PTU-Harvest Beauty

PTU-Harvest Beauty

Close up tube of choice- I am using the Beautiful Artwork of Jennifer Janesko!  It can be purchased
at CDO.

The scrap kit I am using is called Harvest Home by Hungry Hill!  Thank You so much Ali! It can be purchased at Digi Fox's Studio.

Font of choice-  I am using a FTU Font called Trinigan FG and it can be downloaded at Fontspace.

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Open a 700X700 Transparent new image

Open glitter-splatter and copy and paste as a new layer.

Open flower-1 and copy and paste as a new layer.

Open curled-paper-frame-1 and copy and paste as a new layer. Image> Free Rotate to the right 90% All layer and Rotate single layer around canvas center NOT checked.

With your magic wand (Mode: Add(Sift) Match mode: RGB Value Tolerance and Feather 0) Click on the inside of your 3 frames while holding down your shift button.  Selections> Modify Expand 5 Open paper-3 and copy and paste as a new layer.  Selections> Invert and hit the delete key once on your keyboard.  Selections> Select None

With your magic wand again click the first frame Selections Modify expand 5, Open your tube of choice and copy and paste as a new layer.  I moved mine to the left so only half her face was showing.  I then duplicated and on the original layer used Xero filter moodlight at default setting and the top layer I used a Gaussian Blur of 5 and then changed the Blend Mode to Soft Light. Selections> Select None.  I merged the tube together and then duplicated it again and Image> Mirror to put the face in the last frame. Make sure your tubes are under the frame layer and above the paper layer.

Open love Image> Resize 168X250 and copy and paste as a new layer.  Move to the middle frame and above your paper layer but below the frame.

Open flower-2 Image> Mirror Image> Resize 600X268 and copy and paste as a new layer.  Make sure it is above your frame layer and move to the bottom of your frame.

Open twig  Image> Mirror Image> Resize 600X219 and copy and paste as a new layer.  Move down above your flower layer.

Open flower-3 Image> Resize250X247 and copy and paste as a new layer.Move down and to the right a bit.  See my example for my placement.

Open flutterby Image> Resize 250X184 and copy and paste as a new layer.  Move down and to the right.  See my
example for my placement.

Once happy with everything Layers> Merge Merge Visible.  Put on your ©copyright information and name and that is it!

I hope you enjoyed doing this tut and I hope you played around with placements and different elements to
get it just the way you like it!
Hugs, Staci

PTU-Darkness

Darkness-PTU

Tube of choice-I am using the beautiful artwork of Anna Marine.  You must have a license for it and you can get that, the tube, and wonderful service at CDO.

Scrap Kit used is Dark Mistress by Hungry Hill.  Thank You so much Alison!  You can purchase this kit and many other great kits at Digi Fox's Studio.

Font of choice-I am using a FTU font called Feathergraphy Decoration and it can be downloaded at dafont.

Mask of choice-I used the one I made for the Misfit Blog.  You can download it and other masks HERE.

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Open a 700X700 Transparent Image

Open paper-10 and copy and paste as a new layer.

Open your mask ( I used Staci Misfit Halloween Mask 2), Layers> New Mask Layer From Image Scroll down to find your mask, Source luminance checked Invert mask data unchecked. and
hit ok.  Layers> Merge Merge group.

Open glitter-circle Image> Resize 615X625 and copy and paste as a new layer.

Open diamond-circle-1 and copy and paste as a new layer.

With your magic wand (Mode: Add(Shift) Match mode: RGB Value Tolerance and feather 0) Click inside your diamond-circle.  Open Paper-2 and copy and paste as a new layer.
Selections> Modify Expand 5 Selections> Invert and hit the delete key once.

Open lighning Image> Resize 300X291 and copy and paste as a new layer.  I moved it to the left and up and then I duplicated it Image> Mirror and moved it down.

Open silhouette-1 Image> Resize 500x500 and copy and paste as a new layer.  Move down to the bottom of the diamond-circle.

Open silhouette-2 Image> Resize 500x500  Image> Mirror and copy and paste as a new layer.  Move down to the bottom of the diamond-circle.

You want to make sure all of this is below you diamond circle. And now you can hit the delete key on layers that are hanging over the edge of the diamond.

On top of the diamond circle copy and paste your tube.  What I did was duplicate it and move it just below the diamond-circle.  On the top layer with the selections open your eraser tool and erase the parts that are over the diamond-circle (the bottom layer should be fine.) Selections> Select None. I then duplicated and used Xero-Radiance on the bottom layer and a Gaussian Blur of 3.00 to the top. This is optional.

Open black-rose  Image> Resize 136X122 and copy and paste as a new layer.  See my example for placement.

Open ribbon-rosette Image> Resize 250X154 and copy and paste as a new layer.  See my example for placement.

Open dangle Image> Resize 136X200 and copy and paste as a new layer.  See my example for placement.

Open corner-web Image> Resize 141X150 and copy and paste as a new layer.  I moved it to the left so it looks like it is connected to the flower on the tube.

Open kitty Image> Resize 168X 250 and copy and paste as a new layer.  I duplicated and put a Gaussian Blur of 3.00 on the top layer.

Once happy with everything Layers> Merge Merge Visible.

At this point I resized to 600X600 put on my ©copyright information and put my name on it and that is it!

