Thursday, July 18, 2013

Debonair


Supplies Needed  

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

Font of choice – I used Penabico here

Gem's Mask 189 here

Lyrics Template by Brutal Designs here
You can find it under Monday, July 15, 2013

Plug Ins used:
Mura's Meister - Copies
Xero - Porcelain

 "You're a Star" is a tagger size scrap kit (also available in full size) and created by Mandy of Diva Designz and can be purchased from TKO Scraps.  You can visit her blog here.  Thank you Mandy for a beautiful kit!  

~♥~ Let’s get started ~♥~

Open up the template.
Shift + D.
Close out the original.
Resize all layers 90%
Image/Canvas size
700 x 700
OK
Highlight the background layer.
Flood fill white.
Delete the top 5 layers and helix layer.

Highlight Md Grey Circle Bottom layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 1 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Lt Grey Circle Top layer.
Repeat the above step.

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

Highlight Teal Rounded Square Bottom layer.
Repeat the above step.

Highlight White Rect layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 6 Into Selection.
Deselect Delete the template layer.
Give it the same slight Inner Bevel.

Highlight Md Grey Rounded Rrec Left layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paper Paper 2 Into Select.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give the paper the same a slight Inner Bevel.

Highlight Grey Line Rect layer.
Click on it wiht your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 10 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it a slight Inner Bevel:

Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:
Random and Gaussian checked
Noise: 51%
OK

Highlight White Line Rec layer.
Repeat the above step.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.
Move into position to the right of the vertical rectangle paper layer - see my tag for reference.
Duplicate the tube layer.
Mirror
Move into position over the vertical rectangle paper.
Apply Xero - Porcelain to the tube layer - 
Use Default settings accept move the blue channel button to 0.
Highlight the rectangle paper layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Highlight the tube layer.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.

Copy and paste Glitter Flower 2 as a new layer.
Resize 5%
Apply Mura's Meister - Copies:

Move into position over the top circle.

Paste the Flower again as a new layer.
Resize 5%
Apply Mura's Mesiter - Copies:

Move into position over the bottom circle.

Open up Ribbon Banner.
Use your Freehand Selection Tool and section out the group of stars on the right side of the banner.
Copy
Paste as a new layer.
Duplicate
Move each into positon over the small tilted square papers - see my tag for reference.
Duplicate the star layer once more and move behind the top circle layer - see my tag for reference.

Add your elements.  I used:
Doodle 4:  Resize 40%/Duplicate/Mirror/Flip
Star Ribbon 1:  Resize 40%/Duplicate
Gem Bow 1:  Resize 15% and 80%/Duplicate
Dragonfly 2:  Resize 15%/Free rotate Right 20 degrees/Duplicate/Mirror
Diamond Star 2:  Resize 10%/Use your Pick Tool to turn slightly/Duplicate/Mirror
Flower Button 1:  Resize 10%/Duplicate/Resize 70%/Duplicate/Duplicate all 3 flowers

Highlight your white background.
New Raster layer.
Select All
Copy and paste Paper 9 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Adjust/Blur/Gaussian Blur:
Radius: 5
OK
Apply the mask.
Resize 90%
Merge Group.

Add your copyright.

Add your name:
Color Pallet: 
Foreground & Background: #3a2200

Type your name.
Convert to a Raster layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
Selections/Modify/Expand by 2.
New Raster layer below your name.
Copy and paste Paper 2 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Merge Visible both name layers.

Resize all layers 80%.

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

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Good 2 Be Bad

Supplies Needed  

1 tube of choice – the poser used in this tutorial is by Designz by Lou and is included with the kit. 

Font of choice – I used Rat Infested Mailbox here

Gem's Mask 8 here

Stars Template by Brutal Designs here
You can find it under Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Plug Ins used:
Mura's Meister - Copies
Greg's Factory Output Vol. II - Pool Shadow

 "Good 2 Be Bad" is a tagger size scrap kit, also available in full size and was created by Lou of Designz by Lou and can be purchased from TKO Scraps.  You can visit her blog here.  Thank you Lou for a fantabulous kit!  

~♥~ Let’s get started ~♥~

Open up the template.
Shift + D.
Close out the original.
Resize all layers 90%
Image/Canvas size
700 x 700
OK
Highlight the background layer.
Flood fill white.
Delete the top 3 layers.

Highlight Grey Rec Top layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 5 Into Selection.
Copy and paste Happy Tears 2 as a new layer.
Resize 40%
Move into position over the paper layer - see my tag for reference.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Grey Rec Bottom layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 6 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it a slight Inner Bevel:

Highlight Dk Grey Rec Top layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 3 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Dk Grey Rec Bottom layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 1 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:
Random and Monochrome checked
Noise: 10%
OK

Highlight Blk Circle Top layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 5 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Blk Circle Bottom layer.
Repeat the above step.

