Vintage Easter

 

Supplies

 

"Vintage Easter" freebie scrap kit available from Pixel Music

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_Mask251 by Chelle available from her blog

Plugin: Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow

Font of choice - I am using Isabella

 

This is an easy tutorial ideal for Beginners

 

 

Let's begin!

 

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

 

Paste Textbox3 as new layer
Resize by 35%
Leave in position

 

Paste ClusterFrame as new layer
Resize by 50%
Position up and slightly to the right

 

Paste Basket as new layer
Resize by 25%
Position in the lower left corner

 

Paste EasterEgg as new layer
Resize by 20%
Layers > Arrange > Move Down
Position behind the Basket and slightly up

 

Paste YellowFlower as new layer
Resize by 15%
Position in lower right

 

Paste PurpleFlower as new layer
Resize by 20%
Position in lower right overlapping the Yellow flower

 

Add a new raster layer
Selections > Select All
Paste SheetMusicBorder INTO selection
Deselect
Resize by 95%
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

 

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Locate WSL_Mask251

 

In your Layer Palette locate your Mask layer

 

 

With your Pick Tool use the nodes to pull the layer up at the top and down at the bottom

 

 

Layers > Merge > Merge Group
Lower opacity to around 40

 

Crop and Resize

 

Paste your tube below cluster frame
Enlarge/resize to fit partially inside cluster frame
With your Magic Wand select inside the frame (be sure to select the shadow as well to include the entire inside)
Selections > Modify > Expand by 10

 

 

Selections > Invert
Delete and deselect

 

 

Paste your tube as new layer again
Layers > Arrange > Move Up (one layer above frame)
Resize as necessary and place in position
Apply drop shadow of choice

 

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using Isabella
Choose a colour from your tube or scrap
Set your Material Properties:
Foreground - null
Background - #734360

 

Apply a Gradient Glow and drop shadow:
H & V - 1
Opacity - 30
Blur - 5.00
Colour - #301826

 

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 9th April 2009
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