The Beauty of Spring

This tutorial was written by me on April 27, 2010 using PSP 9.  All my tutorials assume you have some working knowledge of PSP and/or Animation Shop.

Supplies:

Tube of choice - I'm using the beautiful art of Keith Garvey.  You can purchase his tubes/license at MyPSPTubes.

Scrap kit of choice - I'm using a beautiful PTU kit from As Sweet As Honey Scraps.  You can purchase this gorgeous kit at Scraps With Attitude.

Template - I'm using Template 2 from Bits & Bobs - You can download from her blog here.

Mask of choice - I'm using FloralMask1 by Jenny which you can download from Creative Misfits Creations.

Font of choice - I'm using 2Peas Scrumptious which you can get from here.  ( Sorry it is PTU)

To begin open mask, tube, and template in PSP - minimize tube and font

1.  On your template - canvas size 700 x 700 - click on white background layer - flood fill white - delete the Babe word art layers - close out copyright

2.  On Main layer - click with magic wand - copy/paste luminanceltblue paper as new layer - selections - invert - delete - selections - select none - dropshadow - delete original layer

3.  Copy/paste your tube as new layer - resize to fit your square - dropshadow - copy/paste Yellow Frame as new layer - image - rotate - free rotate - left 90 - stretch to fit your square and position - dropshadow

4.  Copy/paste beadedribbon_ltpink as new layer - resize - position on tag along the top right side line of template (see my tag) - dropshadow - duplicate - move down to the middle line - duplicate once more and place on bottom line

5.  Copy/paste stars_string as new layer - resize - position on the 2nd line on template (see my tag) - dropshadow - duplicate - position on last line of template 

6.  On bottom oval layer - click with magic wand - copy/paste a paper of choice as new layer - selections - invert - delete - effects - texture effects - weave - copy/paste a flower of choice as new layer - resize - position on the top of oval - duplicate - position on oval - repeat until you have created a flower "frame" around oval - merge flower layers together - dropshadow

7.  Highlight top oval and click with magic wand - copy/paste another paper as new layer - selections - invert - delete - leave selected - copy/paste your CU tube as new layer - resize if needed - position over oval - with eraser tool erase in parts you don't want showing outside of oval - selections - select none -dropshadow

8.  Copy/paste stapled heart string as new layer - resize - position on tag - dropshadow

9.  Copy/paste bow of choice as new layer - resize - position on bottom of tube layer - dropshadow

10.  On background layer - copy/paste another paper of choice - apply your mask - merge group - close of background layer - crop/resize tag to your preference - add copyright/license information

11.  For your name - find the upper case Alpha you need - copy/paste as new layer - resize - position - dropshadow - add rest of name using font of choice - dropshadow - save as .png