Thursday, August 8, 2013

Summer Secrets


Supplies Needed  

1 tube of choice – I used the beautiful artwork of Ellie Milk which can be purchased from Pics for Design.  You must generate a license to use. 

Font of choice – I used Inspiration

Weescotlass Mask 208 here 

Plug Ins used:
Mura's Meister - Copies

Dangerously Delicious Designs "Sinners" template here.
Can be found under Thursday, August 1, 2013.

 "Enamorte Yellow" is a FTU scrap kit created by Mirella of A Space Between and can be downloaded from her blog here.  Don't forget to leave a thank you in the comment box for her generosity.    

~♥~ Let’s get started ~♥~

Open up the template.
Shift + D. 
Close out the original.
Resize all layers 90%
Image/Canvas Size:
750 x 600
OK
Highlight the background layer.
Flood fill white.
Delete the top 9 layers and Bottom Creme Circle layer.

Highlight Bottom Brown Rectangle layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper Paper 3 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Top Bown Rectangle layer.
Repeat the above step.

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

Highlight Left Rust Strip layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 4 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give the paper the same Inner Bevel.

Repeat the above step with Rust Right Strip layer and Brown Strip layer.

Highlight Teal Strip layer.
Click on it with our Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 1 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it the same Inner Bevel.

Highlight Large Dark Circle layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Element 38 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Grey Rectangle layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Copy and paste Paper 5 as a new layer.
Resize 70%
Move into position over the template layer.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give the paper the same Inner Bevel.

Highlight Top Creme Circle layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 3 Into Selection.
Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.
Move into position over the circle paper layer.
Change the Properties of the tube to Luminance (Legacy).
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Selections/Modify/Inside Outside Feather:
Both checked
Feather amount: 30
OK
Tap the delete key until you have the feathered effect you like.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give the paper layer the same slight Inner Bevel.

Color Pallet:
Foreground: #000000
Background: #5b6024

Highlight Dotted Circle layer.
Make your Color Replacer Tool active.
Double right click on the dotted circle.
It should change to the color green.

Highlght Tiny Dark Circles layer.
Click on the top Dark Circle with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer above the template layer.
Copy and paste Element 38 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Highlight the Tiny Dark Circle template layer again.
Click on the bottom dark circle with your Magic Wand.
Highlight the layer you just pasted the element into.
Paste the element Into Selection.
Deselect.
Adjust/Sharpness/Unsharpen Mask:
Radius: 2
Strength: 50
Clipping: 4
OK
Delete the template layer.

Copy and paste Element 29 as a new layer.
Resize 20%
Apply Mura's Meister - Copies:
Choose Encircle
Use Default settings accept change the following numbers:
Number: 20
Shift x: 60
Shifty Y: 60
OK
Move the circle of flowers into position - see my tag for reference.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.

Add your elements.  I used:
13:  Resize 70%/Duplicate
18:  Resize 50%
30:  Resize 30%/Mirror/Free rotate Left 30 degrees
2:  Resize 50%
24:  Resize 50%
41:  Resize 20%
29:  Resize 20%/Duplicate/Resize 70%
12:  Resize 20%
23:  Resize 20%/Duplicate/Mirror

Highlight your white background.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 5 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
REsize 110%

Merge Group.

Add your copyright.

Color Pallet:
Background & Foreground: #648a2c
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 #ffffff
Deselect.
Merge Visible both name layers.

Merge Visible all layers.
Resize 80%

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

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Ocean Jewel


Supplies Needed  

1 tube of choice – I used the beautiful artwork of Alex Prihodko which can be purchased from Pics for Design.  You must generate a license to use. 

Font of choice – I used Clive Barker here

Weescotlass Mask 241 here 

Dangerously Delicious Designs "Princess" template here.
Can be found under Tuesday, August 6, 2013.

 "Ocean Breeze" is a FTU scrap kit created by Mirella of A Space Between and can be downloaded from her blog here.  Don't forget to leave a thank you in the comment box for her generosity.    

