Friday, April 26, 2013

PTU-Always and Forever

PTU-Always and Forever

Tube of Choice-Iam using the beautiful artwork of Camilla Drakenborg.
You can purchase this and other equally beautiful artwork at UYA.

Scrapkit used is called Always by Hungry Hill (OMG Alison!  This is a
Gorgeous kit!!!  Thank You sooo much!)  You can purchase this kit at
Treasured Scraps.

Font used is a FTU font called Xiomara.

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Open a 800X700 Transparent New Image.

Open frame-5 Image Rotate Left or Right 90 degrees and copy and paste
as a New Layer.

Open your tube and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to the right.
Duplicate your tube and move the copy below the frame layer.  Activate
your frame layer and with your magic wand click on the inside of the frame.
Activate the top tube layer (You can hide the bottom tube layer.  It might be
easier to see what you are erasing.) Selections Invert and with your eraser
tool erase what is hanging over the frame avoiding the head and upper arm.
Selections Select None.  Activate your bottom tube layer (unhiding if you
hid it) and erase what is behind the bottom of the frame.

Activate your frame layer again and with your magic wand click on the inside
of the frame, Selections Modify Expand 10.  Activate your bottom layer,
Open paper-4 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  Selections Invert and hit
the delete key once on your keyboard.  Don't deselect yet!

Open willow and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to the far right
so the bottom branch is showing.  Once happy with how it looks hit the
delete key once on your keyboard.  Don't deselect yet!

Open fenceline and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved down a bit.
Once happy with your placement hit the delete key once on your keyboard.
Don't deselect yet!

Open doodle-2 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to the left a
bit so the big swirl of ribbon was on the left hand side of the frame.  If happy
with your placement hit the delete key once on your keyboard.  Don't
deselect yet!

Open flowerpot and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved so the flowers
were on the left hand side of the tube.  Hit the delete key once on your keyboard.

Open grass and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved down and to the
right so you could tell there was grass behind her to the right but not on
the left.  Hit the delete key once on your keyboard.  Selections Select None.

OK Do me a favor,  Activate your bottom layer and Selections Select All.
Now on all the big pieces that I had you not deselect go thru each one
and hit crop to selection.  I would hate for you to save and have all this
stuff hanging over the side.  It has happened to me before and it is not fun.

OK now that you have done that, Layers Merge Merge Visible.

Add your ©copyright information and Name.

Monday, March 25, 2013

FTU-A Beautiful Haunting


FTU-A Beautiful Haunting

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

Scrap kit used is a Free Sampler kit called Fallen Angel by Gothic
Inspirations.  You can get this and other LOVELY kits at her blog
Gothic Inspirations.

Mask used is MB and SW Foum Mask 23 by Moonbeams and Spiderwebs.

Font used is a FTU Font called Faith Collapsing.

I used some sparkle brushes that are FTU.

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Open a 600X250 Transparent New Image.

Open Paper5-GI_FallenAngel and copy and paste as a New Layer.  Activate
the 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 down and left
it in the middle.  Activate the bottom layer, Selections Select All,
Activate your tube layer, Image Crop to Selection.

With your tube layer active, Open your mask of choice, Layers New Mask
Layer From Image, Scroll to find your mask and hit OK.  Layers Merge,
Merge Group.  Layers Duplicate and on the top layer change your opacity
to Soft light.  Merge the two tube layers together (with the top tube
layer active layers merge merge down).

Open Frame2-GI_FallenAngel and copy and paste as a New Layer.  Move
behind the tube layer and down and to the left.  Activate the bottom
layer, Selections Select All, Activate your frame layer, Image Crop to
Selection.

Open Fog-GI_FallenAngel and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to
the right hand side of the tag and below the tube layer.  Layers Duplicate
Image Mirror/Flip.  Layers Merge Merge Down so the two fog layers are one.
Activate the bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate your fog layer,
Image Crop to Selection.

Open TagEmb-GI_Fallen Angel and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved
to the bottom right hand corner so that the doodles were showing not the
box. Layers Duplicate and I moved to the upper right hand corner.  Layers
Duplicate and I moved to the upper left hand corner.  Merge these all
together.  Activate the bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate
your doodle layers, Image Crop to Selection.

Open CornerScrolling-GI_FallenAngel, Image Resize 152X156 and copy and
paste as a New Layer.  Image Mirror/Flip and moved to the bottom Left
hand corner.  Activate the bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate
your corner layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open FabricFlower-GI_FallenAngel and copy and paste as a New Layer.  Move
to just above the paper layer.  Activate the bottom layer, Selections
Select All, Activate your flower layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open Doodle-GI_FallenAngel and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved
below the flower layer.  Activate the bottom layer, Selections Select
All, Activate your doodle layer, Image Crop to Selection.

With your paper layer active, add a New Raster Layer and add your sparkle
brushes.  I also added a New layer on top and added a bubble type brush.

Add your ©copyright information and name.

