Thursday, December 31, 2009

Wings Of Hope



You need the following supplies for this
tutorial.
Paint Shop Pro.
I have psp 10 but any version should
work for this.
Scrap Kit of choice or Mine.
Mine is by the talented designer Charly of
The kit is called Breast Cancer Charity
Kit.
You can find it at her store here.
Template By Jolanda from Jellebelleke's


Open template in psp.
Image resize
all layers checked
700 pixels. Make sure that
it's not percent.

With Your magic wand click on Raster
1.
Layers
New raster layer.
Find a paper You like from the scrap kit
that You chose to use and
open it in psp.
Edit Copy.

With Your magic wand click on Raster 1.
Layers
New raster layer.
Edit
Paste into selection.
Selections
select none.

Click on Raster 5 and using Your magic
wand use it on the layer.
Layers
New raster layer.
Open another paper of choice that
will blend in well with Your
creation.
Edit Copy
Edit Paste as a new layer.
Selections
Select None.

On Raster 6 repeat the same steps
as above.
Do the same for Raster 7 and then on
the copy You'll have to scroll up
slightly in Your layer palette and do the
same as We just did.
If You have a nicely textured paper then
use another with a lighter shade.

Ok go back down to Raster 4 and using
Your Manual color correction tool
use these settings:
Manual color target
checked.
Freehand Selection
unchecked.
Source: use the eye dropper tool and
use the same color as the
frame.
Target a color that goes well with
the rest of Your QP.

Now delete all the templates original
layers except leave Raster 3
alone. We'll get to that here in just a
little bit.

Now just start to add any of the elements
from Your chosen tag that You
like.
If they are too big to
Image resize
All layers unchecked.
Be sure that percent is now chosen
and just reduce it's size until
it's right. If not just hit undo and keep
trying.

Let's add a little depth to all of Your elements.
Effects
3D Effects
Drop Shadow
and use your own settings as no matter what
I tell You to use it always varies on
things such as this.

Remember that blank black layer? With Your
magic wand click on
it.
Leaving the ants marching hit Your delete
key.
Keep the ants marching.

Click on raster layer 12 and hit Your
delete key once again.
If Your like Me and always put drop
shadows on it's own layer You
will need to delete
those too.

Click on Raster 10 and 12 repeating
these steps.
See how easy this was? You've now learned
a new trick.

Ok now We are going to add some text to
this very pretty page You've
been making.

Click on Your eye dropper tool and depending
on the paper You used
on the background You will either choose a
light or dark color.

Now add any of the text You want and give
it a pretty drop shadow.
If You wish to now add an image of Your own
just click inside the frame and go to
selections
modify
contract
by only a few pixels though and then it should
look very very nice.

I hope You enjoy this tutorial as much as I did
writing it for You.







How To Make A Quick Page From Scratch



For this tutorial You will need to use a scrap kit of
choice or Mine. I am using a kit by the
wonderful Charly of Country Hollow Creations and
You can find Her kits at Her store here.

The one I'm using is called Baby Time.

I know that some of You are interested in all those
bigger sized images that many scrappers make
with their kits and such, so I decided to
teach You the basics of it. I hope
some of You find it of
use.

This one is going to be a smaller version of a normal sized
quick page but it's still going to be made just like
a real one.

So to get started open a blank canvas of 900x900.
Using Your magic wand click on the blank
canvas. From the kit choose a paper You really
like and go to edit copy and edit paste
into selection.
Selections
select none.

Now from the kit You have just chosen open a
frame or other like element from it.
Edit copy
Edit paste as a new layer.
Positioning it where You'd like it to be.

If You'd like to make the said element a little
bigger all You need to do is go to Image.
Image resize
All layers unchecked.
Put the size on percent and type in
about 110 or so and just
use what looks best
to You.

Now just begin choosing the elements You'd
like to use and paste them over
the canvas as We did with
the frame.

My quick page won't be half as good as
Your's trust Me lol I am just
trying to guide You in how to pull
off a really nice looking
creation.

Ok now let Us add some depth.
Effects
3D Effects
Drop Shadow
Vertical 2
Horizontal 2
Opacity 60
Blur 10.00
Color Black.
If these settings are too much for the
page just play with the settings.

Now on Your frame layer click inside of it
with Your magic wand.
Now click on the paper layer in your layer
palette and hit Your delete key on
Your keyboard.
Selections
Select
none.

Now that Your done with that You can add
Your own text etc that You wish.
Save as png and it will match any Background
You want to put it onto.
I do hope somebody found this a little
useful.


Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Candy Coated Love



You will need the following supplies for this tutorial:
Scrap kit of choice or Mine.
It's called candy coated and can be found
It's made by the very talented Heather at

Template made By DBA. Thank You Ali
for allowing Us to use Your wonderful templates for
our creations. You will have to look under

Paint Shop Pro but if You know Your programs well
enough You could probably do this with any
of them out there.

Tube of choice. I used a tube by Jason Patterson
which I acquired through MPT's yahoo group.
You have to have a license in order to use any of his
artwork.

Now let's get started. Open Your template in psp and
duplicate it by pressing shift+D and close the
original one.

