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Friday, February 10, 2012

CALL OF DUTY (PTU)

This tutorial was written by me on February 10th 2012, and is

entirely my own work.

Any resemblance to other tutorials/designs on the net is

purely conincidental.

Please do not rip this tutorial apart or claim it as your own work.

This tutorial is done in PSP 9 but maybe done in other versions as

well. A basic understanding of the program and it's tools is needed.

Use your own choice of Drop Shadow .. as I won't mention it unless it's

relevant to the finished tag.

SUPPLIES

Tube of choice .. I am using the artwork of Elias Chatzoudis .. and you

can buy this tube at PTE http://psptubesemporium.com/

The kit is a PTU kit from Sam's Scarps called Military Mama which you

can buy at the PSP Project http://www.thepspproject.com/

PlugIns : Eye Candy HSB Noise and Gradient Glow, Mura Meisters Copies

Fonts : Birth of a Hero

Let's Get Started :)

Open a new 650 x 650 image - you can always resize later

Open up your tube - copy and paste as new layer. (We are doing this now

so we have the tube and can check the position of elements etc.)

Copy and Paste Paper 12 as a new layer and resize by 77%. Adjust

Sharpness. Using Mask of choice, go to Layers, New Mask Layer, from

Image. Layers, Merge Group. Then add Effects, Texture Effects, Blinds.

Element Glitter Splat 1 - copy and paste as a new layer, resize by 44%

and move to the left. Duplicate and mirror. Duplicate and flip and move

to the centre bottom of the tag.

Choose a color from your tube, I used #6a743f and make this your

background color. Using your Elipse Shape Tool draw out a circle,

checking the size to match my tag.

Now change your background color to White and draw another circle -

slightly bigger than the one you already have. Drag this layer down

below the colored circle you already have.Add a Gradient Glow.

Now choose a close up of your tube, and copy and paste this as a new

layer, placing the layer above the colored circle. Move this tube

around until you have it sitting where you like.

Using your magic wand, click anywhere on the circle 1 layer, then move

up to your tube layer and hit delete. Your tube will now be showing

sitting in the circle. Change Opacity to 56 and Blend Mode to Overlay

or whichever mode you like.

Element Hanging Hearts - Copy and paste as new layer, and resize by 55%

and place on top of the colored circle.

Element Postcard - Copy and Paste as new layer and resize by 44%.

Move to the right and using the Raster Deform tool, rotate slightly so

it sits at an angle. You can add whatever wording you like to this or

leave it blank.

Element Truck 1 - Copy and paste as new layer and resize by 77%,

placing to the bottom of the circle shapes.

Element Basket - Copy and Paste as new layer and resize by 30%. Sit

this in front of the truck's door.

Element Canteen - Copy and Paste as new layer and resize by 30%. Sit

this next to the basket.

Element Dog Tags - Copy and Paste as new layer and resize by 30%. Move

this down the tag and to the right of your tube. Adjust Sharpness.

Element Barbed Wire - copy and paste as new layer and resize by 44%.

Make this layer sit above your tube layer.

Now - Free Choice - go through and add any other elements that you like

... make this tag your own and play around - there are so many elements

in this kit to choose from.

Using your font of Choice ... I used BIRTH OF A HERO, type out CALL OF

DUTY in size 72. Add any effects you desire, and place at the bottom of

the tag.

Add your copyright information - making sure you can read it clearly.

Add your name, and save as a PNG file.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

This tutorial was written by me on February 7th 2012, and is
entirely my own work.
Any resemblance to other tutorials/designs on the net is
purely conincidental.
Please do not rip this tutorial apart or claim it as your own work.

This tutorial is done in PSP 9 but maybe done in other versions as well. A basic understanding of the program and it's tools is needed.

Please note : explore your creativity when doing tuts - it's the only way to get your tag as an extension of you. If you like, add your own effects ... don't use all the elements I did ... tutorials are just a guideline.

