Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Colors of Spring

Supplies

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

Font of choice - I used Kristen ITC which came with my program

Becky Mask 22 here

Tracy’s Easter Template #3 here

Plugs Ins used:
Eyecandy 3.1 – Glow

“Colors of Spring” is a tagger size scrap kit created by Em of EmJay Scraps and can be purchased from Country Corner Creations.  You can visit her blog here.
Thank you Em for such a precious Spring kit.

This tutorial was written assuming you have a working knowledge of PSP.

~~ Lets get started ~~

Open up the template.
Shift + D.
Close out the original.
Image/Canvas Size
700 x 550
OK
New Raster layer.
Send to bottom.
Flood fill white.
Delete the top 2 layer.

Highlight
Circle 1 layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 12 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it a slight Inner Bevel:

Highlight Rectangle layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Copy and paste Paper 3 as a new layer.
Resize 60%
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Rectangle 2 layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Copy and paste Paper 15 as a new layer.
Resize 60%
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Small Rectangle layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Copy and paste Paper 11 as a new layer.
Resize 80%
Tap the delete key.
Copy and paste Element 21 as a new layer.
Resize 40%
Duplicate 3 times and line the grass up along the rectangle – see my tag for reference.
Highlight each grass element and tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Circle 2 layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Invert
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 6 Into Selection.
Copy and paste Element 31 as a new layer.
Position within the circle – 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:
25:  Resize 40%/Duplicate/Mirror/Resize 50%
14:  Resize 60%/Duplicate 2x
37:  Resize 75%
32:  Resize 40%
10:  Resize 20%/Duplicate/Flip/Resize 70%
11:  Resize 15%/ Duplicate/Flip/Resize 70%
7:  Resize 25%
23:  Resize 60%/Mirror
19: Resize 50%/Mirror

Highlight your white background.
Select All.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 4 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Resize 110%
Merge Group.

Add your credits.

Add your name.
Forground and Background: Pattern/Paper 4
Type your name – one letter on a layer of it’s own.
Convert to Raster layer.
Use your Pick Tool to turn each letter this way and that.
Merge Visible all letters.
Apply Eyecandy 3.1 – Glow:
Width: 3
Opacity: 100%
Opacity Drop Off: Fat
Color: #fdfdcf
OK

Resize all layers 80%

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

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