Lazing on a Sunny Afternoon

Supplies

Scrap kit of choice - I am using "Fun and Fancy Free" by Lynn Earwicker available from The Scrapping Divaz Designz

Tube of choice - I am using the delightful artwork of Lix available with a licence through CILM

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

UFMask19 here

Fonts of choice - SandyTextHmkBold and SBC Sandy Beach

Plugins: Filters Unlimited Blue Sky, Mura Meister Copies and Penta.com Colour Dot

Let's begin....

Open a new 700 x 550 canvas flood-filled white

Paste a Surfboard as new layer
Image > Rotate by 10 to the left
Resize by 70%
Position slightly to the left
Duplicate, then Image > Mirror

Paste another Surfboard as new layer
Resize by 70%
Position in centre

Select your Preset Shape Tool and set to Ellipse
Foreground - colour to match tag
Background - null
Stroke width - 10.00

Draw out Ellipse towards centre
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas

Convert to raster layer

Apply the following Inner Bevel:

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

KEEP SELECTED!!

Effects > Plugins > IC Net Software > Filters Unlimited > Color Filters > Blue Sky
Default settings
Deselect

Layers > Arrange > Move Down

Activate top layer

Paste Flower as new layer
Resize by 15%

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

Position in line with Frame
Place over or behind Frame - it's up to you

Paste Tube of choice as new layer
Resize as necessary
Position along bottom of Ellipse Frame to your liking

Paste BeachBall as new layer
Resize by 20% and position

Paste Sandcastle as new layer
Resize by 40% and position

Paste Umbrella as new layer
Resize by 45% and position behind your Tube

Paste PalmTree as new layer
Resize by 40% and position behind Tube and Umbrella

Paste Sun as new layer
Resize by 25% and position to liking

Add any other elements to your liking

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

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Apply UFMask19
OK
Layers > Merge > Merge Group

Crop and resize

Still on Mask layer

Effects > Plugins > Penta.com > Colour Dot
Default settings

Lower opacity to 55

Select Text Tool and font of choice
I am using SandyTextHmkBold
Text colour of choice - I am using #0e74c7

Type out text of choice and position
Convert to raster layer
Apply a slight Gradient Glow and/or drop shadow of choice

Select another font of choice
I am using SBC Sandy Beach
Same Text colour

Type out your name and position
Convert to raster layer
Apply any effect or drop shadows as necessary to your liking

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 Frame Background layer
Duplicate once and rename Sunburst1 and Sunburst2

Activate Sunburst1

Effects > Illumination Effects > Sunburst with the following settings:

Hide Sunburst1 and activate Sunburst2
Apply Sunburst effect again with the following changes:

Now for the animation!

Activate Sunburst1 and hide Sunburst2
Edit > Copy Merged

Open Animation Shop
Edit > Paste as New Animation

Back to PSP
Hide Sunburst1 and activate Sunburst2
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste AFTER Current Frame

Select All and set your Frame Properties to 50
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 4thJuly 2009
All rights reserved

Love to Rock

 

Supplies

 

Scrap kit of choice - I am using "Rockin' Attitude" Re Grand Opening kit from Scraps with Attitude

Tubes of choice - I am using the artwork of Lix which is available with a licence from CILM

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

MPD_Template 1 from MomParadiseDesigns available from Creative Misfits

Plugin: Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow

Fonts of choice - I am using CopperplateTBoldCon and Astronaut

 

 

Ready? Let's begin....

 

 

Open MPD_Template 1 and duplicate (Shift D)
Delete copyright layer

 

Image > Canvas Resize 650 x 500 centred (for more working space)
Flood-fill excess Background layer white
Then resize to your liking (because some of the effects we will be using don't resize very well - so we are going to resize first)

 

Select the BlueBars with your Magic Wand
Press delete a few times to remove the blue background
Flood-fill each rectangle bar with your colour of choice
Deselect
Rename this layer BARS

 

Effects > Texture Effects > Weave with the following settings:

 

 

Select the Guitar layer with your Magic Wand
Flood-fill with another colour of choice
Then deselect
I pasted a Guitar from the scrap kit

 

Activate MusicNote1
Add new raster layer
Flood-fill with a colour of choice
Activate your MusicNote1 again
Selections > Select All, then Float, then Defloat, then Invert
Activate flood-filled layer
Delete then deselect
**This gives a smoother outline finish**

 

Repeat with MusicNote2 layer
Then Merge both MusicNote layers together

 

Effects > Plugins > Eye Candy 4000 > Gradient Glow with the following settings:

 

 

Select the SmallRectangle with your Magic Wand
Flood-fill with a colour of your choice
Deselect

 

It is up to you if you want to keep the Word Art - I wrote my own

 

Select Text Tool and font of choice
I used CopperplateTBoldCon
Type out Text and position
Convert to raster layer

