Saturday, December 5, 2009

Gypsy


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Supplies
1 tube of choice - I used the beautiful artwork of Karen Middleton here
Font of choice - I used Bambino here
Babes Designz Template 34 here
“Gypsy” is a PTU tagger size scrap kit created by Rieneke and can be purchased at Twilight Scraps. You can visit her blog here.
Thank you Rieneke for such an amazing kit filled with such bright, rich colors!

This tutorial was written assuming you have a working knowledge of PSP.
~♥~ Let’s get started ~♥~
Open up the template.
Delete the Credit layer.
Highlight the Circle layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste a paper of choice Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it a slight inner bevel:


Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.
(Duplicate if you want any part of your tube at all to go beyond the dot circle layer. Close the duplicated tube layer out.)
Selections/Modify/Feather
Number of Pixels:
53
OK
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key until you have a nice feathered look.
Deselect.

If you duplicated your tube, open it up.
Use your erase tool to erase all but the portion that you want to go beyond the dot circle.

Highlight Dot Circle layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat.
New Raster Layer.
Copy and paste a paper of choice Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it the same inner bevel.

Repeat the above step with Black Bars layer, Bar 1 & 2 layers.

Highlight Doodles layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
New Raster layer.
Flood fill with a gradient of your choice.
Delete the template layer.
Give it the same inner bevel.

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

Copy and paste Fabric Flower 1 as a new layer.
Resize 25% and 75%
Duplicate.
Move each of the flowers into position over the small heart templates.
Delete the template layer.

Copy and paste Felt Heart as a new layer.
Resize 25% and 85%
Position over the Large Heart Template.
Delete the template.

Add your embellishments. I used:
Arrangement 2: Resize 40% - erase the bottom of the step and one of flowers that overlaps one of the paper layers where the fabric flower is.
Duplicate/Flip/Mirror.
Butterfly 3: Resize 50%. Mirror.
Butterfly 4
String 3: Resize 40%

Add your copyrights.

Add your name.
Give it the same inner bevel.
Crop your image.
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.
I’d love to see your results.
Email me!
Hugs,
Bev

Friday, December 4, 2009

Denim Diva

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Supplies
1 tube of choice - I used the wonderful artwork of Elias Chatzoudis here
Font of choice - I used Ferro Rosso here
Weescotlass Mask 47 here
“Denim Diva” is a PTU tagger size scrap kit created by Kat of Katz Scrapz and can be purchased at Lollipops n Gumdrops. You can visit Kat’s blog here.
Thank you Kat for an amazing kit!

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

~♥~ Let’s get started ~♥~

Open up a 700 X 700 transparent image.
Flood fill white.
Copy and paste Jean Pocket as a new layer.
Resize 70%
Select All/Float Defloat
Copy and paste a paper of choice as a new layer.
Resize 80%
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.
Move into the exact position you want it.
(If you want to see any part of your tube overhang the pocket - in my tag I have the top of the head that overhangs - then duplicate your tube)
If you duplicated your tube, close out the duplicate.
Highlight your tube.
Merge down.
Your Paper and tube should now be merged and on one layer.

Highlight the Jean Pocket layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
Selections/Modify/Feather
Number of Pixels:
53
Ok
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key until you have a nice feathered look.
Deselect.

Open up the copy of the tube and erase all but the part that overhangs the pocket.
Close out your white background.
Merge visible.
Reopen your white background.

Copy and paste Blue Lily as a new layer beneath the merged layer.
Move into position up near the top left corner.
Duplicate/Mirror/Flip
Move into position near the bottom right of the pocket.

Add your embellishments. I used:
Blue Brand: Resize 25% and 50%
Blue Lilly: Resize 40%
Blue Flower: Resize 40%
Light Blue Flower: Reisze 25% and 75%
Butterfly 2: Resize 80% Free rotate right 25 degrees
Butterfly 1: Resize 80% Free rotate left 25 degrees.

Highlight your white background.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste a paper of choice Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Merge Group.
Add your copyrights.

Add your name.
Give it a slight inner bevel:

Resize all layers 85%.

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