Sunday, April 29, 2012

Still Hope Tut (FTU)

Supplies Used:
Still Here tube by Zindy. Get it HERE.
Angel Mini by Candy's Treats. Get it HERE
Eyecandy 4000 Gradient Glow
Font: Monika

Open a new image size 500 by 500.
C/P Lace. Resize by  80%. Dropshadow.
Use your magic wand to select the inside of the lace frame. Selections, Modify, Expand by 2.
Add a new raster layer. C/P Paper CT Block 1 into selection. Deselect and move under the frame.
C/P Glitter Circle 2. Resize by 75%. Dropshadow.
C/P Glitter Rain 2. Resize by 30%.  Position near the top of your frames. Dropshadow.
C/P Flower Cluster. Resize by 75%. Dropshadow. Position near the bottom of the frame.
C/P Ivy. Resize by 50%. Dropshadow. Use your deform tool to position along the bottom of the frame on on side. Duplicate and mirror.
C/P Flowers. Resize by 30%. Dropshadow. Position over the flower cluster on the left side. Duplicate and mirror.
C/P Angel Wing. Position on one side of frame and dropshadow. Duplicate and mirror.
C/P Angel Flowers. Resize by 50%. Use your deform tool to position to one side of the top of the frame. Duplicate and mirror.
C/P your tube. Dropshadow.
C/P Winged Heart. Resize by 50%. Position so that the heart sits over the top of one of the wings. Dropshadow.
C/P Hope Wordart. Resize by 50%. Position over the flowers at the bottom of the frame. 
Add Eyecandy 4000 Gradient Glow of 3. Dropshadow.
Type out your font. Apply inner bevel of choice and Gradient Glow of 3. Dropshadow.
Don't forget your copyright and watermark!


Saturday, April 28, 2012

Sweet Pandemonium tut...

Supplies Used:
Winterball tube by Crossbones-Fullmoons. Get it at ART. (OPENING MAY 1st!!!)
Scrap kits are exclusive to the Dark Light forum called Dark Light #1 & #2. If you would like to earn the kits head on over to out forum Dark Light. (FYI...There are also tubes by Hunter and Crowe you can earn there. This is not a tagging community though. We are dedicated to all things HIM.)
Font: Aquarelle
Filter: Eyecandy 4000 Gradient Glow.

Open a new image size 500 by 500.
C/P Frame #3 from kit #2. Resize by 75%. Image, Rotate, Free Rotate 15 degrees to the left.
Use your magic wand to select the inside of the frame. Selections, Modify, Expand by 4.
Add a new raster layer. C/P Paper #3 from kit #2 into selection. Deselect and move under the frame layer.
Dropshadow frame.
C/P Black feather from kit # 1. Resize by 50%. Mirror and dropshadow. Position to the left of the frame.
C/P Flower 1 from kit #1. Resize by 50% and position over the feather. Dropshadow.
C/P Rose 2 from kit #1. Resize by 25%. Dropshadow. Duplicate. Position over the 2 largest flowers.
C/P Rose 3 from kit #1. Resize by 20%. Dropshadow. Duplicate 2 times. Position these over the medium sized flowers.
C/P Rose 1 from kit #1. Resize by 10%. Go to Adjust, Sharpen, Sharpen more. Repeat Sharpen more. Dropshadow and position over the small flower.
C/P Wings from kit #2. Resize by 50%. Dropshadow. Use your deform tool to position on an angle at the bottom of your flowers.
C/P Pills 2 from Kit#2. Resize by 50%. Dropshadow. Position at the bottom corner of the wings.
C/P Razorblade 1 from Kit #1. Resize by 50%. Dropshadow. Use your deform tool to position the top of the razor at an angle just under the wings.
C/P Charm 1 from kit #1. Resize by 50%. Dropshadow. Use your deform tool to position over the edge of the razor blade.
C/P Bottle from kit #2. Resize by 40%. Dropshadow. Position so the corner of the bottle is under the feather at the top of the heart charm.
C/P Seal from Kit #2. Resize by 40%. Dropshadow. Position under the edges of the bottle and razor.
C/P Note 1 from kit #2. Resize by 40%. Dropshadow. Position at the top of the frame .
C/P Note Black 2 from kit #2. Dropshadow. Position just off center under the silver note.
C/P Note Black 3 from kit #2. Resize by 75%. Dropshadow. Position off center under the single black note.
Select your background layer.
C/P Star Scatter from kit #1. Resize by 75%. Dropshadow. Duplicate and Mirror. Move one side so it sits slightly higher than the other.
C/P Scatter 1 from kit #2. Dropshadow. Resize by 50%. Position to one side of the canvas. Duplicate and flip.
C/P your tube. Dropshadow.
C/P Sparkles 2 From kit #2. Resize by 50%. Mirror. (I left mine on top of the tube but you can always move it down if that doesn't work with your tube.)
C/P Wordart 1 from kit #2. Resize by 75%. Adjust, Color balance, Manual color correct. Source should be set to red and the target to a pink.
C/P Heart Scatter from kit#1. Resize by 75%. Dropshadow and position near the bottom of the tag.
Apply Gradient glow of 3. Go to adjust, Sharpness, Sharpen. Repeat Gradient Glow.
Dropshadow.
Type out your font. Apply inner bevel of choice and Gradient Glow of 3. Adjust, Sharpness, Sharpen. Dropshadow.
Don't forget to add your copyright and watermark!

