Thursday, April 26, 2012

PTU-Doggone Cute


PTU-Doggone Cute

Tube of Choice-I am using a very cute tube by Maryline Cazenave!  You can purchase this and other great tubes at CDO

Scrap kit used-I am using a mini kit called Bright April.  You can purchase this and other
great scrap kits at Scrappin' Naturally

Font used-I used a FTU font called Curly Q

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Open a 600X250 Transparent New Image

Open Paper 03 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  Activate the bottom layer Selections Select All click on the paper layer Image Crop to Selection.

Open Frame01 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved it to the right and down a touch.  Once happy with your placement, Activate the bottom layer Selections Select All activate the frame layer Image Crop to Selection. I put a dropshadow on it.

Open Sparkles and copy and paste as a New Layer.  Activate the bottom layer Selections Select All click on the Sparkle Layer Image Crop to Selection.

Open Frame02 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  Move to where you like it I moved mine up and to the right. Activate the bottom layer Selections Select All click on the Frame02 Layer Image Crop to Selection.  I then Duplicated and moved the Duplicated copy below the first frame layer and then activated the original Frame02 and with my eraser tool erased the ribbon that was on top of the green frame.  I put a dropshadow on the bottom frame.

Open Button and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved this to the bottom left hand corner of the tag.  Once happy with your placement, Activate the bottom layer Selections Select All click on the button layer Image Crop to Selection.

Open your tube and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved mine to the left of center.  Once happy with your placement, Activate the bottom layer Selections Select All click on the tube layer Image Crop to Selection.

Layers New Raster Layer and flood fill with your color of choice (I used white)  Selections Select All Selections Modify Contract 8 and hit the delete key once on your keyboard. And now you have a frame!  I added a dropshadow to this.

Add your ©copyright information and #License number and name and you are done!

Monday, April 23, 2012

PTU-Grapes of Rac


PTU-Grapes of Rac

Tube of Choice-I am using the artwork of Ismael Rac.  You can purchase this and other great tubes at his store Ismael Rac

Scrap Kit used-I am using a Beautiful kist by Foxys Designz called Starlite Romance *Thank You Ann*  You can purchase this and other great kits at Digi Fox's Studio

Mask used-I am using MB and SW Mask 33 from Moonbeams and Spiderwebs

Effect used is Effects Texture Effects Mosaic-Antique with number of columns and Number of rows
at 100  Tile diffusion 70 Grout width 2 Grout diffusion 50 Symmetric checked


Font used is Girls Are Weird

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Open a 700X700 Transparent New Image

Open Paper 12_FD and copy and paste as a New Layer.

Open your mask Layers New Mask Layer from Image Scroll down to find your mask and click OK Layer Merge Merge Group.  Effects Texture Effects Mosaic-Antique with number of columns and Number of rows at 100  Tile diffusion 70 Grout width 2 Grout diffusion 50 Symmetric checked and click ok.

Open your tube and copy and paste as a New Layer.

Open Mesh_FD and copy and paste as a New Later.  I moved this up just a bit and bihind the tube layer.

Open Graped_FD  Image Resize 445X500 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved this up a bit.

Open Tree_FD Image Mirror and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved this up so the trunk was hidden.

Open Flower6_FD Image Resize 111X117 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I duplicated 3 times and moved around the mesh.

Open Vine_FD and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved this up and behind the tubes legs.

Open Butterfly1_FD Image Resize 200X112 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to the upper right of the tube and then Image Free Rotate to the left 23 and hit ok.

With your mesh layer active open Sparkle_FD and copy and paste as a New Layer.

Open Tag_FD Image Resize 335X400 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved this to the bottom right hand side of the tag but so it was also under the tube layer.

That is it!  I resized to 600X600 added ©copyright info and #licensing info Name and that is it!

