Springtime Smiles

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Supplies
3 tubes of choice - I’m using the artwork of Dean Yeagle which you can purchase here

Font of Choice - I’m using Slugfest here
Weescotlass Mask 119 here

Dezigns by Ali Template 50 here

Eye Candy 5 Impact - Optional

“Cute as a Bug 2” a PTU tagger scrap kit by Twinky Dezines and can be purchased here. You can visit her blog here.

Thank you Twinky for a totally fun and adorable kit!! It put a smile on my face for sure :O)

This tutorial was written assuming you have working knowledge of PSP.

~♥~ Let’s get started ~♥~

Open up the template. Shift + D. Close out the original.

Image/Canvas Size

Width & Height: 700New Raster layer. Send to Bottom. Flood fill white.
Delete the credit layer.

Highlight Back Rectangle. Select All/Float/Defloat. Copy and paste a paper of choice as a new layer. Selections/Invert. Hit the delete key. Deselect. Delete the template layer. Give it a slight inner bevel:

Bevel: 2

Width: 20

Smoothness: 17

Depth: 3

Ambience: 0

Shininess: 14

Color: white

Angle: 248

Intensity: 28
Elevation: 63

Ok

Highlight Bottom Lines. Select All/Float/Defloat. Copy and paste a paper of choice as a new layer. Selections/Invert. Hit the delete key. Deselect. Delete the template layer.

Repeat the above step for Side Lines layer.

Highlight Black Rectangle Layer. Select All/Float/Defloat. Copy and paste a paper of choice as a new layer. Resize 110%. Selections/Invert. Hit the delete key. Deselect. Delete the template layer.

Highlight Side Rectangle layer. Select All/Float/Defloat. Copy and paste a paper of choice as a new layer. Selections/Invert. Hit the delete key. Deselect. Delete the template layer.

Highlight Back Frame 1. Select All/Float/Defloat. Copy and paste a paper of choice as a new layer. Selections/Invert. Hit the delete key. Deselect. Delete the template layer. Reduce the opacity to 45.

Highlight Frame 1. Select All/Float/Defloat. Copy and paste a paper of choice as a new layer. Selections/Invert. Hit the delete key. Deselect. Delete the template layer.

Use your Magic Wand and click inside the frame. Select All/Modify/Expand by 2. Copy and paste your tube of choice below the frame. Selections/Invert. Hit the delete key. Deselect.

Repeat the above 3 steps for Circle Back, Circle Back Frame, Middle Frame, Main Middle Frame layers.
Highlight Small Circle 1. Merge Down. Merge Down again. Select All/Float/Defloat. Copy and paste a paper of choice as a new layer. Selections/Invert. Hit the delete key. Deselect. Delete the template layer.

Add your embellishments. I used:

Flowers 1 & 3: Resize 25%
Brad 1, 2, & 3: Resize 30%

Clipart 16: Resize 60%

Clipart 1: Resize 25%. Free rotate left 20 degrees

Folded Ribbon 4: Resize 50%

Clipart 21: Resize 30%

Highlight your white canvas. New Raster layer. Select All. Copy and paste a paper of choice Into Selection. Select none. Apply your mask. Merge Group.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name. I gave mine the same slight inner bevel and a Glow:

Eye Candy 5: Impact

Basic Tab:Outside Glow checked

Mask Selection: checked

Glow Radius: 40

Soften corners: 0

Overall Opacity: 100

Distortion Amount: 0

Gradient Smoothness: 100

Color: white

Ok

Apply again and then give a drop shadow.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.

I’d love to see your results.

Email me!
Hugs,
Bev

It's a Girl Thing

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Supplies

1 tube of choice - I’m using the artwork of Elias Chatzoudis which you can purchase here
Font of Choice - I’m using Copperplate Gothic Light (came with pc)
Weescotlass Mask 62 here
Babe’s Designs Template 17 here
“Girly Girl” a PTU tagger scrap kit created by Southern Scrapz by Cindy and can be purchased here. Visit her blog here.
Cindy, this kit is awesome!

This tutorial was written assuming you have working knowledge of PSP.

~♥~ Let’s get started ~♥~

Open up the template. Shift + D. Close out the original. Delete Raster 1.

Highlight Circle Frame layer. Select All/Float/Defloat. Copy and paste a paper of choice as a new layer. Selections/Invert. Hit the delete key. Deselect. Delete the template layer. Give it a heavy drop shadow.

Repeat the above steps for Dots, Inner Frame, Inner Dots layers.

Highlight Square Frames. Selections/Float/Defloat. Copy and paste a paper of choice as a new layer. Selections/Invert. Hit the delete key.
Selections/Invert.
Selections/Modify/Contract by 20.
Copy and paste a paper of choice.
Selections/Invert. Hit the delete key.
Selections Invert.
Selections/Modify/Contract by 8.
New Raster Layer. Flood Fill white.
Copy and paste your tube of choice into one of the squares.
Selections/Invert.
Hit the delete key.
Deselect.
Duplicate/Mirror.

I didn’t lose ya, did I?!

If not, then go back and give the same heavy drop shadow to all those layers we just made.

Highlight your inner frame layer. Use your Magic Wand and click inside of it. Copy and paste your tube into the circle. Selections/Invert. Hit the delete button. Lower the opacity down to 63.

Copy and paste Element 50 as a new layer behind one of the squares. Duplicate/Mirror.

Add your embellishments. I used:
Element 15: Resize 50%
Element 16: Resize 50%
Element 14: Resize 40%
Element 18: Resize 40%
Element 1: Resize 50%
Element 4: Resize 30%
Element 10: Resize 70%

Close off your white canvas and merge visible. Reopen your white canvas.

New Raster Layer. Select All. Copy and paste a paper of choice Into Selection. Apply the mask. Merge Group.

Keeping the mask layer highlighted, use your eraser tool and erase where the mask shows through your tube in the inner frame.

Copy and paste Element 13. Resize 50%.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name.

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

Hugs,

Bev