Click the background layer with Your magic wand and
opening a paper of choice from the kit go to edit copy
and edit paste as a new layer and then selections
select none.

(Side note here. Now depending which psp version
Your using Your manual color correction tool will be
under Your customize settings when You click on psp's
background. So go to the area under Your tag and
right click on customize and under commands You will
see tools click on that and look for the color correction
tool on the right hand side and place it on one of Your
toolbars in psp. Just drag it up there. I am not sure where
it is in versions other than psp 10 sorry).

Open another paper or element from the kit and choose
a color that goes with Your tag and keep this open
behind Your canvas but to the left or right of it so that You
can see it.

On the Group Raster Layer use Your manual color
correction tool and for the colors on source click
the merged layer and that shade of grey will be
showing in the box. On the target choose the color
from the paper or element You have chosen and click
ok when You like how it looks.

Click on the raster layer 2 in Your layer palette with
Your magic wand click on the heart and from
the kit Your using choose and paper from it and
go to edit copy and edit paste as a new layer.

Selections select none. On raster layer 5 use Your
color correction tool and use a color of choice
to color the hearts frame.

Delete layers 4 and 6.

For raster 1 and 2 You can either do the paper
steps once again or the manual color
correction tool. It's up to you.

On raster layer 7 We are going to work this
in a few steps since the hearts are two
different colors.

So go to Your manual color correction tool
once again and for the colors of source
choose black and whatever other
color You have used for Your creation.

Now on that same layer let's use Your
freehand selection tool and draw
around all the other smaller hearts that
You didn't did get colored. Be sure
the lasso tool is set to add (Shift) so You don't
have to hold down Your shift key. Once
this is done color them the same way
as above.

On layers 8 and 9 do the same as We have done
with the hearts only You won't have to use
Your free hand tool.

Now we are going to add our tube. Go to
raster 3 and go to edit copy on your
tube and then edit paste as
as a new layer.

Duplicate this layer and pull one of them
under the frame layer and turn the
visibility off on the top layer. now just carefully
erase around the frame on the
outer edge.

Now go back to Your top layer and erase
it doing the same don't worry this is
such a faultless step it will never
look marred if Your a terrible tuber as
I am lol.

Ok now make sure the top layer is still selected
and begin to add any of the kits elements
that You like.

If Your using My kit You will have really size
down. I did this by going to image resize
make sure that percent is chosen and that all layers
are unchecked. I used the numbers between 5
and 20 for all of My elements.

Now let's add drop shadows to all of the things in
our tag. Effects 3D Effects Drop Shadow
with the following settings
vertical 2
horizontal 2
opacity 40
blur 5.00
color black.

Now don't add a drop shadow onto the top tube
that You used for Your heart instead
drop shadow the one below the frame layer so
that is shows no flaws. If You have any
hangers just erase them to
smooth out the tag.

Now add any text You wish and go to layers
merge visible save as png and Your
all done.

I hope You enjoyed this tutorial.






Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Awards


I got this award from The amazing Jane from JT's
Designs. Thank You so much hon and I love You
designs and things. You have some very nice
talent -hugs-.

I am sending this to the following person: (I would send
it to more but with the holdiays a lot of people are away).
1. Susan known as Hippiedaze and one of the most
talented ladies I know out there.


Thursday, December 17, 2009

A Father's Love



For this tutorial You will need the following:
Template by Rainy at Rainy's Templates.
She has many other templates to choose from
that could be used for this tutorial.
Scrap Kit I used or one of Your choice. It really
should be full sized though. The kit I chose is
by the awesome Sharon of As Sweet as Honey
I used the kit called It's a Dad Thing from Scraps
With Attitude. Thank You Sharon hon for letting
Me write a tutorial with Your kits -hugs and kisses-.
Images or tubes of choice. Images would be best for
this sort of tutorial but it's up to You.

The reason I wrote this tutorial is that I don't see
many around if at all and thought I'd teach those
of You that would like to use Your wonderful digital
images that You take and can't use can display them
easily in a pretty Quick Page. I hope some of You
find this of use. So let's get started

Open Your images and template in psp and minimize the
images. When opening the template Your going to lag
just a bit as it is a big file. Shift +D and close the Original.
Go to Image Free rotate and choose left at 90 degrees and
all layers checked.

In Your layer palette click on the background layer and
from the kit open a paper and go to edit copy. Selections
Select all float . Selections defloat and then on the template
edit copy paste as a new layer. Selections select none.

Back on the template choose the gradient layer and
do the same steps as above with either the same paper
or another of Your choice.

On the photo layer if Your using an image go to selections
select all selections float selections defloat and paste it
as a new layer. If Your using a tube just do as We had
done above and then add Your tube as a new layer.
Selections select none.

Delete the layer that's up above this layer. On the word
background do as We did above using a paper of choice.
Then on the hearts layer go to Image Free Rotate and
choose right at 90 degree's all layers unchecked this
time.

