Outback Winter

Supplies

Font of choice - I used Inspiration here

Becky Mask 23 here

Plug Ins used:
Eyecandy 3.1 - Glow

“Outback Winter” is a tagger size scrap kit created by Stina of Designs by Stina and can be purchased from Aussie Scrap Designs. You can visit her blog here.

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 Frame 8 as a new layer.
Resize 40%
Click inside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 4.
Copy and paste Paper 12 Into Selection.
Copy and paste Log Cabin as a new layer below the frame.
Resize 50%
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.

Add your embellishments. I used:
Bottle Brush 2: Resize 50%
Tree 2: Resize 75%
Dried Leaves: Resize 75%
Windmill: Resize 50%
Pinecones: Resize 25%
Horse: Resize 50%
Path: Resize 50%
Leaves: Resize 75%/Mirror

Crop your image.

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.
Color Pallet -
Foreground and Background: #803b00
Type your name.
Give it a slight Inner Bevel:


Apply Eyecandy 3.1 - Glow:
Width: 3
Opacity: 100
Opacity Drop off: Fat
Color: #f5f1c8

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

Farewell Summer

Supplies

1 tube of choice - I used the adorable artwork of Lisa Victoria and can be purchased from Up Your Art. You must have a license to use.

Font of choice - I used Inspiration here

Weescotlass Mask 249 here

“Farewell Summer” is a tagger size scrap kit created by me, HorsePlay’s Pasture Designs and can be purchased from any of my stores Lollipops n Gumdrops, TKO Scraps, Butterfly Blush Designs, and Inspirations of Scrap Friends. You can visit my designing blog here.

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 44 as a new layer.
Resize 75%
Free rotate Left 5 degrees.
Click inside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 4.
Copy and paste Paper 9 as a new layer below the frame.
Resize 50%
Move into position.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.

Add your embellishments. I used:
24: Resize 25% and 70%
31: Resize 75%
23: Resize 70%
33: Resize 40%
46: Resize 50%
21: Resize 85%
5: Resize 25%
9: Resize 25% and 70%
27: Resize 70%/Free rotate Left 90 degrees
36
29: Resize 60%

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.
If you’re using the tube I did then resize 50% and 90%

Highlight your white canvas.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 3 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Use your Pick Tool and pull the sides out slightly and center the mask behind the tag.
Merge Group.

Crop your image but look closely and try not to crop the feathery edges of the mask.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name.
Open up 33.
Use your Selection Tool and section out an area of the seat of the swing
Color Pallet -
Foreground: #49220f
Background: Pattern/use the section of the swing
Type your name.
Convert to Raster layer.
Give it a slight Inner Bevel:


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

Tracey

Supplies

1 tube of choice - I used the artwork of Very Many and can be purchased from Pics For Design. You will have to create your own license to use.

Font of choice - I used Decibel here

Weescotlass Mask 220 here

“Tracey” is a tagger size scrap kit created by Aurelie of Pink Candy Designs and can be purchased from Lollipops n Gumdrops. You can visit her blog here.
Thank you Aurelie for a totally amazing Emo 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 Film Strip as a new layer.
Resize 75%
Free rotate Left 90 degrees.
(You will need to use the Pick Tool on this element in just a bit)

Copy and paste Chain 2 as a new layer.
Resize 90%
Duplicate
Resize 80%

Copy and paste Frame 2 as a new layer.
Resize 60%
Free rotate Left 10 degrees

In your layers pallet (from top to bottom) the elements should be:
Film Strip
Square Frame
Largest Circle Chain
Smaller Circle Chain

Move the elements into their exact positions - see my tag for reference.
For the Film Strip - make the Pick Tool active and push the top down just a little so that the top and bottom of the strip is just a tad larger than the sides of the circle chain.

Highlight the Smallest Circle Chain.
Click inside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 2.
New Raster layer below the chain.
Copy and paste Paper 6 Into Selection.
Deselect.

Highlight the Largest Circle Chain.
Click inside of it with you Magic Wand.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 2
New Raster layer below the chain.
Copy and paste Paper 8 Into Selection.
Deselect.

Highlight the black square frame.
Click inside of with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 4.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 10 Into Selection.
Copy and paste your tube as a new layer below the frame.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Change the Properties to Overlay.

Highlight the Film Strip layer.
Click inside of each square with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 4.
Copy and paste Paper 10 as a new layer.
Resize 50%
Move into position below the strip.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Copy and paste your tube as a new layer below the film strip layer.
Move into position.
Tao the delete key.
Deselect.
Change the Properties to Overlay.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.