Color Pallet:
Foreground: #5daaba
Background: #000000

Highlight Teal Oval layer.
Make your Color Replacer Tool active and double right click on the oval.
It should turn black.

Highlight Blk Oval layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 4 Into Selection.
Copy and paste Chicken Wire as a new layer over the paper layer.
Change the Properties of the wire to Soft Light.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Teal Rec layer.
Click on it wiht your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 7 Into Selection.
Give it the same Inner Bevel.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Color Pallet:
Foreground: #f9fcfc
Background: #dddcd2

Highlight ZigZag line layer.
Make your Color Replacer Tool active and double right click on it.
It should turn a tannish color.

Highlight Teal Noisy Oval Frame.
Select All/Float/Defloat
New Raster layer.
Flood fill with #000000
Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:
Random and Monochrome checked
Noise: 89%
OK
Delete the template layer.

Copy and paste Eyeball as a new layer.
Resize 5%
Apply Mura's Meister - Copies:

Resize the ring of eyeballs 75%
Move into position over the top right circle layer - see my tag for reference.
Duplicate
Resize 80%
Move into position over the bottom left circle layer - see my tag for reference.

Copy and paste a poser of your choice as a new layer.

Add your elements.  I used:
Winged Skull 1:  Resize 60%
Music Cross 2:  Resize 35%
Lips:  Resize 25%/Free Rotate Right 10 degrees
Snake 2:  Resize 45%
Rock On 2:  Resize 25%
Dagger:  Resize 50%
Spiked Bomb 1:  Resize 25%

Highlight your white background.
New Raster Layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 6 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Use your Pick Tool to pull the sides out slightly.
Merge Group.

Add your copyright.

Add your name:
Foreground: #000000
Background: #7b2121
Type your name.
Give it the same Inner Bevel.

Resize all layers 80%.

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

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Ocean Beauty

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Supplies Needed 

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

Font of choice – I used LD Debonaire - a pay font

Weescotlass Mask 208 here

Animation Shop

 "The Heart of the Ocean" is a tagger size scrap kit created by Stu of Creative Crazy Scraps and can be purchased from Heartbeatz Creations.  You can visit his blog here.  Thank you Stu for such a wonderful kit. 

~♥~ Let’s get started ~♥~

Open up a 700 x 700 blank canvas.
Flood fill white.

Copy and paste E12 as a new layer.
Resize 85%

Copy and paste E23 as a new layer.
(It should be positioned perfectly over the other frame)
Click inside of it (E23) with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 2.
New Raster layer below the frame (E23).
Copy and paste Paper 7 Into Selection.
Deselect for now.

Add the following elements just above the paper layer (see my tag for reference of placemet).  Don't worry about what overhangs the frame.  We'll clean that up in a bit.
E33:  Resize 70%/Duplicate/Mirror
E18:  Resize 70%
E32:  Resize 30%
E20:  Resize 25%/Lower the Opacity to about 44
E5:  Resize 25%
E17:  Resize 60%
E22:  Resize 35%
E27:  REsize 50%
E16:  Resize 20%

Highlight the paper layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Highlight each element layer that overhangs the frame and tap the delete key.
Deselect.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.
If you're using the same tube as I did, Resize 30%

Add your elements.  I used:
E33:  Resize 70%/Duplicate/Mirror
E18:  Resize 80%
E4:  Resize 30%
E26:  Resize 70%
E21:  Resize 60%/Duplicate/Mirror
E25:  Resize 30%/Duplicate/Mirror
E24:  Resize 60%

Highlight your white background.
New Raster Layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 2 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Resize 110%
Merge Group.

Add your copyright.

Add your name:
Foreground & Background: #000000
Type your name.
Convert to Raster layer.

Highlight the paper layer.
Copy

~Time to Animate~

Open up Animation Shop.
Edit/Paste As New Animation
Effects/Insert Image Effects
Click on the submenu below Effect and choose "Underwater":

Click on Customize.
Match Effects and Liquid Properties to mine:

To make the water motion match Wave, X & Y to my chart below:

Wave 1: X= 0 Y= 42
Wave 2: X= 9, Y= 26
Wave 3: X= 28X Y= -19
Wave 4: X= -1, Y= -21
Wave 5: X= -27, Y= -5
Wave 6: X= -36, Y= 28
Wave 7: X= -54, Y= 12
Wave 8:  X= 9. Y= -21
Wave 9: X= 36, Y= 3
Wave 10: X= -9, Y: -23
Wave 11: X= -54, Y= 12
Wave 12: X= 18, Y= 0
Wave 13: X= 17, Y= 19
Wave 14: X= -9, Y= -17
Wave 15: X= -16, Y= 21
Wave 16: X= -19, Y: 5

Click OK - the chart will close out.
Click OK
Highlight Frame 1.
Tap the delete key on your keyboard.

