Friday, April 29, 2011

Honeysuckle & Roses 13



Supplies

1 tube of choice - I used an adorable cookie created by Scrappers Delight. This one is personal use only. You can visit Janice’s blog here.

Font of choice - I used UpperEastSide here

Leah & Amy Mask 2 here

“Honeysuckle & Roses ” is a scrap kit collaboration in both tagger and full size available at TKO Scraps. This entire collaboration has 468 elements, 3 Alpha’s, and 160 Papers. Tagger size is $3. Full size is $10 or free with an $8. This is one sweet deal the store is having and I would highly recommend taking advantage of it. Each designer’s portion is gorgeous! For this tutorial I’m using the portion of Shellez Creations. You can visit her blog here. Thank you Shelle for your beautiful portion of this collab!

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.

New Raster layer.
Make your Selection Tool active set on Rectangle.
Create a 400 x 250 pixel rectangle.
Copy and paste Paper 2 Into Selection.
Selections/Modify/Contract by 12
OK
Tap the delete key.
Deselect
Apply a slight Inner Bevel:


Free rotate Left 5 degrees.
Use your Magic Wand and click inside of it.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 4.
New Raster layer below the frame.
Copy and paste Paper 1 Into Selection.

Open up a cookie of your choice from Scrappers Delight folder.
Copy and paste beneath the frame.
Resize 40%
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Change the Properties to Soft Light.

New Raster layer.
Make your Selection Tool active again set on Rounded Rectangle.
Make a rectangle approximately 50 x 325 pixels.
Copy and paste Paper 1 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Give it the same Inner Bevel.
See my tag for placement.

Paste the same cookie in front of the frame.
Resize 25%
Move into position of your choice.

Add your embellishments. I used:
Element 9: Resize 40%/Duplicate/Mirror/Flip
Element 12: Resize 25% and 605
Element 4: Position behind the frame.
Element 4 again: Resize 80%/Position in front of the frame.

Crop your Image.

Highlight your white canvas.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 3 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Merge Group.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name:
Give it the same Inner Bevel.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.
I’d love to see your results and show it off in my gallery.
Email me!
Hugs,
Bev

Honeysuckle & Roses 14


Supplies

1 tube of choice - I used a beautiful poser by Sinful Mindz that was included in this collaboration. You can visit Sin’s blog here.

The Honeysuckle used in this tutorial is also included in the collaboration as a script and bonus template by Deb’s Designs. You can visit her blog here to see more of her wonderful talent!

The gorgeous papers used in this tutorial are by Scrap Stuff by Shawna. You can visit her blog here.

Font of choice - I used Aquarelle here

Toxic Desires Template 123 here

“Honeysuckle & Roses ” is a scrap kit collaboration in both tagger and full size available at TKO Scraps. This entire collaboration has 468 elements, 3 Alpha’s, and 160 Papers. Tagger size is $3. Full size is $10 or free with an $8 purchase. This is one sweet deal the store is having and I would highly recommend taking advantage of it. Each designer’s portion is gorgeous!
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.
Delete the top 2 layers.
Image/Canvas size 700 x 500
OK
Flood fill white Raster 8 white..

Highlight the Background layer.
In your color pallet change the foreground color to #347fb8.
Use your target tool to color the background layer.

Open up Paper 2 from SSbyS-HAR-Papers_Tagger folder.
Mirror/Copy
Make your working canvas active.
Highlight Rectangle layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Paste paper Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Oval layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
New Raster layer.
Make Paper 2 active again.
Hit the Undo icon.
Copy
Make your working canvas active again.
Paste Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Sm Stars layer.
In your color pallet change the foreground to a pink shade from the paper.
Use your Target Tool to colorize the stars.

Highlight Circle Back layer.
Repeat the above step accept change to a blue shade from the paper.

Highlight Circle layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 1 from SSbyS-HAR-Papers_Tagger folder Into Selection.
Copy and paste a Poser of choice from smHSNR_collab-CU folder.
Resize 40%
Move into position over the circle.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Change the Properties to Soft Light.

Highlight Star layer.
In your color pallet change the foreground to a shade of pink.
Use your Target Tool to change the color of the star.

