Simply Me

 

Supplies

 

Scrap kit of choice - I am using the gorgeous "Simply Me" kit by Chantal of ChaDesigns which is available from Cotton Candy Kreations

Tube of choice - I am using the lovely artwork of Marjolein Gulinski which can be purchased from My PSP Tubes

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

WSL_Mask226 by Chelle available from her blog

Plugins: Xero Improver and Xero Radiance

Plugin: Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow

Fonts of choice - I am using Juice ITC and Kunstler Script

 

 

Ready? Let's begin!

 

 

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

 

Paste Frame3 as new layer
Resize by 18%

 

Use your Magic Wand to select the inside of the frame
Selections > Modify > Expand by 10
Add a new raster layer
Layers > Arrange > Move Down
Paste Paper10 INTO selection
Deselect

 

Paste Flower7 as new layer
Layers > Arrange > Move Down (so it is below the paper just pasted)
Resize by 12%

 

Activate top layer

 

Paste Flower2 as new layer
Resize by 12%
Position in centre of bow

 

Paste Leaf as new layer
Image > Flip
Image > Rotate by 30 to the left
Resize by 5%
Position BENEATH flower
Then using your Eraser Tool erase the excess branch and leaves

 

 

Paste Lace Draperies as new layer
Resize by 9%
Position in upper left

 

Paste Bow2 as new layer
Resize by 5%
Position in upper left corner securing Draperies

 

 

Paste HeartTag as new layer
Image > Rotate by 30 to the right
Resize by 8%
Position to the right
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
Place in position
Duplicate, then

 

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

 

 

Lower opacity to 50
Layers > Merge > Merge Down

 

 

Duplicate again, then
Image > Mirror
Position in lower left corner

 

Activate Frame layer
With your Magic Wand select the inside of the Frame
Selections > Modify > Expand by 10

 

Paste your tube as new layer
Layers > Arrange > Move Down
Position off to the left
Selections > Invert
Delete
Lower opacity to around 40 or one to your liking

 

 

KEEP SELECTED!!

 

Paste your tube again
Resize as necessary
Position slightly to the right

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

Duplicate layer
Layers > Arrange > Bring to Top
Turn off visibility of top layer

Go back to layer we were working on
Delete then deselect

 

 

Activate top layer

 

Use your Selection Tool to draw out a rectangle around the bottom half of the tube

 

 

Paste Paper12 as new layer
Resize by 17%
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

 

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Locate WSL_Mask226
OK
Layers > Merge > Merge Group
Lower opacity to your liking

 

Activate top layer again

 

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using Juice ITC
Choose a colour to complement your tag

 

Set your Material Palette:
Foreground - null
Background - colour of choice

 

Type out your text and place in position
Convert to raster layer
Apply a slight gradient glow and drop shadow

 

I then selected a script font to type out a complementary phrase then converted to raster layer

 

Select another font of choice (or use same)
Type out your name
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Add some noise
Apply a gradient glow then the following drop shadow:

 

H & V - 1
Opacity - 30
Blur - 3.00
Colour - #6e3c46

 

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

 

Thank you for trying my tutorial!

 

::st!na::

 

© Tutorial written by Stina on 19th April 2009
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