Remembering You

Tutorial written and dedicated to the memory of my beloved Sheba,

who crossed Rainbow Bridge 22nd September 2008 (last year)....after two strokes, doggy dementia, the loss of the use of her back legs and many many years of love

Always Remembered

Supplies

 

Scrap kit of choice - I am using the RSPCA charity kit "Remembering Sabre" by Designs by Ali available fromStargazer Scraps

Tube of choice - I am using one from the scrap kit

WSL_Mask84 by Chelle available from her blog

Plugin: Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow

Plugin: Alien Skin Xenofex 2 Constellation

Fonts of choice - I am using 2Peas Tiger Tails and Mayfair

 

 

 

Let's begin!

 

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

 

Paste DBA Brad2 as new layer
LEAVE IN POSITION

 

Paste DBA Rainbow1 as new layer
Position over the brad
Set blend mode to Soft Light

 

With your Magic Wand select the outer area of the heart
Press delete

 

KEEP SELECTED

 

Paste tube of choice as new layer
Resize as necessary
Position within the heart Brad

 

Selections > Modify > Expand by 23
Selections > Modify > Feather by 2
Use your Eraser to erase the excess you wish to remove
Deselect

 

 

Reposition tube so it sits along the gold trim edge of the Brad heart

 

Paste DBA Dog Tag1 as new layer
Resize by 35%
Position at the bottom of the Heart
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

 

Paste LadySnowflake-Sabre-Bow3 as new layer
Layers > Arrange > Bring to Top
Resize by 30%
Position over the base of the Heart joining the Tag

 

 

Paste LadySnowflake-Sabre-Rose as new layer
Image > Mirror, then
Image > Rotate by 60 to the left
Resize by 35%
Position over the Bow

 

Use your Freehand Tool to draw around the Rose head (not the stem!)

 

 

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

 

 

Still selected go to Selections > Promote Selection to Layer
Set blend mode to Multiply
Then deselect
Layers > Merge > Merge Down

 

Now with your Freehand Tool again draw around the knot in the Bow and the excess leaves
Lower the opacity of the Rose and Zoom in for a better view

 

 

Now delete and deselect

 

Paste DBA PawPrints1 as new layer
Image > Rotate by 15 to the left
Resize by 12%
Position to the right
Duplicate, then Image > Mirror
Repeat to your liking

 

Image > Canvas Resize 600 w x 650 h
Centre top CHECKED

 

Image > Canvas Resize 550 x 550
Centre CHECKED

 

Resize tag

 

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

 

Draw out an oval and shape to your liking

 

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using 2Peas Tiger Tails

 

Choose a colour from your tag
I am using #1c120e

 

On the curve type your text
Position to your liking

 

In your Layer Palette open the Vector Layer
Turn off the Ellipse and convert to raster layer
Apply a Gradient glow and slight drop shadow

 

H & V - 1
Opacity - 20
Blur - 2.00
Colour - #000000

 

Add a new raster layer
Selections > Select All
Paste DBA Paper22 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 30

 

Duplicate twice and rename layers to:
Sparkle1, Sparkle2 and Sparkle3

 

Hide Sparkle2 and Sparkle3 and activate Sparkle1
Effects > Plugins > Alien Skin Xenofex 2 > Constellation with the following settings:

 

 

Hide Sparkle1 and activate Sparkle2
Repeat the Constellation effect, adjusting the Random Seed
 
Hide Sparkle2 and activate Sparkle3
Repeat the Constellation effect, adjusting the Random Seed

 

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I chose Mayfair
Type out your name and place in the Tag
Apply a slight drop shadow

 

Add your © copyright, licence and watermark

 

To animate, copy merged with each respective Mosaic layer into Animation Shop
Each new layer to PASTE AFTER CURRENT FRAME
 
Leave Frame Properties at 10

 

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

 

Thank you for trying my tutorial!

