Practice Does NOT Always Make Perfect

**This tutorial was a special request using this tube. I hope I was able to do it justice**

Supplies

Scrap kit of choice - I am using "A Touch of Elegance" by Julie of Bits n' Bobs available here

Tube of choice - I am using the lovely artwork of Carmen Keys available with a licence through CILM

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

WSL_Mask26 by Chelle available from her blog

Fonts of choice - AgencyFB, Angli Script and Cookie

No Plugins

Animation Shop

Let's begin...

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

Paste ClusterFrame1 as new layer
Resize by 80%

Select inside of Frame with Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Expand by 10
Add new raster layer
Layers > Arrange > Move Down
Paste Paper of choice INTO selection

Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur with a Radius of 3.00
Deselect

Select one of the Frames with your Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Expand by 10
Paste a portion of your tube as new layer
Resize up if necessary (I resized up by 110%)
Position within Frame
Selections > Invert
Delete then deselect

Repeat with other 3 Frames as you like
Set blend mode to Soft Light for each layer

Rename each to Cat1, Cat2, Cat3 and Cat4 (or whatever you wish to call them to identify them)

Activate top layer

Paste Tube of choice as new layer
Resize as necessary and position

Paste CherryBlossom as new layer
Image > Mirror
Position to the right behind tube layer
Duplicate and position alongside branch to liking
Erase any excess from bottom branch
Layers > Merge > Merge Down

Paste LaceMat as new layer
Resize by 95%
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

Paste CherryBlossom branch again as new layer
Image > Rotate by 10 to the right
Image > Mirror
Position to the left

Paste 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_Mask26

DO NOT MERGE YET!

Resize by 105%

Layers > Merge > Merge Group
Duplicate, then Layers > Merge > Merge Down

Crop and resize to liking

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using AgencyFB and AngliaScript
Text Colour to match tag - I am using #f4c2c4

Type out Text of choice
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Apply a drop shadow of choice

Select another font of choice
I am using Cookie
Foreground - #f4c2c4
Background - #FFFFFF
Stroke width - 2.00

Type out your name
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Duplicate and set blend mode to Multiply
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 Cat1 layer
Set to Normal blend mode and reduce opacity to 55
Edit > Copy Merged

Open Animation Shop
Edit > Paste as New Animation

Back to PSP
Set Cat1 back to Soft Light and opacity to 100
Activate Cat3, set to Normal and opacity to 55
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste after Current Frame

Back to PSP
Set Cat3 back to Soft Light and opacity to 100
Activate Cat2, set to Normal and opacity to 55
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste after Current Frame

Back to PSP
Set Cat2 back to Soft Light and opacity to 100
Activate Cat4, set to Normal and opacity to 55
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste after Current Frame

Back to PSP

Set Cat4 back to Soft Light and opacity to 100
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste after Current Frame

Select All, and change Frame Properties to 100
Now save as a GIF and you're done!

Thanks for trying my tutorial!

::st!na::

Here is a non-animated version:

© Tutorial written by Stina on 25th August 2009
All rights reserved

Make Love Not War

Supplies

Scrap kit of choice - I am using the part of the "Starving Artist Collab" by Bits n' Bobs available for the low price of $2 for the month of July from Exquisite Scraps

Tube of choice - I am using the artwork of Popeye Wong which is FTU with proper credit and link

tde_maske20 here

Fonts of choice - I am using Daffodil and Candy

Plugins: Alien Skin Eye Candy 5: Impact Glass

Mura Meister Copies

Colour Rave Atmospheriser

Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow

Let's begin...

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

Select your Preset Shape Tool and set to Ellipse
Foreground - #000000
Background - Null
Stroke width - 15.00

Hold your shift key and draw out a circle in the centre of your canvas
Objects > Align > Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer

Effects > Plugins > Eye Candy 5: Impact > Glass with the following settings:

Select the inside of Frame with Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Expand by 10
Add a new raster layer
Paste Paper of choice INTO selection
Deselect
Layers > Arrange > Move Down

Duplicate Frame and reszie by 70%
Select inside with your Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Expand by 5
Add a new raster layer
Paste another paper of choice INTO selection
Deselect
Layers > Arrange > Move Down

Activate top layer

Paste a Flower as new layer
Resize by 25%

LEAVE IN POSITION!!