SUPPLIES NEEDED :

I am using a tube by Charlie called LOOKING AWAY which you can purchase at The PSP Project http://www.thepspproject.com/
You need a licence to use this tube

Kit I am using is from Wicked Princess Scraps called a Little Birdie Told Me which you can get here http://wickedprincessscraps.blogspot.com.au/2011/08/freebie-alert-ftu-little-birdy-told-me.html which is a FTU Kit

Filters : Eye Candy HSB Noise and Gradient Glow
Toadies Posterize

Fonts : Century Gothic
Carpenter

Let's Get Tagging

Open up a 650 x 650 transparent image.
Copy and paste your tube as a new layer (we will do this now to act as a guideline) Resize image by 77%

Now onto the kit
Open up Frame 5 - copy and paste as new layer. Resize by 77% and move so the tube is showing through the frame. Using your magic wand, click inside the frame, then go to Selections, Modify, x 9 and Invert. Move to the tube layer and hit delete.

Selections Invert, then add a new layer and drag this below the tube layer. Using color #605d60, flood fill this area. Selections, Select None. Apply HSB Noise - using default settings, changing the Lump Width and Height to approx 100. I then used Toadies Posterize with default settings.

Open Element Bird 3 - copy and paste as new layer. Image resize by 66%, then mirror image, and move to the left hand side of the frame. Adjust Hue & Saturation with these settings
COLORIZE: HUE 4 and SATURATION 0

Opene Element Sand Sprinkly - copy and paste as new layer. Duplicate image, and mirror. Layers, Merge Down. Colorize with the same settings as before. Move this layer down, so it is the bottom layer.

Open Element CallaLily - copy and paste as new layer. Resize by 66% and move to the left of the frame, sitting it behind the bird. Colorize with the same settings as before.

Open Element Fence - copy and paste as a new layer. Resize by 63%, and move this so it sits at the bottom of the frame. Colorize as before.

Open Element Flower 2 - copy and paste as a new layer. Resize by 63% and move this to the right of the frame. Colorize as before.

Open Element Flower Spray - copy and paste as a new layer. Resize by 63% and move this to the bottom of the tag. Colorize as before.Adjust Opacity to 74%

You can add any sparkles/twinks etc that you like. I found this butterfly spray in my collection but have no idea where I got it from, so can't point you in the direction to get it - SORRY :(

Using Century Gothic - type out the words WISHFUL MEMORY in black - add a Gradient Glow and postition towards the bottom of the tag.Convert to Raster Layer.
Now - using Carpenter Font Size 48, and color white - type the same words ... and lay them over the top of the wording already there. Add Gradient Glow. Convert to Raster Layer.

Now add your name - in the same way ...

Add your Copyright Information, making sure that it can read clearly.

Save as a PNG File. ♥

Euphoic Danger (FTU)

EUPHORIC DANGER

This tutorial was written by me on February 7th 2012, and is

entirely my own work.

Any resemblance to other tutorials/designs on the net is

purely conincidental.

Please do not rip this tutorial apart or claim it as your own work.

This tutorial is done in PSP 9 but maybe done in other versions as well. A basic understanding of the program and it's tools is needed.

Please note : explore your creativity when doing tuts - it's the only way to get your tag as an extension of you. If you like, add your own effects ... don't use all the elements I did ... tutorials are just a guideline.

SUPPLIES

I am using a gorgeous tube by Wendy Gerber called Euphoria which you can purchase at The PSP Project http://www.thepspproject.com/ You need a licence to use this tube.

(This tut works best with a tube that also has a close up)

Template #116 by JBS2Designs here http://jbs2designs.blogspot.com.au/2011/01/template-116.html

Filters Used : Eye Candy HSB Noise and Gradient Glow

Zero Fritillary

Scrapkit used : Dream E-scape by Kirsty Scraps

http://kirstysscraps.blogspot.com.au/2010/09/freebie-tagger-size-kit-dream-es.html

LET'S GET TAGGING

Open up your template in PSP ... SHift + D to duplicate the template, and close out the original. Delete the Vector 1 layer

Go to Image, Canvas Size - and resize to 650 x 650

You can always resize your tag when finished. I like to work on this size.