Music Of The Night tut...

Supplies Used:
Tortured Soul tube by Alexi Li. Get it at Scraps N Crap. (FYI...SNC is closing on May 1st so you better get this beautiful tube fast or she will be gone forever :(
Gothic Nights Scrapkit by Kristy. Get it at SATC.
Font: Plain Germanica
Filter: Eyecandy 4000 Gradient Glow & Glass (Font Only)

Open a new image size 500 by 500
C/P Frame 3. Resize by 65%. Adjust, Color Balance, Negative Image.
Use your magic wand to select the inside of the frame. Selections, Modify, Expand by 2.
Add a new raster layer UNDER the frame. C/P Paper 3 into selection. Change the layer property to hard light.
Add a new raster layer. C/P Paper  4 into selection. Change the layer property to Luminance (L). Deselect.
Dropshadow frame layer.
C/P Frame 4. Resize by 65%. Adjust, Color Balance, Manual Color Correct. Source set to a color from the frame, Target a color from your tube. Dropshadow.
Duplicate, Flip, And mirror. Position the leaves around the original frame.
C/P Beads. Resize by 65%. Adjust, Color Balance, Manual color correct. Set your source to white, Target to the color from your tube. Dropshadow. Position near the bottom of the frame.
C/P Leaves 2. Resize by 30%. Dropshadow. Duplicate and flip. Position on the left side of the frame.
C/P Tree. Resize by 50%. Dropshadow. Position over the leaves. (Don't worry about the base as we will cover it:)
C/P Flower 3. Resize by 30%. Dropshadow. Duplicate 2 times for a total of 3. Position near the top half of the leaves.
C/P Violin. Resize by 65%. Dropshadow. I used my deform tool to position on a very slight angle.
C/P Heart 1. Resize by 20%. Dropshadow. Position to the bottom left over the violin.
C/P Leaves 3. Mirror. Resize by 30%. Dropshadow. Position the leaves so they cross over the heart.
C/P Wings. Resize by 30%. Dropshadow. Use your deform tool to position to the bottom right over the violin.
C/P Clock. Resize by 20%. Mirror. Dropshadow. Position over the bottom part of the wings.
C/P Raven. Resize by 30%. Dropshadow. Position on the black leaves.
C/P Your tube.
Type out your font. Apply Eyecandy 4000 Glass. 
Add Gradient glow fat. Size 3 in black.
Apply Gradient glow standard in 3 in the color from your tube.
Dropshadow.
Don't forget your copyright and watermark.
Select your background layer. C/P Petal Scatter. Resize by 50%. Adjust, Color Balance, Manual Color Correct. Source set to white, Target to the color from your tube. Go to adjust, Sharpness, Sharpen more. Dropshadow.
Duplicate a few times and position around the bottom of your tag.
C/P Moon 2. Resize by 75%/ Mirror. Position to the left corner of the frame.
Hope you enjoyed this tut :P

Friday, April 27, 2012

A Kiss 4 U Tut...(FTU)


Supplies Used:
Kiss 4 U tube by Rene Kunert. Get it at Rebel-Dezigns.
Bibilicious Freebie By Bibi's Collection. This kit is free with purchase of the Bibilicious tube from SATC.
Font: Compliments