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

Then Effects > Plugins > Colour Rave > Atmospherizer with the following settings:

Paste another Flower as new layer
Resize by 45%

LEAVE IN POSITION!!

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

Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
Duplicate

On bottom layer;
Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur with a radius of 15.00
Lower opacity to around 50

Activate top layer again

Paste some Bubbles as new layer
Resize by 45%
Position to the left

Paste some sparkles as new layer
Position to the top

Paste a paper of choice as new layer
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Apply tde_maske20
Invert mask data/transparency checked
OK
Layers > Merge > Merge Group

Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
Resize by 90% and position
Lower opacity to 50

Activate top layer again and paste your Tube of choice as new layer
Resize as necessary
Position to your liking

If your Tube is like mine (ie. long), then select the inside of the larger Frame
Selections > Modify > Contract by 2
Selections > Modify > Feather by 2
Selections > Invert

Use your Eraser to remove the excess from the bottom

Apply any drop shadows of choice to your tube and elements

Select your Preset Shape Tool and set to Ellipse again
Foreground - #000000
Background - Null
Stroke width - 2.00

Hold your shift key and draw out a circle around your canvas
Objects > Align > Centre in Canvas

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using Daffodil
Text colour of choice - I am using one of the papers

On your curve type out your text of choice
Position to your liking

Open the Layer Palette and Vector Layer
Hide the Ellipse and convert to raster layer
Apply a Gradient Glow and drop shadow of choice

Select another font of choice
I am using Candy
Same Paper for text colour

Type out your name
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Apply a Gradient Glow and 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 Mask layer
Duplicate twice and rename them Sparkles1, Sparkles2 and Sparkles3

Hiding the Sparkles2 and Sparkles3 go to:
Effects > Plugins > Xenofex 2 > Constellation with the following settings:

Repeat with the remaining two Sparkles layers adjusting the Random Seed

Now let's animate!!!

Activate Sparkles1 and hide Sparkles2
Edit > Copy Merged

Open Animation Shop
Edit > Paste as New Animation

Back to PSP
Hide Sparkles1 and activate Sparklesr2
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste AFTER Current Frame

Back to PSP
Hide Sparkles2 and activate Sparkles3
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste AFTER Current Frame

Save as a GIF and you're done!

Thanks for trying my tutorial!

::st!na::

Here is a non-animated version:

© Tutorial written by Stina on 5th July 2009
All rights reserved

Lil Miss Princess

 

 

Supplies

 

Scrap kit of choice - I am using two parts of the "Litte Miss Princess" theme kits from Exquisite Scraps by designers Oopsie Daisy and Bits n' Bobs
The Princess Word Art is from Creative Intentionz part of the kit
Tube/Image/Photo of choice - I am using one of my own (and rather fitting for this kit I might add...lol)
Fonts of choice - I am using Hairspray
Plugin: Xero Fritillary
Paint Shop Pro and Animation Shop

 

Ready? Let's begin....

 

 

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

 

Paste odn-lmp09-RibFrame
Resize by 25%

 

Paste your image or photo of choice as new layer
Layers > Arrange > Move Down
(so image is below Frame)
**Duplicate and hide (optional if you wish to have your image protruding from Frame)**

 

Select your Freehand Tool and carefully draw around the inside ribbon of Frame
Selections > Invert
Delete then deselect

 

Activate your duplicated image
Layers > Arrange > Bring to Top
Lower opacity so you can see Frame behind image

 

Use Freehand Tool to draw around the subject in your image, choosing the points to protrude Frame
Selections > Invert
Selections > Modify > Feather by 2
Press delete two or three times
Deselect

 

Carefully erase any remaining excess so you should have something like this:

 

 

