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Beach Mornings Tutorial

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Something a little different this time. We will be using a scrap kit along with a free cluster. You will need: A tube - I used one of Lorenzo Di Mauro tubes. You need to be a registered member of his site HERE to purchase his PSP tubes, but any tube will do. Scrap kit called 'Beach Mornings' from Artmama's Studio HERE Scroll down a little till you see 4/30/10, you will see the download under the previews. Mask 10 from Artmama's Studio HERE Ocean Solace Free Cluster from Raspberry Road Designs HERE Font I used is called SandyTextHmkBold HERE New white canvas 700x700 Open up & minimize the mask Open up the Ocean Solace Cluster - resize 18% Bicubic-all layers CHECKED. Copy & paste onto your white canvas. Make bottom layer active (white), copy & paste a paper from scrap kit as a new layer. I used Paper 17 but you can use which ever one you like. New mask layer-from image with these settings Merge Group. Have top la

Stormy Night Tutorial

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You will need: Close-up Tube - I used one of Jamie Kidds tubes. You need to be a registered member of CILM to purchase her tubes, but any tube will do. A photo or a free image of a night sky. Font I used is called Avalon Medium HERE No scrap kits with this tutorial, just your PSP Tools & your imagination & patients . New transparent canvas 600x450 Select a light colour from your tube for your foreground colour in you Material Palette & a dark colour for the background. Make your gradient with these settings Flood Fill the transparent canvas with your gradient. Go to Effects-Texture Effects-Blinds with these settings Selection Tool - Rectangle, draw out a rectangle about half way across your canvas - top to bottom Copy & paste your photo or image as a new layer - move into place. Selections-Invert, hit delete. Keep selected but Invert again. Go to Selections-Modify-Select Selection Borders with these settings New Raster layer

Winter Wind Tutorial

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You will need: A tube - I used one of Jennifer Janesko tubes You need to be a registered member of CILM to purchase her tubes, but any head shot tube will do. Scrap kit called 'Winter Wind' from Sentimental Style HERE Font I used is called Antisocial Behaviour HERE Vix-PSP Mask 286 HERE New white canvas 700x700 Select 2 colours from your tube fore the foreground & background colours. Gradient with these settings New Raster layer - Flood Fill with your gradient. Open up & minimise VixMask286. New Mask Layer-From Image with these settings Merge Group - resize 90% Bicubic-all layers unchecked. Move across to the left slightly - duplicate - Image-Mirror. Merge Down. Resize once more the 90%. Copy & paste the WinterWind Frame from scarp kit as anew layer. Magic Wand, click inside the frame - selections-Modify-Expand 10. Copy & paste a paper from scrap kit as a new layer - Selections-Invert, hit delete. Selections-None. Mov

Happy Fall Tutorial

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Click on image to larger version You will need: Tube - I used one of ©Leilana's cute Halloween tubes You can get the from HERE but you can use any tube you like. Scrap kit called 'Nature' from Vivi's Designs HERE Font I used is called Clovis Cheury HERE New white canvas 850x750 This may seem large, but we will resize it at the end. Copy & paste one of the Fence Elements from scrap kit as a new layer Move across to the left of your canvas - duplicate-Image-Mirror. Make the bottom layer (white) active. Copy & paste one of the Paillettes Elements as a new layer - move across to the left a little - duplicate - Image-Mirror. Copy & paste one of the Stamp Frames from scrap kit as a new layer. Resize 75% Bicubic-all layers unchecked. Adjust-Sharpen. Magic Wand - click inside each of the frames - Selections-Modify-Expand 4. Copy & paste one of the papers from scrap kit as a new layer. Now the paper is just wide enough to f

Too Cute Tutorial

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Click on image to see larger version This tutorial is fairly involved - so you will need a bit of time to do it. Have a cuppa beside you. Remember to save often You will need: Tube - I used one of Francien van Westering's lovely kittens Visit her site HERE But any tube will do. My 'Too Cute' Template & BeckyMask 038 HERE Font I used is called 'LamboHmk Bold' HERE Open up my 'TooCute' template - click Shift D to copy it. You can now close off the original one. Delete my TOU - make bottom layer (white) active, go to Image-Canvas Size with these settings Open up & minimize BeckyMask 038 Keeping the bottom layer active - add a new Raster Layer. Select 2 colours from your tube as Light/Foreground - Dark/Background - Flood Fill with Gradient with these settings New Mask Layer-From Image with these settings Merge Group. Freehand Selection Tool - draw around Fat Rectangle With your Mask layer active - add a New

