Spring Cleaning

Supplies

1 tube and 1 close up image of choice - I used the artwork of Tony Tzanoukakis at PSP Tubes Emporium. You must have a license to use.

Font of choice - I used Oh Lara - a pay font

Monti Circular Mask here

Eyecandy 3.1 - Glow

“Lemon Scent ” is a tagger size scrap kit created by Kesha of KnC Scrapz and can be purchased from Lollipops n Gumdrops. You can visit her blog here. Thank you Kesha for such a bright and breezy spring !

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.

New Raster layer.
Make your Selection Tool active set on Ellipse.
Create a 650 x 350 pixel oval.
Copy and paste Paper 7 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply Eyecandy 3.1 - Glow:
Width: 5
Opacity: 100
Opacity Drop off: Fat
Color: white

Make your Selection Tool active set on Circle.
Create a 500 pixel circle.
Copy and paste Paper 9 Into Selection.
Copy and paste your Close up as a new layer over the paper layer.
Move into position.
Selection/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Change the Properties to Overlay.
Highlight the Circle paper layer and apply Eyecandy 3.1 - same glow effect.

Copy and paste Frame as a new layer.
Resize 40%
Free rotate Left 15 degrees.
Move into position near the bottom of the circle - see my tag for reference.
Duplicate/Move this one into position behind the upper right side of the circle.
Click inside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 4.
New Raster layer below the frame.
Copy and paste Paper 10 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Highlight the frame that’s in front of the circle.
Click inside of it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer below the frame.
Copy and paste Paper 10 Into Selection.
Copy and paste your tube below the frame.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.

Add your embellishments. I used:
Bow 2: Resize 25%/Duplicate/Mirror
Cupwflowers: Resize 25% and 80%/Mirror
Flower: Resize 35%/Duplciate/Mirror
Wreath: Resize 70%
Grass: Resize 25%
Grass again: Resize 40%
Butterflies: Choose one you like/resize/duplicate as you like

Highlight your white canvas.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 4 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Merge Group.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name:
Apply the same Glow effect.

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