Back in PSP.
Close out all your layers.
Starting with your white background and moving upward in the layers pallet, open up the layers all the way to the paper background.
Depending on the elements you chose to use it should look something like this:




Copy Merge.

Carry Into AS.
Edit/Paste As New Animation
Press Ctrl +L on your keyboard until you have a total of 20 frames.

Highlight your water animation.
Ctrl + A (to highlight all the frames)
Ctrl + C (to copy all the frames)

Highlight your tag animation.
Ctrl + A (to highlight all the frames)
Click on the Propogate Paste icon at the top of your screen (it looks like 3 folders with the corners bent)
Ctrl + E - Center the water animaiton over the round paper and left click your mouse.

Back in PSP
Starting at the very bottom with the white background click on the eye of each layer - (you're closing all the opened layers and opening all the closed layers).
Edit/Copy Merged

Back in PSP.
Make your working animation active.
Ctrl + A (to highlight all layers)
Ctrol + E - position the remaining part of your tag over the water animation and left click your mouse.

Animation/Resize Animation:
Check off Pixel Size
Width & Height: 500
OK

View your animation.
If you're happy with it then save.

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

Monday, July 15, 2013

These Tears


Supplies Needed

1 tube of choice – I used the wonderful artwork of Emerald Eyez which can be purchased from Up Your Art.  You must have a license to use.

Font of choice – I used Once Upon a Time here

Dee's Sign Post template "Bling It Up Baby" here
It can be found under Saturday, July 13, 2013.

 "These Tears" 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 stunning kit.  

~~ Let’s get started ~~

Open up the template.
Shift + D.
Close out the original.
Delete the top 13 layers, Creme Strip, Dotted Circle, Right Pink Circle,  and Left Pink Circle.

Highlight Brown Square layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 10 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight White Rectangle layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Invert
New Raster layer.
Flood fill with #9a0a0c.
Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:
Random and Monochrome checked
Noise: 47%
OK
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Repeat the above step with:
Large White Circle
White Squares

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

Highlight Plum Large Circle layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 10 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Purple Oval layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 3 Into Selection.
Deselect for now.
Copy and paste Cloud as a new layer.
Resize 50%
Duplicate
Copy and paste Tree as a new layer.
Resize 80%
Duplicate
Move both cloud and tree elements into position over the paper - see my tag for reference.
Highlight the paper layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Highlight each element and tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

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

Highlight Right Pink Square layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 3 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Repeat the above step with Left Pink Square and Center Pink Square layer.

 Copy and paste Tule as a new layer.
Resize 60%
Move into position over the Right Square paper layer.
Duplicate
Move into position over the Left Square paper layer.
Highlight the Left Square Paper.
Click anywhere outside of it withe your Magic Wand.
Highlight the Tule element layer above the paper.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Repeat with the Right Square paper layer.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.
If you're using the same tube as I did, use layer Tube (b) EE0040 Warrior's Wife and resize 70%

Add your elements.  I used:
Mask:  Resize 90%
Headstone:  Resize 30%
Crow:  Resize 40%
Charm:  Resize 30%/Duplicate
Ribbon 4:  Resize 40%/Duplicate
Floral Fern:  Resize 45%/Flip/Free Rotate Left 20 degrees/Duplicate/Mirror
Bow 4:  Resize 50%
Candle:  Resize 25%/Duplicate/Resize 80%/Duplicate
Roses:  Resize 60%
Butterfly:  Resize 13%
Cat:  Resize 30%
Crows:  Resize 70%/Choose which 2 crows you want and erase the others

Add your copyright.

Add your name:
Foreground: 131217
Background: #949494
Stroke: 1.3

Type your name.
Give it a slight Inner Bevel:


Resize all layers 80%.

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

Personal Note -

I'm sure all you peeps that stop by often have noticed a lot of mistakes in my tutorials the past few weeks from spelling errors to a tag sitting right in the middle of the tutorial - Really???   ***shaking my head again with self disgust at such a horrible error***  In light of this last mistake I just found I'm going to do something I don't normally do - post my excuse...  

There has been a death in our family recently and trying to deal with the short illness and many long tips back and forth, estate issues, etc etc my head hasn't exactly been on straight.  Please forgive me.  I'm trying to correct the errors as I find them.  Feel free to email me any of them you might see.  I do need you peeps to keep me in line!  I don't usually do such shoddy work and could just slither under my chair when I find them...the latest is that tag sitting right in the middle of the tutorial.  ***again, shaking my head***

As always, I do enjoy hearing from you all and getting tags to place in my gallery to proudly show off.  I hope you'll be back often (despite the mistakes) and promise to get my act together.

Hugs
Bev