Friday, May 3, 2013

Wind Rider


Supplies Needed

1 tube of choice – I used the beautiful artwork of Sandi Baker which can be purchased from MyTubed Art.  You must have a license to use.

Font of choice – I used Tribal here

Weescotlass mask 219 here

 “Spicy Southwest” is a full size scrap kit created by Kathi of Kissed by Cari and can be purchased from TKOScraps.  You can visit her designing blog here.
Thank you Kathi for an awesome kit!
  
This tutorial was written assuming you have working knowledge of PSP. 

~~ Let’s get started ~~

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

New Raster layer.
Make your Selection Tool active set in Circle.
Create a circle approximately 550 pixels.
Copy and paste Blanket Paper 5 (from Papers 3 folder) Into Selection.
Center it on your canvas.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Invert
Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:
Random and Monochrome checked
Noise: 37%
OK
Selections/Modify/Contract by 8
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Grain Paper 3 (from Papers 2 folder) Into Selection.
Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.
Move into position – see my tag for reference.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Paste your tube again below the tube layer.
Resize larger.
Change the Properties to Luminance Legacy.
Lower the Opacity to about 53.
Move it into position – see my tag for reference.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.

Add your elements.  I used:
From the Elements 1 folder:
Frame 1:  Resize 38%/Free rotate Left 55 degrees/Duplicate
Concho Belt 2:  Resize 15%/Duplicate 2x’s
Puffy Cactuslade:  Resize 15%/Duplicate
Design 2:  Resize 5% and 70%/Duplicate 2x’s
From Elements 3 folder:
Frames 6 & 7:  Resize 25%

Highlight your white canvas.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Grain Paper 4 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the Mask.
Resize 115%
Merge Group.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name.
Color Pallet:
Foreground:  #1f1b19
Background:  #750401
Stroke: 1.0

Type your name.
Give it a slight Inner Bevel:
 photo nameInnerBevel_zps1bb0669b.jpg

Resize all layers 80%.
   
I’d love to see your results.
Email me!
Hugs,
Bev

Fantasy


Supplies Needed

1 tube of choice – I used the adorable artwork of Katherine Barber which can be purchased from UpYour Art.  You must have a license to use.

Font of choice – I used Things We Said here

Monti Circular mask here

 “Natural World of Fantasy” is a tagger size scrap kit, also available in Full size and was created by Disyas Digital Designs and can be purchased from ScrapsFrom the Heart.  You can visit her designing blog here.
  
This tutorial was written assuming you have working knowledge of PSP. 

~~ Let’s get started ~~

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

Copy and paste F5 (from the Frames folder) as a new layer.
Resize 85%
Click inside both open areas of the frame.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 7.
New Raster layer below the frame.
Copy and paste Paper 11 Into Selection.
Copy and paste E1 (from the Elements folder) as a new layer.
Duplicate
Move both tree layers into position below the frame – see my tag for reference.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.

Copy and paste F9 (from the Frames folder) as a new layer.
Duplicate
Resize 75%
Move both frames into position – see my tag for reference.

Highlight the smaller frame.
Click inside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 4.
Selections/Invert
Copy and paste Paper 10 as a new layer below the frame.
Move into a position shows just the sky and clouds within the frame.
Tap the delete key.
Duplicate
Change the Properties to Multiply.
Deselect.
Copy and paste E26 as a new layer.
Resize 50%
Move into position below the small frame.

Highlight the larger frame.
Click inside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 4.
Selections/Invert
Paste Paper 10 as a new layer below the frame.
Move into a position that shows as much grass as possible and some of the clouds.
Tap the delete key.
Duplicate
Change the Properties to Multiply.
Deselect.

Copy and paste E14 (from the Elements folder) as a new layer.
Move into position – see my tag for reference.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.

Copy and paste E11 as a new layer.
Duplicate/Mirror
Move both grass layers into position in front of E14.
Merge Visible both of these grass layers.
Duplicate
Merge Down.
Use your Freehand Selection Tool set on Freehand circle around the element – be sure the line touches on both sides and bottom but keep the line very far away from the tip of the grass blades.
Selection/Invert
Selections/Modify/Inside Outside Feather:
Both checked
Feather amount: 15
OK
Tap the delete button a couple of times to feather the element on the sides and bottom.
Deselect.
Duplicate
Mirror
Move this layer up just a little on your canvas and move behind Element 14 in your layers pallet.

Add your elements.  I used:
E23:  Resize 70%/Duplicate (feather using the same method you did for the grass)
F4 (from the Frames folder):  Duplicate
E67:  Resize 65%
E65:  Resize 40%/Duplicate/Resize 70%
E65 again:  Resize 40% and 75%/Duplicate/Resize 70%
E61:  Resize 20%/Duplicate/Mirror
B11 (from Bows and Ribbons folder):  Resize 60%/Mirror

Highlight your white canvas.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 14 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the Mask.
Merge Group.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name.
Color Pallet:
Foreground and Background:  #3c280b
Stroke: 1.0

Type your name.

Resize all layers 80%.
   
I’d love to see your results.
Email me!
Hugs,
Bev

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Midnight Storm


Supplies Needed

1 tube of choice – I used the wonderful artwork of Christina Lank which can be purchased from PSPTube Stop.  You must have a license to use.

Font of choice – I used Romance Fatal Serif here

My Supplies here
Which include template, elements, and mask
These supplies are to be used for this tutorial only.

PlugIns used:
VM Natural – Sparkle
Mura’s Meister - Copies

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

~~ Let’s get started ~~

Open up the template.
Shift + D.
Close out the original.
Delete the credit layer.

