Just A Treat

This tutorial was written by me on August 27 using PSP X4. All my tutorials assume you have some working knowledge of PSP and/or Animation Shop.

Supplies:

Tube of choice - I'm using the amazing art of Keith Garvey.  You need a license to use his art and you can purchase tubes/license at his store HERE.

Scrap kit - I'm using a great kit by Gemini Creationz called " Every Witch Way".  Visit her blog HERE to find out where to purchase this kit.

Template - I'm using Halloween Template 1 from Tracy F . You can download this template HERE.

Font - I'm using Jellyka Vampire Street

1.  To begin open your tube in PSP - minimize - Open your template - Shift+D to duplicate - canvas size 800 x 600 - flood fill white - delete copyright, word art, bat and spider layers

2.  Beginning with your mask layer - selections - select all - float - defloat - copy/paste paper of choice into selection - selections - select none

3.  On circle 1 layer - selections - select all - float - defloat - copy/paste another paper as new layer - selections - invert - delete - select none - delete original layer - repeat for other layers except frame layer

4.  On your frame layer - choose a gradient that matches your tag ( I chose a Halloween one) - selections - select all - float - defloat - layers - new raster - flood fill with gradient - select none - delete original frame layer - on flood fill layer - adjust - add/remove noise - setting your choice

5.  Copy/paste your tube as a new layer - resize if needed - position under frame layer ( see my tag ) - erase parts of tube you don't want showing - drop shadow - duplicate - on original tube change properties to Luminance (L) - on duplicate layer change properties to soft light - drop shadow your frame layer

6.  Copy/paste your tube again as new layer - position on tag - drop shadow

7.  Copy/paste any other elements you would like resizing if needed - arrange on tag - drop shadow each layer

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

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

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Supplies:

Tubes of choice (at least one laying down) - I'm using the beautiful ladies of Keith Garvey.  You need a license to use his art.  You can purchase tubes/license at his store HERE.

Scrap Kit - I'm using a great kit by Skulliez Skraps called "I Heart The '80s".  You can purchase this kit at PMTw/S.

Template - I'm using a template by Linda from Creative Misfits.  You can download this template HERE.

Mask

Font - I'm using Sweetly Broken

Filters - Xero Radiance and Porcelain, Eye Candy 4000 gradient glow

To begin open your tubes, mask, and template in PSP - minimize your tubes and mask - change canvas size of template to 800 x 675 flood fill white

1.  On your template - delete credits - beginning with pink circles layer - selections - select all - float - defloat - copy/paste a paper of choice as new layer - selections - invert - hit delete on keyboard - select none - rename this layer "pink" circles - repeat for your other template layers renaming each one as the original layer as you go - delete original layers

2.  On your shapes layer - selections - select all - float - defloat - copy/paste 3 of your tubes as new layer - resize each one - position one to each shape - selections - invert - delete - selections -select none - click on your first tube - using your eraser remove any parts of the tube that are in the other frames - repeat for each tube - drop shadow - merge your tubes together - duplicate - on bottom tube layer - effects - plugins - Xero Radiance - on top tube layer - change properties to screen

3.  On frameback layer - selections - select all - float - defloat - copy/paste 3 more tubes as new layers - selections - invert - delete - select none - with eraser remove the parts that overlap - duplicate this layer - effects - plugins - Xero Porcelain - on top tube layer - change properties to Luminance (L)

4.  Copy/paste any elements of choice as new layers - resizing and arranging on tag to your preference - drop shadow each layer - copy/paste main tube as new layer - resize - position - drop shadow - on your shapes, circle, and oval layers add a slight gradient glow color of choice ( I used black) - drop shadow your frames layer

5.  On white background - copy/paste a paper of choice as new layer - layers - new mask layer - from image - apply - delete original mask - merge group

6.  Close out white background - crop/resize tag to preference - add copyright/license info and name - save as .png

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