Steamy Kind of Love

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Supplies

1 tube of choice - I used the artwork of Jennifer Janesko that can now be purchased from CDO
Font of Choice - I used Starstruck here
Weescotlass mask 236 here
Artmama’s Template 14 here
“Steamy Kind of Love” is a PTU tagger size scrap kit created by Jo of A Taggers Scrap and can be purchased from Stargazer Scraps. You can visit her blog here.
Thank you Jo for a super terrific steam 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 following layers:
Delete
Word
Tiny Words
Image/Canvas Size
700 x 650
OK
New Raster layer.
Send to bottom.
Flood fill white.

Highlight Rectangle Layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 11 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight C. Back layer (the one just above the rectangle layer)
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Flood fill with #000000
Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:
Gaussian checked
Noise: 45%
OK
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Repeat the above step with layers:
Dots
C. Back
H. Back

Highlight Circle layer (the big black circle near the bottom)
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 3 Into Selection.
Copy and paste Chickenwire as a new layer just above the paper.
Selection/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Change the Properties to Soft Light.
Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.
Resize as needed and move into position.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Move your tube layer above the Sparkle Strips layer.

Highlight Strip layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 11 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Sparkle Strips layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 11 Into Selection.
Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:
Gaussian checked:
Noise: 45%
OK
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Circle layer (the small pink one)
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 12 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Heart layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 5 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Copy and paste Heart Pin as a new layer.
Resize 50%
Move into position over the heart.
Use your Eraser Tool and erase a small piece of it to give it the effect as if it’s stuck through the heart - see my tag for reference.
Make your Burn Tool active and set the size to approximately 18 or so.
Highlight the heart layer.
Use your Burn tool to darken the area where the pin goes into the heart and comes out of the heart by placing it where you want the material burned and click your mouse button.

Add your embellishments. I used:
Bow 4: Resize 40%
Candleabra 2: Resize 80%
Flower 5: Resize 70%
Flower 4: Reize 60%
Flowers 2 & 3: Resize 30%
Rose 1 & 2
Wire: Resize 60%
Butterfly 3: Resize 50%
Butterfly 1: Resize 40%/Free Rotate Left 20 degrees

Highlight your white background layer.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 6 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Resize 115%
Merge Group.
Duplicate

Add your copyrights.

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