Saturday, October 15, 2011

Butterfly Rain

 

Supplies

1 tube of choice -  I used the beautiful artwork of Rachael Tallamy and can be purchased from Up Your Art.  You must have a license to use.

Font of choice - I used Before the Rain here

My Mask 4 here

“Butterfly Rain” is a tagger size scrap kit created by Shelly of KairinaKat Kreations and can purchased from Heartbeatz Creationz.  You can visit her blog here.
Thank you Shelly for a really beautiful 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.

Make your Selection Tool active set on rectangle.
Make a rectangle approximately 500 x 225 pixels.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 15 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Center it on the canvas.
Give it a slight Inner Bevel.


Make your Selection Tool active again.
Make a rectangle approximately 600 x 60 pixels.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 13 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Center it on the canvas.
Give it the same Inner Bevel.

Make your Selection Tool active again.
Make a rectangle 275 x 325 pixels.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 14 Into Selection.
Deselect.
We’ll come back to this rectangle in a bit.

Make another rectangle approximately 190 x 150 pixels.
New Raster layer.
Paste Paper 14 Into Selection.
Deselect.

Move both rectangle papers into position on your canvas - see my tag for reference.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.
Move into position in front of both of the rectangles.
Duplicate your tube layer - resize just a little bigger.
Move the duplicate layer up and slightly to the right. 
In your layers pallet move it below the original tube layer - just above the left rectangle. 
Change the Properties to Overlay.  Duplicate.
Move just above the right rectangle.

Highlight the smaller rectangle paper layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Highlight the tube layer above it.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.

Highlight the larger rectangle paper layer.
Repeat the above step.

Add your embellishments.  I used:
34:  Resize 25% and 50%
19:  Resize 60%/Duplicate/Resize 70%
17:  Resize 70%
32:  Resize 50%/Duplicate
45:  Resize 25%, 25%, and 30%/Duplicate 3x’s.
42:  Resize 45%/Duplicate
21:  Resize 25% and 60%/Duplicate/Resize 70%/Mirror

Highlight your white canvas.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 13 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Merge Group.

Crop your image.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name.
Color Pallet:
Foreground: #59cfe7
Background:  #000000
Stroke: 5
Type your name.

Resize all layers 80%

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

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Subtle Autumn

 

Supplies

1 tube of choice -  I used the beautiful artwork of Abranda Icle and can be purchased from Up Your Art.  You must have a license to use.

Font of choice - I used Before the Rain here

Weescotlass Mask 208 here

My Template 140 here

“Subtle Autumn” is a tagger scrap kit also available in full size created by Wilma of Wilma4Ever and can purchased from her store Wilma4Ever.  You can visit her blog here.
Thank you Wilma for a really beautiful 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.
Image/Canvas Size:
700 x 700
Delete the credit layer.

Highlight Rec 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 a slight Inner Bevel:


Highlight Left Strips layer.
Click on each strip 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 Right Strips layer.
Repeat the above step.

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


Highlight Oval layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 10Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer in front of the frame.
Position it to one side of the frame.
Duplicate/Mirror
Move the duplicate tube layer below the frame.
Highlight the Oval paper layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Highlight the duplicated tube layer.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Change the Properties to Overlay.

Add your embellishments.  I used:
El 6:  Resize 60%
El 5:  Resize 80%
El 10:  Erase the base
El 37:  Resize 25%/Mirror
El 50:  Resize 70%
El 30:  Resize 40%
El 7:  Resize 40%
El 19:  Resize 35%/Free rotate Right 90 degrees
El 14:  Resize 25%
El 36:  Resize 25%
El 32:  Resize 30%
El 31:  Resize 30%
El 12:  Resize 35%/Mirror/Flip

Highlight your white canvas.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 6 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Merge Group.

Crop your image.

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 

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Cast a Spell

 

Supplies

1 tube of choice -  I used the artwork of Michael Calandra and can now be purchased from PSP Tubes Emporium.  You must have a license to use.

Font of choice - I used SNF Infinity - a pay font but Aquarelle will work just as nice here

Weescotlass Mask 161 here

Toxic Desirez Template 141 here

Plugs Ins:
Brush Strokes - Cross Hatch
Eyecandy 3.1 - Glow
Greg’s Factory Output Vol. II - Pool Shadow

“Frankensteins Love” is a scrap kit available in both tagger and full size created by Krissy of Krissy’s Scraps and can be purchased from her store Exquisite Scraps.  You can visit her blog here.
Thank you Krissy for a fantastic Halloween 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.
Image/Canvas Size:
700 x 500
OK
Delete the top 7 layers, Bee Br Kristen, Bee Hive, and Pixel Words.

