Love Bug

Supplies

1 tube of choice – I used the artwork of PinUpToons which can be purchased from CDO.  You must have a licen to use.

Font of choice - I used Chicken Basket here

Designs by Vaybs mask 80 here

Plug Ins used:

Eyecandy 3.1 - Glow

DSB Flux – Bright Noise

“Love Bug” is a full size FTU kit which was created by My Heart in Paper and can be downloaded here.  Please leave a thank you after download.  It’s a small gesture for a gift that’s freely given.

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 Circle.

Create a circle approximately 475 pixels.

Copy and paste Paper 2 Into Selection.

Deselect.

Apply Eyecandy 3.1 – Glow:

Width: 3

Opacity: 100%

Opacity Drop off: Fat

Color: white

Copy and paste Frame as a new layer.

Resize 25% and 70%

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.

Deselect.

Merge visible the frame and paper.

Duplicate

Move both merged layers into position – see my tag for reference.

Add your elements.  I used:

Journal Strips:  Resize 25%/Duplicate 3x’s

Tag:  Resize 25% and 85%/Duplicate/Mirror/Flip

Straw:  Resize 25% and 70%/Duplicate/Resize 70%/Duplicate/Mirror

Heart:  Resize 25%

Heart again:  Resize 10% and 30%/Duplicate 3x’s/Place in vertical line – see my tag for reference.  Merge Visible all 4 hearts.  Duplicate/Resize 70%

Caterpillar:  Resize 10% and 40%/Duplicate/Mirror/Duplicate

Highlight your white canvas.

New Raster layer.

Select All.

Copy and paste Paper 4 Into Selection.

Deselect.

Apply the mask.

Merge Group.

Duplicate

Add your credits.

Add your name.

Foreground: #6e5d84

Background:  Pattern/Paper 2

Stroke width: 1

Color Pallet:

Foreground: #000000

Background: Null

Make your Ellipse Tool active set on Circle.

Line Style: Solid

Width: 2

Create a circle about the same size as the circle paper on your pallet.

Color Pallet:

Foreground: Black

Background: #bcda71

Stroke: 1

Make your Text Tool active and run it along the center top of the circle.  When you see a rocking A click your mouse.

A text box will appear.

Type your name.

Apply

In your layer’s pallet click on the + sign.

Close out the New Ellipse layer.

Highlight and right click on Vector 1 layer.

Convert to Raster layer.

Select All/Float/Defloat

Selections/Modify/Contract by 1

Give it a slight Inner Bevel:

Apply DSB Flux – Bright Noise:

Intensity: 47

Mix checked

OK

Move your name into position – see my tag for reference.

Resize all layers 80%

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