Monday, June 24, 2013

PTU-She walks in the Light


PTU-She walks in the light

Tube of Choice-I am using the artwork of Martin Abel.  You can purchase
this and other GORGEOUS artwork at CDO.

Scrap Kit used is Inspired by Vinegar 11-2 by Chi Chi Designz *OMG Cindy!
I absolutely LOVE this kit!*  You can purchase this and other Scrap Kits
at CDO.

Filter used is a FTU filter called VM Instant Art-Spiderweb.

Font used is a FTU font called Windshield Massacre.

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Open a 600X250 Transparent New Image.

Open Paper2 and copy and paste as a New layer.  Activate the bottom layer
Selections Select All, Activate the paper layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open Paper1 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  Activate the bottom layer
Selections Select All, Activate the top paper layer, Image Crop to Selection.
Effects Plug Ins VM Instant Art Spiderweb  I used the following settings:


So your paper went from looking like this:

To this:


Change the Opacity to Overlay.

Open BloodyHandBrush and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to
the bottom right hand side of the tag and below the tube layer.  Lower the 
Opacity to 64.  Activate the bottom layer Selections Select All, Activate the 
hand layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open Barbwire and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved behind the
tube layer and down.  Activate the bottom layer Selections Select All, 
Activate the barbwire layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open Fog and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to the left a bit.
Activate the bottom layer Selections Select All, Activate the fog layer, 
Image Crop to Selection.

Open Moon and copy and paste as a New layer.  I moved to the upper 
right hand corner.  Activate the bottom layer Selections Select All, Activate 
the moon layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open Moss, Image Mirror, and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to
the upper right hand side of the tag and below the tube layer.  Activate the 
bottom layer Selections Select All, Activate the moss layer, Image Crop to 
Selection.

Open ShatteredGlass and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to the
upper right hand side of the tag and below the fog layer.  Activate the 
bottom layer Selections Select All, Activate the glass layer, Image Crop to 
Selection.

With your top layer active, Add a New Raster Layer and flood fill with a 
dark color.  Selections Select All, Selections Modify Contract 3 and hit the
delete key once on your keyboard.

Add your ©copyright and Licensing Information and Name.

Friday, June 21, 2013

PTU-Desire


PTU-Desire

Tube of choice-I am using the artwork of Anna Marine.  You can purchase
this and other GORGEOUS artwork at CDO.

Scrap Kit used is called A Green Desire by Hungry Hill *Such a BEAUTIFUL
Kit Alison!  Thank You!*.  You can purchase this at Treasured Scraps.

Mask used is MB and SW Forum Mask 32 by Moonbeams and Spiderwebs.

Font used is a FTU font called Susie's Hand by kevinandamanda

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Open a 600X250 Transparent New Image.

Open paper-4 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  Activate the bottom 
layer, Selections Select All, Activate the paper layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open paper-2 and copy and paste as a New Layer.Activate the bottom 
layer, Selections Select All, Activate the top paper layer, Image Crop to 
Selection.  Open your mask.  Layers New Mask From Image,  Scroll to find
your mask, Highlight it and hit OK.  Layers Merge Merge Group.

Open tube of choice and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to the 
left hand side of the tag.  Activate the bottom layer, Selections Select All, 
Activate the tube layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open frame-4 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to the left behind
the tube and down.  Activate the bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate 
the frame layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open window and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to the left behind
the frame layer and down.  Activate the bottom layer, Selections Select All, 
Activate the window layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open branch and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to the bottom of
the tag and behind the window layer.  Activate the bottom layer, Selections 
Select All, Activate the branch layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open sparkles-3 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to the right
hand side of the tag and just above the mask layer.  Activate the bottom 
layer, Selections Select All, Activate the sparkle layer, Image Crop to 
Selection.  Layers Duplicate Image Mirror/Flip.

Open vine-4 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to the far right 
hand side of the tag  and under the tube layer.  Activate the bottom layer, 
Selections Select All, Activate the vine layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Now for the frame,  Layers New Raster Layer, Choose a color (I chose a 
color from the window) and using your flood fill tool, fill with that color.
Selections Select all, Selections Float/Defloat, Selections modify contract
3 and hit ok.  You now have a frame that should be your top layer.  If it isn't
Layers Arrange Move to Top.

Layers Merge Merge Visible.

Add your ©copyright and Licensing Information.  Add Name.

Sunday, June 16, 2013

PTU-It had to be you


PTU-It had to be you

Tube of choice-  I am using the STUNNING artwork of Maxine Gadd.  You
can purchase this and other artwork at CDO.