 

::st!na::

 

 

Tag for Ali:

  

© Tutorial written by Stina on 13th April 2009
All rights reserved

Sabre - For Ali

 

This tutorial is written and dedicated to Ali, who created the scrap kit in memory of her beloved German Shepherd Sabre

 

 

Supplies

 

Scrap kit of choice - I am using the RSPCA charity kit "Remembering Sabre" by Designs by Ali available from Stargazer Scraps

Tube of choice - I am using one from the scrap kit

WSL_Mask170 by Chelle available from her blog

Pawprint Alpha by Created by Jill available from Exquisite Scraps or Scrappin Divaz

Plugin: Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow

Fonts of choice - I am using Cinderella ITC TT and LiorahBT

 

 

Let's get started!!

 

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

 

Paste Frame4 as new layer
Resize by 50%

 

Use your Magic Wand to select the area inside the frames
Selections > Modify > Expand by 10

 

Paste DBA PAPER22 as new layer
Resize by 20%
Position in top Frame
Selections > Invert
Delete

 

KEEP SELECTED

 

Paste the paper and resize by 20% again
Position in lower Frame
Delete and deselect

 

Layers > Merge > Merge Down
Repeat

 

Duplicate, then
Image > Rotate by 10 to the right
Position slightly to the right

 

Duplicate again, then
Image > Mirror

 

Paste DBA Brad2 as new layer
Resize by 30%
Place in top Frame

 

Paste DBA Flowers1 as new layer
Resize by 65%
Position along bottom of lower Frame

 

Paste DBA Grass4 as new layer
Resize by 30%
Position in the centre covering the bottom eyelet from the Frame

 

 

Paste your tube of choice or one from the kit alongside Frame
I am using DBA German Shepherd4
Resize as necessary (I resized by 60%)

 

Paste DBA Tree2 as new layer
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
Resize by 70%
Position slightly to the right

 

Paste DBA Rest in Peace Cross2 as new layer
Layers > Arrange > Bring to Top
Resize by 30%
Position to the right amongst and behind the flowers

 

 

Paste DBA German Shepherd9 as new layer
Resize by 30%
Position within the Brad heart in the top Frame

 

Activate the Brad layer and use your Magic Wand to select the area around the heart
Selections > Modify > Expand by 7

 

 

Use your Eraser Tool to erase any excess
Deselect
Lower the opacity to around 50

 

Paste DBA Button2 as new layer
Resize by 8%
Place over ring at top of Frame

 

Paste DBA Butterfly3 as new layer
Image > Rotate by 20 to the left
Resize by 10%
Position on the button to your liking

 

Paste DBA Butterfly1 as new layer
Image > Rotate by 30 to the right
Resuze by 10%
Position on the Frame to your liking

 

Duplicate Butterflies, mirror and position them as you like

 

Paste DBA Ball1 as new layer
Resize by 10%
Place at Shepherd's feet

 

Crop and resize

 

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

 

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Locate WSL_Mask170
OK
Layers > Merge > Merge Group

 

Move Mask layer up slightly
Erase any excess from bottom

 

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

 

 

Lower opacity to around 35

 

Duplicate layer twice
Rename Mosaic1, Mosaic2 and Mosaic3

 

Hide Mosaic2 and Mosaic3 and activate Mosaic1

 

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

 

 

Hide Mosaic1 and activate Mosaic2
Repeat the Mosaic Antique effect, changing the Grout Diffusion to 41

 

Hide Mosaic2 and activate Mosaic3
Repeat the effect again, changing the Grout Diffusion to 42

 

OK, let's leave this for now - we'll come back to it when we need to animate

 

Activate your top layer

 

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

 

Draw out a circle

 

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using Cinderella ITC TT
Choose a colour from your tag for your text

 

Click on the curve and type out your choice of text
Position to your liking

 

 

In your Layer Palette open the Vector Layer
Close off the Ellipse and convert to raster layer
Apply a drop shadow of choice

 

Finally, add your © copyright, licence and watermark

 

To add your name you can select a font and colour of your choice, adding any effects and drop shadow you wish
OR
You may use an alpha as I have here (as created by Jill)

 

Colourise Alpha to match your tag

 

I also used a script font over the pawprings for the name
Adding a slight Gradient Glow with the setting on Medium

 

To animate, copy merged with each respective Mosaic layer into Animation Shop
Each new layer to PASTE AFTER CURRENT FRAME

 

Leave Frame Properties at 10

 

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

 

Thank you for trying my tutorial!

