Tuesday, September 14, 2010

I {heart} Elias


Artwork by Elias Chazoudis Get a license to use work from MPT
Template by Yvette from essence of creativity HERE
PTU Scrapkit, I {heart} Elias, by Angels Designz can by purchased HERE



Open template and duplicate it by hitting Shift+D. Close the original. Delete copy the copyright layer and wordart layer
Activate Oval and use magic wand to select it. Open AD_Paper17 and copy and paste it as new layer. Invert selection and hit Delete. Deselect.
Activate Rectangle and use magic wand to select it. Open AD_Paper5 and copy and paste as new layer. Invert selection and hit Delete. Deselect.
Activate blur circle and use magic wand to select it. Open AD_Paper2 and copy and paste as new layer. Invert selection and hit Delete. Deselect.

Now activate the bottom filmstrip and use your magic wand to select inside the first square and go to selections/modify and and expand by 3. Copy and paste your close up tube. Resize if needed. Invert the selection and hit delete. Deselect. Now duplicate and mirror.
Now activate the bottom filmstrip again and use you magic wand to select the second square.
Expand selection by 3 again and copy and paste you other close up tube and invert selection and hit delete. Deselect. Duplicate and mirror.

Now merge all the closeup layers. You can do this by closeing out all your layers but your 4 close up tubes and then go to Layer/Merge/ Merge visable.

Now with the close up tube layer active go to selections/ select all/ float and then defloat. Open up a paper of choice. I chose AD_Paper10 and copy and paste as new layer. Selections/invert and hit delete. Deselect. Change the layer properties of this layer to Overlay. To do this go to Layers/Layer properties/ Overlay.
Now Merge the paper layer. tube layer, filmstrip layer and frame bg 2 layer. Now I dragged it down a lil but that is totally up to you.

Now on to Frames 1.
Activate Frames background and use your magic wand to select the inside of both white squares. Open AD_Paper1 and copy and paste it INTO selection. Now Copy and paste close up tube and postion it in the left frame. Selection/Invert and hit delete. Deselect. Now duplicate and mirror. Merge the two tube layers together and go to selections/select all. Float/defloat. Open paper of choice. I chose AD_Paper3. Copy and paste it as a new layer and selections/invert and hit delete. Deselect and change the layer properties to Overlay.

Now add your full body tube. Postion it where desired. Now it is time to add your own flare by adding whatever elements you like. You can look at my tag for examples.

Dont forget to add your copyright info. Thank you for trying my tut and hope you like it. Feel free to leave some comments in my chat box on the side.

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Mayhem


Artwork by Ismael Rac. Need a license to use his art. You can now purchase at his store HERE
Scrapkit Mayhem by Bits N Bobs can be purchased HERE

No outside filters used

Open element-94 and duplicate it and close original. Change canvas size to 700x700 (we can resize later) move the curtian to the top of the canvas.
Add a new layer and flood fill with black. Apply mask or choice. Merge group and drag below the curtain.
Add a new layer and take your selection tool/rectangle and draw out a rectangle from one part of the curtian to the other. flood fill with white. Deselect. Duplicate and resize by 80%. Duplicate again and resize by 80%
Now add drop shadow to your "steps" and then merge them together.
Add a new layer. take your selection tool/rectangle and draw out another rectangle from the steps to half way up the curtian. (to fill in the back of the curtian with a paper) Open paper of choice and copy and paste INTO selection.
Now open your close up tube and copy and paste as a new layer. Selections/invert and hit delete. Deselect. Change layer properties to Luminance Legacy.
Now open element-86 copy and paste and drag below Steps layer. Position it on the left side of the steps. Duplicate and mirror.
open element-80 and then copy and paste as new layer. Position it on the left side of the top of the curtian. Duplicate and mirror.
Now open you full body tube. Copy and paste as new layer. Postion to the left side of the canvas. Then Duplicate and mirror. Change the layer properties on the mirrored layer to overlay.
Open element-66 and 75 and copy and paste them as new layers and position them right under the pole.
We are done. Wasn't that easy ;)
Don't forget your copyright!!!

Saturday, August 14, 2010

Adorable


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Supplies Needed
Full Body and Close up tube
Artwork by Jose Cano. Purchase license to use his art at MPT
Template 347 by Missy. Download HERE
PTU Scrapkit, Mayhem, by Bits N Bob. Can be purchased HERE

Filter- Eye Candy Impact, Gradient Glow for wordart (optional)


Open template duplicate and close the original. Delete credit layer and change canvas size to 650x800 (can crop later)

Activate Circle Centre 1 and use magic wand to select it. Flood fill with color of choice I used a purple from the scrapkit.

