My Valentine

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Supplies
1 tube of choice - I’m using the wonderful artwork of Jennifer Janesko which you can purchase here.
Font of Choice - I used Precious here
Monti Circular Mask here
“My Love” is a PTU tagger size scrap kit created by Julie of Bits n Bobs and can be purchased at Exquisite Scraps. You can visit her blog here.

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 Element 22 as a new layer.
Resize 80%
Use your Selection Tool set on rectangle and outline the frame.
New Raster layer below the frame.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 6.
Flood fill with a neutral color of your choosing.
DO NOT DESELECT.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer below the frame.
Move into position.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.

Highlight the flood fill layer and give it a texture of your choice.

Add your embellishments. I used:
Element 41 - arrange behind the frame
Element 55: Resize 40%
Element 28 % 30: Resize 30% Free rotate 25 degrees
Element 31: Resize 90%
Element 35: Resize 60% Duplicate/Mirror

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

Add your copyrights.

Add your name.
Give it a slight inner bevel:

Crop your image.

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

Tropical Myst

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Supplies
1 tube of choice - I’m using the wonderful artwork of Dave Nestler which you can purchase here.
Font of Choice - I used Dragonfly here
Insatiable Dreams Mask 177 here
“Myst” is a PTU tagger size scrap kit created by Aiya of Juicy Bits and can be purchased at Twilight Scraps. You can visit Aiya’s blog here.

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

~♥~ Let’s get started ~♥~

Living in Florida I can’t resist any tropical themed tags.
This one is quick and easy with great results.

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

Copy and paste Frame 1 as a new layer.
Resize 80%
Use your Magic Wand and click inside the frame - be sure to click within the plant also so you won’t have “holes” in your paper.
New Raster layer below the frame.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 6.
Copy and paste a paper of choice Into Selection.
Deselect.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.

Add your embellishments. I used:
Flower 1: Resize 70%
Flower 2: Resize 40%
Butterfly 1 & 4: Resize 40% Free rotate 30 degrees
Fan 2

Highlight your white background.
Select All.
Copy and paste a paper of choice Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Resize 85%
Merge Group.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name.
Give it a slight inner bevel:

Crop your image.

Resize all layers 90%.

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

Vintage Passion

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Supplies
1 tube of choice - I’m using the beautiful artwork of Jennifer Janesko which you can purchase here.
Font of Choice - I used Aquarelle here
Weescotlass Mask 236 here
Xero: Porcelain here
“Vintage Passion” is a PTU tagger size scrap kit created by Sox of Soxational Scraps and can be purchased at Butterfly Blush Designs. You can visit Sox’s blog here.
Thank you Sox for a reall classy kit!
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 3 as a new layer.
Resize 60%
Use your Magic Wand and click inside the frame.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 6
New Raster layer below the frame.
Copy and paste a paper of choice Into Selection.
DO NOT DESELECT.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer below the frame.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.

Close out your white background and Merge Visible.
Reopen your white background.
Free rotate the merged layer left 10 degrees.
Move up and to the left a bit.
Apply Xero-Porcelain:

Copy and paste Frame 3 again.
Resize 60%
Move into position behind your merged frame layer.
See my tag for reference.

Add your embellishments. I used:
Postcard
Phone
Clock
Pearls 2: Resize 70%
Button 4: Resize 25% and 70%
Button 1: Resize 25% and 60%
Button 3: Resize 25% and 50%
Pearls 1: Resize 70%
Flower 5: Resize 55%
Flower 3: Resize 50%

Highlight your white background.
Select All.
Copy and paste a paper of choice Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Resize 110%
Merge Group.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name.
Give it a slight inner bevel:


Resize all layers 80%.

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

Celebrating Spring

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Supplies
2 tubes of choice - I’m using the wonderful artwork of PinUpToons which you can purchase here.
Font of Choice - I used Whipper Basic here
Weescotlass Mask 161 here
My Template 72 here
Mura Meister Cloud
“Country Cow” is a PTU tagger size scrap kit created by Connie’s Creative Chaos and can be purchased at Creative Scraps. You can visit Connie’s blog here.