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

PTU-A Touch of Spring

Tube of Choice-I am using the BEAUTIFUL artwork of Jennifer Janesko!  You can purchase this and other great artwork at CDO

Kit used-I am using a BEAUTIFUL kit by Hungry Hill called Dew Drop Inn.  You can purchase this and other great kits by great designers at CDO

Mask-I used MB and SW Mask 37 by Moonbeams and Spiderwebs
Font-I used a FTU font called A song for Jennifer

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Open a 700X700 Transparent New Image

Open simple-frame-1 Image Resize 548X650 and copy and paste as a new layer.

With your magic wand click on the inside of your frame Selections Modify Expand 5
Open paper-1 Image resize 700X700 and copy and paste as a New Layer. Move this below your frame layer, Selections Invert and hit the delete key on your keyboard once.  Don't deselect yet!

Open your tube of choice and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to the right.  With the way the frame is angled you have to work the tube so most of it is under the frame.  Once happy with the placement hit the delete key once on the keyboard.  Selections Select None.

With your frame the active layer, Open flower-string Image Resize 600X300 and copy and paste as a new layer.  Image Free Rotate Left 90 and hit ok (all layers not checked)  Image Mirror Image Free Rotate right 20 and hit OK and place on the left hand side of the frame.

With your bottom layer active Open scattered-hearts and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved this to the right.

With your paper layer active copy and paste branch as a New Layer.  Move to where it looks good to you behind the tube activate the paper layer, Selections Select All Selections Float/Defloat Selections Invert activate the branch layer and hit the delete key once on your keyboard.  Don't deselect!

Open tree and copy and paste as a New Layer Move to where you like it and hit the delete key once on your keyboard.  Don't Deselect!

Remember talking about the tube and the possibility they it might not all be under the frame? This is what I did...Open twig and copy and paste above the tube layer  I did Image Mirror and put the leaves so it covered the spot of the cutoff.  Once happy with your placement Hit the Delete key once on your keyboard  Selections Select None

Activate your bottom layer Open paper-10 and copy and paste as a New Layer. 

Open your mask, Layers New Mask Layer From Image scroll down to find your mask and hit OK Layers Merge Merge Group.  Layers Merge Merge Visible.
 
I resized to 600X600 All Layers.

That is it!  Add your ©Copyright info and #Licensing Number, Name and that is it!
 
Note:  If for any reason there is elements hanging off your tube making it ummm
how can I say this wonky?  Activate the bottom layer Selections Select All
click on the layer that is doing this and Selections Select All and hit the delete
key once on your keyboard and that should fix it!

Friday, April 13, 2012

PTU-Memories of Home

PTU-Memories of Home

Tube of Choice-I am using a VERY CUTE tube by Cuddly Rigor Mortis!!!  You can purchase this and other great tubes from CDO

Scrap Kit used-I am using a BEAUTIFUL kit by Hungry Hill called I Do Love Hugs. *Thank You Alison!* You can purchased this and other great kits at CDO

Mask used is MB and SW Mask 36.  You can download this and other masks at Moonbeams and Spiderwebs

Filter used is Mura's Meister Copies

Font used is a FTU Font called Orial

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Open a 700X700 Transparent New Image

Open lace-edging and copy and paste as a New Layer

With you Magic Wand click on the inside of the lace, Activate your bottom layer and copy and paste paper-1 as a New Layer.  Selections Invert and hit the delete key once on your keyboard.  Selections Select None

Open Fern-2 Image Resize 90% and copy and paste as a New Layer.  Move to the bottom of the edging and to the right, Layers Duplicate Image Mirror.  You will notice the stem is
sticking out.  I used my eraser tool to erase them.

Open up your tube and copy and paste as a New Layer (I used the top one) and move down on to the ferns.

Open heartstring and copy and paste as a New Layer and move this below your tube layer.
I wanted the string on the right to look like it was weaving around the fern so I duplicated and moved below the fern layer and with the top one active I used my eraser tool to do that.

Open mailbox Image Mirror and copy and paste as a New Layer. I moved it to the left and moved it just above the edging layer.

