Saturday, January 21, 2012

Sparkling Moments

Supplies

1 tube of choice – I used the wonderful artwork of Tim Lowery which can be purchased from PSP Tubes Emporium.  You must have a license to use.

Font of choice - I used Al Sandra here

Tracy’s Template 20 here – you’ll find her templates in bulk on the right hand side

Weescotlass Mask 208 here

Plug Ins used:
Xero - Porcelain

“Pillows” is tagger size FTU scrap kit created by Niqui of Niqui’s Deisgns and can be downloaded from her blog here.
Thank you Niqui 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.
Image/Canvas Size
600 x 550
OK
New Raster layer.
Flood fill white.
Send to bottom.
Delete the credit layer, Heart 1, and Heart 2 layers.

Highlight Dotted Circle 1 layer.
Click anywhere outside it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Invert
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 11 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Circle 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 Circle 2 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 the same slight Inner bevel.

Highlight Dotted Circle 2 layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Invert
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 3 Into Selection.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Frame 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 a slight Inner bevel:
DO NOT give the frame a drop shadow yet.

Highlight Rectangle layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 12 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer just above the rectangle paper.
Move this tube layer into position within the middle frame.
Highlight the frame paper layer.
Click inside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 3.
Selections/Invert
Highlight the tube layer.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Apply Xero  - Porcelain to the tube layer –
Use Default settings accept turn the Blue Channel mixer to 0.
Change the Properties to Luminance Legacy

Repeat the above step accept position the tube within the end frame.

Give the frame a drop shadow.

Add your elements.  I used:
26
5:  Resize 35%/Free Rotate Left 3 degrees
27:  Resize 25%/Duplicate/Mirror
25:  Resize 25%/Mirror
24

Highlight your white canvas.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 12 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Resize 110%
Merge Group.

Add your name.
Foreground:  #de6399
Background:  #99ffff
Stroke Width: 3
Type your name.
Give it a slight Inner Bevel:

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

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Naughty

Supplies

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

Font of choice - I used Before the Rain here

Gem Mask 188 here

Plug Ins:
Eyecandy 3.1 - Glow

“Naughty” is a tagger size scrap kit created by Sanie of Creations by Sanie and can be purchased from Heartbeatz Creations.  You can visit her blog here.
Thank you Sanie for a fantastic kit.

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

~~ Lets get started ~~

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

Copy and paste 27 as a new layer.
Resize 70%
Free rotate Right 90 degrees.
Move it slightly up and to the right on your canvas – see my tag for reference.
Click inside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 4.
New Raster layer below the frame.
Copy and paste Paper 16 Into Selection.
Copy and paste your tube as a new layer below the frame.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Change the Properties to Soft Light.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.

Add your elements.  I used:
18:  Resize 75%/Duplicate/Mirror
61:  Resize 80%/Duplicate/Mirror
59:  Resize 60%/Duplicate/Resize 70%
55
4:  Resize 25% and 70%/Mirror/Duplicate
3:  Resize 25%/Duplicate/Mirror
58
5:  Resize 80%

Highlight your white canvas.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 4 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Merge Group.
Duplicate

Add 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

Love Birds

Supplies

1 tube of choice – I used the beautiful artwork of Meg Baker which can be purchased from PSP Tube Stop.  You must have a license to use.

Font of choice - I used Dancing Script here 
Thank you Ellie for the link!

Vix mask 452 here

Tracy’s Autumn Template 1 here
Scroll down the blog, on the right side you’ll find it under
“Tracy’s Bulk Templates”, “Tracy’s Autumn Templates 1 - 7”

Supplies which I provide here -
Papers, Ribbon, Paper Hearts, and Flowers

Plug Ins used:
Eyecandy 3.1 - Glow

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.
Image/Canvas Size
650 x 625
OK
New Raster layer
Send to bottom
Flood fill white
Delete the top 2 layers.

Highlight Circle layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 1 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Apply Eyecandy 3.1 – Glow:
Width: 3
Opacity: 100%
Opacity Drop off:  Fat
Color: White
OK

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

Highlight Squares layer.
Repeat the above step.

Highlight the Frame layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
New Raster layer.
Flood fill with #04791f.
Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add noise:
Uniform and Monochrome checked
Noise: 54%
OK
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Repeat the above step with Frames layer.

Copy and paste Vines layer from the tube layers.
Resize 65%
Duplicate/Flip
Position both of these frames on the left side of the frame – see my tag for reference.
Merge Down – both vines should be on the same layer.
Duplicate/Mirror/Position at the right side of the rectangle paper layer.
Highlight the rectangle paper layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Highlight the vines layer.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer over the vines layer.
Resize 65%
Move into position.
Duplicate/Mirror/Move this tube layer above the Squares paper layer.
Change the Property to Burn.
Highlight the Squares paper layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Highlight the tube layer above it.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.

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

Copy and paste Birds from the tube layers as  a new layer.
Resize 45%

Add the elements supplied:
See my tag for placement

Highlight your white canvas.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 2 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Duplicate/Change the Properties to Multiply.
Merge down.
Apply the mask.
Resize 105%
Merge Group.
Duplicate/Change the Properties to Multiply

Add your name.
Foreground:  #000000
Background:  #f11f52
Stroke width: 1
Type your name.
Give it a slight Inner Bevel:

Resize all layers 90%.

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