Dare to Dream Big

 

Supplies Needed

1 tube of choice – I used the gorgeous artwork of Sandi Baker which can be purchased from Digital Art Heaven here

Font of choice – I used Al Sandra here

JWY Mask here

My template 274 here

Plug Ins used:
Xenofex 1.0 – Distress
Brush Strokes - Crosshatch

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.

Open the tube.
Highlight the Image layer.
Edit/Copy.
Edit/Paste as a new Image.
For the sake of this tutorial, I will refer to this as “Image 1”
Leave it open throughout the tutorial as you will need it a couple of times.

Make your Selection Tool active set on rectangle.
Section out the top right corner; the tan(ish) area...as much as you can without sectioning out any of the horse’s mane.
Edit/Copy.

Make your working canvas active (the template)
Highlight Template Layer 1.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster Layer.
Edit/Paste Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply Xenofex 1.0 – Distress:
Edge Width: 20
Irregularity: 50
Edge Type: Rough
OK
Make your Lighten/Darken Tool active
Set the size to about 30 and darken the edges here and there a little.
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel:
Match your settings to mine:

Delete the template layer. 

Highlight Template Layer 9.
Repeat the above steps.

Once you’ve repeated all the steps and given the paper a slight Inner Bevel then Copy and paste your tube as a new layer above the paper.  Match the right side and the bottom of the tube to the paper.
Give your tube a drop shadow.
Highlight the paper.
Click anywhere outside of the paper with your Magic Wand.
Highlight the tube layer.
Make your Eraser Tool active and erase along the right edge and bottom of the tube.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Make “Image 1” active.
Image/Flip/Flip Vertical.
Copy.

Make your working canvas active.
Highlight Template Layer 2.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster Layer.
Edit/Paste Into Selection.
Lock this layer by clicking on the lock icon at the top of the layers pallet.
Effects/Texture Effects/Mosaic Glass –
Match your settings to mine:

Apply the same Xenofex 1.0 Distortion effect.
Deselect.
Click the lock at the top of the layers pallet to unlock the layer.
DO NOT delete the template layer.

Make “Image 1” active again.
Click the Undo button to make the image right side up.
Edit/Copy.

Make your working canvas active.
Highlight Template layer 8.
Repeat the same steps as you did with Template Layer 2. 

Make “Image 1” active.
Make your Selection Tool active and section out the bottom left corner – be careful not to get any of the horse’s mane in it.
Edit/Copy 

Make your working canvas active.
Highlight Template Layer 4.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster Layer.
Edit/Paste Into Selection.

Make “Image 1” active again.
Deselect.
Copy.

Make your working canvas active.
New Raster Layer.
Edit/Paste Into Selection.
Lock the layer.
Apply Brush Strokes – Crosshatch:
Stroke Length: 37
Sharpness: 6
Strength: 1
OK
Change the Blend Mode to Luminance (Legacy)
DO NOT delete the template layer. 

Repeat all of the same steps with Template Layer 6. 

Highlight the horse tube layer.
Duplicate/Mirror and move the just above Template Layer 6 in your layers pallet – although you’ll see what it looks like over both diamond shapes.  Change the blend mode of the tube to Overlay just so you find a nice position to place the tube.  Rename this layer TUBE 1.
Once you like the placement – to each of the diamond shapes, do this:

Highlight Template Layer 6.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
Highlight the tube layer in your layers pallet and right click your mouse on it – choose “Promote Section to Layer” from the sub menu.  Don’t panic as the promoted layer will go back to Normal Blend.
Change the Blend Mode of the Promoted layer to Overlay.

Highlight TUBE 1 and move it just over the paper that belongs to Template Layer 4.
Repeat the same steps as you did for Template Layer 6.

Once you’ve done that, Move TUBE 1 in your layers pallet so it’s just over the paper that belongs to Template Layer 2.
Repeat the above steps.

You can then delete Template layers 2, 4, and 6.

Color Pallet:
Foreground: #6b7688
Background: #8d9db5
Highlight Template Layer 7.
Make your Color Replacer Tool active and change the color to the foreground color.
Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:
Uniform checked
Noise: 30%
OK 

Color Pallet:
Foreground: #6b7688
Background: #e5cba8
Change the color of Template Layer 5.
Give it the same Noise effect. 

Color Pallet:
Foreground: #807d7b
Background: #8c9cb5
Change the color of Template Layer 3.
Apply the same Noise effect. 

Color Pallet:
Foreground: #454342
Background: #bf8378
Change the color of Template Layer 10
Give it the same slight Inner Bevel 5x’s 

Make “Image 1” active.
Flip it vertical.
Image/Copy. 

Make your working canvas active.
Highlight the Background layer.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste the flipped image Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Resize 110%
Merge Group. 

Add your copyrights.

 Add your name.
Color Pallet:
Foreground: Null
Background: #d8dbe1
Type your name.
 Convert to Raster Layer.
Duplicate
Open the foreground color and make it #454342
Make your Color Replacer Tool active.  Press on the left key of the mouse and run it over your name. 
Make your Mover Tool active and move the dark name layer slightly to the right.
Select All/Float/Defloat
New Raster layer.
Change the foreground color to #0056b1
Make your Brush Tool active and choose any brush you like that will create a speck of blue here and there on your name.  I had fairy sparkle brushes and just used one of those.
Deselect.
Merge Down
Merge Down again.
All 3 layers that make up your name should now be on one layer.

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