Open a new image size 500 by 500
C/P Element 16. Resize by 40%. Image, Rotate, Free Rotate 90 degrees left.
Using your lasso tool trace around the inside of the frame.
Add a new raster layer. C/P Paper 5 into selection. Deselect.
Dropshadow frame layer.
C/P Element 28. Resize by 75%. Use your deform tool to position in the bottom right corner. Adjust, Sharpness, Sharpen. Add dropshadow.
C/P Element 30. Resize by 50. Mirror and position over wings. Dropshadow.
C/P Element 49. Resize by 40%. Position near the center of the tribal flower. Dropshadow.
C/P Element 63. Mirror. Resize by 30%. Dropshadow. Position near the center of the hearts.
C/P Element 25. Position so it starts in the bottom right corner just before the cluster starts. Dropshadow.
C/P Element 6. Resize by 50%. Image, Rotate, Free Rotate 90 degrees right. Use your deform tool to position over the scatter. Duplicate hearts and merge down. Dropshadow.
C/P Element 62. Resize by 50%. Dropshadow. Position above your flower cluster.
Add font. Apply inner bevel and dropshadow.
Don't forget your copyright and watermark :)

Girls Night Out Forum Set tut

Supplies Used:
Fashion Girl tube by Celinart Pinup. Coming soon to SATC
Bibi's Collection part of the Sexy girl Collab. Get it at SATC
Eyecandy 4000 Glass and HSB Noise
Font: Dirty Headline

Open a new image size 650 by 250.
Selections, Select all.
C/P Paper 7 into selection.
C/P Element 5. Position at the bottom of your canvas. Dropshadow.
C/P Element 31. Resize by 75%. Dropshadow. Position under the skyline.
C/P You tube. Add dropshadow.
C/P Element 100. Resize by 75%. Use your deform tool to position over the disco ball and skyline. Adjust, Sharpness, Sharpen. Dropshadow.
C/P Element 8. Mirror. Dropshadow. position in the bottom right corner.
C/P Element 50. Position under the edge of your tube. Dropshadow. 
C/P Element 92. Resize by 30%. Dropshadow. Duplicate and position under the edge of the speaker.
C/P Element 99. Go to adjust, Color balance, Manual color correct. Make your source white and target a color from your tube. Resize by 35%. Position over the bottom of the drinks. Dropshadow.
C/P Element 108/ Resize by 30%. Dropshadow. Position over the bottom of the cassette.
C/P Element 85. Resize by 30%. Dropshadow. Duplicate and position over each speaker.
Type out your name. Apply Eyecandy 4000 Glass.
Selections, Select all, Contract by 2. Selections, Invert. Add a new raster layer. Floodfill with a color from your tube.
Selections, Invert. Add a new raster layer.
Selections, Modify, Contract by 3. Floodfill with a contrasting color from your tube. Deselect. Move this UNDER the smaller border.
Apply Eyecandy 4000 HSB Noise...
Don't forget your copyright and watermark.
For the Avatar.
C/P Background, Cityscape, & Tube.
Selections, Select all, Contract by 1. Selections, Invert. Add a new raster layer. Floodfill with a color from your tube.
Selections, Invert. Add a new raster layer.
Selections, Modify, Contract by 2. Floodfill with a contrasting color from your tube. Deselect. Move this UNDER the smaller border.
Repeat HSB Noise.
Thanks for trying my tut! I would love to see your results!
 

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Lost in Paradise tut...(FTU)

Supplies used:
Lost Footsteps tube by Zindy. Get it HERE.
Hawaiian Dreams kit by Yardbunny. Get it HERE.
 Sorry all...I have uploaded the kit HERE for everyone. It was an old kit :(
Font: Mr. Dafoe.

Open a new image size 500 by 500
C/P Frame 2. Resize by  25%.
C/P Frame 3. Resize by 30%. Position under the original frame.Use your deform tool to stretch the frame vertically so that it sticks out under all the sides of the original frame. Dropshadow.
Select the shell frame in your layers.
Use your magic wand to select the inside of the frame. Selections, Modify, Expand by 2.
Add a new raster layer. C/P Paper Water 1 into selection. Move this under the frame layer.
KEEP SELECTED.
C/P Sand 2. Resize by 30%. Position under the bottom part of the frame.
C/P Wave. Resize by 20%. Position just under the sand layer.
Selections, Invert.
Hit delete on both the sand and wave layers.
Deselect.
Dropshadow frame, Sand, & Wave.
C/P Element F6. Resize by 20%. Position under the bottom left of the frame.
Duplicate, Mirror. Position near the top right of your sand layer.
C/P Element F13. Resize by 30%. Duplicate and mirror. Position vertically in the top right corner of the frame. Merge Down. Dropshadow.
Duplicate, Image, Rotate, Free Rotate, 90 Degrees left. Position horizontally at the top of the frame.
C/P Element F9. Resize by 15%. Dropshadow. Position near the corner over your flowers.
C/P Element F16. Resize by 10%. Position under 1 side of the hibiscus flower. Duplicate, Flip, & Mirror. Position opposite the original.
Type out your font and add dropshadow.
Don't forget your copyright and watermark :P