 

::st!na::

 

© Tutorial written by Stina on 13th April 2009
All rights reserved

Share Love & Live

 

Supplies

 

Scrap kit of choice - I am using Maggies Scraps part of the "Share Love Live" charity collab available from Paradise 4 Scrappers

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

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

WSL_Mask33 by Chelle available from her blog

Fonts of choice - I am using Arriere Garde and Chowderhead

Plugin: Mura Meister Copies

Plugin: Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow

 

 

~ Step 1 ~

 

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

 

Paste Frame1 as new layer
Resize by 85%

 

Use your Magic Wand to select the inside area of the Frame
Selections / Modify / Expand by 10
Add new raster layer
Paste Paper1 into Selection
Deselect
Layers / Arrange / Move Down

 

Paste your Tube as a new layer
Resize as necessary
Position over frame

 

Using your Freehand Tool draw around the bottom half of your tube and along the edge of the Frame
You may need to lower the opacity of your tube to see through to the Frame

 

Hit delete then deselect
Re-adjust to 100% opacity

 

~ Step 2 ~

 

Paste Rose as new layer
Resize by 35%
LEAVE IN CENTRE

 

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

 

 

Layers / Arrange / Send to Bottom

 

Adjust / Hue & Saturation / Colourise with the following settings:
Hue - 240
Saturation - 220

 

Adjust / Brightness & Contrast / Brightness/Contrast with the following settings:
Brightness - 15
Contrast - 0

 

 

Paste Wrap2 as new layer
Image / Rotate by 10 to the left
Resize by 70%
Place in position

 

Select the area around the Frame with your Magic Wand
Selections / Modify / Contract by 1
Selections / Modify / Feather by 2

 

Use your Eraser Tool to erase the excess ribbon over the edges

 

 

Paste PearlFlower as new layer
Resize by 30%
Position over bow of the wrap

 

Paste Beads as new layer
Resize by 50%
Position to the left on tag

 

Paste Butterfly as new layer
Resize by 20%
Position in upper left to your liking
Duplicate
Image / Mirror
Resize by 70%
Position on the frame near your tube

 

Crop and resize

 

~ Step 3 ~

 

Paste Paper5 as new layer
Layers / Arrange / Send to Bottom

 

Layers / New Mask Layer / From Image
Locate WSL_Mask33
OK
Layers / Merge / Merge Group

 

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

 

Hold your Shift Key and draw out a circle around your tag

 

Select your Text Tool and a colour from your tube or scrap
Change the colours in your Palette:
Foreground - null
Background - #e2326b (colour I'm using)

 

Select a font of choice - I am using Arriere Garde
On the Curve type out any text of choice
I wrote "Share the Laughter, Live for Today & Love Every Moment"
Position text to your liking

 

 

In your Layer Palette open your Vector Layer and hide ellipse
Convert to raster layer

 

Add a slight drop shadow:
H & V - 1
Opacity - 20
Blur - 5.00
Colour - #e2326b

 

Select another font of choice - I am using Chowderhead
Type your name

Objects / Align / Horizontal Centre in Canvas

Add some noise and then a Gradient Glow:
Glow width - 3.00
Soft Corners - 25
Opacity - 100
Setting - Fat
Colour - #FFFFFF

 

Apply a drop Shadow:
H & V - 1
Opacity - 30
Blur - 3.00
Colour - #5e1a30

 

Finally, add your © copyright, licence and watermark

 

Save as GIF or JPG and you're done!

 

Thank you for trying my tutorial!

 

::st!na::

 

© Tutorial written by Stina on 26th March 2009
All rights reserved

Share Live Love

 

Supplies

 

Scrap kit of choice - I am using Swheat Creations part of the "Share Love Live" charity collab for Nora of Coquettas Designz brother

which is available at Paradise 4 Scrappers for just $6.50!!

