Peaceful Dreams

This tutorial was written by me on April 13, 2010 using PSP 9.  All my tutorials assume you have some knowledge of PSP and/or Animation Shop.

Supplies:

Tube of choice - I'm using the beautiful work of Amy Brown.  Do not use without a proper license.  You can purchase tubes/license at CILM.

Scrap kit - I'm using an adorable PTU kit from Nette's Nightowl Works called " Alice's Peaceful World".  Visit her blog to find out where you can purchase this kit.

Template - I'm using Template 10 from Babe's Designz.  You can download from her blog.

Mask & Font of choice

Filters - Eye Candy 4 gradient glow , Tramages Tow the Line

Open your mask and tube in PSP - minimize for now

1.  Open Template in PSP - ShiftD to duplicate - close original - delete copyright layer 

2.  On white background layer - copy/paste Paper 13 as new layer - layers - new mask layer - from image - find your mask in dropdown box - apply - merge group - resize mask by 85%.

3.  On Rectangle 1 layer - click inside with your magic wand - copy/paste Paper 15 as new layer - selections - invert - delete - select none - delete original layer

4.  On Rectangle 2 layer - click with magic wand - copy/paste Paper 28 as new layer - resize by 75% - selections - invert - delete - select none - delete original layer

5.  On Dot Circles layer - selections -select all - float - defloat - copy/paste Paper 10 as new layer - selections - invert - delete - select none - delete original layer

6.  On Circle Layer - click with magic wand - copy/paste Paper 10 again as new layer - selections - invert - delete - effects - Tramages Tow the Line default settings - delete original layer

7.  On Stitches Layer - selections -select all - float - defloat - new raster layer - floodfill with black - selections - select none - delete original layer

8.  Copy/paste your tube as new layer - position in center of circle above stitches layer - dropshadow

9.  Copy/paste flowers of choice - resize - arrange along bottom of circle above stitches, but below tube - dropshadow each layer - copy/paste Tag of choice - resize - arrange on tag ( see my tag for placement) - dropshadow

10.  Add any other elements that you wish, resizing as needed and arrange around your tag - add dropshadow to each layer - back on circle layer - add a gradient glow then a dropshadow - repeat for your rectangle 2 layer - on rectangle 1 layer add a dropshadow

11.  Close white background layer - crop/resize tag to your preference - add copyright/license information and name - save as .png