Beautiful Day Tutorial

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Click on image to see larger version You will need: Tube - I used one of ©Leilana's beautiful 'Ladies' tubes. You can get them from HERE . They are Free To Use tubes, but you can use any tube of choice. Scrap kit called 'Kindness' from FantasyMoments Scraps HERE Font I used is called 'GaramondBold' HERE New white canvas 800x800 Copy & paste one of the Round Frame Elements (29,30,31,32) from scrap kit as a new layer. Resize 90% Bicubic-all layers unchecked. Adjust-Sharpen. Freehand Selection Tool, draw around the circle of the frame like this You don't have to be too precise with the selection drawing. Copy & paste a paper from scrap kit as a new layer - Selections-Invert, hit delete. Selections-None. Move the paper layer below the frame layer. Give the frame this drop shadow Copy & paste one of the Diamond Doodle elements from scrap kit as a new layer. Move slightly to the left duplicate - Image-Mirror -

Oh So Cute Tutorial

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Click the image to see larger version You will need: Tube - I used one from Leilana, she is a FTU artist. Go to her site HERE but you can use any tube. Scrap kit called "Ceylan' from FantasyMoments Scraps HERE Font I used is called 'Swing Set' HERE My 'OhSoCute' Template HERE Open up the template - click Shift D to copy it. Close off original template. Make bottom layer (white) of template active - go to Image-Canvas Size, with these settings Delete top layer with my TOU on it. Make Rectangle layer active - Magic Wand, click - copy & paste a paper from scrap kit as a new layer. Selections-Invert, hit delete. Selections- None. Delete original rectangle layer. Make Rectangle Frame layer active, click with Magic Wand - copy & paste another paper from scrap kit as a new layer - Selections-Invert, hit delete. Selections-None. Delete original rectangle frame layer. Give the Rectangle Frame this drop shadow Do the

A Touch of Autumn Tutorial

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Click on image to see larger version You will need: Tube - I used one from ©PinUpToons You need to be a registered member of CILM to purchase the tubes, but any tube will do. Scrap kit called 'Blogtrain Autumn' from FantasyMoments Scraps HERE Font I used is called ' UltimaCampagnoli' HERE Mask 56 from Chelle...aka...WeeScotLass HERE New white canvas 700x700 Open up the mask & minimise it. Copy & paste a paper from scrap kit as a new layer. New Mask Layer-From Image with these settings Merge Group - Image-Free Rotate-Rotate 45 left. Image-Resize-90% Bicubic-all layers unchecked. Copy & paste Element 50 (frame) from scrap kit as a new layer. Resize 60% Bicubic-all layers unchecked - Adjust-Sharpen. Magic Wand, click inside of the frame - Selections-Modify-Expand 6. Copy & paste a paper from scrap kit as a new layer - Selections-Invert, hit delete. Selections-None. MOve the paper layer below the frame layer. Give the f

Happy To See You Tutorial

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You will need: Tube - I used a tube from Sue Miller HERE You need to be a registered member of MyTagArt HERE to purchase Sue's artwork, but any tube will do. Scrap kit called 'Andiamo' from FantasyMoments Scraps HERE Font I used is called Swingset BB HERE New white canvas 700x700 Copy & paste one of the Heart Frames from scrap kit as a new layer Adjust-Sharpen. Magic Wand - click inside the frame - Selections- Modify-Expand 6. Copy & paste a paper from scrap kit as a new layer - Selections- Invert, hit delete. Selections-None. Move the paper layer below the frame layer. Give the frame this drop shadow Copy & paste one of the Boot elements from scrap kit as a new layer. Resize 60% Bicubic-all layers unchecked. Adjust-Sharpen, give drop shadow. Move the Boots to one side of the frame. Copy & paste one of the Paint Brush elements from scrap kit as a new layer. Resize 60% Bicubic-all layers unchecked. Move the paint b