Thursday, December 20, 2012

The Cutest Holiday tut...

Supplies used:
The Cutest Christmas tube by Zindy. Get it HERE.
Holiday Frost kit by Jackie's Jewels. Get it HERE.
Font: Tallyrand

Open a new image size 500 by 500.
C/P Frame 2.
Resize frame by 60%.
Select the inside of the frame using your magic wand.
Selections, Modify, Expand by 3.
Add a new raster layer under the frame layer.
C/P Paper 11 into selection.
Add another new raster layer.
C/P Paper 5 into selection.
Change the layer property to overlay.
Deselect.
C/P Snow Word Art.
Resize by 50%. Dropshadow.
Change the layer property to soft light.
Change the opacity to 80.
Duplicate Word Art.
Position word art inside the frame.
C/P Snow Pile.
Resize by 50%.
Position under the bottom of the frame.
Dropshadow frame.
C/P Garland 1.
Resize by 55%. Dropshadow.
Image, Flip.
Use your deform tool to stretch the garland to fit horizontally across the frame.
C/P Bulb Wire.
Image, Mirror.
Resize by  55%. Dropshadow.
Position over the garland.
C/P Foil Tree.
Resize by 50%. Dropshadow.
Position over the right side of the frame.
C/P Decor.
Resize by 75%. Dropshadow.
Image, Mirror.
Position over the curve on the right side of the garland.
C/P Berries.
Resize by 50%. Dropshadow.
Image, Flip.
Using your deform tool position on an angle under the lamp globe.
Duplicate berries & mirror.
Position under the opposite side of the lamp globe.
C/P Star Flake Scatter.
Resize by 50%.
Position over one side of decor.
Duplicate star flake scatter and position next to the original.
Merge layer down.
Duplicate your merged layer.
C/P Poinsetta. 
Resize by 30%. Dropshadow.
Position over the bottom of the lamp globe and ornament.
C/P your tube on the left side of the frame.
Dropshadow.
Select the background layer.
C/P Stitching.
Resize by 50%. Dropshadow.
Position under the upper right corner of the frame.
Duplicate stitching.
Image, flip, Mirror.
Type out your font over the top of the frame.
Apply inner bevel & Dropshadow of choice.
Don't forget your copyright & Watermark.

 

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Nose So Bright tut...

Supplies Used:
Tube by Lix. I got mine from CILM but it is now available direct from the artist HERE.
Xmas kit by Bibi's Collection. Get it at SATC.
Eyecandy 4000 Gradient Glow (Font Only)
Font: Tallyrand

Open a new image size 500 by 500.
C/P Element 7.
Resize by 50%.
Select the inside of the frame using your magic wand.
Selections, Modify, Expand by 3.
Add a new raster layer.
C/P Paper 14 into selection.
Move paper below the frame layer.
Add a new raster layer.
C/P Element 75 into selection.
Deselect.
Dropshadow frame layer.
C/P Element 96. 
Resize by  75%. Dropshadow.
Position over the right side of the frame.
C/P Element 66.
Resize by 75%. Dropshadow.
Position at the bottom of the winter tree.
C/P Element 20.
Resize by  30%. Dropshadow.
Position over the bottom left side of the cupcake wrapper.
C/P Element 26. 
Resize by  20%. Dropshadow.
Position to the right of the ornament box.
C/P Element 56.
Image, Mirror.
Resize by 35%. Dropshadow.
Position over the left side of the box or ornaments.
C/P your tube.
Position over the left side of the frame.
Dropshadow.
Type out your font.
Apply inner bevel of choice.
Add gradient glow of 3.
Dropshadow.
Don't forget your copyright & Watermark.


Celebrate With Style tut...(FTU)

Supplies Used:
Tube by Marco Guaglione. This tube is from MPT and they have closed but I would suggest talking to the artist to get him back to the PSP world.
Tasha's Playground's part of the FTU collab Winter Diva. Get it HERE.
Eyecandy 4000 Gradient Glow (Font Only)
Fonts: Fabulous 50's & Feel Script
Mask of choice

