Friday, December 23, 2022
Satin, Silk, and Love
Night Out with the Ghouls
Sweet Valentine
When the Wind Blows
Seaside Treasure
Night Shadows
The Beauty of the Dragon's Lair
Black Widow
Silent as the Grave
Garden Delights
Sunday, September 18, 2022
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Supplies Needed
One tube of choice – I used the incredibly adorable artwork of Lisa Victoria which can be purchased from Digital Art Heaven here.
Font of choice – I used Alien here
Weescotlass Creations Mask 466 here
My Template 1 here
Plug-Ins used:
Brush Strokes – Spatter
Greg’s Factory Output Vol II – Pool Shadow
Snaggables can be
downloaded here
“Out of this World” is a PTU Tagger Size scrap kit designed by Tagcatz
Design and can be purchased from The Digital Scrapbook Shop 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.
Highlight Rectangle layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 6 Into Selection.
Apply Brush Strokes – Spatter:
Spray Radius; 15
Smoothness: 5
OK
Apply same effect once more.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Highlight Rectangle 2 layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 5 Into Selection.
Apply Brush Strokes – Spatter:
Use same settings
OK
Copy and paste Element 104 as a new layer over
the paper and move into position – see my tag for reference.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Highlight Circle layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and Paste Paper 6 Into Selection.
Lock the layer by clicking on the lock icon at
the top of the layers pallet.
Adjust/Blur/Radial Blur:
Match your settings to mine –
OK
Copy and paste Element 30 as a new layer over
the paper layer.
Resize 55%
Move into position over the paper.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Change the Blend mode of the element to Dodge.
Highlight the paper layer.
Selections/Modify/Select Selections Border:
Click “Both Sides” and “Anti Alias”
Border Width: 4
OK
Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:
Uniform and Monochrome checked
Noise: 20%
OK
Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Create a 700 x 700 blank canvas
Flood fill with #f2b000
Copy.
Do Not close this out as we’re going to use it again later on.
Make your working canvas active.
Highlight Stitches layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat.
New Raster layer.
Paste (the yellow canvas you copied) Into
Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Highlight Large Rectangle Layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
Copy and paste Paper 7 as a new layer.
Move into a position you like – just make sure
to keep the flare image out of the rectangle.
In your layers pallet right click on the paper and choose “Promote Section to
Layer”.
Delete the original paper layer.
Highlight the Promoted layer in your layers
pallet.
Selections/Modify/Select Selections Border –
Use same settings.
OK
Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:
Use same settings
OK
Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Copy and paste Element 15 as a new layer over the paper.
Resize 70% and change the Blend Mode to Luminance
(Legacy)
Copy and paste Element 82 as a new layer.
Resize 30% and chance the Blend Mode to
Exclusion.
Make your Pick Tool active and turn the
spaceship slightly – see my tag for reference.
Copy and paste your Tube as a new layer.
If you’re using the same tube as I did, resize
45%
Add your elements. I used: (see tag for placement reference)
El 67:
Resize 60%/Duplicate 3x’s
El 35:
Resize 20%/Duplicate 2x’s/Mirror and flip one of them.
El 63:
Resize 70%
El 76:
Resize 60%/Duplicate/Mirror
El 74:
Duplicate/Mirror
El 34:
Resize 40%/Duplicate/Mirror
Highlight the white background.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 1 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Copy and paste Element 105 as a new layer just
above the paper. Move into a position
you like.
Merge Down.
Apply the mask.
Merge Group.
Add your copyrights.
Add your name.
Color Pallet:
Foreground and Background: #000000
Set the stroke to 1.0
Type your name.
Convert
to Raster Layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
Selections/Modify/Expand by 2.
Copy and paste that yellow canvas you made
earlier as a new layer just below your name.
Right click on it and choose “Promote Section
to Layer”.
Close out the original yellow layer.
Be sure the yellow name is highlighted.
Apply Noise effect accept change the Noise
amount to 40
Ok.
Highlight the black name layer.
Merge Down.
Copy and paste Element 102 as a new layer.
Move into position near the bottom - see my tag for reference.
Select All/Float/Defloat
Move the original yellow layer just above this layer. (keep it closed out)
Right click on it in your layers pallet and choose "Promote Section to Layer".
Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:
Random and Monochrome checked
Noise: 40%
OK
Delete the original element layer.
I hope you enjoyed this
tutorial.
I’d love to see your results.
Email me!
Hugs,
Bev
Saturday, September 17, 2022
Out of this World
Supplies Needed
Font of choice – I used Childish Kid here
Weescotlass Creations Mask 119 here
My Template 158 here
Plug-Ins used:
Brush Strokes – Sprayed Strokes
Greg’s Factory Output
Vol II – Pool Shadow
“Out of this World” is a PTU Tagger Size scrap kit designed by Tagcatz
Design and can be purchased from The Digital Scrapbook Shop 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.
Image/Canvas Size:
700 x 700
OK
Highlight the background layer.
Flood fill white.
Delete the credit layer.
Open up Paper 3.
Make your Selection Tool set on Rectangle
active.
Section out the top half of the paper.
Copy.
Make the template active.
Highlight Raster 2 template layer.
Use your Magic Wand and click inside of each
frame.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 1.
New Raster layer below the template layer.
Paste (the paper section you copied) Into
Selection.
Apply Greg’s Factory Output Vol. II – Pool
Shadow:
Use Default Settings
OK
Copy and paste Element 38 as a new layer above
the paper layer.
Resize 70%
Move into position – see my tag for reference.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Highlight Raster 3 template layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
Copy and paste Paper 2 as a new layer.
