America Rocks

Supplies

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

Font of choice - I used Anglo Saxon here

Weescotlass Mask 138 here

Plug Ins used:

Eyecandy 3.1 – Glow

“Celebration of Independence” is a tagger size scrap kit created by me, Bev of HorsePlay’s Pasture Designs and can be downloaded from my designing blog here. 

Hope you enjoy!

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 11 as a new layer.

Resize 85%

Move slightly up and to the left on your canvas.

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.

Close out your white background.

Merge Visible.

Reopen your white background.

Copy and paste 13 as a new layer.

Resize 60%

Click inside of it with your Magic Wand.

Selections/Modify/Expand by 4.

New Raster layer below the frame.

Copy and paste Paper 2 Into Selection.

Deselect.

Close out your white background and the merged layer.

Merge Visible.

Reopen all layers.

Don’t worry about placement yet.

Copy and paste 12 as a new layer.

Resize 60%

Click inside of it with your Magic Wand.

Selections/Modify/Expand by 4.

New Raster layer below the frame.

Copy and paste Paper 7 Into Selection.

Deselect.

Merge Visible this frame and layer.

Move all 3 merged layers into position – see my tag for reference.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.

Add your elements.  I used:

16: Duplicate

14:  Duplicate

15

19:  Resize 20%/Duplicate/Flip

18:  Resize 20%/Duplicate/Flip

28

29

8: 10/70/Duplicate 3x’s

36:  Resize 80%

Highlight your white background.

New Raster layer.

Select All.

Copy and paste Paper 8 Into Selection.

Deselect.

Apply the mask.

Merge Group.

Add your credits.

Add your name.

Foreground: #223850

Background: #780000

Stroke: 1.50

Type your name.

Convert to Raster layer.

Apply Eyecandy 3.1 – Glow:

Width: 3

Opacity: 100

Opacity Drop Off: Fat

Color: #ffffff

OK

Resize all layers 80%.

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