Thursday, September 25, 2014

PTU - Autumn Days


PTU-Autumn Days

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

The Scrap Kit I am using is called Autumn Days by Tammy Kat Dezigns (OMG Tammy!
This kit is too cute!  Thank You!) You can purchase this and other WONDERFUL Scrap Kits at CDO.

Font used is a FTU font called Foglihten No 07.

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Open a Transparent New Image 800X700.

Open tk-autumndays-frame2 and copy and paste as a New Layer.

Open tk-autumndays-frameheart and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved
to the left a bit to center it on the round frame.

Open a paper (I used tk-autumndays-pp-greem) and copy and paste as a New 
Layer and move below the heart frame.  With the heart frame active, activate your
magic wand and click inside the heart frame.  Selections, Modify, Expand 10 and
hit OK.  Selections Invert, activate your paper layer and hit delete once on your 
keyboard.  Selections Select None.

Open tk-autumndays-clip and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved it to where
I liked it on the round frame and moved it below it.  Layers Duplicate and move the
duplicated one above the frame.  On the bottom original clip, Adjust Blur Gaussian
Blur 3.00 and hit OK.

With your paper inside of the heart frame active, Open tk-autumndays-fence and
copy and paste as a New Layer.  Move down to where you like it.  Activate the 
paper layer, Selections Select All Selections Float/Defloat Selections Invert, 
Activate the fence layer and hit the Delete key once on your keyboard.  Selections
Select None.

Activate your top layer and copy and paste your tube as a New Layer.  I moved to 
the left hand side of the frame.

Open tk-autumndays-leafcluster and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to
the left hand side of the frame and moved down to just above the round frame
layer.

Open tk-autumndays-metaldeco and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to
the left hand side and moved down to just above the leaf cluster.

Open tk-autumndays-metalbutton and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved 
down to above the fleur de lis.

Open tk-autumndays-paperflower and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved
just below the tube layer and to the lower right hand side of the heart frame.

Open tk-autumndays-raffiabow-creme and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I 
moved down to just above the round frame layer and to the bottom right hand side
of the tag below the paper flower.

With your bottom layer active, Open tk-autumndays-splatter-orang and copy and 
paste as a New Layer.

Open tk-autumndays-splatter-red, Image Mirror/Flip and copy and paste as a New
Layer.  Should be above the orange spatter.

Open tk-autumndays-swirl-metal, Image Mirror/Flip and copy and paste as a New 
Layer.  I moved to the bottom right hand side of the tag and moved down to just 
above the round frame.

With your paper layer active, Open tk-autumndays-treebranch and copy and paste
as a New Layer.  I moved around to where I liked it.  Activate your paper layer again, 
Selections Select All, Selections Float/Defloat, Selections Invert, Activate your tree
branch layer and hit the Delete key once on your keyboard.  Selections Select None.

Click on your top Clip layer and Layers Arrange Bring to the top.  Open tk-autumndays-
tag1 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  Move below the clip layer and center
it so it looks like the clip is holding it.

Add a Drop Shadow to all layers except the 2 splatter layers, The clips, and the
paper layers.

I like my tags at 600 so I resized all layers to 600X525.

Layers Merge Merge Visible.

Add your ©copyright information and Name.

Enjoy!

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

PTU-The Face of Autumn


PTU - The Face of Autumn

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

Scrapkit used is a STUNNING kit by Hungry Hill called Blaze(OMG Alison!  Such a great kit!
Thank You so much for letting me use it!)  You can purchase this and other LOVELY
kits at CDO.

Filter used is Mask 42 MB and SW by Moonbeams and Spiderwebs.

Font used is a FTU font called One Chance.

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Open an 800X700 Transparent New Image.

Open paper-6 Adjust Sharpness Sharpen More.  I did this twice.  Copy and paste 
as a New Layer.  Open your mask, Layers New Mask Layer from Image, Scroll
to find your mask, click on it and hit OK.  Layers Merge Merge Group.

Open frame-3, Image Resize 550X542 and copy and paste as a New Layer.
Image Rotate, Free Rotate Left Free 45 and hit OK.

Open your tube of choice (I am using the close up) and copy and paste as a New
Layer.  Move below the frame layer and move to where you like.  Layers Duplicate and
move above the frame layer.  With your Erase tool erase carefully on the top tube
layer so that the flowers from the frame show thru.  Do the same on the bottom
tube layer so the bottom corners of the tube are gone.  Add a dropshadow to the
bottom tube layer.

Open berries and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to the left hand side
of the frame and down to just above the mask layer. Add a dropshadow.

