Lil Miss Muffet

 

Supplies

 

Scrap kit of choice - I am using "Tickle Me Emo" by Gina of KiKeKa Designs available from Exquisite Scraps

Tubes of choice - I am using the delightful work of Joel Adams which is available with a licence through CILM

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

Mask of choice - I am using WSL_Mask41 by Chelle

Font of choice - I am using Haunting Attraction

Plugins: Xero Fritillary and Xenofex 2 Constellation

 

 

Ready? Let's begin...

 

 

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

 

Paste Frame05 as new layer
Image > Rotate by 10 to the left
Resize by 45%

 

Paste Frame04 as new layer
Image > Rotate by 5 to the right
Resize by 45%
Position both Frames alongside one another

 

Paste an Eyelet ribbon or Stitches between the Frames to join them

 

Paste a paper of choice as new layer
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
Image > Rotate 10 to the left
Resize by 33%
Position below the left Frame

 

Paste another paper of choice as new layer
Image > Rotate by 5 to the right
Resize by 33%
Position behind the right Frame

 

 

Paste a Flower of choice as new layer
Resize by 30%
Position in lower right

 

Paste another Flower of choice as new layer
Resize by 25%
Position overlapping first flower

 

Paste another Flower of choice
Resize by 25%
Position in lower left

 

Paste another Flower of choice
Resize by 30%
Position overlapping previous Flower

 

Paste Cloud as new layer
Resize by 35%
Position over one of the Frames

 

Paste Spider as new layer
Image > Rotate by 20 to the left
Resize by 25%
Position in upper right
Duplicate, then Layers > Merge > Merge Down

 

Paste your Tube as new layer
Resize as necessary
Position within right Frame

 

Duplicate and place one layer below Frame
Select the inside of your Frame
Selections > Modify > Expand by 10
Selections Invert
Delete on bottom tube layer
Deselect

 

On top tube layer make a selection around the bottom part of your tube and delete

 

 

Paste second tube as new layer
ResiZe as necessary
Position in left Frame

 

Activate Spider tube we pasted earlier
Duplicate, the Image > Mirror
Resize by 75%
Position a the end of Miss Muffet's web

 

 

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

 

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Mask of choice
OK
Layers > Merge > Merge Down
Lower opacity to 50

 

Paste RustedWire as new layer
Image > Rotate by 20 to the right
Resize by 60%
Position behind right Frame

 

Crop to mask layer and resize

 

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

 

 

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using Haunting Attraction

 

Text colours are:
Foreground - #000000
Background - #eb3da3

 

Stroke width - 2.0

 

Type out your name
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
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 the Mask Layer
Duplicate twice and rename Sparkle1, Sparkle2 and Sparkle3
 
Hide Sparkle2 and Sparkle3 activating only Sparkle1
 
Effects > Plugins > Xenofex 2 > Constellation with the following settings:
 

 
Hide Sparkle1 and activate Sparkle2
Apply the Constellation effect, adjusting the Random Seed
 
Hide Sparkle2 and activate Sparkle3
Apply the Constellation effect again, adjusting the Random Seed once more
 
Hide Sparkle2 and Sparkle3 with only Sparkle1 visible
Edit > Copy Merged
 
Open Animation Shop
Edit > Paste as New Animation
 
Back to PSP
Hide Sparkle1 and activate Sparkle2
Edit > Copy Merged
 
In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste AFTER Current Frame
 
Back to PSP
Hide Sparkle2 and activate Sparkle3
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 25th May, 2009
All rights reserved

Frayed of Love

 

Supplies

 

Scrap kit of choice - I am using "Frayed of Love" by Gina of KiKeKa Designs available at Paradise 4 Scrappers

Images of choice - I am using the lovely artwork of Zindy Nielsen (one PTU and one free image) available from her store

Plugin: Xero Improver

Plugin: Filters Unlimited > Photo Aging Kit & Special Effects1

Plugin: Dreamsuite

Fonts of choice - I am using Baker Script and Centime

 

 

Ready? Let's go!

