The Gift

Supplies

1 tube of choice – I used the beautiful artwork of Lisa Cree which can be purchased from her tube store PSP Tube Stop.  You must have a license to use.

Font of choice - I used Olimpia here

Weescotlass Mask 208 here

Plug Ins Used:

Fantastic Machine – Paint Engine

My Supplies here:

Paper and element – they are to be used for this tutorial only.

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.

New Raster layer.

Make your Selection Tool active set on Circle.

Create a circle approximately 450 pixels.

Flood fill with #c25593

Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:

Random checked

37%

OK

Selections/Modify/Contract by 5.

Open up the tube.

Highlight the bottom Image layer.

Make your Selection Tool active and section out the top right area – just the sky.

Copy.

Make your Working canvas active.

Paste Into Selection.

Make the tube image active again.

Deselect.

Copy.

Make your working canvas active.

New Raster layer above the sky layer.

Paste Into Selection.

Deselect.

Change the Properties to Overlay.

Lower the Opacity to about 49.

New Raster layer.

Make your Selection Tool active set on Rectangle.

Make a rectangle approximately 50 x 500 pixels.

Make your tube active.

Highlight “The Gift Tube” layer.

Make your Selection Tool active, still set on Rectangle and section out an area of the rainbow.

Copy

Make your working canvas active.

Paste Into Selection.

Duplicate

Apply Fantastic Machines – Paint Engine:

Use Default settings accept hit the Random Seed button twice (I believe hitting it twice will give the same effect I have.  If not, then hit the Random Seed button until you have an effect you like.)

Merge Down.

Deselect.

Give it a slight Inner Bevel:

Duplicate

Mirror

To each slat you just made:

Duplicate

Free rotate Left 90 degrees.

Move all slats into position – See my tag for reference.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.

Copy and paste the bubbles from the tube as new layers onto your working canvas.

Resize one of them 80%

Add the element I supplied:

Position behind the circle.  Erase the bottom of the stem that sticks out from the circle.

Paste the element again.  Resize 40%

Crop your image.

Highlight your white background.

New Raster layer.

Select All.

Copy and paste the paper that I supplied Into Selection.

Apply the mask.

Merge Group.

Add your credits.

Add your name.

Foreground: #c25593

Background: Pattern/the paper I supplied

Stroke: 0.8

Type your name.

Apply a slight Inner Bevel:

Apply the same noise effect.

Resize all layers 80%.

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

Attitude

Supplies

1 tube of choice – I used the artwork of Misticheskaya which can be purchased from Pics for Design.  You must have a license to use.

Font of choice - I used Simply Glamorous here

Monti Circular Mask here

“Spring Attitude” is a tagger size scrap kit created by Bib of Bibi’s Collection and can be purchased from Butterfly Blush.  You can visit her blog here.

Thank you Bibi for such an awesome kit.

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 Element 12 as a new layer.

Resize 85%

Free rotate Right 90 degrees.

Click inside of it with your Magic Wand.

Selections/Modify/Expand by 4.

Selections/Invert

Copy and paste Paper 9 as a new layer below the frame.

Resize 45%

Move into a position you like.

Tap the delete key.

Deselect.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.

Add your elements.  I used:

61:  Resize 55%/Free rotate Right 8 degrees

77:  Resize 60%/Free rotate Right 70 degrees

29

37

10:  Resize 40%/Duplicate/Mirror/Resize 70%

52:  Resize 70%

17:  Resize 20%

31:  Resize 50%

44:  Resize 80%/Duplicate/Mirror/Flip

Highlight your white background.

New Raster layer.

Select All.

Copy and paste Paper 1 Into Selection.

Apply the mask.

Merge Group.

Add your credits.

Add your name.

Resize all layers 80%.

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

An Angel's Fall

Supplies

1 tube of choice – I used the beautiful artwork of Katerina Koukiotis which can be purchased from PSP Tube Stop.  You must have a license to use.