One Dream Tut (FTU)

Supplies Used:
Little Dreamer & One tubes by Zindy. Get them at her store HERE & HERE
Sparkle & Shine kit by Melissa V. Get it from Creative Misfits
Monti Blinds Mask. Get it HERE
Font: Saginaw

Open a new image size 500 by 500
C/P Element 35. Resize by 70%. Adjust, Sharpness, Sharpen.
Use your magic wand to select the inside of the frame. Selections, Modify, Expand by 2.
Add a new raster layer. C/P Paper 22 into selection. Move below the frame layer.
C/P Close up tube as a new layer. Selections, Invert, Delete. Move close up below the frame and deselect. Change the layer opacity to around 50.
C/P Element 32. Resize by 75%. Dropshadow.
C/P Element 2. Resize by 50%. Adjust, Sharpness, Sharpen. Dropshadow.
Position on the bottom left of frame. Duplicate & Flip.
C/P Element 25. Resize by 65%. Image, Rotate, Free Rotate 90 degrees left. Adjust, Sharpness, Sharpen.
Position at the bottom left of the frame. Dropshadow.
C/P Element 52. Resize by 30%. Position to the left if the doodle. Dropshadow. Duplicate, Flip, & Mirror. Line up next to the original.
C/P Element 8. Resize by 15%. Dropshadow. Position at the center of the sequins.
C/P Element 7. Resize by 10%. Dropshadow. Position under one side of the larger flower. Duplicate and position opposite the original.
C/P Your tube. Dropshadow.
Type out your font. Apply inner bevel and dropshadow of choice.
Don't forget your copyright and watermark!

Monday, April 16, 2012

Awesome tut results from Some of my amazing friends...

Ok so these first 2 are from my amazing friend Skunkie Mom. If you like he work she runs the Biker Skunk Tagz forum.
This first tag is from my tut Darkest Night.
This tag is from my tut Rockin And Rollin

Next up is Dixie. She is from the awesome forum PSPing with Friends. I just adore the yahoo group and and super excited cause I joined the forum today!
First tag is from my tut Bringer Of Spring
And this one is from Edward
And the rest of these all came from my girl Anne at Tagger's Den. Didn't she just rock it out :)
First up is from my tut November
This one is called October Rust.
From my tut Bow Down .
And my absolute favorite from Anne...This is called Gothic Love
Thanks so much from the bottom of my heart to all my awesome friends!

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Scars tut...

Supplies Used:
Frozen Hearts tube by Zindy. Get it HERE.
Anguished kit by Gothic Inspirations. Get it HERE.
(Psssttt...There is a sampler for this kit on her blog too. I used it for this tut HERE)
Eyecandy 4000 Gradient Glow and Glass
Font: A Lolita Scorned
Mask of choice