Sunday, March 17, 2013

PTU-The Colours Of...


PTU-The Colours of

Tube of Choice-I am using the GORGEOUS artwork of The Vintage Angel.
You can purchase this and other GORGEOUS artwork at CDO.

Scrap Kit used is Colours of by Schnegge's Designs *Thank You so much
Angela!!!  Such a BEAUTIFUL Kit!!!*.  You can purchase this and other
BEAUTIFUL kit at CDO.

Font used is a FTU font called Frosting for Breakfast.

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Open a 600X250 Transparent New Image.

Open p12_ColoursOf_Schnegge 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 Image.  I mirrored mine, and
move to where you like it.  Add a drop shadow.  Activate your bottom
layer, Selections Select All, Activate your tube layer, Image Crop to
Selection.

Open flower01_ColoursOf_Schnegge and copy and paste as a New Layer. I
moved behind the tube layer and down and to the left of the tube.Activate
your bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate your flower01 layer,
Image Crop to Selection. Add a drop shadow.

Open flower02_ColoursOf_Schnegge and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I
moved behind the tube and down to the right of the tube.  Activate
your bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate your flower02 layer,
Image Crop to Selection. Add a drop shadow.

Open frame01_ColoursOf_Schnegge and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I
moved this below both of the flower layers.  Activate your bottom layer,
Selections Select All, Activate your frame layer, Image Crop to Selection.
Add a drop shadow.

With your paper layer active, Open glitter_ColoursOf_Schnegge and copy
and paste as a New Layer.

Open leaf_ColoursOf_Schnegge and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved
below the flowers and down so it is showing to the left of flower01.
Activate your bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate your leaf
layer, Image Crop to Selection. Add a drop shadow.

Open corner04_ColoursOf_Schnegge and copy and paste as a New Layer. I
moved this to the upper left corner and moved it so a little of the
decoration is showing.  Activate your bottom layer, Selections Select
All, Activate your corner layer, Image Crop to Selection. Layers Duplicate
Image Flip. Merge the 2 corners together.  Now duplicate and Image Mirror
and now you have corners in all 4 corner.

Layers Merge Merge Visible.

Add your ©copyright and Licensing Information and name.

Friday, March 15, 2013

PTU-Mythic Garden


PTU-Mythic Garden

Tube of choice-I am using the GORGEOUS Artwork of Susan McKivergan
Justice!  You can purchase this and other GREAT Artwork at UYA.

Scrap Kit used is a HUGE kit called Mythic by Hungry Hill *Thank You
so much Alison!!!  This kit is GORGEOUS!*.  You can purchase this and
other great kits at Treasured Scraps and DigiFox's Studio.

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Open a 600X250 Transparent New Image.

Open Paper-13 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved it up to get
some of the color from the bottom of the paper on the tag.  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 right
side of the tag.  Activate your bottom layer, Selections Select All,
Activate your tube layer, Image Crop to Selection.

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

Open stem-3 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved under the moss
layer and to the right so it is behind the tube but showing in the upper
right hand corner.  Activate your bottom layer, Selections Select All,
Activate your stem layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open glimmers and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved below the moss
layer and played to where I like where the glimmers landed.  Activate
your bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate your glimmers layer,
Image Crop to Selection.

Open doodle and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved behind the moss
layer and just played around till I got it the way I liked it.  Activate
your bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate your doodle layer,
Image Crop to Selection.

Open tree-2 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved behind the moss
layer and down and to the right behind the tube.  Activate your bottom
layer, Selections Select All, Activate your tree layer, Image Crop to
Selection.

Open bird, Image resize 10% and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved
it so it was sitting on a branch.

Open butterfly, Image resize 10% and copy and paste as a New Layer. I
moved it to the left and made it look like it was on the "bush".

With your top layer active, Choose a dark color from your tube, add a new
Raster Layer and flood fill with your color.  Selections Select All, Selections
Modify Contract 4 and hit the delete key once on your keyboard.  Selections
Modify Contract 2 Open Paper-10 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 2 and hit the delete key once on your
keyboard.  On the layer that you did the flood fill Adjust Blur Gaussian
Blur 3.0 and hit OK.

Add your ©copyright and Licensing Information.

Add your Name!

Thursday, March 7, 2013

PTU-Spring Kitty


PTU-Spring Kitty

Tube and Scrap Kit used is a Bundle Package (93) of Karen Middleton
Kitten Tubes that are just ADORABLE! and a matching BEAUTIFUL Scrap Kit
by LadyHawwk Designs *Thank You sooo much Cathy!  Love this kit so much!*.
You can purchase this bundle package at CDO.

Font used is a FTU Font called Frosting for Breakfast.

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Open a 800X700 Transparent New Image

Open one of the three tubes that come with this bundle package and copy
and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to the right. Add a slight Drop
Shadow.

Open LHD_Middleton-93-Frame3 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  Move
below the kitten layer and to the left.  Add a slight Drop Shadow.