 

 

Open your image of choice (preferably square in size)
Resize down so that smallest side is 350
Image > Canvas Resize
Crop image so that image becomes 350 x 350
Edit > Copy

 

Open a new 350 x 350 transparent canvas
Selections > Select All
Edit > Paste into Selection
Deselect

 

Effects > Plugins > Xero > Improver
Default settings

 

Effects > Plugins > IC Net Software > Filters Unlimited > Photo Aging Kit > Cracked Paper with the following settings:

 

 

Add new raster layer
Flood fill layer with #FFFFFF
Select All
Selections > Modify > Contract by 5
Delete
Selections > Modify > Contract by 2
Delete then deselect

 

Layers > Merge > Merge Visible

 

Minimise and we'll come back to it

 

 

Open another image of choice
Shift D to duplicate image then close off original
Resize so that the top side is 280
Image > Canvas Resize
Crop image to 280 wide and 195 high

 

Effects > Plugins > Xero > Improver
Default settings

 

Effects > Plugins > IC Net Software > Filters Unlimited > Photo Aging Kit > Centrespot/Vignetting

 

Duplicate layer

 

Effects > Plugins > IC Net Software > Filters Unlimited > Special Effects1 > Jailed! with the following settings:

 

 

Lower opacity of layer to 50

 

Add new raster layer
Flood fill layer with #FFFFFF
Select All
Selections > Modify > Contract by 5
Delete
Selections > Modify > Contract by 2
Delete then deselect

 

Layers > Merge > Merge Visible

 

Minimise and we'll come back to it

 

 

Open a new 200 x 200 transparent canvas
Open Paper12 and minimise

 

Select your Flood Fill Tool
Click on your Foreground colour and select Pattern
Find the Paper4 you just minimised
Flood fill canvas with your pattern

 

Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur with a radius of 5.00

 

Adjust > Hue & Saturation > Colourise
And set your Hue & Saturation BOTH to 0

 

Paste Heart1 as new layer
Resize by 38%
Apply a small drop shadow

 

Add new raster layer
Flood fill layer with #FFFFFF
Select All
Selections > Modify > Contract by 5
Delete
Selections > Modify > Contract by 2
Delete then deselect

 

Layers > Merge > Merge Visible

 

Minimise for now

 

 

Open a new 700 x 500 blank canvas with transparent background

 

Open Paper4 and minimise it

 

Select your Flood Fill Tool
Click on your Foreground colour and select Pattern
Find the Paper4 you just minimised
Flood fill canvas with your pattern

 

Effects > Texture Effects > Blinds with the following settings:

 

 

Activate your first image, then
Edit > Copy
Paste on your canvas as new Layer
Position toward the upper left

 

Activate your second image
Edit > Copy
Paste on your canvas as new layer
Position toward upper right

 

Activate your third image
Edit > Copy
Paste on your canvas as new layer
Position toward lower right

 

 

Hide background layer, then
Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
Unhide Background

 

Paste Wire1 as new layer
Adjust your Hue & Saturation BOTH to 0
Layers > Arrange > Move Down
Position Wire from top to bottom and up to the edge of your bottom image
Lower opacity to 55

 

Paste Ribbon1 as new layer
Position along the bottom
Duplicate layer
Adjust your Hue & Saturation BOTH to 0
Set blend mode to Multiply
Layers > Merge > Merge Down

 

Select All
Selections > Float
Selections > Defloat
You should now have "marching ants" around your ribbon

 

 

Add new raster layer

 

Open Ribbon2 and Edit > Copy

 

Then back on your canvas
Edit > Paste into Selection
Deselect

 

Merge Visible

 

Effects > AutoFX Software > Dreamsuite > Special Effects > Dreamsuite 1 > Photo Border
OK

 

 

Paste Staple1 as new layer
Resize by 65%
Position between the two top images, joining them together

 

Paste Flowers1 as new layer
Resize by 45%
Position in lower left corner
Duplicate, then
Adjust > Hue & Saturation > Colourise
Hue - 220
Saturation - 20
Set Blend mode to Multiply
Layers > Merge > Merge Down

 

 

Paste Flower4 as new layer
Resize by 28%
Position to the right in corner of image

 

Paste Flower2 as new layer
Resize by 25%
Adjust > Hue & Saturation > Colourise
Hue - 220
Saturation - 20
Duplicate, then set blend mode to Multiply
Layers > Merge > Merge Down
Position alongside first flower
Layers > Arrange > Move Down

 

Activate your main layer (the one with the images and frame)
Paste Eyelet1 as new layer
Image > Rotate by 50 to the right
Resize by 28%
Position in upper left corner