Open up folder “DebsDesign_HoneySuckleVine” and install Deb’s script.
Run using colors of your choice.
Once you’ve run the entire script Copy Merge.
Make your working canvas active.
Paste.
Resize 25% and 80% - position over the top of the small circle.
Paste the honeysuckle again.
Resize 25%/Mirror/Flip
Position at the lower left of the oval layer.

Copy and paste the poser again.
Resize 25%
Move into position.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name:
Give it an Inner Bevel.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.
I’d love to see your results and show it off in my gallery.
Email me!
Hugs,
Bev

Honeysuckle & Roses 10



Supplies

1 tube of choice - I used the artwork of Dave Nestler which can now be purchased from CDO. You must have a license to use.

Font of choice - I used Dancing Script here and Clive Barker here

Jwy mask here

My Template 2 here

DSB Flux - Bright Noise

“Honeysuckle & Roses ” is a scrap kit collaboration in both tagger and full size available at TKO Scraps. This entire collaboration has 468 elements, 3 Alpha’s, and 160 Papers. Tagger size is $3. Full size is $10 or free with an $8. This is one sweet deal the store is having and I would highly recommend taking advantage of it. Each designer’s portion is gorgeous! For this tutorial I’m using the portion of Linda‘s Dream Designs. You can visit her blog here. Thank you Linda for your beautiful portion of this collab!


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.
Delete the top 3 layers, Frame 2, and Square 2.

Color Pallet:
Foreground: #5c2a8a
Background: #bcb1d6
Match gradient settings to mine:


Highlight Oval template layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Flood fill with your Gradient.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it a slight Inner Bevel:


Highlight Stitched Oval layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
New Raster layer.
Flood fill with your background color.
Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Square 1 layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Flood fill with your background color.
Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.
Position over the flood fill layer.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Change the Properties to Soft Light.

Highlight Frame 1 layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Flood fill with your foreground color.
Give it the same slight Inner Bevel.
Apply DSB Flux - Bright Noise:
Intensity: 25
Mix checked
OK
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.

Add your embellishments. I used:
Bouquet: Resize 85%

Color Pallet:
Foreground: Black
Background: Null
Stroke: 2

Highlight the top layer in your layers pallet.
Make your Ellipse Tool active set on Draw Ellipse.
Make an oval that’s slightly larger that the oval on your working canvas.
Tip: Make your oval and then make your Pick Tool active to get the exact size and shape you want.

Once you have the oval made:
Color Pallet:
Foregournd: Null
Background: Black

Make your Text Tool active.
Move the cursor along the center top of the oval you just made.
Once you see a Rocking A click the mouse.
A text box will appear.
Using the Dancing Script font type out the words:
Springtime is the land awakening. The March winds are the morning yawn.
Once you have it typed, don’t press apply just yet.
We’re going to make the words “appear” as if they’re perfectly spaced on your canvas…hehehe
Look at the words. The ones that are over the frame, in your text box click your mouse in the center of those words the simply hit the space bar on your keyboard until the words look as if they’re spaced perfectly.
Click on the Plus sign pf the Vector layer.
Close out New Ellipse layer.
Highlight Vector 1 layer.
Right Click
Convert to Raster layer.
Duplicate/Merge down.

Highlight your white canvas.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 8 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Use your Pick Tool to pull the top and bottom out slightly.
Merge Group.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name:

Resize all layers 90%

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.
I’d love to see your results and show it off in my gallery.
Email me!
Hugs,
Bev

Honeysuckle & Roses 11



Supplies

1 tube of choice - I used Diva Designz portion of the collab. You can visit her blog here. Thank you Mandy!

Font of choice - I used Childish here

Weescotlass mask 133 here

Eyecandy 3.1 - Glow

“Honeysuckle & Roses ” is a scrap kit collaboration in both tagger and full size available at TKO Scraps. This entire collaboration has 468 elements, 3 Alpha’s, and 160 Papers. Tagger size is $3. Full size is $10 or free with an $8. This is one sweet deal the store is having and I would highly recommend taking advantage of it. Each designer’s portion is gorgeous! For this tutorial I’m using the portion of Liv Luvs Scraps. You can visit her blog here. Thank you Liv for your fantastic portion of this collab!

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 Paper Tartan 2 as a new layer.
Resize 45%
Free rotate left 10 degrees.
Give it a slight Inner Bevel:


Copy and paste Paper Tartan 4 as a new layer.
Resize 45%
Give it the same slight inner bevel.