Open your tube again and you will notice that there is just a flower layer...Open a New 700X700 Transparent New Image and copy and paste that flower layer.  I used Mura's Meister Copies on this...I didn't change the preset menu at all just changed the number to 50 and hit OK.  Now activate the bottom layer of your tag and copy and paste what you just did as a New Layer.

Open your mask Layers New Mask Layer from Image scroll down to find your mask and hit OK Layers Merge Merge Group.  What I then did was used the pick tool and expand the mask so it could be seen around the edges.

Layers Merge Merge Visible.  Add your ©copyright information and your Licensing# and Name and you are done!

Thursday, April 12, 2012

PTU-Inspired Seduction

Inspired Seduction

Tube of Choice-I am using the artwork of Irene Owens.  You can purchase this and other great artwork at CDO

Scrap Kit used-  I am using a BEAUTIFUL kit by LadyHawwk Scraps called Inspired by Fred Winkler Package 22 *Thank You Cathy!!!*  You can purchase this and other great kits by great designers at CDOFont used is a FTU font called Many Weatz

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Open a 600X250 Transparent New Image

Open LHD_InspiredBy-Winkler-22-Paper16 and copy and paste as a New Layer.I moved the paper up so that the flowers on the lower right were in the tag.  Once happy with your placement, Activate the bottom layer Selections Select all, Activate the paper layer Image Crop to Selection

Open your tube and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved mine down and to the right.  Once happy with your placement I activated the paper layer Selections Select All activate your tube layer Image Crop to Selection.  I then duplicated the tube and on the original (bottom) tube Adjust Hue and Saturation Colorize and change both numbers to 0  On the copy layer (top) Adjust Blur Gaussian Blur 4.00 the change the blend mode to Soft Light.  Merge the 2 tube layers together.

Open LHD_InspiredBy-Winkler-22-Element54 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved this behind the tube and down to the bottom right.  Activate your paper layer Selections Select All Activate the flower layer Image Crop to Selection.

Open LHD_InspiredBy-Winkler-22-Element12 Image Flip and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved this down behind the tube layer.

(I used Element 2 but you can use one of the 2 that have this filigree)  Open LHD_InspiredBy-Winkler-22-Element2 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved this up toward the top of the tag with the heart behind the tubes head.  I then Duplicated and moved down behind the tubes shoulder.  On this one I then Activated my paper layer Selections Select All Activate the heart layer Image Crop to Selection.

Open LHD_InspiredBy-Winkler-22-Element22 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved this down behind the tubes shoulder, Once happy with placement Activate your paper layer Selections Select All Activate the X layer Image Crop to Selection.

Open LHD_InspiredBy-Winkler-22-Paper17 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  Activate your bottom paper layer, Selections Select All, Activate the top paper layer Image Crop to Selection.  With the top paper layer active Selections Select All Modify Contract 8 and hit the Delete key once on your keyboard Selections Select None.

What I did next was Layers Merge Merge Visible, Added my ©copyright and License info and Name
Hugs, Staci

Monday, April 9, 2012

WOOHOO!

I am very excited to announce that I am on the CDO Creative Team!!!!  I look forward to working with all the artists and with the Creative Team itself!

Friday, April 6, 2012

PTU-Feathers and Flowers





PTU-Feathers and Flowers

Tube of Choice-Iam using the BEAUTIFUL artwork of Amy Matthews!!!!  You can purchase this and other great artwork at CDO

Scrapkit used is Spring Confidence by Foxys Desingz (Thanks Ann!) You can purchase this and other great kits at Digi Fox's Studio

Mask used is Forum Mask 9 MB and SW by Moonbeams and Spiderwebs

Font used is Cafe Lounge 19

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Open a 600X250 Transparent New Image

Open Paper7_FD and copy and paste as a new layer.  Activate the bottom layer Selections Select All Click on the paper layer Image Crop to Selection.

