Memories Secreted Away

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Supplies

3 tubes of choice - I used the artwork of Zindy S.D. Nielsen here. Please do not use unless you have a license to do so.
Font of Choice - I used Riesling here
Vix Mask 451 here
Divine Intentionz Template 386 here
Eyecandy 3.1 - Glow
“Blue Without You” is a PTU size scrap kit created by Kesha of KnC Scrapz and can be purchased from her store Lollipops n Gumdrops. You can visit her blog here.

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 4 layers.
Highlight the background layer.
Image/Canvas Size
700 x 550
OK
Flood fill white.

Highlight Oval layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 2 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Apply Eyecandy 3.1 - Glow:
Width: 5
Opacity: 100
Dropoff Opacity: Fat
Color: White
OK

Highlight Circle 1 layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 1 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Circle 2 layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
Paste Paper 1 as a new layer.
I realize you can’t see this paper on my tag because the roses cover it up, but what I did was move the paper so that the road matched up with the road in the circle above.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Duplicate/Change the Properties to Overlay
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Rectangle layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
Paste Paper 1 as a new layer.
Move into the position you like best.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Copy and paste your tube as a new layer over the paper.
Tap the delete key.
Change the Properties to Multiply.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Frame layer (there‘s 2 different ones…choose either one).
Select All/Float/Defloat
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 5 Into Selection.
Deselect
Delete the template layer.
Duplicate/Change the Properties to Multiply.
Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:
Uniform checked
Noise: 55%
OK

Highlight the other Frame layer.
Repeat the above step.

Highlight Dotted Rec layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
New Raster layer.
Flood fill with #0b1118
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Frame Back layer.
Click on the left square with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 3 Into Selection.
Copy and paste a tube as a new layer above the paper.
Resize as needed.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.

Highlight Frame Back layer again.
Click on the right square with your Magic Wand.
Repeat the above step.

Add your embellishments. I used:
Bottle: Resize 60%
Flower 1: Resize 25%
Bow 3: Resize 25%/Free rotate Left 35 degrees
Trail: Resize 30%
Light: Resize 50%/Lower the Opacity to 75
Butterflies: Choose the smallest one. Resize 80%/Duplicate/Mirror/Resize 90%
Blue Branch: Resize 40%/Free rotate Right 35 degrees/Duplicate/Mirror/Flip/Erase what leaves you don’t want.
Flower 3: Resize 25%/Flip/Erase the stem/Duplicate/Mirror/Resize 70%

Highlight your white background.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste paper 4 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Use your Pick Tool to pull all sides out - see my tag for reference.
Merge Group.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name.
Give it a Drop Shadow.
Give it a second Drop Shadow accept make sure this one is on a layer all it’s own. At the top of your layers pallet click on the Layer Link Toggle until it says "None". Use your Pick Tool and pull the top of the shadow down until you have a slanted shadow effect you like.

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