Dragon Lullaby

 

Supplies Needed 

1 tube of choice – I used the wonderful artwork of David Hoffrichter which can be purchased from Digital Art Heaven here

Font of choice – I used Charissa here

Weescotlass Creations Mask 116 here

Plug-Ins used:
Xenofex – Burnt Edges

Download Snaggables here

“Glorious Fall” is a PTU Tagger Size scrap kit designed by Tagcatz Design and can be purchased from The Digital Scrapbook Shop here

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 with #ffffff

New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 10 Into Selection.
Deselect.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.
If you’re using the same one as I did, Resize 70%
Position not quite to the bottom but near the bottom of canvas.

Add the following elements.  This is your tag, feel free to add or take away elements as you like.  See my tag for reference for placement.

El 9:  Duplicate/Resize 40%    
El 11:  Duplicate
El 8:  Resize 60%/Duplicate
El 50:  Resize 25% (its peeking out from behind a tree)
El 44:  Resize 50%/Duplicate 2x’s
El 93:  Resize 60%
El 48:  Resize 20%
El 31:  Resize 15%
El 23:  Resize 50%
El 16:  Resize 50%
El 71:  Resize 45%/Duplicate 2x’s/Mirror one of them
El 4:  Resize 65%
El 22:  Resize 55%
El 74:  Resize 40%
El 83:  Resize 40%/Duplicate as many times as you like. I placed some over the grass and changed the Blend Mode to Overlay.

Once you have all elements and tube in place, close out the white background layer.
Highlight any element layer and Merge Visible.
Apply Xenofex 2:  Burnt Edges
Use Default settings accept change the burn color to #952f00
OK

Open up the white background.
Resize merged layer 75%

Highlight the white background layer.
Select All.
New Raster Layer.
Copy and paste Paper 6 Into Selection.
New Raster Layer.
Copy and paste Paper 7 Into Selection.
Deselect.

To each paper layer apply Xenofex 2:  Burnt Edges –
Use Same settings. 

Free Rotate Paper 7 Left 4 degrees.
Free Rotate Paper 8 Right 4 degrees.
Move all pages into position so that the top left corners of all layers match up (accept background layer.)

Add the following elements: Use your Pick tool to turn elements this way and that.  Use your creativity and duplicate elements as you see fit.  Use my tag for reference/ideas.

El 38:  Resize 50%
El 83
El 80:  Cut out the leaves you don’t want, paste and use them somewhere
El 82:  Flip/Mirror
El 68:  Resize 40%
El 25:  Mirror
El 79:  Resize 40%
El 63:  Resize 35%
El 61:  Resize 20%
El 62:  Resize 20%
El 59:  Resize 15%

Highlight the white background layer.
New Raster Layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 10 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Merge Group.

Add your copyrights.
Add your name.
Color Pallet:
Foreground and Background: #000000
Type your name
Convert to Raster Layer.

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