Scrap Kit used is Inspired by Jennifer Janesko 155-3 By Schnegge's Scraps
*Such a BEAUTIFUL kit Angela!!!  Thank You so much!!!*  You can purchase
this and other kits at CDO.

Mask used is MB and SW Forum Mask 33 by Moonbeams and Spiderwebs.

Font used is a FTU font called Saturday Morning Hand.

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Open a 600X250 Transparent New Image.

Open Paper02_IBjanesko155-3_Schnegge and copy and paste as a New Layer.  Activate the bottom
layer, Selections Select All, Activate the paper layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Layers New Raster Layer.  Flood Fill with a dark color.  I used #010101.

Now open your mask.  Layers New Mask Layer from Image, Scroll to find
your mask and hit OK.  Layers Merge Merge Group.  I made it a little darker
by doing Layers Duplicate.  Layers Merge Merge Down.

Open your tube and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved so she is 
just off center to the right.  Activate the bottom layer, Selections Select All, 
Activate the tube layer, Image Crop to Selection.  Layers Duplicate and on 
the top copy Adjust Blur Gaussian Blur 3.0 and hit OK.  Change the blend
mode to overlay.  I added a drop shadow to the bottom tube layer then 
activated the top tube layer and then Layers Merge Merge Down.

Open Element01_IBjanesko155-3_Schnegge and copy and paste as a New 
Layer.  I moved to the bottom right hand side of the tag and behind the tube
layer.  Activate the bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate the flower 
layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open Element02_IBjanesko155-3_Schnegge and copy and paste as a New 
Layer.   I moved to the right and below the flower layer.  Activate the bottom
layer, Selections Select All, Activate the ribbon layer, Image Crop to 
Selection.

Open Element04_IBjanesko155-3_Schnegge and copy and paste as a New
Layer.  I moved below the ribbon layer and moved to the bottom left hand
side of the tag.  Activate the bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate the 
rose layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open Element07_IBjanesko155-3_Schnegge and copy and paste as a New
Layer.  I moved this behind the tube layer and up toward the upper right
hand side of the tag.  Layers Duplicate and I moved this down to the bottom
left hand side of the tag and below the rose layer.  Activate the bottom
layer, Selections Select All, Activate the glow layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open Element15_IBjanesko155-3_Schnegge and copy and paste as a New
Layer.  I moved this down a bit and below the ribbon layer.  Activate the 
bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate the paper flower layer, Image 
Crop to Selection.

Open Element17_IBjanesko155-3_Schnegge and copy and paste as a New 
Layer.  I moved below the rose layer and down to the bottom left hand side
of the tag.  Activate the bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate the 
jewel layer, Image Crop to Selection.

For the frame.  Open Paper05_IBjanesko155-3_Schnegge and copy and 
paste as a New Layer.  Activate the bottom layer, Selections Select All, 
Activate the top paper layer, Image Crop to Selection.  Selections Select All,
Selections Modify Contract 2 and hit OK and hit the delete key once on your
keyboard.  What I did is I added a New Raster Layer under the frame layer
and flood filled with the same color I used for the mask.  Did the same 
selections for the frame except I changed the number to 3.  I then did Adjust
Blur Gaussian Blur 3.0.

Add your ©copyright and Licensing information and Name.

Friday, June 14, 2013

PTU-Faded Memories


PTU-Faded Memories

Tube of Choice-I am using the BEAUTIFUL artwork of Susan McKirvergan.
You can purchase this and other artwork at UYA.

Scrap Kit used is called Faded Photographs by Hungry Hill.  You can 
purchase this and other BEAUTIFUL kits at Treasured Scraps. *Thank
You Alison!!!  This kit is GORGEOUS!*

Font used is a FTU Font called Janda Celebration Script.

Mask used is Mask 48 MB and SW by Moonbeams and Spiderwebs.

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Open a 800X700 Transparent New Image.

Open frame-1 and copy and paste as a New Layer.

Open your tube and copy and paste as a New Layer.  Move to where you
like it and move below the frame layer.  Layers Duplicate and move above
the frame layer.  With your eraser tool, erase what it showing below the 
frame and on the frame itself.  Repeat with the one below the frame layer.

With your frame layer active, use your magic wand and click on the inside
of each of the three picture frames.  Selections Modify Expand 10.  Open
paper-6 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  Move below the bottom
tube layer.  Selections Invert and hit the delete key once on your keyboard.

Open ribbon-2 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved behind the
bottom tube layer and down of the tag.  With your magic wand, click the
frame behind the tube, Selections Modify Expand 10, Selections invert, 
activate the ribbon layer and hit the delete button once on your keyboard.
You might need to activate your bottom layer Selections Select All, activate
your ribbon layer and Image Crop to Selection.

