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!

FTU Tutorial - Irish At Heart

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 gorgeous artwork of Keith Garvey, which you can purchase HERE  Beautiful FTU Scrapkit "With A Little Luck" by Ellanoir, which you can download HERE  Irish at Heart template by me, which you can download HERE   Effects:   Eye Candy 4000 Glass  Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow  Xero Radiance  Xero Improver   Okay Let's Get Started!!   Open my Irish at Heart template in PSP, Image, Canvas Size, Resize to 800 X 600  (We can crop and resize later)  Open Paper 15 from the kit, Resize by 30%, Image, Flip  Copy and Paste as a new layer just above your background layer  Layers, Load/Save Mask, Load Mask of choice, Merge Group  Activate the Gray Oval, Selections, Select All, Float, Defloat  Open paper 20 from the kit, Resize by 20%  Copy and Paste as a new layer, Selections, Invert, Delete, Selections None  Delete the Gray Oval layer  Activate the black rectangle layer, Selections, Select All, Float, Defloat  Open paper 17 from the kit, Resize by 20% Copy and Paste as a new layer Selections, Invert, Delete, Selections None  Delete the Black Rectangle layer  Activate the left small circle, Selections, Select All, Float, Defloat  Open paper 18 from the kit, Resize by 20% Copy and paste as a new layer Position so you see a good gradient color Selections, Invert, Delete, Selections None  Delete Left Small Circle layer  Repeat the above steps for the Right Small Circle layer  Remember to delete the Right Small Circle layer when you are done  Merge down so that your two gradient circles are one layer  Selections, Select All, Float, Defloat  Copy and Paste tube of choice Postion to the left of the left circle  (See my tag for reference)  Selections, Invert, Delete Layers, Duplicate, Image, Mirror, Position  (See my tag for reference)  Merge Down Effects, Xero Radiance Default Settings, Set Opacity to 60%  Open Element 8 from the kit, Resize by 35%  Copy and Paste as a new layer just above the dotted circles layer  Effects, Eye Candy 4000, Glass, 15, 75, 42, 10, 50, 0, 50, Color White  Add any other elements from the kit to your liking  Copy and paste your tube of choice just underneath your wordart layer  Add drop shadow of choice to all layers, except rainbow and mask layer  Move rainbow layer up over rectangle layer  Activate your WordArt layer, Selections, Select All, Float, Defloat Layers, New Raster Layer, Floodfill with color of choice from tag Selections, None Delete original WordArt layer  Activate your  wordart layer Effects, Eye Candy 4000, Glass, 45, 75, 42, 10, 50, 0, 50, Color White Effects, Eye Candy 4000, Gradient Glow, 3, 0, 100, Fat,  Color Black Drop Shadow of choice  Delete background layer Crop tool, Merged Opaque, Click Checkmark  Layers, Merge, Merge Visible  Add Name and Copyright info  Effects, Xero Improver, Default Settings  Resize to your liking, I resized mine to 600 X 439  Save and you are done!!   I hope you enjoyed this tutorial!!  Remember if you make a tag with any of my tuts, email them to me   and I will show them off in the Tag Gallery!!

Irish at Heart Template

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FTU Valentine Love Tutorial

I wrote this tutorial for those with a working knowledge of PSP.

Any resemblance to another tutorial is purely coincedental

Supplies Needed:

Absolutely gorgeous FTU Valentine Bliss kit from Jessica at Gothic Inspirations HERE

Tube of Choice, I am using the beautiful artwork of Barbara Jensen HERE

Mask of choice, I am using SG Heart Burst HERE

Fonts of choice

Plugins Needed:

Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow

Eye Candy 5 Textures, Swirl

Xero, Porcelain

Lokas 3D Shadow (Optional)

Okay!! On to the Tutorial!!

Open a new image 700x700 (We can crop and resize later)

Copy and paste the heart frame from the kit onto your canvas

Choose two colors and make a foreground/background gradient

(I chose dark pink and purple)

With your Freehand Selection tool, draw around the frame

Layer, New Raster Layer, Move this layer under your frame

Floodfill your new layer with the gradient

Do not deselect yet

Effects, Eye Candy 5 Textures, Swirl, choose add swirl to original image

Random, 126.44, 21.26, 100, 75, Random Seed 1

Deselect

Copy and paste doodle of choice onto canvas, postion at bottom of frame

(I colorized some of my elements, but that is optional for you)

Copy and paste the cluster of hearts onto your canvas, Layers, Duplicate 

Image, Mirror, postion to your liking, see my tag for reference

Add any other elements from the kit that you like and position to your liking

Activate your swirl layer, copy and paste tube of choice

Add Lokas 3D Shadow of choice or Drop Shadow of your choice

With your Selection tool, Select the part of your tube that needs 

to be brought above the top of your heart frame, Selections, 

Promote selection to layer, Deselect

Add drop shadow of choice to your elements and frame

Using Font of Choice (I am using Mon Amour Script Pro and Franklin Gothic Medium)

Add ~Love~ at the bottom of your frame (or word of choice)

Effects, 3D Effects, Inner Bevel

Add your name using font of choice as well, Effects, 3D Effects, Inner Bevel,

Gradient Glow, 3, 0, 100, Fat, Black

Layers, New Raster Layer, Move layer to bottom, Floodfill with color of choice

Layers, Load/Save Mask, Add Mask from Disk, Load Hearts Burst mask or one of choice

Layers, Merge, Merge Group, Effects, 3D Effects, Inner Bevel

Close out the Mask layer, Activate any other layer, Layers, Merge, Merge Visible

Layers, Duplicate, On Top Layer, Adjust, Blur, Gaussian Blur, 3, OK

Change Blend Mode to Soft Light, Layers,Merge Visible again, Layers Duplicate

On bottom layer, Adjust, Blur, Gaussian Blur, 10, Repeat, Layers, Merge Visible

Open Mask Layer, Layers, Merge, Merge Visible 

Effects, Xero, Porcelain, 50, 128, 128, 0, 0, 0

Crop Tool, Merged Opaque, Click Checkmark

That's it, You're done!! I hope you enjoyed my tutorial and as always remember,

If you make a tag using any of my tutorials, send it to me so I can show it off

in my Tag Gallery!!

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