Tube of choice - I am using the artwork of Elias Chatzoudis which can be purchased from CILM

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

WSL_Mask214 by Chelle available on her blog

Font of choice - I am using Cheri

Plugin: Xero Improver and Soft Mood

Plugin: Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow

 

 

~ Step 1 ~

 

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

 

Paste Circle-Copy as new layer
Resize by 60%

 

Paste Tree1 as new layer
Resize by 60%
Layers / Arrange / Move Down
Position behind Circle so the hearts are showing in a "spray"

 

 

 

~ Step 2 ~

Paste Heart1 as new layer
Resize by 15%
Position in lower right

 

Paste Heart2 as new layer
Resize by 15%
Position in lower right over first heart

 

Paste Bkg11 as new layer
Layers / Arrange / Send to Bottom

 

Layers / New Mask Layer / From Image
Locate WSL_Mask214
OK
Resize by 90%
Move Mask layer so that it is centralised behind the circle layer

 

Paste your tube as a new layer
Resize as necessary
Place in position

 

Lower opacity so you can see what you are doing
Use your Freehand Tool to draw along the bottom of the "frame"

 

Selections / Modify / Contract by 5
Selections / Modify / Feather by 5
Press delete twice
Deselect

 

Effects / Plugins / Xero / Improver
Default settings
Duplicate
Effects / Plugins / Xero / Soft Mood
Default settings
Set blend mode to Screen
Lower opacity to 55
(the blend mode and opacity will depend on your tube)

 

Paste Bow1 as new layer
Image / Mirror, then Image / Flip
Image / Rotate by 42 to the right
Resize by 30%
Position over the bow in the lower left as close as possibly can to the original bow

 

Grab your Magic Wand
Activate your tube layer and select the area around it
Activate your Circle Frame
Then delete and deselect

 

 

Paste Flower2 as new layer
Resize by 20%
LEAVE IN POSITION
Paste Flower4 as new layer
Resize by 15%
Layers / Merge / Merge Down
LEAVE IN POSITION
Paste Flower3 as new layer
Resize by 10%
Layers / Merge / Merge Down

 

Duplicate
Place one Flower over the centre of the Bow
Place the other alongside the hearts
Duplicate and position this one

 

Paste Flower as new layer
Resize by 15%
Place behind one of the flowers beside the hearts

 

Crop and resize

 

 

~ Step 3 ~

 

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

 

Hold your Shift key and draw out a circle around your tag

 

Objects / Align / Centre in Canvas

 

Select your Text Tool with your font of choice (I am using Cheri)
Choose a colour from your tube

 

Foreground - null
Background - #e92d70 (colour I am using)

 

Type out your text of choice on the curve
Position to your liking

 

In your Layer Palette open the Vector Layer and hide the Ellipse
Convert to raster layer

 

Add some noise - 15

 

Effects / Plugins / Eye Candy 4000 / Gradient Glow with the following settings:
Glow width - 3.00
Soft corners - 25
Opacity - 100
Setting - Fat
Colour - White

 

Apply a drop shadow:
H & V - 1
Opacity - 30
Blur - 3.00
Colour - #35190f

 

Select your Text Tool again
Same colour and font
Objects / Align / Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Apply the same effects as above

 

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 21st March 2009
All rights reserved

Friends Weather Life's Storms Together

 

This tutorial is dedicated with love to Tracey of Soxsational Scraps (better known as Sox) and to Oopsie Daisy

as this tut n' tag was created with the charity scrap put together for Sox and the part I am using is Oopsie's

Both could use a friend right now - Tracey for personal reasons and Oopsie had a hardcore virus sweep through her entire TERRABYTE system....and wipe the lot. She has lost everything - her kits, her designs, everything. Today she informed us she was leaving the Designing world, but NONE of us at Exquisite would hear of it!

