Speed Freak

Supplies

Scrap kit of choice - I am using "I Can't Drive 55 (Girl)" by Kristi Westling available from The Scrapping Divaz Designz and Sunshine Studio Scraps

Tube of choice - I am using the artwork of Michael Landefield which is available with a licence through CILM

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

WSL_Mask7 by Chelle available from her blog

Font of choice - I am using Speed+

Plugins: Eye Candy 4000 HSB Noise and Gradient Glow

Ready? Let's begin...

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

Paste Speedometer as new layer
Resize by 75%

LEAVE IN POSITION!!

Paste GearFrame02 as new layer
Position over Speedometer

Paste Flags as new layer
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottomw
Position to the left

Duplicate, then Image > Mirror

Paste Road2 as new layer
Position along bottom of Frame

Paste Tyres as new layer
Resize by 40%
Position to the lower left

Activate Speedometer layer

With your Clonde Brush carefully clone portions of the black/dark section of the Speedo with the area over the Flame
It doesn't have to be perfect because we will be covering it anyway

When you have cloned the area it should look like this:

Now paste one of the Flames of choice as new layer
Image > Rotate by 90 to the left
Resize by 40% position WHERE the original flame was (only this one is BIGGER)

Paste your Tube as new layer
Resize as necessary
Postion to the right

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

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Apply WSL_Mask7
OK
Layers > Merge > Merge Group

Crop and resize

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using Speed+
Text colour is black

Type out Text of choice

Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer

Effects > Plugins > Eye Candy 4000 > Gradient Glow on the THIN setting
Change colour to one to match your tube

Select another font of choice
I am using the same
Text colour set to one that matches your tube
I am using #447dbe

Type out your name
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Add some Noise
Apply a Gradient Glow with a THIN BLACK setting

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

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

Activate your Flame layer (the one we added earlier)
Duplicate twice and rename Flame1, Flame2 and Flame3

Activate Flame1 and hide Flame2 and Flame3

Effects > Plugins > Eye Candy 4000 > HSB Noise with the following settings:

Hide Flame1 and activate Flame2
Repeat HSB Noise again adjusting the Random Seed

Hide Flame2 and activate Flame3
Repeat HSB Noise once again, adjusting the Random Seed

Activate Flame1 and hide Flame2 and Flame3
Edit > Copy Merged

Open Animation Shop
Edit > Paste as New Animation

Back to PSP
Hide Flame1 and activate Flame2
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste after Current Frame

Back to PSP
Hide Flame2 and activate Flame3
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste after Current Frame

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 14th June 2009
All rights reserved

Letters from Home

**Grand Opening of Twilight Scraps tut**

Supplies

Scrap kit of choice - I am using "Letters from Home" by StitchyAngel Creationz available as part of the Grand Opening of Twilight Scraps

**Kit is a FREEBIE from 15th to 18th May then it goes on sale**

Tube of choice - I am using the lovely artwork of Michael Landfield available from CILM

Becky_Mask038 here

Fonts of choice - I am using A&S Speedway and 2Peas Frazzled Stencil

Plugins:

Simple > Top Left Mirror

Mura Meister Copies

Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow (optional)

Ready? Let's begin...

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

Paste WrapFrame1 as new layer
Resize by 60%

LEAVE IN POSITION

With your Selection Tool draw out a rectangle around the Frame along the inside
Paste Paper1 as new layer
Resize by 80%
Position paper so the letter is to the left
Selections > Invert
Delete but
KEEP SELECTED

Duplicate layer

Adjust > Hue & Saturation > Colourise with both Hue and Saturation set to 0

Set blend mode to Hard Light, then
Layers > Merge > Merge Down

Duplicate again and set blend mode to Screen
Lower opacity to 30
Layers > Merge > Merge Down

STILL SELECTED

Add new raster layer
Flood-fill layer with #c0c0c0
Lower opacity to 75 (or to your liking)
Layers > Merge > Merge Down

STILL SELECTED

Add a new raster layer
Flood-fill with #FFFFFF
Layers > Arrange > Move Down

Activate layer above
Lower opacity to 50, then
Layers > Merge > Merge Down

Now you can deselect! *g*

You should have something like this:

Paste Clipboard as new layer
Image > Rotate by 20 to the right
Resize by 60%
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
Position to the right

Paste Journal as new layer
Layers > Arrange > Bring to Top
Image > Rotate by 20 to the right
Resize by 20%
Position in the lower right

Paste Flower as new layer
Resize by 35% and place over the Journal
Then uSe your Freehand Tool to carefully draw around the Journal and the edge of the flower's petals

Selections > Modify > Feather by 1
Delete then deselect

Paste Flower as new layer again
Resize by 20%
Place in lower left of Frame

Paste Pen as new layer
Image > Rotate by 30 to the left
Resize by 35%
Position over the Journal to your liking

Paste BulletHead as new layer
Resize by 10%
Place in upper left, then

Effects > Plugins > Simple > Top left Mirror
This will place the bullets in each corner of the Frame
Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen

Erase the bullet visible over the Journal (we don't need that one)

Paste SwingHearts2 as new layer
Resize by 25%
Position in upper left with the small centre heart position in the centre of the bullethead, then
Layers > Arrange > Move Down

It should now appear as if the hearts are hanging from the BulletHead

Paste a BlankTag as new layer
Image > Rotate by 30 to the left
Resize by 28%
Position in upper right with the ring from the tag beneath the BulletHead

Use your Selection Tool to draw out a rectangle along the EXACT edge of the Frame

Paste Bullets (shaped like a flower) as new layer
Resize by 20%

LEAVE IN POSITION

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

You can deselect now

Position the row of Bullets to the top of the Frame
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

Duplicate, then Image > Flip

Duplicate again, then Image > Rotate by 90 to the right
Position along the left of the Frame

With your Selection Tool draw around the excess Bullets and delete

Duplicate again, then Image > Mirror

Position each so they are only slightly protruding
Make sure you are on the top layer of Bullets, then
Layers > Merge > Merge Down
Repeat twice more
Lower opacity to 30

It should look something like this now:

Paste Paper of choice as new layer - I used Paper8
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Locate Becky_Mask038
OK
Layers > Merge > Merge Group
Lower opacity to 20

Activate top layer and select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using A&S Speedway
Choose a colour from your tag - I am using #857166

Type out text of your choice
Convert to raster layer and apply a Gradient Glow
Add a drop shadow of choice

Select your Text Tool again and another of choice
I am using 2Peas Frazzled Stencil

Set your Foreground to #000000 and keep your Background the same

Type out your name and position to your liking
Convert to raster layer
Apply any effects you wish and a drop shadow of choice

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 15th May 2009

All rights reserved