Lazy Vacation Morning

Supplies

2 tubes of choice – I used the beautiful artwork of Dean Yeagle which can now be purchased from CDO.  You must have a license to use.

Font of choice - I used Chicken Basket here

Becky Mask 22 here

“Whimsical” is a tagger size scrap kit created by me, Bev of HorsePlay’s Pasture Designs can be purchased from either of my stores:  Lollipops n Gumdrops or Butterfly Blush Designs.  You can visit my designing blog here for freebies and more as well as see where my latest sales are.

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.

Copy and paste 44 as a new layer.

Resize 50%

Free rotate Left 15 degrees

Paste 44 again.

Resize 50%

Mirror

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

To each frame:

Click inside of it with your Magic Wand.

Selections/Modify/Expand by 4.

New Raster layer below the frame.

Copy and paste Paper 17 Into Selection.

Deselect.

Working with the bottom frame:

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer below the frame.

Resize as needed.

Paste your tube again as a new layer just above the paper layer.  Resize as needed but keeping it slightly larger than the other tube layer.

Change the Properties to Luminance Legacy.

Lower the Opacity to about 36.

Highlight the paper layer.

Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.

Highlight each tube layer and tap the delete key.

Deselect.

Working with the top frame:

If you’re not using a tube that overhangs the frame then repeat the above step.

If you’re using a tube that you want to overhang the frame –

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.

Resize as needed and move it into position in front of the frame.

Paste your tube again as a new layer just above the paper layer.

Resize as needed but keep it slightly larger than the other tube.

Change the Properties to Luminance Legacy.

Lower the Opacity to about 36.

Highlight the paper layer.

Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.

Highlight the tube layer just above the paper layer and tap the delete key.

Deselect.

Add your embellishments.  I used:

14:  Resize 70%

32:  Resize 30%/Duplicate/Duplicate/Mirror

31:  Resize 50%/Duplicate/Mirror

33:  Resize 35%

37:  Resize 60%

24:  Resize 15%/Mirror

22:  Resize 10%

28:  Resize25%

29:  Resize 20%/Mirror

5:  Resize 25%

49:  Resize 40%/Duplicate 3x’s

49 again:  Resize 40%/Move into position at the base of one of the flowers (to cover up the blunt bottom of the flower) Use your Eraser Tool to erase the part of the grass you don’t want.  Duplicate this grass layer 2 more times and place at the bottom of each flower.

54:  Resize 10% and 60%/Duplicate as many times as you like.  Use your Pick Tool to turn them this way and that.

Crop your image.

Highlight your white background.

New Raster layer.

Select All.

Copy and paste Paper 5 Into Selection.

Deslect.

Apply the mask.

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

Merge Group.

Duplicate

Add your credits.

Add your name.

Color Pallet:

Foreground:  #59a6ad

Background: #000000

Stroke Width: 1

Type your name.

Convert your name to a Raster layer.

Resize all layers 85%.

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