Thursday, November 20, 2014

PTU-Haunting


PTU- Haunting

I am using the GORGEOUS artwork of Maxine Gadd.  You can purchase this and 
other BEAUTIFUL artwork at CDO.

The scrapkit I used is Inspired By Steve Baier 9-2 by LadyHawwk Designs (OMG
Cathy!!  This kit is STUNNING!  So many options to go with this kit!  Thank You for
letting me use it!)  You can purchase this and other LOVELY kits at CDO.

Filters used is just one called Xero Bad Dream.

Font used is a FTU font called Aligot de Mirabelle.

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Open a 851X315 Transparent New Image.  Open LHD_IB-Baier -9-2-Paper 1, 
Image Resize to 900X900 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 (I chose the close up) and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved
down a touch.  Activate your bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate your tube
layer, Image Crop to Selection.  Now I added Xero Bad Dream with Softness and 
Strength at 128 and everything else at 0 and hit ok.  I changed the Opacity to 56.

Open LHD_IB-Baier -9-2-Ele17 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved this
to the upper right hand side of the tag and below the tube layer.  Activate your
bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate your moon layer, Image Crop to 
Selection.

Open LHD_IB-Baier -9-2-Ele20 Image Rotate Counterclockwise 90 and copy and 
paste as a New Layer.  I moved to the bottom right hand corner of the tag and above
the moon layer.  Activate your bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate your 
red/white flowers layer, Image Crop to Selection.  Layers Duplicate Image Mirror 
and Flip.  I moved up a bit more.  Activate your bottom layer, Selections Select All, 
Activate your top red/white flower layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open LHD_IB-Baier -9-2-Ele22 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to 
the upper right hand side of the tag and above the moon layer.  Activate your bottom 
layer, Selections Select All, Activate your black smoke layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open LHD_IB-Baier -9-2-Ele2 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to
the bottom right hand side of the tag and above the red/white flowers.  Activate your 
bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate your rose layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open LHD_IB-Baier -9-2-Ele12 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to the 
bottom right hand side of the tag and below the rose layer so it is peeking out.
Activate your bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate your dripping rose layer, 
Image Crop to Selection.

Open LHD_IB-Baier -9-2-Ele15 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to
the right and behind the dripping rose layer.  Activate your bottom layer, Selections 
Select All, Activate your ribbon layer, Image Crop to Selection.

With your top layer active, Layers New Raster Layer and floodfill with a color of your
choice.  I did a color from the red/white flowers.  Selections Select All, Selections
Modify Contract 3, Hit OK and hit the delete key once on your keyboard. Selections 
Select None. You could do a really big dropshadow or I added a New Layer 
underneath and floodfilled with Black and did all the same as above and when you 
Selections Select None do Adjust Blur Gaussian Blur 3.0 and hit OK.

Add ©copyright information and Name.

Enjoy!

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

PTU-Sugar Skull


PTU - Sugar Skull

Tube of choice - I am using the ADORABLE artwork of Concetta Kilmer.  You can
purchase this and other LOVELY artwork at CDO.

Scrapkit used is the matching Inspired by kit to this tube.  It is called Inspired by
Concetta Kilmer 16-2 by Tasha's Playground (Thank You soooo much Tasha!
I love this kit!) You can purchase this and other BEAUTIFUL kits at CDO.

Font used is a FTU font called HustlersRoughDemo

Filters used are Xero-Bad Dream and Greg's Factory Output Volume II-Pool Shadow

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Open a 600X250 Transparent New Image.

Open TP_Concetta-16-2_paper5 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 (I chose the head version) and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I
moved to the far right hand side of the tag.  Activate the bottom layer, Selections 
Select All, Activate the tube layer, Image Crop to Selection.  Layers Duplicate.
On the bottom tube layer, Adjust Hue and Saturation, Make both 0 and hit OK.
On the top tube layer, Adjust Blur Gaussian Blur 3.0 and hit OK.  Still on that top
tube layer, Effects, PlugIns, Xero, Bad Dream  (Softness and Strength at 128 
everything else at 0) and hit OK. Change blend mode to Hard Light.  On the bottom
tube layer but a drop shadow.  Merge the 2 tube layers together.

