Thursday, December 22, 2011

Holiday Happiness

 
Supplies

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

Font of choice - I used Scrap Snow which is a pay font.  Christmas Snow here will work just as nice.

Weescotlass Mask 297 here

Toxic Desirez Template 158 here

Plug Ins:
Eyecandy 3.1 – Glow

“Peppermint Twist” is a tagger size scrap kit created by Krissy of Krissy’s Scraps & Imaging and can be purchased from her store Exquisite Scraps.  You can visit her blog here.
Thank you Krissy for such a wonderful holiday 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:
650 x 550
OK
Highlight Raster 1 layer.
Flood fill white.
Delete the following layers:
Credits
Small snow flakes
Words
Pixel Words
Snow Flakes

Highlight Left Rectangle 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 Right Rectangle layer.
Repeat the above step.

Highlight Left Circle 1 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 the same Inner Bevel.

Highlight Right Circle 1 layer.
Repeat the above step.

Highlight Rectangle layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 11 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it the same Inner Bevel.

Highlight Left Circle 2 layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Funky Flower 5 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Right Circle 2 layer.
Repeat the above step.

Highlight Right Square layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 9 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Give it the same slight Inner Bevel.
Give it the same Inner Bevel.

Highlight Left Square layer.
Repeat the above step.

Highlight Circle 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 the same Inner Bevel.

Highlight Glitter Circle layer.
Use your Target Tool and change the color of the glitter circle to #800000.

Highlight Circle 2 layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 8 Into Selection.
Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.
Selections/Invert
Use your Eraser Tool and erase whatever you don’t want hanging outside of the circle.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Thin Glitter Rectangle layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Invert
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 9 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:
Gaussian and Monochrome checked
Noise: 35%
OK

Highlight Thin Rectangle layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 6 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Add your elements.  I used:
Snowflake 5:  Resize 10% and 70%/Duplicate 4x’s
Flower 4:  Resize 30%/Duplicate
Flower 3:  Resize 30%/Duplicate
Twigs 4:  Resize 70%
Stocking 1:  Resize 45%
Candy Cane 4:  Resize 40%/Free rotate Left 10 degrees/Duplicate/Mirror
Snowflake 4:  Resize 15%/Duplicate

Highlight your white canvas.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste the 6 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Resize 105%
Merge Group.

Add your name.
Apply Gradient Glow:
Width: 3
Opacity: 100%
Opacity Drop off:  Fat
Color: White
OK

Resize all layers 80%

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

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Emo Christmas

Supplies

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

Font of choice - I used Luna Bar here

Weescotlass Mask 208 here

Creative by Nature Template 138 here

“Emo Christmas 3” is a tagger size scrap kit created by Kristin of Toxic Desirez and can be purchased from Twilight Scraps.  You can visit her blog here.
Thank you Kristin for an awesome 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.
Delete the top 4 layers.
New Raster layer.
Send to bottom.
Flood fill white.

Copy and paste Frame 3 as a new layer.
Resize 90%
Move it into position over the left side of Template layer 15.
Duplicate/Move to the right side.
Match the 2 frame layers at the center.

Highlight the bottom frame.
Click inside of it with your Magic Wand.
Highlight the frame layer above.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Highlight the top frame above.
Click inside of it with your Magic Wand – the frame will be completely outline.
Highlight the frame layer below.
Use your Eraser Tool and erase what shows in the middle.
Deselect.
Highlight the correct frame layer and erase the staples that are showing near the center of this new frame you just made:
Merge visible both frame layers.
Click inside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 4.
Copy and paste Paper 9 As a New Layer.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Delete Template layer 15.

Copy and paste Frame 1 as a new layer.
Resize 65%
Free rotate Left 70 degrees.
Move into position over Template 13.
Duplicate/Resize 80%
Move into position over Template 12.
Highlight/Duplicate/Mirror each frame layer.
Move these 2 frame layers over Templates 14 and 11.
To each frame:
Click inside with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 4.
New Raster layer below the frame.
Copy and paste Paper 2 Into Selection.
Deselect.

Delete template layers 11, 12, 13, and 14.

Copy and paste Candy Stick as a new layer.
Resize 80%
Free rotate Left 75 degrees.
Move into position over Template 10
Duplicate/Mirror
Move into position over Template 9.
Delete Template layers 9 and 10.

Open up Paper 3.
Duplciate
Close out the original.
Adjust/Blur/Gaussian Blur:
Radius: 15
OK
Copy
Close it out.  You won’t be needing it any longer.

Highlight Template 7 layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Paste the blurred paper Into Selection.
Give it a slight Inner Bevel:

Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:
Gaussian and Monochrome checked
Noise: 43%
OK
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Repeat the above step with Template layers 5 and 3.

Highlight 8.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 5 Into Selection.
Copy and paste Tree as a new layer above the paper.
Resize 70%
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Copy and paste Icicles as a new layer above the paper.
Resize 70%
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight 6.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 3 Into Selection.
Copy and paste Kitty and Bauble as a new layer above the paper.
Resize 50%
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

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

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.

Add your elements.  I used:
Wire:  Resize 80%
Baubles:  Resize 40%
Doodle:  Resize 40%/Flip
Bow 2: Resize 30%

Highlight your white canvas.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste the 6 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Adjust/Blur/Gaussian Blur:
Use same settings.
OK
Apply the mask.
Resize 115%
Merge Group.

Add your name.

Resize all layers 80%

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