Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Ice Cold Steampunk


 
Supplies

2 tubes of choice - I used the artwork of Jennifer Janesko which can now be purchased from CDO.  You must generate a license to use.

Font of choice - I used SNF Infinity Bold which is a pay font.  Aquarelle will work just as nice here

Weescotlass Mask 297 here

Punky Butts Template 73 here

Plugs Ins:
Eyecandy 3.1 - Glow
Xerox - Porcelain

“Ice Cold Steampunk” is a tagger size scrap kit created by Jay of Bello Scarto and can be purchased from her store Heartbeatz Creationz .You can visit her blog here.
Thank you Jay for a really beautiful kit.

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.
Resize all layers 80%
Image/Canvas size:
700 x 500
OK
Highlight and open up the Background layer.
Flood fill white.
Delete the credit layer.

Highlight Oval layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 6 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Oval Frame layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 5 Into Selection.
Merge Down.
Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:
Gaussian and Monochrome checked
Noise: 43%
OK
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Repeat the above step with the following layers:
Rectangle Frame
Diamond 1
Diamond 2
Circle Frame 1 and 2

Highlight Rectangle layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Paste Paper 4 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Circle 2 layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 1 Into Selection.
Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.
Move into position.
Selection/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Be sure your tube layer is highlighted
Shift + L
Hue: 0
Saturation: 0
OK
Apply Xerox - Porcelain:
Use Default Settings

Highlight Circle 1 layer.
Repeat the above step using a different tube.

Add your elements.  I used:
13:  Resize 25%/Duplicate/Mirror
17:  Mirror
6:  Resize 30%/Duplicate/Mirror
28:  Resize 70%/Duplicate/Mirror
7:  Resize 60%/Duplicate/Mirror
19:  Resize 40%
20:  Resize 30%
2:  Resize 25%/Free rotate Right 25 degrees/Duplicate/Mirror/Resize 70%

Highlight your white background.
New Raster layer.
Select All
Copy and paste Paper 5 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Merge Group.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name.
Convert to Raster layer.
Apply Eyecandy 3.1 - Glow:
Width: 3
Opacity: 100
Opacity Drop Off:  Fat
Color: #d4e7ed
OK

Resize all layers 80%.

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

Monday, November 14, 2011

Emo-tionally Yours


Supplies

1 tube of choice and 1 close up image - I used the gorgeous artwork of VeryMany which can be purchased from Pics for Design.  You must generate a license to use.

Font of choice - I used You & Me & Everyone here

Weescotlass Mask 208 here

Punky Butts Template 57 here

“Emotionally Yours” is a tagger size scrap kit created by Alika’s Scraps and can be downloaded from her blog here.
Please be sure to leave a Thank You after download as it’s a small gesture for hard work given freely.

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.
Resize all layers 80%
Image/Canvas size:
700 x 550
OK
Highlight and open up the Background layer.
Flood fill white.
Delete the credit layer and Hearts layer.

Highlight Rec Bottom layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 14 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it a slight Inner Bevel:
INSERT PIC HERE

Highlight Rec Top layer.
Repeat the above step.

Highlight Large Rec layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 11 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Large Frame Square layer.
Click on each square with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Paste Paper 11 Into Selection.
Rename it Frame Square
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Large Rec Frame layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 13 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it the same slight Inner Bevel.
Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:
Uniform and Gaussian checked
Noise: 20%

Highlight Frame Right Squares layer.
Click on each square with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Paste Paper 13 Into Selection.
Rename Right Squares
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Frame Left Squares layer.
Repeat the above step accept you don’t have to rename this layer.

Highlight Circle Dots layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Invert
New Raster layer.
Paste Paper 13 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Large Frame layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 15 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it the same slight Inner Bevel.
Apply the same Noise effect.

Repeat the above step with Frame Left and Frame Right layers.

Highlight Circle layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 15 Into Selection.
Copy and paste a close up image as a new layer - Position it so it covers the frames below - see my tag for reference.
Once you have it in the exactly position, duplicate two times for a total of 3 tube layers.
Move one of the tube layers just above Frame Rigth Squares paper layer in your layers pallet..
Move another tube layer just above Large Frame Square layer in your layers pallet.
Selections/Invert
Highlight the tube that’s just above the round circle layer.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Change the Properties to Luminance.

Highlight Frame Right Squares
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Highlight the tube layer just above it.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Luminance.

Highlight Lg Frame Squares layer.
Repeat the above step.
Change the Properties to Luminance.

Highlight Love layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
New Raster layer.
Flood Fill with #8c50ce
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it the same Noise effect.

Highlight Me layer.
Repeat the above step.

Highlight To Be layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
New Raster layer.
Flood fill with #88a2de
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it the same Noise effect.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.

Add your elements.  I used:
43:  Resize 10%/Duplicate 3 times
42:  Resize 10%/Duplicate
19:  Duplicate
5:  Resize 70%
11:  Resize 60%
2:  Resize 170%
1:  Resize 30%/Duplicate
4:  Resize 25%/Duplicate

Add your copyrights.

Add your name.
Give it the same slight Inner Bevel.

Resize all layers 85%.

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