Resize 70%
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Apply Greg’s Factory Output Vol. II – Pool
Shadow:
Use Default Settings
OK
Apply Brush Strokes – Sprayed Strokes:
Stroke Length: 16
Spray Radius: 15
Stroke Direction: Diag Right
OK
Apply it once more.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Highlight Raster 4 template layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 3 Into Selection.
Apply Brush Strokes – Sprayed Strokes 2x’s:
Use same settings
OK
Deselect
Delete the template layer.
Highlight Raster 5 template layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
New Raster layer.
Flood fill with #ab83b6
Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:
Gaussian checked
Noise: 50%
OK
Duplicate and change the Blend Mode to Burn.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Repeat the above step with Raster 8.
Highlight Raster 6 template layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
Copy and paste Element 52 as a new layer just
above the template.
Resize the element 65%
Move the element into position so that the
solid area of it is over the template.
Right click on it in your layers pallet and
choose “Promote Section to Layer”
Delete the original element layer.
Deselect.
Copy the Promoted layer.
Highlight Raster 9 template layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat.
New Raster layer.
Paste the Promoted layer Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Highlight Raster 10 template layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
Copy and paste Paper 7 as a new layer above
the template layer.
Move into a position you like.
Right click on it in your Layers Pallet and
choose “Promote Section to Layer”
Close the Original paper layer out for now.
Copy and paste element 30 as a new layer over
the Promoted paper layer.
Resize 50%
Move into a position you like.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Change the Blend Mode of the element layer to
Hard Light.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Highlight Raster 7 template layer.
Open up the original paper layer, move above
the template layer.
Move into a position you like and Promote
Section to a layer.
Deselect.
Delete the original paper layer.
Delete the template layer.
Add your elements. I used: (see tag for placement reference)
El 67:
Resize 90%/Duplicate
El 5:
Resize 30%
El 47
El 6: Resize 70%
El 35: Resize 10%/Duplicate 3x’s
El 20
El 34:
Resize 70%
El 74:
Resize 90%
El 24:
Resize 60%
El 77:
Resize 90%
Highlight the white background.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 8 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Resize 110%
Merge Group.
Add your copyrights.
Add your name.
Color Pallet:
Foreground and Background: #000000
Set the stroke to 1.0
Type your name.
Convert
to Raster Layer.
Duplicate
Make your Flood Fill tool active and flood
fill each letter with #fdc880
Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:
Use same Settings
OK
Move the glitter name below the black colored name.
Move the black name slightly to the left and
up.
Merge Down.
I hope you enjoyed this
tutorial.
I’d love to see your results.
Email me!
Hugs,
Bev
Saturday, September 10, 2022
Dragon Lullaby
Supplies Needed
1 tube of choice – I used the wonderful
artwork of David Hoffrichter which can be purchased from Digital Art Heaven here
Font of choice – I used Charissa here
Weescotlass Creations Mask 116 here
Plug-Ins used:
Xenofex – Burnt Edges
Download Snaggables here
“Glorious Fall” is a PTU Tagger Size scrap kit designed by Tagcatz
Design and can be purchased from The Digital Scrapbook Shop 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 with #ffffff
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 10 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.
If you’re using the same one as I did, Resize
70%
Position not quite to the bottom but near the
bottom of canvas.
Add the following elements. This is your tag, feel free to add or take
away elements as you like. See my tag
for reference for placement.
El 9:
Duplicate/Resize 40%
El 11:
Duplicate
El 8:
Resize 60%/Duplicate
El 50:
Resize 25% (its peeking out from behind a tree)
El 44:
Resize 50%/Duplicate 2x’s
El 93:
Resize 60%
El 48:
Resize 20%
El 31:
Resize 15%
El 23:
Resize 50%
El 16:
Resize 50%
El 71:
Resize 45%/Duplicate 2x’s/Mirror one of them
El 4:
Resize 65%
El 22:
Resize 55%
El 74: Resize 40%
El 83:
Resize 40%/Duplicate as many times as you like. I placed some over the
grass and changed the Blend Mode to Overlay.
Once you have all elements and tube in place,
close out the white background layer.
Highlight any element layer and Merge Visible.
Apply Xenofex 2: Burnt Edges
Use Default settings accept change the burn
color to #952f00
OK
Open up the white background.
Resize merged layer 75%
Highlight the white background layer.
Select All.
New Raster Layer.
Copy and paste Paper 6 Into Selection.
New Raster Layer.
Copy and paste Paper 7 Into Selection.
Deselect.
To each paper layer apply Xenofex 2: Burnt Edges –
Use Same settings.
Free Rotate Paper 7 Left 4 degrees.
Free Rotate Paper 8 Right 4 degrees.
Move all pages into position so that the top left corners of all layers match up (accept background layer.)
Add the following elements: Use your Pick tool
to turn elements this way and that. Use
your creativity and duplicate elements as you see fit. Use my tag for reference/ideas.
El 38:
Resize 50%
El 83
El 80:
Cut out the leaves you don’t want, paste and use them somewhere
El 82: Flip/Mirror
El 68:
Resize 40%
El 25:
Mirror
El 79:
Resize 40%
El 63:
Resize 35%
El 61:
Resize 20%
El 62:
Resize 20%
El 59:
Resize 15%
Highlight the white background layer.
New Raster Layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 10 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Merge Group.
Add your copyrights.
Add your name.
Color Pallet:
Foreground and Background: #000000
Type your name
Convert
to Raster Layer.
I hope you enjoyed this
tutorial.
I’d love to see your results.
Email me!
Hugs,
Bev