Font of choice - I used Evanescent here

Weescotlass Mask 236 here

My template 144 here

Plug Ins Used:

Eyecandy5:  Nature – Fire

Animation Shop

“Beautiful Monster” is a tagger size scrap kit created by Jessica of Gothic Inspirations and can be purchased from her store here.  You can visit her blog here.

Thank you Jessica for another fantastic 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.

Delete the credit layer and Circle layer.

Highlight Glitter Rectangle 1 layer.

Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.

Selections/Invert

New Raster layer.

Copy and paste Paper 7 Into Selection.

Deselect.

Delete the template layer.

Give it a slight Inner Bevel:

Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:

Gaussian and Monochrome checked

Noise: 25%

OK

Repeat the above step with:

Glitter Rectangle 2

Glitter Rectangle 3

Highlight Rectangle 1 layer.

Click on it with your Magic Wand.

New Raster layer.

Copy and paste Paper 15 Into Selection.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer over the paper layer.

Selections/Invert

Tap the delete key.

Change the Properties to Overlay.

Deselect.

Delete the template layer.

Highlight Rectangle 2 layer.

Repeat the above step accept.

Highlight Rectangle 3 layer.

Click on it with your Magic Wand.

New Raster layer.

Copy and paste Paper 14 Into Selection.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer over the paper layer.

Selections/Invert

Use your Eraser Tool to erase the areas of the tube you don’t want to hang over the edges of the rectangle.

Deselect.

Delete the template layer.

Highlight Slats 1 layer.

Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.

Selections/Invert

New Raster layer.

Copy and paste Paper 7 Into Selection.

Deselect.

Delete the template layer.

Give it the same slight Inner Bevel.

Highlight Slats 2 layer.

Repeat the above step.

Color Pallet: 

Foreground:  Set to Pattern/Paper 7

Copy and paste Flower as a new layer.

Resize 25%

Use your Target Tool and change the color to the foreground pattern.

Duplicate/Resize 70%

Duplicate both flowers


Add your elements.  I used:

Tab:  Resize 70%/Free rotate Left 90 degrees

Tree 1:  Resize 70%/Erase the bottom that sticks out from the rectangle

Splatter:  Resize 50%/Duplicate

Fence Piece:  Resize 60%

Candle 1:  Resize 70%/Duplicate/Merge Visible both Candle layers.

Bow 1:  Resize 30%/Free rotate Left 90 degrees

Highlight your white background.

New Raster layer.

Select All.

Copy and paste Paper 4 Into Selection.

Apply the mask.

Resize 110%

Merge Group.

Add your credits.

Add your name.

Foreground”  #000000

Background: Pattern/Paper 7

Stroke: 0.5

Type your name.

Apply a slight Inner Bevel:

Resize all layers 80%.

If you don’t want to animate then save your tag.

To animate, continue:

Highlight the merged candle layer.

Duplicate it 2x’s for a total of 3.

Rename them Candle 1, Candle 2, and Candle 3.

Highlight Candle 1 layer.

Make your Freehand Selection Tool active set on Freehand.

Zoom in and outline the flame of each candle.

Apply Eyecandy 5: Nature – Fire:

Settings Tab:

Small, Candle

Basic Tab:

Change Column Length to 20

Keep the rest set on default

OK

Highlight Candle 2 layer.

Apply the same fire effect again accept click the Random Seed button once.

OK

Highlight Candle 3 layer.

Repeat the above step.

Deselect.

Close out Candle 2 and Candle 3 layer.

Copy merge.

~Time to Animate~

Open up AS.

Edit/Paste/As New Animation.

Back in PSP.

Close out Candle 1 layer.

Open up Candle 2 layer.

Copy Merge

Carry into AS.

Edit/Paste/After Current Frame.

Back in PSP.

Close out Candle 2 layer.

Open up Candle 3 layer.

Copy Merge

Carry into AS.

Edit/Paste/After Current Frame.

Ctrl + A to highlight all frame.

Animation/Frame Properties

Change the Display time to 21.

OK

Animation/Resize Animation:

Percentage of Original checked

 Width & Height: 80

OK

Save your anmimation.

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