity to 40

Choose a colour to match your tag with your eye dropper tool and select it as your background

Select your Text Tool and font
Type out your name
Add a Gradient Glow
I used the following settings:

Glow width – 3.00
Soft corners – 25
Opacity – 100
Setting – Fat
Colour – White

Apply a drop shadow:
H & V – 1
Opacity – 40
Blur – 5.00
Colour – #ee7cbd

Thanks for trying my tutorial

::st!na::

French Kiss

designedbystina — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:51:53 +0000

Supplies

Scrap kit of choice – I am using the lovely “French Kiss” kit by Laura of Cinnamon Scraps which can be purchased from Designer Scraps Livin’ Large
Tube of choice – I am using the artwork of Barbara Jensen which can be purchased from her site
WSL_Mask214 by Chelle which can be found on her blog
Script Fonts of choice – I am using Bickham Script Pro Regular and Bickham Script Fancy (which are pay fonts)
Eye Candy Gradient Glow (optional)

~ Step 1 ~

Open Mask and fonts and minimise them for later

Open a new blank canvas 600 x 600 flood-filled white

Paste FrenchKiss_Lace as new layer
Resize by 15%
With your magic wand click the area inside the frame
Selections / Modify / Expand by 2
Add new raster layer and move below the frame

Open Paper12 and copy
Then paste into selection
Deselect

~ Step 2 ~

Paste Flower3 as new layer
Resize by 10% and position to the left
Duplicate
Image / Mirror
Duplicate again and move up slightly on the frame
Duplicate again and Image / Mirror

Paste Bow2 as new layer
Resize by 12% and position at the top of the frame
Paste Bow1 as new layer
Resize by 10% and position over black bow
Paste Bow3 as new layer
Resize by 10% and position over both bows
Paste Frame1 (heart) as new layer
Resize by 10%
Leave in centre

Paste your tube as new layer
Resize as necessary (if using the same as me it does not need resizing)
Position to your liking

Paste Lips as new layer
Resize by 4% then again by 85% bicubic resample
Position to the bottom right of frame
Duplicate
Image / Mirror
Position opposite to your liking, moving layer beneath tube

Crop and resize tube

~ Step 3 ~

Open Paper1 and resize 600 x 600
Paste as a new layer above your white background

Layers / New Mask Layer / From Image
Locate WSL_Mask214 in drop down
Source luminance checked
Invert Mask Data UNchecked
OK

Layers / Merge / Merge Group
Lower opacity to 40

Activate the layer above your frame
Select your Text Tool
Choose a nice script font

In your Materials Palette find the Silver Pattern and set the size of your font

I used Bickham Script Fancy, size 48
I also used my silver pattern as both foreground and background, setting my stroke width at 0.2

Type out the words “French Kiss”
Image / Rotate by 35 to the left
Convert to raster layer
Duplicate
On the original layer apply a drop shadow:
H & V – 1
Opacity – 80
Blur – 2.00
Colour – #000000

On the duplicate layer set the blend mode to Soft Light
In your Materials Palette set your background to a colour matching your tube

Choose a nice script font and type out your name

Add some noise (if you wish) and the optional choice of Gradient Glow

Glow width 3.00
Soft corners 25
Opacity 100
Colour – Solid White

Thanks for trying my tutorial

::st!na::

An Easter Wish for You

designedbystina — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:08:17 +0000

Supplies

Scrap kit of choice – I am using “Easter Parade” by Scraps by Jo which can be purchased at Paradise4Scrappers
Thanks Jo for allowing me to work with this very cute kit!
Tube of choice – I am using the gorgeous work of Suzanne Richards which can be purchased from CILM
**PLEASE DO NOT USE HER WORK WITHOUT THE APPROPRIATE LICENCE**
WSL_Mask230 by Chelle which can be downloaded from her blog
Fonts are 2Peas Blueberry Pie and 2Peas FatFrog which are pay fonts
No outside filters were used

~ Step 1 ~

Open mask and fonts and minimse for later

Open a new blank canvas 600 x 600 flood-filled white
Paste Frame2 as new layer
Resize by 80%

Using your magic wand select the blank centre area of the frame
Selections / Modify / Expand by 10
Add a new raster layer
Drag it below the frame

Open Paper2, copy and then paste into selection

KEEP SELECTED

Adjust / Blur / Gaussian Blur
Radius – 5.00

STILL KEEP SELECTED *g*

Paste your tube as a new layer beneath frame
Resize by 130%
Position in frame to your liking
Selections / Invert
Delete
Deselect