Open chrysanthemum and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to the left
hand side of the tag and below the berries layer.  Add a dropshadow.

Open echinacea and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved below the berries
layer and to the left a touch.  Add a dropshadow.

Open grasses and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved below the berries 
layer a touch and to the right. Add a dropshadow.  You might need to erase a bit 
that is poking out on the left hand side.

Open heart-stitches and copy and paste as a New Layer.  Move below the grasses
layer.  Add a dropshadow.

Open leaf-4 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  Move below the heart-stitches
layer and to the upper right.  Add a dropshadow.  You might need to erase a bit of
stem on the left hand side of tag.

Open silk-flower and copy and paste as a New Layer.  Move to the bottom of the 
tag.  Move below the heart-stitches layer.  Add a dropshadow.

Open twig Image Mirror and copy and paste as a New Layer.  Move to the right 
and below the leaf-4 layer.  Add a dropshadow.  There may be some hanging 
under so just erase it.

Open twine-star and copy and paste as a New Layer.  Move to the right a bit and 
move down to just above the mask layer.  Add a dropshadow.

I then Resized the tag to 600X525.

Add your ©copyright and Licensing Information and Name.

Enjoy!






Thursday, September 11, 2014

PTU-Renaissance Bride Timeline Banner


PTU-Renaissance Bride

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

Filters used - DSB Flux Blast and Bright Noise , Greg's Factory Outlet Vol. II Pool 
Shadow, Willy Tablet Lines Tramages TeeWee and Xero Bad Dream.

Font used - FTU font called Beaked Tyrant

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Open an 851X315 transparent new image.

Copy and paste your tube.  Layers Duplicate, Image Flip and move either to the 
left or right of the original tube and move below that tube so there is very little of 
the background showing.  Layers Duplicate, Image Mirror.  Move if needed to cover
the background.  Activate the original layer and Layers Duplicate.  Move either to
the far Left side or Right side.  Layers Duplicate, Image Mirror.  I then made my
very bottom layer (Layer 1) inactive and Layers Merge, Merge Visible. Activate 
your bottom Layer, Selection Select All, Activate the tube layer, Image Crop to
Selection.  Layers Duplicate.  Hide the top layer as we will be working with the 
original layer now.



With the bottom tube layer Active Effects, PlugIns, DSB Flux Blast Direction Left
Percentage 20 and hit OK.  Do the same again but change the direction Right.
Do Upwards and Downwards too.

Effects PlugIns Willy Tablet Lines Everything is at 0 except Line Spacing and that 
should be at 2.

OK Activate your Duplicate copy of your tube layer (Should be your top copy), 
Adjust Blur Gaussian Blur 3.00.  Effects PlugIns DSB Flux Bright Noise Intensity
at 41 and click the lighter circle and hit OK.

Effects PlugIns Tramages TeeWee  Input Channel (R,G,B) at 11 andMode at
212 and hit OK.

Change your blend mode to Overlay.

Copy and paste your tube again and move it toward the right a bit and down a 
touch.  Activate your bottom Layer, Selection Select All, Activate the top tube layer, 
Image Crop to Selection. Effects PlugIns Xero Bad Dream Softness and Strength 
at 128 and everything else at 0.  Add a dropshadow.

Add your ©copyright information and Name.



Friday, August 29, 2014

PTU - Elegant Evil Timeline Banner


PTU-Elegant Evil Timeline Banner

I am using the Stunning Artwork of Anna Marine.  You can purchase this and other
BEAUTIFUL Artwork at CDO.

Scrapkit used is called The Darkness (OMG Patty!  This is sooo BEAUTIFUL!
Thank you so much for letting me use it!) You can purchase this and other Stunning Scrapkit at Treasured Scraps.

Font used is a FTU font  called Bronze Script.

Plug In used is Bad Dream by Xero

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Open an 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 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  As the tube I used has two
choices, I used the one with the oval line on the bottom and when I put it on the tag
I moved it down so that the line didn't show.  I moved the tube to the right.  Activate 
your bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate your tube layer, Image Crop to 
Selection.  Effects, Plug Ins, Xero-Bad Dream.  Softness and Strength at 128 and
the rest at 0.

Open Frame_03, Image Rotate. Rotate Clockwise 90 and copy and paste as a 
New Layer.  Activate your bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate your frame 
layer, Image Crop to Selection.  Move below the tube layer.

Open Element_01 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved it behind the 
tube so the glow from the frame highlighted the white parts showing on the hair.
I did this in two spots on the left and right. Just carefully erase any candle that is
showing other than the glow.