Paste some stars around your tag, resizing as necessary
(I used BNB-brad-3 and BNB-brad-6)
Hide all layers except stars
Layers > Merge > Merge Visble
Rename Stars Blur
Unhide other layers
Still on Stars Blur layer, go to
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

 

Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur with a Radius of 20.00

 

Activate top layer again

 

Paste some more stars around your Frame
Resize each as necessary
Hide all layers except stars
Layers > Merge > Merge Visble
Rename Stars
Lower opacity to 40
Unhide other layers

 

Paste Heart brads as new layers
(I used BNB-brad-1 and BNB-brad-4)
Resize both, the second slightly smaller than the first
Position together on the Frame

 

Paste a Crown as new layer
(I used BNB-princess-crown)
Resize by about 45% (depending on size of crown)
Position on the head of subject in your image/photo

 

 

Paste odn-lmp09-es-starblast as new layer
Rezie by 8%
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
Position slightly to the right to your liking

 

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

 

 

Sharpen layer, then lower opacity to 45

 

Paste odn-lmp09-es-pinkstar
Resize by 30%
Layers > Arrange > Move Down
Position directly behind Frame

 

Duplicate then apply the same Colourisation as above
Set Blend Mode to Overlay
Layers > Merge > Merge Down
Lower opacity to 50

 

Effects > Texture Effects > Mosaic - Glass with the following settings:

 

 

Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur with a Radius of 20.00

 

Duplicate layer twice
Rename StarAni1, StarAni2 and StarAni3

 

Hide StarAni2 and StarAni3
Activate StarAni1

 

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

 

 

Hide StarAni1 and activate StarAni2
Repeat Fritillary adjusting the Variation by 1

 

Hide StarAni2 and activate StarAni3
Repeat Fritillary adjusting the Variation by 1 again

 

Now activate the Princess Crown layer
With your Magic Wand select the areas on the points of the crown
Selections > Promote Selection to Layer
Duplicate twice
Deselect

 

Rename to Crown1, Crown2 and Crown3

 

Add some noise to each layer
Crown1 - 30
Crown2 - 35
Crown3 - 40

 

Add any other elements, drop shadows or Text you wish

 

Add your © copyright, licence and watermark

 

Now as there are so many animated layers let's set up the animation!!

 

First, hide the following layers:
StarAni2, StarAni3, Crown2 and Crown3

 

Edit > Copy Merged
Then Paste as NEW IMAGE

 

Now hide layers StarAni1 and Crown1
Unhide StarAni2 and Crown2
Edit > Copy Merged

 

Activate your NEW IMAGE
Edit > Paste as NEW LAYER

 

Finally, hide layers StarAni2 and Crown2
Unhide StarAni3 and Crown3
Edit > Copy Merged
Activate your NEW IMAGE again
Edit > Paste as NEW LAYER

 

You should now have a new image with THREE LAYERS

 

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using Hairspray

 

Set your Foreground and Background to the same colour (one from your tag)
I chose #503776
Stroke width - 2.00

 

Type out your name
Apply a slight Gradient Glow in white

 

To animate, hide Layers2 and 3
Edit > Copy Merged

 

Open Animation Shop
Edit > Paste as New Animation

 

Back in PSP
Hide Layer1 and unhide Layer2
Edit > Copy Merged

 

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste after Current Frame

 

Back in PSP
Hide Layer2 and unhide Layer3
Edit > Copy Merged

 

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste after Current Frame

 

Finally save as a GIF and you're done!!

 

Thanks for trying my tutorial!

 

::st!na::

 

© Tutorial written by Stina on 2nd May 2009
All rights reserved

Summer Lovin'

 

Supplies

 

Scrap kit of choice - I am using the lovely "At the Beach" by Bits N Bobs available at Exquisite Scraps

Tube of choice - I am using the artwork of Joerg Warda which can be purchased from My PSP Tubes

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

WSL_Mask84 by Chelle available from her blog

Fonts of choice - I am using Pump Demi Bold LET, Sincerely and Cheri

 

 

Let's go!!

