Soft as Spring

 

Supplies

 

Scrap kit of choice - I am using "Fresh Awakenings" by Lynn Earwicker of Moo Designs available from The Scrapping Divaz Designz
Tube of choice - I am using the delightful artwork of Caron Vinson which is available from CILM
**PLEASE DO NOT USE HER ARTWORK WITHOUT THE APPROPRIATE LICENCE**
3HeartStings Mask
WSL_Mask7 by Chelle
Plugin: Xero Porcelain
Font of choice - I am using 2Peas Type

 

 

Ready? Let's begin....

 

 

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

 

Paste HeartRibbon as new layer
Resize by 25%

 

LEAVE IN POSITION

 

Select the inner area with your Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Expand by 3
Add a new raster layer
Paste Paper07 (or one of choice) into Selection
Deselect

 

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

 

 

Paste Paper12 as new layer
Resize by 20%
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

 

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Locate 3HeartStings Mask
OK
Layers > Merge > Merge Group
Resize by 95%
Position as if shadowing heart
Lower opacity to around 60

 

Paste Paper01 as new layer
Resize by 20%
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

 

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Locate WSL_Mask7
OK
Layers > Merge > Merge Group
Position so that it is centred behind Heart

 

 

Paste Ivy as new layer
Image > Rotate by 10 to the right
Resize by 12%
Position along lower right of Ribbon

 

Select your Freehand Tool and carefully draw around the bow on the Ribbon

 

 

Press delete then deselect

 

Paste RoseBranch as new layer
Resize by 12%
Position over the Ivy

 

Paste DelicateRose as new layer
Image > Rotate by 20 to the left
Resize by 12%
Position over the centre of bow

 

Select your Freehand Tool and draw around the bottom half of the roses

Delete then deselect

 

 

Paste FluffyClouds2 as new layer
Resize by 20%
Position inside the Frame
Lower opacity to around 70

 

Paste Flower1 as new layer
Resize by 8%
Duplicate and position to your liking

 

Paste Flower3 as new layer
Resize by 6%
Duplicate and position to your liking

 

Paste PrettyButterfly02 as new layer
Resize by 3%
Position and duplicate then Image > Mirror
Position to liking

 

Paste PrettyButterfly01 as new layer
Resize by 3%
Duplicate and set Blend Mode to Soft Light
Layers > Merge > Merge Down
Resize again by 85%
Position then duplicate then Image > Mirror
Position again to your liking

 

Ok let's paste our tube
I am using one of the delightful Caron Vinson's
And to set the mood I chose to soften it a little

 

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

 

 

OK, so one of her wings is covering the rose

 

Activate the Delicate Rose layer
Select the outer area around the rose with your Magic Wand
Selections > Invert

 

Now activate the tube layer
Press delete once or twice (to soften the edges)
Deselect

 

 

Duplicate tube layer
Activate bottom tube layer
Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur with a radius of 10.00
Set Blend Mode to Screen

 

Add a slight/soft drop shadow to your element layers

 

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

 

Set your Materials Palette to the following:
Foreground - #503776
Background - #b899c5
Stroke width - 1.5

 

Type out your name
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Add a drop shadow

 

Duplicate, then
On bottom text layer go to:
Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur with a radius of 30.00
Set Blend Mode to Hard Light
Lower opacity to 75

 

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::

 

 

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© Tutorial written by Stina on 3rd May 2009
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