Open Element_16 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved above the tube 
layer and down and to the right.  Activate your bottom layer, Selections Select All, 
Activate your cloud/mist layer, Image Crop to Selection.  Copy and paste again
and move behind the tube layer and down and to the left.  I made sure it was a 
little higher then the other one I used.  Activate your bottom layer, Selections 
Select All, Activate your second cloud/mist layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open Element_17 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  Move behind the back
mist layer and down to help the glow you did earlier.  Activate your bottom layer,
Selections Select All, Activate your lamp post layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open Element_18 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  Image mirror.  I moved
it so it was behind the tube layer and above the paper layer.  Activate your bottom 
layer, Selections Select All, Activate your fabric layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open Element_24 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved down on the tag
so it looks like it is peaking out from the mist and I moved to just above the paper
layer.  Activate your bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate your bridge layer, 
Image Crop to Selection.

Open Element_38 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to the upper left 
hand side of the tag so just the gems are showing.  Activate your bottom layer,
Selections Select All, Activate your flower/gem layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open Element_02, Image Resize 100X102 and copy and paste as a New Layer.
I moved so it was sitting on the bridge.

Open Element_11, Image Resize 100X138 and copy and paste as a New Layer.
I moved up and to the left a little bit so it looks like it is flying away from the tube.

Add a drop shadow to everything but the paper.

Layers Merge, Merge Visible.

Add © information including License.  Add Name.

I hope you enjoyed doing this tutorial!

Sunday, August 24, 2014

PTU-The Guardian


PTU-The Guardian

Tube of choice - I am using the BEAUTIFUL artwork of Michael Calandra!  You can
purchase this and other art at CDO.

Scrapkit used is by LadyHawwk Designs (Such a GORGEOUS kit Cathy!  Thank
You so much!) You can purchase this kit at CDO.

Mask used is Mask 56 MB and SW by Moonbeams and Spiderwebs.

Font used is a FTU font calles Brev Script Personal

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Open  a New Transparent Image 800X700.

Open LHD_IB_ICalandra-20-3-Frame2 and copy and paste as a new layer.
Image Rotate, Free Rotate, Left 90 degrees and hit ok

With your magic wand click the inside of your frame to get the little ants going.  
Selections Modify Expand 10 and hit OK.  I added a new layer under the frame 
and flood filled with white.  Open LHD_IB_ICalandra-20-3-Wordart and copy and
paste as a new layer.  Selections Invert and hit the delete key once on your keyboard.
Selections Select None.

With your frame as your active layer, Open your tube (I used the one without wings)
and copy and paste as a New Layer.I moved to the center of the frame.  Move below
the frame layer.  Layers Duplicate and move the duplicated one above the frame.
With your eraser tool, erase the parts of the tube that is over the flowers and the
frame and below the frame.  Activate the duplicated tube layer and erase what is
below the frame.  If you erase too much remember the undo arrow is your best
friend!

The following make sure your top layer is active so you can see where you are 
moving the elements.

Open LHD_IB_ICalandra-20-3-Ele1 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved
to the right and below the white floodfill.

Open LHD_IB_ICalandra-20-3-Ele8 and copy and paste as a new layer.  I moved
to the right of the tube and above the gear layer so that it is showing on the upper
right hand side of the frame.

Open LHD_IB_ICalandra-20-3-Ele9and copy and paste as a new layer.  I moved 
this to the bottom right hand side of the frame and moved below the gear layer.

Open LHD_IB_ICalandra-20-3-Ele11 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved 
down so the beads were showing under the bottom of the tube.  Move below the
white floodfill layer.

Open LHD_IB_ICalandra-20-3-Ele19 Image Resize 227X195 and copy and paste
as a new layer.  I moved below the beads layer and to the bottom left hand side of 
the frame.

With your very bottom layer active, Open LHD_IB_ICalandra-20-3-Paper4 and 
copy and paste as a New Layer.  Open Mask 56 MB and SW.  Layers New Mask
Layers from Image.  Scroll down to find your mask and click on it and then click OK.
Layers Merge, Merge Group.

Image Resize 600X525 (the whole tag) Resize all layers checked and hit OK.

Open LHD_IB_ICalandra-20-3-Ele4 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved
to the left under the rose layer.

Open LHD_IB_ICalandra-20-3-Ele15 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved
behind the bottom tube layer and made it look like the tube had wings.  Yes I know 
there is an antenna showing.  Just carefully erase it with your eraser tool!

Layers Merge, Merge Visible.

Add Your ©copyright and license information and your name!

