Just Believe

Supplies

1 tube of choice - I used the artwork of Amberly Berendson which can be purchased from My Tubed Art.

Font of choice - I used AL Sandra here

Punky Butt’s template 80 here

Weescotlass Mask 297 here

“Just Believe” is a tagger size scrap kit created by myself and can be purchased from Lollipops n Gumdrops.  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.

Color pallet:

Foreground: #8b152b

Open up the template.

Shift + D.

Close out the original.

Resize all layers 80%

Image/Canvas Size

700 x 550

OK

Delete the following layers:

The top 3 layers

Raster 11

Raster 12

Raster 7

Raster 6

Raster 5

Raster 4

Raster 2

Raster 1

Highlight Raster 3 layer.

Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.

Copy and paste Paper10

Resize 80%

Move into a position you like.

Tap the delete key.

DO NOT DESELECT.

Copy and paste Paper 11 as a new layer.

Move into a position you like.

Tap the delete key.

Deselect.

Give each paper layer an Inner Bevel:

Move each paper layer into position - see my tag for reference.

Highlight Raster 9 layer.

Select All/Float/Defloat

New Raster layer.

Flood fill with your Foreground color.

Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:

Gaussian and Monochrome checked

Noise: 43%

OK

New Raster layer.

Effects/3D Effects/Cutout -

Match your settings to mine.

Deselect.

Delete the template layer.

Highlight Raster 13 layer.

Repeat the above step.

Highlight Raster 10 layer.

Click on it with your Magic Wand.

New Raster layer.

Copy and paste Paper 8 Into Selection.

Deselect.

Delete the template layer.

Highlight Raster 8 layer.

Click on it with your Magic Wand.

New Raster layer.

Copy and paste Paper 17 Into Selection.

Copy and paste 15 as a new layer above the paper layer.

Resize 75%

Move into position - see my tag for reference.

Selections/Invert

Tap the delete key.

Copy and paste 14 as a new layer above the tree.

Resize 25% and 80%

Move into position - see my tag for reference.

Tap the delete key.

Copy and paste 18 as a new layer above the paper layer.

Resize 70%

Move into position - see my tag for reference.

Tap the delete key.

Deselect.

Delete the template layer.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.

Add your elements.  I used:

48:  Resize 60%/Duplciate/Mirror/Duplicate

19:  Resize 70%

18:  Resize 70%/Mirror

29:  Resize 40%

2:  Resize 40%

8:  Resize 25%

42:  Resize 65%

37:  Resize 25%

52:  Resize 35%

12:  Resize 40%/Free rotate Left 30

1:  Resize 35%

Highlight your white canvas.

New Raster layer.

Select All.

Copy and paste Paper 16 Into Selection.

Deselect.

Apply the mask.

Merge Group.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name.

Color Pallet:

Foreground: #000000

Background:  #8b152b

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.

Email me!

Hugs,

Bev 

To All a Good Night

 

Supplies

Font of choice - I used LDGregarious which is a pay font, but Childish should work just as well here

Weescotlass Mask 208 here

Animation Shop

Plug Ins:

Mura’s Meister - Cloud

“Good Tidings” is a tagger size scrap kit created by Freek’s Creations and can be purchased from Exquisite Scraps.  You can visit her blog here.

Thank you Freek for a really adorable 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.

Color pallet:

Foreground: #a8c0ca

Background: #ffffff

Copy and paste E40 as a new layer.

Resize 85%

Free rotate Left 5 degrees

Click inside of it with your Magic Wand - be sure to click inside the gaps at the corners.

Selections/Modify/Expand by 4.

New Raster layer below the frame.

Apply Mura’s Meister - Cloud:

Hit the reset button.

OK

Deselect.

We’re going to add the elements below the frame.  See my tag for placement.  Don’t worry about what overhangs the frame.  We’ll clean that up in a bit.

E 33:  Resize 70%

E 22:  Resize 85%

E 18:  Resize 25%/Mirror

E 4:  Resize 25%

E 15:  Resize 25%

E 17:  Resize 30%

Highlight the Mura’s Meister cloud layer.

Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.

Highlight each element that’s hanging outside of the frame and tap the delete key.

Deselect.

Add your elements.  I used:

E 21: Duplicate/Mirror

E 3:  Resize 50%

E 24:  Resize 35%

E 5 - Do not give it a drop shadow yet.

Highlight the lights element layer.

Duplicate 3 times for a total of 4 light layers.

Rename them L1, L2, L3, and L4.

Make your Lighten/Darken tool active.

Highlight L1 layer and lighten the bulbs as indicated:

I

Highlight L2 and lighten the bulbs as indicated:

Highlight L3 and lighten the bulbs as indicated:

Highlight L4 and lighten the bulbs as indicated:

Go back and give each light layer a drop shadow.

Close out L2, L3, and L4 layers.

L1 should be left open.

Crop your image.

Highlight your white canvas.

New Raster layer.

Select All.

Copy and paste Paper 9 Into Selection.

Deselect.

Apply the mask.

Resize 110%

Merge Group.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name.