Move both paper layers into position - see my tag for reference.

Copy and paste Baby Stroller 4 from Diva Designz folder.
Resize 25% and 65%
Give it the same Inner Bevel.

Add your embellishments. I used:
Bird 1: Resize 25% and 70%/Mirror
Flower Frame 2
Heart Ornament 2: Resize 45%
Potted Flower: Resize 60%

Crop your Image.

Highlight your white canvas.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper Tartan 1 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Merge Group.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name:
Apply Eyecandy 3.1 - Glow
Width: 3
Opacity: 100
Opacity Drop Off: Fat
Color: White
OK

Resize all layers 80%

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.
I’d love to see your results and show it off in my gallery.
Email me!
Hugs,
Bev

Honeysuckle & Roses 12




Supplies

1 tube of choice - I used the artwork of Dean Yeagle which can now be purchased from CDO. You must have a license to use.

Font of choice - I used Harabara Hand Italic here

Weescotlass mask 96 here

Mura’s Meister - Copies

Mura’s Meister - Cloud


“Honeysuckle & Roses ” is a scrap kit collaboration in both tagger and full size available at TKO Scraps. This entire collaboration has 468 elements, 3 Alpha’s, and 160 Papers. Tagger size is $3. Full size is $10 or free with an $8. This is one sweet deal the store is having and I would highly recommend taking advantage of it. Each designer’s portion is gorgeous! For this tutorial I’m using the portion of Sweet Cravings Scraps. You can visit her blog here. Thank you Kara for your beautiful portion of this collab!


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.

Make your Selection Tool active set on Circle.
Make a circle approximately 425 pixels.
New Raster layer.

Open up Paper 2.
Choose a dark blue shade for your foreground color.
Choose a light shade for your background color.

Make your working canvas active.
Apply Mura’s Meister Cloud:
Click Reset button.
Click OK.
Your circle should now be filled with a cloud pattern.
Deselect.
Center the circle on your canvas.

Copy and paste Flower 2 as a new layer.
Resize 25% and 80%
Apply Mura’s Meister - Copies.
Choose Encircle and use default settings.
OK
Resize 120%
Move into position over the circle paper.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.

Add your embellishments. I used:
Flower Doodle 1: Resize 40%/Duplicate/Mirror
Cute Dragonfly: Resize 25%
Butterfly 3: Resize 25% and 60%
Cute Puppy: Resize 30%

Highlight your white canvas.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 7 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Resize 120%
Merge Group.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name:
Give it a slight Inner Bevel:


Resize all layers 80%

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.
I’d love to see your results and show it off in my gallery.
Email me!
Hugs,
Bev

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Honeysuckle & Roses 7



Supplies

1 tube of choice - I used the artwork of Dean Yeagle which can now be purchased from CDO. You must have a license to use.

Font of choice - I used Garton here

Vix mask 452 here

My Template 1 here

Eyecandy 3.1 - Glow

“Honeysuckle & Roses ” is a scrap kit collaboration in both tagger and full size available at TKO Scraps. This entire collaboration has 468 elements, 3 Alpha’s, and 160 Papers. Tagger size is $3. Full size is $10 or free with an $8. This is one sweet deal the store is having and I would highly recommend taking advantage of it. Each designer’s portion is gorgeous! For this tutorial I’m using the portion of KissedbyPix Design. You can visit her blog here. Thank you Pixie for your beautiful portion of this collab!


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.
Delete the credit layer.
Image/Canvas Size
700 x 600
OK
Flood fill the background layer white.

Highlight Rectangle layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
Copy and paste Paper 4 as a new layer.
Resize 50%
Move into position over the template.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Apply Eyecandy 3.1 - Glow:
Width: 5
Opacity: 100%
Dropoff: Fat
Color: White
OK
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Rectangle 2 layer.
Repeat the above step accept use Paper 2.

Highlight Circle layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Textured 1 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the same glow effect.
CLOSE OUT the template layer.

Highlight Stitches layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
New Raster layer.
Flood fill with #2e96d3
Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:
Monochrome and Gaussian checked
Noise: 45%
OK
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Large Rectangle layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Textured 7 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the same Glow effect.
CLOSE OUT the template layer.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.
Move into the exact position you want in front of the large rectangle paper.