Open up your tube - copy and paste as a new layer.

Copy and paste the close up of your tube on the grey ractangle layer. Position the tube so you can see the face clearly. Now using your magic wand, click inside the grey rectangle, go to Selections, Invert and hit delete. Selections, Select None.

Choose a color from your tube ... and floodfill the grey rectangle with the chosen color. Now add HSB Noise Effects ... with the default settings but changing the Lump Width to 99 and the Height to 122.

Now move down to the pink rectangle and floor fill this layer with Black. You can add a Gradient Glow (Fat) white and then a Medium Glow (Black) - both with a width of 3, if you like.

Move down to the left Grey Circle and add the following effect

ZERO FRITILLARY with these settings

Granularity 5

Aggresion 30

Tesselation 70

Variation 197

Add the same Eye Candy Gradient Glow to this circle.

Now move to the Right Circle and repeat these steps.

Now - move to the right Grey Rectangle,flood fill with color of choice and copy and paste your close up tube once again. Make sure that the eyes are the focal point, when placing the tube. Back on the rectangle layer, use your magic wand to click inside the rectangle and go to Selections, Invert. Move back to your tube layer and hit delete.

Move to right Glitter Rectangle and add a gradient glow (Medium - Black - Width 3)

Move to the left Grey Rectangle, and flood fill with color of choice. Add effects if desired.

Move to left Glitter Rectangle and add a gradient glow (Medium - Black - Width 3)

On the right and left PINK dotted lines layers, change to a color to match your tube.

Now it's time to add any elements you would like. This is what I did

Element SCATTER ... copy and paste as new layer and drag to the bottom. Moved up to the right and then changed the color to suit my tube/tag by going to Adjust, Hue & Saturation, Colorize. Play around with the settings until you get it right for your tag. Then duplicate, image and mirror this layer and move down to the bottom left.

Element Glitter Stars - copy and paste, resize by 90%. Colorize.

Element Flower 4, Greenery 1, Leaves 2 and both Butterfly elements ... gives just the right amount of beauty to the tag.

Now you can add a mask layer if you like, make sure to make it the bottom layer of the tag.

Add your Copyright Information, making sure it can be read clearly.

Add your name and save in PNG Format.

You're done!

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Sweet Tease (PTU)

This tutorial was written by me on February 2nd 2012, and is

entirely my own work.

Any resemblance to other tutorials/designs on the net is

purely conincidental.

Please do not rip this tutorial apart or claim it as your own work.

This tutorial is done in PSP 9 but maybe done in other versions as

well. A basic understanding of the program and it's tools is needed.

SUPPLIES

Tube of choice .. I am using the sweet tube by Elias Chatzoudis called

Strawberry Tease (Limited Edition Tube) at PSP Tubes Emporium.You can

find it here http://psptubesemporium.com/

(This tutorial works well with a tube that is sitting or kneeling)

The kit is a PTU Kit by A Space Between called SUMMER BERRIES. You can

find the kit here

http://acreativespacebetween.blogspot.com.au/2012/01/scrapkit-summe

r-berries.html - Mirella is now selling at Berry Sweet Scraps

http://berrysweetscraps.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2_132

Thank you Mirella for your brilliant kits.

PlugIns : Eye Candy HSB Noise and Gradient Glow

Fonts : Saginaw

Let's Get Started :)

Open a new 650 x 650 image - you can always resize later

Element 50 - Copy and paste as a new layer. Using your magic wand,

click inside the frame, then go to Selections, Modify, Expand by 5. Add

a new layer, and fill this section with a color of choice. Now add the

Eye Candy HSB Noise effect with these settings : Default Settings but

change the Lump Width and Height to 100.

Copy and paste a close up of your tube to this new layer, cropping to

fit this layer without any parts hanging outside. Lower the opacity to

52%.

