Supplies Needed
1 tube of choice – I used
the beautiful artwork of Janna Prosvirina which can be purchased from Digital Art Heaven.
Vix mask 451 here
Millie’s PSP Madness
template 813 here
(You’ll find it under
April 15, 2016)
Plug Ins used:
Mura’s Meister – Copies
Greg’s Factory Output
Vol. II – Pool Shadow
“Changing Seasons” is a
tagger size scrap kit created by Laura of Tiny Turtle Designs and can be
purchased from any of her stores here. She has a fantastic sale going on right now!
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 top 6 layers.
Open up the background
layer.
Highlight 1.
Click on it with your
Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 13
Into Selection.
Adjust/Add Remove
Noise/Add Noise:
Gaussian and Monochrome checked
Noise: 38%
OK
Selections/Modify/Contract
by 6.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 21
Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template
layer.
Copy and paste element 8
as a new layer.
Resize 5% and 50%
Duplicate
Move each element to the
corners of the paper – see my tag for reference.
Highlight 2.
Click on it with your
Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 13
Into Selection.
Apply the same Noise
Effect.
Selections/Modify/Contract
by 6.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 16
Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template
layer.
Highlight 4.
Repeat the above step.
Copy and paste element
203 as a new layer.
Resize 10%
Apply Mura’s Meister –
Copies:
Choose Encircle
Change the top 3 numbers
to:
Number: 21
Shift X: 60
Shift Y: 60
OK
Duplicate the ring of
flowers and move each into position – see my tag for reference.
Highlight 3.
Click on it with your
Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 13
Into Selection.
Apply Greg’s Factory
Output Vol. II – Pool Shadow 2x’s:
Use Default Settings.
OK
Deselect.
Delete the template
layer.
Copy and paste Element 7
as a new layer.
Resize 5% and 60%
Duplicate 2x’s for a
total of 3 and place at each corner of the brown paper – see my tag for
reference.
Highlight 5.
Click on it with your
Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 13
Into Selection.
Apply the same Noise
Effect.
Selections/Modify/Contract
by 6.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 22
Into Selection.
Copy and paste your tube
as a new layer – if you’re using the same tube as I did, resize 70%.
Right click on it in your
layers pallet.
Choose “Promote Section
to Layer” from the sub menu.
Delete the original tube
layer.
Change the Properties of
the tube to Overlay.
Deselect for now.
Paste your tube again –
again, if you’re using the same tube as I did, resize 50%.
Move into a position you
like.
If you want to keep the
antlers and feather from being deleted read **My Notes below. If not the highlight the template layer.
Click anywhere outside of
it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Invert
Selections/Modify/Contract
by 6.
Selections/Invert
Highlight the tube layer.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Delete the template
layer.
**My Note:
Make your Selection Tool active set on Point to Point and mode to Add Shift. Set the Feather amount to 1.
Make your Selection Tool active set on Point to Point and mode to Add Shift. Set the Feather amount to 1.
On the tube where the
antlers overhang the circle, trace around them including a little bit inside
the circle –
Move down to the feather
area and section off the feather the same way.
Once you’ve done that,
highlight the tube layer in your layers pallet.
Right click on it and
choose “Promote Section to Layer”.
Just the antlers and
feather should now be on the promoted layer.
Deselect.
Highlight the template
layer.
Click on it with your
Magic Wand.
Selections/Modify/Contract
by 6.
Highlight the tube layer
in your in your layers pallet.
Right click on it and
choose “Promote Section to Layer”.
Deselect.
Delete the original tube
layer.
Highlight the antler and
feather layer.
Merge Down.
Now the tube should all
be one layer, just the antlers and feather protruding from the circle paper.
Add your
elements. I used:
237: Resize 35%/Duplicate/Mirror
203: Resize 10%/Duplicate 3x’s for a total of 4.
141: Resize 15%/Duplicate
115: Resize 45%
113: Resize 20%/Duplicate/Mirror
164: Resize 15%/Free rotate Right 20 degrees
111: Resize 15%/Duplicate/Mirror
105: Resize 15%
Highlight your white background.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 19
Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Resize 110%
Merge Group.
Duplicate 2x’s and move
one mask layer to the left and the other to the right – just until you can see
them peeking out from the sides.
Add your copyrights.
Add your name.
Color Pallet:
Foreground and Background:
#23282f
Make your Text Tool
active.
Type your name.
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.
Hugs,
Bev