Activate Circle Left and use magic wand to select it and open BNB-MH-paper9 and copy and paste as new layer. Invert selection and hit delete.
Do the same for Circle Right and use the same paper.

Activate heart frame 1 and use magic wand to select it. Flood fill it with a color of choice. I chose an orange color from the Scrapkit. Deselect.
Do the same for heart frame 2.

Activate Circle Bottom and go to Effects/Texture Effect/Weave with these settings: Gapsize 1, Width 6, Opacity 1, Gap Color white.

Activate Cicle Centre 2 and use magic wand to select it. Open Paper8 and copy and paste as new layer. Invert Selection and hit delete. Deselect.

Delete Glitter Half Circle. Activate Half Circles. Selection/Select All/ Float, then defloat. Open Paper7 and copy and paste as new layer. Resize 80% and invert selection and hit delete. Deselect.

Now open your close up and copy and paste as new layer. Mirror. Activate half circle again and use your magic wand to select the top part. Postition your close up tube where desired and invert selection and hit delete. Deselect.

Now paste your close up tube again and active your half circles again. Use the magic want to select the bottom part. Position your tube where desired, invert selection and hit delete. Deselect.

Now open BNB-MH-Element-6 and copy and paste as new layer. Shouldnt need to move it or anything.

Now open Element 19 and copy and paste as new layer. Resize 80%. Apply Gradient Glow if desired. I used a white and black glow so that it would stand out more.

Now add your full body tube and position where desired. Now you can add some finishing touches of elements or whatever you like. Be creative and make this tag your own.

Don't forget your copyright.

Monday, August 9, 2010

Happy Halloween


Full body tube and 3 closeup tubes

Artwork by Ismael Rac which can be purchased at his store HERE
Template by Vicky which you can get from Creative Misfits Blog HERE
Scrapkit, Trick or Treak, by Bit N Bobs you can purchase it HERE

My tutorials are for those with working knowledge of PSP. My tuts are meant to be a guide. Make it your own. Use difrent colors or tubes or anything to make it for yourself.


Open template and duplicate and close original

Delete info and delete Shape 2 layer.

Open BNB-tot-72 and copy and paste as new layer. Resize to desired size and position where desired. (see my tag for example)
Activate Shape4 and use magic want to select it. Open BNB-tot-Paper1. Copy and paste it INTO SELECTION.
Choose 2 colors for your background/foreground gradient. I chose a purple and orange.
Activate Shape 1 and use magic wand to select it. Flood Fill with Gradient and copy an paste one of your closeup tubes. Position into the selection and go to Selections/Invert and hit delete. Deslect and change properties on tube layer to Luminance Legacy.
Do the same for the other 2 shape 1 copy.
Now add some elements. I added BNB-tot-15, BNB-tot-44, BNB-tot-30, and BNB-tot-9.

Now for BNB-tot-9 free rotate 90 degree. Position on th right sie of the tag. Drag below Shape1. Now duplicate and position on the left side of the tag.

Now add your copyright info and your name. Font I used is 2Peas Mister Giggles.

Thank you for trying my tutorial. I hope that you liked it and i would love to see your creations.

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Witchy

Supplies Needed:

Full Body and Close up tube of choice
I am using artwork by Keith Garvey. You need a license to use his work and you may purchase his tubes at MPT.

Scrapkit Trick or Treat by Bits N Bobs Scraps and you can purchase HERE

Template by ME and you can get it HERE



Filters Used:

Eye Candy Xenofex 2 Lightening
Mura Meister Clouds
Eye Candy Impact Gradient Glow (optional)

Open my Template. Duplicate and close the original.

Activate Raster1 Layer (yea I didn't rename them since there is only 2 layers) use your magic wand to select it. Open paper of choice (I used BNB-tot-paper-8) and copy and paste as a new layer. Resize the paper by 60% and invert selection and hit delete. Apply a white and black gradient glow with Eyecandy Gradient Glow (optional)

Activate Raster2 Layer and duplicate it 2 time and name the layer Cloud 1, Cloud 2, Cloud 3. Now on cloud 1 layer use your magic wand to select it and apply Mura Miester Clouds and change amount to 50. Keep it selected.
Cloud 2 = Amount 55
Cloud 3 = Amount 60
Now copy and paste your Close up tube and got to selection/invert and hit delete. Deselect

Now add a new layer and apply the Xenofex Lightening filter, Default setting. Now resize 80% and move to the corner of the rectangle.

Now open BNB-tot-25 and copy and paste as new layer and move above the Cloud layers as a frame.