 

Paste Tubes of choice as new layers
Resize each as necessary
Position to liking

 

Add any extra elements you wish

 

Now activate your BARS layer and duplicate it
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
Rename BARS BKG

 

Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur with a Radius of 20.00

 

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

 

 

Repeat Fritillary
Lower opacity to 55

 

Select Text Tool and font of choice
I am using Astronaut
Type out your name
Objects > Align > Horiztonal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Apply a 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 BARS Layer
Duplicate FIVE times so you have a total of six layers
Rename Bright1, Bright2, Bright3, Bright4, Bright5 and Bright6

 

Leave Bright1 as is and activate Bright2

 

With your Selection Tool draw a rectangle around the first BAR

 

 
Adjust > Brightness & Contrast > Brightness/Contrast with the following settings:

 

 
Hide Bright2 and activate Bright3
Draw a rectangle around the second bar
Apply the Brightness & Contrast

 

Repeat with the remaining Bars up to Bright6 layer, then

 

Hide Bright2 to 6 leaving Bright1 visible
Edit > Copy Merged
 
Open Animation Shop
Edit > Paste as New Animation
 
Back to PSP
Hide Bright1 and activate Bright2
Edit > Copy Merged
 
In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste AFTER Current Frame

 

Again, repeat with the other layers until you have SIX frames in Animation Shop

 

Go to Frame Properties and change to 20, then 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 24th May 2009
All rights reserved

Just Rockin

 

Supplies

 

Scrap kit of choice - I am using the Re Grand Opening Collab kit "Rockin with Attitude" available from Scraps with Attitude

Tubes of choice - I am using the artwork of Lix available from CILM

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

WSL_Mask89 by Chelle available from her blog

Preset Shapes here

Font of choice - I am using 5 Cent

 

 

Ready? Let's begin....

 

 

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

 

Open two papers of choice and minimise both

 

Select your Preset Shape Tool and set to an Explosie shape
In your Materials Palette, set your Background to one of your papers of choice
Set the scale to your liking (depending on the size of the paper)

 

Hold Shift key down and draw out your shape
Convert to raster layer

 

Set your Preset Shape to "dbmmisc05" or another of choice

 

In your Materials Palette set your Background to your other paper of choice

 

Hold Shift key and draw out shape
Position to liking then convert to raster layer

 

 

Set your Preset Shape to a star
Select a colour fron your tag and set to Foreground
Stroke width - 5.00

 

Hold Shift key and draw out star
Position to liking then convert to raster layer

 

Draw out another star and position to liking
Convert to raster layer

 

Layers > Merge > Merge Down

 

Using your Magic Wand select the inside of each Star
Selections > Modify > Expand by 3
Add a new raster layer
Flood fill with #000000
Layers > Arrange > Move Down

 

KEEP SELECTED

 

Paste a tube of choice as new layer
Resize as necessary and position to liking
Selections > Invert
Delete

 

STILL SELECTED

 

Paste another tube (or use the same Mirrored) as new layer
Reszie and position to liking
Delete and deselect

 

Layers > Merge > Merge Down
Rename StarTube

 

 

Paste Amp as new layer
Resize by 10%
Position towards bottom of main shape and slightly off centre

 

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

 

Paste MusicNotes of choice as new layer
Image > Rotate by 20 to the right
Resize by 5%
Position around tag to your liking

 

Paste same again as new layer
Image > Rotate  by 20 to the left
Resize by 5%
Position to liking

 

Paste WordArt of choice as new layer
Resize by 65% (depending on size)
Position along the bottom
Layers > Arrange > Move Down (below tube layer)

 

Resize tag

 

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

 

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Locate WSL_Mask89
OK
Layers > Merge > Merge Group

 

Activate top layer

 

Select Text Tool and font of choice
I am using 5 Cent
Set your Foreground and Background to two colours from your tag
Stroke width - 2.0

 

Type out your name
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Apply a 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 StarTube Layer
Duplicate three times and rename Fade1, Fade2, Fade3 and Fade4

 

Leave Fade1 as normal
 
Hide Fade1, Fade3, and Fade4 activating only Fade2
Lower opacity of this layer to 75

 

 
Hide Fade2 and activate Fade3
Lower opacity of this layer to 50
 
Hide Fade3 and activate Fade4
Lower opacity of this layer to 25
 
Hide Fade2, Fade3 and Fade4 again with only Fade1 visible
Edit > Copy Merged
 
Open Animation Shop
Edit > Paste as New Animation
 
Back to PSP
Hide Fade1 and activate Fade2
Edit > Copy Merged
 
In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste AFTER Current Frame
 
Repeat for the following two layers
For the last layer Hide All Fade1, Fade2, Fade3 and Fade4
Edit > Copy Merged, then
Paste After Current Frame in Animation Shop