Duplicate the tube/Change the Properties to Soft Light.
Move into position where you like over the large rectangle paper.
Highlight Large Rectangle template layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Highlight the duplicated tube layer.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight the original tube layer.
Duplicate and repeat the above step accept this time position it over the circle paper layer.

Add your embellishments. I used:
Bubble wand - your choice: Erase the want and keep the bubbles.
Floral Doodle 3: Resize 40%/Duplicate/Flip
Floral Brad 2: Resize 25%, 25% & 70%/Free rotate Left 45 degrees/Duplicate to arrange at each corner of the large rectangle.
Flower 1a: Resize 25% and 70%/Duplicate
Flower 2a: Resize 25% and 60/Duplicate

Crop your image.

Highlight your white canvas.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Textured 4 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Use your Pick Tool to pull the sides out slightly.
Merge Group.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name:
Give it the same glow effect.

Resize all layers 80%

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.
I’d love to see your results and show it off in my gallery.
Email me!
Hugs,
Bev

Honeysuckle & Roses 8


Supplies

2 tubes of choice - I used the artwork of Elias Chatzoudis which can now be purchased from PSP Tubes Emporium. You must have a license to use.

Font of choice - I used Clive Barker here

Wseescotlass mask 249 here

My Template 18 here

Mura’s Meister - Copies

“Honeysuckle & Roses ” is a scrap kit collaboration in both tagger and full size available at TKO Scraps. This entire collaboration has 468 elements, 3 Alpha’s, and 160 Papers. Tagger size is $3. Full size is $10 or free with an $8. This is one sweet deal the store is having and I would highly recommend taking advantage of it. Each designer’s portion is gorgeous! For this tutorial I’m using the portion of Kc’s Scrappin Santuary. You can visit her blog here. Thank you Ann for your amazing portion of this collab!


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.
Delete the top 3 layers.
Image/Canvas Size
700 x 600
OK
Flood fill the background layer white.

Highlight Back 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 a slight Inner Bevel:


Highlight Back 2 layer.
Repeat the above step accept use Paper 9.

Highlight Back 3 layer.
Repeat the above step accept use Paper 8.

Highlight Frame Back layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 2 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Frame layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 7 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Change the Properties to Overlay.
Delete the template layer.

Copy and paste Heart Charm 2 as a new layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Copy and paste your tube as a new layer and position it over the heart portion of the charm.
Selections/Invert
Selections/Modify/Contract by 10.
OK
Highlight the tube layer.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Selections/Modify/Inside Outside Feather:
Both checked
Feather amount: 33
OK
Tap the delete key twice.
Deselect.
Change the Properties to Soft Light.
Duplicate
Merge Visible the heart and both tube layers.
Resize 50%

Copy and paste Bead 3 as a new layer.
Resize 25% and 30%
Apply Mura’s Meister - Copies:
Line - Use Default settings.
OK
Free rotate Left 90 degrees.
Position over the left edge of the rectangle layer.
Erase what overhangs the rectangle.

Open up Flower Butterfly element.
Use your Freehand Selection Tool and circle around the butterfly and trail stitching.
Copy - don’t close this out as we’ll be using it again. Just leave it like it is!
Paste on your working canvas.
Use your Eraser Tool and erase the stitching.
To give it a drop shadow that doesn’t show through the butterfly:
Give it a drop shadow on it’s own layer.
Highlight the butterfly layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Invert
Selections/Modify/Contract by 1
Highlight the drop shadow layer.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.

Make the Flower butterfly element active again.
Selections/Invert
Copy
Make your working canvas active and paste the flower.
How do you like that…didn’t even have to mess with the Free hand selection tool again.

Add your embellishments. I used:
Bubbles 1
Ribbon 1, 2, and 3: Resize 70%/Free rotate Left 90 degrees. Use your Eraser tool and erase the ribbon that sticks out at the bottom of the rectangle.

Highlight your white canvas.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 7 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Resize 120%
Use your Pick Tool to pull the sides out slightly.
Merge Group.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name:

Resize all layers 80%

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.
I’d love to see your results and show it off in my gallery.
Email me!
Hugs,
Bev


Honeysuckle & Roses 9



Supplies

1 tube of choice - I used the artwork of Dean Yeagle which can now be purchased from CDO. You must have a license to use.