Open a new image size 500 by 500.
C/P Frame 4. Resize by 50%. Use your lasso tool to select all the way around the outside of the frame. 
Add a new Raster layer. C/P Paper 2 into selection. Deselect and move paper under the frame.
C/P Lighting. Resize by 40%. Dropshadow. Position in the center of the frame. Remove any excess rope with your eraser tool.
C/P Arch. Resize by  40%. Position about on the right side of your frame. Dropshadow.
Duplicate arch and move slightly out from the original about halfway down the frame.
Using your lasso tool trace around the outside edges of the arch. 
Add a new raster layer. C/P Paper 3 into selection. Don't worry about the raw edge at the bottom since we are covering it.
Deselect and move paper under the arches.
C/P Coffin. Resize by  50%. Dropshadow. Position near the bottom of the arches.
C/P Broken Glass. Resize by 30%. Dropshadow. Duplicate and position the glass over both arches and the coffin.
C/P Hourglass. Resize by 10%. Dropshadow. Position at the end of the coffin. Dropshadow.
C/P Candle 3. Resize by 40%. Position over the bottom half of the hourglass. Dropshadow.
C/P Candle 3 again. This time used your lasso to remove the half moon shapes on either side of the candle. Resize by 30%. Dropshadow. Duplicate several times and position around the original.
C/P Envelopes. Resize by 20%. Dropshadow. Position to the right of the candles.
C/P Ashes. Resize by 10%. Position next to the letters. Dropshadow.
C/P Crow. Resize by 20%. Dropshadow and position on the edge of the ashes.
C/P Vials. Resize by 10%. Dropshadow. Duplicate and mirror. Position over the top of the original next to the ashes.
C/P Your tube. Dropshadow.
C/P Teddy Bear. Resize by  20% Dropshadow. Position next to tube.
C/P Word Art 2. Resize by 50%. Add Gradient Glow of 3 in a contrasting color. Dropshadow.
C/P Rose. Resize by 30%. Dropshadow. Duplicate 2 time for a total of 3. Position on the right side of the word art and merge layer together. Duplicate and mirror.
Select your background layer. 
C/P Paper 4. Apply mask of choice and merge group. Dropshadow if needed.
Type out your font. Add Eyecandy 400 Glass and Gradient glow. Dropshadow.
Don't forget copyright and Watermark.


Dreary Gothic Tut...

Supplies used:
Dreary Winter tube by Zindy. Get it HERE.
Beautiful Gothic kit by Addictive Pleasures. Get it HERE.
Font: Collins OE Demo

Start with a new image size 500 by 500.
Selections, Select all. C/P Paper 2 into selection. Deselect.
C/P Doors. Resize by 50%. Dropshadow.
C/P Mirror. Resize by 50%. Dropshadow. Position on the top half of the doors.
C/P Gates. Resize by 50%. Dropshadow. Position just over the bottom part of the mirror. Dropshadow.
C/P Vine 2. Resize by 65%. Dropshadow. Position over one side of the doors. Duplicate and mirror.
C/P Your tube. Dropshadow.
C/P Decor 4. Resize by 50%. Dropshadow. Position at the bottom of the gate just to the right of your tube.
C/P Goth Cross 1. Resize by 50%. Dropshadow. Position to the top right UNDER the angel.
C/P Cup. Resize by 50%. Dropshadow. Duplicate and use your deform tool to position original cup on a slight angle. Position Duplicate just below the original.
C/P Clock. Resize by 50%. Dropshadow. Position over the base of the cups.
C/P Chest. Resize by 30%. Dropshadow. Position about half way up the clock.
C/P flower 3. Resize by 30%. Dropshadow. Duplicate and position both on top of the chest.
C/P Skull 2. Resize by 20%. Dropshadow. Position on top of the flowers on the trunk.
C/P Skull . Resize by 30%. Dropshadow and position over the left corner of the chest.
C/P Book. Resize by 30%. Dropshadow. Use the deform tool to position over the bottom of the angel statue.
C/P Leaves. Resize by 30%. Adjust, Sharpness, Sharpen more. Dropshadow. Duplicate and mirror. Move and position next to the original.
C/P Ivy. Resize by 50%. Use your deform tool to position over the leaves. Dropshadow. Duplicate and mirror. Position over the original.
C/P Rose 2. Resize by 30%. Dropshadow. Duplicate and position just off to either side of the ivy.
C/P Rose. Resize by 30%. Dropshadow. Position in the center of the other roses. Duplicate and move one rose slightly down and over.
Select your background layer. C/P moon slightly to the left of the tag.
Type out your font. Apply inner Bevel...
Repeat inner bevel.
Adjust, Sharpness, Sharpen more.
Add Dropshadow. 
Don't Forget your copyright and watermark.
You can do this without the background too...It would look like this...

Friday, April 13, 2012

Edward tut (FTU!)