Open squiggle-2 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to the right 
side frame and down below the frame layer.  With your magic wand, click the
frame on the right hand side, Selections Modify Expand 10, Selections invert, 
activate the squiggle-2 layer and hit the delete button once on your keyboard.
You might need to activate your bottom layer Selections Select All, activate
your squiggle layer and Image Crop to Selection.

Open time and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to the left side of the 
frame and below the frame layer.  With your magic wand, click the
frame on the left, Selections Modify Expand 10, Selections invert, 
activate the pocket watch layer and hit the delete button once on your keyboard.
You might need to activate your bottom layer Selections Select All, activate
your time layer and Image Crop to Selection.

Open babies-breath and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to the
right side frame and below the squiggles layer and down.  With your magic 
wand, click the right side frame, Selections Modify Expand 10, Selections 
invert, activate the babies breathe layer and hit the delete button once on
 your keyboard.  You might need to activate your bottom layer Selections 
Select All, activate your babies breathe layer and Image Crop to Selection.

Open berries and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to the left hand
frame and below the pocket watch layer.  With your magic wand, click the
left hand frame, Selections Modify Expand 10, Selections invert, 
activate the berries layer and hit the delete button once on your keyboard.
You might need to activate your bottom layer Selections Select All, activate
your berries layer and Image Crop to Selection.

Open branch and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to the left hand
frame and below the berries layer.  With your magic wand, click the
left side frame, Selections Modify Expand 10, Selections invert, 
activate the branch layer and hit the delete button once on your keyboard.
You might need to activate your bottom layer Selections Select All, activate
your branch layer and Image Crop to Selection.

Open flower-3 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to the corner
of the right side frame and moved below the frame.  With your magic wand, 
click the right side frame, Selections Modify Expand 10, Selections invert, 
activate the flower layer and hit the delete button once on your keyboard.
You might need to activate your bottom layer Selections Select All, activate
your flower layer and Image Crop to Selection.

Open leaves and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I move to the left hand
frame and below the branch layer.  With your magic wand, click the left 
side frame, Selections Modify Expand 10, Selections invert, activate the 
leaves layer and hit the delete button once on your keyboard.
You might need to activate your bottom layer Selections Select All, 
activate your leaves layer and Image Crop to Selection.

With the very bottom layer active, Open paper-15 and copy and paste as a
New Layer.  Open your mask,  I Rotated mine, and with the paper layer 
active, Layers New Mask Layer from image, scroll to find your mask and 
hit ok.  Layers Merge Merge Group.  I made sure it is in the middle and 
just a little showing for a pop of color.

Layers Merge Merge Visible.

I like my tags no bigger than 600X 600 so with this I resized to 600X525.

Add your ©copyright and Licensing information and Name.

When saving remember to save as a .png so you have no white background.

Sunday, June 9, 2013

PTU-Old Fashion Love Song


PTU-Old Fashion Love Song

Tube of choice- I am using the BEAUTIFUL artwork of Jennifer Janesko.
You can purchase this and other artwork at CDO.

Scrap Kit used is called Inspired by Jennifer Janesko 27-3 by Foxys
Designz (I LOVE this Ann!  Thank You soooo much!)  You can purchase 
this and other BEAUTIFUL kits at CDO.

Font used is a FTU font called Marte

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Open a 600X250 Transparent New Image.

Open Paper4_FD and copy and paste as a New Layer.  Activate the bottom
layer, Selections Select All, Activate your paper Layer, Image Crop to
Selection.

Open tube of choice and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I left it in the 
middle and just brought it down on the tag.  Activate the bottom
layer, Selections Select All, Activate your tube Layer, Image Crop to
Selection.  Layers Duplicate.  On the top layer Adjust Blur Gaussian Blur
3.0.  Change the opacity to Overlay.

Open Frame1_FD and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved down on
the tag and below the bottom tube layer.  Activate the bottom
layer, Selections Select All, Activate your Frame Layer, Image Crop to
Selection.  

Open Element2_FD and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved slightly
to the left of the tube layer and down below the bottom tube layer.
Activate the bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate your Flower Layer, 
Image Crop to Selection.  Layers Duplicate, Image Mirror.

Open Element4_FD and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved down to
just above the paper layer.  Activate the bottom layer, Selections Select All, 
Activate your Sparkle Layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open Element7_FD and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved down a 
bit and above the sparkle layer.  Activate the bottom layer, Selections 
Select All, Activate your Doodle Layer, Image Crop to Selection.  Layers
Duplicate.  Adjust Blur Gaussian Blue 3.0.

Open Element15_FD and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to the
upper left hand side of the tag and above the Doodle Layer.  Activate the 
bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate your Branch Layer, Image Crop 
to Selection.