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

~♥~ Let’s get started ~♥~

Open up the template.
Delete the credit layer.
Highlight the white background.
Image/Canvas Size
700 X 650

OK

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

Copy and paste Bench 2DD as a new layer above the paper.
Resize 30%.
Move into position - see my tag for reference.
Duplicate/Mirror
Move into position.

Highlight the circle layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
Selections/Invert
Highlight each of the bench layers and tap the delete key.
Deselect.

Copy and paste Birdhouse CD as a new layer.
Resize 30%
Move into position behind the bench.

Highlight Left Rectangle 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 Right Rectangle layer.

Highlight Bottom Rectangle layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
Make a new canvas and flood fill with a gradient made of matching colors to your tag.
Apply Mura Meister Cloud:

Copy
Highlight your working canvas.
Paste as a new layer.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Copy and paste your tubes as new layers -
Positioning them over the right and left rectangles.

Add your embellishments. I used:
Flowers 1DS: Resize 45%. Free rotate left 5 degrees. Duplicate/Mirror
Flowers 1DS again: Resize 45% and 70%. Free rotate left 5 degrees. Duplicate/Mirror.
Butterflies of your choice: Resize 25% and 60%. Resize them smaller than that too if you like.
Bow 1 Rose: Resize 25%
Bird 1 Cintia: Resize 25% & 25% & 70%

Highlight your white background.
Select All.
Copy and paste a paper of choice Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Resize 115%
Merge Group.

Crop your image.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name.
Give it the same slight inner bevel:

Resize all layers 80%.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.

I’d love to see your results and show it off in my Show Arena.

Email me!

Hugs,

Bev

Springtime is...

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Supplies
Font of choice - I used Aquarelle here and Annabelle here
Weescotlass Mask 161 here
“Spring Awake!” is a PTU art kit created by Kat of KatNKDA and can be purchased at her store NK Art Shop. You can visit her blog here.
Kat, you‘ve managed to capture spring!
I love it! Thank you so very much my friend.

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 Element 18 as a new layer.
Resize 50% and 90%
Use your Magic Wand and click inside the frame.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 6.
New Raster layer below the frame.
Copy and paste a paper of choice Into Selection.
Deselect.

Copy and paste Element 39 as a new layer below the frame.
Resize 25%
Use your eraser tool to erase any that overhangs the edges of the frame.

Copy and paste Element 19 as a new layer below the frame.
Resize 40%%.
Move into position and then use your eraser tool to erase any of it that overhangs the frame edges.

Copy and paste Element 2 as a new layer below the frame.
Resize 25% and 40%
Move into position.

Add your embellishments. I used:
Element 5: Resize 25% and 50%
Element 24: Resize 25%
Element 32: Resize 25% and 80% Mirror
Element 4: Resize 25%
Element 3: Resize 25% Duplicate/Resize 70%/Mirror
Element 41: Resize 25%

Highlight your white background.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste a paper of choice Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Resize 120%.
Merge Group.

Using the Font Annabelle -
Type out the word Spring.
Resize/Free rotate 90 degrees and position over the tag that’s hung from the frame.

Add your name.
Give it a slight inner bevel:


Add your credits.
If you only used this kit to create your tag please credit Kat
“art kit by KatNKDA”
Adding her website link would be greatly appreciated.

Resize all layers 80%.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.

I’d love to see your results.

Email me!

Hugs,
Bev

True Love is Forever

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Supplies
1 tube of choice - I’m using the wonderful artwork of Irene Shpak which you can purchase here.
Font of Choice - I used Baka here
Weescotlass Mask 249 and also Frame 1 from Set 2 here
“L‘Amour” is a PTU tagger size scrap kit created by Julie of Bits n Bobs and can be purchased at Equisite Scraps. You can visit her blog here.
Thank you Julie for such a beautiful kit!

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.

Open up the frame.
Copy Raster 2.
Make your working canvas active and paste.
Click inside the frame with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 8.
New Raster layer below the frame.
Copy and paste a paper of choice Into Selection.
Deselect.