Weescotlass mask 297 here

Eyecandy 3.1 - Glow

“Honeysuckle & Roses ” is a scrap kit collaboration in both tagger and full size available at TKO Scraps. This entire collaboration has 468 elements, 3 Alpha’s, and 160 Papers. Tagger size is $3. Full size is $10 or free with an $8. This is one sweet deal the store is having and I would highly recommend taking advantage of it. Each designer’s portion is gorgeous! For this tutorial I’m using the portion of Krissy‘s Scraps. You can visit her blog here. Thank you Krissy for your wonderful portion of this collab!


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.

Make your Selection Tool active and make a rectangle approximately 250 x 450 pixels.
Copy and paste Paper 3 as a new layer.
Resize 75%
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Apply Eyecandy 3.1 - Glow:
Width: 5
Opacity: 100%
Dropoff: Fat
Color: White
OK

Copy and paste Paper 2 as a new layer.
Resize 25%
Free rotate Left 45 degrees.
Apply the same Glow effect.
Duplicate 3 times for a total of 3.
Move them into position - see my tag for reference.

Copy and paste Tag 2 as a new layer.
Resize 25%
Free rotate Left 90 degrees.
Move into position behind the right side of the rectangle leaving just a slight bump showing.
Duplicate/Move up (or down, depending on where you placed the first one)
See my tag for placement reference.
Use your Selection Tool to select the area that overhangs the top of the rectangle:


Tap the delete key.
Deselect.

Repeat the above step placing the tags near the bottom left side of the rectangle.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.

Add your embellishments. I used:
Bloom 2 and 3: Resize 25% and 70%

Crop your image.

Highlight your white canvas.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 5 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Merge Group.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name:
Choose an alpha color of your choice.
The first letter of your name resize 25% and 60%
All other letters resize 25% and 40%

Resize all layers 85%

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.
I’d love to see your results and show it off in my gallery.
Email me!
Hugs,
Bev

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Honeysuckle & Roses 4



Supplies

1 tube of choice - I used the artwork of PinUpToons which can now be purchased from CDO. You must have a license to use.

Font of choice - I used Reklame Script - Regular DEMO here. Just add the free one to your cart and check out.

Monti Circular mask here

Eyecandy 3.1 - Glow

DSB Flux - Bright Noise

“Honeysuckle & Roses ” is a scrap kit collaboration in both tagger and full size available at TKO Scraps. This entire collaboration has 468 elements, 3 Alpha’s, and 160 Papers. Tagger size is $3. Full size is $10 or free with an $8. This is one sweet deal the store is having and I would highly recommend taking advantage of it. Each designer’s portion is gorgeous! For this tutorial I’m using the portion of Galerie Jackie. You can visit her blog here. Thank you Jackie for your beautiful portion of this collab!


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.

Make your Selection Tool active set on Circle.
Make a circle 400 pixels - It’s alright if it’s not centered.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste 64 (blue paper) Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply Eyecandy 3.1 - Glow:
Width: 5
Opacity: 100%
Dropoff: Fat
Color: White
OK

Center the circle on your canvas.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.
Position in front of the circle.

Add your embellishments. I used:
31, 32, & 34: Resize 80%
58 & 59: Resize 25%
57: Resize 25% and 80%
58: Resize 25% and 80%
47, 48, & 49: Resize 50%
2 - Apply the mask/Merge Group
14: Resize 35%
50: Resize 80%/Mirror/Flip
50 again: Resize 80%/Free rotate Left 45 degrees
27: Resize 35%

Crop your image.

Highlight your white canvas.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste 65 (green paper) Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Merge Group.

Crop your image.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name:
Give it a slight Inner Bevel:


Resize all layers 80%

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.
I’d love to see your results and show it off in my gallery.
Email me!
Hugs,
Bev

Honeysuckle & Roses 5



Supplies

Font of choice - I used Al Sandra here

Gem mask 204 here

Scrap Rebellion Template 43 here

“Honeysuckle & Roses ” is a scrap kit collaboration in both tagger and full size available at TKO Scraps. This entire collaboration has 468 elements, 3 Alpha’s, and 160 Papers. Tagger size is $3. Full size is $10 or free with an $8 purchase. This is one sweet deal the store is having and I would highly recommend taking advantage of it. Each designer’s portion is gorgeous! For this tutorial I’m using the portion of ZaZa of Scrap and Tubes. You can visit her blog here. Thank you ZaZa for your fun portion of this collab!