Open LHD_Middleton-93-Ele15 and copy and paste as a New Layer. I moved
this to the left and below the kitten layer.  Add a slight Drop Shadow.

Open LHD_Middleton-93-Ele16 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved
to the left, making it look like it was on a flower.  Add a slight Drop
Shadow.

Open LHD_Middleton-93-Ele17 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved
to the bottom right hand side of the tag and below the tube layer.  Add
a slight Drop Shadow.

Open LHD_Middleton-93-Ele32 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved
to the middle right and moved down below the tube layer and above the
last flower we did.  Add a slight Drop Shadow.

Open LHD_Middleton-93-Ele55 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved
up and to the left a bit (covering the butterfly in the cluster) and
I moved below the 2 flower layers.  Add a slight Drop Shadow.

Open LHD_Middleton-93-Ele37 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved
to the upper right hand side of the tag and moved to the bottom layer.
Add a slight Drop Shadow.

Open LHD_Middleton-93-Ele35 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved
just to the left of the tube and just below the top butterfly layer.
Add a slight Drop Shadow.

Layers Merge, Merge Visible. Image Resize 600X525.

Add your ©copyright and Licensing Information and Name.

Monday, March 4, 2013

PTU-Queen of the Night


PTU-Queen of the Night

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

Scrap Kit used is Inspired by Jennifer Janesko 77-3 by Dee'Sign Depot
*Thank You so much Dee!!!  I love this kit!*  You can purchase this and
other GREAT kits at CDO.

Font used is a FTU font called Raconteur NF.

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Open a 600X250 Transparent New Image.

Open Paper 8 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 right
hand side of the tag.  Activate your bottom layer, Selections Select All,
Activate your tube layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open Spray 2 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  Move below your tube
layer and move to the right.  Activate your bottom layer, Selections
Select All, Activate your Spray layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open Spray 4 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to the left and
down to above the paper layer.  Activate your bottom layer, Selections
Select All, Activate your second Spray layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open E6 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved under the tube layer
and to the right and down so the top is behind the tubes shoulder.
Activate your bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate your finial
layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open E12, Image Flip and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to the
left and up and just below the tube layer.  Activate your bottom layer,
Selections Select All, Activate your bow layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Open E17, Image Mirror/Flip and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved
this below the tube layer and just to the left of her to make sure her
headdress was all showing.  Add a small drop shadow.  Activate your
bottom layer, Selections Select All, Activate your Leaf layer, Image
Crop to Selection.

Open E19 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved down just above the
paper layer and to the left to give texture.  Activate your bottom layer,
Selections Select All, Activate your branch layer, Image Crop to Selection.

Layers Merge, Merge Visible.

Add your ©copyright and Licencing Information and Name.





Wednesday, February 27, 2013

PTU-Hauntingly Beautiful


PTU-Hauntingly Beautiful

Tube of Choice-I am using the Dark and Wonderful artwork of Anna Marine.
You can purchase this and other BEAUTIFUL artwork at CDO.

Scrap Kit used is Rain of Blood by Abstract Creations (I soooo LOVE this
kit Cassie!!!  Thank you so much!)  You can purchase this and other GREAT
Scrap Kits at CDO.

Mask used is Mask 50 by Moonbeams and Spiderwebs.

Font used is a FTU font called BulgariaModernaV3

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Open a 800X700 Transparent New Image.

Open e38 and copy and paste as a New Layer.

Open your tube of choice and copy and paste as a New Layer.  Move to
where you like it and move below the frame layer.  Layers Duplicate and
move to above the frame layer.  Activate your frame layer and with your
magic wand click the inside of the frame.  Selections Invert.  Activate
the eraser tool and with your top tube layer active erase what is over
the frame layer to remove it.  Selections Select None.

Activate your frame layer again and with your magic wand click on the
inside of the frame Selections Modify Expand 10. Activate your bottom
layer and Open p8 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  Selections Invert
and hit the Delete Key once on your keyboard.  Selections Select None.

Open e7 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved this down and to
the left a touch and moved down below the paper layer.  Layers Duplicate
Image Mirror/Flip.

Open 38 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to the bottom right
hand side of the frame and down so it is below the web layer. Layers
Duplicate and move to the middle left behind the frame.

Open e9 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to the upper right
hand side of the frame and moved to below the paper layer.

Open e23 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  Layers Duplicate Adjust
Blur Gaussian Blur 3.0 and hit OK.  Layers Merge Merge Down.  Move this
below the paper layer and either to the left or right hand side of the
tag.  Layers Duplicate, Layers Mirror. Layers Merge Down.

Open e43 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved down and to the
right and moved down to just above the fence layer.  Layers Duplicate
and move to the left.  Merge these together.  There was a bit of skull
hanging down on the right hand side that I erased.

With your bottom layer activated, Open P3, Image Resize 800X800 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.

Layers Merge Merge Visible.

Image Resize 600X525

Add your ©copyright information and Name!