Thursday, September 13, 2012

Midnight Hour

Supplies

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

Font of choice - I used Testamentos-Jeda here

Monti Circular Mask here

Plug Ins used:
VM Instant Art – Spider Web

 “Midnight Tricks” is a tagger size scrap kit created by Freeks Creations and can be purchased from ExquisiteScraps.  You can visit her blog here.
Thank you Freek for a really awesome Halloween 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 E37 as a new layer.
Resize 25%
Duplicate 2 x’s and move all 3 frames into a vertical position – see my tag for reference. 

Close out your white background.
Merge Visible.
Reopen your white background.

Make your Selection Tool active set on Square.
Be sure the mode Add Shift is checked.
Section off the opening of each frame.
New Raster layer below the frames.
Copy and paste Paper 1 Into Selection.
Copy and paste your tube as a new layer below the frames.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Change the Properties of the tube to Soft Light.

Close out your white background.
Merge Visible.
Reopen your white background.
Don’t worry about placement just yet.

New Raster layer.
Make your Selection Tool active set on Rounded Rectangle.
Create a rectangle approximately 325 x 475 pixels.
Copy and paste Paper 8 Into Selection.
Apply VM Instant Art – Spider Web
Rays: 53
Rings: 111
Merging: 85
OK
Deselect.

Move the web paper and the merged layers into position – see my tag for reference.

Make your Selection Tool active set on Rectangle.
Create a rectangle approximately 75 x 525 pixels.
Copy and paste Paper 4 as a new layer.
Resize 70% and move into a position you like within the dotted lines.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Give it a slight Inner Bevel:

New Raster layer.
Make your Selection Tool active again.
Create a rectangle approximately 60 x 425 pixels.
Flood fill with #0d0d0d
Deselect.
Give it the same Inner Bevel.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.

Add your elements.  I used:
E35:  Resize 30%
E19:  Resize 50%/Duplicate
E25:  Resize 40%
E29:  Resize 205/Duplicate/Resize 70%

Highlight your white background.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 1 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Resize 90%
Merge Group.

New Raster layer.
Copy and paste E23 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Resize 80%
Merge Group.
Change the Properties to Luminance (Legacy)

Add your credits.

Add your name.
Color Pallet:
Foreground: #000000
Background:  #3e414a
Stroke: 2.0
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, September 11, 2012

Boo Hoo Too

Supplies

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

Font of choice - I used Dizzy Bitch here

Dee’s Sign Post “Tortue Template” here
It can be found under Monday September 3, 2012.

Weescotlass Mask 208 here

 “Boo Hoo Too” is a tagger size scrap kit created by Sue Ellen of Wicked Creationz Scraps and can be purchased from Lollipopsn Gumdrops.  You can visit her blog here.
Thank you Sue Ellen for a really fun Halloween kit.
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 8 layers, Word Art Overlay, and Word Art Mask.

Highlight Orange Circle layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 6 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

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

Highlight Left Orange Circle layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 13 Into Selection.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Element 15 Into Selection.
Change the Properties to Hard Light.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Right Orange Circle layer.
Repeat the above step.

Highlight White Strip layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 9 Into Selection.
Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:
Uniform and Monochrome checked
Noise:  16%
OK
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight White Rims layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 8 Into Selection.
Give it the same Noise effect.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Blue Strip layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 8 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Center Green Rectangle.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 13 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Repeat the above step with Left and Right Green Rectangle layers.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.
Move it into position over the Left Rectangle paper.
Change the Properties to Soft Light.
Duplicate/Mirror/should be position over the right Rectangle paper.

Highlight the Right Rectangle paper layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Highlight the tube above it.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.

Repeat the above step with the tube that’s on the left side.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.
Position in front of the center Rectangle.

Color Pallet:
Foreground: #000000
Background: #447243

Highlight Dotted Frames layer.
Make your Color Replacer Tool active.
Zoom in and hover over one of the dots.
Double Right Click your mouse.
All the dots should now be a green color.

Add your elements.  I used:
Element 3:  Resize 50%
Element 4:  Resize 40%
Element 21:  Resize 30%
Element 10:  Resize 90%/Free rotate Right 10 degrees
Element 28:  Mirror

Highlight your white background.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 9 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Merge Group.

Add your credits.

Add your name.
Color Pallet:
Foreground: #000000
Background:  Pattern/Paper 8
Stroke: 2.0
Type your name.
Give it a slight Inner Bevel:

Duplicate the little spider that’s wearing the hat.
Resize 60%
Position near your name.

Resize all layers 80%.

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