Thursday, May 16, 2013

Soft Tropical Breeze



Supplies Needed

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

Font of choice – I used Euphoria Script here

Weescotlass Mask 208 here

My template 157 here

“Summer Breeze” is a 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 Jessica for another fantastic 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 top 5 layers, Raster 2, and Raster 3 layers.

Color Pallet:
Foreground: #202020
Background: #37a3b5

Highlight Raster 4 layer.
Make your Color Replacer Tool active.
Zoom in on the layer on your working canvas and double right click on it.
The dotted circle should have turned blue.
Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:
Random checked
Noise: 50%
OK

Highlight Raster 5 layer.
Repeat the above step.

Highlight Raster 6 layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 13 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it a slight Inner Bevel:
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Highlight Raster 7 layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 7 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Raster 8 layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 8 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it a slight Inner Bevel.

Highlight Raster 10 layer.
Repeat the above step.

Highlight Raster 9 layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 10 Into Selection.
Deselect for now.
Copy and paste your tube as a new layer over the paper layer.
Change the Properties of the tube to Soft Light.
Highlight Raster 12 layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
Highlight the tube layer in your layers pallet and right click on it.
Choose Promote Section to Layer.
Move that piece of the tube above Raster 12 template layer.
Delete Template 12 layer.
Highlight Raster 9 template layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Highlight the tube layer that’s just above the paper.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Raster 11 layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 10 Into Selection.
Deselect for now.
Copy and paste your tube as a new layer over the paper layer.
Change the Properties of the tube to Soft Light.
Highlight Raster 13 layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
Highlight the tube layer in your layers pallet and right click on it.
Choose Promote Section to Layer.
Move that piece of the tube above Raster 13 template layer.
Delete Template 13 layer.
Highlight Raster 11 template layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Highlight the tube layer that’s just above the paper.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.
Move into position – see my tag for reference.

Add your elements.  I used:
Ribbon 1:  Resize 25%/Free rotate Right 5 degrees/Duplicate/Mirror/Duplicate both ribbon layers
Shell 2:  Resize 25%
Flowers 2:  Resize 45%
Bird:  Resize 25%
Button Flower:  Resize 20%/Duplicate/Mirror/Duplicate/Resize 70%/Duplicate/Mirror/Duplicate/Resize 80%/Duplicate 3x’s
Staple:  Resize 25%

Highlight your white background.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 15 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Merge Group.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name.
Foreground: #202020
Background: #a40000
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

Monday, May 13, 2013

Painting Beauty



Supplies Needed

1 tube of choice – I used the beautiful artwork of Cris Delara which can be purchased from Up Your Art.  You must have a license to use.

Font of choice – I used Nisaba here

Weescotlass Mask 208 here

Kandee Collab Templates - Alice in Wonderland here
 You can find it under Sunday, May 12, 2013
This tutorial uses Template 3 of the group.

 “Visions of Spring” is a tagger size scrap kit (also available in Full size) and was created by Crys of Creative Scraps by Crys.  It can be purchased from TKO Scraps.  You can visit Crys' blog here.
  
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 Info layer, Word Art, Swirl Shadow, Word Art Back, and Checkerboard layer.
Open up the background layer.

Copy and paste Element 6 as a new layer.
Resize 10% and 60%
Duplicate 5x's for a total of 6 stars.
Place each star over each star of the star template layer.
Delete Star Template layer.

Highlight Dark Salmon Rectangle layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 12 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it a slight Inner Bevel:

Highlight Medium Salmon Rectangle layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 8 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it the same slight Inner Bevel.

Highlight Pink Square 1 layer.
Repeat the above step.

Highlight Pink Square 2 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 the same slight Inner Bevel.

Highlight Peach Circle 3 layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 7 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it the same slight Inner Bevel.

Highlight Peach Circle 2 layer.
Repeat the above step.

Highlight Brown Rectangle 2 layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 9 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it the same slight Inner Bevel.

Highlight Oval Back layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Invert
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 10 Into Selection.
Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:
Uniform and Monochrome checked
Noise: 40%
OK
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Dark Salmon Oval layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 14 Into Selection.
Copy and paste Element 21 as a new layer.
Resize 60%
Move into position - see my tag for reference.
Copy and paste Element 22 as a new layer.
Resize 50%
Move into position - see my tag for reference.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Brown Rectangle 1 layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 9 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it the same slight Inner Bevel.

Highlight Pink Strips layer.
Click each one with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 7 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it the same slight Inner Bevel.

Highlight Peach Circle 1 layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 6 Into Selection.
Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.
Move into position.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give the paper layer the same slight Inner Bevel.
Change the Properties of the tube layer to Overlay.

Color Pallet:
Foreground: #ffe8e7
Background: #5e451d

Highlight Dotted Circle layer.
Make your Color Replacer Tool active.
Zoom in on the dotted circle layer and double right click on it.
It should have turned brown.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.
See my tag for placement.

Add your elements.  I used:
15:  Resize 40%
46:  Resize 40%
16:  Resize 65%
18:  Resize 40%/Duplicate/Mirror
13:  Resize 65%/Duplicate
32:  Resize 25%
43:  Resize 65%
27:  Resize 25%/Duplicate/Mirror/Resize 70%
4 (use to decorate your name):  Resize 25% and 80%

Highlight your white background.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 10 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Resize 110%
Merge Group.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name.
Color Pallet:
Foreground and Background: #5e451d
Stroke: 1.0
Type your name.
Convert to Raster layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
Selections/Modify/Expand by 2.
New Raster layer below your name.
Flood fill with #9ac3be
Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:
Use same settings as before
Deselect.
Highlight the brown name layer.
Give it a slight Inner Bevel:


Merge Down.

Resize all layers 85%.
   
I’d love to see your results.
Email me!
Hugs,
Bev