The Softer Side of Love

Supplies

3 tubes of choice – I used the beautiful artwork of Zindy S.D. Nielsen which can be purchased from her store ZindyS.D. Nielsen.  You must have a license to use.

Font of choice - I used Al Sandra here

Becky Mask 22 here

Tracy’s Easter Template #10 here

Plug Ins used:

Brush Strokes – Crosshatch

Eyecandy 3.1 – Glow

“Powder Blue” is a tagger size scrap kit created by Aurelie of Pink Candy Designs and can be purchased from Lollipops n Gumdrops.  You can visit her blog here.

Thanks you Aurelie for a wonderful kit.

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

750 x 550

OK

New Raster layer.

Send to bottom.

Flood fill white.

Delete the top 2 layers.

Highlight Square 1 layer.

Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.

Selections/Invert

New Raster layer.

Copy and paste Paper 8 Into Selection.

New Raster layer.

Copy and paste Paper 2 Into Selection.

Change the Properties to Saturation.

Deselect.

Delete the template layer.

Highlight Circle 1 layer.

Click on it with your magic Wand.

New Raster layer.

Copy and paste Paper 10 Into Selection.

Deselect.

Delete the template layer.

Apply Eyecandy 3.1 – Glow:

Width: 3

Opacity: 100%

Opacity Drop Off: Fat

Color: White

OK

Repeat the above step with Circle 2 layer.

Highlight Circle 3 layer.

Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.

Selections/Invert

New Raster layer.

Copy and paste Paper 10 Into Selection.

Apply Brush Strokes – Cross Hatch:

Use Default Settings.

Deselect.

Delete the template layer.

Highlight Rectangle layer.

Click on it with your Magic Wand.

New Raster layer.

Copy and paste Paper 2 Into Selection.

Copy and paste one of your tubes as a new layer.

Selections/Invert

Tap the delete key.

Deselect.

Delete the template layer.

Change the Properties to Overlay.

Repeat the above step with Square 2 and Square 3 using a different tube in each square.

TIP:  You may have to use a different Property choice depending on the type of tube you’re using.  One of my tube layers I had to change the Properties to Soft Light instead of Overlay. 

Highlight Rectangle 2 layer.

Click on it with your Magic Wand.

New Raster layer.

Copy and paste 9 Into Selection.

New Raster layer.

Copy and paste Paper 2 Into Selection.

Change the Properties to Hue (Legacy)

Deselect.

Delete the template layer.

Add the elements.  I used:

Fluffy Heart

Berries:  Resize 70%

Bow:  Resize 50%/Duplicate/Mirror

Bubbles:  Resize 60%

Diamond:  Resize 15%/Duplicate 3x’s

Butterfly:  Resize 40%

Hearts 2:  Resize 40%/Duplicate/Mirror

Pin:  Resize 25%/Free rotate Left 30 degrees

Glitter

Highlight your white background.

Select All.

New Raster layer.

Copy and paste the Preview of the kit Into Selection.

Deselect.

Resize 115%

Apply the mask.

Merge Group.

Duplicate

Change the Properties to Overlay.

Add your credits.

Add your name.

Foreground: #67a1c9

Background:  #efefef

Type your name.

Give it a slight Inner Bevel:

Resize all layers 80%

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