::designs by stina:: Tutorial & Tags (an incorporation of Staffy Scraps): On the Cat's Tail

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

On the Cat's Tail

Supplies

Scrap kit of choice - I am using "Paris Chic" by Kristi Westling which is available from The Scrapping Divaz Designz and Sunshine Studio Scraps

Tube of choice - I am using the lovely artwork of Carmen Keys which is available with a licence from My PSP Tubes

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

WSL_Mask218 by Chelle available from her blog

Fonts of choice - TangledUp and PegsannaHMK

Plugins: Xero > Improver

Xero > Radiance

Eye Candy 4000 > Gradient Glow (optional)

Let's begin....

Open a new 750 x 600 blank canvas flood-filled white

Paste Frame3 as new layer
Resize by 50%

With your Freehand Tool draw just along the inside of the Frame
Add new raster layer
Paste Paper of choice INTO selection
Deselect

Select your Preset Shape Tool and set to Rectangle
Foreground - #FFFFFF
Background - null
Width - 10.00

Hide your Background layer so we can see what we're doing

Draw a thin rectangle toward the top of Frame
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Duplicate, then Image > Flip
Layers > Merge > Merge Down

Select inside each rectangle with your Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Expand by 5
Add new raster layer
Paste another Paper of choice INTO selection
Deselect

Apply a drop shadow of choice to the Rectangles and Frame

Paste Ribbon2 as new layer
Resize by 85%
Position beneath top Rectangle frame over paper
Duplicate, then Image > Flip
Layers > Merge > Merge Down

Activate paper layer and select the outside with your Magic Wand
On your Ribbon layer press delete
Deselect

Set blend mode to Soft Light then duplicate again

Paste Roses as new layer
Resize by 55%
No need to position - they should do so when you resize

Resize canvas down to 500 wide

Image > Canvas Resize to 600 x 450 with the following settings:

Hide Roses and activate layer below

Paste Leaves as new layer
Resize by 35%
Place to the far right of canvas
Duplicate then Image > Mirror
Position slightly upwards adjoining the first set of Leaves

Layers > Merge > Merge Down

Unhide Roses again

Paste Tube of choice as new layer
Resize as necessary and position to the right

Effects > Plugins > Xero > Improver with default settings

Duplicate tube

Effects > Plugins > Xero > Radiance with default settings

Lower opacity to around 65

Apply a drop shadow of choice

Paste a paper of choice as new layer
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur with a Radius of 5.00

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Apply WSL_Mask218
OK
Layers > Merge > Merge Group
Lower opacity to 70

Crop and resize to liking

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using TangledUP
Text Colour to match tag - I am using:
Foreground - #dd99b1
Background - #FFFFFF
Stroke width - 2.00

Kerning - 125

Type out MEEOOW each letter separately
Position in top rectangle BENEATH frame
Apply a drop shadow of choice

Select another font of choice
I am using PegsannaHMK
Background - #f4c2c4

Type out your name
Position in bottom rectangle
Convert to raster layer
Apply drop shadow of choice

Finally, add your © copyright, licence and watermark, then save as a GIF or JPG and you're done!

** IF YOU WISH TO ANIMATE PLEASE FOLLOW THESE NEXT STEPS **

Activate your MEEOOW letters layer
Rename M, E1, E2, O1, 02 AND W

Activate M and hide the other letters
Edit > Copy Merged