 

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

 

Paste ClusterFrame2 as new layer
Resize by 85%

 

Select the inside of each frame with your Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Expand by 10
Add a new raster layer
Paste Paper1 into Selection
Deselect
Layers > Arrange > Move Down

 

Paste your tube as new layer
Resize if necessary
Position to the right

 

Duplicate tube and Image > Mirror
Resize by 120%
Position in lower left Frame
Select the inner frame with magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Expand by 10
Selections > Invert
Delete

 

KEEP SELECTED

 

 

Duplicate layer and resize by 140%
Layers > Arrange > Move Down
Position slightly to the left of tube as if in the background
Delete again then deselect
Set blend mode to Luminance (Legacy)
Lower opacity to 50

 

Back to main tube layer and duplicate again
Position over upper left Frame
Layers > Arrange > Move Down
Repeat again
Resize by 120%
Position in upper frame
Select the inner frame with Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Expand by 10
Selections > Invert
Delete

 

KEEP SELECTED

 

 

Duplicate layer and resize by 140%
Layers > Arrange > Move Down
Position slightly to the right of tube as a mirror image of the previous one
Delete again then deselect
Set blend mode to Luminance (Legacy)
Lower opacity to 50

 

Duplicate main tube layer again
Position another portion in upper right frame
Layers > Arrange > Move Down
Repeat
Resize by 110%
Place in desired position
Select the inner frame with Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Expand by 10
Selections > Invert
Delete then deselect
Set blend mode to Luminance (Legacy)
Lower opacity to 50

 

Paste PaperFold3 as new layer
Resize by 40%
Position in upper left

 

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

 

 

Duplicate and set blend mode to Screen
Lower opacity to 65
Layers > Merge > Merge Down
Then Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

 

Paste Shell1 as new layer
Resize by 50%
Position in lower left

 

Paste Shell2 as new layer
Resize by 40%
Position in lower left alongside first shell

 

 

Paste FlowerClip as new layer
Layers > Arrange > Bring to Top
Image > Rotate by 60 to the right
Resize by 35%
Position along the top of Frame to your liking
Duplicate and apply the same Hue & Saturation > Colourise as above
Set blend mode to Overlay
Layers > Merge > Merge Down

 

Add a drop shadow to each of your layers
H & V - 1
Opacity - 30
Blur - 8.00
Colour - #000000

 

Paste Frame as new layer
Image > Rotate by 40 to the left
Image > Mirror
Resize by 60%
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
Position protruding along edge

 

Paste Frame2 as new layer
Image > Rotate by 50 to the left
Image > Mirror
Resize by 60%
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
Position protruding from edge of first frame
Layers > Merge > Merge Down

 

 

Paste Journal as new
Image > Mirror
Image > Rotate by 10 to the left
Resize by 60%
Position in upper left
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
Place in position
Layers > Merge > Merge Down

 

Paste Journal as new layer again
Image > Rotate by 15 to the left
Resize by 60%
Position to the right
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
Position behind tube and Frame
Layers > Merge > Merge Down

 

Your bottom frames and journals should now all be on one layer as you positioned them
Lower the opacity of them to around 40

 

Resize 500 x 500 all layers CHECKED

 

Image > Canvas Resize 550 x 550

 

Add new raster layer
Selections > Select All
Paste Paper5 into Selection
Deselect
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

 

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Locate WSL_Mask84
OK
Layers > Merge > Merge Group
Lower opacity to around 55

 

Crop tag

 

Select your Text Tool and a bold font of choice
I am using Pump Demi Bold LET
Choose a colour from your tag and set your Material Palette:

 

Foreground - #89a2b1
Background - #FFFFFF
Stroke width - 1.5

 

Type out your text of choice - I used "Summer Lovin' "
You can select a script font if you wish to type a "shadow" word - as I did with the word "Summer"

 

Select another font of choice and type out your name
I am using Cheri
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Apply a drop shadow:
H & V 1
Opacity - 30
Blur - 5.00
Colour - #243e4e

 

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

 

Thank you for trying my tutorial!

 

::st!na::

 

© Tutorial written by Stina on 14th April 2009
All rights reserved