Letters from Home

**Grand Opening of Twilight Scraps tut**

Supplies

Scrap kit of choice - I am using "Letters from Home" by StitchyAngel Creationz available as part of the Grand Opening of Twilight Scraps

**Kit is a FREEBIE from 15th to 18th May then it goes on sale**

Tube of choice - I am using the lovely artwork of Michael Landfield available from CILM

Becky_Mask038 here

Fonts of choice - I am using A&S Speedway and 2Peas Frazzled Stencil

Plugins:

Simple > Top Left Mirror

Mura Meister Copies

Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow (optional)

Ready? Let's begin...

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

Paste WrapFrame1 as new layer
Resize by 60%

LEAVE IN POSITION

With your Selection Tool draw out a rectangle around the Frame along the inside
Paste Paper1 as new layer
Resize by 80%
Position paper so the letter is to the left
Selections > Invert
Delete but
KEEP SELECTED

Duplicate layer

Adjust > Hue & Saturation > Colourise with both Hue and Saturation set to 0

Set blend mode to Hard Light, then
Layers > Merge > Merge Down

Duplicate again and set blend mode to Screen
Lower opacity to 30
Layers > Merge > Merge Down

STILL SELECTED

Add new raster layer
Flood-fill layer with #c0c0c0
Lower opacity to 75 (or to your liking)
Layers > Merge > Merge Down

STILL SELECTED

Add a new raster layer
Flood-fill with #FFFFFF
Layers > Arrange > Move Down

Activate layer above
Lower opacity to 50, then
Layers > Merge > Merge Down

Now you can deselect! *g*

You should have something like this:

Paste Clipboard as new layer
Image > Rotate by 20 to the right
Resize by 60%
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
Position to the right

Paste Journal as new layer
Layers > Arrange > Bring to Top
Image > Rotate by 20 to the right
Resize by 20%
Position in the lower right

Paste Flower as new layer
Resize by 35% and place over the Journal
Then uSe your Freehand Tool to carefully draw around the Journal and the edge of the flower's petals

Selections > Modify > Feather by 1
Delete then deselect

Paste Flower as new layer again
Resize by 20%
Place in lower left of Frame

Paste Pen as new layer
Image > Rotate by 30 to the left
Resize by 35%
Position over the Journal to your liking

Paste BulletHead as new layer
Resize by 10%
Place in upper left, then

Effects > Plugins > Simple > Top left Mirror
This will place the bullets in each corner of the Frame
Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen

Erase the bullet visible over the Journal (we don't need that one)

Paste SwingHearts2 as new layer
Resize by 25%
Position in upper left with the small centre heart position in the centre of the bullethead, then
Layers > Arrange > Move Down

It should now appear as if the hearts are hanging from the BulletHead

Paste a BlankTag as new layer
Image > Rotate by 30 to the left
Resize by 28%
Position in upper right with the ring from the tag beneath the BulletHead

Use your Selection Tool to draw out a rectangle along the EXACT edge of the Frame

Paste Bullets (shaped like a flower) as new layer
Resize by 20%

LEAVE IN POSITION

Effect > Plugins > Mura Meister > Copies with the following settings:

You can deselect now

Position the row of Bullets to the top of the Frame
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

Duplicate, then Image > Flip

Duplicate again, then Image > Rotate by 90 to the right
Position along the left of the Frame

With your Selection Tool draw around the excess Bullets and delete

Duplicate again, then Image > Mirror

Position each so they are only slightly protruding
Make sure you are on the top layer of Bullets, then
Layers > Merge > Merge Down
Repeat twice more
Lower opacity to 30

It should look something like this now:

Paste Paper of choice as new layer - I used Paper8
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Locate Becky_Mask038
OK
Layers > Merge > Merge Group
Lower opacity to 20

Activate top layer and select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using A&S Speedway
Choose a colour from your tag - I am using #857166

Type out text of your choice
Convert to raster layer and apply a Gradient Glow
Add a drop shadow of choice

Select your Text Tool again and another of choice
I am using 2Peas Frazzled Stencil

Set your Foreground to #000000 and keep your Background the same

Type out your name and position to your liking
Convert to raster layer
Apply any effects you wish and a drop shadow of choice

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 15th May 2009

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