Highlight Black Rectangle layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 6 Into Selection.
Apply Brush Strokes - Cross Hatch:

Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it a slight Inner Bevel:

Apply Greg’s Factory Output Vol. II - Pool Shadow:
Use Default Settings accept move the Intensity bar to 226

Highlight Pink Rectangle layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
Copy and paste Paper 9 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it the same Inner Bevel.

Highlight Circle layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 11 Into Selection.
Apply the same Pool Shadow effect.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Apply Eyecandy 3.1 - Glow:
Width: 5
Opacity: 100
Opacity Drop off: Fat
Color:  #6d7a22
OK

Color Pallet:
Change the foreground to #788425

Highlight Frame Back 1 layer.
Make your Target Tool active and change the color of this template layer using the foreground color.

Highlight Frame 1 layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 11 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:
Monochrome and Gaussian checked.
Noise:  65%
OK

Highlight Frame 2 layer.
Repeat the above step.

Highlight Frame Back 2 layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Invert
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 2 Into Selection.
Copy and paste your tube as a new layer above the paper.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Add your embellishments.  I used:
Button 3:  Resize 25% and 40%/Duplicate 3x’s
Bunting 1:  Resize 67%/Apply Pool Shadow Effect/Use Pick Tool to pull in just a little to fit nicely between the buttons.
Bat 1:  Resize 30%
Realistic Flower 2:  Resize 135%
Feather 1:  Resize 60%/Duplicate/Duplicate/Free rotate Right 45 degrees
Staple 1:  Resize 25% and 80%/Free rotate Left 45 degrees/Duplicate 3x’s
Skull 1:  Resize 35%/Mirror
Spider 1:  Resize 25%/Duplicate/Resize 70%/Mirror

Highlight your white canvas.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 8 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Resize 130%
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.
Email me!
Hugs,
Bev 

Emolution Addiction

 

Supplies

1 tube of choice -  I used the awesome artwork of VeryMany and can be purchased from Pics for Design.  You must generate a license to use.

Font of choice - I used Simply Glamorous here

Weescotlass Mask 208 here

Divine Intentionz Template 387 here

Plugs Ins:
Eyecandy 3.1 - Glow

“Emolution Addiction” is a tagger size scrap kit created by AmyMarie of AmyMarie’s Scrapkits and can be purchased from her site here
Thank you AmyMarie for a fabulous 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.
Image/Canvas Size:
700 x 600
OK
Highlight and open up the background layer.
Flood fill white.
Delete the top 3 layers.

Highlight Thin Rectangle layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 25 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it a slight Inner Bevel:


Make a new canvas.  Any size.
Flood fill with #000000
Copy
Close this out as you won’t be using it any more.

Highlight Dotted Line layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
New Raster layer.
Paste the black color into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Repeat the above step with both Dotted Circle layers.

Highlight Small Circle layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Button 1 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight the other Small Circle layer.
Repeat the above step.

Highlight Rectangle layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Copy and paste Paper 14 as a new layer.
Resize 85%
Position it over the rectangle template layer.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it the same Inner Bevel.

Highlight Circle layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 8 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Apply Eyecandy 3.1 - Glow:
Width: 5
Opacity: 100
Opacity Drop off: Fat
Color:  White
OK

Highlight Circle 2 layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 13 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Copy and paste Frame 1 as a new layer.
Resize 55%
Free rotate Left 10 degrees
Duplicate/Mirror
Position both of these frames over the template frames.
Delete Frame template layer and Copy of Frame template layer.

Highlight Copy of Frame back layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 27 Into Selection.
Copy and paste your tube as a new layer below the frame.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Frame Back layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 27 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.

Add your embellishments.  I used:
Paper clip 2:  Resize 30%/Free rotate Left 10 degrees
Buckle:  Resize 25% and 50%/Free rotate Right 90 degrees/Duplicate 3 times
CA Crown:  Resize 35%/Free rotate Left 75 degrees
Nail Polish 2:  Resize 50%
Sad Teddy:  Resize 40%
Flower 3:  Resize 25% and 30%/Duplicate 3 times
Butterfly 2:  Resize 25%

Highlight your white canvas.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 1 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Resize 110%
Merge Group.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name.
Apply Eyecandy 3.1 - Glow:
Width: 3
Opacity: 100
Opacity Drop Off:  Thin
Color:  #f479a2
OK

Resize all layers 80%.

