Supplies Needed
Monti’s Circular Mask here
Plug Ins used:
Brush Strokes - Crosshatch
For this tutorial I used Angela Hobb’s “Book of
Shadows” which can be purchased from her resale store here. Thank you
Angela for another fantastic kit!
This tutorial was
written assuming you have a working knowledge of PSP.
~♥~ Let’s get started ~♥~
Open up the template.
Shift + D.
Close out the original.
Delete the credit layer, Layer 18
and Layer 8
Image/Canvas Size:
700 x 700 Pixels
OK
Highlight the background layer.
Flood fill with #ffffff
Open up Angela’s Book of Shadows
Template 2.
A pop up will tell you there are
unsupported features, just press OK.
Copy Merged.
Highlight LAYER 1.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Paste the Copy Merged Into Selection.
At the top of your layers pallet
click on the lock icon to lock to this layer.
Adjust/Blur/Radial Blur:
Use Default Settings.
OK
Click on the lock icon to unlock the
layer. (if you don’t unlock the layer there are functions you won’t be able to
do with it)
Edit/Copy
Deselect.
Highlight LAYER 2.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Paste what you just copied Into
Selection.
Deselect.
Highlight LAYER 5.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Paste Into Selection.
Image/Flip
Image/Mirror
Deselect.
Highlight LAYER 3.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Paste Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete Template LAYERS 1, 2, 3, and
5.
To each paper layer apply Brush Strokes
– Crosshatch:
Match your settings to mine:
Highlight LAYER 4.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Make Angela’s Book template active
and highlight Rear Cover layer.
Copy
Make my template active and Paste
Into Selection.
Deselect.
Make your Selection Tool active set
on Rectangle.
Section off a small area of the
paper:
In your layers pallet Right Click
your mouse on it.
From the submenu choose “Promote
Section to Layer”
Deselect.
Move that small little square over
the hole that’s in the paper.
Merge Down.
Copy
Highlight LAYER 6.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
Paste (the paper you just copied)
Into Selection.
Deselect.
Cover the 2 holes on this paper the
same as you did on the other piece of paper.
Don’t forget to merge the little
squares with the paper.
Delete Template LAYERS 4 and 6.
To each paper apply the same
Crosshatch effect using the same settings.
Highlight LAYER 7.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Make Angela’s Template active and
Highlight and then copy Rear Cover layer.
Paste As a New Image.
Make your Selection Tool active and
section off the entire paper accept for the holes.
Copy. (Do not deselect or close this
out, you’ll be using it again)
Make my template active and Paste
Into Selection.
New Raster layer.
Make Angela’s Template active and
Highlight and then copy Teal 2 layer.
Make my template active and Paste
Into Selection.
Change the Properties of this layer
to Soft Light.
Give each Paper layer the same
Crosshatch effect using the same settings.
DO NOT delete the template layer.
Repeat the above steps with LAYERS
14, 15, AND 16.
DO NOT give the papers the
crosshatch effect and DO NOT delete these template layers.
The Rear Cover paper that I had you
Paste as a New Image, that make active.
It should still have the huge section sectioned off.
Copy.
Make my template active.
Highlight LAYER 10.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Paste Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Highlight LAYER 12.
Repeat the above step.
Make Angela’s Template active and
Highlight and copy Paper Grey layer.
Make my template active.
Highlight LAYER 9.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Paste the paper Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give the ring a slight Inner Bevel:
Repeat the above step with LAYERS 11
AND 13.
Highlight LAYER 17.
Click on it with our Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Angela’s Teal 2 paper
Into Selection.
Deselect.
Give it the same Crosshatch effect
using the same settings.
Delete the template layer.
Make Angela’s template active.
Highlight and copy the Square Frame
layer.
Make my template active.
Paste as a new layer.
Resize 25% and 80%
Duplicate 2x’s and move each frame
over each of the little square papers.
Merge Visible Template LAYERS 14,
15, AND 16.
Click anywhere outside of this
merged layer with your Magic Wand.
You can click the eye of this
template layer, but keep it selected.
Make Angela’s Template active and
copy Morgana layer.
Make my template active and paste as
a new layer above the little squares.
Change the Property of it to Soft
Light and move it into position – see my tag as reference.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Repeat the above step with the large
circle – see my tag for reference.
Once you’ve done that you can delete
template LAYER 7.
Add your elements. I used:
Binding Trim: Resize 30%/Duplicate 3x’s
Element 02: (Open the layer) Resize
40%/Duplicate 3x’s
CHILI_DESIGNZ_CU_VOL36_element1: Resize 70%/Duplicate 3x’s
Morgana: Resize 60%
Highlight your white background.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Teal 2 Paper Into
Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Merge Group.
Add your copyrights.
Add your name.
Color Pallet:
Foreground: #17140d
Background: #b56809
Stroke: 1.0
Type your name.
Give it a slight Inner Bevel 2x’s:
Close out your white background.
Merge Visible.
Resize all layers 85%.
I’d love to see your results.
Hugs,
Bev
