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Thursday, August 9, 2012

PTU Tut : All In The Eyes



All In The Eyes

This tutorial was written by me on August 9 using PSP X4.  All my tutorials assume you have some working knowledge of PSP and/or Animation Shop.

Supplies:

Tubes of choice - I'm using the beautiful art of Barbara Jensen.  You need a license to use her art and you can purchase her tubes and license here.

Scrap Kit of choice :  I'm using an amazing kit by Addictive Pleasures called Rock & Roses.  You can get this kit here.

Mask of choice - I'm using Aphrodisiac 4 from Vanessa at Creative Chicks.  You can download this mask here.

Xero Porcelain filter

Font of choice - I'm using Arizonia

Open your tubes and mask in PSP - minimize for now

1.  Open a new image 700 x 700  white background - c/p Frame 2 as new layer - with magic wand click inside frame - selections - modify - expand by 4 - c/p paper of choice as new layer - selections - invert - delete - move below frame - leave selected

2.  C/P Sparkles element as new layer - delete - c/p your first tube choice as new layer - position - delete - c/p diamond rain as new layer - delete - selections - deselect

3.  Duplicate your tube layer - on original layer - Xero porcelain - play with the settings until you get a result you like - apply - on duplicate layer change the properties to hard light - merge down - dropshadow

4.  C/P elements of choice - resize if needed and position around your frame - dropshadow each one

5.  C/P your main tube image - resize if needed and position on tag - dropshadow and also dropshadow frame

6. .  Click on white background and c/p another paper of choice - layers - new mask from image - apply mask and merge group 

7.  Close white background layer - crop/resize tag - add copyright/license info and name - save as .png

There you go and hope you have enjoyed my tut!

FTU Tut : Bad Girl


Bad Girl

This tutorial was written by me on August 9 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 The Hunter.  You must have a license to use this image.  You can get his art and license here.

Scrap Kit of choice - I'm using a great kit by Kitts Kreations called Bad Ass Chick.  Visit her blog here to find where you can get this kit and her other great designs.

Template - EI Template 71 by Pooker which you can get here.

Font of Choice - I'm using Home Boots which you can get here.

Mura Meisters Tone
Tramages Tow The Line
Penta VTR2
Eye Candy 4 Gradient Glow

Open your tube and minimize for now.  

1. Open your template - Shift+D to duplicate - close original - on teal circle - selections - select all - float - defloat- c/p paper of choice - deselect - repeat for grey rectangle layers - delete original layers

2.  Choose 2 colors from your tube and make a gradient - on your black angle rectangle layer - selections - select all - float - defloat - new raster layer - flood fill with your gradient - leave selected - effects - mura meisters tone - apply - selections - invert - delete - deselect - repeat for other black angle layer - delete original layers

3.  On white circle layer - selections - select all - float - defloat - c/p another paper INTO selection - selections - select none - adjust - add/remove noise - settings your choice - apply

4.  On grey circle layer - selections - select all - float - defloat - layers - new raster layer - flood fill with gradient - selections - select none

5.  On teal rectangle - selections - select all - float - defloat - layers - new raster - flood fill with black - effects - tramages tow the line - apply - deselect - delete original

6.  On black rectangle - selections - select all - float - defloat - new raster - flood fill with your earlier gradient invert checked - leave selected - maximize your tube - mirror - c/p as new layer - position to your liking - selections - invert - delete - selections - deselect - delete original black rectangle

7.  On frame layer - selections - select all - float - defloat - c/p another paper of choice - selections - invert - delete - deselect - add same noise as above - delete original

8.  Merge your teal strip and white strip together - select - float - defloat - new raster - flood fill with gradient - effects - Penta VTR2 default - select none - delete original

9.  Add any elements of your choice resizing and rotating as needed and position around your tag - I weaved them in between the layers - when happy drop shadow your elements and your frame and tube layers

10.  C/P your tube again as new layer - position on tag resizing if needed - drop shadow

11. Close out background layer - crop/resize your tag - add copyright/license and your name ( I added a gradient glow to name) - save as .png

Would love to see any results and thank you for trying my tut!
Wednesday, August 8, 2012

PTU TUT - Autumn Days



Autumn Days

This tutorial was written by me on August 8 using PSP X4.  All my tutorials assume you have a working knowledge of PSP and/or Animation Shop.

Supplies:


Tube of choice - I'm using the awesome art of Jasmine Becket-Griffith.  You need a license to use this image.  You can purchase tube/license at CDO.


Scrap Kit - I'm using a beautiful kit by BabyCakes called Illuminated Autumn.  You can get this kit here.


