Blooming Hope tut...

Supplies Used:

Tube by Ed Mironiuk from Mega Pack 91. Get it at CDO.

Kit by Abstract Creations. Also available at CDO.

Eyecandy 4000 Gradient Glow (font only)

Mask of choice

Font: Aquarelle

Open a new image size 500 by 500.

C/P E15. Resize by 125%.

Use your lasso tool to select around the middle of the frame.

Add a new raster layer under the star.

C/P Paper 3 into selection.

Deselect.

C/P your tube. Dropshadow.

Duplicate the star and move it to your top layer.

Use your lasso tool to select any part of the tube that sticks out under the frame.

Hit delete on your keyboard and deselect.

Now since the element has a heavy dropshadow if need be use your eraser and remove the excess dropshadow over your tube.

C/P E17. Resize by 50%. Dropshadow.

Position over the bottom of the star.

C/P E8. Resize by 30%. Dropshadow.

Duplicate flower.

Position both flowers over the bottom most point of the star.

C/P E13. Resize by 30%. Dropshadow.

Duplicate flower and mirror.

Position flowers on either side of the flowers you already have.

C/P E4. Resize by 30%. Dropshadow.

Use your deform tool to position on a slight angle over the flowers.

C/P E14. Resize by 50%. Dropshadow.

Use your deform tool to position across the bottom of the frame.

Move this under your hearts layer.

C/P E12. Resize by 10%. Dropshadow.

Position over the top part of the large heart.

Duplicate butterfly and position next to the original.

C/P E18. Resize by 75%. Dropshadow.

Use your selection to to select "Where Flowers".

Go to image, Copy.

Hit delete on the keyboard & Deselect.

C/P from you clipboard.

Position the wordart over the bottom left of the frame.

Type out your font.

Add inner bevel of choice.

Apply gradient glow of 3 in white.

Dropshadow.

Select your background layer.

Selection, Select all.

C/P paper 3 into selection.

Deselect.

Apply mask of choice & Merge group.

Don't forget your copyright & Watermark.