Southern Breeze

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Supplies
1 tube of choice and 1 image (image is optional) - I used the wonderful artwork of Gary George here
Font of choice - I used OhLara and is a pay font
Becky Mask 22 here
“Southern Breeze” is a FTU scrap kit created by me and can be downloaded from my blog here.
A thank you is not required but is greatly appreciated.

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.

Copy and paste Frame 3 as a new layer.
Use your Magic Wand and click inside the right side.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 6.
Copy and paste your image (or a paper of choice) below the frame.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.

Copy and paste Sand Dune as a new layer.
Resize 40%
Position it near the bottom left of the frame.
Using your Freehand Selection Tool, outline the dune:


Selections/Modify/Feather
Number of Pixels: 33
OK
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key until you have a nice feathered look.

Deselect.
Duplicate/Mirror
Move the duplicate into position.
See my tag for reference.

Copy and paste Flower Doodle 4 as a new layer.
Image/Mirror
Resize 70%
Move into position behind the frame.
Use your Eraser Tool and erase the flower doodle that you can see behind the hearts.

Paste Flower Doodle 4 again as a new layer.
Resize 50%
Move into position behind the frame on the upper right side.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.

Add your embellishments. I used:
Bow 3: Resize 40% Mirror/Free rotate left 20 degrees
Flower Doodle 2: Resize 70%
Flip Flops 1: Resize 50% - Free rotate the left one 30 degrees left. Free rotate the right one 80 degrees right.
Starfish: Resize 25% and 70%
Butterflies 1 & 3: Resize 30% Free rotate 20 degrees
Butterfly 2: Resize 25% and 80% Free rotate left 20 degrees

Copy and paste Bucket as a new layer.
Resize 25%
Free rotate right 15 degrees.
Move it into position.
See my tag for reference
.
Copy and paste Seashell as a new layer.
Resize 25%
Duplicate/Flip
(We’ll come back to the seashells in a minute)

Copy and paste Starfish as a new layer.
Resize 25% and 70%

Arrange the Seashells and Starfish “in the bucket”
See my tag for reference.
Merge Visible the Seashells and Starfish.
Lower the opacity really low so that you can see the bucket through them.
Using your Freehand Selection Tool, outline the inside portion of the bucket.

Selections/Invert
Be sure the merged shell layer is highlighted and tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Move the Opacity back up to 100.

Highlight your white background.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste a paper of choice Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the Mask.
Merge Group.

Copy and paste the Fence as a new layer as the top of your layers pallet.
Resize 70%.
Position to one side of the canvas.
Duplicate/Mirror
Merge Down.
Apply the mask.
Merge group.
Duplicate/Merge down.
In your layers pallet move it just above your paper mask layer.
Use your Eraser Tool and erase any of the fence you see behind the hearts of the frame.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name.

Resize all layers 80%.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.
I’d love to see your results and show it off in my gallery.
Email me!
Hugs,
Bev

European Affair

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Supplies
1 tube of choice - I used the wonderful artwork of Dave Nestler here
Font of choice - I used Pendulum here
Becky Mask 22 here
Greg’s Factory Output Vol. II - Pool Shadow
“Springtime in Paris” is a PTU scrap kit created by Pixie of Kissed by Pix and can be purchased at her store TKO Scraps. You can visit her blog here.
Thank you Pixie for such a beautiful kit that shows off your amazing talent!

~♥~ Let’s get started ~♥~

Open up a 700 X 700 transparent image.
Flood fill white.

Copy and paste Antique Frame 4 as a new layer.
Resize 25% and 60%

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.

Positioning the tube beside the mirror, move both of these layers into the exact position where you want them.

Highlight the frame layer.
Use your Magic Wand and click inside of it.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 6.
New Raster layer below the frame.
Copy and paste a paper of choice Into Selection.
Deselect.

Highlight your tube layer.
Duplicate/Mirror.
Move the duplicate below the frame and position it so that it looks like the mirror image of your tube.
Highlight the frame layer.
Use your Magic Wand and click inside of it.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 6.
Selections/Invert
Highlight the duplicated tube layer.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Change the Properties of the tube to Multiply.

Copy and paste Antique Dangle 3 layer.
Resize 25%
Duplicate 3 times for a total of 4 and move them into position.
See my tag for reference.
Merge Visible all 4 dangle layers.
Give it an exaggerated drop shadow.
Using your Freehand Selection Tool, outline them where you want to see a feathered effect:

Selections/Modify/Feather
Number of Pixels:
43
OK
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key until you have the feathered effect you want.
Deselect.

Add your embellishments. I used:
Stem 1: Resize 25% and 50%
Feathers 1 & 2: Resize 25% - erase any that hangs out from the lower part of the mirror.
Pearl Strand 4: Resize 25% and 50%

Highlight your white background.
Select All
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste a paper of choice Into Selection.
Deselect.
Copy and paste Tower 2 as a new layer.
Resize 70%
Move into position - see my tag for reference.
Lower the Opacity to about 48
Merge Down.
Apply the mask.
Merge Group.

Add your copyrights.
Add your name.
Choose your foreground and background colors.
Be sure stroke is set on 2.
Convert to Raster layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
Add an inner bevel:


Apply Greg’s Factory Output Vol. II - Pool Shadow:
Default Settings.
Deselect.

Copy and paste Feathers 1 & 2 as new layers.
Resize both 25% and 50%
Free rotate one left 90 degrees.
Free rotate the other left 80 degrees.
Position both behind your name.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.
I’d love to see your results and show it off in my gallery.
Email me!
Hugs,
Bev