Template - Autumn Template 1 from Tracy at Freebie Friends Scraps and More.  Look to the right hand side of her blog and scroll down.  You will find this template and her other Autumn templates listed.


Font of Choice - I'm using Aphrodite Pro


Eye Candy 5 gradient glow

To begin open your tube and template in PSP - using Shift+D duplicate your template and close original


1.  Delete copyright, vine, and leaf layers - click on Circle layer - selections - select all - float - defloat - c/p paper of choice - selections - invert - delete - Repeat with other layers including Autumn Days word art - add gradient glow of choice to word art

2.  Back on Rectangle paper layer - selections - select all - float - defloat - c/p your tube as a new layer - position to your liking - selections - invert - delete - deselect

3.  On Squares paper layer repeat the above steps - deselect - right click on your tube layer - click properties and change blend to Luminance (L) - add drop shadow of choice to tube layers, frame layers, and circle layer

4.  C/P bcs_limb as a new layer - rotate - place on left side of rectangle - resize - drop shadow - c/p bcs_butterflies as new layer - resize - position over limb -drop shadow

5.  C/P bcs_cluster 2 - resize - position on tag - drop shadow - c/p bcs_ribbons 2 - resize - position - repeat drop shadow

6.  Click on circle layer - c/p bcs_scatters as new layer - position - duplicate - position - drop shadow both layers

7.  Crop/resize tag to your preference - add copyright/license and name - save as .png

Hope this tag gets you in the Fall spirit and would love to see your results!

New PTU Tut



Bella's Love

This tutorial was written by me on August 8 using PSP X4.  All my tutorials assume you have some working knowledge of PSP and/or Animation Shop.

Supplies:

Twilight tube of choice - I'm using a beautiful FTU tube from Zindy Nielsen.  You can get the tube/license here.

Scrap Kit of Choice - I'm using a gorgeous PTU kit from Tamie at Addictive Pleasures.  You can purchase this kit here.

Mask of Choice - I'm using mask 81 from weescotslass which you can get here.

Twilight Word Art of Choice

Font of Choice - I'm using Twilight New Moon which can be found here.


To begin open your tube and mask in PSP - minimize for now

1.  New image 700 x 700 white background - c/p frame as new layer - image - resize by 85% twice - image - free rotate 90 left

2.  With magic wand click inside frame - selections - modify - expand by 2 - leave selected

3.  C/P paper 3 as new layer - selections - invert - delete - move layer below frame - leave selected

4. C/P tube as new layer - arrange to your liking - delete - selections - select none

5.  C/P roses as a new layer - do not resize - position on the right of frame - duplicate - mirror - using eraser tool remove the parts you see hanging below frame ( see my tag) - merge these 2 layers together

6.  C/P piano keys as a new layer - resize by 70% - position on bottom of frame - c/p sheet music 2 - resize 40% - position on bottom of tag to the left of piano keys - c/p candles 2 - resize - position behind sheet music

7.  C/P key 2 - mirror - resize and position to the top right of frame - c/p keyhole - resize and rotate - position on right side of piano keys - c/p feather - resize and rotate - position below piano keys - c/p moon - resize and position above white background

8.  C/P glitter above white background - position - duplicate - mirror - c/p paper of choice - move above white background, but below glitter - layers - new mask from image - delete mask - merge group - position - duplicate - mirror - merge down

9.  Here you can add a phrase of choice - I chose "You're my own brand of heroin" - add dropshadow to all layers

10. Close whitebackground - crop/resize tag - add copyright, license info and name - save as .png.

That's it!!  Would love to see any results from my tutorial and most of all have fun!!

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Tut: Eternity






















Eternity

This tutorial was written by me on May 25 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 a beautiful image from Katarina Koukiotis.  You can get this image and a license at Dreamscape Imaging.

Scrap Kit - I'm using Broken Sky's portion of the "Eclipse"  store collab from Underground Scraps.  You can purchase this kit here.

Mask of choice
Font of choice - I'm using Mon Amour Script Pro

Music note brushes of choice

To begin open tube and mask in PSP - minimize for now

1.  New image 700 x 700 white background - c/p Paper of choice as new layer - apply mask - merge group

2.  C/P Frame 3 as new layer - resize - click inside with magic wand - selections - modify - expand by 6 - c/p Paper 1 as new layer - selections - invert - delete - move below frame layer - c/p pianostairs as new layer - resize - position to the right of paper layer - delete - open drapery element - image - mirror - c/p as new layer on tag - position to the left of paper layer - delete - selections - select none - dropshadow frame, stairs, and drapery.