Highlight Raster 2 layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Flood fill with #333842
Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:
Gaussian checked
Noise: 50%
OK
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Color Pallet:
Foreground: #83acc5
Background: #eaeef7
Gradient:
Style: Linear
Angle: 0
Repeat: 0
Invert checked

Highlight Raster 3 layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Invert
New Raster layer.
Flood fill with Gradient.
Lock the layer by clicking on the lock icon at the top of your layers pallet.
Adjust/Blur/Gaussian Blur:
Radius: 10
OK
Click the lock icon again to unlock the layer.
Duplicate
Change the Properties to Multiply
Apply VM Natural – Sparkle:
Use Default settings accept move the Random Seed button to get the star look you want.
Deselect.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.
If you’re using the same one as I did, Resize 65% and snug nicely into the bottom right corner of the gradient layer.

Add your elements I supplied and resize as follows:
Flower: Duplicate/Resize 85%/Duplicate/Resize 70%
Doodle:  Duplicate/Mirror/Flip

Highlight your white canvas (Raster 1)
New Raster layer.
Paste your tube as a new layer.  If you’re using the same tube as I did, resize to 65%.
Apply Mura’s Meister – Copies:
Choose Wallpaper – Rotate –
Change Number to 25.
OK
If you can see any of the white canvas after applying Mura’s Meister - Copies then duplicates the layer and move to cover the gap.
Merge Visible both Mura’s Meister Copies layers.
Apply the mask.
Merge Group.
Tap the letter K on your keyboard to activate the Pick Tool and pull the sides in – see my tag for reference.

Crop your image.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name.
Color Pallet:
Foreground:  #000000
Background: #44505d
Stroke: 1.0

Type your name.
Convert to Raster layer.
Give it a slight Inner Bevel:
 photo NameInnerBevel-1_zpse507dee6.jpg

Select All/Float/Defloat
Selections/Modify/Expand by 2.
New Raster layer below your name.
Flood fill with #e7edf3
Deselect.
Merge Visible both name layers.

Resize all layers 80%.
   
I’d love to see your results.
Email me!
Hugs,
Bev

Monday, April 29, 2013

Western Gal



Supplies Needed

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

Font of choice – I used PW Signature here

Becky Mask 22 here

 “Western Gal” is a FTU scrap kit and part of a collab created by Jenny’s Designz and Creationz by Sharon and can be downloaded from here.  Thank you Jenny and Sharon!
  
This tutorial was written assuming you have working knowledge of PSP. 

~~ Let’s get started ~~

This tutorial uses the kit created by Jenny’s Designz accept for one element which is from Creationz by Sharon and I have indicated which element it is.

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

Copy and paste Frame 2 as a new layer.
Resize 20%
Paste the frame again as a new layer.
Resize 15%
Duplicate
Move all 3 frames into position – see my tag for reference.

To each Frame:
Click inside the frame with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 4.
New Raster layer below the frame.
Copy and paste Paper 3 Into Selection.
Deselect.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.  Move into position in front of all the frames.
Duplicate
Resize 120%
Change the Properties to Lighten and move into position below the large frame – see my tag for reference.
Highlight the paper layer below the frame.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Highlight the tube layer just above it.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.

Add your elements.  I used:
Old Fence with Ivy:  Resize 20%/Duplicate
Feathers:  Resize 70%/Duplicate/Mirror
Grass:  Resize 50%/Duplicate/Mirror
Lamp
Keys:  Resize 50%
Pail:  Resize 10%
Shrub 1 (From Sharon’s kit):  Resize 60%/Duplicate 2x’s

Add your copyrights.

Add your name.
Color Pallet:
Foreground:  #000000
Background: #808080
Stroke: 1.0

Type your name.
Give it a slight Inner Bevel:
 photo frameinnerbevel-1_zpsfd439719.jpg

Resize all layers 80%.
   
I’d love to see your results.
Email me!
Hugs,
Bev

Sunday, April 28, 2013

A Whispering Touch


 

Supplies Needed

2 tube of choice – I used the wonderful artwork of Christina Lank which can be purchased from PSP Tube Stop.  You must have a license to use.

Font of choice – I used Elementary Gothic here

My Template 140 here

 “A Whispering Touch” is tagger size scrap kit created by Jessica of Gothic Inspirations and can be purchased from her store here.  You can visit her blog here.  
Thank you Jess for another fabulous kit!
  
This tutorial was written assuming you have working knowledge of PSP. 

~~ Let’s get started ~~

Open up the template.
Shift + D.
Close out the original.
Delete the credit layer.
Highlight the background layer.
Image/Canvas Size
700 x 700
OK
Flood fill white.

Highlight Rec layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 3 Into Selection.
Copy and paste Sparkles as a new layer.
Resize 60%
Move into a position you like.
Duplicate – move into another position you like.
Selections/Invert
Highlight each sparkles layer and tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give the paper layer a slight Inner Bevel:
 photo redinnerbevel_zps089a307c.jpg

Highlight Right Stripe layer.
Merge Down.
Both stripe layers should be on the same layer now.
Click anywhere outside of them with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Invert
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 8 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it a slight Inner Bevel:
 photo frameinnerbevel-1_zpsfd439719.jpg

Highlight Frame layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Paste Paper 8 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it the same slight Inner Bevel.

Highlight Oval layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 4 Into Selection.
Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.

Add your elements.  I used:
Flower 1:  Resize 25%/Duplicate/Mirror/Duplicate the original/Flip
Lamp Post – Erase the bottom part of the post
Word Art 1:  Resize 70%
Flair:  Resize 30%Frame 4
Butterflies:  Resize 55%/Duplicate/Mirror
Crow:  Resize 30%

Add your copyrights.

Add your name.
Color Pallet:
Foreground:  #000000
Background: #86bc51
Stroke: 1.0

Type your name.
Give it the same Inner Bevel.

Resize all layers 80%.
   
I’d love to see your results.
Email me!
Hugs,
Bev