You Belong to Me

 

Supplies

 

Scrap kit of choice - I am using the lovely "You Are My Life Now" by Helly's Designs which is available at Cotton Candy Kreations

Tube of choice - I am using the gorgeous work of Jennifer Janesko which can be purchased from CILM

**PLEASE DO NOT USE HER ARTWORK WITHOUT THE APPROPRIATE LICENCE**

WSL_Mask148 and WSL_Mask214 by Chelle available on her blog

Fonts of choice - I am using BN Manson Nights, Bickham Pro Regular and 2Peas Renaissance

Plugin: Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow

 

 

~ Step 1 ~

 

Open a new 600 x 600 blank canvas flood-filled white

 

Paste Paper2 as new layer
Layers / New Mask Layer / From Image
Locate WSL_Mask148
OK
Layers / Merge / Merge Group
Resize by 85%

 

Paste DoubleString Frame as new layer
Resize by 80%

 

Select the area inside the Frame with your Magic Wand
Selections / Modify / Expand by 10
Add a new raster layer
Layers / Arrange / Move Down
Paste Paper3 into Selection
Deselect

 

Add a drop shadow to the Frame:
H & V - 2
Opacity - 3.00
Blur - 8.00
Colour - #000000

 

 

 

 

~ Step 2 ~

 

Paste Clock as new layer
Resize by 50%
Position in lower right along the edge of the Mask layer

 

Apply a drop shadow:
H & V - 1
Opacity - 30
Blur - 5.00
Colour - #000000

 

Paste Necklace as new layer
Image / Mirror
Image / Rotate by 30 to the left
Resize by 20%
Position in the lower right below the clock

 

Paste Clip as new layer
Image / Rotate by 30 to the left
Position in the upper left at the top of the Mask layer

 

With your Freehand Tool draw around part of the clip that looks like it is "clipped" beneath the mask

 

 

Delete and deselect

 

Paste Flower2 as new layer
Resize by 20%
Position in lower left
Apply same drop as above

 

Paste Bow as new layer
Resize by 20%
Position over centre of Flower
Apply same drop shadow

 

Paste Tube as new layer
Resize as necessary
Place into position

 

DO NOT MOVE!!

 

Duplicate and move between the Frame and Paper layers

 

Select the inside of the Frame with your Magic Wand
(Lower the opacity of the top layer so you can see what you are doing)
Selections / Modify / Expand by 10
Selections / Invert

 

 

Activate BOTTOM tube layer
Press delete and then deselect

 

Activate your TOP layer and return the opacity to normal

 

Apply a drop shadow:
H & V - 1
Opacity - 30
Blur - 5.00
Colour - #000000

 

Now draw a rectangle around the bottom half of your tube

 

 

Press delete and then deselect

 

Crop and resize

 

 

~ Step 3 ~

 

Paste Paper1 as new layer

 

Layers / Arrange / Send to Bottom

 

Layers / New Mask Layer / From Image
Locate WSL_Mask214
OK
Layers / Merge / Merge Down

 

Select your Text Tool and a font of your choice (I am using BN Manson Nights)
Choose a colour from your tube and set it as your background
Keep your foreground NULL

 

Type out your text
I chose "You Belong to Me"

 

Objects / Align / Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Add some Noise - 15

 

Change to a nice script font (I am using Bickham Script Pro Regular)
Keep everything else the same
Add the same text slightly below the first
Objects / Align / Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Lower opacity to 30

 

Still with your Text Tool, select another font for your name (I am using 2Peas Renaissance)
Objects / Align / Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Apply a Gradient Glow:
Glow width - 3.00
Soft Corners - 25
Opacity - 100
Setting - fat
Colour - #FFFFFF

 

Add a drop shadow:
H & V - 1
Opacity - 20
Blur - 5.00
Colour - #400000

 

Finally, add your © copyright, licence and watermark

 

Save as a GIF or JPG and you're done!

 

Thanks for trying my tutorial!

 

::st!na::

 

© Tutorial written by Stina on 26th March 2009
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