FTU - SPRING MOURNING

I wrote this tutorial and any resemblance to another is purely coincidental. 

This tutorial was written for those with a working knowledge of PSP.

SUPPLIES:

I am using the exquisite artwork of Anna Marine, which you can purchase HERE

The gorgeous Scrap Kit I am using is FTU from Seashell Scrapz called Back To Nature,

which you can find HERE

Mask of choice. I am using WSL Mask 62, which you can find HERE

Font of choice. I am using Mousse Script, which you can find HERE

EFFECTS:

Eye Candy 4 - Gradient Glow

Eye Candy 4 - Glass

Lokas 3D Shadow - Optional 

Xero Porcelain - Optional 

Okay, Let's get started....

Open a new image, 800 X 800, you can resize later

Floodfill, white

Copy and paste a paper of choice from the kit as as new layer

Resize by 25%

Apply mask of choice, merge group

Copy and paste Element 9 (Frame) from the kit as a new layer

Resize to your liking

Click inside the frame using your magic wand, 

Selections, Modify, Expand by 6, Deselect

Copy and paste paper of choice as a new layer

Layers, Arrange, Move Down

Resize by 25%

Selections, Invert, Delete, Deselect

Copy and paste Element 22 as a new layer

Place it above your wood frame layer, resize to your liking

Copy and paste Element 5 as a new layer

Resize to your liking and place on the left side of frame

See my tag for reference

Copy and paste Close Up tube of choice as a new layer

Place to your liking

Copy and paste Element 21 as a new layer above your tube

Resize to your liking

Using your freehand selection tool, draw around the stem 

Delete the stem, Deselect

Layers, Duplicate, Image, Mirror, Layers, Merge Down

Position flowers on top and at the bottom of your tag

See my tag for reference

Copy and paste Element 11 as a new layer

Resize to your liking

Position to the right top of your tube, 

See my tag for reference

Drop Shadow all elements with Lokas 3D Shadow

From left column down, then right down

50, 0, 0, 8,  80, 23, 0, 100, 7, Black

or choice of drop shadow

Adjust, Brightness/Contrast, Clarify all elements

Close out your mask layer and then merge visible

Effects, Zero Porcelain, 50, 128, 128, 0, 196, 196

Apply, Layers, Duplicate

Activate the bottom merged layer

Adjust, Blur, Gaussian Blur, 10, Repeat

Open the Mask layer and Merge Visible

Add your copyright info

Using font of choice add your name

I used Mouse Script, 50, Stroke 0

Effects, Eye Candy 4, Glass, 

Default, except change color to white

Effects, Eye Candy 4, Gradient Glow

Default settings, Fat, light color from your tag

I used a light yellow and light green combo

Add same Lokas 3D drop shadow

or drop shadow of choice

Merge visible and your done!!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial!!

If you do the tutorial, please send me the result

I love posting the results in my Tag Gallery here!