 

You should now have all 5 Frames
Adjust Frame Properties to 30
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 21st May 2009
All rights reserved

All about Love Peace & Flowers

 

Supplies

 

Scrap kit of choice - I am using "All About the Flowers" by Swheat Creations which is available at Exquisite Scraps and Paradise 4 Scrappers

Tube of choice - I am using the delightful work of Lix which can be purchased from CILM

**PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS ARTWORK WITHOUT THE APPROPRIATE LICENCE**
Vix_Mask172

WSL_Mask133 by Chelle

Fleur Rouge (red flower)

Fonts of choice - I am using Flower and Daffodil

Plugin: Mura Meister Copies

Plugin: Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow

 

My Supplies here

 

 

~ Step 1 ~

 

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

 

Open Paper1 and Paper9
Resize both to 400 x 400
And then minimise

 

Select your Preset Shapes Tool to Ellipse and click on your Background in the Materials Palette
In Material Properties, select Patterns and choose Paper1

 

Draw out a circle

 

Objects / Align / Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer

 

In Material Properties change your pattern to Paper9

 

Draw out another circle over the first one
Use the nodes to align circle to the exact size
Resize by 90%

 

Paste ScallopBack4 as new layer
Resize by 50%
Leave in position

 

Paste FleurRouge (supplied) as new layer
Resize by 10%

 

LEAVE IN POSITION

 

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

 

 

Layers / Arrange / Send to Bottom

 

Your canvas should now look like this:

 

 

~ Step 2 ~

 

Paste PotOfFlowers as new layer
Resize by 30%
Position to the left

 

Paste FlowerPot as new layer
Resize by 30%
Position to the left

 

Paste Flower1 as new layer
Resize by 30%
Position behind Flower Pots

 

Paste Flower4 as new layer
Resize by 25%
Position behind Flower Pots also

 

Paste LilBee as new layer
Resize by 5%
Duplicate
Image / Mirror
Position Bees around flowers

 

Paste Bow9 as new layer
Image / Mirror
Resize by 25%
Position over existing green bow

 

Paste Heart1 as new layer
Image / Rotate by 10 to the left
Resize by 7%
Position over the centre of the bow

 

Paste Heart1 again as new layer
Image / Rotate by 20 to the left
Resize by 5%
Position around the flowers or to your liking

 

Paste Heart4 as new layer
Image / Rotate by 20 to the right
Resize by 5%
Position around the flowers or to your liking

 

Duplicate then Image / Mirror
Place around tag to your liking

 

 

Paste your tube of choice
Resize as necessary
Position to the right

 

Apply slight drop shadows to each layer:
H & V - 1
Opacity - 30
Blur - 3.00
Colour - #000000

 

~ Step 3 ~

 

Activate Background layer
Paste Paper4 as new layer

 

Adjust / Blur / Gaussian Blur
Radius - 20.00

 

Layers / New mask Layer / From Image
Locate Vix_Mask172
OK

 

Layers / Merge / Merge Group
Lower opacity to 45

 

Paste Paper5 as new layer
Layers / Arrange / Move Down

 

Layers / New Mask Layer / From Image
Locate WSL_Mask133
OK
Layers / Merge / Merge Group

 

Resize by 80%

 

Effects / Texture Effects / Mosaic - Antique with the following settings:

 

Lower opacity to 50

 

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

 

Draw out a circle around the outside

 

Objects / Align / Centre in Canvas

 

Select your Text Tool and font - I am using Flower
Foreground - null
Background - #91a767 (or one to match your tube)

 

Type out the words "All about Love, Peace & Flowers" or words of your choice

 

In Layer Palette turn off visibility of Ellipse
Convert to raster layer

 

Effects / Plugins / Eye Candy 4000 / Gradient Glow with the following settings:

 

 

Select another font if you wish or use the same - I am using Daffodil

 

Type out your name
Objects / Align / Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Apply same Gradient Glow as above

 

Finally, add your © copyright, licence and watermark

 

Save as a GIF and you're done!

 

Thank you for trying my tutorial

 

::st!na::

 

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

Rock Star

 

Supplies

 

Scrap kit of choice - I am using the lovely "Glam Rock" kit by Candy Kisses Designz which is available at Paradise 4 Scrappers

Tubes of choice - I am using the delightful artwork of Lix which can be purchased from CILM
**PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS ARTWORK WITHOUT THE APPROPRIATE LICENCE**
WSL_Mask84 by Chelle available from her blog

Teresa's Template #6 available from her blog

Plugin: Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow

Font of choice - I am using Juice

 

 

~ Step 1 ~

 

Open Teresa_Template6
Shift D to duplicate then close off original
Resize to 600 x 600, then
Image / Canvas Resize to 700 x 550

 

