Mint Chocolate?!

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Supplies
3 tubes of choice - I used the awesome artwork of Dean Yeagle here
Font of choice - I used Angelina here.
Artmama’s Studio Mask 2 here - her masks are gorgeous!!
Designs by Ali Template 158 here
“Mint Choc Chip” is a PTU tagger size scrap kit created by Nikki of Creative Intentionz and can be purchased at Twilight Scraps. You can visit her blog here.
Nikki, this is such a yummy kit! Thank you!

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

~♥~ Let’s get started ~♥~

Open up the template.
Delete the credit layer.
Resize all layers 85%
Image/Canvas Size
700 X 650
New Raster layer.
Send to bottom.
Flood fill white.

Highlight Raster 1 layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste a paper of choice Into Selection (or flood fill with a gradient of your choice and apply a texture of your choice)
DO NOT DESELECT.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.
Position it exactly where you want it.
Duplicate/Resize (to your choice) much larger.
Move it behind the smaller tube and exact it into the position you want.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key on both tube layers.
Deselect.
Change the opacity of the tube you enlarged to Soft Light.
Delete the template layer.

Repeat the above step with Raster 2 & Raster 3 layers, using a different paper or gradient as well as a different tube for each layer.

Highlight Raster 8 layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste a paper of choice Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Repeat the above step with Raster 4 and Raster 9.

Highlight Raster 5.
Select All/Float/Defloat
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste a paper of choice Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Repeat the above step with Raster 6.

Highlight Raster 7.
Select All/Float/Defloat
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste a paper that is the opposite color of the last one you used Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Add your embellishments. I used:
Vine Flower 2
Bow 1 & 2: Resize each 25% and 80%. Free rotate 10 degrees
Binder Clip 1: Resize 40%. Free rotate left 70 degrees
Butterfly 1 & 2: Resize each 25% Free rotate 30 degrees
Hershey Kiss: Resize 30%
Chocolate 1: Resize 40%
Mint Slice: Resize 50%
Candy Cane 1: Resize 30% Mirror/Free rotate right 70 degrees

Highlight your white background.
New Raster layer.
Seletct All.
Copy and paste a paper of your choice Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask - be sure Ivert Mask Data is checked.
Merge Group.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name.

Resize all layers 80%.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.

I’d love to see your results.

Email me!

Hugs,
Bev