Open TP_Concetta-16-2_e15 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to the
bottom of the tag and below the tube layer.  Activate the bottom layer, Selections 
Select All, Activate the circles layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open TP_Concetta-16-2_e13.  Image Resize 205X164 and copy and paste as a 
New Layer.  I moved to the bottom of the tag, under the tube layer and just to the
left of the tube.  Activate the bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate the roses
layer, Image Crop to Selection.


Open TP_Concetta-16-2_e09.  Image Resize 200X195 and copy and paste as 
a New Layer.  I moved to the bottom right hand side of the tag and below the roses
layer.  Activate the bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate the skull rose doodle
layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open TP_Concetta-16-2_e18 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved it 
down so it is just above the paper layer.  Activate the bottom layer, Selections 
Select All, Activate the cactus layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open TP_Concetta-16-2_e16 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 balloons layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open TP_Concetta-16-2_e19 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to the
left and up a bit.  Activate the bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate the banner
layer, Image Crop to Selection.

With your very top layer active, Layers New Raster Layer and flood fill with a color
of choice.  (I used the color from her hair)  Selections Select All, Selections Modify
Contract 4 and hit the delete key once on your keyboard.  What I then did is Selections
Select All, Selections Float/Defloat, Selections Invert added a New Layer under the
frame and flood filled with black.  Selections Select None.  On the Black layer I did
a Gaussian Blur (3.0) and on the top layer I did the Pool Shadow Filter.

Add your ©copyright information and Name (I did the Pool Shadow filter on this too)

Enjoy!



Tuesday, November 11, 2014

PTU - Ice Angel


PTU - Ice Angel Timeline

Tube of Choice - I am using the STUNNING artwork of Vinegar.  You can purchase
this and other BEAUTIFUL artwork at CDO.

Scrapkit used is called Iced by Honored Scraps (Thank You soooo much Patty!
Such a LOVELY kit with soooo many possibilities for tags!)  You can purchase
this and other GORGEOUS scrap kits at CDO.

Font used is a FTU font called DJB Holly Berry Wonderland.

Optional Filter (used on frame) is called DSB Flux - Bright Noise

Also Optional is a brush to use on font to get the splats.

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Open a 851X315 Transparent New Image.

Open Paper_06 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.  The tube I used gives you the option of wings or no wings, I used the 
one without wings.  Copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to the right hand 
side of the tag.  Activate your bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate your 
tube layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open Element_14 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved behind the tube
and moved behind the tubes head.  Activate your bottom layer, Selections Select 
All, Activate your clock layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open Element_15 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved below the tube 
layer and to the right.  Activate your bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate 
your blue cloud layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open Element_22 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved above the clock 
layer and to the right so it is on the clock face.  Activate your bottom layer, Selections 
Select All, Activate your misty swirl layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open Element_24 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved below the cloud
layer and to the left of the tubes shoulder.  Activate your bottom layer, Selections 
Select All, Activate your Blue Rose layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open Element_38 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved behind the clock
layer and up and to the right so it is peeking behind the clock.  Activate your bottom 
layer, Selections Select All, Activate your glow layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open Element_32 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved above the clock 
layer and way up so just the end is showing.  I moved it so it was on the frame of
the clock.  Activate your bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate your icicle 
layer, Image Crop to Selection.

With your paper layer active, Open Element_40 and copy and paste as a New
Layer. Activate your bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate your bubble layer, 
Image Crop to Selection.

Open Element_48 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved below the Blue 
Rose layer and down so about half of it shows.  Activate your bottom layer, Selections 
Select All, Activate your snow flake layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open Element_44 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I Moved to just above the 
bubble layer and up and to the right so it is coming from behind the glow layer .
Activate your bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate your bead curtain layer, 
Image Crop to Selection.

Open Element_33 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to just above the
bead curtain layer and to the left and up.  Activate your bottom layer, Selections 
Select All, Activate your line of icicle layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open Element_60 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved so it was peeking
out of the upper left hand corner.  Activate your bottom layer, Selections Select All, 
Activate your flower wreath layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open Element_47, Image Flip and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved 
behind the flower wreath layer and up and to the left.  Activate your bottom layer, 
Selections Select All, Activate your ribbon layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open Element_01 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved below the flower 
wreath layer and to the left so it is peeking out from below the wreath.  Activate your 
bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate your bow layer, Image Crop to 
Selection.