3.  C/P Sparkles 2 as new layer - resize if desired - position over frame - dropshadow

4.  New raster layer - apply music note brush - position over frame - change opacity to around 56

5.  C/P Frame 2 as new layer - resize - position to the bottom right of 1st frame - click inside with magic wand - selections - modify - expand by 5 - c/p Paper 7 as new layer - selections - invert - delete - move below frame layer - c/p tube as new layer - resize - delete - select none - dropshadow frame layer and tube

6.  C/P piano as new layer - resize - position on tag - dropshadow - c/p light element as new layer - position

7.  Close off white background layer - crop/resize tag - add copyright/license and name - save as .png

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

Tut : Wolf Within
















Wolf Within

This tutorial was written by me on May 24, 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 art of Eugene Rzhevskii.  You can purchase tubes/license at MyPSPTubes.

Scrap Kit - I'm using AriaSparkle's portion of the "Eclipse" store collab from Underground Scraps.  You can get this kit here.

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

Mask of choice

Font of choice - I'm using Wolf's Bane Pro

Mura Meister - Clouds
Fairy Dust Brushes of choice

To begin open tube and mask in PSP - minimize for now

1.  Open template - shiftd to duplicate - close original - image - canvas size - 750 X 750 - new raster layer - flood fill white - send to bottom

2. On rectangle 1 - click with magic wand - c/p Paper 2 as new layer - selections - invert - delete - effects - mura meister clouds - default - new raster layer - apply brush of choice - select none

3.  C/P wolf of choice from kit - resize - image - mirror - position on brush layer - highlight paper layer - selections - select all - float - defloat - click on wolf layer - delete - select none - dropshadow wolf - delete original rectangle layer - add a gradient glow to paper layer - with magic wand - click on gradient - add/remove noise - add noise 100%

4.  On circle layer - click with magic wand - c/p paper 1 as new layer - invert - delete - select none - add gradient glow - add same noise effect as above - dropshadow - delete original layer

5.  On rectangles 2 & 3 - click with magic wand - c/p Paper 3 as new layer - selections - invert - delete - repeat gradient glow and noise effect - dropshadow - delete original layers

6.  On frame background layer - click with magic wand - c/p Paper 2 as new layer - selections - invert - delete - apply clouds filter as above - c/p moon of choice as new layer - resize - position - delete - c/p wolf of choice - resize - delete - c/p your tube as new layer - resize - delete - select none - dropshadow moon, tube, and wolf - on wolf tube change properties to luminance(L) - delete original layer

7.  On Frame layer - click with magic wand - c/p Paper 3 as new layer - selections - invert - delete - select none - add same gradient and noise filter - dropshadow - delete original layer

8.  C/P flower element of choice - resize - rotate - position on top left corner of frame - duplicate - image - mirror - position on bottom right corner of frame - dropshadow both layers

9.  On white background - c/p paper of choice - apply mask - merge group - close out white background - crop/resize tag - add copyright/license and name - save as .png

That's it!!  Thank you for trying my tutorial!!
Monday, May 24, 2010

Tut : My Brand of Heroin






















My Brand of Heroin

This tutorial was written by me on May 24, 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 a beautiful FTU tube from Zindy Nielsen.  You can get the tube/license here.

Scrap Kit - I'm using Angel's Designz portion of the "Eclipse" store collab from Underground Scraps.  You can purchase this great kit here.

Mask of choice

Font of choice - I'm using a font called "Twilight"

To begin open tube and mask in PSP - minimize for now

1.  New image 700 x 700 white background - c/p Frame 1 as new layer - resize - image - rotate - 90 left - click inside frame with magic wand - c/p Paper 2 as new layer - selections - invert - delete - move below frame - c/p your tube as new layer - delete - select none - dropshadow tube and frame

2.  C/P Flower 4 as new layer - resize - position on bottom right corner of frame - dropshadow 

3. C/P Lock as new layer - resize - rotate - position on left side of frame - using eraser tool erase a bit of the lock so it appears to be hooked to frame ( see my tag) - dropshadow - C/P wire element 3 as new layer - resize - position on tag - dropshadow

4.  C/P Key as new layer - resize & rotate - position over lock - dropshadow

5.  C/P Feathers as new layer - resize & rotate - position on top of frame - duplicate - image - mirror - dropshadow both layers

6.  C/P Leaves as new layer - resize & rotate - position in top center of frame - duplicate - image - mirror - position next to other leaves - merge together - position - dropshadow

7.  C/P Flower 3 as new layer - resize - position over leaves on center top of frame ( see my tag) - dropshadow

8.  On white background layer - c/p Paper of choice as new layer - apply mask - merge group - c/p Mesh as new layer - position over mask layer - dropshadow

9.  Close white background layer - crop/resize tag - add copyright/license info and name - save as .png

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

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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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