Tuesday, January 31, 2012

New FTU Tutorial from Deb using My S.W.A.K. Valentine Template


Gorgeous FTU tutorial from Diva Deb using my S.W.A.K. Valentine Template!!
You can find the tutorial HERE

Thanks so much Deb!! I love it!!

Monday, January 30, 2012

Elias Valentine S.W.A.K


I wrote this tutorial and any resemblance to another tutorial is purely coincidental
This tutorial was written for those with a working knowledge of psp

Supplies:

My S.W.A.K. Template HERE
Gorgeous FTU Scrap Kit by Vaybs called Pink Candy Valentine HERE
Sexy Valentine tube by Elias HERE
Mask 84 from Weescotslass Creations HERE

Plugins Needed:

Eye Candy 4000 Glass
Eye Candy 5 Textures


Image, Canvas Size, 700 X 700, we can resize later
Delete copyright layer
Activate the Pink Circle layer, Selections, Select All, Float, Defloat
Copy Paper 2 from the kit, Paste as a new layer, Selections, Invert, Delete, Select None
Delete Pink Circle layer
Activate the Black Rectangle 2 layer, Selections, Select All, Float, Defloat
Copy Paper 8 from the kit, Paste as a new layer, Image, Resize by 80%
Position paper to your liking (I made sure the pink dotted line was in the middle
of the last row of hearts), Selections, Invert, Delete, Select None
Delete Black Rectangle 1 layer
Activate your Gray Square layer, Selections, Select All, Float, Defloat
Copy and Paste paper 5 from the kit, Image, Resize by 80%, Position to your liking,
Selections, Invert, Delete, Select None
Delete the Gray Square layer
Copy and paste your tube of choice just above your circle layers but under your black
rectangle 2 layer
Move your Heart 1 and Heart 2 layers underneath your tube layer
Choose a color from your tube and activate your SWAK wordart layer
Using your magic wand click on the black part of the wordart, Layers, New Raster Layer
Floodfill with your color choice from your tube
Do not deselect yet!!, Effects, Eye Candy 4000, Gradient Glow, Glass, 79.52, 100,
Inside Marquee, -42, 9, 50, 0, 50, color white, OK, Select None
Acivate the white circle layer, Selections, Select All, Float, Defloat
Layers, New Raster Layer, Floodfill with black, Selections, Select None
Delete White Circle layer
Activate the Pink Rectangle layer, Selections, Select All, Float, Defloat
Choose another color from your tube, Layers, New Raster Layer, Floodfill with your color
choice from your tube, Effects, Eye Candy 5 Textures, Animal Fur, Dalmation,
50, 60.99, 70, 80, Random Speed 333, Selections, Select None, Delete the Pink Rectangle layer
Copy and paste element 39 (sweet tarts ring) above your circle layers, Resize by 115%
Copy and paste any other elements of choice to your liking on your tag
Activate your background layer, floodfill white
Choose a dark color from your tag, Layers, New Raster Layer, Floodfill with color choice
Apply WSL Mask 84 or mask of your choice, Layers, Merge, Merge Group
Add a dropshadow of choice to all layers except the hearts and dotted line layers
Add your copyright info and name to your tag
Close out your white background layer, Layers, Merge, Merge Visible all the other layers
Crop Tool, Merged Opaque, Click Checkmark
Open White Background layer, Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
Resize Image to your liking, my tag is 550 X 492
That's it!! I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and remember if you make a tag using any of
my tutorials, email them to me and I will show them off in my Tag Gallery!!

S.W.A.K Template