Hocus Pocus

Supplies Needed  

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

Font of choice – I used Toxia here

Becky Mask 22 here

Tracy F. Designz Easter Template 2 here

You can find it under "Tracy's Bulk Templates"

 "Hocus Pocus" is a tagger size scrap kit created by Conchi of DNScraps and can be purchased from Heartbeatz Creationz.  You can visit her blog here.  Thank you so much for a fabulous kit, Conchi!

~♥~ Let’s get started ~♥~

Open up the template.

Shift + D.

Close out the original.

Image/Resize all layers 90%

Image/Canvas Size:

700 x 550

New Raster layer.

Send to bottom.

Flood fill white.

Delete the top 3 layers.

Highlight Oval layer.

Click on it with your Magic Wand.

New Raster layer.

Copy and paste Paper 1 Into Selection.

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 Paper 4 Into Selection.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer over the paper layer.

Change the Properties of the tube to Overlay.

Move into position - see my tag for reference.

Selections/Invert

Tap the delete key.

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 Paper 6 Into Selections.

Deselect for now.

Add the following elements within the circle.  Don't worry about what overhangs the paper.  We'll clean that up in a bit.

Flag:  Resize 50%

Medi Wicked Prop 25 (the tree)

Pop (Cauldron full of pumpkins):  Resize 40%

Fire:  Resize 35%

Once you have the elements moved into position - 

Highlight the circle paper.

Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.

Highlight each element and tap the delete key,

Deselect.

Delete the template layer.

Highlight the tree element layer.

Adjust/Brightness Contrast

Brightness: -26

Contrast: 23

OK

Highlight Strip layer.

Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.

Copy and paste Paper 8 as a new layer.

Tap the delete key.

Deselect.

Delete the template layer.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.

If you want to make it look like the tube is holding the bat:

Copy and paste Bat 2 as a new layer.

Resize 30%

Lower the Opacity so that you can see through the bat and move it into position so it looks as the bat is being held.

Make your Freehand Selection Tool active and section around the hands only.

Once you've done that, highlight the bat layer and tap the delete key.

Deselect.

Turn the Opacity back up to 100.

Add your elements.  I used:

Frame 2:  Resize 60%

Sparkles:  Resize 35%

Brown (broom):  Resize 45%

Paper Heart 2:  Resize 10%/Duplicate

Cat 2:  Resize 35%

Witch Skull:  REsize 2-%

Highlight your white background.

New Raster layer.

Select All

Copy and paste Paper 8 Into Selection.

Deselect.

Apply the mask.

Use your Pick Tool and pull all sides out slightly.

Merge Group.

Add your copyright.

Add your name:

Color Pallet: 

Foreground: #000000

Background: #fcc653

Stroke: 1.0

Type your name.

Give it a slight Inner Bevel.

Resize all layers 80%.

I’d love to see your results.

Email me!

Hugs,

Bev