Summer Flowers

This tutorial was written by me on May 23 using PSP 9.  All my tutorials assume you have some working knowledge of PSP and/or Animation Shop.

Supplies:

2 Tubes of choice - I'm using the cute fairies of Joel Adams.  You can purchase tubes/license at CILM.

Scrap Kit - I'm using a great FTU kit from Nette's Nightowl Works portion of the Seasons In The Sun blogtrain.  Visit her blog to download her part and don't forget to check out the other great parts of this train.

Template - I'm using Template #47 from Sara's Scraps.  Visit her blog to download.

Mask of choice

Font of choice - I'm using AL Delight

To begin open tube and mask in PSP - minimize for now - open template in PSP - ShiftD - close original - image - canvas size - 750 x 550 - new raster layer - floodfill white - send to bottom - close out copyright 

1.  Click rectangle 1 with magic wand - copy/paste Paper 5 as new layer - selections - invert - delete - select none - dropshadow - delete original layer - repeat for other template layers using different papers 

2.  Highlight your frame background layer - selections - select all - float - defloat - c/p first tube as new layer - resize - position on left side of background layer - selections - invert - delete on tube layer - change properties to luminance(l) - mirror your tube - repeat steps for other side of background - dropshadow tube layers.

3.  C/P cherry 2 as new layer - resize - position on right side of frame layer - dropshadow

4.  C/P Flower 2 and Flower 4 as new layers - resize one smaller than the other - position on left side of frame layer - dropshadow

5.  C/P your other tube as new layer - resize - position on tag - dropshadow

6.  C/P dragon 2 as new layer - image - mirror - rotate - resize - position on top left of frame layer - dropshadow

7.  On white floodfill layer - c/p doodle 33 as new layer - resize - position - duplicate - image - mirror - image - flip - merge together - adjust - add/remove noise - add noise 100% - dropshadow

8.  C/P sunflower 3 as new layer - position behind your circle - resizing if needed - dropshadow - duplicate - image - mirror - image - flip - position ( see my tag)

9.  C/P Flower as new layer - resize - position on right side of template ( see my tag) - dropshadow

10.  Back on floodfill layer - c/p paper of choice as new layer - apply mask - merge group - close out white background - crop/resize tag to your preference - add copyright/license and name - save as .png