Friday, April 20, 2012

Love and Innocense

Supplies

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

Font of choice - I used Aquarelle here

Weescotlass Mask 362 here

Tracy F. Deisgnz Easter Template #9 here

“My Sweet Mother” is a full size scrap kit created by Norma of Swheat Creations can be purchased from Scrappin Naturally.  You can visit her blog here.

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 600
OK
New Raster layer.
Send to bottom.
Flood fill white.
Delete the top 5 layers and Egg layer.

Open up Glitter 5.
In your Color Pallet:
Foreground: Pattern/Look for Glitter 5.
Angle: 0
Scale: 10

Make your working canvas active.
Highlight Glitter Oval layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Invert
New Raster layer.
Flood fill with the glitter pattern.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Glitter Circle layer.
Repeat the above step.

Highlight Oval layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your magic Wand.
Selections/Invert
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Bkg 8 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Circle layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Invert
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Bkg 6 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.
Position it in front of the circle paper.

Paste your tube again.
Move into position over the Oval layer.
Highlight the Oval paper layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Highlight the tube layer.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Change the Properties of the tube to Luminance Legacy and lower the Opacity to about 16.

Add the elements.  I used:
Button 2:  Resize 10% and 30%/Duplicate 3x’s
Daisy 2:  Resize 15%
Daisy 1:  Resize 10%
Daisy 4:  Resize 10%/Duplicate/Resize 70%/Duplicate
Dots 4:  Resize 25%/Duplicate
Heart 4:  Resize 15%/Free rotate Left 15 degrees
Heart 1:  Resize 15%/Free rotate Right 15 degrees
Leaf 3:  Resize 25% and 80%/Flip/Mirror/Duplicate/Mirror/Duplicate
Lil bow 4:  Resize 20%
Scallop 3:  Resize 20%/Free rotate Left 50 degrees/Duplicate/Mirror/Free rotate Right 90 degrees

Crop your image so it’s a bit more centered.

Highlight your white background.
Select All.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Bkg 21 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Adjust/Blur/Gaussian Blur:
Radius: 4
OK
Apply the mask.
Resize 110%
Merge Group.

Add your credits.

Add your name.
Foreground: Null
Background: #404040
Type your name.
Give it a slight Inner Bevel:

Resize all layers 80%

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

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Rock On

Supplies

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

Font of choice - I used Tribal here

Mask 71 here

Plugs Ins used:
Brush Strokes – Sprayed Strokes
Greg’s Factory Output Vol. II – Pool Shadow

“Rock On” is a tagger size scrap kit created by Angel of Angel’s Designz can be purchased from Heartbeatz Creationz.  You can visit her blog here.
Thank you Angel for a fantastic 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 Frame 2 as a new layer.
Resize 90%
Free rotate Left 90 degrees.
Click inside of each frame with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 4.
New Raster layer below the frame.
Copy and paste Paper 12 Into Selection.
Apply Greg’s Factory Output Vol. II – Pool Shadow:
Use Default Settings accept lower the Intensity bar to about 89.
OK
Deselect for now.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.
Resize as you like and position it in front of the center frame.
If you’re using the same tube as I did, resize 70%

Paste your tube again – this time position below the left frame.
Resize your tube to be slightly larger than the other tube layer. 
I resized mine 80%.
Duplicate/Move below the right frame.
DO NOT give either tube a drop shadow yet.
Merge Visible both tube layers.
Copy and paste Drums as a new layer.
Position behind the merged tube layer.

Highlight the merged tube layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Invert
Selections/Modify/Contract by 1.
Highlight the drums layer.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.

Give the merged tube layer a drop shadow.
Highlight the paper layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Highlight the merged tube layer.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Change the Properties to Saturation.
Duplicate/Change the Properties to Soft Light.
Apply Brush Strokes – Sprayed Strokes:
Use Default settings.

Add the elements.  I used:
Skull Polish:  Resize 50%
Glitter Trail
Chain
Record:  Resize 30%/Duplicate
Sparkles 1

Highlight your white background.
Select All.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 6 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Adjust/Blur/Gaussian blur:
Radius: 5
OK
Apply the mask.
Resize 105%
Merge Group.

Add your credits.

Add your name.
Foreground: #000000
Background:  Pattern/Paper 12
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

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Romantic Spring

Supplies

1 tube and 1 image of choice – I used the beautiful artwork of Gary George which can be purchased from UpYour Art.  You must have a license to use.

Font of choice - I used Alex Brush here

Becky Mask 22 here

Tracy F. Deisgnz Easter Template #8 here

“Romantic Spring” is a full size collab scrap kit created by Noshay Designs and Manue can be downloaded from here.  This kit was free a couple of weeks ago.  It no longer is.

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 600
OK
New Raster layer.
Send to bottom.
Flood fill white.
Delete the top 6 layers.

Highlight Circle 1 layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Invert
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste manuedesign_romanticspring_papers (1) Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Circle 2 layer.
Click on it with your magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Noshay _Pa3 Into Selection.
Copy and paste manuedesign_romanticspring_elements (11) as a new layer.
Resize 25%
Move into position – see my tag for reference.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Rectangle layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Invert
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Noshay _Pa2 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Copy and paste Element 5 as a new layer.
Resize 15%
Free rotate Left 15 degrees.
Click inside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 6.
New Raster layer below the frame.
Copy and paste Noshay _Pa1 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Merge Visible the frame and paper.
Duplicate
Mirror
Move both merged layers into position – see my tag for reference.

Copy and paste your Image as a new layer over the rectangle paper layer.
Change the Properties to Luminance
Highlight the rectangle paper.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Move your image into position on the right side – see my tag for reference.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Make your Freehand Selection Tool active set on Freehand and trace around your image purposely make the outline just a little sloppy:
Selections/Modify/Inside Outside Feather:
Both checked
Feather amount: 35
OK
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key until you have the feathered effect you like.
Deselect.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer in front of the merged square frame layers.

Copy and paste Noshay_EL8 as a new layer.
Resize 20% and 70%
Flip/Mirror
Move into position – see my tag for reference.
Color Pallet:
Foreground: #a3aa41
Make your Target Tool active and change the color of the element.

Add the elements.  I used:
manuedesign_romanticspring_elements (13):  Resize 10%
manuedesign_romanticspring_elements (12):  Resize 10%/Duplicate/Mirror
manuedesign_romanticspring_elements (14):  Resize 20%/Duplicate/Mirror
manuedesign_romanticspring_elements (7):  Resize 15% and 80%/Duplciate/Mirror
Noshay_EL2_CM:  Resize 10%
manuedesign_romanticspring_elements (2):  Resize 10%

Highlight your white background.
Select All.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Noshay _Pa5 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Resize 110%
Merge Group.

Add your credits.

Add your name.

Resize all layers 80%

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