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Chocoholic Tutorial

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You will need: A tube - I used one from CEI Stickers You need to be a registered member of MPT to purchase the tubes - but any nice tube will do. Scrap kit called ' Pink Chocolate' from FantasyMoments Scraps HERE My supplies, which include my Chocolate Button & Mask 86 from DesignsByVabs HERE New white canvas 700x700 We will resize at the end. Copy & paste one of the rectangle frames from the scrap kit as a new layer. Resize it 65% Bicubic-all layers unchecked. Image-Free Rotate-Rotate 90 right. Magic Wand, click inside the frame - Selections-Modify-Expand 4. Copy & paste one of the papers from scrap kit as a new layer - Sections-Invert, click delete. Move the paper layer below the frame layer. Give frame this drop shadow Copy & paste one of the flower elements from the scrap kit as a new layer. I resized mine 45% Bicubic-all layers unchecked. Give drop shadow. Copy & paste one of the heart elements from the

Golden Dreams Tutorial

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You will need: A tube - I use one of Caron Vinson tubes. You need to be a registered member of CILM to purchase her tubes - but any nice tube will do. Template 40 from Divine Intentions HERE Scroll about half way down the page. You will see the Template downloads on the left hand side. Scrap kit 'Golden Dream' from FantasyMoments Scraps HERE We will only be using some of the Elements from the scrap kit. Plugin Filters: VM Extravanganz-Transmission Eye Candy 4000-Gradient Glow Penta.com-Dot and Crosses # As you do each layer of the Template, delete the original layers. Open up the Template - click Shift D to copy. Delete the original. Delete the copyright info, the 2 small hearts & the Dotted Line Heart. Make bottom layer active (white), go to Image-Canvas Size with these settings That will give us heaps of room to work & we will resize at the end. Make Large Circle layer active - Select All-Float-Defloat - new raster layer,

"Cheeky" Tutorial - Revised

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You will need: Tube - I used one from Jamie Kidd. You must be a registered member of CILM to purchase the tubes, but any tube will do. My Template 24 HERE Scrap kit called 'Little Kisses' from FantasyMoments Scraps HERE Font of choice Open up my Template 24 - Shift D to copy it, delete original Template. Make the bottom layer active (white) - go to Image-Canvas Size with these settings That gives us plenty of room to work with. We will resize at the end. Open up 3 Papers from scrap kit that match your tube. Make Bottom Ring layer active on the Template - Select All-Float-Defloat, copy & paste one of the Papers as a new layer. Selections-Invert, hit delete. Selections-None. You can add a nice bevel to this layer if you wish. I used SBP Plugin Filter. Delete the original Ring layer. Do the same with the other 3 layers of the Template but omit the Bevel. When you have finished, give each Template layer except the top layer, this drop

Daylight Tutorial

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You will need: A tube - I used one of Joel Adams Fae's. You need to be a registered member of CILM to purchase the tubes - but any tube will do. Scrap kit called "Daylight" from FantasyMoments Scraps HERE Don't forget to leave a Thank You Font of choice. Plugin Filter: Tramages-Toe The Line New white canvas 700x700 We will resize at the end. Copy & paste one of the Heart Elements (49-50-51-52) that will match your tube. Resize it 65% Bicubic-all layers unchecked. Adjust-Sharpen. Magic Wand - click inside the heart - Selections-Modify-Expand 4. Text Tool - have your font size around 36 - Kern +25, type in your wording. I typed Good Morning.Click APPLY - Duplicate & move down slightly Duplicate again untill your wording fills the inside of the heart Cross out eyes on bottom layer & heart layer - merge visible all other layers. Open eyes again on bottom & heart layers. Have your wording layer active, hit de

Moonlight Tutorial

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You will need: A tube - I used one of Renee Lavoie tubes. You need to be a registerd member of MyTagArt to purchase the tubes - but any nice tube will do. Frame & font in my supplies HERE No Outside filters or scrap kit with this tut. Open up all from my supplies. Minimise the font. Have my MoonlightFrame open on your workspace. Click Shift D to copy. Delete original Frame. Make the white background active, go to Image-Canvas Size with these settings Don't worry, it is big for now but we will resize it at the end. Make the Frame layer active - duplicate - on bottom Frame image, go to Image-Free Rotate with these settings. Remember to untick All Layers. Now it is time to colourize the Frames to your liking. I chose a light colour from the tube. Now, you can do this 2 ways - you select the colour you want- click your Colour Changer Tool, have top Material Palette the colour you want & then click on the Frames. Or you can change

Good Night Tutorial

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You will need: A tube - I used one from Helena Reis. You need to be a registered member of MyTagArt to purchase her tubes, but any tube will do. My Template 36 & WordArt from my supplies HERE Plugin Filters: EyeCandy 4000-Glass (optional) Open up my Template 36 - copy & close original Template. Make the bottom layer active go to Image-Canvas Size with these settings Select 2 colours from your tube for the Foreground & Background colours in your Material Palette. Gradient with these settings On your Lg Circle layer - Select All-Float-Defloat - new Raster layer, Flood Fill with your gradient. Selections-None. Make Lg Circle FRame active - Select All-Float-Defloat - new Raster layer, Flood Fill with your dark colour. EyeCandy 4000-Glass with these settings Do the same with the 2 small circles & frames. Once finished, click on each new coloured frames & give this drop shadow Do the same with the Doodle layer - flo

So Sorry Tutorial

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Click on image to see larger version You will need: A tube - I used one of Zindy Nielsen PFU tubes You have to be a registered member of her site to purchase her PFU tubes. Zindy does have FTU tubes: HERE Scrap kt called "Nothing" from Fantasy Dreams Designzs HERE Font of choice Plugin Filters: Eyecandy 4000-Glass as well as Gradient Glow (optional) FM File Tool Filter-Blend Emboss (optional) # When you resize any of the elements or your tubes, it's always a good idea to Sharpen them. This give them a more definate outline, takes away that blurry look. I also use the FM Tile Tool-Blend Emboss to enhance the images # A new white canvas 700x700 We will crop & resize at the end. Copy & paste one of the Elements 21-22-23 that will match your tube as a new layer. Resize 145% Bicubic-all layers unchecked.Sharpen. Copy & paste your tube as a new layer - move down slightly. On the Heart layer, Select All-Float-De

Renee Tutorial

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Click on image to see larger version You will need: a tube - I used one from ©Renee Lavoie You need to be a registered member of TagMyArt to purchase the tube, but any tube will do. My Renee Tut Supplies which as Mask 86 from DesignsByVabs, plus my Template HERE Scrap kit called 'Blue Line' from FantasyMoments Scraps HERE Font of choice - I used Bernard MT Condensed - came with my PSPX1 Plugin Filters, Optional:- Tramages-Toe The Line " " - FM Tile Tool-Blend Emboss - Flaming Pear-SuperBladePro New white canvas 800x700 We will crop & resize at the end. Open up my Template & DBV Mask86 from my supplies. Minimise the mask. Copy Raster 1 from my Template & paste as a new layer.Resize 85% Bicubic, all layers unchecked. In your Material have your Foreground a light colour from your tube & the Backgrouns a dark colour from your tube. Gradient with these settings Magic Wand, click inside of t