With Your eye dropper tool use a light and dark color
for Your foreground and background. Now on the
template with the hearts layer go to selections select
all, selections float, selections defloat, layers new raster
layer. Go to Your material palette and choose a gradient
of Your choice from the two colors You chose. Flood fill
the new layer with the color and go to selections, select
none. Effects, Texture Effects, Blinds and use the following
settings or one's of Your choice width 2, opacity 15, color
black and both boxes checked.

On the text layer You can do this a few ways. You can colorize
it, use Your manual color correction or do it with the gradient
as We did above. So it's all up to You on this one. I chose the
manual color correction. When done go to the original grey
scaled hearts and delete the layer.

Now add any elements You want from the kit. You may
have to resize a bit so if you do go to image resize and make
sure all layers is unchecked and Your sizes should be in percent
not pixel. Give all Your layers a drop shadow of choice and any
other text You wish to add if You choose and save as png and
Your done. There is Your Quick Page.








Monday, December 14, 2009

Luv My Sista



I have made a tag for Ann at Addicted 2 Scraps with Her
kit called Luv My Sista. Just click on the title and You can
purchase it for Yourself.

This kit in My honest opinion is worth the buy. It comes
with a ton of elements and a lot of papers to play with.

I also made a freebie for You all without the garv tube so
that You could add whatever You wished to it. You can
find it here.

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Misfits Christmas Train


Hiya guys. I finally did a scrap kit challenge and
You all are welcome to download it. Misfits did a
train for Christmas and I thought I'd share
here on both of My blogs. You can download
it at the Misfits blog.

This kit is much better when peeking
inside and not just the preview. I am
still trying to learn how to do all the
previews and make em pretty LMAO



Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Sad News

I have some sad news for You all today. My friend's dad
passed away after a long fight with cancer yesterday afternoon
after having a seizure Friday night. He had just gone into remission
and contracted an infection and He slowly grew worst. Alot of You
know this friend. Her name is Lisa but goes by the name of
Aleah'sMommy. I am asking that if You can afford to help
out with a donation that it be sent to her email. I know the
medical bills for his cancer were astronomical and as We all
know the costs for funerals and arrangements will only triple
that bereavement upon this poor family. Her uncle is also
fighting cancer but isn't expected to make it much longer and
this is Her Dad's Brother so she's had one very very hard year.
You may send Your donations to hottlildevil110584@yahoo.com.


I think You from the bottom of My heart if You can help during
Lisa's time of need. This was an unexpected occurence by all
of Us as He was getting much better and healthier.

xoxoxoxox
Jynxi

Friday, October 30, 2009

New Stuff on My Scrapping blog

I have a set of stockings and new Christmas cookies
I made on My scrapping blog. Please do take
a look and be sure if You download to let Me know
and leave a bit of love.

xoxoxoxo
Jynxi

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Hello Everybody

As many of You know I had thought to dabble in
the scrapping world a bit more other than to just
write tutorials.

Well I have begun and have started another blog.
This doesn't mean I won't be writing tutorials
anymore it just means I will be adding more to
what I normally do for You all. I hope You all understand
and might even visit and snag up some freebie's I have
posted and show Me what You make with them. Anyhow
You can find Me at My Hide Away. I hope to hear from
You all over there.

xoxoxoxoxoxo
Jynxi

Friday, October 2, 2009

Autumn Splendor



You will need the following supplies for this tutorial.
Scrap Kit by Cindy.
It's called Autumn Splendor.
Thank You Cindy for allowing Me to use Your
kits in My tutorials -hugs and kisses-.
If You can't get this kit any will do.
Tube of choice. I am using a tube by the
wonderful artist Christine Kotlark.
You can find Her tubes at MPT.
Please don't use any of Her work without
the proper license.
Font of choice.

Open an new image 800x800. I know it's big but You can
crop or resize it later. Make sure it's transparent.
From the kit find a frame You like. Open it and go to
edit copy and edit paste as a new layer on Your
transparent image. If Your using the same kit
You'll have to resize the frame by 85 percent so to
to image resize all layers unchecked and resize it by
85 percent.

With Your magic tool click inside the frame. If Your using
the kit I am You'll have to hold down the shift key
while selecting all the area's around the pumpkin and leaves.
Selections modify expand by 10 or so. Now go to edit paste
as a new layer. Selections invert
and tap on the delete key on Your keyboard.


Selections select none. Pull this paper layer below Your
frame layer. You might have a missing piece in the frame so
use Your magic wand and click it or use Your shift key to
select multiple one's and go to selections modify expand by 10
or so again and do the delete step again.


Now make sure the layer that You just did if You had a
missing piece go to layers merge down be sure either
one of the paper layers is chosen when You do the merge.

Go to Your tube. Copy and paste it as a new layer. On My tube
I had to resize it by 160 percent to go with the size of the
frame. Slide the tube under the frame layer and with
Your eraser tool erase any of the overlap.

Effects 3D Effects Drop Shadow vertical and horizontal 2
opacity 55 blur 10.00 and the color black.
Repeat this drop shadow with the horizontal and the vertical
set to 0.

Now We'll begin to add any of the elements from the kit
that We like. I used a journal box that came inside
the kit and resized it a bit then erased the overlap once again
as We did our main tube. Give it the same drop shadow
with the 0 settings.