Color Pallet:

Foreground: #0f430f

Background:  #a4352e

Stroke: 1.0

Type your name.

Give it a slight Inner Bevel:

Edit/Copy Merge

Time to Animate:

Open up Animation Shop

Edit/Paste/As New Animation

Back in PSP.

Close out L1.

Open up L2.

Copy Merge

Back in AS.

Edit/Paste/After Current Frame.

Back in PSP.

Close out L2.

Open up L3.

Copy Merge

Back in AS.

Edit/Paste/After Current Frame.

Back in PSP.

Close out L3.

Open up L4.

Copy Merge

Back in AS.

Edit/Paste/After Current Frame.

Ctrl + A (to highlight all the frames)

Animation/Frame Properties:

Change the number to 12

Animation/Resize Animation:

Percentage of Original checked

Width x Height: 80

OK

View your animation.

If you’re happy with it then save.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.

I’d love to see your results.

Email me!

Hugs,

Bev 

Ice Cold Steampunk

 

Supplies

2 tubes of choice - I used the artwork of Jennifer Janesko which can now be purchased from CDO.  You must generate a license to use.

Font of choice - I used SNF Infinity Bold which is a pay font.  Aquarelle will work just as nice here

Weescotlass Mask 297 here

Punky Butts Template 73 here

Plugs Ins:
Eyecandy 3.1 - Glow
Xerox - Porcelain

“Ice Cold Steampunk” is a tagger size scrap kit created by Jay of Bello Scarto and can be purchased from her store Heartbeatz Creationz .You can visit her blog here.
Thank you Jay for a really beautiful 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.
Resize all layers 80%
Image/Canvas size:
700 x 500
OK
Highlight and open up the Background layer.
Flood fill white.
Delete the credit layer.

Highlight Oval layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 6 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Oval Frame layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 5 Into Selection.
Merge Down.
Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:
Gaussian and Monochrome checked
Noise: 43%
OK
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Repeat the above step with the following layers:
Rectangle Frame
Diamond 1
Diamond 2
Circle Frame 1 and 2

Highlight Rectangle layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Paste Paper 4 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Circle 2 layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 1 Into Selection.
Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.
Move into position.
Selection/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Be sure your tube layer is highlighted
Shift + L
Hue: 0
Saturation: 0
OK
Apply Xerox - Porcelain:
Use Default Settings

Highlight Circle 1 layer.
Repeat the above step using a different tube.

Add your elements.  I used:
13:  Resize 25%/Duplicate/Mirror
17:  Mirror
6:  Resize 30%/Duplicate/Mirror
28:  Resize 70%/Duplicate/Mirror
7:  Resize 60%/Duplicate/Mirror
19:  Resize 40%
20:  Resize 30%
2:  Resize 25%/Free rotate Right 25 degrees/Duplicate/Mirror/Resize 70%

Highlight your white background.
New Raster layer.
Select All
Copy and paste Paper 5 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Merge Group.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name.
Convert to Raster layer.
Apply Eyecandy 3.1 - Glow:
Width: 3
Opacity: 100
Opacity Drop Off:  Fat
Color: #d4e7ed
OK

Resize all layers 80%.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.
I’d love to see your results.
Email me!
Hugs,
Bev
 

Emo-tionally Yours

Supplies

1 tube of choice and 1 close up image - I used the gorgeous artwork of VeryMany which can be purchased from Pics for Design.  You must generate a license to use.

Font of choice - I used You & Me & Everyone here

Weescotlass Mask 208 here

Punky Butts Template 57 here

“Emotionally Yours” is a tagger size scrap kit created by Alika’s Scraps and can be downloaded from her blog here.
Please be sure to leave a Thank You after download as it’s a small gesture for hard work given freely.

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.
Resize all layers 80%
Image/Canvas size:
700 x 550
OK
Highlight and open up the Background layer.
Flood fill white.
Delete the credit layer and Hearts layer.

Highlight Rec Bottom layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 14 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it a slight Inner Bevel:
INSERT PIC HERE

Highlight Rec Top layer.
Repeat the above step.

Highlight Large Rec layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 11 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Large Frame Square layer.
Click on each square with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Paste Paper 11 Into Selection.
Rename it Frame Square
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Large Rec Frame layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 13 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it the same slight Inner Bevel.
Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:
Uniform and Gaussian checked
Noise: 20%

Highlight Frame Right Squares layer.
Click on each square with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Paste Paper 13 Into Selection.
Rename Right Squares
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Frame Left Squares layer.
Repeat the above step accept you don’t have to rename this layer.

Highlight Circle Dots layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Invert
New Raster layer.
Paste Paper 13 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Large Frame layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 15 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it the same slight Inner Bevel.
Apply the same Noise effect.

Repeat the above step with Frame Left and Frame Right layers.

