Fairy Solace

Supplies Needed

1 tube of choice – I used the artwork of Karen Middleton which can be purchased from CDO.

Font of choice – I used Papyrus (came with my program)

Millie’s PSP Madness Template 811 here

Vix mask 451 here

Plug Ins used:

Mura’s Meister – Copies

Xero - Porcelain

“Miss Spring” is a PTU scrap kit created by TootyPup Scraps and can be purchased from any of her stores here.  Thank you Susan for such a beautiful kit!!  Gorgeous work as always.

  

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

~♥~ Let’s get started ~♥~

Open the template.

Shift + D to duplicate.

Close out the original.

Highlight and open the background layer.

Image/Canvas Size:

700 x 700

OK

Flood fill white.

Delete the top 2 layers.

Highlight 1.

Click on it with your Magic Wand.

New Raster layer.

Copy and Paste Background Paper 04 Into Selection.

Deselect.

Delete the template layer.

Give the paper a slight Inner Bevel:

Highlight 2.

Click on it with your Magic Wand.

New Raster layer.

Copy and paste Background Paper 011 Into Selection.

Resize 65%

Move the paper so the far right side of the paper covers the template.

In your layers pallet right click on the paper.

Choose “Promote Section to Layer”

Duplicate/Flip

Deselect.

Delete the original paper layer.

Make your Selection Tool active, set on Rectangle.

Section off the top half of the paper you flipped.

Tap the delete key.

Deselect.

Merge Visible both paper layers.

Delete the template layer.

Give the paper the same slight Inner Bevel.

Highlight 3.

Click on it with your Magic Wand.

Copy and paste Background Paper 01 as a new layer.

Resize 70%

Move into a position you like over the template layer.

Right click on the paper layer in your layers pallet.

Choose “Promote Section to Layer”

Delete the Original paper layer.

Deselect for now.

Add the elements to the circle - copy and paste the following (see my tag for reference, and don’t worry about what overhangs, we’ll clean that up in a bit)

Old Log Rail Fence 02:  Resize 70% - position so there’s a gap in between the bottom of the element and the bottom area of the circle.

Ground 01:  Position so the gap under the fence is covered and you can no longer see the circle

Tree 01a:  Resize 40%/Duplicate/Resize 60%

Highlight the circle template layer.

Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.

Highlight each element and tap the delete key.

Deselect.

Delete the template layer.

Copy and paste Daisy Bloom 01a as a new layer.

Resize 30%

Apply Mura’s Mesiter – Copies:

Change your settings to match mine:

Highlight 4.

Click on it with your Magic Wand.

New Raster layer.

Copy and paste Background Paper 04 Into Selection.

Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:

Gaussian checked

Noise: 35%

OK

Deselect.

Delete the template layer.

Highlight 5.

Click on it with your Magic Wand.

New Raster layer.

Copy and paste Background Paper 02 Into Selection.

Deselect.

Delete the template layer.

Highlight 6.

Click on it with your Magic Wand.

Copy and paste Background Paper 01 as a new layer.

Resize the paper 50% and move into a position over the template that you like.

Right click on the paper in your layers pallet.

Choose “Promote Section to Layer”.

Delete the original paper layer.

Deselect for now.

We’ll come back to this in a bit.

Copy and paste Old Tree Stump 01b as a new layer.

Resize 55%

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.

Resize as you like.

Make your Selection Tool active set on Square.

Section out the area on your canvas that captures your tube:

Copy Merge.

Deselect.

Edit/Paste as new layer (over the small square cloud paper).

Resize the image 130%

Highlight the cloud paper.

Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.

Selections/Invert

Tap the delete key.

Ctrl + H (to open the Feather Selection box)

Number of Pixels: 30

OK

Tap the delete key 5 times.

Deselect.

Apply Xero – Porcelain 2 times using default settings.

Copy and paste Ribbon 01 as a new layer.

Resize 20%

Move into position over the image layer – see my tag for reference.

Highlight the bottom square layer in your layers pallet.

Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.

Highlight the Ribbon layer.

Use your Eraser Tool and erase the sides that overhang the frame.

Deselect.

Make your Lighten/Darken Tool active and just touch the sides of the ribbon near the edge to darken it up just a little to give it that “wrapped” appearance.

Add your elements.  I used:

Sign 00:  Resize 45%

Wild Grass 01a:  Resize 45%/Duplicate as many times as you like

Shroom 04a:  Resize 15% & 70%

Ground 01:  Resize 50%

Flower Deco 03a:  Resize 65%

Dragonfly 01:  Resize 40%/Duplicate/Mirror

Highlight your white background.

New Raster layer.

Select All.

Copy and paste Background Paper 11 Into Selection.

Deselect.

Apply the mask.

Resize 110%

Merge Group.

Duplicate and lower the Opacity to about 53.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name.

Color Pallet:

Foreground and Background: #faf5e0

Make your Text Tool active and type your name.

Use the box around the name to turn and fit on the wood sign element.

Right click on it in your layers pallet and choose “Convert to Raster layer”.

Close out your white background.

Save your tag as a PNG.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.   

I’d love to see your results.

Email me!

Hugs,

Bev