~♥~ Let’s get started ~♥~

Open up the template.
Shift + D. 
Close out the original.
Image/Canvas Size:
750 x 700
OK
Highlight the background layer.
Flood fill white.
Delete the top 4 layers, White Circles layer, Left Brown Cirlce, and Right Brown Circle layer.

Highlight Left Rust Strip template layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 16 Into Selection.
Deselect for now.
Copy and paste Element 20 as a new layer.
Free rotate Left 10 degrees.
Move into position over the paper layer.
Highlight the paper layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Highlight the element layer.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Right Rust Strip template layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 16 Into Selection.
Copy and paste Element 20 as a new layer.
Move into position over the paper layer.
Selection/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Blue Oval layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 5 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Copy and paste Element 59 as a new layer above the paper layer.
Resize 70%/Duplicate
Move each element into position - see my tag for reference.

Highlight Gray Oval layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 13 Into Selection.
Copy and paste your tube as a new layer over the paper.
Move into a position you like.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Change the Properties of the tube to Burn.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give the paper a slight Inner Bevel:

Highlight Creme Strip layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 19 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give the paper layer the same slight Inner Bevel.

Highlight Blue Square layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 3 Into Selection.
Copy and paste your tube as a new layer over the paper layer.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Change the Properties of the tube to Soft Light.
Give the paper layer the same slight Inner Bevel.
Delete the template layer.

Color Pallet:
Foreground: #000000
Background: #8a4128

Highlight Dotted Square layer.
Make your Color Replacer Tool active and double right click on the dotted squares.
It should have turned to a brownish color.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.

Add your elements.  I used:
4:  Resize 60%/Duplicate
44:  Resize 75%/Free rotate Right 15 degrees/Duplicate/Mirror/Flip
49:  Resize 75%
78:  Resize 45%
62:  Resize 50%
3: Resize 15%/Duplicate/Mirror
22:  Resize 40%
45:  Resize 40%
56:  Resize 50%/Free Rotate Left 95 degrees/Duplicate/Flip
56 again:  Resize 50%/Duplicate/Mirror
42:  Resize 60%
32:  Resize 70%/Duplicate/Mirror/Flip

Highlight your white background.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 8 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Make your Pick Tool active and pull the sides out slightly.
Merge Group.

Add your copyright.

Color Pallet:
Background: Null
Foreground: 000000

Add your name.

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

On a Breeze


Supplies Needed  

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

Font of choice – I used Party Script - a pay font

Vix Mask 451 here

My template 77 here

 "Sweet Delight" is a tagger size scrap kit created by Cindy of Cindy's Creative Designs and can be purchased from Heartbeatz Creationz.  You can visit her blog here.  Thank you Cindy for a really adorable kit.

~♥~ Let’s get started ~♥~

Open up the template.
Shift + D.
Close out the original.
Delete the credit layer, Strip 1, and Strip 2 layers.

Highlight Circle 1 layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 11 Into Selection.
Copy and paste your tube as a new layer over the paper layer.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Lower the Opacity of the tube layer to about 32.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Circle 2 layer.
Repeat the above step accept position a different part of your tube over the paper.

Highlight Square layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 12 Into Selection.
Copy and paste Flags 1 as a new layer over the paper layer.
Resize 50%
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give the paper layer a slight Inner Bevel:

 photo redinnerbevel_zps089a307c.jpg 

Color Pallet:
Foreground: #404040
Background: #6d356e

Highilght Square Dashes layer.
Make your Color Replacer Tool active and double right click on the dashes.
It should change to the color purple.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.
Position it in front of the square - see my tag for reference.

Add your elements.  I used:
Frame 1:  Resize 45%/Duplicate/Resize 85%
Balloons 2:  Resize 50%
Butterflies 1:  Resize 30%/Duplicate
Bling 5:  Resize 50%/Duplicate
Flowers 1:  Resize 60%

Add your copyright.

Add your name:
Color Pallet: 
Foreground and Background: #7ad2b3
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 #ffffff
Deselect.
Merge Visible both name layers.

Resize all layers 80%.