Supplies used:
Edward tube by Screaming Demons. Get it at SATC
Edward freebie kit by Addictive Pleasures. Get it HERE.
Mask of choice
Eyecandy 4000 Glass & Gradient Glow (font only)
Alienskin Xenophex 2 Burnt Edges
Font: Be Safe

Open a new image size 500 by 500.
C/P Window. Resize by 75%. Adjust Color Balance, Manual color correct. Source set to a color from the window. Target to a dark gray. 
Select the inside of the window. Selections, Modify, Expand by 2.
Add a new raster layer. C/P BG1 into selection. Deselect and move under the window.
Duplicate Background. Change the layer property to multiply.
C/P Roses. Resize by 75%. Adjust Color Balance, Manual color correct. Source set to a color from the roses. Target to a dark red. Dropshadow.
Duplicate and mirror. I moved one side of my roses slightly above the other.
C/P Lantern. Resize by 50%. Dropshadow. Position to one side of the window.
C/P your tube. Dropshadow. (I resized mine by 50%.)
C/P Tree 2. Image, Rotate, Free Rotate 90 degrees. Resize by 50%. Dropshadow. Position to one side of the bottom of the window. Duplicate and mirror.
C/P Leaves 3. Resize by 30%. Dropshadow. Position near the bottom right of the frame.
C/P Flower. Resize by 15%. Dropshadow. Duplicate 2 times and position over the leaves.
C/P Book. Resize by 20%. Dropshadow and position in the bottom left corner.
C/P Cello. Resize by 50%. Use your deform tool to position on a slight angle. Dropshadow.
C/P Clock 2. Resize by 25%. Dropshadow. Position under the top of the cello.
C/P Sheet music. Resize by 10%. Adjust, Sharpness, Sharpen. Dropshadow. Use your deform tool to position at the bottom of the clock. 
Duplicate and position over the bottom of the original.
C/P Apple. Resize by  20%. Position near the bottom of the sheet music. Dropshadow.
C/P Candles 2. Resize by 35%. Duplicate. Change the layer property to multiply.
C/P Pocket Watch. Resize by  30%. Dropshadow. Use your deform tool to position.
C/P Sheet Music. Resize by 50%. Position under the top of your window.
Apply Alienskin Xenophex 2 Burnt Edges...
Dropshadow.
Duplicate. Rotate 15 Degrees right.
Duplicate and mirror.
Select your background layer. C/P Paper 10 as a new layer.
Apply mask of choice and merge group.
Type out your font.
Apply Eyecandy 4000 Glass and Gradient Glow of 3. Dropshadow. 
Don't forget your copyright and watermark :)

Spring Beauty Mini Tut

Supplies Used:
Borrowed Wings tube by Zindy. Get it HERE.
Spring Attitude kit by Bibi's Collection. Get it from SATC.
Mask of choice
Font: Aquarelle

What I used:
Paper 9
Element 20
Element 23 Times 2 (75%)
Element 49 
Element 37 (75%)
Element 13 times 2 (75%)
Element 42 times 2 (50%)
Element 31 times 2 (30%)
Element 40 times 2 (50%)
Element 76 times 2 (50%)
Element 59 times 2 (75%)
Element 64 times 2 (75%)
Element 10 times 3 (20%)
Element 52 times 4 (40%)
Inner Bevel on font
Mask applied to paper layer
Don't forget your copyright and watermark :)

Darkest Night tut (FTU!)

Supplies Used:
Bye Bye Love tube by Zindy. Get it HERE.
Darkest Night sampler kit from my girl Gothic Inspirations. Get it HERE.
Font: Starstruck
Eyecandy 4000 Gradient glow (Font Only)

Open a new image size 500 by 500
C/P Mesh. Resize by 75%. Dropshadow.
C/P Tab. Dropshadow.
C/P Frame 4. Resize by 50%. Adjust, Sharpness, Sharpen. Dropshadow. Use your deform tool to position on a slight angle. Move slightly to the left of the tagback.
(If you want you can always add one of the papers behind the frame but I liked the way the tagback looked :)
C/P Fern. Mirror. Resize by 50%. Dropshadow. Position over the top left corner of the frame. Duplicate and flip. Position so they line up in the middle.
C/P Scatter. Adjust, Color Balance, Manual color correct. Target of purple. Resize by 30%. Duplicate and mirror. Position both over the bottom of the fern. Merge down. Dropshadow. Duplicate and flip. 
C/P Staple. Dropshadow. Position near the top corner of the frame. Use your eraser tool to remove an excess.
C/P Charm. Resize by 20%. Dropshadow. Use your eraser to remove the bit of the charm so it looks like it is hanging from the staple.
C/P Lamp. Resize by 15%. Dropshadow. Erase the bit of circle at the top so it hangs from the staple. Duplicate and move slightly down.
C/P Rose. Adjust, Color Balance, Manual Color correct. Target Purple. Resize by 15%. Dropshadow. Position at the center of the ferns.
Duplicate rose and resize by 75%. Position under one side of the original. Duplicate again and flip.
C/P Moon. Resize by 50%. Position over the top right of the frame. Dropshadow.
C/P Your tube. (If using the same tube as me C/P the girl alone. Resize by 75%. Use your lasso tool to select the dress only. Adjust, Color Balance, Manual color correct to purple. C/P the Heart alone. Resize by 50%. Position under the tube. Use your lasso to select only the heart. Adjust, Color Balance, Manual Color Correct.) Dropshadow tube.
Type out your font. Apply inner Bevel of choice. Gradient Glow of 3. Dropshadow.
Don't forget your copyright and watermark. 
I would love to know what you think :)

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Bringer Of Spring Tut...