Add your embellishments. I used:
Wire
Ribbon & Bow: Resize 35%/Mirror
Chain: Resize 50%/Free rotate Left 90 degrees
Star: Resize 25%/Duplicate/Mirror/Resize 70%
Star 2: Resize 25% and 80%/Duplicate/Mirror
Heart: Resize 60%
Bottle: Resize 60%
Bear: Resize 60%/Mirror
Butterfly 2: Resize 30%/Duplicate/Mirror

Highlight your white canvas.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 10 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Merge Group.
Move to center it behind your tag if needed.

Crop your image.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name.
Color Pallet:
Foreground: Black
Background: Pattern/Paper 10
Stroke: 1
Type your name.
Give it a slight Inner Bevel:


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

Pretty as a Picture

Supplies

1 tube of choice - I used the artwork of PinUpToons and can now be purchased from CDO. You must have a license to use.

Font of choice - I used AlSandra here

Becky Mask 23 here

Plug Ins:
Eyecandy 3.1 - glow
Xero-Porcelain

“Ms. I Bug & Friends Tagger Kit” is a tagger size scrap kit created by Sandra of S.G. Rowe Designs and can be purchased from Inspirations of Scrap Friends. You can visit her blog here.
Thank you Sandra for such a wonderful 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 Frame 3 as a new layer.
Resize 50%
Free rotate Right 5 degrees.
Click inside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 4.
New Raster layer below the frame.
Copy and paste Paper 3 Into Selection.
Copy and paste your tube as a new layer below the frame.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Apply Xero-Porcelain to the tube layer:
Use Default settings accept move the blue channel button to 0.

Close out your white canvas.
Merge visible.
Reopen your canvas.

Make your Selection Tool active set on Circle.
Create a circle approximately 400 pixels.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 13 Into Selection.
Deselect.

Move the circle and merged layer into their exact positions.

Highlight the circle layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Copy and paste Tree Swing as a new layer.
Resize 60%
Position it over the circle - see my tag for reference.
Make your Eraser Tool active and erase the part of the branch that overhangs the circle that you don’t want.
Deselect.

Highlight the circle layer.
Apply Eyecandy 3.1 - Glow:
Width: 5
Opacity: 100
Opacity Dropoff: Fat
Color: #845a23
OK

Copy and paste Satchet 1 as a new layer behind the circle.
Resize 95%
Center it behind the circle, but only worry about how the left side of it looks.
As you can see, the right side is sticking just a tag further out.
Make your Pick Tool and active and just push that side in until it looks completely centered behind the circle.
In your color pallet change the foreground to #575223
Make your Target Tool active and change the color of the Satchet.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.

Add your embellishments. I used:
Ladybug 2: Resize 10%/Free rotate Right 5 degrees/Duplicate/Mirror
Flowers 1: Resize 40%
Vine 2: Resize 85%
Dragonfly 1: Resize 25%/Free rotate Right 25 degrees/Duplicate/Mirror

Crop your image.

Highlight your white canvas.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 1 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Merge Group.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name.
Give it a slight Inner Bevel:


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

Fantasy World

Supplies

1 tube of choice - I used the artwork of Rachel Tallamy and can be purchased from Up Your Art. You must have a license to use.

Font of choice - I used Lyrics Movement here

Gem Mask 71 here

Divine Intentionz Template 294 here

Plug Ins:
Eyecandy 3.1 - glow

“Pythia Fantasy Land” is a tagger size scrap kit created by Cindy of Puddicat Creations and can be purchased from Butterfly Blush Designs. You can visit her blog here.
Thank you Cindy for a wonderful fantasy 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 9 layers.
Image/Canvas Size
700 x 600
OK
Highlight and open the Background layer.
Flood fill white.

Highlight Oval layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 11 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Copy and paste House as a new layer.
Resize 85%
Mirror
Move into position at the left side of the oval - see my tag for reference.
Highlight Oval template layer again.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Highlight the House.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Change the Properties of the house to Overlay.

Highlight the Oval paper layer.
Apply Eyecandy 3.1 - Glow:
Width: 5
Opacity: 100
Opacity Dropoff: Fat
Color: White
OK

Highlight Glitter Oval Half layer.
Use your Target Tool and change the color to #24632a

Highlight Circle 1 layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 3 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Apply the same Glow effect.

Highlight Circle 2 layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 2 Into Selection.
Copy and pate your tube as a new layer.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Highlight Shape layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 2 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Copy and paste Bling 3 as a new layer behind the Oval layer.
Use your Pick Tool and pull the top down and sides in.

Add your embellishments. I used:
Leaves 6: Resize 40%
Butterfly 2: Resize 25%/Duplicate/Mirror/Resize 70%
Book 1: Resize 60%
Leaves 2: Resize 40%/Mirror
Bird 1: Resize 25%
Mushroom 1: Resize 30%
Mushroom2: Resize 25%

Highlight your white canvas.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 14 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
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