Highlight Circle layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 15 Into Selection.
Copy and paste a close up image as a new layer - Position it so it covers the frames below - see my tag for reference.
Once you have it in the exactly position, duplicate two times for a total of 3 tube layers.
Move one of the tube layers just above Frame Rigth Squares paper layer in your layers pallet..
Move another tube layer just above Large Frame Square layer in your layers pallet.
Selections/Invert
Highlight the tube that’s just above the round circle layer.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Change the Properties to Luminance.

Highlight Frame Right Squares
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Highlight the tube layer just above it.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Luminance.

Highlight Lg Frame Squares layer.
Repeat the above step.
Change the Properties to Luminance.

Highlight Love layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
New Raster layer.
Flood Fill with #8c50ce
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it the same Noise effect.

Highlight Me layer.
Repeat the above step.

Highlight To Be layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
New Raster layer.
Flood fill with #88a2de
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it the same Noise effect.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.

Add your elements.  I used:
43:  Resize 10%/Duplicate 3 times
42:  Resize 10%/Duplicate
19:  Duplicate
5:  Resize 70%
11:  Resize 60%
2:  Resize 170%
1:  Resize 30%/Duplicate
4:  Resize 25%/Duplicate

Add your copyrights.

Add your name.
Give it the same slight Inner Bevel.

Resize all layers 85%.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.
I’d love to see your results.
Email me!
Hugs,
Bev
 

The Christmas Wish

 

Supplies

1 tube of choice - I used the gorgeous artwork of Steve Baier which can be purchased from Up Your Art.  You must have a license to use.

Font of choice - I used Simply Glamorous here

Weescotlass Mask 208 here

Scrap Rebellion Template 62 here

Supplies of Snow here and Glass here.  Do not share either element.  If you would like to use for anything else please email me. 

Animation Shop

“Winter Tenderness” is a tagger size scrap kit created by Conchi of DnScraps and can be purchased from Butterfly Blush Designs.   You can visit her blog here.
Thank you Conchi for this beautiful seasonal 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.
Image/Canvas size:
700 x 700
OK
Highlight Background layer.
Flood fill white.
Delete Info, Dotted Circles, 3 lines, both small Circle layers and the frames that go with them.

Highlight Top Rectangle layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 2 Into Selection.
Copy and paste your tube as a new layer over the paper.
Change the Properties to Overlay.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Btm Rectangle layer.
Repeat the above step.

Highlight Gradient Circle layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Invert
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 1 Into Selection.
Copy and paste Wintertendernessbubble as a new layer - Rename “Scenery”
Resize 73%
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Copy and paste Wintertendernessmoon as a new layer.
Resize 25%
Selections/Invert
New Raster layer.
Open up the glass that I supplied.
Copy - close it out.
Paste Into Selection on your working canvas..
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Add your elements.  I used:
Bowjingledn2:  Resize 25% and 80%
Leafdn2:  Resize 35%/Duplicate/Mirror
Trunk:  Resize 40%
Snowflakes:  Resize 50%

Add your copyrights.

Add your name.

Open up the snow that I provided.
Open up all layers.
Highlight Frame 1 layer.
Copy.

Highlight your working canvas.
Highlight the layer just below the Scenery layer..
Paste - your snow layer should appear. 
Rename it S1 (short for Snow 1)
Don’t worry about what overhangs the frame.  We’ll clean that up in a bit.

Highlight the animated snow layers.
Highlight Frame 2.
Copy

Highlight your working canvas.
Paste
Rename S2.

Continue to copy and paste all 10 snow layers onto your working canvas.

Once you have all snow layers copied and renamed on your working canvas highlight the round paper layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Highlight each snow layer and tap the delete key.
Deselect.

Keep S1 layer open and close out all other snow layers.
Copy Merge.

Time to Animate:

Open up Animation Shop
Edit/Paste/As New Animation

Back in PSP.
Close out S1.
Open up S2.
Copy Merge

Back in AS.
Edit/Paste/After Current Frame.

Back in PSP.
Close out S2.
Open up S3.
Copy Merge

Back in AS.
Edit/Paste/After Current Frame.

Back in PSP.
Close out S3.
Open up S4.
Copy Merge

Back in AS.
Edit/Paste/After Current Frame.

Back in PSP.
Close out S4.
Open up S5.
Copy Merge

Back in AS.
Edit/Paste/After Current Frame.

Back in PSP.
Close out S5.
Open up S6.
Copy Merge

Back in AS.
Edit/Paste/After Current Frame.

Back in PSP.
Close out S6.
Open up S7.
Copy Merge

Back in AS.
Edit/Paste/After Current Frame.

Back in PSP.
Close out S7.
Open up S8.
Copy Merge

Back in AS.
Edit/Paste/After Current Frame.

Back in PSP.
Close out S8.
Open up S9.
Copy Merge

Back in AS.
Edit/Paste/After Current Frame.

Back in PSP.
Close out S9.
Open up S10.
Copy Merge

Back in AS.
Edit/Paste/After Current Frame.

Animation/Resize Animation:
Percentage of Original checked
Width x Height: 80
OK

View your animation.
If you’re happy with it then save.

Resize all layers 80%.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.
I’d love to see your results.
Email me!
Hugs,
Bev