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

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Into the Darkness

Supplies Needed  

1 tube of choice – I used the artwork of Alex Prihodko which can be purchased from Pics for Design.  You must generate a license to use. 

Font of choice – I used Rat Infested Mailbox here

Vix Mask 452 here

My Template 144 here

An image I made here

 "Kiss My Ass" is a tagger size scrap kit created by Krissy of Krissy's Scraps & Imaging and can be purchased from her store Exquisite Scraps.  You can visit her blog here.  

~♥~ Let’s get started ~♥~

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

Open up the image I supplied.
Copy
Close the image out.

Highlight Slat 1
Click anywhere outside of the lines with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Invert
New Raster layer.
Paste the image Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Slats 2 layer.
Repeat the above step.

Highlight Rectangle 1 layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 2 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Rectangle 2 layer.
Repeat the above step.

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

Highlight Rectangle 3 layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 9 Into Selection.
Copy and paste your tube as a new layer over the paper layer.
Change the Properties of the tube to Hard Light and lower the Opacity to about 36.
Move into position - see my tag for reference.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.
Position it over the slats - see my tag for reference.

Add your elements.  I used:
Curtain 1:  Resize 35%
Feather 2
Buckle 6:  Resize 25%/Flip/Duplicate/Free rotate Left 90 degrees
Flower 1:  Resize 15%/Duplicate
Funky Flower 4:  Resize 25%
Funky Flower 3:  Resize 20%/Duplicate
Ribbon 2:  Resize 35%/Free rotate Left 45 degrees
Black Tabby Cat 1:  Resize 40%
Natural Flower 1:  Resize 85%
Sacred Heart 3:  Resize 40%
Winged Skull 2:  Resize 40%

Highlight your white background.
New Raster layer.
Select All
Copy and paste Paper 8 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Merge Group.

Add your copyright.

Add your name:
Color Pallet: 
Foreground: #000000
Background: #b48ae2

Type your name.
Convert to a Raster layer.
Give it a slight Inner Bevel:
 photo IB_zps9d802fb2.jpg 

Select All/Float/Defloat
Selections/Modify/Expand by 2.
New Raster layer below your name.
Flood fill white.
Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:
Random and Monochrome checked
Noise: 58%
OK
Deselect.
Merge Visible both name layers.

Resize all layers 80%.

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

Monday, August 5, 2013

Summer Romance


Supplies Needed  

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

Font of choice – I used Inspiration here

Becky Mask 23 here

 "Summer Romance" is a Free to Use tagger size scrap kit created by me, Bev of HorsePlay's Pasture Designs and is Exclusive to PSPing with Friends forum here.  If you are not a member you must join to download the kit.  Be sure to check out all the fantastic challenges and other fun games and activities there!

~♥~ Let’s get started ~♥~

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

Copy and paste Element 4 as a new layer.
Click inside of each square with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 4.
New Raster layer below the frame.
Copy and paste Paper 8 Into Selection.
Copy and paste your tube as a new layer over the paper layer.
Move into position - see my tag for reference.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Change the Properties of the tube to Soft Light.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.
Move into position in front of the frame - see my tag for reference.

Add your elements.  I used:
18
26: Free rotate Left 15 degrees/Erase what overhangs the frame.
2:  Resize 55%
3:  Resize 45%/Duplicate
24:  Place behind the frame in the upper right corner/Duplicate/REsize 40%/Duplicate/Resize 80%
25:  REsize 70%
27:  Resize 40%/Duplicate/Mirror
16:  Resize 65%
15:  REsize 50%/Mirror
6:  Resize 85%/Free rotate Left 15 degrees
13:  Resize 40%/Free rotate Right 25 degrees
12:  Resize 35%/Free rotate Left 25 degrees
17:  Resize 80%/Free rotate Left 90 degrees/Duplicate/Mirror

Highlight your white background.
New Raster layer.
Select All
Copy and paste Paper 4 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Use your Pick Tool to pull the top down a little and the left side in a little.
Merge Group.

Add your copyright.

Add your name:
Color Pallet: 
Foreground and Background: #673f2e
Type your name.
Give it a slight Inner Bevel:

Resize all layers 80%.

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