The Tropics

 

Supplies

1 tube of choice – I used the artwork of Keith Garvey which can be purchased from PSP Tubes Emporium.  You must have a license to use.

Font of choice - I used Epifania here

Becky Mask 22 here

“Summer Cocktail” is a tagger size scrap kit created by Aurelie of Pink Candy Designs and can be downloaded from her blog here.

Please leave a thank you when downloading as it’s a small gesture for something given freely.

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 Frame 2 as a new layer.

Resize 85%

Click inside of it with your Magic Wand.

Selections/Modify/Expand by 4.

New Raster layer below the frame.

Copy and paste Paper 2 Into Selection.

Deselect for now.

Add the following elements below the frame – see my tag for reference:

(Don’t worry about the elements that overhang the frame.  We’ll clean that up in a bit)

Palm Tree: Duplicate/Mirror/Resize 75%

Umbrella:  Resize 80%/Free rotate Left 10 degrees

Withechair:  Resize 50%/Mirror

Décor:  Resize 50%

Sun 2

Highlight the paper layer.

Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.

Highlight each elements that overhangs the frame and tap the delete key.

Deselect.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.

Add the rest of your elements.  I used:

Fern: Resize 60%

Flowers:  Resize 60%/Mirror/Position at bottom left of frame/Duplicate/Flip/Mirror

Drink:  Resize 50%

Coconut:  Resize 45%

Shells chain:  Resize 60%/Duplicate/Flip

Palm Frond:  Duplicate/Mirror/Duplicate

Parrot:  Resize 60%/Mirror

   

Highlight your white background.

New Raster layer.

Select All.

Copy and paste Paper 6 Into Selection.

Deselect.

Apply the mask.

Merge Group.

Duplicate

Change the Properties to Overlay

Add your credits.

Add your name.

Foreground: #2e1404

Background: Pattern/Paper 6

Stroke: 1

Type your name.

Give it a slight Inner Bevel:

Resize all layers 80%.

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