Ocean Dreams

Supplies

1 tube of choice - I used the artwork of Anna Marine at CDO. You must have a license to use.

Font of choice - I used Clive Barker here

Gem Mask 129 here

Eyecandy 3.1 - Glow

“Ocean Dreams ” is a tagger size scrap kit created by Grazy of Creation by Grazy and can be purchased from Aussie Scrap Designs. You can visit her blog here. Thank you Grazy for a fabulous ocean themed 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 (19) as a new layer.
Resize 40%
You might want to close out your white background so you can see the element.
Click inside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 4.
New Raster layer below the frame.
Copy and paste Paper 16 Into Selection.
Copy and paste (79) as a new layer below the frame.
Resize 50%
Move into position.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Merge Visible the frame, starfish, and paper layers.
Give it a drop shadow.
Reopen your white canvas.
Duplicate the merged layer.
Free rotate Left 8 degrees.
Move both layers into better position.

Copy and paste (82) as a new layer.
Resize 25% and 70%
Free rotate Left 8 degrees.
Duplicate/Mirror
Move both frames into position - see my tag for reference.

Highlight the frame on the right.
Click inside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 4.
New Raster layer below the frame.
Copy and paste Paper 4 Into Selection.
Deselect.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.
Position in front of the right frame.

Highlight the frame on the left.
Click inside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 4.
New Raster layer below the frame.
Paste Paper 4 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Copy and paste your tube below the frame.
Mirror it to the tube that you put in front of the right frame.
Highlight the paper layer and click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Highlight the tube layer.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.

Add your embellishments. I used:
83: Resize 50%
84: Resize 40%/Mirror
89: Resize 40%/Mirror
101: Resize 33%
77: Resize 45%/Erase what you don’t want to be seen
86: Resize 35%
97: Resize 25% and 70%

Highlight your white canvas.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 9 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Merge Group.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name:
Apply Eyecandy 3.1 - Glow:
Width: 3
Opacity: 100
Opacity Drop off: Fat
Color: white

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