Friday, April 6, 2012

Revengeful

Supplies

1 tube of choice – I used the artwork of LadyMishka which can be purchased from Pics for Design.  You must have a license to use.

Font of choice - I used Sverige Script here

Weescotlass Mask 208 here

Plugs Ins used:
Greg’s Factory Output Vol. II – Pool Shadow
Tramages – Tow the Line

“The Revengeful” is a tagger size scrap kit created by Sue Ellen of Wicked Creationz Scraps and can be purchased from Lollipops n Gumdrops  You can visit her blog here.
Thank you Sue Ellen for an awesome kit.

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

~~ Lets get started ~~

Open up a 700 x 700 blank canvas.
Flood fill white.

New Raster layer.
Make your Selection Tool active set on Rectangle.
Create a rectangle approximately 575 x 200 pixels.
Flood fill with #191919
New raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 9 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Give the paper layer and flood fill layer each a slight Inner Bevel:

Highlight the flood fill layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
Apply Greg’s Factory Output Vol. II – Pool Shadow
Apply Tramages – Tow the Line:
Match your settings to mine –

Apply the Pool Shadow effect again.
Deselect.
Duplicate
Move one flood fill layer up and to the left.
Move the other flood fill layer down and to the right.

Copy and paste Element 21 as a new layer.
Resize 75%
Center on your canvas over the rectangles.
Click inside of it with your Magic Wand.
Seletions/Modify/Expand by 4.
New Raster layer below the frame.
Copy and paste Paper 7 Into Selection.
Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.

Add your elements.  I used:
11:  Duplicate
12:  Free rotate Left 20 degrees
32:  Resize 25%/Free rotate Left 20 degrees
23:  Resize 50%
9:  Resize 60%
15:  Resize 25%
4:  Resize 30%/Free rotate Left 80 degrees/Duplicate/Flip
4 again:  Resize 30%/Free rotate Right 10 degrees/Duplicate/Mirror/Resize 70%

Highlight your white background.
Select All.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 3 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Merge Group.

Crop your image.

Add your credits.

Add your name.

Resize all layers 80%

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

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Hippity Hop

Supplies

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

Font of choice - I used Cinnamon Cake here

Weescotlass Mask 220 here

Plug Ins used:
Eyecandy 3.1 - Glow

“Hippity Hop” is a tagger size scrap kit created by Gina of Gina’s Gems Scraps and can be purchased from Butterfly Blush Designs.  You can visit her blog here.
Thank you Gina for an exceptional kit!!

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

~~ Lets get started ~~

Open up a 700 x 700 blank canvas.
Flood fill white.

Open up Paper 11.
Shift + D.
Close out the original.
Adjust/Blur/Gaussian blur:
15
OK
Copy

Make your working canvas active.
 New Raster layer.
Make your Selection Tool active set on Ellipse and create an oval approximately 575 x 450 pixels.
Paste the paper you copied Into Selection.
Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:
Uniform and Monochrome checked
Noise: 485
OK
Deselect.
Center this on your canvas.
Use your Magic Wand and click anywhere outside of the oval.
Selections/Invert
Selections/Modify/Contract by 6.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 1 Into Selection.
Deselect.

New Raster layer.
Make your Selection Tool active set on Circle.
Create a circle approximately 450 pixels.
Copy and paste the blurred paper Into Selection.
Apply the same noise effect.
Selections/Invert
Selections/Modify/Contract by 6.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 16 Into Selection.
Copy and paste Easter Tree 2 as a new layer.
Resize 60%
Move into position – see my tag for reference.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.

New Raster layer.
With your Selection Tool again, still set on Circle create a circle approximately 30 pixels.
Copy and paste the blurred paper Into Selection – you can close the blurred paper out as you won’t be using it any more.
Apply the same noise effect.
Deselect.
Move into position – see my tag for reference.
Click anywhere outside of this small circle with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Invert
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 22 Into Selection.
Copy and paste Blades of Grass 2 as a new layer.
Resize 25%/Duplicate as many times as you like to position along the bottom part of the circle – see my tag for reference.
Selections/Invert
Highlight each grass element and tap the delete key.
Copy and paste Duckling 1 as a new layer.
Resize 30%
Move into position.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.

Copy and paste Frame 5 as a new layer.
Resize 50%
Free rotate Right 5 degrees.
Click inside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 4.
New Raster layer below the frame.
Copy and paste Paper 25 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Merge Visible the frame and paper.
Duplicate
Move both merged layers into position – see my tag for reference.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.

Add your elements.  I used:
Baby Bunny:  Resize 45%
Tag 2:  Resize 45%
Bow 1:  Resize 30%
Daffodil 3 and 5:  Resize 25%
Flower String 2:  Resize 60%/Flip
Clover Brush:  Resize 95%
Butterfly 1:  Resize 25%/Duplicate/Mirror/Resize 70%
Bundle of Eggs:  Resize 30%
Double Loop Bow 2:  Resize 25%/Duplicate/Mirror
Carrot 1:  Resize 30%/Duplicate
Flower Branch 1:  Resize 50%/Duplicate/Mirror

Highlight your white background.
Select All.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 26 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Use your Pick Tool to pull the sides out just a little.
Merge Group.

Add your credits.

Add your name.
Foreground and Background: #e0aa44
Type your name.
Give it a slight Inner Bevel:
Apply Eyecandy 3.1 – Glow
Width: 3
Opacity: 100%
Opacity Drop Off: Fat
Color: white
OK

Decorate your name with Blades of Grass 2: Resize 10%

Resize all layers 80%

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

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Easter!