Open Paper8_FD and copy and paste as a new layer.  Activate the bottom layer Selections Select All Activate the yellow paper layer Image Crop to Selection.

Open your mask Layers New Mask Layer, Scroll down to find your mask and hit OK Layers Merge Merge Group.

Open Border1_FD and copy and paste as a new layer.  With your Move Tool Move to where you like it and then Activate the bottom layer Selections Select All Activate the Border Layer Image Crop to Selection.

Open Doodle2 and copy and paste as a new layer.  Move this below the Border Layer, Activate the bottom layer Selections Select All Activate the doodle layer Image Crop to Selection.

Open Fan1_FD and copy and paste as a new layer.  I moved it down some.  Once happy with your placement Activate the bottom layer Selections Select All Activate the fan layer Image Crop to Selection.

Open flower3_FD and copy and paste as a new layer.  I moved to the far left.  Once happy with your placement I then duplicated, Image Mirror and moved into place.  Layers Merge Merge down Then activate the bottom layer Selections Select All Activate the flower layer Image Crop to Selection.

With your top layer activated, Open your tube of choice and copy and paste as a new layer.  I moved to the right you may choose where ever you like 8)  Once happy with your placement, Activate the bottom layer Selections Select All Activate your tube layer Image Crop to Selection.

I put a drop shadow on everything but the fan you may or may not want to do that.

Layers Merge Merge Visible.  Add your ©copyright and Licensing Info, Name and you are done!
Hugs, Staci

Monday, April 2, 2012

PTU-Romantically Rust

PTU-Romantically Rust

Tube of Choice-I am using the Artwork of Keith Garvey.  You can purchase this and other
great tubes at PTE

Scrap Kit used-I am using the BEAUTIFUL kit called Orange Rust by HF-ProjeKte *Thank You Heppy*  You can purchase this and other great kits at Scrappin Naturally

Mask of Choice-I am using MB and SW Mask 34.  You can download this and other masks at Moonbeams and Spiderwebs

Font used-I used a FTU font called Curly Fluer Caps

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Open a 700X700 Transparent New Image

Open PHF_Orust4 Image Resize 650X650 and copy and paste as a New Layer

With your magic wand click on the inside of the frame Selections Modify Expand 10,
Activate the bottom layer, Open PHF_Orustpaper3 and copy and paste as a New Layer.
I moved the paper till I liked what I say (bottom right hand corner of the paper is
where I moved it) Selections Invert and hit the delete key once on your keyboard.
Don't deselect yet.

Open your tube and copy and paste as a new layer.  So once happy with your placement
hit the delete key once on your keyboard.  Selections Select None.  I added a dropshadow
to the tube.

Open PHF_Orust1 Image Resize 400X400 and with your top layer active copy and paste as a New Layer.  Image Flip  I moved this so you couldn't see the edges under the frame.  Once happy with the placement move this below the paper layer Layers Duplicate Image Flip/Mirror and move into place.

Open PHF_Orust9,11,12,13 Resize them all to 200X200 and copy and paste as a New Layer. I moved them so they were peeking above the corner layer.

With your top layer active, Open PHF_Orust14 Image Resize 200X200 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved so it looks like the flower is behind the tubes ear.  I added a drop shadow also.

Open PHF_Orust35 Image Reseize 300X290 Image Mirror and copy and paste as a New Layer. I moved up and to the left and moved under the paper layer.

Open PHF_Orust15, 17, 18 Image Resize 200X200 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  Arrange to your liking. I ended up using my eraser tool to erase most of the greenery on PHF_Orust 17.

Activate your bottom Layer, Open PHF_Orustpaper8 Image Resize 700X700 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  Open your mask, Layers New Mask Layer From Image, Scroll to find your mask and hit OK. Layers Merge Merge Group.  I move the mask a little bit to the right.

Once happy with your placement, Layers Merge Merge Visible. I like my tags 600X600 so I resized.

Add on your ©copyright info and Licensing info and Name and that is it!