Make the frame set active again.
Copy Raster 3.
Make your working canvas active and paste.
Click inside the circle frame with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 8.
New Raster layer below the frame.
Copy and paste Paper 9 Into Selection.
Deselect.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.

Add your embellishments. I used:
Element 47: Resize 85%/Mirror
Elements 42: Resize 35%
Element 43: Resize 30%
Element 3: Resize 50% Free rotate left 40 degrees
Element 25

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

Add your copyrights.

Add your name.
Give it a slight inner bevel:

Repeat the bevel.

Type out your name again in a much lighter color.
Give it the same bevel twice.
Move it beneath your other name layer and move it slightly to give a drop effect.

Crop your image.

Resizes all layers 85%.

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

Girly Fun

Supplies
1 tube of choice - I’m using the wonderful artwork of Elias Chatzoudis which you can purchase here.
Font of Choice - I used Macarena here
Weescotlass Mask 259 here
“Some Girly Fun” is a PTU tagger size scrap kit created by Shelly of Kairinakat Kreations and can be purchased at Twilight Scraps. You can visit her blog here.
Thank you Shelly for such a fabulous kit!

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 85 as a new layer.
Resize 80%
Free rotate right 45 degrees.
Use your Magic Wand and click inside of it.
New Raster layer below the frame.
Copy and paste a paper of choice Into Selection.
Deselect.

Copy and paste 43 as a new layer below the frame.
Resize 60%

Copy and paste 70 as a new layer above the frame.
Resize 25%
Position at the corner of the frame. Duplicate twice and move each element into position. See my tag for reference. Merge visible the 3 elements. Duplicate/Mirro
Duplicate/Free rotate 90 degrees.
Position over the bottom frame corner.
Duplicate/Flip

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.

Add your embellishments. I used:
1: Resize 40%
2: Resize 40% Free rotate left 15 degrees
20
40 & 41: Resize 60%
52 & 53: Resize 30%

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

Add your copyrights.

Add your name.
Give it a slight inner bevel:

Repeat the bevel.

Resizes all layers 80%.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.

I’d love to see your results and show it off in my Show Arena.

Email me!

Hugs,

Bev

Renewed Hope

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Supplies
1 tube of choice - I’m using the wonderful artwork of Gary George which you can purchase here.
Font of Choice - I used Daly Hand. So sorry but I couldn’t find a link
Monti Circular mask here
“Aurora” is a PTU tagger size scrap kit created by Dilcia of Disyas Digitals Designs and can be purchased at Lollipops n Gumdrops. You can visit her blog here.
Thank you Dilcia for such a truly fantastic classy kit!

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 PF3 as a new layer.
Resize 90%
Use your Magic Wand and click inside of it.
New Raster layer below the frame.
Copy and paste a paper of choice Into Selection.
DO NOT DESELECT.

Copy and paste Bench 2 as a new layer.
Resize 40%
Move into position below the frame.
(See my tag for reference)

Copy and paste Trellis 2 as a new layer.
Resize 25% and 25%
Move into position below the frame.

Copy and paste Grass 1 as a new layer.
Resize 60%
Move into position below the frame.
Duplicate/Mirror as you like.

Selections/Invert
Highlight each element layer that’s below the frame and tap the delete key.
Deselect.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.

Add your embellishments. I used:
Lamp: Resize 60%
Bow 9: Resize 25% and 70%
Bucket: Resize 50%
Grass 2: Resize 35%
Daisy: Resize 30%
Butterfly 3: Resize 25% and 50% Free rotate right 30 degrees
Butterfly 2: Resize 25% and 70% Free rotate right 30 degrees
Butterfly 1: Resize 25% and 70% Free rotate left 30 degrees
RibFr 2: Resize 40% Free rotate right 90 degrees

Highlight your white background.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste a paper of choice Into Selection.
Deselect.
Copy and paste Fence 2 as a new layer just above the paper Move it down just a bit.
Lower the opacity of the fence to about 38.
Merge visible the fence and paper.
Apply the mask.
Merge Group.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name.