Supplies Used:
Bringer Of Spring tube by Zindy. Get it HERE.
Spring Beauty Scrapkit by Stef. Get it at SATC.
Font: Aquarelle
Filter: Eyecandy 4000 Gradient Glow (Font Only)

Open a new image size 500 by 500.
C/P Element 31. Adjust, Color Balance, Manual color correct. Source set to white, Target to a pink from the tube.
Using the lasso tool Trace along the inside lines of the frame.
Add a new raster layer. C/P Paper 15 into selection.
Deselect and move the paper under the frame layer. 
Use your eraser tool to remove any bits of the frame you like (I just removed the top center branch)
Dropshadow frame.
C/P Element 19. Resize by 50%. Mirror. Position under your frame layer. (FYI...Due to a shadow on the frame you may need to close the layer when moving stuff around.)
C/P Element 1. Resize by 30%. Position just under the frame so it looks like it is hanging from the top of the frame. Dropshadow. Use your eraser to remove any excess.
C/P Element 46. Resize by 50%. Dropshadow. Position to the right side of the frame.
C/P Element 24. Resize by 30%. Dropshadow. Position over the pole of the lanterns. Duplicate, Mirror, And position under the original flowers on the pole.
C/P Element 48. Resize by 30%. Dropshadow. Duplicate and position next to the original.
C/P Element 36. Resize by  30%. Dropshadow. Duplicate, Mirror, & Position.
C/P Element 27. Resize by 30%. Dropshadow.
C/P Element 17. Resize by  20%. Dropshadow. Position over the sticks on one side.
C/P Element 53. Resize by 10%. Dropshadow. Duplicate 2 times. Position on the opposite side of the sticks.
C/P Element 41. Resize by 50%. Position under the other elements.
C/P your tube. Add Dropshadow.
Type out your name. Apply inner bevel of choice and gradient glow of 3. Dropshadow.
Don't forget your copyright and watermark :P


Dead Memories tut...

Supplies used:
Winter Poetry tube by Zindy. Get it HERE.
Countess Scrapkit by Addictive Pleasures. Get it form her store HERE
Fonts: Raven & Pixelette
Filters: Eyecandy 4000 Gradient Glow & Chrome

Open a new image size 500 by 500.
C/P Door. Resize by 60%.
C/P Curtains 2. Resize by 60%.Duplicate and mirror.
C/P Chandelier. Resize by 40%. Add a red dropshadow to make it stand out. Add black dropshadow. Center over door.
C/P Flowers 2. Resize by 40%. Flip. Dropshadow and mirror. Position over the top left side of the curtains. Duplicate and mirror.
C/P Flowers 3. Resize by 40%. Center between the original flowers. Dropshadow.
C/P Veil. Resize by 30%. Dropshadow. Position over the center of the left flowers. Duplicate and mirror.
C/P Two Hearts Ribbon. Resize by 20%. Position over the top of the veil. Adjust, Color Balance, Manual Color Correct. Make the source a color for the hearts. Target should be a red from the curtains. Duplicate and mirror.
C/P Netting. Resize by 40%. Dropshadow. Duplicate 2 times. Position along the bottom of the door and curtains.
C/P Flowers 3. Resize by 60%. Dropshadow. Use your deform tool to position on a slight angle. Position to one side of the netting. Duplicate and mirror.
C/P Cross 2. Resize by 60%. Dropshadow. Use your deform tool to position on a slight angle to one side of the canvas.
C/P Flowers. Resize by 40%. Dropshadow. Position just under the cross.
C/P Feather. Resize by 40%. Dropshadow. Duplicate and mirror. Position so the feathers just stick out from under the flowers and cross.
C/P Bottles. Resize by 40% and dropshadow. position at the bottom of the cross/flowers.
C/P Candles. Resize by 40%. Dropshadow. Position over the bottom of the bottles.
C/P Box. Resize by 30% Dropshadow. Position over the bottom corner of the candles.
Using your Raven font type out your large text. Apply eyecandy 4000 Chrome with these settings...
Adjust, Color Balance, Manual color correct. Source needs to be a color from the text. Target a dark red color.
Apply Gradient Glow set to fat of 3 in black. Dropshadow.
C/P Spider. Resize by 20%. Dropshadow and position at the bottom of the box.
Repeat the above steps when adding your name to the tag.
Add Copyright and watermark.
Using your pixelette font in dark red type out your small font. 
Apply dropshadow.
C/P your tube and dropshadow.
I hope you enjoyed this tut :P

