Forever Love

Supplies Needed

Font of choice – I used Saturdate Script here

Vix Mask 451 here

My template 228 here

Plug Ins used:

Eyecandy 4000 - Chrome

 “Forever Love” is a PTU tagger size scrap kit created by Julie of Bits n Bobs and can be purchased here.  Please visit her blog here.  

  

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 and Temp Layer 6.

Highlight the background layer.

Image/Canvas Size:

700 x 700

OK

Flood fill white.

Highlight Temp Layer 1.

Click on it with your Magic Wand.

New Raster layer.

Copy and paste Paper 8 Into Selection.

Deselect.

Delete the template layer.

Give the paper a slight Inner Bevel:

Copy and paste E42 as a new layer.

Resize 50%

Move into position behind the paper along the top – see my tag for reference. 

Use your Eraser Tool to section off and delete what overhangs the paper.

Paste the element again.

Resize 50%

Free Rotate Left 90 degrees.

Duplicate the element and move both into position along the left side of the paper.  Don’t worry about the corner matching up exact as it will be covered by an element later on in the tutorial.

Highlight Temp Layer 2.

Click on it with your Magic Wand.

New Raster layer.

Copy and paste Paper 9 Into Selection.

Deselect.

Delete the template layer.

Give the paper the same slight Inner Bevel.

Copy and paste E41 as a new layer.

Resize 40%

Duplicate and Free rotate Left 90 degrees.

Move both elements into position behind the paper just as you did the last time.  Again, use your Selection Tool to section off and delete what overhangs the paper.

Highlight Temp Layer 3.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.

New Raster layer.

Copy and paste Paper 11 Into Section.

Deselect.

Delete the template layer.

Give the paper the same slight Inner Bevel.

Copy and paste E39 as a new layer.

Resize 40%

Duplicate and Free rotate Left 90 degrees.

Like before, move both of these elements into position behind and along the top and side of the paper.

Highlight Temp Layer 4.

Click on it with your Magic Wand.

New Raster layer.

Copy and paste Paper 7 Into Selection.

Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:

Monochrome and Gaussian checked

Noise: 33%

OK

Deselect.

Delete the template layer.

Highlight Temp Layer 5.

Click on it with your Magic Wand.

Copy and paste Paper 4 Into Selection.

Deselect.

Delete Template layer.

Highlight Temp Layer 7.

Click anywhere outside of the template with your Magic Wand.

Selections/Invert

Apply Eyecandy 4000 – Chrome:

Choose Beach from the Reflection Map box.

OK

Deselect.

Highlight Temp Layer 8.

Click on it with your Magic Wand.

New Raster layer.

Copy and paste Paper 7 Into Selection.

Deselect.

Delete the template layer.

Give the paper the same slight Inner Bevel.

Repeat the above step with

Temp Layer 11

Temp Layer 14

Highlight Temp Layer 9.

Click on it with your Magic Wand.

New Raster layer.

Copy and paste Paper 10 Into Selection.

Deselect.

Delete the template layer.

Repeat the above step with

Temp Layer 12

Temp Layer 15

Highlight Temp Layer 10.

Click on it with your Magic Wand.

New Raster layer.

Copy and paste Paper 11 Into Selection.

Deselect.

Delete the template layer.

Highlight Temp Layer 13.

Click on it with your Magic Wand.

New Raster layer.

Copy and paste Paper 11 Into Selection.

Copy and paste E80 as a new layer.

Resize 70%

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

Right click on the element in your layers pallet and choose “Promote Section to Layer”

Delete the original element layer.

Change the Properties of the Promoted Layer to Multiply.

Deselect.

Delete the template layer.

Highlight Temp Layer 16.

Repeat the above steps.

Add your elements.  I used:

E37:  Resize 25%/Duplicate 2x

E80:  Resize 70%

E72:  Resize 70%

E76:  Resize 70%

E25:  Resize 35%

E20:  Resize 30%

E53:  Resize 75%/Use Pick Tool to pull to exact length

E73:  Resize 25%

E7:  Resize 70%

E71:  Resize 70%

E9:  Resize 25%/Free Rotate Right 20%/Duplicate/Mirror/Resize 70%

Highlight your white background.

New Raster layer.

Select All.

Copy and paste Paper 9 Into Selection.

Deselect.

Apply the mask.

Resize 110%

Merge Group.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name.

Color Pallet:

Foreground: #311609

Background: #40200f

Stroke width: 1

Type your name.

Convert to Raster layer.

Give it the same slight Inner Bevel 2x’s

Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.   

I’d love to see your results.

Email me!

Hugs,

Bev