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 600
OK
Open up the background layer and flood fill white.
Delete the top 3 layers.

Highlight Glitter Back 1 layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 1 Into Selection.
Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:
Uniform & Monochrome checked
Noise: 45%
OK
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Repeat the above step with Glitter Back 2 layer.

Highlight Rectangle 1 layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 4 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Repeat the above step with Pink Rectangle 2 layer.

Highlight Thick Bk Rectangle 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 a slight Inner Bevel:


Highlight Thin Pk Rectangle layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 1 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it the same slight Inner Bevel.

Highlight Black Circle layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 6 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Give it the same slight Inner Bevel.
Close out the template layer for now.

Now we’re going to give the fence some color - I love changing colors of things with any feature in PSP!!
Open up Fence.
Shift + D.
Close out the original.
In your layers pallet change the foreground to #7b4d3b.
Make your Target Tool active and change the fence color using the foreground color.
Adjust/Hue and Saturation/Hue Saturation Lightness:
Match your settings to mine:


Ta da! Now you should have a brown fence!
Copy

Make your working canvas active.
Paste above the circle paper layer.
Resize 70%
Move into position.
Highlight Black circle template layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Highlight the fence.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Delete the circle template layer.

Highlight Dotted circle layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 1 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Add your embellishments. I used:
Flowers 1
Butterfly 2: Resize 25%
Tree
Frog: Resize 40%


Highlight your white canvas.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 5 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Merge Group.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name:
Type your name
Duplicate
Highlight the original name layer.
Adjust/Blur/Gaussian blur:
Radius: 5
OK
Give the duplicate name layer a drop shadow.

Resize all layers 80%

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.
I’d love to see your results and show it off in my gallery.
Email me!
Hugs,
Bev

Honeysuckle & Roses 6



Supplies

1 tube of choice - I used the artwork of Deacon Black. I am trying to find out where he’s selling now.

Font of choice - I used Dilana here

Gem mask 143 here

“Honeysuckle & Roses ” is a scrap kit collaboration in both tagger and full size available at TKO Scraps. This entire collaboration has 468 elements, 3 Alpha’s, and 160 Papers. Tagger size is $3. Full size is $10 or free with an $8 purchase. This is one sweet deal the store is having and I would highly recommend taking advantage of it. Each designer’s portion is gorgeous! For this tutorial I’m using the portion of Kissed by Cari. You can visit her blog here. Thank you Kathi for your gorgeous portion of this collab!


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 1 as a new layer.
Click inside of it with your Magic Wand. Be sure to click inside the little areas at the top corners.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 3.
New Raster layer below the frame.
Copy and paste Paper 5 Into Selection.
Deselect for now.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.
Position it in front of the right side of the frame.
Duplicate/Move this layer below the frame and to the right.
Change the Properties to Multiply and lower the Opacity to about 48.
Highlight the paper layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Highlight the duplicated tube layer.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.

Add your embellishments. I used:
Vine: Duplicate/Mirror
Pitcher: Resize 40%
Bow 3: Resize 30%

Highlight your white canvas.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 4 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Use your Pick tool to pull the sides out slightly.
Merge Group.

Crop your Image.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name:
Give it a slight Inner Bevel:


Resize all layers 80%

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.
I’d love to see your results and show it off in my gallery.
Email me!
Hugs,
Bev

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Honeysuckle & Roses 1



Supplies

Font of choice - I used Kayleigh here

Becky mask 22 here

“Honeysuckle & Roses ” is a scrap kit collaboration in both tagger and full size available at TKO Scraps. This entire collaboration has 468 elements, 3 Alpha’s, and 160 Papers. Tagger size is $3. Full size is $10 or free with an $8. This is one sweet deal the store is having and I would highly recommend taking advantage of it. Each designer’s portion is gorgeous! For this tutorial I’m using the portion of Creative Scraps by Crys. You can visit her blog here. Thank you Crys for a precious kit!


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 1 as a new layer.
Resize 60%
Free rotate Left 90 degrees.
Duplicate twice
Flip one of them.
Move all 3 frames into position - see my tag for reference.

