Sweet Easter

 

Supplies

 

"Sweet as Easter" scrap kit by Pamela of The Posh Box Scraps which is a freebie available on her blog

Tube of choice - I am using the artwork of Rion Vernon and PinUpToons which can be purchased from CILM

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

Template #9 by Babe's Designz

WSL_Mask208 by Chelle

Font of choice - I am using Bello Script

Plugins: Xero Improver and Xero Radiance here

 

 

~ Step 1 ~

 

Open Template #9 by Babe's Designz
Duplicate by pressing Shift D
Close off original
Image / Canvas Resize
650 x 650
Centre checked

 

Activate FRAME
Selections / Select All
Selections / Float
Selections / Defloat
Selections / Modify / Expand by 1
Paste Paper13 into Selection
Deselect

 

Activate HEARTS
Selections / Select All
Selections / Float
Selections / Defloat
Selections / Modify / Expand by 1
Paste Paper12 into Selection
Deselect

 

Activate FRAME
Select the area inside the Frame with your Magic Wand
Selections / Modify / Expand by 10
Add a new raster layer
Paste Paper9 into Selection
Deselect
Layers / Arrange / Move Down

 

Your Template should now look like this:

 

 

 

 

~ Step 2 ~

 

Open Flowers1
Select one of the Flowers (I chose the Blue)
Edit / Copy
Then paste as new layer
Resize by 60%
Position to the right

 

Back on the Flowers1 image
Select another of the flowers (I chose the Pink)
Edit / Copy
Then paste as new layer
Resize by 60%
Image / Mirror
Position on the opposite side

 

Layers / Merge / Merge Down
Rename this layer to Flowers1

 

Open Eggs2
Paste an Easter Egg of choice as a new layer
Image / Rotate by 20 to the left
Resize by 40%
Position to the left at the base of the flowers

 

Paste another egg as new layer
Image / Rotate by 10 to the right
Resize by 40%
Position alongside first egg

 

Paste another egg as new layer
Resize by 40%
Position between the two eggs

 

Layers / Merge / Merge Down
Repeat
Rename this layer Eggs1

 

Now paste another egg as new layer
Image / Rotate by 20 to the right
Resize by 40%
Position to the right at the base of the flowers

 

Paste another egg as new layer
Image / Rotate by 10 to the left
Resize by 40%
Position alongside previous egg

 

Paste another egg as new layer
Resize by 40%
Position between the two eggs

 

Laters / Merge / Merge Down
Repeat
Rename this layer Eggs2

 

Open Flowers4
Select each of the flowers and paste them one by one on your tag
Resize each by 30%
Alternate the position of each on either side of Frame
Layers / Merge / Merge Down
Repeat till each of the little flowers are one layer
Rename to Flowers2

 

Paste Basket as new layer
Resize by 50%
Position to the left between Flowers1 and Eggs1 layer

 

Paste Bunnie as new layer
Resize by 50%
Position to the right between Flowers1 and Eggs2 layers

 

 

Open the Butterflies psp file
Paste Small Butterfly as new layer
Resize by 30%
Position in the upper right
Duplicate
Image / Mirror
Resize by 70%
Position just slight below first butterfly
Layers / Merge / Merge Down
Rename Butterflies1

 

Duplicate
Image / Mirror
Resize by 90%
Position somewhere on the opposite side
Rename Butterflies2

 

 

Paste Sun as new layer
Resize by 60%
Place in the upper left
Layers / Arrange / Send to Bottom
Position so it is partially behind Frame

 

Open HappyEaster psp file
Select Happy Easter2 words and paste as new layer
Position along the bottom
Resize by 70%
Reposition again so that the words are in place
Lower opacity to around 20

 

Apply a drop shadow to each of the elements:
H & V - 1
Opacity - 15
Blur - 5.00
Colour - #000000

 

And the following to your Frame:
H & V - 1
Opacity - 20
Blur - 8.00
Colour - #000000

 

 

Crop and resize

 

~ Step 3 ~

 

Activate top layer

 

Paste your tube as new layer
Resize as necessary

 

Effects / Plugins / Xero / Improver with default settings

 

Duplicate
Effects / Plugins / Xero / Radiance with the following settings:

 

 

Add a drop shadow to your tube
H & V - 1
Opacity - 20
Blur - 8.00
Colour - #000000

 

Paste Paper19 as a new layer
Resize by 110%
Layers / Arrange / Send to Bottom

 

Layers / New Mask Layer / From Image
Locate WSL_Mask208
DO NOT MERGE GROUP YET!!

 

In your Layer Palette activate Mask Layer

 

Resize by 80%
Layers / Merge / Merge Group
Then resize layer by 98%

 

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using Bello Script
Set your Material Palette:
Foreground - #ad5cc1
Background - #FFFFFF

 

Type your name and apply a slight drop shadow

 

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 31st March 2009
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