Give it a slight inner bevel:

Repeat the bevel.

Resizes all layers 80%.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.

I’d love to see your results and show it off in my Show Arena.

Email me!

Hugs,

Bev

Boop-Licious

Supplies
1 tube of choice - I’m using the wonderful artwork of Elias Chatzoudis which you can purchase here.
Font of Choice - Fabulous 50s but I can’t seem to find a link for it.
Weescotlass Mask 249 here
DSB Flux - Bright Noise
Animation Shop
“Boop-Licious” is a PTU tagger size scrap kit created by Tina of Tina’s Magic Scrap World and can be purchased at Just 4 Taggers.
Thank you Tina for such a fun-filled kit!

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 Bow Frame 1 as a new layer.
Resize 80%.
Use your Magic Wand and click inside the frame.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 6.
New Raster layer below the frame.
Copy and paste a paper of choice Into Selection.
Deselect.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.

Add your embellishments. I used:
Cloud 1
Beads 2
Balloon 1: Resize 80%
Double Heart 2: Resize 50% Free rotate left 25 degrees
Butterfly 4: Resize 30% Free rotate left 25 degrees
Butterfly 3: Resize 25% Free rotate right 25 degrees
Folded Ribbon 1: Resize 80%
Flowers 1 & 2: Resize 35%

Copy and paste Streamer 4: Resize 60%/Duplicate
Merge visible both Streamer layers.
Duplicate twice for a total of 3 streamer layers.
Rename them Streamer 1, 2, and 3.
Highlight Streamer 1 layer.
Apply DSB Flux - Bright Noise:


Highlight Streamer 2 layer.
Apply Bright Noise effect again accept hit the mix button twice.

Highlight Streamer 3 layer.
Apply Bright Noise effect again accept hit the mix button three times.

Close out Streamer 2 & 3.
Keep streamer 1 open.

Highlight your white background.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste a paper of choice Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Resize 120%
Merge Group.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name.
Give it a slight inner bevel:


Duplicate your name layer twice for a total of 3 name layers.
Rename them Name 1, 2, and 3.

Highlight Name 1 layer and the Bright Noise effect:
Same settings as before.

Highlight Name 2 layer and apply the same Bright Noise accept hit the mix button twice.

Highlight Name 3 layer and apply the same Bright Noise accept hit the mix button three times.

Close out Name 2 & 3 layers.
Keep open Name 1 layer.

Resizes all layers 80%.

Copy Merge.

~ Time to Animate ~

Open up Animation Shop
Edit/Paste/As New Animation.

Back into PSP.
Close out Streamer 1 layer and open up Stream 2 layer.
Close out Name 1 layer and open up Name 2 layer.
Copy Merge.

Carry into AS.
Edit/Paste/After Current Frame.

Back into PSP.
Close out Streamer 2 layer and open up Stream 3 layer.
Close out Name 2 layer and open up Name 3 layer.
Copy Merge.

Carry into AS.
Edit/Paste/After Current Frame.

View your animation.
If you’re happy with it then save.

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

Loves Me, Loves Me Not

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Supplies
1 tube of choice - I’m using the wonderful artwork of Dave Nestler which you can purchase here.
Font of Choice - I used Ma Sexy here
Kreations Mask 71 here - If you know who this mask belongs to can you please email me so that I can give proper credit? Thanks.
Valentine Day Template (He Loves Me) by Country Bug here - you can find it under January 24th posting. Please leave a simple ty when downloading. It’s a small gesture for hard work given freely.

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

~♥~ Let’s get started ~♥~

Open up the template.
Resize all layers 120%.
Delete the credit and mask layers.

Highlight Rectangle Bg layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
Flood fill with a gradient of your choice using 2 colors that will match your tube.
Deselect.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer at the top of your layers pallet.
Move it into about the position you’ll want it.
Duplicate/Resize much larger and move into position just over the rectangle layer. (See my tag for reference)
Highlight the rectangle layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
Selections/Invert
Highlight your enlarged tube layer and tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Change the Properties to Soft Light.

