Soft Whispers

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Supplies

Font of Choice - I used LavishlyYoursROB
Monti Circular Mask here
“Soft Whispers” is a PTU scrap kit available in both tagger and full size created by Kesha of KnC Designz and can be purchased from her store Lollipops n Gumdrops. You can visit her blog here.
Thank you Kesha, this kit was simply beautiful with such a fitting name!

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

~♥~ Let’s get started ~♥~

Open up a 700 x 700 blank canvas.
Flood fill white.

Copy and paste Frame as a new layer.
Click inside the frame with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer below the frame.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 6.
Copy and paste a paper of choice Into Selection.
Deselect for now.

Copy and paste Bird as a new layer.
Resize 65%
Move beneath the frame in your layers pallet.

Copy and paste Bird 2 as a new layer.
Resize 65%
Move beneath the frame in your layers pallet.

Move both bird into exact position.
Highlight the paper layer.
Us your Magic Wand and click anywhere outside of the paper.
Highlight each of the bird layers and tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Merge Visible both bird layers.
Change the Properties to Soft Light
Close out your white background.
Merge Visible.
Reopen your white background.

Add your embellishments. I used:
Bird: Resize 35%
Bird 2: Resize 25%/Mirror
Leaf String: Resize 40%/Mirror
Branch: Resize 70%
Flower Swag: Resize 70%/Mirror

Highlight the white background.
New Raster layer.
Select All
Copy and paste a paper of choice Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Merge Group.

Copy and paste Light Post as a new layer above the mask.
Resize 80%
Move it into exact position.
Apply the mask.
Merge Group.
Lower the Opacity to about 30 or so.

Copy and paste Stars as a new layer.
Resize 70%

Add your credits - if you only used the scrap kit to create your tag it would be super appreciated if you’d give credit to the kit designer.

Add your name.

Resize all layers 80%.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.
I’d love to see your results and show it off in my gallery.
Email me!
Hugs,
Bev