Supplies Needed
1 tube of choice – I used
the artwork of Alec Rud which was a November loyalty gift from Picsfor Design.
Monti Circular mask here
Plug In used:
Eyecandy 5: Nature – Snow
Drift
“Aquamarine Winter” is a beautiful
tagger size scrap kit created by Laura of Tiny Turtle Designs and can be
purchased from
her store here.
This tutorial was written
assuming you have a working knowledge of PSP.
~♥~ Let’s
get started ~♥~
Open up a 700 x 700 blank
canvas.
Flood fill white.
New Raster Layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 25
Into Selection.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 26
Into Selection.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 23
Into Selection.
Deselect.
Resize each paper 70%.
Free Rotate the bottom
paper Left 5 degrees.
Free Rotate the top paper
Right 5 degrees.
Highlight each paper and
give it a slight Inner bevel:
Without moving the papers
around too much, match up the top left corners of each paper – see my tag for
reference.
Minimize this working
canvas for now.
Open a new 700 x 700
blank canvas.
Flood fill white.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 27
Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the Monti Circular
mask.
Merge Group.
Open up element 63.
Make your Freehand
Selection Tool active set on Point to Point and section out only the tree:
Copy.
Paste it onto your
working canvas.
Duplicate/Mirror
Move both trees near the
edge of the mask.
Give each tree a drop
shade and then Merge Visible both trees.
Apply the mask to the
merged layer.
Use your Eraser Tool,
barely touch the sides if you see any harsh lines near the edges of the mask.
Copy, paste, and resize
your tube as a new layer and move into position between both trees – see my tag
for reference.
Highlight the masked
paper layer.
Paste your tube as a new
layer.
Change the Properties to Soft
Light and move into a position you like – see my tag for reference.
To this tube layer apply
the mask.
Merge Group.
If you can see some of
this tube through the trees or near the bottom of the first tube then erase
what you don’t want to see.
Close out your white
background.
Merge Group.
Copy.
Reopen your other working
canvas.
Highlight the top layer
in your layer’s pallet.
Paste as a new layer.
Resize 80%
Move into position over
the paper – see my tag for reference.
Add your elements. I
used (see my tag for reference):
28: Resize 120%
141: Duplicate
102: Resize 50% (place between the papers)
73
6
57: Resize 25%/Duplicate/Resize 70%
107: Resize 30%/Duplicate/Use Pick Tool to move
this way and that
93: Resize 25
117: Resize 25%
88: Resize 30%
45: Resize 20%/Mirror
102: Resize 25%
61: Resize 25%
Highlight your white
background.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 24 Into
Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Resize 110%
Merge Group.
Duplicate and change the
Properties to Multiply.
Duplicate
Add your copyrights.
Add your name.
Color Pallet:
Foreground: #5f5f5f
Background: #766962
Stroke set on .5
Type your name.
Convert to Raster layer.
Give it a slight Inner
Bevel:
Apply Eyecandy 5: Snow
Drift to your name –
Match your settings to
mine:
Close out your white
background.
Resize all layers 600 pixels.
Save your tag as a PNG.
I hope you enjoyed this
tutorial.
I’d love to see your
results.
Hugs,
Bev