Highlight the frame on the left.
Click inside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 4.
New Raster layer below the frame.
Copy and paste Paper 6 Into Selection.
Copy and paste Fence as a new layer below the frame.
Resize 60%
Move into position
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Copy and paste Tree as a new layer below the frame.
Move into position.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.

Highlight the frame on the right.
Click inside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 4.
New Raster layer below the frame.
Copy and paste Paper 6 Into Selection.
Copy and paste fence as a new layer below the frame.
Resize 60%
Move into position.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Copy and paste Mom as a new layer below the frame.
Resize 60%
Move into position.
Deselect.

Highlight the frame in the middle.
Click inside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 4.
New Raster layer below the frame.
Copy and paste Paper 6 Into Selection.
Copy and paste fence as a new layer below the frame.
Resize 60%
Move into position.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Copy and paste Flowers 2 as a new layer.
Resize 70%
Move into position.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.

Copy and paste Girl as a new layer.
Resize 75%
Position in front of the center frame.
Duplicate/Move below the frame.
Highlight the original and erase the top of the swing ropes that overlap the frame.

Add your embellishments. I used:
Net: Resize 25% and 90%
Grass: Resize 50%/Duplicate/Mirror
Flowers 3: Resize 50%
Flowers: Resize 25%
Butterfly: Resize 25%

Crop your image.

Highlight your white canvas.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 3 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Use your Pick Tool to pull the sides out slightly.
Merge Group.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name:

Resize all layers 80%

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.
I’d love to see your results and show it off in my gallery.
Email me!
Hugs,
Bev

Honeysuckle & Roses 2



Supplies

1 tube of choice - I used an awesome poser by MediEvil Creations which came with the collab I used for this tutorial. Other posers by Medi can be purchased from TKO Scraps. You can visit her blog here.

Becky mask 22 here

Creative by Nature Template 37 here

Eyecandy 3.1 - Glow

“Honeysuckle & Roses ” is a scrap kit collaboration in both tagger and full size available at TKO Scraps. This entire collaboration has 468 elements, 3 Alpha’s, and 160 Papers. Tagger size is $3. Full size is $10 or free with an $8. This is one sweet deal the store is having and I would highly recommend taking advantage of it. Each designer’s portion is gorgeous! For this tutorial I’m using the portion of Designz by Lou. You can visit her blog here. Beautiful kit Lou, thank you!


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

~♥~ Let’s get started ~♥~

Open a the template.
Shift + D.
Close out the original.
Delete the following layers:
The top 7 layers, Raster 3, and Raster 5 layers.
Move Raster 6 just above Raster 1 layer in your layers pallet.
Highlight Raster 1 layer.
Image/Canvas Size
700 x 650
OK
Flood fill white.

Highlight Raster 6 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 a slight Inner Bevel:


Highlight Raster 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 Copy of Vector 1 layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 1 Into Selection.
Deselect.
CLOSE OUT the template layer.
Apply Eyecandy 3.1 - Glow to the paper:
Width: 5
Opacity: 100
Opacity Dropoff: Fat
Color: White
OK

Highlight Copy of Vector 1 layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 3 Into Selection.
Deselect.
CLOSE OUT the template layer.

Copy and paste the tube of choice. If you’re using the same poser as I did from the collab you can find it in folder “Medi_HAR_PU_Mommy & Me” - I used #6.
Resize 25%
Move into position.

Paste the same poser again.
Resize 35%
Duplicate.
Close one of them out.
The one you left open, move into position over the oval paper layer.
Change the Properties to Soft Light.
Highlight Copy of Vector 1 template layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Highlight the poser layer.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
You can delete the template layer now.

Open up the other poser layer.
Repeat the above step, positioning it over the small circle paper layer.