Open Element1_FD and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved below
the frame layer and to the left of the tube and down below the frame layer.  
Activate the bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate your Flower1 Layer, 
Image Crop to Selection.

Open Element20_FD Image Flip and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I 
moved to the right hand side of the tube and below the frame layer.
Activate the bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate your Flower2 Layer, 
Image Crop to Selection.

Open Element17_FD Image Flip and copy and paste as a New Layer. I 
moved this down and below the flowers.  Activate the bottom layer, 
Selections Select All, Activate your Doily Layer, Image Crop to Selection.

With your top layer active. Open Paper6_FD and copy and paste as a New 
Layer.  Activate the bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate your top 
paper Layer, Image Crop to Selection.  Selections Select All, Selections
Float/Defloat, Selections Modify Contract 3 and hit the delete key once 
on your keyboard.  Selections Select None.

Add your ©copyright and Licensing information and Name.

Thursday, June 6, 2013

PTU-Party City


PTU-Party City

Tube of choice-I am using the GORGEOUS artwork of Gaetano Di Falco.
You can purchase this and other artwork at CDO.

Scrap Kit used is called Serenity by Abstract Creations *GORGEOUS kit 
Cassie!!!  Thank You!!!)*  You can purchase this and other Scrap Kits at
CDO.

Font used is a FTU font called Dominatrix.

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Open a 600X250 Transparent New Image.

Open p2 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  Activate your bottom layer,
Selections Select All, Activate your paper layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open your tube and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to the left.
Activate your bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate your tube layer, 
Image Crop to Selection.

Open e63 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved behind the tube
layer and down.  Activate your bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate 
your city layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open e61 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to the upper right 
hand side of the tag and below the city layer.  Activate your bottom layer,
Selections Select All, Activate your splatter layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open e47 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved this up and to the
right and moved down to above the paper layer.  Activate your bottom layer,
Selections Select All, Activate your doodle layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open e21 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved this behind the
tube and the city and moved down above the paper layer.  Activate your 
bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate your heart layer, Image Crop 
to Selection.

Open e15 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved this below the tube
layer and to the right and down on the tag.  Activate your bottom layer,
Selections Select All, Activate your branch layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open e30 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved this below the
branch layer and played with it till I liked where it was.  Activate your bottom 
layer, Selections Select All, Activate your scatter layer, Image Crop to Selection.

To make the frame, Open p1 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  Activate 
your bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate your top paper layer, Image
Crop to Selection.  Selections Select All, Selections Modify Contract 3 hit
OK and hit the delete key once on your keyboard.  Selections Select None.
I then Layers Duplicate and on the top frame Adjust Blur Gaussian Blur 3.0.

Layers Merge, Merge Visible.

Add your ©copyright and Licensing information and Name.

Monday, June 3, 2013

PTU-Abstract Beauty


PTU-Abstract Beauty

Tube and Scrapkit used is Enamorte Package 17 with the matching Scrap
Kit by Abstract Creations. *Thank You so much Cassie!  I LOVE this Kit!*
You can purchase the artwork and matching kit together at CDO.

Font used is a FTU font called Tamarind.

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Open a 600X250 Transparent New Image.

Open p4 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  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 to the right
hand side of the tag.  Activate the bottom layer, Selections Select All, 
Activate the tube layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open e17 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved below the tube
layer and to the right.  Activate the bottom layer, Selections Select All, 
Activate the mist layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open e2 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  Move down to just above
the paper layer.  Activate the bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate 
the black sheet layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open e4, Image Mirror and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to the
upper left hand side of the tag.  Activate the bottom layer, Selections 
Select All, Activate the rose layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open e12 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved below the tube 
layer and down.  Activate the bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate 
the flower layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open e26 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved below the tube
layer and to the right.  Activate the bottom layer, Selections Select All, 
Activate the walk way layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open e32 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved this down on the
tag and below the black sheet layer.  Activate the bottom layer, Selections 
Select All, Activate the music layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open e35 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved this up and to the
right a bit and under the music layer.  Activate the bottom layer, Selections 
Select All, Activate the lantern layer, Image Crop to Selection.

With your top layer active we are gonna make a frame.  Open p10 and copy
and paste as a New Layer.  Activate the bottom layer, Selections Select All, 
Activate the top paper layer, Image Crop to Selection.  Selections Select All,
Selections Modify Contract 3 and hit OK.  Hit the Delete button once on your
keyboard.  Selections Select None.  I duplicated this and on the bottom one
I did Adjust Blur Gaussian Blur 3.0 and hit OK.

Layers Merge Merge Visible.

Add your ©copyright information and Name.