Butterfly Kisses

Supplies

Scrap kit of choice - I am using "Heavenly Inspirations" by DMK Designs which can be purchased at Creative Scraps
Tube of choice - I am using the lovely artwork of Zindy Neilsen which can be purchased from her store

**PLEASE DO NOT USE HER ARTWORK WITHOUT THE APPROPRIATE LICENCE**
WSL_Mask81 by Chelle which can be downloaded from her blog

Fonts of choice - I am using 2Peas Sunshine and GeeoHhmk

Plugin: Penta.com / Color Dot

Plugin: Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow (optional)

~ Step 1 ~

Open a new blank canvas 600 x 600 flood filled white

Paste DoubleHeart as new layer
Position slightly the left
Add a drop shadow:
H & V - 1
Opacity - 30
Blur - 10.00
Colour - #000000

Paste Frame3 as new layer
Image / Rotate by 10 to the right
Resize by 40%
Position slightly to the right

With your Magic Wand select inside the frame
Selections / Modify / Expand by 8
Open Paper02 and Edit / copy
Add a new raster layer
Move below Frame layer
Then paste into selection
Deselect

~ Step 2 ~

Paste Lace04 as new layer
Resize by 70%
Image / Rotate by 10 to the right
Position along the bottom of the frame

Activate the Frame Layer and using your magic wand select OUTSIDE of the frame
Acticate the Lace layer and hit delete
Deselect

Paste TiedRibbon02 as new layer
Resize by 70%
Position across Hearts and Frame

Apply a slight drop shadow

Paste Daisy01 and Daisy02 as new layers
Resize both by 20%
Position at the bottom of the hearts to the frame

Paste Dove as a new layer
Resize by 30%
Position to your liking in or around the hearts
Apply a slight drop shadow

Paste Flowers as new layer
Resize by 50%
Position in the centre between the Hearts and Frame, below the Ribbon

With your Selection Tool draw out a rectangle around excess shwoing below the ribbon
Then delete

Paste StringBow01 as new layer
Image / Rotate by 40 to the right
Position in the upper right corner of the frame

Paste StringBow02 as new layer
Image / Rotate by 20 to the left
Position over the first bow in the upper corner of frame

Paste Butterfly02 as new layer
Resize by 50% three times
Then resize again by 60%
Image / Mirror
Position above flowers

Paste Butterfly04 as new layer
Resize by 50% four times
Position to your liking

Paste WordBeads02 as new layer
Resize by 60%
Position toward the bottom beneath the Ribbon layer

Paste Tag02 as new layer
Resize by 50% twice
Image / Rotate by 40 to the right
Position below the ribbon and above the beads

Apply a slight drop shadow to elements:
H & V - 1
Opacity - 20
Blur - 3.00
Colour - #000000

Crop and resize

~ Step 3 ~

Paste your tube of choice as a new layer

Resize as necessary

Image / Rotate by 10 to the right

Position in the frame (but not under it as the top of the tube needs to protrude the frame)

Using your Magic Wand click INSIDE the frame

Selections / Modify / Feather by 2

Selections / Invert

Use your Eraser Tool to erase the excess at the bottom of the frame

Deselect

Paste Paper01 as new layer
Layers / Arrange / Move to Bottom
Resize by 50%

Layers / New Mask Layer / From Image
Locate WSL_Mask81
Source luminance
OK

Layers / Merge / Merge Group

Effects / Plugins / Penta.com / Color Dot
Default Settings

Now depending on the kind of tube you used any text you add may be different - if you choose to add text at all

Now using your Preset Shapes Tool on Ellipse draw out a circle above the heart

Select your Text Tool and choose a colour that matches your tag
Type out your text of choice - I wrote "Butterfly Kisses" with "Butterfly" on this circle

Once happy with it's position open your Layer palette, locate the Vector Layer and hide the ellipse
Convert to Raster layer
Effects / Plugins / Eye Candy 4000 / Gradient Glow with the following settings:

Repeat the Ellispe shape slightly to the right and type the rest of your text - mine was "Kisses"

Repeat steps above

Add a drop shadow:
H & V - 1
Opacity - 20
Blur - 3.00
Colour - #be7778

Now add your name in a nice font and same colour (if you wish)

Add your copyright, licence (if applicable) and watermark and you're done!

Thanks for trying my tutorial

::St!na::

© Tutorial written by Stina on 22nd February 2009
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