Add a drop shadow to the frame with these settings : 2,2,40,100

Element 43 (leaves frame) copy and paste as new layer.Add a drop shadow

with these settings : 2,2,40,100

Element 36 (strawberry stack) Copy and paste as new layer. Move this so

it is sitting to the left, on top of the leaf frame.

Element 27 - Copy and paste as anew layer. Resize by 44%, and move down

behind the strawberry stack so it is still showing.

Element 8 - Copy and paste as new layer. Resize by 44%, and mirror this

element - move to the right slightly.

Element 10 - Copy and paste as new layer. Resize by 22% and move this

so it sits in front of the bucket and to the right.

Element 45 - copy and paste as new layer. Resize by 77% and place where

desired.

Element 22 (berry basket) Copy and paste as new layer, and move this so

it is sitting in front of the strawberry stack.

Element 1 - Copy and paste as a new layer, and move to the centre top

of the leaf frame.

Now add your tube, and place her so she is sitting on the strawberry

stack. Add a drop shadow of 3,3,40,100.

MASK (Optional)

Add your Copright Information and your name, and save as a PNG File.

Beautiful Rain (FTU Limited Time)

This tutorial was written by me on February 1st 2012, and is
entirely my own work.
Any resemblance to other tutorials/designs on the net is
purely conincidental.
Please do not rip this tutorial apart or claim it as your own work.

This tutorial is done in PSP 9 but maybe done in other versions as well. A basic understanding of the program and it's tools is needed.

SUPPLIES

Tube of choice .. I am using the beautiful tube by Akubaka called Beautiful Oblivion which you can purchase at The PSP Project.You can find it here http://www.thepspproject.com/

The kit is a FTU add on (Limited Time) by Fanette Design called Rain Over Me, which you can download here http://digital-crea.fr/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=8769 - this kit is just gorgeous.

PlugIns : Eye Candy HSB Noise and Gradient Glow
Fonts : Carpenter and Haettenschweiler

Let's Get Started :)

Open a new 650 x 650 image - you can always resize later
Open up your tube - copy and paste as new layer. (We are doing this now so we have the tube and can check the position of elements etc.)

Now back to the kit :
Open Element 16 - copy and paste as new layer, resize by 55% and rotate to the left by 90degrees.
Click inside the frame with your magic wand, Selections, Modify by 5, Selections Invert.
Move down to your tube layer and hit delete, making sure your tube is sitting exactly how you like inside the frame.

Selections Invert again, and then make a new layer, and fill with a color from your tube. You can also use a paper from the kit if you like. I added HSB Noise effects to this layer. Move this layer down below your tube layer.

Open Element 33 - copy and paste as new layer. Resize by 22% and move to the right of the frame.

Open Element 26 - copy and paste as new layer. Resize by 18% and move to the right of the frame ... moving down below the stump element.

Open Element 28 - copy and paste as new layer. Resize by 22% and place in front of the frame.

Open Element 27 - copy and paste as new layer, resizing by 22%, and moving to the left of the frame.

Open Element 18 - copy and paste as new layer, resizing by 22%, and moving to the left of the frame.

Open Element 25 - copy and paste as new layer, resizing by 22%, and moving to the left of the frame, dragging this layer down so it sits behind the bucket.

Open Element 4 - copy and paste as new layer, resizing by 22% and moving to the left, sitting the lamp in front of the stump.

Open Element 29 - Copy and paste as new later, resizing by 22% and lowering the opacity of the layer to 44.

Open Element 17 - copy and paste as new layer, resizing by 22%. Make this layer your top layer. I added HSB Noise to the ribbon element as well.

Be creative ... this tut is only a guide so feel free to add any other elements you like to finish off your tag.

Add a new layer and floodfill with a color from your tube. Using your mask of choice, apply the mask (Layers, New Mask Layer, from image. Merge Group).

Add your Copyright Information, and your name and save as a PNG file.

As always, I would love to see any tags you make from this tutorial.

Happy Tagging.