A Twilight Romance

Supplies

Scrap kit of choice - I am using Stitchy Angel's Creationz' part of "An Autumn Romance" collab available from Twilight Scraps

Tubes of choice - I am using the artwork of David Desbois which is FTU with written permission

WSL_Mask51 by Chelle available from her blog

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

Plugins: Alien Skin Eye Candy 5: Impact > Glass

Mura Meister > Copies

dsb Flux > Linear Transmission

Eye Candy 4000 > Gradient Glow

Alien Skin Eye Candy 5: Nature > Fire

Let's begin...

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

Open a paper of choice and minimise

Select your Preset Shape Tool and set to Ellipse
Set your width to 20.00
Foreground - Paper of choice, with the scale set to 80
Background - null

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

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

KEEP SELECTED!!

Paste Tube of choice as new layer
Resize as necessary to fit into Frame
Selections > Invert
Delete

KEEP SELECTED!!

Selections > Invert
Duplicate layer

On top copy:
Adjust > Hue & Saturation > Colourise with both Hue and Saturation set to 0
Lower opacity to around 60

Paste Element25 as new layer
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
Resize by 45%
Position to the left to your liking

Duplicate, then Image > Mirror
Layers > Merge > Merge Down
Then lower opacity to 60
Resize again to liking, if you wish

Activate top layer

Paste one of the TiedString Elements as a new layer
Resize by around 40% (depending on the size of your Frame)
Position along lower half of Frame from left to right

Paste Element36 (Candle) as new layer
Resize by 80%
Position to the lower left

Paste Element9 as new layer
Resize by 30%
Position in beside candle

Paste Element12 as new layer
And repeat as above

Paste a Heart element as new layer
Image > Rotate by 30 to the left
Resize by 15%
Layers > Arrange > Move Down

Position between the two flower layers

Paste another heart element as new layer
Image > Rotate by 30 to the right
Resize by 15%
Position on the otherside of flower
Duplicate and set blend mode to Multiply
Lower opacity slightly, then
Layers > Merge > Merge Down

Add any other elements you wish to your liking

Paste Element12 as new layer
Resize by 25%

LEAVE IN POSITION!!

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

Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

Add a new raster layer and send to bottom
Select All

Paste a Paper of choice INTO selection
Deselect

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Apply WSL_Mask41
OK
Layers > Merge > Merge Group
Resize layer by 95%

Crop and resize tag

Effects > Plugins > dsb Flux > Linear Transmission with the following settings:

Activate top layer

Select your Text Tool and fonts of choice
I am using 2Peas Rennaissance and A&S Speedway
Text colour of choice - I am using one of the papers from the kit

Type out your text of choice, using the script font for your key words
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Apply a Gradient Glow and drop shadow of choice

Select another font of choice
I am using 2Peas Rennaissance
Same 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 Candles layer

Add three new raster layers and name them Candles1, Candles2 and Candles3

With your Freehand Tool draw out the shape of flames on each candle

Activate Candles1

Effects > Plugins > Alien Skin Eye Candy 5: Nature > Fire with the following settings:

Hide Candles1 and activate Candles2
Repeat Fire effect, adjusting Random Seed

Hide Candles2 and activate Candles3
Repeat Fire effect, adjusting Random Seed once more

Now to animate!

Activate Candles and hide the other two Candle layers
Edit > Copy Merged

Open Animation Shop
Edit > Paste as New Animation

Back to PSP
Hide Candles1 and activate Candles2
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste After Current Frame

Back to PSP
Hide Candles2 and activate Candles3
Edit > Copy Merged

In Animation Shop
Edit > Paste After Current Frame

Now save as a GIF and you're done!

Thanks for trying my turorial!

::st!na::

Here is a non-animated version:

© Tutorial written by Stina on 19th August, 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