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

Monday, October 10, 2011

Passion

 

Supplies

1 tube of choice -  I used the elegant artwork of Gary George and can be purchased from Up Your Art.  You must have a license to use.

Font of choice - I used SNF Infinity - a pay font but Aquarelle will work just as nice here

Weescotlass Mask 249 here

Toxic Desirez Template 156 here

“Purple Passion” is a scrap kit created by Cindy of Chichi Designz and can purchased from Aussie Scrap Designs.  You can visit her blog here.
Thank you Cindy for a really beautiful 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 600
Highlight the background layer and flood fill white.
Delete the top 4 layers, Word Art 1, Pixel Words, and Skulls layers.

Color Pallet:
Foreground and Background: #4c224b

Make a new canvas. 
Any size - doesn’t matter.
Flood fill.
Copy.
Close this out as you won’t be needing it any more.


Highlight Dotted Rectangles layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
New Raster layer.
Paste your color Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Left Glitter Circle layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
New Raster layer.
Paste your color Into Selection.
Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:
Gaussian and Monochrome checked
Noise: 60%
OK
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Right Glitter Circle layer.
Repeat the above step.

Highlight Rectangle layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Paste your color Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Repeat the above step with Dotted Lines layer.

Highlight Left Circle layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 5 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it a slight Inner Bevel:


Highlight Right Circle layer.
Repeat the above step.

Highlight Glitter Circle layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Invert
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 1 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it the same Noise effect.

Highlight Glitter Rectangle layer.
Repeat the above step.

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

Highlight Left Rectangle layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 10 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it the same slight Inner Bevel.

Highlight Rectangle Right layer.
Repeat the above step.

Highlight Rectangle 2 layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 15 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Open up Pearls element.
Use your Selection Tool set on Rectangle and section out one of the small pearls.
Copy
Paste on your working canvas.
Resize 40%
Position it over one of the black stars.
Keep duplicating the original and placing it over each black star until all the black stars are covered.
Once you’ve done that, delete Stars 1 and Stars 2 template layers.

Copy and paste Big bird as a new layer.
Resize 30%
Duplicate
Duplicate/Resize 80%
Move all 3 birds into position. 
If any overhang the rectangle:
Highlight the rectangle layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Highlight any birds that overhang the rectangle and tap the delete key.
Deselect.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.

Add your embellishments.  I used:
Branch:  Resize 80%
Lantern:  Resize 40%
Wings:  Resize 60% (positioned behind the upper right circle)
Flower Doodle:  Resize 60%
Flower 1:  Duplicate
Grass 1:  Resize 35%
Basket:  Resize 50%
Grass:  Resize 25%
Flowers:  Resize 30%
Hearts:  Resize 30%
Bird 1:  Resize 25% and 60%/Duplicate/Mirror
Butterfly 1:  Resize 25% and 50%/Duplicate/Mirror/Duplicate/Mirror/Resize 70%

Highlight your white canvas.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 15 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Resize 115%
Merge Group.
Duplicate

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

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Keep Track

 

Supplies

1 tube of choice -  I used the awesome artwork of Nicholas Garton and can be purchased from Up Your Art.  You must have a license to use.

Font of choice - I used Al Sandra here

Weescotlass Mask 81 here

Tonya’s template here at Misfit Creations under September 25, 2011

“Awareness” is a FTU scrap kit created by Pandora and can be downloaded from Misfit Creations here under September 30, 2011. 
Please leave a thank you after 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 the template.
Shift + D.
Close out the original.
Image/Canvas Size:
700 x 700
Delete the top 5 layers, Weirdo Shape 1 & 2 layers.

Highlight Rectangle 1 layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 19 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it a slight Inner Bevel:


Highlight Rectangle 2 layer.
Repeat the above step.
Highlight Circle Background layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 17 Into Selection.
Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:
Uniform and Monochrome checked
Noise: 50%
OK
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Circle layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 20 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Dotted Circle layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 17 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Wordart by Tonya layer.
Select All/FloatDefloat
New Raster layer.
Flood fill with #efefef.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.

Add your embellishments.  I used:
54:  Resize 75%
19:  Resize 25%/Duplicate/Resize 70%
20:  Resize 25% and 70%/Duplicate/Resize 70%
Ribbon 3:  Resize 75%
57:  Resize 25%
35:  Resize 25%/Duplicate
7

Highlight your white canvas.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 2 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
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