So Tracey and Lynette - this tutorial is for you

 

Supplies

 

Scrap kit of choice - I am using Oopsie Daisy's part in the "To Sox With Love" Charity Collab available exclusively at Exquisite Scraps

Two papers used are also in the collab though are Scraps by Jessica

Tubes of choice - I am using the gorjuss artwork of Suzanne Woolcott which can be purchased from her store

WSL_Mask214 by Chelle, available from her blog

Fonts of choice - I am using 2Peas Sunshine and LiorahBT

Plugin: Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow (optional)

 

 

~ Step 1 ~

 

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

 

Paste odn-tswl-Frame2 as new layer
Resize by 15%

 

With your Magic Wand select the area inside the Frames
Selections / Modify / Expand by 10

 

Activate Background layer
Paste SSK_paper6_JD as new layer
Resize by 50%

 

Selections / Invert
Delete and deselect

 

~ Step 2 ~

 

Paste odn-tswl-cloud as new layer
Resize by 12%
Position in upper left

 

Paste odn-tswl-floral6 as new layer
Resize by 8%
Position in lower left

 

Paste odn-tswl-flora7 as new layer
Resize by 8%
Position alongside other flower on the left
Move slightly down
Use your Selection Tool to draw a selection around the bottom part of the stem
Delete and deselect

 

 

 Layers / Merge / Merge Down

Duplicate
Image / Mirror

 

Paste odn-tswl-envelope as new layer
Image / Rotate by 20 to the left
Resize by 5%
Position in lower right

 

Paste odn-tswl-heart as new layer
Resize by 5%
Image / Mirror
Position over the bottom part of the envelope in lower right

 

Activate the Frame layer

 

Paste odn-tswl-knottedribbon as new layer
Resize by 13%
Position with the edge that is visible along the edge of the Frame

 

Paste odn-tswl-floral5 as new layer
Resize by 5%
Position OVER the flower in the centre of the Frame above the ribbon

 

  

Paste odn-tswl-swirlbling2 as new layer
Resize by 15%
Position in lower left corner

 

Layers / Arrange / Send to Bottom

 

Duplicate
Image / Mirror
Layers / Merge / Merge Down

 

Activate top layer
Paste odn-tswl-glitterborder as new layer
Resize by 14%
Position along the bottom with the ends protruding slightly
Duplicate
Image / Mirror
Layers / Merge / Merge Down
Position to your liking

 

Duplicate again
Image / Flip
Place in position
Layers / Merge / Merge Down

 

Lower the opacity to 50

 

 

 

~ Step 3 ~

 

Activate your Frame layer again

 

Paste one of your tubes of choice as a new layer
Resize as necessary
Position in the left Frame
Layers / Arrange / Move Up

 

Your tube should now be above cloud but still below the ribbon

 

Repeat steps with second tube in the right Frame

 

With your Magic Wand select inside your Frames again
Selections / Modify / Expand by 2
Selections / Invert
Selections / Modify / Feather by 2

 

Activate one of your tubes
With your Eraser Tool carefully erase the excess tube beneath the ribbon that falls below the Frame

 

STILL SELECTED activate the other tube and repeat

Deselect

 

 

Activate Background layer

 

Paste SSK_paper5_JD as new layer
Layers / New Mask Layer / From Image
Locate WSL_Mask214
OK
Layers / Merge / Merge Group
Lower opacity to 30

 

Select your Text Tool and two fonts of choice
I am using 2Peas Sunshine for the print and LiorahBT for the script
Choose a colour from your tube

 

Foreground - null
Background - #64737b

 

Type out the words "Friends weather Life's Storms" in print
And "Together" in script
Convert each to raster layer separately so you can move each around to your liking

 

Duplicate the word "Together"
Move it somewhere to your liking
Lower the opacity to about 12

 

Add a drop shadow:
H & V - 1
Opacity - 30
Blur - 3.00
Colour - #64737b

 

Apply this same drop shadow to your elements

 

Select your Text Tool again with the same colours
Choose your font (or use the same one)
Type out your name
Objects / Align / Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer

 

Add any effects you wish (I used some noise and a Gradient Glow)
Apply the same drop shadow as above

 

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 20th March 2009
All rights reserved