I added a word art and some leaves that came with the kit
and gave it the same drop shadows as above. I also
added Cindy's name to the tag. I used Fountain Pen and
as always created it as a vector and then converted it to a raster
layer and added a drop shadow to it. I also then added that
same drop shadow to My frame.

I added the artist's copyright and My license number and then
resized My tag to 500x500 pixels all layers checked and
merged visible. Save as png and Your all done.





Thursday, September 24, 2009

I Make The Rules



You will need the following things for this tutorial.
Template 19 by MelissaV. You can find it on the
Just search under templates.
Scrap Kit of choice or the one I'm using by Missy.
It's called Breast Cancer Awareness.
This kit is available in both tagger and full sizes.
Tube of choice. I am using the awesome work of Ismael
Rac. You can find His tubes on AMI.
Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow (optional text only).

This tag is made with two very special ladies that I have loved
dearly all My life. My Grandmother was diagnosed with
breast cancer before I was born and beat it. The odds back then
were very low compared to now. My Mother also was diagnosed with
breast cancer and had a masectomy. I almost lost Her not due to the cancer
itself but to infection afterwards. I have almost lost Her twice in My life
and I am just grateful to God and those that prayed for Her
recovery and Her inner stubborness because without that I don't think
She would have made out after the infection as well as She did.
I love You Mom.
For those of You that are still young please, please always do Your
examinations and get those Mammogram's. They are so important
and can detect the cancer in it's earliest stages.

Open the tube and template in psp and minimize the tube. Shift +D on
the template and close the original copy. Delete the copyright and
white background layers.

Image canvas size 600x600. With Your eye dropper tool
choose a light and dark color from Your tube.
With Your magic wand click on the
Back Rectangle layer. Layers new raster layer and flood fill
with a gradient of choice. I used the settings of angle 0 repeats 1
invert checked style linear.

Keep the ants marching and find a paper You like and go to
edit copy edit paste as a new layer. Selections Invert and then tap
the delete key on Your keyboard. Selections select none.
Place this layers blend mode to soft light.
Delete the original layer.

On the gradient filled layer go to Effects 3D Effects Drop shadow.
Vertical and Horizontal on 2 Opacity 50 blur 8.00 and color
black. Repeat this step but put the Vertical and Horizontal to 0.

Use Your magic wand on the Front Rectangle layer.
Repeat the steps from above with the gradient
and paper. This time I changed the colors of My gradient
with the settings Angle and Repeats 0 Invert unchecked
and style linear.
Put the paper's layer on overly and the Opacity about 60.

On the solid line of that same layer click on it with Your magic
wand. Layer's new raster layer and flood fill it with
Your darker color. Give this filled frame layer a Drop Shadow
of Vertical and Horizontal 0 Opacity 50 Blur 10.00 Color
black. Delete the original layer.

On the corner layer go to Selections Select All Selections
Float Selections Defloat. Layers New Raster Layer and fill this
layer with a color of choice. Effects 3D Effects Drop Shadow
Vertical and Horizontal 0 Opacity 45 Blur 4.00 Color
black. Delete the original layer.

On the corner duplicate it and then go to Image Free Rotate
bye 180.00 degree's right. Move this however You
it looks good to You.

On the text layer go to Selections Select All Selections
Float Selections Defloat. Layers New Raster layer
and flood fill this with a color of choice. Selections Select
none. Delete the original layer. Effects Eye Candy 4000
Gradient Glow. Under the Basic tab only change the Glow Width
to 2.00 the rest default. On the Color Tab use the thin setting and use one
of the colors in Your tag.

On Your tube go to Edit Copy Edit Paste as New Layer. I had
to resize Mine by 70 percent. So if You need to do this
go to image resize by 70 percent (play with the numbers) all layers
unchecked and hit ok.
Give Your tube the same drop shadow as We just used above.

Now just add any of the elements from the kit You like giving them
the same drop shadows as before. Delete the crown as I
didn't think it looked right on My tag but this again is up to You .
Add Your text. I used the same Gradient Glow and Drop Shadow
as before. Put on the copyright and save as png and Your all done.

















Polar Ice



You will the following things for completing this tutorial.
Scrap Kit of choice or the one from Lynn. It's
called Polar Ice.
Thank You Lynn for letting Me use Your
kits in My tutorials.
Tube of choice. I am using the awesome work
of Ismael Rac and You can find his tubes now
on AMI. You can not use any of His work
without the proper license.
Font of choice.

Open Your tube in psp and minimize it. From the kit choose
on of the frames and Shift + D to duplicate it. Delete
the original one.

With Your magic wand click inside the frame and go to
layers new raster layer. Selections Modify
expand by 10 or 12.

Find a paper You like from the kit and go to edit copy and edit
paste into selection. Selections select none. Now slide this
layer under the frame layer.

Let's give Our frame a drop shadow by going to Effects 3D
Effects Drop shadow and I used vertical and horizontal 2
opacity 30 blur 10.00 color black.

Ok now I had to do the tube and frame differently as the
frame was a full sized one so I went to layers merge visible
and then went to image resize by 60 percent all layers
unchecked.