Add your embellishments. I used:
Circle Flowers
Butterfly 1 & 2: Resize 25%
Flowers 3 & 4: Resize 25%
Flowers 1 & 2: Resize 25% and 70%
Balloon 1 & 2: Resize 65%

Highlight your white canvas.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 7 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Merge Group.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name:
I used the Alpha’s that came with the kit.
The First letter of my name : Resize 25%
All other letters: Resize 25% and 50%

Resize all layers 80%

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.
I’d love to see your results and show it off in my gallery.
Email me!
Hugs,
Bev

Honeysuckle & Roses 3



Supplies

Font of choice - I used Chicken Basket - a pay font

My mask 27 here

“Honeysuckle & Roses ” is a scrap kit collaboration in both tagger and full size available at TKO Scraps. This entire collaboration has 468 elements, 3 Alpha’s, and 160 Papers. Tagger size is $3. Full size is $10 or free with an $8. This is one sweet deal the store is having and I would highly recommend taking advantage of it. Each designer’s portion is gorgeous! For this tutorial I’m using the portion of Digicats (& Dogs). You can visit her blog here. Thank you Dianna for a beachy kit! Love it!


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.
Free rotate Left 5 degrees.
Click inside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 4.
New Raster layer below the frame.
Copy and paste Paper 5 Into Selection.
Deselect.

Copy and paste Sand Dune as a new layer.
Resize 60%
Duplicate/Mirror
Move both dunes into position.
Give each a drop shadow.
Merge Visible both dunes.
Make your Eraser Tool active, hardness set to about 9 or so.
Erase alone the bottom edge of the dunes to give a sloppy faded look.

Add your embellishments. I used:
Starfish: Resize 60%
Grass: Resize 60% - position in front of the frame.
Grass again: Position behind the frame.
Summer Cutie: Resize 65%
Palm Tree - Position in front of the frame.
Palm Tree again: Mirror/Position behind the frame.
Bucket: Resize 25%/Free rotate Right 10 degrees
Seashell 2: Resize 25% and 40%

Highlight your white canvas.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 1 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Merge Group.
Duplicate

Copy and paste Sun as a new layer just above the mask layer.
Move into position near the top right corner of the mask layer.
Apply the mask.
Merge Group.
Duplicate/Merge Down.
Duplicate

Add your copyrights.

Add your name:
Give it a slight Inner Bevel:


Resize all layers 80%

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.
I’d love to see your results and show it off in my gallery.
Email me!
Hugs,
Bev

Monday, April 25, 2011

Soul Keeper



Supplies

1 tube of choice and 1 image - I used the stunning artwork of Susan McKirvergan which can be purchased from Up Your Art. You must have a license to use.

Font of Choice - I used Pauls Esther here

Monti Circular mask here

“Damon” is a tagger size scrap kit created by Vella of Wench Designs and can be purchased from Stargazer Scraps. You can visit her blog here.
Thank you Vella for an awesome kit!

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

~♥~ Let’s get started ~♥~

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

Copy and paste Frame 4 as a new layer.
Resize 60%
Move it up slightly on your canvas.
Click inside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 6
New Raster layer below the frame.
Copy and paste Paper 12 Into Selection.
Deselect.

Copy and paste Frame 3 as a new layer.
Resize 75%
Click inside each square with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 4.
Copy and paste your image below the frame.
Move into position.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Merge Visible the frame and image.
Position below the circle frame paper in your layers pallet.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.

Add your embellishments. I used:
Wings 1: Resize 70%
Butterfly 4: Resize 30%
Black Rose 1: Resize 25%/Free rotate right 80 degrees/Duplicate/Duplicate/Mirror
Duplicate the original rose/Resize 80%
Crow Feather 1: Resize 25% and 80%
Crow 1: Resize 25%

To get the same drop shadow effect on your tube and bird that I used:
Give it a drop shadow on its own layer.
Make your Pick Tool active and pull down on the shadow.

Highlight your white canvas.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste your image Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.

Merge Group.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name:

In your Color Pallet:
Foreground: Black
Background: Null
Stroke: 2

Make your Ellipse Tool active set on circle.
Make a circle that’s slightly larger than the frame. If it’s too large you can always resize smaller.
Center it around the frame.

Color Pallet:
Foreground: #700505
Background: #363636
Stroke: 2

Move your curser along the circle until you see a Rocking A.
Click your mouse.
A text box will open.
Type your name.
Apply
In your layers pallet click on the plus sign.
Click on the eye of the New Ellipse layer.
Highlight Vector 1 layer.
Right click/Convert to Raster layer.

Give your name a slight Inner Bevel:


Resize all layers 80%

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.
I’d love to see your results and show it off in my gallery.
Email me!
Hugs,
Bev