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

PTU - End of Summer Timeline Banner


PTU - End of Summer Timeline Banner

I used the GORGEOUS artwork of Marika and the matching Bundle Scrapkit by
WDDesignz (BEAUTIFUL kit Melissa!)  You can purchase them both at CDO.

Font used is a FTU font called la Chatte `a Maman.

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Open a 851X315 Transparent New Image.

Open ScrapWDD_Marika-package-39 (6) paper and copy and paste as a new
layer.  Activate your bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate your paper layer,
Image Crop to Selection.

Open ScrapWDD_Marika-package-39 (28), Image Mirror and copy and paste as
a new layer.  I moved to the right a bit.  Activate your bottom layer, Selections 
Select All, Activate your sun layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open ScrapWDD_Marika-package-39 (44) and copy and paste as a new layer.
Activate your bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate your cloud layer, Image 
Crop to Selection.

Open your tube and copy and paste as a new layer (I used the big close up one).
I moved to the right hand side. Activate your bottom layer, Selections Select All, 
Activate your tube layer, Image Crop to Selection.  Add a drop shadow.

Open ScrapWDD_Marika-package-39 (19) Image Mirror and copy and paste as 
a New Layer. I moved to the right, behind the tube. Activate your bottom layer, 
Selections Select All, Activate your branch layer, Image Crop to Selection.  Add a 
drop shadow.

Open ScrapWDD_Marika-package-39 (6) and copy and paste as a new layer. I 
moved below the twig layer and did my best to try and line it up under the tube 
layer.  Activate your bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate your vine layer, 
Image Crop to Selection.  Add a drop shadow.

Open WDD_Marika-package-39 (13) and copy and paste as a new layer.I moved
behind the tube layer and down in the right hand bottom corner.  Activate your 
bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate your beach ball layer, Image Crop to 
Selection.  Add a drop shadow.

Open ScrapWDD_Marika-package-39 (15) Image Resize 100X152 and copy
and paste as a new layer.  I moved behind the branch layer and up a bit and to
the right a bit. Activate your bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate your 
lighthouse layer, Image Crop to Selection.  Add a drop shadow.

Open ScrapWDD_Marika-package-39 (30) Image Resize 392X251 and copy 
and paste as a new layer.  Add a Dropshadow.

Open ScrapWDD_Marika-package-39 (32) Image Resize 374X141 and copy 
and paste as a New layer.  I moved a little to the right.  Add a Dropshadow.

Open the following:  ScrapWDD_Marika-package-39 (34), (12) and (35) Resize 
all 3 to 315X298 and copy and paste as a new layer.  I started with the blue one
and staggered them behind the tube layer.  Activate your bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate your 
each flower layer, Image Crop to Selection.  Add a drop shadow.  Do that to all 3
flowers.

With your tube layer active Open ScrapWDD_Marika-package-39 (9) paper 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 Float/Defloat, Selections Modify Contract 3 and hit the delete key once
on your keyboard.  Add a Dropshadow.

At this point you can go ahead and Layers Merge Merge All.  Add your © copyright
and License information.  Add your name and you are all done!







Monday, August 4, 2014

PTU-Wednesday's Child


PTU-Wednesday's Child

I am using the STUNNING artwork of Anna Marine.  You can purchase this and 
other great artwork at CDO.

Scrapkit used is called Wednesday's Child by Hungry Hill (OMG Alison!  You hit 
this out of the ball park!  Absolutely GORGEOUS!)  You can purchase this at CDO.

Font used is a FTU Font called Aligot de Mirabelle.

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Open a 600X250 Transparent New Image.

Open your tube and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I did Image Mirror. Activate
your bottom layer, Selections Select All, activate your tube layer, Image Crop to 
Selection.

Open moon and copy and paste as a New Layer.  Move below the tube layer and 
to the left a bit.  Activate your bottom layer, Selections Select All, activate your moon
 layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open tree and copy and paste as a New layer.  I moved to the right and down to 
look like a bush. Activate your bottom layer, Selections Select All, activate your tree
 layer, Image Crop to Selection. 

Open mist-1 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  Move to where you like it.  Just
make sure it is under your tube layer.  Activate your bottom layer, Selections 
Select All, activate your mist layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open birds and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I move up toward the top of the 
tag but under the tube layer.  Activate your bottom layer, Selections Select All, 
activate your birds layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Add your dropshadows to what you would like.  For the grey background, I did a
gradient flood fill of a light and dark grey (circular) and then moved it up so I got 
a bit of both showing.  Added some brushes and did a filter for the lightning.  You 
don't have to have it as it is your tag.  This is what I did with mine.

Add your ©copyright information and name and you are done!