 

 

Duplicate, then
Image > Mirror
Layers > Merge > Merge Down
Duplicate again
Image > Flip
Layers > Merge > Merge Down

 

Eyelets now form a border

 

Duplicate layer again
Adjust > Hue & Saturation > Colourise
Hue - 220
Saturation - 20
Set blend mode to Multiply
Layers > Merge > Merge Down

 

Paste Tag1 as new layer
Adjust > Hue & Saturation > Colourise
Hue - 220
Saturation - 20
Set blend mode to Multiply
Layers > Merge > Merge Down

 

Image > Rotate by 40 to the left
Resize by 45%
Position between all three images, overlapping each

 

Hide your Main layer again, then
Layers > Merge > Merge Visible

 

Unhide Main layer and duplicate
Adjust > Hue & Saturation > Colourise
Hue - 220
Saturation - 20
Lower opacity to 50

 

Add a new raster layer
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
Flood fill white

 

Using your Selection Tool draw a selection around your tag ON the white border
Selections > Invert

 

Activate the colourised Main layer with the lowered opacity
Press delete (which will remove the darkened shadow)
Deselect

 

Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
Resize to your liking

 

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using Baker Script
Choose a colour from your tag and set as Background colour
I am using #beb5bd

 

Type out the words "of Love" on a Vector layer
Image > Rotate by 40 to the left
Position then Convert to raster layer

 

 

Select another font of choice
I am using Centime
Choose another colour and set as your Foreground

 

Foreground - #080308
Background - #beb5bd
Stroke width - 1.5

 

Type out your name
Position to your liking and convert to raster layer
Apply a slight drop shadow:
H & V - 1
Opacity - 50
Blur - 2.00
Colour - #080308

 

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 24th April 2009
All rights reserved

My Most Trusted Companion

This tutorial is dedicated with much love to my beloved Ciara and to the memory of Sheba - my most trusted companions

Supplies

 

Scrap kit of choice - I am using the gorgeous "Precious Pup" kit by Gina of KiKeKa Designs available from Paradise 4 Scappers

Tubes of choice - I am using the delightful artwork of Carmen Keys which can be purchased from CILM

WSL_Mask133 by Chelle available from her blog

Plugin: Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact > Glass

Plugin: Xero Improver

Fonts of choice - I am usinf CCThingamajig and 2Peas Mister Giggles

 

 

Let's begin!

 

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

 

Open Paper3 and minimise

 

Set your Preset Shape Tool to Ellipse
Open your Material Palette and find the Paper you just minimised and set your Palette to:

 

Foreground - null
Background - Paper3

 

Holding the Shift key draw out a circle
Objects > Align > Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer

 

Effects > 3D Effects > Inner Bevel with the following settings:

 

 

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

 

 

Paste Frame3 as new layer
Resize by 65%

 

Select in the inner area of the Frame
Selections > Modify > Expand by 10
Add a new raster layer
Paste Paper13 into Selection
Deselect

 

Layers > Arrange > Move Down

 

Paste Fence as new layer
Resize by 45%
Position along bottom of (and beneath) Frame

 

Paste a tube of choice as new layer
Resize as necessary
Layers > Arrange > Move Down
Position behind Fence and slightly to the right

 

With your Frame layer activated select inside the Frame again
Selections > Modify > Expand by 10
Selections > Invert
Delete then deselect

 

 

Paste your main tube of choice as new layer
Resize as necessary
Position to the left of Frame

 

Duplicate
Effects > Plugins > Xero > Improver with default settings
Then lower opacity to 60

 

Layers > Merge > Merge Down

 

Paste Newsprint1 as new layer below Frame
Image > Flip
Image > Rotate by 15 to the right
Resize by 55%
Position so that it protrudes slightly

 

Paste Newsprint2 as new layer
Image > Rotate by 35 to the right
Resize by 65%
Layers > Arrange > Move Down
Position behind first newsprint paper and Frame

 

 

Then make a selection along the bottom around the excess newsprint

 

 

Press delete then deselect

 

Paste Flowers1 as new layer
Resize by 85%
Position in lower right of Frame

 

Paste Flower1 (singular) as new layer
Resize by 30%
Position in lower right over Flowers

 

paste Flower2 as new layer
Resize by 25%
Position beside Flower1

 