Supplies

Font of choice - I used Cinnamon Cake here

Weescotlass Mask 208 here

Plug Ins used:
Photo Tools – Gradient Sky

“Puddles n Pansies” is a tagger size scrap kit created by Pixie of Kissed by Pix and can be purchased from her store TKO Scraps.  You can visit her blog here.
Thank you Pixie for a really adorable kit.

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

~~ Lets get started ~~

Open up a 700 x 700 blank canvas.
Flood fill white.

Copy and paste Lavendar Basket as a new layer.
Resize 80%
Make your Selection Tool active set on Rectangle.
Section off the basket part of the element:

Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Duplicate/Flip
It didn’t look exactly like a circle to me, so move the bottom part of the basket handle up just a little to make a circle.
Merge Visible both basket handle layers.

Click inside the circle with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 4.
New Raster layer below the circle.
Copy and paste Paper 9 Into Selection.
Apply Photo Tools – Gradient Sky:
Use Default Settings.
OK
Copy and paste Easter Grass Border as a new layer below the frame.
Resize 70%
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Copy and paste Rooster as a new layer.
Resize 70%
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.

Close out your white canvas.
Merge Visible.
Reopen your white canvas.
Move slightly to the right on your canvas.

Copy and paste Pansie Frame 5 as a new layer.
Resize 80%
Move behind the merged layer – see my tag for reference.
Click inside the frame with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 4.
New Raster layer below the frame.
Copy and paste Paper 6 Into Selection.
Deselect.

Copy and paste Folded Ribbon 6 as a new layer.
Move into position – see my tag for reference.
Use your Pick Tool to pull the bottom up just a little so you don’t see it stick out at the bottom.

Add the elements.  I used:
Flutter 1:  Resize 15%/Free rotate Right 25 degrees/Duplicate/Mirror
Duckie Girl:  Resize 45%
Bunny:  Resize 70%
Jellybeans 1 – 6:  Resize 10%/Use the Pick Tool to turn this way and that.

Highlight your white background.
Select All.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 2a Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Resize 115%
Merge Group.
Duplicate

Add your name.
Foreground: #fafed5
Background: #000000
Stroke: .50
Type your name.
Convert to Raster layer.

Resize all layers 80%

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

Easter Fun

Supplies

Font of choice - I used Pepinot here

Dee’s Sign Post “Right” template here under
Friday, March 30. 2011

Becky Mask 22 here

Plug Ins used:
Eyecandy 3.1 - Glow

“Easter Fun” is a FTU tagger size scrap kit created by me, Bev of HorsePlay’s Pasture Designs and can be downloaded from my designing blog here.
A thank you isn’t required but always appreciated.

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.
Delete the top 10 layers.

Highlight Large Blue Circle layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 2 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it a slight Inner Bevel:

Highlight Large Green Circle layer.
Repeat the above step.

Highlight Beige Top Circle layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 7 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it the same slight Inner Bevel.

Repeat the above step with Brown Square layer.

Highlight White Square layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 8 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it the same slight Inner Bevel.

Highlight Strip of Stars layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Invert
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 8 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it the same slight Inner Bevel.
Duplicate/Change the Properties to Multiply.

Highlight Bottom Beige Circle layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 9 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it the same slight Inner Bevel.

Highlight Green Rectangle layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 1 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it the same slight Inner Bevel.

Color Pallet:
Foreground: #f9f2fd
Background: #849cfc

Make your Color Replacer Tool active.
Highlight Dotted Rectangle layer.
Zoom in.
Place the tool over one of the dots and double right click.
The rectangle should have turned blue.

In your color pallet change the foreground color to #756454.
Highlight Dotted Oval layer and repeat the above step.

Highlight Blue Oval layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 10 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Copy and paste Element 44 as a new layer.
Resize 80%
Use your Selection Tool set on Rectangle and section out the word “EGGHUNT”.
Edit/Cut
Deselect.
Paste as new layer.
Highlight the original word art layer.
Section out the word “begin”
Edit/Cut
Deselect.
Paste as new layer.
Move all 3 words into position – see my tag for reference.
Merge Visible all 3 word layers.
Duplicate
Change the Properties to Multiply.
Give the bottom word layer the drop shadow.

Add the elements.  I used:
14:  Resize 70%
41
39:  Free rotate Right 35 degrees
38:  Mirror
40:  Free rotate Right 60 degrees
42:  Resize 45%/Duplicate/Flip
7:  Resize 60%
27:  Resize 35%
28:  Resize 30%/Flip/Duplicate/Mirror
29:  Resize 25%
13:  Resize 55%
37:  Resize 40%
4:  Resize 50%
5:  Resize 50%
1:  Resize 50%
17:  Resize 40%/Duplicate/Mirror
21:  Resize 50%/Free rotate Left 60 degrees
20:  Resize 50%/Free rotate Left 40 degrees
43:  Position to the left on your canvas. Duplicate/Position to the right.
Duplicate the original/Mirror/Position behind the cracked egg.

Crop your image.

Highlight your white background.
Select All.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 4 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Resize 110%
Use your Pick Tool to pull the sides out and bring the bottom up so that it’s barely showing beneath the grass.
Merge Group.
Duplicate

Add your name.
Foreground and Background: #644217
Type your name.
Convert to Raster layer.
Apply Eyecandy 3.1  - Glow:
Width: 5
Opacity: 100
Opacity Drop Off:  Fat
Color: White
OK

Resize all layers 80%

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