Sunday, December 30, 2012

Winter Chill


Supplies

1 tube of choice – I used the wonderful artwork of Selina Fenech which can be purchased from CDO.  You must have a license to use.

Font of choice –  I used Before the Rain here

Weescotlass Mask 193 here

Plug Ins used:
Brush Strokes – Crosshatch

“Merry Christmas” is a FTU tagger size scrap kit created by Mary of Country Bug and can be downloaded from her blog here.
Thank you Mary for a really festive holiday kit.

~~ Lets get started ~~

Open up a 600 x 600 blank canvas.
Flood fill white.

Color Pallet:
Foreground: #9d639f
Background: #d8d4d9
Change the foreground to gradient:
Style: Linear
Angle and Repeats: 0
Invert checked

Copy and paste Frame 1 as a new layer.
Free rotate Left 5 degrees.
Click inside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 4
New Raster layer below the frame.
Flood fill with the gradient.
Duplicate/Change the Properties to Burn.
Copy and paste your tube as a new layer below the frame.
Change the Properties to Burn and lower to Opacity to about 46.
Move into position – see my tag for reference.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Copy and paste JDD_Snowflake curtain freebie as a new layer below the frame.
Resize 70%/Move into position
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.
Move into position in front of the frame – see my tag for reference.

Add your elements.  I used:
HC_2011XmascupK_4_element 6: Duplicate
HC_2011XmascupK_4_element 8: Resize 30%
Doodle 3:  Resize 50%/Duplicate/Mirror

Color Pallet:
Change the foreground back to color.

Highlight your white background.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 3 (the green glitter paper) Into Selection.
Deselect.
Use your Target Tool and colorize using your foreground color.
Apply Brush Strokes -  Crosshatch:
Use Default settings.
Apply the mask.
Merge Group.

Add your credits.

Add your name.
Color Pallet:
Foreground: #420743
Background: #9d639f
Stroke: 1.0
Type your name.
Give it a slight Inner Bevel:
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Resize all layers 80%.

I’d love to see your results.
Email me!
Hugs,
Bev
 

Saturday, December 29, 2012

Snowflake Dreams


Supplies

1 tube of choice  and 1 image – I used the adorable artwork of Lisa Victoria which can be purchased from UpYour Art.  You must have a license to use.

Font of choice –  I used Parachutes here

Vix Mask 451 here

A Kandee New Year Template Collab (template 6) which can be downloaded from
Dee’s Sign Post here
You can find the collab of templates under Monday, December 17, 2012.

Plug Ins used:
Brush Strokes – Crosshatch
Eyecandy 5: Nature – Snow Drift
Mura’s Meister - Copies

Supplies here
These are for Personal Use and to be used for this tutorial only!

~~ Lets get started ~~

Open up the template.
Shift + D.
Close out the original.
Delete the top 2 layers, bottle, word art, word art back, and circle spray.
Open up bg layer.

Open up Paper 2.
Shift + D.
Close out the original.
Apply Brush Strokes – Crosshatch:
Stroke Length: 42
Sharpness: 10
Strength: 2
OK
Copy

Highlight Beige Square layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Paste the paper Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it a slight Inner Bevel:
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Highlight Black Strip layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Flood fill with #b55968
Give it the same slight Inner Bevel.
Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:
Uniform and Monochrome checked
Noise: 50%
OK
Apply Brush Strokes – Crosshatch:
Stroke Length: 42
Sharpness: 3
Strength: 1
OK
Apply the same Inner Bevel.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Green Strip layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Flood fill with #4185c4.
Give it the same slight Inner Bevel.
Apply the same Noise Effect.
Apply the same Crosshatch effect.
Apply the same Inner Bevel.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight White Strip layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Flood fill with #50885b.
Give it the same slight Inner Bevel.
Apply the same Noise Effect.
Apply the same Crosshatch effect.
Apply the same Inner Bevel.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Bottom Red Circle layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste your Image Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it the same slight Inner Bevel.

Highlight Top Red Circle layer.
Repeat the above step.

Highlight Large Black Square layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 4 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it the same slight Inner Bevel.

Highlight Green Circle layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 2 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Red Ring layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 1 Into Selection.
Apply the same Noise Effect.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight White Ring layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 5 Into Selection.
Apply the same Noise Effect.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Green Ring layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 2 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Click anywhere outside of the paper layer with your Magic Wand.
Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.
Change the Properties to Soft Light and move into position – see my tag for reference.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight White Square layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 3 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it the same slight Inner Bevel.

Highlight Black Square layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 1 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it a slight Inner Bevel.

Color Pallet:
Foreground: #ffffff
Background: #8078c7

Highlight Dotted Square layer.
Make your Color Replacer Tool active.
Double Right click on the dotted square.
The color should have turned to #8078c7

Highlight White Circle layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Invert
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 5 Into Selection.
Apply the same Noise effect.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Make new 500 x 500 blank canvas.
Flood fill with #202f4f
Copy
Close this out.  You won’t need it any more.

Highlight Dotted Lines layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Invert
New Raster layer.
Paste the color Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Move the dotted lines to just above your white canvas in your layers pallet.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.
Position it in front of the dark blue frame.
Highlight the frame layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Highlight your tube layer.
Use your Eraser Tool and erase any parts you don’t want to stick outside of the frame.
Deselect.

Add the elements I supplied:
Duplicate the flower/ Resize 70%/Duplicate both flowers

Also copy the snowflake layer from the tube.
Paste as a new layer.
Resize 10%
Duplicate
Merge Down
Apply Mura’s Meister – Copies:
Choose Wallpaper (Prospective)

Highlight your white background.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 1 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Resize 115%
Merge Group.

Add your credits.

Apply Eyecandy 5: Nature – Snow Drift to elements of your choice:
Settings Tab:
Choose Small, First Flakes

Basic Tab:
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Lighting Tab:
Use Default settings

Add your name.
Color Pallet:
Foreground and Background: #202f4f
Type your name.
Give it a slight Inner Bevel:
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Apply the same Snow Drift effect accept lower the Drift Height to 4.09

Resize all layers 80%.

I’d love to see your results.
Email me!
Hugs,
Bev