Activate Circle1 layer
Selections / Select All
Selections / Float then Selections / Defloat
Hit delete then
Selections / Modify / Feather by 2
Paste Paper10 into selection
Deselect

 

Use your Magic wand to select the star in Circle1
Selections / Modify / Expand by 10
Add a new raster layer
Layers / Arrange / Move Down
Paste Paper15 into selection
Deselect

 

Activate Frame1
Selections / Select All
Selections / Float then Selections / Defloat
Hit delete
Paste Paper4 into selection
Deselect

 

Repeat same with Frame2
Then on Frame2 Layers / Arrange / Move Down

 

Activate Circle2
Selections / Select All
Selections / Float then Selections / Defloat
Hit Delete
Selections / Modify / Feather by 2
Paste Paper11 into selection
Deselect

 

Activate Strip1
Selections / Select All
Selections / Float then Selections / Defloat
Hit Delete
Selections / Modify / Feather by 2
Paste Paper8 into selection
Deselect

 

Repeat the same with Strip2

 

With your Eye Dropper Tool choose a dark colour from one of the papers - I am using #a94577

 

Activate Stars layer
Selections / Select All
Selections / Float then Selections / Defloat

 

NOW DELETE STARS LAYER
THEN
ADD A NEW RASTER LAYER AND CALL IT STARS

 

Selections / Modify / Feather by 2
Flood fill your colour into selection
Deselect

 

You should now have something like this:

 

 

~ Step 2 ~

 

Activate Photomat1
Click the area with your magic wand
You can paste a paper here if you wish or leave it as I have

 

Paste your tube or image as new layer
Position under the Frame to your liking
Selections / Invert
Delete
Deselect

 

Activate Photomat2 and repeat with 2nd tube or image of choice

 

Paste main tube as new layer
Resize as necessary

 

Add drop shadows of choice to each tube

 

Paste Flower01 as new layer
Resize by 20%
Position beside Frame 1 and beneath Frame2

 

Paste Musicnotes3 as new layer
Resize by 20%
Position beside Flower

 

Paste Musicnotes9 as new layer
Resize by 20%
Position with flower and musicnote

 

Paste Flower2 as new layer
Resize by 12%
Position above Frame1

 

Paste Bling2 as new layer
Resuze by 50%
Position beneath Strip1

 

 

 

Paste BinderFlowerClip as new layer
Image / Rotate by 50 to the left
Resize by 25%
Position to the edge of the circle on the left

 

Paste Bow as new layer
Image / Rotate by 20 to the left
Resize by 20%
Position on the upper left corner of Frame1

 

Paste Bow2 as new layer
Image / Rotate by 30 to the right
Resize by 20%
Position in the upper right corner of Frame2

 

Paste Guitar as new layer
Resize by 22%
Position near your main tube

 

Activate your Background layer
Paste Paper13 as new layer
Layers / New Mask Layer / From Image
Locate WSL_Mask84
OK

 

In your Layer Palette activate the Mask layer

 

Select your Pick Tool (or deformation tool in some versions) and use the top and bottom nodes to make the layer more rectangular

 

 

Effects / Texture Effects / Mosaic - Antique with the following settings:

 

 

Crop and resize your tag

 

~ Step 3 ~

 

Now that we have resized let's add a Gradient Glow (yes, I admit I love Gradient Glow *g*)

 

Activate your Circle1 layer
Effects / Plugins / Eye Candy 4000 / Gradient Glow with the following settings:
Deep Pink Colour used is #bd2556

 

 

Repeat this Gradient Glow on Circle2, Strip1 and Strip2

 

Ensure you are back on the top layer

 

Select your Text Tool and choose your font - I am using Juice
Set your background to a colour that matches your tube - I am using #bd2556

 

Type out your name
Add a drop shadow:
H & V - 1
Opacity - 30
Blur - 2.00
Colour - #68142f

 

Add your © copyright, licence and watermark

IF YOU WISH TO ANIMATE PLEASE READ ON

 

Activate your Mask layer
Duplicate twice so you should now have three layers
Rename them to Ani1, Ani2 and Ani3

 

Hide Ani2 and 3

 

On Ani1 apply some noise at 15
Edit / Copy Merged

 

Open Animation Shop
Edit / Paste as new animation

 

Back in PSP
Hide Ani1 and activate Ani2
Apply noise at 20
Edit / Copy Merged

 

In Animation Shop
Edit / Paste after current frame

 

Back in PSP
Hide Ani2 and activate Ani3
Apply noise at 25
Edit / Copy Merged

 

In Animation Shop
Edit / Paste after current Frame

 

Then save as a GIF or JPG and you're done!

 

Thank you for trying my tutorial

 

::st!na::

 

 

A non-animated version:

 

© Tutorial written by 11th March 2009
All rights reserved