Thursday, March 26, 2009

Champagne Breakfast

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Supplies Needed

4 tubes of choice and 1 Image. I'm using the artwork of Olivia which you can purchase here
Font of choice - I'm using Rechtman Plain here
Weescotlass Mask 39 here
"Cotton Candy" PTU scrap kit created by Stitchy Angel Creationz and can be found at Dazzling Scraps. You can visit her blog here.

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

~♥~ Let’s get started ~♥~

Open up a blank canvas 800 X 700. Flood Fill white. Copy and paste Heart Frame glass as a new layer. Use your Freehand Selection tool and outline the heart. Selections/Invert. Copy and paste your image beneath the heart frame layer. Hit the delete key. Deselect. Merge down. Free rotate right 10 degrees.

Copy and paste Frame 6 as a new layer. Resize 85%. Use your Magic Wand and click inside of each square. Copy and paste a paper of choice beneath the frame. Selections/Invert. Hit the delete key.

Copy and paste a tube as a new layer into each square. After you’ve done that then merge visible the frame, background paper, and your 3 tubes.

Coy and paste Daisy 1 as a new layer. Position it behind the heart frame. Duplicate/mirror.

Copy and paste Flower Stem 2 as a new layer. Move into position in front of the heart frame. Duplicate/Mirror.

Copy and paste Flower 1 as a new layer. Resize 25%. Position to the right top corner of the square frame. Duplicate/Mirror.

Copy and pate your tube as a new layer before the square frames.

Close out your white canvas and merge visible. Resize 80%.

Open your white canvas back up. New Raster Layer. Select All. Copy and paste a paper of choice Into Selection. Deselect. Apply your mask. Merge Group. Resize 120%.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name.

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

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

New Beginnings

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Supplies Needed

1 tubes of choice. I'm using the artwork of Elias Chatzoudis which you can purchase here
Font of choice - I'm using Honey Script here
Toadies - Ommadawn
"Leap Into Fall" PTU scrap kit created by Scraps by Danielle and can be found at Dazzling Scraps. You can visit her blog here.
Thank you for another fabulous kit, Danielle!

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

~♥~ Let’s get started ~♥~

Open up a blank canvas 700 X 700. Flood Fill white. Copy and paste Frame 1 as a new layer. Resize 20%. Use your Magic Wand and click inside of it. Selections/Modify/Expand by 4. Copy and paste a paper of choice. Selections/Invert. Hit the delete button.

Copy and paste your tube beneath the frame layer. Deselect.

Copy and paste Branch flower 1 as a new layer. Resize 25% and 50%. Free rotate left 30 degrees. Duplicate/Mirror.

Copy and paste the Green Watering Pot as a new layer. Resize 15% and 80%.

Copy and paste Broom 2 as a new layer. Resize 30%. Free rotate left 15 degrees.

Copy and paste Butterfly 1 as a new layer. Resize 15% and 90%.

Copy and paste Green Flower as a new layer. Resize 20%. Duplicate/Mirror. Resize 80%.

Copy and paste Brown flower as a new layer. Resize 20%. Duplicate. Resize 80%. Duplicate.

Close out your white canvas. Merge visible. Duplicate. Highlight the original. Adjust/Blur/Gaussian Blur: Radius 30.
Toadies/Ommadawn:
Apply the default settings.

Type out the words
“From the end spring new beginnings”.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name.

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

Happy Anniversary


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Supplies Needed

1 tubes of choice. I'm using the artwork of Jennifer Janesko which you can purchase here
Font of choice - I'm using CreamPuff here
Weescotlass Mask 297 here
"All the Things I Love" PTU scrap kit by CJ’s Dreams can be found at Paradise4Scrappers.
This kit is packed with such rich colors!

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

~♥~ Let’s get started ~♥~

Open up a blank canvas 700 X 700. Flood Fill white. Copy and paste Element 19 (Frame) as a new layer. Resize 30%. Use your Magic Wand and click inside. Selections/Modify/Expand b6 6. Copy and paste a paper of choice beneath the frame. I resized mine 20% and 80%.

Copy and pate your tube as a new layer. Close out your white canvas and merge visible. Re-open your white canvas.

Copy and paste Element 15 (Rose leaves) as a new layer. Move behind the merged frame layer and position so that the leaves peek out from the top and left side of the frame. Duplicate/Mirror. Duplicate again. Free rotate 90%. Position at the side of the frame. Duplicate/Mirror.

