Thursday, April 17, 2014

Deployment



Supplies Needed

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

Font of choice – I used Meditation here

Becky mask 22 here

“Deployment” is a tagger size scrap kit created by me, Bev, HorsePlay’s Pasture Designs.  It can be purchased from any of my stores 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 EL20 as a new layer.
Resize 130% and 120%
Free rotate Left 90 degrees.
Make your Freehand Selection Tool active set on Point to Point.
Trace around the glass keeping marching ants just slightly larger than the glass.
New Raster layer below the element.
Copy and paste Paper 9 Into Selection.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 2 Into Selection.  Change the Properties to Multiply.
Copy and paste the following elements below the element layer – don’t worry about what overhangs.  We’ll clean that up in a bit:
Your Tube: Resize as you like/Change the Properties to Burn/Lower the Opacity to 46.
El27:  Resize 35%
El 28: Change the Properties to Burn.
Highlight the paper layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Highlight each element layer and tap the delete key.
Deselect.

Copy and paste El19 as a new layer.
Resize 50%
Duplicate
Move both elements into position – see my tag for reference.
To each round frame:
Click inside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 4.
New Raster layer below the frame.
Copy and paste Paper 10 Into Selection.
Deselect.

To the top right frame:
Copy and paste your tube just below the frame.
Change the Properties to Burn and lower the Opacity to 81.
Highlight the paper layer just below the tube layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Highlight the tube layer.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.

Copy and paste El 18 as a new layer.
Resize 55%
Click inside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 4.
New Raster layer below the frame.
Copy and paste Paper 12 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Merge Visible the frame and paper.

Move the merged layer just above your white background layer in your layers pallet and move into position on the right side of the glass element – see my tag for reference.
Duplicate the merged layer.
Mirror/Flip

Copy and paste El17 as a new layer.
Resize 50%
Click inside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 4.
New Raster layer below the frame.
Copy and paste Paper 9 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Make your Target Tool active and recolor the paper #c19153.
Merge Visible the frame and paper.

Move the merged layer just above the other merged layer in your layers pallet and move into position on the right side of the glass element – see my tag for reference.
Duplicate the merged layer.
Mirror/Flip

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.

Add your elements.  I used:
El 38:  Resize 60%
El 31:  Resize 80%
El 49:  Resize 60%
El 48:  Resize 55%
El 28:  Use your Pick Tool to flatten out a little
El 34: Duplicate/Resize 70%

Highlight your white background.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 11 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Resize 105%
Tap the “K” key on your keyboard to activate the Pick Tool and push the bottom of the mask up slightly.
Merge Group.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name.
Color Pallet:
Foreground: #2f2211 
Background: #887a6c
Stroke: 1.0
Type your name.
Give it a slight Inner Bevel:

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

1 comment:

  1. Where do I get this tag kit? I would love to make something for my husband with this kit, he is retired Navy/Marines. I tried going to Scraps From The Heart but was not available.

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