Open a new image size 500 by 400.
C/P Frame 3. 
Resize by 75%.
Using your lasso tool select all the way around the black outside edges of the frame.
Open Paper 7.
Go to adjust, Color Balance, Manual Color Correct.
Set the source to the black from the paper, Target to red.
C/P the paper onto your tag as a new layer.
Resize paper by 60%.
Click the frame layer and go to selections, Invert.
Hit delete on your paper layer.
Deselect.
Move the paper under the frame layer.
Dropshadow frame.
C/P Disco ball.
Position over the curve on the upper right side of the frame.
C/P Branch.
Resize by 50%. Dropshadow.
Image, Mirror.
Position near the bottom of the disco ball.
C/P Lights. 
Resize by 40%. Dropshadow.
Position near the top of the branch.
C/P Bling.
Resize by 50%. Dropshadow.
Position near the top right edge of the branch.
C/P Bottle.
Resize by 40%. Dropshadow.
Position to the right of the disco ball and move under the branch in your layer palette.
C/P Drink.
Resize by 30%. Dropshadow.
Duplicate glass.
Position glasses to the right of the bottle moving under the branch layer if needed.
C/P Flower 2. 
Resize by 30%. Dropshadow.
Position at the bottom left of the bottle.
Move under the branch layer.
C/P your tube. Dropshadow.
Using the fabulous 50's font type out your text.
Apply inner bevel of choice.
Add Gradient Glow of 3.
Dropshadow.
Using the Feel Script font type out your name.
Add Gradient Glow of 3.
Apply inner bevel of choice.
Dropshadow.
Go to selections, Select all.
C/P Paper 9 into selection.
Deselect.
Move paper layer to the bottom of your layer palette.
Apply mask and merge group.
Don't forget your copyright & Watermark.


Faeries Walk tut...

Supplies Used:
A Winter Walk tube by Zindy. Get it HERE.
Faeries Nightmare kit by Addictive Pleasures. Get it HERE.
Mask of choice
Eyecandy 4000 Gradient Glow (Font Only)
Font: Sans Logique

Open a new image size 500 by 500.
C/P Door.
Resize by 75%. Dropshadow.
C/P Glass Ball.
Resize by 75%. Dropshadow.
Position under the top left side of the door.
Duplicate Glass Ball.
Go to Adjust, Blur, Gaussian Blur.
Change the opacity of the top layer to 50.
C/P Tree. 
Resize by 75%. Dropshadow.
Position over the right side of the door.
C/P Well. 
Resize by 50%. Dropshadow.
Position about 3/4 of the way down the right side of the tree.
Duplicate well.
Change the layer property to multiply.
Change the opacity to 70.
C/P Lamp Post.
Resize by 50%. Dropshadow.
Position over the seam of the well & Door.
C/P Flowers. 
Resize by 50%. Dropshadow.
Position starting at the bottom right of the lamp post.
C/P Butterfly 2.
Resize by 30%. Dropshadow.
Position over the well.
C/P Leaves 4. Resize by 40%. Dropshadow.
Position at the bottom of the well.
C/P Flower 3.
Resize by 20%. Dropshadow.
Position over the leaves.
Type out your font.
Apply inner bevel of choice.
Add Gradient Glow of 3 in black.
Select your background layer.
C/P Paper 2.
C/P Paper 5.
Change the layer property to Luminance L.
Merge layer down
Apply mask & Merge Group.
Don't forget your copyright & Watermark.
 

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Pandas & Pom Poms tut...

Supplies Used:
Hot New Year tube by Celinart Pinup. Get it at SATC.
Rockin Ho Ho Ho kit by Manipulated By Magik. Get it HERE.
Mask of choice
Eyecandy 4000 Gradient Glow (Font Only)
Font: Feel Script

Open a new image size 500 by 500
C/P Snowglobe. 
Position just right of the center of the canvas.
Using your preset shape tool set to a circle draw out a circle the same size as the globe of the snowglobe.
Convert to raster layer.
C/P Paper 10 as a new layer.
Select your preset shape layer.
Selections, Select all.
Selections, Invert.
Delete.
Delete the shape layer.
Move the paper under the snow globe.
C/P Tree. 
Resize by 50%. Dropshadow.
Duplicate tree.
Position trees over the right side of the snowglobe.
C/P Sign.
Resize by 30%. Dropshadow.
Position at the bottom of the trees.
C/P Santa.
Resize by 40%. Dropshadow.
Position to the right of the sign.
Move your snowglobe layer to the top of your layer palette.
C/P Bells.
Resize by 15%. Dropshadow.
Position over the center of the snowflake at the top of the snowglobe.
C/P Poinsetta 2. 
Resize by 15%. Dropshadow.
Image, Mirror.
Position over the ring of the bells.
C/P Lights.
Resize by 50%. Dropshadow.
Position over the base of the snowglobe.
C/P Snow Bear. Resize by 25%. Dropshadow.
Position over the right side of the lights.
C/P your tube to the left side of the snowglobe.
Dropshadow.
Type out your font.
Apply inner bevel of choice.
Add Gradient Glow of 3 in white.
Dropshadow.
Select your background layer.
C/P Paper 11.
Apply mask of choice & merge group.
Don't forget to add your copyright & Watermark.