Over the Rainbow

Supplies

Font of choice - I used Once Upon a Time here

Becky mask 9 here

Plug Ins Used:

Eyecandy 3.1 - Glow

“Over the Rainbow” is tagger size scrap kit created by the artists at PSP Tube Stop - Lisa Cree, Joanna Bromley, Mitzi Sato Wiuff, and Constanza Ehrenhaus and can be purchased here.

Thank you to the participating artists for a really beautiful 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: #8cbbf2

Background: #dff3fc

Foreground to gradient –

Style:  Linear

 Angle: 0

Repeats: 0

Invert unchecked.

Copy and paste Shamrock Frame Green as a new layer.

Resize 65%

Free rotate Left 5 degrees.

Duplicate/Mirror

Move both frames into position – see my tag for reference.

Make your Freehand Selection tool active set on Point to Point and section out the area of the frame that can be seen within the frame on the right:

Tap the delete key.

Deselect.

Merge Visible both frame layers.

Use your Freehand Selection Tool again and outline the merged frames.

New Raster layer below the merged layer.

Flood fill with the gradient.

Selections/Invert

Copy and paste the following elements below the frame, tapping the delete key after each is moved into position – see my tag for reference.

Rainbow 1:  Resize 130%

Fence

Deselect.

Add your elements.  I used:

Leprechaun Girl:  Resize 90%

Rainbow Nature:  Resize 90%

Ribbons Double Bow Red:  Resize 50%/Free rotate Right 90 degrees/Mirror

White Daisy Cluster:  Resize 60%/Mirror

Butterfly Purple:  Resize 15%

Sparkles 2

Butterfly Pink:  Resize 10%/Mirror

Green Grass layer:  Duplicate/Match ends up so it created grass across the canvas.

Use your Freehand Selection Tool, section around the grass making sure the line touches the bottom of the grass element and staying away from the top of the element.

Selections/Modify/Inside Outside Feather:

Both checked

Feather amount: 17

Selections/Invert

Tap the delete key until you have the feathered effect you like.

Deselect.

Highlight your white canvas.

New Raster layer.

Select All.

Copy and paste Butterfly Paper Into Selection.

Deselect.

Apply the mask.

Use your Pick Tool and pull the sides out just a little.

Merge Group.

Duplicate/Lower the Opacity to about 28

Add your credits.

Add your name.

Apply Eyecandy 3.1 – Glow:

Width: 3

Opacity: 100%

Opacity Drop Off: Fat

Color: White

OK

Free rotate your name Left 5 degrees

Duplicate the grass layer/Mirror/Move below your name in the layers pallet.

Crop your image.

Resize all layers 80%

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