Now on Your tube go to edit copy edit paste as a new layer and
place her the way You like her. Duplicate this layer and
on the top layer go to Adjust Blur Gaussian Blur 3.00 and click
ok. Now place opacity on this layer to about 70.

Now begin adding any of the elements You like. You may
need to resize them as I did the frame above. Add the same
drop shadows as above. Add Your name and the same
drop shadow and then a copyright if You need one and
save as png and Your all done.

Monday, September 21, 2009

Enchanted Secrets



You will need these things to complete this tutorial.
Scrap Kit of choice or the one I'm using By
It's called Enchanted Secrets. It comes
in both tagger and full size.
Mask 169 by the wonderful Chelle.
You will need to download that pack of masks
but they are so worth the download.
Don't forget to leave her some love when getting
this mask.
Tube of choice. I will be using Missy Lynn's tubes.
Font of choice.


Open a new blank canvas 800x800. I know it's big
but You can resize it later. Open the tube and
mask in psp. Flood fill Your canvas with a color or
gradient of choice. I used a gradient angle 0 repeats
1 invert checked and style linear.

Go to layers new mask layer and load choose the image
You have open in psp. source luminance checked the
other without checks. If it doesn't look right to
You then You may have to invert the mask. I had to
load Mine from disk as I have My psp pointing to
My masks from elsewhere.

Now in Your layer palette delete the mask layer and
click on the other mask layer and merge group. Now
You just need to place all Your elements from the
kit that would go with it and slide each under the
window layer. I didn't give any a drop shadow
this time as I wanted to keep it somewhat of
a magical feel type tag. I did use My eraser
tool where there were overhangs on the edges.

Now click Your font tool and choose a font
You think would go nicely for Your tag and add the name
turn this into a raster layer and add a drop shadow of choice.
Just add Your copyright if You need one and save as png and
Your all done.



Sunday, September 20, 2009

Lilac



You will need the following supplies for this tutorial.
Scrapkit by Jaye called Lilac & Purple Mini. This kit is free and so pretty.
Thank You so much Jaye for letting Me use Your kits and goodies for My tutorials -hugs and kisses-.
Tube of choice. I am using the wonderful work of Rac and You can find His tubes at AMI. You need to purchase a license in order to use any of His work.
FM Tile Tools Emboss (optional).
Background image of choice or the one I'm using. I got this from a sharing group so if it's Your's please let Me know and I will either remove it or give You credit.
Font of choice or Mine.


Open the background, tube, and font. Minimize the font into Your taskbar. From the kit find one of the frames You like. I used the square one it was just so pretty. Image canvas size 700x700. From the tube Your using find two colors You like. In the materials palette choose the gradient tab angle and repeats on 0 invert not checked and style linear.

If Your using the frame I am with Your magic wand click inside all the parts and make sure the ants are surrounding each of those pieces. Layers new raster layer and flood fill it with Your gradient and pull this down under the frame but keep the ants marching. On the background image I supplied go to edit copy and edit paste as a new layer. Selections invert and tap the delete key on Your keyboard. Put this layer's blend mode to soft light and the opacity down to about 40.

Effects FM Tile Tools Blend Emboss and use the default settings on the background image layer and do this about twice. If You don't want to use this filter and can't get it as it's a pay to use one You can go to Effects Texture Effects Emboss in psp and use this one. This is up to You.

Now open the tube again go to edit copy and edit paste as a new layer. Place it where You like and then on the frame layer duplicate it. Place the duplicate above the girl and with Your eraser tool erase the top so that Her head isn't under the frame. On the tube go to Effects 3D Effects Drop shadow vertical and horizontal on 2 opacity 40 blur 10.00 color black and repeat this again with the vertical and horizontal on 0. Give Your original frame layer the very first drop shadow.

Now We are going to start adding the elements. Find the Minikit1 beaded string and paste it as a new layer and place it where You like and give it the same drop shadow We just did the frame. Now add the Minikit 13 doodle to Your image and place it like mine (using My tag as a reference). Now duplicate this layer and go to image mirror it. Layer's merge down and give it the same drop shadow as above and place the blend mode on Luminance and the opacity to about 65 or so.

Make sure the font is open and choose Your text tool but be sure Your foreground color is back on the solid color. Make sure in the pull down of fonts the one I supplied is chosen or one of Your own if You chose to do it that way put the size of the font to 250 and type out Your name. Image Free Rotate 90 degree's left all other boxes unchecked. Put the text on the tag of the beaded string. Convert it to raster Layer. Now just add Your copyright and Your done.




CT CALL

Saturday, September 19, 2009

Whispers




You will need the following for this tutorial.
Scrapkit of choice or the one I'm using by Missy. It's called Midnight Whispers. It comes in both tagger and full size. I personally think it's worth the purchase there is so much that can be done with this kit.
Thank You Missy for allowing Me to write tutorials with this kit -hugs and kisses-.
Tube, font and mask of choice or Mine.

This tutorial is one that is not generally a style I use alot but I wanted to try to work with some of My masks more that I'm always getting through share's and as challenges in My groups. Some of them are just so pretty and alot of fun to play with. Anyhow here We go.

