Changes of the Season

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Supplies
1 tube of choice - I’m using the beautiful artwork of Olivia here
Font of Choice - I used Bonheur Royale
Weescotlass Mask 84 here

Scrapity Scrap and More Template 25 (blog has been removed so I made a replacement) here
“Café Autumn” is a PTU scrap kit created by Kesha of KnC Scrapz and can be purchased at Lollipops n Gumdrops. You can visit her blog here.
Thank you Kesha for such an amazing kit!

This tutorial was written assuming you have a working knowledge of PSP.

~♥~ Let’s get started ~♥~

Open up the template.
Shift + D.
Delete the credit layer.
Resize all layers 120%
Image/Canvas Size
650 x 450
Highlight Raster 1 layer and flood fill white.

Highlight Bottom Dotted Line layer.
Merge down.
The Top and Bottom dotted line layers should be on the same layer now.
Select All/Float/Defloat
Copy and paste a paper of choice as a new layer.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Right Circle Layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
Copy and paste a paper of choice as a new layer.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Copy and paste the gate as a new layer.
Resize 25%.
Move into position over the paper of the right circle layer. (It won’t fit all the way across)
See my tag for reference.
Duplicate/Mirror
Match the fence layers up.
Merge down.
It overhangs the circle and that’s alright - and the next several layers will, too. We’ll take care of them later.

Copy and paste Arch Window Open No Glass as a new layer.
Resize 30%
Move into position -
See my tag for reference.

Copy and paste Table as a new layer.
Resize 20% and 60%
Move into position.
See my tag for reference.

Copy and paste Chair as a new layer.
Resize 20% and 30%
Duplicate/Merge down.
Duplicate/Mirror.
Move both chairs into position.

Copy and paste Champagne as a new layer.
Resize 20% and 20% again.
Move into position.

Copy and paste Flute as a new layer.
Resize 20% and 20% and 70%
Duplicate/Merge Down.
Duplicate/Merge Down.
Duplicate.
Move both glasses into position.

Now Merge Visible the fence, gate, table, chairs, champagne and glass layers.
Highlight the circle layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
Selections/Invert
Highlight the merged layer.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.

Highlight Border Right Circle layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
New Raster layer.
Flood fill with a dark color - or you can section out a dark portion of a paper, set your materials foreground to pattern and flood fill with the paper pattern.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Merge Visible Top Rect and Bottom Rect layers.
Select All/Float/Defloat
Copy and paste a paper of choice as a new layer.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Copy and paste Falling Leaves.
Resize 60%
Use your Pick Tool and rotate it until it’s as straight across as possible.
Position it over the top rectangle layer.
Highlight the merged Rectangle layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
Selections/Invert
Highlight the Falling Leaves layer.
Tap the delete key.

Duplicate.
Deselect.
Move the copy into position over the lower rectangle layer.

Merge Visible Border Bottom Rect and Border top Rect layers.
Repeat the same as you did for the right circle border layer.
Highlight Left Circle layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
Copy and paste a paper of choice as a new layer.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
DON’T DESELECT YET.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.
Resize quite large and position over the circle.
Tap the delete key.

Deselect.
Change the Properties to Soft Light.

Highlight Border Left Circle layer.
Repeat the same as you did for the right circle border layer.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.

Add your embellishments. I used:
Leaf Bunch: Resize 25% and 80%. Flip.
Falling Leaves 2: Choose various leaves

Highlight your white canvas.
New Raster Layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste a paper of choice Into Selection or flood fill with a gradient of choice.
Apply the mask.
Merge Group.
Use your Pick Tool and pull the mask out a bit on all sides.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name.

Resize all layers 85%.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.

I’d love to see your results.

Email me!

Hugs,

Bev