Now open BNB-tot-67 and copy and paste as new layer. Re-size by 40% and position on the lower right corner.

Now open BNB-tot-70 and copy and paste as new layer. Re-size by 40% and position on the left side of the house.

Now open BNB-tot-1 and copy and paste as new layer and position it in the left corner of the rectangle. (look at my tag for references)

Now open BNB-tot-19 and copy and paste as new layer. Re-size 70% and drag so that it it right above the rectangle.

Add your name and copyright info.

Now time for animation. (NOTE- I am not a very good animator. So I have been animating this way since I first started PSPing and never learned a new way. So feel free to animate the way you were taught if different then my own way)

Open Animation Shop. With Cloud 1 layer unhidden copy merged and paste as new animation in Animation shop.

Do the same for Cloud 2 except paste after current frame, then the same to cloud 3.

Now that all 3 frame are in Animation shop go to Edit Select all. Then go to Animation/Frame properties and change it to 30. Then save and you are done. If you are having problems with your quality of your animation check HERE for help.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Bad Romance



Artwork by Keith Garvey which you can purchase license HERE
PTU Scrapkit by 3Peas in a Pod which you can purchase HERE
Template by me HERE
Mask of choice

Filter used:
Xero Radiance

This tutorial was wrote for those with working knowledge of PSP.


Open template duplicate, resize by 70% and then close the original.
Open paper of choice and copy and paste as new layer. Preferably a dark paper. Drag to the bottom and apply mask of choice.
Now activate rectangle layer and use magic wand to select it. Open another paper of choice and copy and paste as new layer. Invert selection and hit delete. Deselect.
Now activate circle one layer and select it with magic wand. Open a paper of choice and copy and paste into selection. Now copy and paste your tube and invert selection and hit delete. Do the same steps for circle 2
Now activate oval and use magic wand to select it. Open paper of choice and copy and paste into selection. Open your main tube and copy and paste as new layer. Invert selection and erase the extra that hangs over.Deselect.
Add dropshadow to the glitter oval and rectangle. Appy Xero Radience filter to your main tube at default settings
Now time to add some elements. First add one of the champagne bottles. Resize to desired size. Look at my tag for example. Do the same for the champagne glass. Add dropshadow of choice.
Now add one of the rose, resize if needed. Drag below tube layer and position to the right side of the oval.
Now add Bad Romance wordart. Resize to desired size and move to the lower left side of the tag.
Now add the heart dangle and put on the right side of the rectangle. Resize and dupicate, then mirror

Add your copyright info and name. You are done! Hope you enjoyed my tutorial and I would love to see your creations.

Monday, July 19, 2010

Classy Lady






Artwork by Ismael Rac which you can now purchase his tubes from his independant store HERE
Scrapkit, Classy Girl by Rieneke which can be purchased HERE

Open classyg_frame1 and duplicate it and close the orginal. Resize it by 70 percent. Open your half body tube and copy and paste as a new layer. Activate your frame again and use magic want to select inside the frame. Expand the selection by 3 and Invert. Use your eraser tool to erase
the part of the tube that hangs over the frame. Invert selection again.

Now open classyg_ppr4 or a paper of your choice. Resize it if desired and invert selection and hit delete. Deselect. Drag below frame layer

Now open close up tube and copy and paste and mirror. Select the inside of the frame again and this time expand by 6 and invert selection with the tube layer active hit delete. Deselect.

Now with your tube layer active go to selections/select all/float, defloat. Open another paper of choice and copy and paste as new layer. Resize by 50% and invert selection hit delete. Deselect

Now change the layer properties on that layer to Overlay. And change the layer prop on the close up tube layer to Luminace (L)

Now open classyg_swirl1 and copy and paste as new layer and drag layer to the bottom.

Now activate your tube layer and open classyg_diva and copy and paste as new layer. Resize as needed and postion where desired.

Now open classyg_bow1 and copy and paste as new layer and resize to desired size. I think I resized by 50%. Postion on the right side of the frame.

Now open classyg_ribbon5 and copy as paste as new layer and resize by 40% and move to the bottom part of the frame

Now open classyg_parfume and copy and paste it as new layer. Resize 30% and position it to the bottom left side of the frame

Now open classyg_umbrella and copy and paste as new layer. Resize 30% and position it infount of the parfume bottle

Now open classyg_tiara and copy and paste an new layer. Resize 30% and postion it in frount of the umbrella.

Now find a scripty font and write Classy Lady in the top left corner. Covert to raster, adjust/add noise to your liking. Add black gradient glow.

Now add your copyright info. And your name in the same fashion of your Classy Lady.