Make Some Waves

 

Supplies Needed

1 tube of choice – I used the beautiful artwork of Janna Prosvirina which can be purchased from Digital Art Heaven here

Font of choice – I used Aura Luxess here 

Weescotlass Mask 220 here

My template 278 here 

“Make Some Waves” is a DAH Exclusive  PTU Tagger Size scrap kit created by me, Bev of HorsePlay’s Pasture Designs and can be purchased from Digital Art Heaven 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. 

Copy and paste Element 13 as a new layer just above Template Layer 9.
Move it into position so that the left side of the element aligns with the left side of Template layers 8 and 9. 
Make your Selection Tool active set on rectangle and section off the right side of the element:

Edit/Cut
Deselect.
Edit/Paste as new layer.
Move the element to the right so that it aligns with the right side of the templates.

Male your Eraser Tool active and erase enough of the area that overlaps to make both pieces of the frame create a big frame that fits over the templates perfectly.

Merge Visible both element layers. 

Repeat the above steps with the same element to create the same "frame" to fit over Template Layers 3 and 4.

Highlight Template Layer 1.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 4 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer. 

Highlight Template Layer 2.
Repeat the above step.

Highlight Template Layer 3.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 12 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give the paper a slight Inner Bevel:

Highlight Template Layer 4.
Repeat the above step.

Highlight Template Layer 5.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster Layer.
Copy and paste Paper 4 Into Selection.
Duplicate
Lock this layer by clicking the lock icon at the top of the layers pallet.
Effects/Texture Effects/Mosaic Glass -
Match your settings to mine:

Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Multiply.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Repeat the above steps with Template Layer 6.

Highlight Template Layer 7.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster Layer.
Copy and paste Paper 5 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer. 

Highlight Template Layer 8.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster Layer.
Copy and Paste Paper 12 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give the paper the same slight Inner Bevel. 

Highlight Template Layer 9.
Repeat the above step. 

Highlight Template Layer 10.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster Layer.
Copy and paste Paper 20 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give the paper the same slight Inner Bevel.

Repeat the above step with Template Layer 11 and 12.

Highlight Template Layer 13.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster Layer.
Copy and paste Paper 8 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Apply the same slight Inner Bevel. 

Highlight Template Layer 16.
Merge Down.
Merge Down again.
Template layers 14, 15, and 16 should now all be on the same layer.
Click on each template with your Magic Wand.
New Raster Layer.
Copy and paste Paper 7 Into Selection.
Apply the same slight Inner Bevel.
Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:
Uniform checked
Nosie: 35%
OK
Deselect.
Delete the template layer. 

In your layers pallet:
Move Template Layer 19 down to be just over Template Layer 17.
Move Template Layer 25 down to be just over Template Layer 19.
Move Template Layer 27 to be just over Template Layer 25.
Highlight Template Layer 27 and Merge Down.
Merge Down again.
And Merge Down once more.
All 4 template layers should now be on the same layer.
Make your Magic Wand active and click on each square.
Copy and paste Paper 2 as a new layer over the merge layer.
Resize the paper 60%
Move into a position over the merged template layer that you like.
Right click on the paper layer in the layers pallet and choose “Promote Section to Layer”
Deselect.
Delete the Original Paper layer.

Highlight Template Layer 28 and Merge Down.
Move the merged down to be just over Template Layer 20.
Merge Down.
Merge Down again.
All 4 (frame) template layers should now all be on the same layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat.
New Raster Layer.
Copy and paste Paper 20 Into Selection.
Give it the same slight Inner Bevel.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer. 

Highlight Template Layer 22.
Move it UP in the layers pallet to be just beneath Template Layer 24.
Highlight Template Layer 22 and Merge Down.
Select All/Float/Defloat
New Raster Layer.
Paste (Paper 20 should still be in memory) Into Selection.
Apply the same slight Inner Bevel.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Template Layer 23.
Merge Down
Click on each template shape with your Magic Wand.
Copy and paste Paper 2 as a new layer.
Resize 60% and move into a position you like.
Right click on it in your layers pallet and choose “Promote Section to Layer”.
Deselect.
Delete the template and Original Paper layer.

 

Copy and paste your tube and move into position.
If you’re using the same tube as I did, Resize 50%. 

If your tube did not cover template 29 go ahead and delete it, unless you’d like to keep it and cover it with an element (and then delete it). 

Add your elements.  I used: (see tag for placement reference)
El 26:  Resize 75%/Duplicate/Mirror
El 21:  Resize 25% and 60%/Lower the Opacity to 57/Duplicate 2x’s and Mirror one of them
El 38:  Resize 25% and 50%
El 39:  Resize 25% and 80%/Duplicate and resize as you like/lowering the Opacity on some of them
El 63:  Resize 25% (delete the template)
El 24:  Resize 50%/Duplicate/Mirror
El 85:  Resize 50%/Mirror
El 92:  Resize 50%/Duplicate/Mirror
El 16:  Resize 20%/Duplicate/Mirror/Duplicate
El 32:  Resize 25%/Duplicate/Mirror/Resize 70%
El 50:  Resize 20%
El 51:  Resize 20%
El 42:  Resize 20%
El 78:  Resize 45%

Highlight the white background layer.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 6 Into Selection.
Apply the mask.
Resize 110%
Merge Group. 

New Raster Layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 20 Into Selection.
Apply the mask.
Resize 110%
Merge Group.
Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Hue

Add your copyrights. 

Add your name.
Color Pallet:
Foreground: #002800
Background: #a4d02f
Set the stroke to 1.0

Type your name.
 Convert to Raster Layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
Selections/Modify/Contract by 1
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel:
Match your settings to mine:

Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:
Uniform checked
Noise: 20%
OK
Deselect.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.   
I’d love to see your results.
Email me!
Hugs,
Bev