Copy and paste Element 4 (Candle stick) as a new layer. Resize 30%. Duplicate and resize 80%.

Copy and paste Element 56 (teddy bear) as a new layer. Resize 30%.

Copy and paste Element 29 (Rose Basket) as a new layer. Resize 25%.

Copy and paste Element 3 (ribbon with diamond). Resize 25%.

Copy and paste Element (16) Rose as a new layer. Resize 25% and 50%. Duplicate twice and position them near the top right corner of the frame.

Copy and paste Element 38 (blue ribbon) as a new layer. Resize 25% and 50%. Free rotate 90 degrees. Repeat this with Element 46 (red ribbon).

Highlight your white canvas. Select All. Copy and paste Into Selection a paper of choice. Deselect. Apply the mask. Merge Group. Resize 103%.

Close out your white canvas and your mask. Merge visible. Open up all layers. Move your mask and merged layer up slightly.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name.

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

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Arrival of Spring


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Supplies Needed

6 tubes of choice. I'm using the artwork of PinUpToons which you can purchase here
Font of choice - I'm using Berthside here
Becky Mask 22 here
EyeCandy 5: Impact – Optional
Template 22 – Dezigns by Ali here
"Almost Spring" PTU scrap kit by Southern Scrapz by Cindy which can be found here. You can visit her blog here.
Thank you so much for such a fun kit, Cindy!

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

~♥~ Let’s get started ~♥~

Open the template. Shift + D. Close out the original. Delete the credit layer. New Rater Layer. Flood Fill white and send down to bottom. Resize canvas 650 X 650.

Highlight the Back layer. Select All/Float/Defloat. Copy and paste a paper of choice. Selections/Invert. Hit the delete button. Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel. Use these settings:
Bevel: 2
Width: 1
Smoothness: 6
Depth: 3
Ambience: 0
Shininess: 0
Color: white
Angle: 315
Intensity: 30
Elevation: 50
OK
Delete the template layer.

Repeat the above steps for Inner Frame, Bottom Outer Frame, and Top Outer Frame.

After you’ve done those layers then highlight Bottom Inner Frames layer. Select All/Float/Defloat. Copy and paste a paper of choice as a new layer. Selections/Invert. Hit the delete button. Delete the template.

Highlight the Outer Frame that goes to the inner frames. Use your magic wand and click inside each one. Selections/Invert. Copy and paste a tube as a new layer. Move into position and then hit the delete button. Repeat this for the other 2 frames. Then merge visible the Inner Frame, Outer Frame, and your tubes.

Repeat the above step for Top Inner Frames.

Add your embellishments: I used
Element 27: Resize 30%
Element 17: Resize 40% - gave it the same inner bevel
Element 11: Resize 50%. Same inner bevel
Element 14: Resize 40%. Same inner bevel
Elements 7 & 8: Resize 40%

Highlight your white canvas. New Rater Layer. Select All. Copy and paste a paper of choice Into Selection. Deselect. Apply your mask. Duplicate/Merge down.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name. Foreground and Background I set to Pattern and used papers from the kit then gave it the same inner bevel.
EyeCandy 5: Impact
Gradient Glow with these settings:
On the Basic Tab:
Glow Radius: 5
Soften Corners: 0
Overall Opacity: 100
Distortion Amount: 0
Smoothness: 46
I have the glow color set to #d0d444
OK
Then add a drop shadow

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.
I’d love to see your results.
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Bev

Serene Spring Greeting



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Supplies Needed

1 tube of choice. I'm using the artwork of Armando Huerta which you can purchase here
Font of choice - I'm using Flower 1 here
WSL Mask 84 here
"Spring Basics" a PTU scrap kit by Luna’s Reflectionz which can be found at Paradise4Scrappers.
This is such an adorable kit!

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

~♥~ Let’s get started ~♥~

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

Copy and paste Frame 1 as a new layer. Use your magic wand and click inside of it. Selections/Modify/Expand by 6. Copy and paste a paper of choice as a new layer beneath the frame. Selections/Invert. Hit the delete key.

Copy and paste elements of your choice. I used:
Bow 2 – Resize 50%
Flowers 1 & 2
Butterflies 1 & 4 – Resize 70%

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

New Raster Layer again. Select All. Copy and paste another paper of choice Into Selection. Deselect. Apply your mask. Merge Group. Mirror.

