Saturday, February 2, 2013

Romantic Delirium

Supplies

1 tube of choice – I used the artwork of Keith Garvey which can now be purchased here.  You must have a license to use.

Font of choice –  I used Inspiration here

My Mask 2 here

Country Bug Valentine Templates - Template 5 here

Plug Ins Used:
Greg’s Factory Output Vol. II – Pool Shadow

“Romantic Delirium” is a tagger size scrap kit created by Cindy of Cindy’s Creative Designs and can be purchased from  ButterflyBlush.  You can visit her blog here.
Thank you for a beautiful kit, Cindy.

~~ Lets get started ~~

Open up the template.
Shift + D.
Close out the original.
Delete the top 4 layers and Splat 1 layer.

Color Pallet:
Foreground: #930409

Highlight Splat 2 layer.
Make your Target Tool active and change the template layer to your foreground color.
Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add noise:
Uniform and Monochrome checked
Noise: 52%
OK

Highlight Splat 3 layer.
Repeat the above step.

Highlight Gray Circle layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Invert
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 13 Into Selection.
Apply Greg’s Factory Output Vol. II – Pool Shadow:
Use Default settings accept lower the Intensity Bar to 69.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Gray Circle Frame layer.
Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:
Use same settings.

Highlight Side Rectangle Back layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Copy and paste Paper 6 as a new layer.
Move into a position you like.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Copy and paste Piano Keys as a new layer.
Resize 50%
Mirror
Move into position just over the paper – see my tag for reference.
Highlight the paper layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Highlight the Piano Keys layer.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Side Frame layer - We’re going to round the corner of the frame just a little.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Modify/Smooth
Smoothing Amount: 25
Anti Alias checked
Ok
Tap the delete key 3x’s.
Deselect.
Apply the same Noise effect.

Repeat the above step with:
 Long Rectangle Frame layer
Small Square Frame layer.

Highlight Long Rectangle Back layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 1 Into Selection.
Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Small Square layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 1 Into Selection.
Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.
Move into a position you like.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Change the Properties of the tube layer to Burn.
Duplicate/Change the Properties to Hard Light and Lower the Opacity to about 71.

Add your elements.  I used:
Heart 4:  Resize 20%/Duplicate 2x’s
Cupcake 1:  Resize 40%
Lipstick 1:  Resize 40%
Stars 1:  Resize 30% - You can erase whatever stars you don’t want
Word Art 1:  Resize 35%

Highlight your white background.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 7 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Merge Group.
Resize 80%
Move so that it’s centered behind the circle layer.

Add your credits.

Color Pallet:
Foreground: #930409
Background: #000000
Stroke: 1
Type your name.
Convert to Raster layer.
Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance More

Resize all layers if you like.

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

Friday, February 1, 2013

I Fixed Your Heart

Supplies

1 tube of choice – I used the beautiful artwork of Katerina Koukiotis which can be purchased from PSP Tube Stop.  You must have a license to use.

Font of choice –  I used Centeria Script Demo here

Weescotlass Mask 208 here

Tracy F. Designs Template 37 here

“Hopelessly In Love” is a tagger size scrap kit created by me, Bev of HorsePlay’s Pasture Designs and can be purchased from  either of your favorite stores – Lollipops n Gumdrops or Butterfly Blush Designs or Inspirations of Scrap Friends.  You can visit my designing blog here.

~~ Lets get started ~~

Open up the template.
Shift + D.
Close out the original.
Image/Canvas Size:
700 x 500
New Canvas.
Send to bottom.
Flood fill white.
Delete the top 3 layers.

Highlight Circle 1 layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 4
New Raster layer below the template layer.
Copy and paste Paper 10 Into Selection.
Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:
Uniform and Monochrome checked
Noise: 52%
OK
Selections/Modify/Contract by 4.
New Raster layer above the template layer.
Copy and paste Paper 7 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete Circle 1 template layer.

Highlight Circle 2 layer.
Repeat the above step.

Copy and paste Element 25 as a new layer just above Strip 1 Template layer.
Tap “k” key on your keyboard to active the Pick Tool.
Pull down on the top line just to make the ribbon so that it’s about the same width as the template layer.
Duplicate
Resize 80%
Move into position over Strip 2 Template layer.
Delete Strip 1 and Strip 2 template layers.

Highlight Square 1 layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 12 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Square 2 layer.
Repeat the above step.

Highlight Frame 1 layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 11 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it a slight Inner Bevel:
 photo frameinnerbevel-1_zps9945b414.jpg

Highlight Frame 2 layer.
Repeat the above step.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.
Move into position that will look nice below both frame layers.
Duplicate the tube layer and move beneath the other frame layer.
To each tube layer:
Highlight the paper below the tube.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Highlight the tube layer.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Change the Properties of the tube layer to Luminance.

