A Fire to be Kindled

Supplies

1 tube of choice – I used the artwork of Tim Lowery which can be purchased from PSP TubesImporium.  You must have a license to use.

Font of choice - I used Journal and Luna Bar

Plug Ins used:

Xero - Porcelain

 “My Chains” is a tagger size FTU scrap kit created by Mary of Country Bug and can be downloaded here.  You can visit her blog here.

Please leave a thank you when downloading.  It’s a small gesture for hard work given freely.

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 white.

Copy and paste Frame as a new layer.

Resize 35%

Duplicate/Free rotate Right 5 degrees

Duplicate/Mirror

Move all 3 frames into position – see my tag for reference.

Close out your white background.

Merge Visible.

Reopen your white background.

Color Pallet:

Foreground: #dddedd   

Background: #fefffa

Style: Linear

Angle: 32

Repeats: 2

Invert unchecked

Click inside of each frame with your Magic Wand.

Selections/Modify/Expand by 4.

New Raster layer below the frames.

Flood fill with the gradient.

Deselect.

Copy and paste your tube below the left frame.

Move into position.

Duplicate/Mirror/Position below the right frame.

Merge Visible both tube layers.

Change the Properties to Luminance (Legacy)

Highlight the gradient layer.

Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.

Highlight the merged tube layer.

Tap the delete key.

Deselect.

Merge Visible the merged tube layer and the gradient layer.

Apply Xero – Porcelain –

Use Default settings accept lower the Blue Channel Mixer button to 0.

Close out your white background.

Merge Visible.

Reopen your white background.

Copy and paste Chain Frame as a new layer.

Resize 65%

Free rotate Right 5 degrees.

Move into position over the left frame – see my tag for reference.

Duplicate/Move below the merged layer in your layers pallet.

Highlight the chain frame that’s above the merged layer.

Use your Eraser Tool to erase the area of the chain you don’t want to see.

Repeat the above steps accept Free rotate Left 5 degrees and position over the right frame.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.

Position in front of the center frame.

Add your elements.  I used:

Flower:  Resize 70%/Duplicate/Resize 70%/Duplicate and Mirror both flower layers

Back 2

Background.

Using the Journal font type the words

“The mind is not a vessel to be filled” and “but a fire to be kindled” – each group of words on their own layer.

Move both word groups into position – see my tag for reference.

Merge Visible both word groups.

Select All/Float/Defloat

Selections/Modify/Expand by 2.

New Raster layer below the word layer.

Flood fill white.

Deselect.

Merge Visible the word layer and the white flood fill layer.

Add your credits.

Add your name.

Resize all layers 80%.

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

If Dreams Could Come True

 

Supplies

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

Font of choice - I used Childish Alpha and Bibliotheque

Becky Mask 22 here

Divine Intentionz template 446 here

“Once Upon a Time” is a tagger size scrap kit created by Nette of Nette’s NightOwl Works and can be purchased from her store Country Corner Creations.  You can visit her blog here.

Thank you Nette for an adorable kit!!

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.

Resize all layers 85%

Image/Canvas Size

700 x 500

OK

Delete the top 4 layers, Thin Rectangle 2, Square 1 and Square 2 layers.

Open up the background layer.

Flood fill white.

Highlight Rectangle 1 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 Small Square layer.

Click on it with your Magic Wand.

New Raster layer.

Copy and paste Paper 8 Into Selection.

Deselect.

Delete the template layer.

Give it the same slight Inner Bevel.

Highlight Rounded Edge Square 1 layer.

Click on it with your Magic Wand.

New Raster layer.

Copy and paste Paper 3 Into Selection.

Deselect.

Delete the template layer.

Give it the same slight Inner Bevel.

Highlight Rounded Edge Rect2 layer.

Repeat the above step.

Highlight Rounded Edge Square 2 layer.

Click on it with your Magic Wand.

New Raster layer.

Copy and paste Paper 2 Into Selection.

Deselect.

Delete the template layer.

Give it the same slight Inner Bevel.

Highlight Rounded Edge Rect layer.

Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.

Selections/Invert

New Raster layer.

Copy and paste Paper 1 Into Selection.

Delselect.

Delete the template layer.

Give it the same slight Inner Bevel.

Highlight Circle 2 layer.

Click on it with your Magic Wand.

New Raster layer.

Copy and paste Paper 2 Into Selection.

Deselect.

Delete the template layer.

Highlight Circle 4 layer.

Click on it with your Magic Wand.

New Raster layer.

Copy and paste Paper 8 Into Selection.

Deselect.

Delete the template layer.

Highlight Circle 8 layer.

Click on it with your Magic Wand.

New Raster layer.

Copy and paste Paper 2 Into Selection.

Selections/Invert

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.

Move into position over the circle layer.

Tap the delete key.

Deselect.

Delete the template layer.

Change the Properties to Overlay.

Highlight Frame Back 1 layer.

Click on it with your Magic Wand.

New Raster layer.

Copy and paste Paper 7 Into Selection.

Deselect.

Delete the template layer.

Highlight Frame Back 2 layer.

Click on it with your Magic Wand.

New Raster layer.

Copy and paste Paper 8 Into Selection.

Deselect.

Delete the template layer.

Highlight Frame layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 4 Into Selection.
Give it a slight Inner Bevel:

Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:
Uniform and Monochrome checked
Noise: 20%
OK

Highlight Circle 6 layer.

Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.

Selections/Invert

New Raster layer.

Copy and paste Paper 7 Into Selection.

Copy and paste Ouappond as a new layer.

Resize 30%

Move into position over the circle layer.

Selections/Invert

Tap the delete key.

Deselect.

Delete the template layer.

Add your elements.  I used:

Pond Stars:  Resize 20%

Wood Sign:  Resize 25%

Tree:  Resize 45%

Fence:  Resize 45%

Cattail:  Resize:  15%

Castle 2:  Resize 35%

Butterfly:  Resize 10%

Bow 1:  Resize 45%

Mushroom:  Resize 10% and 80%

Sparkles 2:  Resize 70%

Using the Childish Alpha font type out the words

“Dragon’s” and “Path” or whatever you choose.

Slant each word so it’s aligned with the sign wood before converting the layers into a Raster layer.

Highlight your white canvas.

New Raster layer.

Select All.

Copy and paste 4 Into Selection.

Deselect.

Apply the mask.

Merge Group.

Add your credits.

Add your name.

Resize all layers 80%.

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