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Monday, April 5, 2010

Tut: Caitlyn's Garden


















Caitlyn's Garden

*This tutorial is dedicated to my daughter Caitlyn whose 2 favorite things are butterflies and flowers*

Written by me on April 5, 2010

Supplies:

Tube of choice : I'm using the adorable fairies of Karen Middleton.  Do not use this image without a license.  You can get one here at CILM.

Scrap Kit : I'm using "In The Garden With Grandma". A FTU kit from Nette's Nightowl Works.  Visit her blog here to download. Click on Freebies and scroll down.  She has some beautiful freebies!

Font & Mask of choice

1.  Open new image 700 x 700 white

2.  Copy/paste Oak4AllSeasons as new layer - resize - position towards the top right of tag - adjust - sharpness - sharpen - dropshadow

3.  Copy/paste Butterflies - Scatter as new layer - resize - adjust - sharpness - sharpen - move to the top of tag ( See mine for reference) dropshadow

4.  Copy/paste flowerbox as new layer - resize - adjust - sharpness - sharpen - move to the left side of tag - duplicate - image - mirror - move so that it is touching the other flowerbox - layers - merge down - dropshadow

5.  Copy/paste arched fence as new layer - resize - position - adjust -sharpness - sharpen - dropshadow

6.  Copy/paste agapanthas as new layer - resize - position along the bottom of the fence - duplicate as many times as needed and arrange (see my tag) - merge these layers together - dropshadow

7.  Copy/paste mailbox as new layer - resize - arrange on tag - adjust - sharpness - sharpen - dropshadow

8.  Copy/paste your tube as new layer - resize if needed - arrange - dropshadow

9.  Click on background layer - click on your tube tool and find your lawn tube ( comes with program - I'm using PSP 9 so yours maybe different) - new raster layer - apply the tube to your layer - duplicate this layer as many times as needed and arrange around your tag ( see mine for reference) - merge your lawn layers together

10.  Back on background layer - copy/paste paper 1 as new layer - merge your lawn layer down to this paper layer - Open your mask - minimize - layers - new mask layer - from image - find your mask - apply - merge group

11.  Close background layer - crop/resize your tag to your preference - add copy/right and name adding a slight dropshadow to name - save as .png

That's it!!  Thank you for trying my tutorial!

2 comments:

Cindy said...

thanks......I am just starting out and this was a fun tut for me. I too love flowers and butterflies

Risha said...

I am so glad you enjoyed the tutorial!

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Vernon, Florida, United States
Hello! I'm a SAHM of 2 beautiful children Wyatt & Caitlyn and have been married to my wonderful husband Everett for 9 years. I live in a small town in NW Florida and am owned by several miniature dachshunds. I've been PSPing for 7 years now and just now decided to put my tags into tutorial form. When I'm not busy taking care of my various animals which not only is dachshunds, but includes various types of fowl and poultry I am playing with my kids or at my computer.
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