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In My Garden Tutorial

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You will need: A tube - I used one of Caron Vinson's tubes. You will need to be a registered member of CILM to buy her tubes. Any tube will do for this tut. Scrap kit called "My Garden" from ChicasDesigns My Garden New white canvas 700x700 Copy & paste one of the round Frames from the scrapkit. Resize it 80% Bicubic-all layers unchecked. Magic Wand - click inside of the Frame - Selections-Modify-Expand 5 Copy & paste one of the papers from the kit - you may need to resize the paper, 55% Bicubic-all layers unchecked. Selections-Invert, hit delete. Move the paper below the Frame layer. Selections-None. Paper layer still active go to Effects-Illumination Effects-Sunburst with these settings Make Frame layer active - Magic Wand - click in side Frame - Selections-Modify-Expand 5. Copy & paste Picket Fence from scrapkit as a new layer - resize 40% Bicubic-all layers unchecked. Move the Picket Fence down. Selections-Inve

Soul Mate Tutorial

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Click on image to see larger version You will need: A tube - I used one from CEI-stickers You need to be a registered member of MPT to buy the tubes. Scrapkit called "SoulMate" from Bel Vidotti Scraps http://galeriafree.blogspot.com/search?q=Soul+Mate Scroll down the page, you will see the links to her scrap kit. Font - Secret Recipe - in supplies HERE Tramage Plugin Filter New white canvas 700x700 Copy & paste one of the Hearts from the scrapkit as a new layer Give it this drop shadow Duplicate the Heart - resize it 50% Bicubic-all layers unchecked Image-Sharpen. Move it to the side of the large Heart. Image-Free Rotate-20 Right Selections-Select All-Float-Defloat - copy & paste your tube as a new layer. I had to resize my tube 50% so I could fit it in the small Heart. Move youyr tube to centre of small Heart - Selections-Invert, hit delete. Adjust-Sharpen your tube.Selections-None. Merge Down Copy & paste one of the

Sensitive Woman Tutorial

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You will need: A tube - I used one of Jamie Kidd's tubes. Youi must be a registered member of CILM to buy her tubes. Scrapkit "SensitiveWoman" from ScrapsDimentions HERE Font of choice PLugin Filter-FiltersUnlimited-2.0 (optional) New white canvas 700x700 Copy & paste SD SW Frame4 as a new layer - resize 55% Bicubic-all layers unchecked Copy & paste SD SW Flower as a new layer - move this under the frame. Resize 145% Bicubic- all layers unchecked. Adjust-Blur-Gaussian Blur 35%. Plugin Filters-Filters Unlimnited 2.0, Paper Textures-Striped Paper, Fine with the default settings. Or you can use -Effects-Texture Effects- Blinds with these settings Make Frame layer active, copy & paste SD SW Piano as a new layer-Image-Mirror. Resize 65% Bicubic-all layers unchecked.Move the Piano to the side of the frame. Give the Piano & the Frame this drop shadow Copy & paste SD SW Rose 3 as a new layer - resize 50% Bicub

Summer Days Tutorial

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You will need: A nice summery tube - I used one from Jamie Kidd. You must be a registered member of CILM to buy the tubes. Scrapkit called "Summer Day" from FantasyMonents Scraps HERE Font of choice My supplies - Vix Mask-41 - please don't change file name of mask. HERE New white canvas 700x700 Copy & paste one of the Heart Elements from scrapkit as a new layer. Resize it 85% Bicubic-all layers unchecked. Select 2 of the colourful flowers from the scrap kit - resize them 80% Bicubic-all layers unchecked, placing them down the side of the heart. Merge Down the flowers - give them this drop shadow Copy & paste one of the Caterpillar elements from scrapkit - resize 50% Bicubic-all layers inchecked - place him over the flowers. Carefully with your Eraser Tool, erase some of the body of the Caterpillar so it looks as though he is inter-twined with the flowers. (see mine for example) Give the Caterpillar the same drop shadow

Last Words Tutorial

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You will need: A tube - I used one of Jennifer Janesko's You have to be a registered member of CILM to buy the tubes. My supplies HERE Scrap kit 'Famous Last Words' from FantasyMoments Scraps HERE Font Plugin Filters-Xero-Porcelain New white canvas 700x700 Copy & paste one of the papers from the scrapkit as a new layer New Mask Layer-From Image with these settings Copy & paste one of the Doodle Elements as a new layer - resize 85% Bicubic-all layers unchecked Adjust-Sharpen Copy & paste one of the Round Frame Elements as a new layer - resize as above. Adjust-Sharpen. Copy & paste one of the Twin Hearts Elements as a new layer - resize 75% Bicubic-all layers unchecked Adjust-Sharpen - Place the Heart Element to bottom of Round Frame. Copy & paste one of the Flower Bouquets as a new layer - resize 80% Bicubic-all layers unchecked Adjust-Sharpen. Place the Flower Bouquet to the side of the Round Frame - see