Open the mask and tube in psp. Choose two colors from the tube You like. Turn the foreground into a gradient angle and repeats 0 invert unchecked and style linear. Open a new image canvas 800x800 blank and flood fill it with Your gradient.

Go to layers new mask layer from image and on the pull down choose the mask You have open in psp source luminance checked and everything else not checked and click ok. In Your layer pallete delete the mask layer and then right click and merge group. Now open Your tube go to edit copy and edit paste as a new layer. Place it onto the mask (use My tag as a reference) and pull it down a little bit if You choose to do so. Now hightlight the mask layer in the layer palette and go to selections select all float selections defloat and selections invert. Choose the tube layer and hit delete and then selections select none.

With Your eraser tool erase the excess that's on the edges of the frame and the overlap that's outside of it and on the leaves. Effects 3D effects drop shadow vertical and horizontal 2 opacity 40 blur 10.00. Begin to add Your elements. I added the lamp from the kit and resized it and erased the top just a bit to get the hook off so that it looked a little bit with the mask and then I gave it the same drop shadow as above. I also added some of the elements I liked and gave them all the same drop shadows. You could use brushes word art anything. The possibilities are so endless with this mask and tag so try to experiment and see what You like most.

Click on Your font tool and with the same colors You used before but set to regular choose the font that I supplied and type out Your name or whatever it is that You might be typing. I used size 75 vector and then changed it to a raster layer. Now You could also make the name rotate to go along the left side border but I chose not to this time. Give it the same drop shadow as before only change the blur to about 2 or so. Now copy and paste the copyright to Your tag and go to image resize by 55 percent or so and move it where it looks good to you. Now resize or crop Your image if needed and save as png and then Your done.




Dress Up



You will need the following things for this tutorial.
Template by Joyita .
Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow (optional).
Scrapkit of choice or the one I used by Sarah at Pimp My Tags W/Scraps.
Thank You Sarah for letting Me use Your kit for My tutorial -hugs and kisses-.

Open template, tube, and texture in psp. On the template Shift+D and close the original deleting also the copyright layer and the white background layer if You so choose.

From Your tube or the kit find two complimentary colors. One dark one light. Click on the material palette and set it to gradient angle 0 repeats 1 invert unchecked style linear.

Choose the Right Circle Layer and with Your magic wand click it. Layers new raster layer and fill this with Your gradient. On the texture I supplied go to edit copy and then back to the template edit paste as a new layer placing the blend mode on soft light. Selections invert and then tap the delete key on Your keyboard.

Effects Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow on the basic tab change only the Glow Width to 3.00 and now under the color tab choose the thin setting and use one of the colors from Your filled gradient layer. Just play with the sliders a bit and come up with something You like. Effects #d Effects drop shadow vertical and horizontal 1 opacity 40 blur 10.00 color black. Delete the original circle layer.

Choose the rectangle layer and using the magic wand click it and go to layers new raster layer. Now use the same steps as We did above only change the gradient to 240 repeat 0 and invert unchecked. Use the same drop shadow as We did before. Delete the original layer. On the word layer I put the blend mode onto burn but You can use another.


On the dotted lines layer go to selections select all selections float selections defloat. Layers new raster layer and flood fill it with one of Your colors. Selections select none. Use the same gradient glow and drop shadow as before and then delete the original layer.

On the left circle layer make sure it's the chosen layer in Your palette and use Your magic wand to click it on the canvas go to layers new raster layer and flood fill it with Your gradient. I changed My settings to angle 315 repeats 2 invert checked.Use the paper instructions from above. I put My blend mode this time on Overlay though. Do the same gradient glow and drop shadow as before and delete the original circle layer. On the Dotted Lines on the circle do as We did the last one.


I've been tagged...

Kathy's Place has tagged me with this survey - so here goes...

1. How long have you been using PSP, PS?

I have been using PSP for about 5+ years. Have not tried Photo Shop much lol

2. How did you get into making tags, scrap kits?

I used to make blends for html chatrooms and discovered taggers and
I was hooked and joined msn groups and took a hiatus and started
using the ever so popular scraps and templates

3. Who's your fave artist?

OMG this one is so hard lol I like alot but My top favorites would be
Garv, Elias, Rac, Jensen, and Woolcott amongst many other's lol

4.Who`s your favourite Scrap Designer?

There are so many talented Designers out there but My fav's
would be Scraps With Attitude, Scrappers Emporium, Scrappers-Delight,
Pimp My Tags With Scraps and of course My Lady Queen and the Misfits lol

5. Which three blogs do you visit everyday?

Scraps with Attitude, Kathy's Place, Scrappers Emporium, Scrappers
Delight, Pimp My Tags with Scraps, Kirsty's Scraps and many other's lol

I will pass this survey on to Lou of ButterflyFlutterby Creations because
She has been a true inspiration to Me. Thank You Butter honey for
all You do in Padded Cell and out of it -hugs and kisses-.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Cutie Bootie



You will need the following things to complete this tutorial.
Mask by Kristin.
Scrapkit of choice or the one I'm using by Kirsty.
Font of choice.

