Monday, February 27, 2012

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.

~~ Lets 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

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Over the Rainbow

Supplies

Font of choice - I used Once Upon a Time here

Becky mask 9 here

Plug Ins Used:
Eyecandy 3.1 - Glow

“Over the Rainbow” is tagger size scrap kit created by the artists at PSP Tube Stop - Lisa Cree, Joanna Bromley, Mitzi Sato Wiuff, and Constanza Ehrenhaus and can be purchased here.
Thank you to the participating artists for a really beautiful kit!

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

~~ Lets get started ~~

Open up a 700 x 700 blank canvas.
Flood fill white.

Color Pallet:
Foreground: #8cbbf2
Background: #dff3fc
Foreground to gradient –
Style:  Linear
 Angle: 0
Repeats: 0
Invert unchecked.

Copy and paste Shamrock Frame Green as a new layer.
Resize 65%
Free rotate Left 5 degrees.
Duplicate/Mirror
Move both frames into position – see my tag for reference.

Make your Freehand Selection tool active set on Point to Point and section out the area of the frame that can be seen within the frame on the right:

Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Merge Visible both frame layers.

Use your Freehand Selection Tool again and outline the merged frames.
New Raster layer below the merged layer.
Flood fill with the gradient.
Selections/Invert
Copy and paste the following elements below the frame, tapping the delete key after each is moved into position – see my tag for reference.
Rainbow 1:  Resize 130%
Fence
Deselect.

Add your elements.  I used:
Leprechaun Girl:  Resize 90%
Rainbow Nature:  Resize 90%
Ribbons Double Bow Red:  Resize 50%/Free rotate Right 90 degrees/Mirror
White Daisy Cluster:  Resize 60%/Mirror
Butterfly Purple:  Resize 15%
Sparkles 2
Butterfly Pink:  Resize 10%/Mirror
Green Grass layer:  Duplicate/Match ends up so it created grass across the canvas.
Use your Freehand Selection Tool, section around the grass making sure the line touches the bottom of the grass element and staying away from the top of the element.
Selections/Modify/Inside Outside Feather:
Both checked
Feather amount: 17
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key until you have the feathered effect you like.
Deselect.

Highlight your white canvas.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Butterfly Paper Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Use your Pick Tool and pull the sides out just a little.
Merge Group.
Duplicate/Lower the Opacity to about 28

Add your credits.

Add your name.
Apply Eyecandy 3.1 – Glow:
Width: 3
Opacity: 100%
Opacity Drop Off: Fat
Color: White
OK
Free rotate your name Left 5 degrees
Duplicate the grass layer/Mirror/Move below your name in the layers pallet.

Crop your image.

Resize all layers 80%

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