Forget Me Not Tutorial

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You will need: A tube - I use one from Caron Vinson. You need to be a registered member of CILM & buy her tubes from them. Font My supplies HERE (I used elements from RainbowCoffi for the frame) New white canvas 700x700 Open up my Frame - copy & paste as a new layer. Freehand Selection Tool - draw around the Frame like this New Raster layer move this layer below the Frame - flood fill with a colour from your tube. Selections-None. Go to Effects-Illumination Effects-Sunburst with these settings (Chose a colour from your tube for the Sunburst) Make the Frame active - copy & paste your tube as a new layer. Give the tube a nice suble drop shadow. Add your name & correct copyright. Crop Tool - crop to remove excess white background. Then you need to resize once more the Resolution with these settings Save as a *Png This tutorial was written by ©Kate on 26th March 2010.

Butterfly Kisses Tutorial

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You will need: A tube - I used one of Caron Vinson's fairies. You need to be a registered member of CILM & buy the tubes. My ButterflyKisses Template HERE Font - I used Arial Open up my ButterflyKisses template. Make bottom layer of the template active, go to Image- Canvas size - resize 700x700 Recolour the template to suit the colour of your tube Click inside of the template making sure you have all the area with marching ants - Selections-Modify-Expand 10 Copy & paste a nice paper from a scrap kit that will macth you tube. Selections-Invert - hit delete. Selections-None. Or you can flood fill that area with a nice gradient that suits your tube. Copy & paste your tube as a new layer - you may have to re-size your tube to fit nicely within the template. Duplicate your tube - move original down below template. Cross out eyes on top tube layer, Eraser Tool, carefully erase parts of the tube that are protruding from temp

In My Dreams Tutorial

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Click on image to see larger version You will need: A tube - I used one from ©Jennifer Janesko. You need to be a registered member of CILM & buy the tubes. Scrap kit from Bea Creations called "In My Dreams" HERE Font - I used Gigi - came with my PSPX1 Plugin Filter - Tramages-ToeTheLine New white canvas 700x700 Copy & paste Frame6 as a new layer. Magic wand - click inside frame, remembering to click also around the ribbon. Selections-Modify-Expand 8. Copy & paste one of the papers from scrap kit. I resized mine 65% Bicubic-all layers unchecked. Selections-Invert, hit delete. Selections-None. Move the paper below frame layer. Make frame layer active - copy & paste your tube as a new layer. Duplicate move original tube layer below frame layer. Make duplicated tube active, carefully with your Eraser Tool, erase around the tube to show the flowers in the frame I lower the Properties of the tube to 65 so I could see t

Spring Friends Tutorial

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Click on image to see larger version You will need: A tube - I used one of Marjolein Gulinski's tubes purchased from MPT. You need to be a registered member of MPT & buy tghe tubes. Scrapkit " Spring" from Bea Creations HERE Font - I used Freestyle Script Plugin Filter-MuRa's Filter Meister-Copies New white canvas 700x700 Copy & paste Flower2 from scrapkit. Resize it 65% Bicubic-all layers unchecked PLugin Filter-MuRa-Copies with these settings Magic Wand - click inside of the Flower Wreath - Selection-Modify-Expand 55. Copy one of the papers from scrap kit - resize it 65% Bicubic-all layers unchecked Selections-Invert - hit delete. Selections-None. Move the Paper under Flower Wreath. Copy & paste Bow1 from scrap kit. Resize 65% Bicubic-all layers unchecked. Plugin Filter MuRa's Copies once again (should still have the same settings). Resize 80 % Bicubic-all layers unchecked. Adjust-Sharpen. Give this dro

First Light Tutorial

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You will need: A tube - I used one from Caron Vinson - you need to be a registered member of CILM & buy the tubes Font - I used Curlz MT - came with my PSPX1 "First Light" scrapkit from Bel Vidotti HERE My supplies - cluster from scrapkit HERE New white canvas - 700x700 Copy & paste Frame03 from scrapkit. Click inside frame with Magic Wand. Selections-Modify-Expand 3. Copy & paste a Paper from the scrapkit - Selections-Invert, hit delete. Move the Paper layer below the frame. Give the frame this drop shadow Copy & paste the 'cluster' from my supplies, placing it over the Frame Copy & paste Flower04 from scrap kit - place it to the bottom left of Cluster. Duplicate - mirror. Merge Down - give the same drop shadow as before Copy & paste Pendant01 as a new layer - move it down under Flowers layer. Give same drop shadow as before. Copy & paste Bow03 as a new layer - resize 80% Bicubic-all layers u