Thanks for trying out my tutorial with this great kit!
Hugs, Staci

The Goodies Blog Train

You can download my part here


DezignsByStaci

DollysTagWorld

CrystalsScrapCreations

FreeksCreations

HungryHill

JustFi

MythicalDesigns

ScottishButterflyCreations

ScrapRebellion

TashasPlayGround

FTU-Bite Me

Bite Me-FTU

Tube of choice.  I am using the artwork of Ismael Rac.  You cam purchase this tube and others at
his store Xeracx.net
I am using the GORGEOUS FTU scrap kit called Because the Night by Digicats(& Dogs)

Font used is a FTU font called Clive Barker.  This can be downloaded at dafont.

Filters used are Mura's Meister Copies and Xero Moonlight and Porcelain and Radiance.  You can download these filters here.

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Let's get started by opening a New Image 600X250 Transparent.

Open DCD_BTN_Paper09 and copy and paste as a new layer.  Activate your bottom layer Selections> Select All then activate your paper Image> Crop to Selection.

Open your tube (at this point I used the non close up tube) and copy and paste as a new layer Effects> Mura's Meister Copies  I used Wall Paper (lighten) but chose which one you like best and hit ok.  I then used Xero> Moonlight at the default setting and hit ok and then I changed the opacity to 25. Activate your bottom layer Selections> Select All then activate your tube layer Image> Crop to Selection.

Open DCD_BTN_Cemetary Sign and copy and paste as a new layer.  Activate your bottom layer Selections> Select All then activate your cemetary sign Image> Crop to Selection.

Open DCD_BTN_Blood Splatter and coy and paste as a new layer. I moved up a touch and changed the blend mode to Overlay.

Open DCD_BTN_Gravestone and copy and paste as a new layer.  I moved it to the right and up.  Once happy with the placement activate your bottom layer Selections> Select All then activate your gravestone Image> Crop to Selection.

Open DCD_BTN_Moon.  I move up and to the left.  Once happy with placement activate your bottom layer Selections> Select All then activate your moon Image> Crop to Selection.

Open your tube and copy and paste as a new layer.  I used the close up tube and move to the left.  I used the radiance filter after duplicating on the bottom tube and used a gaussian blur of 3.00 on the top and then changed the opacity to soft light. Activate your bottom layer Selections> Select All then activate your tube Image> Crop to Selection.


The other tube I moved to the right, duplicated and on the bottom tube I used the porcelain filter and on the layer I used gaussian blur again and then changed the opacity to soft light.  Activate your bottom layer Selections> Select All then activate your tube
Image> Crop to Selection.

Activate the bottom layer Selections> Select all Selections> Modify Contract 8 Activate your top layer and copy and paste DCD_BTN_Paper 12 and then Hit the delete key once on your keyboard.  Once happy with everything Layers> Merge Merge Visible

Put on your ©copyright information and Licensing information and your name and that is it!

Hugs, Staci

What a Girl Wants-PTU

 PTU-What a Girl Wants

Tube of Choice-  I am using the BEAUTIFUL artwork of Elias Chatzoudis.  You need a license for his work and you can purchase this tube and others at PTE.

Scrapkit used is What a girl wants by Crystal's Creations.  You can purchase this kit at Digi Fox's Studios

Font used is a FTU font called Girls Are Weird.  You can download this font and other at DaFont.

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Open a 700X700 transparent new image.

Open wagw-ee18 and copy and paste as a new layer.  Move down toward the bottom.

Open wagw-ee20 and copy and paste as a new layer.  Move this below your frame.  Make your frame layer active and with your pick tool stretch your frame so the city is covered on the sides. make your mover tool active.

With your magic wand (tolerence feather 0 match mode rgb value) click in the middle of your frame, Selections> Modify Expand 5 Open wagw_pp8 and copy and paste as a new layer Selections> Invert and hit the delete key once on your keyboard.  Selections> Select None.

Open your tube and copy and paste as a new layer.  What I did was once I was happy where the tube is placed, I duplicated it and moved it under the frame and with the top layer activated I erased what was on top of the frame (skirt wise) and then put a drop shadow on the bottom tube.

What I did next was open waga_ee7 and copy and pasted this as a new layer and moved it up so it covered the city and moved it so it was above the city.

Open wagw_ee6 and copy and paste as a new layer.  I moved it to the left duplicated it then Image> Mirror Merge those together then duplicated again and then Image> Flip and merged those layers together.

Open wegw_40 Image> Resize by 50% and copy and paste as a new layer.  I moved it into the frame area but you can put it anywhere you like.

Open wagw_ee16 Image> Resize 50% and copy and paste as a new layer.  I moved it behind the tube layer.

Open wagw_ee33 Image>Resize 50% and copy and paste as a new layer.  I moved it to the left side of my tube
and moved it so it was under the tube layer.

Open wagw_ee39 and copy and paste as a new layer.  I moved it up and them moved it under the frame and paper
layers.

Open wagw-ee1 and copy and paste as a new layer.  I moved it to the left and under the rose layer.

Open wagw_ee2 and copy and paste as a new layer.  I moved it down so it was on top of the frame layer.
Once happy with your placement I then duplicated and on the bottom layer I did Adjust> blur Gaussian Blur 3.00

I then Merged visible, Resized it to 600X600.

Add your ©copyright information and name.

That is all there is to this tut!  I hope you enjoy doing the tut as much as I enjoyed writing it for you.
Until Next Time
Hugs, Staci