Paste Bow2 as new layer
Image > Rotate by 15 to the right
Resize by 20%
Position in upper right

 

Paste Charm3 as new layer
Image > Mirror
Resize by 35%
Position in the lower right between the two Flowers

 

 

Paste Pawprint2 as new layer
Position in the Frame and move to the layer below the tube
Set your blend mode to Luminance
Lower opacity to 55

 

Paste Pawprint2 as new layer again
Image > Rotate by 35 to the left
Resize by 20%
Position to the left
Duplicate
Image > Mirror
Position to your liking

 

Paste Paper3 as new layer
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Locate WSL_Mask133
OK
Layers > Merge > Merge Group
Lower opacity to 50

 

Activate top layer

 

Select your Preset Shape Tool to Ellipse
Foreground - #000000
Background - null

 

Draw out a circle around your tag

 

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

 

Choose a colour to complement your tag
On the curve of the circle type out your text

 

Open the Vector Layer in your Palette and hide the Ellipse
Convert to raster layer
Apply a small drop shadow

 

Select another font of choice
I am using 2Peas Mister Giggles
Type out your name and apply any effects you wish
Add a drop shadow

 

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

 

Thanks for trying my tutorial!

 

::st!na::

 

© Tutorial written by Stina on 7th April 2009
All rights reserved

Precious n' Pampered

 

Supplies

 

Scrap kit of choice - I am using the delightful "Precious Pup" kit by KiKeKa Designs aka Crafted by Gina which is available from Paradise 4 Scrappers

Tube or image of choice - I am using one of my own of my own "precious" pup

Becky_Mask023

Fonts of choice - I am using Cheri and 2Peas Typo

 

Mask here

 

 

~ Step 1 ~

 

Open a new 700 x 500 blank canvas flood-filled white

 

Paste Frame6 as new layer
Resize by 60%
Position slightly to the left

 

Paste Fence as new layer
Resize by 50%
Position to the right of Frame
Layers / Arrange / Move Down

 

Paste Tree1 as new layer
Resize by 40%
Position behind Frame so that it protrudes slightly

 

 

Paste Puddle1 as new layer
Resize by 30%
Position below fence to the right of the Frame

 

Paste Flower1 as new layer
Resize by 30%
Position on the lower left corner of Frame

 

Paste Flower2 as new layer
Resize by 22%
Position alongside first flower

 

 

Paste Butterfly1 as new layer
Resize by 10%
Position above Fence

 

Paste Butterfly3 as new layer
Resize by 10%
Image / Mirror
Position above Fence also

 

Add any other elements you like to make it your own

 

~ Step 2 ~

 

Now, let's add our photo, image or tube of choice

 

If you are using a tube, you should add a nice paper to the Frame for a background

 

So first choose an image or tube to use
Since I am using one of my own photos I will refer to this as "image"

 

Now, select the area inside the Frame with your Magic Wand
Selections / Modify / Expand by 10
Paste your image as new layer
Resize as necessary to fit nicely within Frame
Selections / Invert
Delete and deselect

 

Paste Paper9 as new layer
Layers / Arrange / Send to Bottom
Adjust / Hue & Saturation / Colourise with the following settings:

 

 

Then Layers / New Mask Layers / From Image
Locate Becky_Mask023
OK
Image / Mirror

 

Select your Pick Tool and use the Nodes to adjust the size and placing of the mask

 

 

Then Adjust / Blur / Motion Blur
Angle - 140
Strength - 100
Repeat
Lower opacity to around 70

 

Activate top layer
Paste Pawprint2 as new layer
Image / Rotate by 20 to the left
Resize by 10%
Duplicate several times, Mirror and position to your liking around tag

 

Crop and resize

 

~ Step 3 ~

 

Choose a colour from your scrap and set your Material Palette with these settings:
Foreground - #FFFFFF
Background - #e046a6 (or colour from your scrap)

 

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using Cheri
Stroke width - 1.5
Size - 30
Align centre

 

Type in your text
Place in position
Convert to raster layer

 

Apply a drop shadow:
H & V - 1
Opacity - 20
Blur - 3.00
Colour - #000000

 

Add your name in same or other font

 

Finally add your © copyright, licence and watermark

 

Save as GIF or JPG and you're done!

 

Thanks for trying my tutorial

 

::st!na::

 

© Tutorial written by Stina on 30th March 2009
All rights reserved