This tutorial is written for those newer to psp and tagging. So open Your mask and minimize it. Open a canvas of 700x700 transparent. I know this is big but You can crop or resize it later. Flood fill the canvas with a color of choice and go to layers New Mask Layer From Image and load the mask. In Your layer palette delete the mask layer and then go to layers merge group.
Now just begin to copy and paste the items from the kit You like. Effects 3D Effects drop shadow vertical and horizontal 2 opacity 60 blur 5.00 color black. Now when Your done go to Your text tool and type out Your name and give it that same drop shadow.

Layers merge visible. Now resize Your image to what Your comfortable with and save as png. You are now all done.

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Glamour



You will need the following things for this tutorial.
Scrapkit of choice or the one I'm using by Rieneke. It's called Madness.
Thank You Rieneke for letting Me use Your kit in My tutorials -hugs and kisses-.
Template 101 by Rachel at Scraps of Enchantment
Thank You Rachel for sharing Your templates and other goodies with Us -hugs-.
Tubes of choice. I am using the wonderful work of Ismael Rac. You can find His tubes at AMI. You need to purchase a license in order to use any of His tubes.
Xero Fritillary

Open the template and tube in psp and minimize the tube. Shift+D on the template to duplicate it closing the original now delete the copyright layer as We don't need it. Find a color from Your tube You like and with Your eye dropper tool click on it.

On the PinkGlitter layer go to adjust Hue and Saturation Colorize and from the color You used click on the materials palette and use the H and S numbers and type them into the colorize slots where You see Hue and Saturation. You might have to fiddle with the numbers in order to get something that You might like.

Choose the Glamour layer and with Your magic wand click each letter and all now should be selected with marching ants. Layers new raster layer and flood fill this layer with a color or gradient of choice. Now paste Your tubes and position them along the text. After they are in place go to selections invert and tap Your delete key on each of those layers. Selections select none. Layers merge down all those tube layers until all the tubes are merged together.

Duplicate this tube layer and go to adjust gaussian blur 4. Place the original layers blend mode on Luminance and the copy blurred one on Luminance (L) put the opacity on about 80 or whatever looks good to You. I also gave it a blinds effect by going to effects texture effects blinds.

On the glamour text layer go to selections select all selections float selections defloat selections invert and choose the tube layer and tap on Your delete key. This will get rid of the blurred area's outside of Your text. Selections select none. Now back to the glamour word text and go to effects 3D effects drop shadow vertical and horizontal 2 opacity50 blur 7.00 color black. Delete the original text layer.

On the girl layer colorize it again to a color You like. On the pink strip I pasted a paper over it and then lowered the opacity. Another option You have is floating it and adding a new layer and flood filling the spaces and lines with 2 different colors. To do the paper find one You like go to edit copy and on the template go to selections select all selections float selects defloat. Edit paste as a new layer selections invert and tap the delete key. Selections select none. I slid the opacity down to 63 but of course this will vary depending on shades and likes.

Choose the Black bg layer and using Your magic wand hold down the shift key and click both area's on Your canvas and flood fill with a color or gradient of choice. Selections select none. Effects xero fritilliary 5 30 10 0. Effects 3D effects drop shadow vertical and horizontal 2 opacity 30 blur 10.00 color black. Delete the original layer.

On the dotted lines place the blend mode on Luminance. Give it the same drop but change the blur to 7.00. Now add Your main tube to the tag. You may have to change the canvas size in order to do so. You do this by going to image canvas size 700x700 and if You have excess tube just erase it with Your eraser. Duplicate the tube after You have it placed and again do the blur and then slide the opacity to about 70 or so and add a drop shadow to the bottom tube.

On the pink circles place this layer onto Luminance. So sorry I overlooked this layer. Add a drop shadow to it. Now add any of the elements from the kit You like and Your text. Merge Your layers resize or crop if needed add Your copyright and save as png.












Beware



You will need the following materials to complete this tutorial.
Scrapkit of choice or the one I'm using by Kelly. It's called Neon Halloween.
Thank You Kelly so much for letting Me use Your kits in My tutorials -hugs and kisses-.
Template 104 by Beth at BlissfullyBeth.
Thank You Beth for sharing Your templates -hugs-.
Tube of choice. I am using a tube by Keith Garvey and You can find all His wonderful tubes at MPT. You need a license to use any of His work.
Wordart of choice. I got Mine from Sarah. It is a PTU so I can't share sorry.

Open the tube and template in psp and minimize the tube. Shift+D on the template to duplicate it and close the original. Delete the copyright and background layer. We won't be needing either one of them. In Your layer palette choose the LG Black Rect layer and using Your magic wand click inside of it on the canvas. Layers new raster layer and flood fill it with a color or gradient of choice.

On My colored layer I also lowered My opacity to 70. Adjust Add/Remove Noise Add Noise Uniform checked Noise 25 Monochrome checked. Delete the original layer. Choose the LG Orange Rect Layer and using Your magic wand click on the canvas. Layers new raster layer and flood fill it with a color of choice or graident. Effects 3D effects drop shadow of choice or mine vertical and horizontal 2 opacity 40 blur 8.00. Repeat the drop shadow changing the vertical and horizontal to 0. Delete the original layer.