Highlight Rectangle Frame layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
Flood fill with a dark color from your tube.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give the frame a slight inner bevel:

Highlight Word Art 1 layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
Flood fill with the same dark color you used for your frame.
Selections/Modify/Contract by 1.
Flood fill with the lightest color from your gradient.
Give it the same inner bevel.
Repeat the inner bevel.
Deselect.

Highlight Word Art 2 layer.
Repeat the above step.

Highlight Heart 2 layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
New Raster layer
Use the same colors your did for the gradient in the rectangle accept change the angle and flood fill the heart.
DO NOT DESELECT
Adjust/Blur/Gaussian Blur:
Radius: 10
OK
Merge Down.
Give it the same Inner Bevel.

Repeat the above step with Heart layers 1 & 3 accept flood fill each with a plain color from your gradient.

Crop your image.

Highlight your white background.
New Raster layer.
Flood fill with the light color you used in your gradient.
New Raster layer.
Flood will with the dark color you used in your gradient.
To each layer:
Apply the mask.
Merge Group.
Move one mask slightly up and the to the left.
The other mask slightly down and to the right.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name.
Give it the same slight inner bevel.
Repeat the bevel.

Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise
Gaussian and Monochrome checked
Noise: 20%
OK

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.

I’d love to see your results and show it off in my Show Arena.

Email me!

Hugs,
Bev

Love

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Supplies
1 tube of choice - I’m using the wonderful artwork of Keith Garvey which you can purchase here.
Font of Choice - I used Al Sandra here, Aquarelle here, and Impact here
Artmama Mask 6 here
“Love Me” is a FTU tagger size scrap kit created by Wacky Winnie Designz which you can download from her blog here.
Please leave a thank when downloading as it’s a small gesture for hard work given freely.

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 2 as a new layer.
Resize 50%.
Free rotate left 25 degrees.
Use your Magic Wand and click inside the frame.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 6.
New Raster layer below the frame.
Copy and paste a paper of choice Into Selection.
Deselect.

Using the Aquarelle font, type out the words “Happy Valentine’s Day”, each word being on a layer of it’s own.
Free rotate each layer 25 degrees left and position them within the center of the heart frame.

Merge Visible the frame, paper, and words.

Copy and paste Frame 1 as a new layer.
Resize 40%
Free rotate right 10 degrees.
Use your Magic Wand and click inside the frame.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 6.
New Raster layer below the frame.
Copy and paste a paper of choice Into Selection.
Deselect.

Again, using the Aquarelle font this time type out the words “I love you”, each word being on a layer of it’s own.
Free rotate each word layer right 10 degrees.
Position them within the center of the heart frame.

Copy and paste Envelope 1 as a new layer.
Resize 25% and 80%
Mirror/Free rotate right 25 degrees.
Move into position so that it looks tucked into the frame.
Copy and paste Envelope 2 as a new layer.
Resize 25% and 70%
Free rotate right 35 degrees.
Tuck this also into frame like the other.
See my tag for reference.

Merge Visible the Heart, paper, words, and envelopes.

Move both merged hearts into position.
See my tag for reference.

Copy and paste Gerber 2 as a new layer.
Resize 85% and position behind the heart on the left side of your canvas.

Paste Gerber 2 again.
Resize 70% and position behind the hearts in the center.

Paste Gerber 2 once again.
Resize 25%/Mirror/Free rotate right 25 degrees.

Copy and paste Calla Lillie’s 2 as a new layer.
Resize 65%.
Position in the center behind the smaller heart.

Copy and paste Tag 1 as a new layer.
Resize 30%
Position it so that it looks to be hung from the smaller heart.
Use whatever font you like and type out "XOXO"

Free rotate them 90 degrees and position over the tag.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.

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

Add your copyrights.

Using the Impact font, type out the word “LOVE“.
Give it a slight inner bevel:

Add your name using the font Al Sandra and position it over the word love.
Give it the same slight inner bevel.

Crop your image slightly.

Resizes all layers 80%.
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.

I’d love to see your results and show it off in my Show Arena.

Email me!

Hugs,

Bev