Dark Gothic Love

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Supplies

1 tube of choice - I used the artwork of Amberly Berendson at Mistaken Art
Font of Choice - I used Luna Bar here
Weescotlass Mask 138 here
My template 128 here
Brush Strokes - Sprayed Strokes
Eyecandy 3.1 - Glow
“Dark Gothic Love” is a PTU scrap kit created by Conchi of dnscraps-Diseñando and can be purchased from Scraps with Attitude. You can visit her blog here.
Thank you Conchi for an amazing gothic kit!

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

~♥~ Let’s get started ~♥~

Open up the template.
Shift + D.
Close out the original.
Delete the top 3 layers and Dotted Circles layer.
Highlight the background layer.
Image/Canvas size
700 x 700
Flood fill white.

Highlight Rectangle 1 layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 24 Into Selection.
Apply Brush Strokes - Sprayed Strokes:
Default Settings.
Deselect.
Apply Eyecandy 3.1 - Glow:
Width: 3
Opacity: 100
Opacity Dropoff: Fat
Color: White
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Right Rectangle layer.
Move it just about Left Rectangle layer.
Merge down.
Move the merged layer just above Center Rectangle in your layers pallet.
Merge down.
All 3 rectangles should be on one layer.
Click on each one with your Magic Wand and repeat the above step.

Highlight Rectangle 2 layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 10 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Right Rec A layer.
Merge Down.
Merge Down.
All 3 of these rectangles should be on one layer.
Click anywhere outside of them with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Invert
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 10 Into Selection.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.
Position it over the center rectangle.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Erase any part of the tube that may be seen on the left and right rectangles.

Paste your tube again.
Resize a little smaller and position over the right rectangle.
Paste your tube again.
Resize the same as the other and position it over the left rectangle.
Highlight the rectangle paper and click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Highlight each of the tube layers and tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Erase any part of the tubes that overlap onto the center rectangle.
Lower the opacity of both tube layers to about 30.
Delete the template layer.

Add your embellishments. I used:
Heart Rubis: Resize 40%/Duplicate/Mirror
Pretty Bow: Resize 40%
Rose: Resize 25% and 80%
Diamond Butterfly: Resize 40%/Free rotate Left 30 degrees/Duplicate/Mirror/Resize 80%
Doodles: Resize 40%/Duplicate/Mirror/Merge down/Duplicate/Flip

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

Add your credits.

Add your name.
Give it the same Glow.

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