Reduce the opacity of this layer to around 35

~ Step 2 ~

Paste the little Basket with the duck and eggs called “element” as a new layer
Resize by 40% and position in the lower right

Adjust / Brightness & Contrast / Brightness/Contrast

Paste Flower5 as new layer and resize by 10%
Position in front of the basket
Duplicate and set blend mode to Multiply
Layers / Merge / Merge Down

Paste Flower3 as new layer and resize by 10%
Position in front of the basket next to first flower
Duplicate and set blend mode to Multiply
Then lower opacity to 50
Layers / Merge / Merge Down

Paste Flower4 as new layer and resize by 10%
Place in front of flowers and basket

Paste Egg2 as new layer
Resize by 15%
Image / Rotate by 20 to the right
Position against the flowers
Move this layer beneath the basket layer

Paste Egg as new layer
Resize by 15%
Image / Rotate by 20 to the left and postion slightly behind Egg2

Paste Bow2 as new layer
Resize by 15% then place on basket handle

Paste FlowerPin2 as new layer
Resize by 30% then Image / Mirror
Position on the frame to the right

Paste Buttefly2 as new layer
Resize by 5%
Image / Rotate by 20 to the left
Position to the right of your frame
Duplicate then Image / Mirror
Position second butterfly above first

Paste your tube as a new layer
Resize if necessary (if using the same tube as me you do not need to resize)
Position to the left of the frame

Crop and resize tag

~ Step 3 ~

Activate your background layer
Add new raster layer
Using your eye dropper tool select a colour from your tube or kit ( I used #c996f8 )
and flood fill layer

Layers / New Mask Layer / From Image
Locate WSL_Mask230 in drop down
Source luminance checked
Invert Mask data UNchecked
OK

Layers / Merge / Merge Group

Reduce the opacity of this layer to about 40

Using your Preset Shape Tool:
Foreground – #000000
Background – null

Select Ellipse and draw out a circle over your tag

Select your Text Tool and set your foreground to a colour matching your tube (I used #ec6cb4)
Choose your font and on the curve type out “An Easter Wish for You” or anything you like

Once happy with the position in your layer palette click on the + to open the Vector Layer, hide the ellipse shape and Convert to raster layer
**You can position the text anywhere along the curve by using the centre node to rotate it**

Swap the colours in your Material Palette:
Foreground – #ec6cb4 or one of your choosing
Background – #FFFFFF

With your Text Tool again, stroke width on 1.2 and a font of your choice (I used 2Peas Fat Frog) type out your name

Apply a drop shadow:
H & V – 1
Opacity – 50
Blur – 5.00
Colour – #ec6cb4 (again of your choosing)

~ Step 4 ~
Animation (optional)

First we’re going to merge the layers to make it easier for animation

Hide your background, Mask and name layers
Layers / Merge / Merge Visible
Then unhide layers

Activate your mask layer
Duplicate it twice so you have a total of 3 layers
Rename them Mask1, Mask2 and Mask3
Hide Masks2 & 3 and start with the original (Mask1)

Adjust / Add/Remove Noise / Add Noise
Gaussian checked
Noise – 15
Monochrome checked
OK

Go to next layer
Apply the same effect but change the Noise to 20
OK

Go to third layer
Apply same again but change the Noise to 25

Now there are two ways of animating -
There is the copy and paste mode or the Save mode
I will show you both and let you decide which you prefer *g*

Copy and Paste Mode

Hide both Mask2 & 3 layers so only Mask1 is activated
Edit / Copy Merged
Go to Animation Shop and Paste as New Image

Back in PSP, hide Mask1 and unhide Mask2
Edit / Copy Merged
Go to Animation Shop, go to Edit / Paste / Paste AFTER Current Frame

Back in PSP again, hide Mask2 and unhide Mask3
Edit / Copy Merged
Go to Animation Shop, go to Edit / Paste / Paste AFTER Current Frame

Save as a GIF and you’re done!

Save Mode

First duplicate your main graphic and name layers twice so you have three of each

You should now have:
3 Name layers
3 Tag layers
3 Mask layers

Hide 2 of each layer then
Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

Hide your merged layer and then unhide one of each layer again
Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

Hide second merged layer
Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

You should now have three layers the same – the only difference being the Noise on each Mask layer

Save file as a .psp file compatible for Animation Shop (PSP7 file)

In Animation Shop open file and save as a GIF!

Thanks for trying my tutorial

::st!na::

A non-animated version

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