Wild Thing

 

Supplies

 

Scrap kit of choice - I am using "Wild Thing" by Candy's Treats available at Stargazer Scraps and Candy's Treats (store)

Tube of choice - I am using the artwork of Barbara Jensen available from her store

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

WSL_Mask7 by Chelle from her blog

Plugin: Penta.com > Jeans

Fonts of choice - 2Peas Bad Attitude and Brody

 

 

Ready? Let's begin!

 

 

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

 

Paste Diary1 as new layer
Image > Rotate by 90 to the right

 

Select your Preset Shape to Rectangle
Foreground - #000000
Background - null

 

Stroke width - 5.00

 

Draw out a rectangle on your Diary
Objects > Align > Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer

 

 

Now select the area INSIDE the shape you have just drawn with your Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Expand by 2
Activate the Diary layer and press delete

 

KEEP SELECTED!!

 

 

Selections > Modify > Expand by 10
Paste Block11 (paper) as new layer
Resize by 55%
Selections > Invert and press delete
Layers > Arrange > Move Down

 

STILL SELECTED!!

 

Paste Treem1 as new layer
Resize by 50%
Position to your liking
Press delete then deselect

 

Activate the Preset Shape layer
Layers > Merge > Merge Down

 

You have now created a Frame!! *g*

 

Paste Stitches-White as new layer
Resize by 54%
Position along bottom of Frame
Set Blend Mode to Luminance Legacy

 

Paste JaguarRibbon1 as new layer
Resize by 56%
Position along bottom of Frame
Duplicate then set Blend Mode to Soft Light
Layers > Merge > Merge Down

 

Paste Ivy as new layer
Resize by 90%
Layers > Arrange > Move Down
Position behind Ribbon

 

 

Paste LeopardCurlyRibbon as new layer
Resize by 70%
Position in upper left

 

Paste Dragonfly as new layer
Layers > Arrange > Bring to Top
Resize by 40%
Position to the left

 

Paste Doodle1 as new layer
Resize by 40%
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
Position to the lower right or anywhere to your liking

 

 

Paste Flower3 as new layer
Resize by 30%
Position behind FlowerRibbon in upper left

 

Add any other elements to your liking

 

Paste Block5 (paper) as new layer
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

 

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Locate WSL_Mask7
OK
Layers > Merge > Merge Group

 

Crop and resize

 

Activate your Mask layer
Effects > Plugins > Penta.com > Jeans
Default setting

 

Paste a tube of choice as a new layer
Move to the layer BEHIND the ribbon
Use your Magic Wand to select the inner area of your Frame
Selections > Invert
Selections > Modify > Feather by 2
Erase the bottom of the tube
Deselect

 

 

Paste Tag2 as new layer
Image > Rotate by 15 to the left
Resize by 60%
Position in upper right  as if fastened to the spiral

 

Add drop shadows to your elements

 

Select one of the papers from the kit
I am using Block14

 

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using 2 Peas Bad Attitude

 

Set your Material Palette:
Foreground - #000000
Background - Paper of choice (Block14)
Stroke width - 2.00

 

Type out Wild Thing
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raste layer
Lower opacity to 40
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom, then
Layers > Arrange > Move Up

 

Activate top layer

 

Select your Text Tool again and another font of choice
I am using Brody

 

Choose two colours from your tube/tag and set them in your Material Palette:
Foreground - #000000
Background - #b68d2a
Stroke width - 2.00

 

Type out your name
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raste layer
Add some noise and apply a slight drop shadow

 

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 27th April 2009
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