Love Birds

Supplies

1 tube of choice – I used the beautiful artwork of Meg Baker which can be purchased from PSP Tube Stop.  You must have a license to use.

Font of choice - I used Dancing Script here 
Thank you Ellie for the link!

Vix mask 452 here

Tracy’s Autumn Template 1 here –

Scroll down the blog, on the right side you’ll find it under

“Tracy’s Bulk Templates”, “Tracy’s Autumn Templates 1 - 7”

Supplies which I provide here -

Papers, Ribbon, Paper Hearts, and Flowers

Plug Ins used:

Eyecandy 3.1 - Glow

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

650 x 625

OK

New Raster layer

Send to bottom

Flood fill white

Delete the top 2 layers.

Highlight Circle layer.

Click on it with your Magic Wand.

New Raster layer.

Copy and paste Paper 1 Into Selection.

Deselect.

Delete the template layer.

Apply Eyecandy 3.1 – Glow:

Width: 3

Opacity: 100%

Opacity Drop off:  Fat

Color: White

OK

Highlight Rectangle layer.

Click on it with your Magic Wand.

New Raster layer.

Copy and paste Paper 2 Into Selection.

Deselect for now.

Delete the template layer.

Highlight Squares layer.

Repeat the above step.

Highlight the Frame layer.

Select All/Float/Defloat

New Raster layer.

Flood fill with #04791f.

Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add noise:

Uniform and Monochrome checked

Noise: 54%

OK

Deselect.

Delete the template layer.

Repeat the above step with Frames layer.

Copy and paste Vines layer from the tube layers.

Resize 65%

Duplicate/Flip

Position both of these frames on the left side of the frame – see my tag for reference.

Merge Down – both vines should be on the same layer.

Duplicate/Mirror/Position at the right side of the rectangle paper layer.

Highlight the rectangle paper layer.

Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.

Highlight the vines layer.

Tap the delete key.

Deselect.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer over the vines layer.

Resize 65%

Move into position.

Duplicate/Mirror/Move this tube layer above the Squares paper layer.

Change the Property to Burn.

Highlight the Squares paper layer.

Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.

Highlight the tube layer above it.

Tap the delete key.

Deselect.

Highlight the rectangle paper layer.

Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.

Highlight the tube layer above it.

Tap the delete key.

Deselect.

Copy and paste Birds from the tube layers as  a new layer.

Resize 45%

Add the elements supplied:

See my tag for placement

Highlight your white canvas.

New Raster layer.

Select All.

Copy and paste Paper 2 Into Selection.

Deselect.

Duplicate/Change the Properties to Multiply.

Merge down.

Apply the mask.

Resize 105%

Merge Group.

Duplicate/Change the Properties to Multiply

Add your name.

Foreground:  #000000

Background:  #f11f52

Stroke width: 1

Type your name.

Give it a slight Inner Bevel:

Resize all layers 90%.

I’d love to see your results.
Email me!
Hugs,
Bev