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Cat's Meow Tut

Supplies Used:
Emosho kit by Bibi's Collection. Get it at SATC.
Nina Terror tube by Fumiko Barrows. Get it at DSI.
Fonts: Vivaldi & Vladimir
Eyecandy 4000 Gradient Glow

Open a new image size 500 by 500.
C/P Element 43 (Frame). Resize by 50%.
Select the inside of the frame. Selections, Modify, Expand by 2. 
Add a new raster layer. C/P Paper 1 into selection. Deselect. Move under the frame.
C/P Element 7. (Fence) Position between the paper and frame layers.
Dropshadow frame and fence layers.
C/P your tube. Dropshadow.
C/P Element 4 (Wings). Resize by 50%. Dropshadow and position behind the tube.
C/P Element 54 (Bow.) Resize by 10%. Position over the bow on the tube.
C/P Element 35. Position to the right side of the frame and dropshadow.
C/P Element 40. Resize by 50%. Dropshadow. Duplicate and use your deform tool to position.
 C/P Element 26 (Skull Wings). Resize by 50%. Dropshadow and position at the top of the spirals.
C/P Element 28. Resize by 50%. Dropshadow and position on the right side of the frame.
C/P Element 53 (Glass.) Resize by 30%. Duplicate and position next to the plant.
C/P Element 48 (Jar.) Resize by 30%. Dropshadow and position over the bottom of the glasses.
C/P Element 23 (Bunny.) Resize by 30%. Dropshadow. Position over the bottom of the plant.
C/P Element 59 (Skull.) Resize by 30%. Dropshadow. Use your deform tool to position over the bunny.
C/P Element 22 (Cupcake.) Resize by 20%. Position on the left of the bunny. Dropshadow.
C/P Element 10 (Pills.) Resize by 30%. Dropshadow. Position to the left of the cupcake.
Using the Vladimir font type out Cat's Meow. Position under the edge of your elements.
Apply inner bevel...
Dropshadow.
Apply Gradient Glow of 3....
Dropshadow again.
Using the Vivaldi font type out I Know I'm The in black. Position so it sits just over Cat's Meow.
Apply Dropshadow.
Repeat Gradient Glow of 3 but change the last box to a pink.
Dropshadow.
Don't forget your copyright and watermark.
Apply your name using the Vivaldi font.
Dropshadow.
Gradient glow
Dropshadow.
Thanks for trying my tut :P

Friday, April 6, 2012

Vivacious Moxie Mini tut...

Supplies used:
Vivilicious kit by Bibi's Collection. Get it at SATC.
Tube is a self portrait from my wonderful friend Crystal and was used with permission. However if you want tubes of her you can find some at PSPtubes.net.
If you want to contact Crystal for modeling or concert info you can find her on Model Mayhem.
Texture of choice.
Font: Satisfaction
Eyecandy 4000 Gradient Glow (Font Only)

What I used:
Element 1 (Frame) (Resize by 50%)
Paper 8
Element 25 (Blue Beads) (Mirror)
Element 63 (Tulle) (4 Times)
Element 71 (Pink Bubbles) (Resize by 50%)
Element 49 (Rainbow) (Resize by 50%)
Element 54 (Drink) (Resize by 50%) (2 Times)
Element 18 (Cupcake) (Resize by 30%)
Element 68 (Compact) (Resize by 50%)
Element 4 (Nail polish) (30%)
Element 56 (Candles) (50%)
Element 5 (Sunglasses) (30%)
Element 6 (Black Shoe) (30%)
Element 20 (Cherries) (30%)
Element 19 (Purple Shoe) (30%)
Element 3 (Lipstick) (30%)
Element 14 (Stars) (30%)
Don't forget copyright and watermark!