Paste your tube again.
Position at the left side of your canvas – see my tag for reference.

Copy and paste Element 39 as a new layer.
Move into position behind the large ribbon layer so that the flowers peek out from the top of it. 
Use your Eraser Tool to erase all the areas of the element you don’t want seen.

Add your elements.  I used:
El 23:  Resize 50%/Duplicate
El 15:  Resize 30%
El 57:  Resize 40%
El 29:  Resize 65%
El 61:  resize 70%/Mirror
El 44:  Resize 40%/Duplicate as many times as you like and Mirror as you like

We are going to create a mask on its own canvas –

Create a new blank canvas – 600 x 600 pixels.
Select All
Copy and paste Paper 14 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Merge Group.
Copy

Make your working canvas active.
Paste the mask as a new layer just about your white background.
Move into position behind the larger circle.
Resize 95%
Duplicate
Move into position behind the smaller circle.
Resize 90%

Add your credits.

Add your name.
Foreground: #2d2b24
Background: #cb4f44
Stroke: 1
Type your name.
Give it a slight Inner Bevel:
 photo namebevel-1_zpse5822b2b.jpg

Resize all layers 80%.

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

Thursday, January 31, 2013

The Best Dreams


Supplies

1 tube of choice and 1 image – I used the adorable artwork of Lisa Victoria which can be purchased from UpYour Art.  You must have a license to use.
The elements you see in my tag are on separate layers that come with this particular tube.

Font of choice –  I used Wretched here and Cinnamon Cake here

Jwy Mask 10 here and Vix Mask 151 here

Tracy F. Designz Easter Template 3 here

Plug Ins used:
Greg’s Factory Output Vol. II – Pool Shadow

~~ 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 2 layers, Small Rectangle, and Glitter Small Rectangle.

Highlight Rectangle layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Flood fill with #132c46
Change the Properties to Multiply
Apply Greg’s Factory Output Vol. II – Pool Shadow:
Use Default Settings.
Deselect.
DO NOT delete the template layer.

Highlight Rectangle 2 layer.
Flood fill with the same color.
Apply the same Pool Shadow effect.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Circle 2 layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Invert
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste your image Into Selection.
Duplicate
Adjust/Blur/Radial Blur:
Match your settings to mine –
 photo RadialBlur_zps29faf0fd.jpg
Merge Down
Deselect for now.
DO NOT delete the template layer.
Copy this merged layer.

Highlight Circle 1 layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Paste Into Selection.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 5.
New Raster layer below the template layer.
Flood fill with #ffffff
Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:
Random and Monochrome checked
Noise: 52%
OK
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer – see my tag for placement.
If you’re using the tube I did use the layer labeled “Tube LV0073 Owl Moon” and resize 80%
I activated my Pick Tool (Press K on your keyboard) and stretched the tube lengthwise just a tad.

For the leaves that are at the top and right area of the circle:
Make your tube image active.
Use your Freehand section Tool and section out the area of the leaves:
 photo featheredtree_zpsfe35584c.jpg

Make your working canvas active and paste as a new layer.
Move it into position within the circle – see my tag for reference.
Use your Magic Wand and click anywhere outside of the leaves you just pasted.
Selection/Modify/Inside Outside/Feather
Both checked
Feather amount: 30
OK
Tap the delete key as many times as you like until you like the feathered effect.
Deselect.
Highlight Circle 2 Template layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Highlight the leaves layer.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.

Copy and paste the branch layer labeled “Tube (e) LV0073 Owl Moon”
Resize 40%
Duplicate 2 times and mirror one of those  branch layers – see my tag for placement of all branch layers.

Highlight your white background.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste the image layer Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply JWY Mask 10 mask.
Use your Pick Tool and pull the sides out.
Merge Group.
Close this layer out for now.

New Raster layer.
Select All.
Paste (your image) Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply Vix 451 mask.
Merge Group.
Duplicate
Merge Down.
Resize 105%
Move this mask layer so that it sits nicely behind the large glittered circle.
Duplicate/Resize 75%
Move this mask behind the smaller glittered circle you made.
Reopen the JWY mask layer.

Add your credits.

Color Pallet:
Foreground and Background: #000000

Use the Wretched Font and type
The best dreams happen when you’re awake
See my tag for word placement.

Add your name.
Color Pallet:
Foreground: #d6b878
Background: #f6efbc
Stroke: .5
Be sure the Font direction is set to go vertical.
I had to reset the kerning of the font to -200 so the letter spacing were closer together.  Your program may vary from mine so toy with the number until you like the font spacing in your name.
Type your name.
Give it a slight Inner Bevel:
 photo TheBestDreamsNameBevel_zps915171bb.jpg

Resize all layers 80%.

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