Love Ever After

 

Supplies

 

Scrap kit of choice - I am using "Let's Get Hitched" by KristiW Designs 

Images/Photos of choice - I am using Krissy's wedding photos of Krissy's Scraps (who was married today *g*)

20-20 Mask

215 Mask

Plugins: Xero Improver and Xero Radiance

Plugin: Filters Unlimited > Photo AGing Kit > Cracked Paper

Fonts of choice - I am using Cheri and Carpenter Script

 

 

Ready? Let's begin.....

 

 

Open a new 700 x 600 blank canvas flood-filled white

 

Paste Frame2 as new layer
Resize by 20%
Duplicate twice
Rename layers FRAME1, FRAME2 and FRAME3
Hide top two layers (FRAMES 2 & 3) and we'll work on the bottom one (FRAME1)

 

Paste Image or photo of choice as new layer
Resize as necessary to fit in Frame
USe your Magic Wand to select the inner area of Frame
Selections > Modify > Expand by 10
Selections > Invert
Then delete any remaining excess
Deselect

 

On Image/Photo go to:
Effects > Plugins > Xero > Improver with the following settings:

 

 

Then, Effects > Plugins > I.C.Net Software > Filters Unlimited > Photo Aging Kit > Cracked Paper with the following settings:

 

 

Activate Frame Layer
Layers > Merge > Merge Down
Rename to FRAME1 again

 

Image > Rotate by 15 to the left
Resize by 70%

 

Layers > Arrange > Move Down
Position to the left for the moment

 

Activate FRAME2

 

Paste another image of choice as new layer
Resize as necessary to fit into Frame
USe your Magic Wand to select the inner area of Frame
Selections > Modify > Expand by 10
Selections > Invert
Then delete any remaining excess
Deselect

 

On Image/Photo go to:
Effects > Plugins > Xero > Improver with the same settings as above

 

Effects > Plugins > Xero > Radiance with the following settings:

 

 

Then, Effects > Plugins > I.C.Net Software > Filters Unlimited > Photo Aging Kit > Cracked Paper with the same settings as above

 

Activate Frame Layer
Layers > Merge > Merge Down
Rename to FRAME2 again

 

Image > Rotate by 15 to the right
Resize by 65%

 

Layers > Arrange > Move Down
Also position to the left for the moment

 

Activate FRAME3 (your main Frame)
With your magic wand select the inner area of Frame
Selections > Modify > Expand by 10
Paste Paper12 as new layer
Resize by 50%
Layers > Arrange > Move Down

 

KEEP SELECTED

 

Open Image or photo of choice

 

Effects > Plugins > Xero > Improver with the same settings as above

 

Layers > Load/Save Mask > Load Mask from Disk
Locate 20/20 Mask
Ok
Layers > Merge > Merge Group
Edit > Copy

 

Back to your working canvas, and
Edit > Paste as new layer
Deselect
Layers > Arrange > Move Down

 

Now position FRAME1 and FRAME2 to the left of your main Frame, protruding slightly

 

You should now have something like this:

 

Paste Glasses as new layer
Resize by 10%
Position in lower right

 

Paste Car as new layer
Image > Rotate by 15 to the left
Resize by 5%
Position in lower left of Frame

 

Paste Bird as new layer
Resize by 8%
Position in upper corner of main Frame

 

Paste WireHeart as new layer
Resize by 8%
Position to your liking
Duplicate
Set Blend Mode to Screen
Layers > Merge > Merge Down

 

Paste Swirl1 as new layer
Resize by 10%
Position to the left beneath Dove/Bird

 

Adjust > Hue & Saturation > Colourise with the following settings:

 

 

Paste Hearts1 as new layer
Resize by 10%
Position in upper right

 

Paste Ribbon4 as new layer
Resize by 10%
Position in upper right over Hearts

 

Apply the same Hue & Saturation Colourising as above

 

Paste StringHearts as new layer
Resize by 6%
Position as if attached to Wire Heart

 

Use your Freehand Tool to draw a selection around the excess

 

 

Press delete then deselect

 

Apply a slight drop shadow to your elements:
H & V - 1
Opacity - 20
Blur - 5.00
Colour - #000000

 

Paste ButterflyDoodle as new layer
Resize by 15%
Position towards top of Frames
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

 

Again apply the same Hue & Saturation Colourising as above

 

Paste Glitter2 as new layer
Resize by 50%
Layers > Load/Save Mask > Load Mask from Disk
Locate 215 Mask
OK
Layers > Merge > Merge Group
Resize by 90%
Image > Mirror

 

Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
Lower opacity to 60

 

Crop and resize

 

Activate top layer

 

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I chose Cheri

 

Set your Material Palette with the following:
Foreground - #FFFFF
Background - Paper or colour of choice

 

Stroke width - 2.00

 

Type out your text - I wrote "Love Ever After"
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
COnvert to raster layer
Add a drop shadow:
H & V - 1
Opacity - 20
Blur - 5.00
Colour - #7c1f3f

 

If you wish to add a type-over text as I have, select a script font of choice
Text colour (background) #FFFFFF

 

Type text
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
COnvert to raster layer
Apply a slight drop shadow of choice

 

Select another font of choice for your name
Apply any effects or drop shadows of your choice
Position your name to your liking

 

Finally, add your © copyright, licence and watermark, then save as a GIF or JPG and you're done!

 

Thanks for trying my tutorial!

 

::st!na::

 

© Tutorial written by Stina on 28th April 2009
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