For the frame, activate your top layer, Layers New Raster Layer and flood fill with
white.  Selections Select All, Selections Modify Contract 4 and hit the delete key
once on your keyboard.  I did the Filter DSB Flux a couple of times.  I added a
layer underneath and did the same thing but flood filled with a light black color
and did a Gaussian Blur of 3.0.

Add your ©copyright information and Name
I did the Name in White and did a brush on top using a color from the tube.

Enjoy!


Wednesday, November 5, 2014

PTU - The Ritual


PTU - The Ritual

Tube Image of Choice - I am using the STUNNING artwork of Amy Brown.  You
can purchase this and other GORGEOUS artwork at CDO.

Scrapkit used is a BEAUTIFUL kit called Inspired by Deacon Black 100-1 (Rene,
Thank You sooo much for letting me used this kit!!!!  It is just GORGEOUS!)  You
can purchase this and other LOVELY kits at CDO.

Mask used is Mask 64 MB and SW by Moonbeams and Spiderwebs.

Font used is a FTU font called La Truite a Papa (B version)

Filter used (optional) is Xero Bad Dream

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Open a 800X700 Transparent New Image.

Open your Image/Graphic and copy and paste as a New Layer. Selections, Select
All, Selections Float/Defloat, Select Selection Borders.  Make sure Both sides and
Anti-alias is checked and Border width is at 5 and click ok.  Flood fill the selection 
with Black.  Selection Select None.  Layers Duplicate and on the bottom layer,
Adjust Blur Gaussian Blur 3.0 OK.

Open ScrapRD_DB2-ele2 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved below the Image
layer and to the upper right hand side.

Open ScrapRD_DB2-ele13 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved below
the Image layer and above the leaves layer and moved to the right hand side of the
frame.

Open ScrapRD_DB2-ele15 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved below
the Image Layer and to the bottom left hand side of the frame.

Open ScrapRD_DB2-ele1 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to the 
right hand side of the tag and moved down so it is right above the leaves layer.

Open ScrapRD_DB2-ele4 Image Resize 100X252 and copy and paste as a New
Layer.  I moved to the bottom right hand side of the tag.

Open ScrapRD_DB2-ele8 Image Mirror.  Image Resize 172X178 and copy and
paste as a New Layer.  I moved behind the candlestick.

Open ScrapRD_DB2-ele3 Image Mirror.  Image Resize 208X114 and copy and
paste as a New Layer.  I moved behind the feather layer.

Open ScrapRD_DB2-ele14, Image Resize 150X136 and copy and paste as a 
New Layer.  I moved behind the candlestick.

Open ScrapRD_DB2-ele5, Image Resize 83X156 and copy and paste as a New
Layer.  I moved to the bottom right hand side of the tag and under the Image 
Layer.

Open ScrapRD_DB2-ele10, Image Resize 200X136 and copy and paste as a 
New Layer.  I moved over be the cross and above the top frame layer.  Layers
Duplicate and on the bottom Raven layer, Adjust Blur Gaussian Blur 3.0 OK.

Open ScrapRD_DB2-pap2, Image Resize 800X800 and copy and paste as a 
New Layer.  Move down to bottom.  Open Mask.  Layers New Mask Layer from
Image, Scroll down to find mask and hit ok.  Layers Merge Merge Group. This is 
where I have done the Xero Bad Dreams filter.  I didn't change any numbers or 
that.  Just hit OK.

Layers Merge, Merge Visible.

I resized it to 600X525.

Add your ©copyright information and Name.

For the name I used a color from the paper and typed it out on the tag.  Selections
Select All Selections Float/Defloat add a New Raster Layer under the name layer
and flood fill with black.  Selections Select None.  On the Black Layer, Adjust Blur
Gaussian Blur 3.0 OK. Change the Opacity to 74.  On the top layer, I did the Xero
Bad Dream filter again with the same settings.  Change the Blend Mode to Soft
Light.

Enjoy!