Add your copyrights.

Add you name. Duplicate one of the butterflies. Resize to your liking and place somewhere around your name.

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

Unconditional Love


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Supplies Needed:

1 tube of choice. I'm using the artwork of Jennifer Janesko which you can purchase here
Font of choice - I'm using Aquarelle here
WSL Mask 38 here
DSB Flux – Bright Noise
Animation Shop - Optional
"Exquisite Love" PTU scrap kit by Southern Scrapz by Cindy which can be found here. You can visit her blog here.
Thank you so much for the beautiful kit, Cindy!

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

~♥~ Let’s get started ~♥~

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

Copy and paste EL 18 as a new layer. Resize 80%. Use your magic wand and click inside of it. Selections/Modify/Expand by 6. Copy and paste a paper of choice as a new layer beneath the frame. Selections/Invert. Hit the delete key.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.

Copy and paste EL 3 as a new layer. Resize 80% and then use your pick tool to “fine tune” the fit to the frame – it won’t fit exact, but that’s ok…we’re going to make it fit exact. Duplicate.

Highlight the frame layer. Selections/Select All/Float/Defloat. Highlight the original ribbon layer. Hit the delete key. Highlight the copy and use your eraser took and erase along the edges. It should appear to fit perfectly now!

Copy and paste Element 21 as a new layer. Resize 80% and move toward the top of your canvas.

Copy and paste elements of your choice. I used:
Element 30: Resize 30%
Element 28 – Resize 25%
Element 27: Resize 25%
Element 31: Resize 31

Highlight your white canvas. Select All. Copy and paste a paper of choice Into Selection. Deselect. Apply your mask. Merge Group. Duplicate 2x for a total of 3 mask layer. Rename Mask 1, 2, & 3. Highlight Mask 1 and apply DSB Flux/Bright Noise with these settings:
Intensity: 45
Hit the mix button once
OK.

Highlight Mask Layer 2. Apply the Bright Noise accept hit the mix button twice.

Highlight Mask Layer 3. Apply the Bright Noise accept hit the mix button three times.

Add your copyrights.

Add you name.

Crop your image and resize your tag if you’d like it smaller.

Time to animate:

Be sure Mask Layers 2 & 3 are closed. Copy Merge and carry into animation Shop.
Edit/Paste as New Animation.
Back into PSP:
Close out Mask Layer 1 and open Mask Layer 2. Copy Merge. Carry it into AS.
Edit/Paste after current Frame.
Back into PSP:
Close out Mask Layer 2. Open up Mask Layer 3. carry into AS.
Edit/Paste after current Frame.

View your animation. If you’re happy with it then save your tag.

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

Ms. Independant





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Supplies Needed

1 tube of choice. I'm using the artwork of Gennadiy Kouffay which you can purchase here

Font of choice - I'm using Aquarelle here
Mask by Kreations here – I have no idea where I got this mask from.

If you do will you please email me so that I can give proper credit?
Mura’s Meister - Copies
"Ms Independant" PTU scrap kit by Tina’s Magic World which can be found here.

You can visit her blog here.
This kit is without a doubt gorgeous!

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

~♥~ Let’s get started ~♥~

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

Copy and paste Frame 2 as a new layer. Free rotate left 90 degrees. Use your magic wand and click inside of it. Selections/Modify/Expand by 6. Copy and paste a paper of choice as a new layer beneath the frame. Selections/Invert. Hit the delete key.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer. Merge visible.

Copy and paste Flower 2 as a new layer behind the frame. Position to one side. Duplicate/Mirror.

Copy and paste Flower 1 as a new layer behind the frame. Position in the middle of the other 2 flowers.

Copy and paste Flower Branch 2 as a new layer. Resize 80%. Free rotate left 63 degrees. Move into position. See my tag for reference. Duplicate/Mirror.

Copy and paste your elements of choice. I used:
Flower Bow 2 – Resize 30%
Pillow 3 – Resize 50%
Ladies Hat – Resize 40%
Lipstick 4 – Resize 20%
Little bag 5 – Resize 30%

Close out your white background and merge visible. Duplicate. Highlight the original layer.
Adjust/Blur/Gaussian Blur
Radius: 20
OK

Mura’s Meister/Copies:

Choose Wallpaper, use the default settings, and click OK


Apply your mask. Merge Group. Crop your image.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name.

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