Choose the large text layer and holding down Your shift key click on each one. Once all selected add a new layer and flood fill it with a color of choice and selections select none give it the same drop shadow We used on the frame layer. Delete this original layer. On the text line go to selections select all selections float selections defloat. Layers new raster layer and flood fill this with a color of choice. Selections modify expand by 3. Layers new raster layer and flood fill this with white or another very light color and selections select none pull this under the text layer You filled previously. On the text layer go to effects 3D effects drop shadow vertical and horizontal 0 opacity 70 blur 0.00 color black. Delete the original layer.

On Your tube paste as a new layer and give it a drop shadow of choice I used vertical and horizontal 2 opacity 70 blur 10.00 color black. Now add Your word art if Your using some and the elements from Your kit of choice. Type out Your text give it a drop shadow of choice. Add Your copyright and save as png and Your all done.

Monday, September 14, 2009

Desire



For this tutorial You will need the following things.
Scrapkit of choice or the one I used by Rieneke. It's called Insane.
Thank You Rieneke for letting Me use Your kits in My tutorials -hugs-.
Template 32 by Beth from BlissfullyBeth.
Thank You Beth for sharing Your templates -hugs-.
Tube of choice. I used the artwork of Ismael Rac Who is now at AMI. You need a license in order to use any of His artwork.
Eye Candy 5 Impact Gradient Glow (optinonal).

Open Your tube and template in psp minimizing the tube for now. Shift+D on the template to duplicate it and close the original also delete the copyright layer as We won't be needing it any longer. Image canvas size 700x700. I know it's big but You can crop or resize later. On the text layer go to selections select all selections float selections defloat. Layers new raster layer and flood fill it with a color or gradient of choice. Selections select none. Effects Eye Candy 5 Impact Gradient glow. I just used the default settings. Add a drop shadow of choice or use My settings. Effects 3D Effects drop shadow horizontal and vertical 2 opacity 50 blur 2.00 color black. Delete the original layer.

With Your magic wand click on the gray rectangle layer inside of it. Selections modify expand by 3. layers new raster layer and fill it with a color or gradient of choice. I kept My selection going and found a paper I liked and went to edit copy and then pasted as a new layer. Selections invert and then I tapped on My delete key and selections select none. I put the blend mode on screen and the opacity down to 65. This is optional though. I just like a texture feeling without having to mess with a bunch of plug ins to get the desired effects.

On the original gray rectangle layer click on the black strip with Your magic wand. Layers new raster layer and flood fill it again with a color or gradient of choice. Selections select none. Effects texture effects weave with the following settings gap width and opacity 1 weave color black gap color I chose the lighter shade of My original color I filled it with and fill gaps is checked. I also applied the same gradient glow. Effects 3D effects drop shadow vertical and horizontal 2 opacity 100 blur 10.00. I repeated the drop shadow with the vertical and horizontal on 0. Delete the original layer.

With Your magic wand click on the white circle. Layers new raster layer and flood fill with a color of choice. Selections select none. Effects texture effects blinds width 2 opacity 10 color black both boxes checked. I did this twice. On Your tube go to edit copy edit paste as a new layer and position it into place. Now what I did on the area's that She overhung I erased the template parts of the cirlces and set her so that it was just right on the line of the frame. Effects 3D effects drop shadow with the following settings vertical horizontal 2 opacity 50 blur 7.00 color black.

On the dotted circle You may have to zoom in but go to selections select all selections float selections defloat. Layers new raster layer and flood fill with a color or gradient of choice. I added the same gradient glow and drop shadow as before. Delete the original layer. Now all that is left is adding the elements You like artist's copyright and Your name and save as png and Your all done.

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You will need the following things for this tutorial.
Scrapkit of choice or the one I'm using by Tiny. It's called Coffee Break.
Template 68 by Beth at BlisfullyBeth.
Thank You Beth for sharing Your creative templates -hugs-.
Tube of choice. I am using the tube Tiny included in Her kit.

This one should be a quickie for You all. Ok open the tube and template in psp and minimize the tube. On the template Shift+D to duplicate it and close out the original one and delete the copyright layer as We dont' need it now.

Choose one of the raster layers and using Your magic wand click it and go to layers new raster layer and flood fill it with a color of choice or gradient. Do this with all the rectangle layers. When Your done with this step delete all the original layers and close off all layers except the one's You just did and make sure of these layers are chosen in Your palette go to layers merge visible. Give this layer a drop shadow of choice and then unblock all Your layers.

On the brackets select them as You did above adding a new layer and flood fill with a color of choice and then go to effects texture effects weave with the following settings gap and width 1 opacity 5 weave color black and for the gap color I used the light color in My tag. Give this the same drop shadow as You did before.

On the text layer I used My magic wand on the letters at the top of the tag and clicked each one added a new raster layer and filled it with a color from My tag and used a very light blinds effect by going to effects texture effects blinds and then I added a drop shadow. Then I did the same with the bottom text only this time I didn't add the blinds effect.

Now just add your elements with drop shadows from Your chosen kit. Add Your name copyright and save as png and Your done.