Tuesday 8 May 2018

Feeling Vintage


This tutorial was written by me on May 7th 2018.
Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.
I hope you enjoy it J


Tube: Lady Victoria by VeryMany

FTU Scrapkit: Feeling Vintage by Irish Princess Designs

Mask: WSL84 by Wee Scots Lass

Font: Qualité Deluxe Platinium

Open new canvas 700 x 700
Fill white

Layer – new raster layer.
Selections – select all.
Paste Paper 4 into selection
Deselect
Apply Mask WSL84
In layers palette, merge group
Stretch to all edges
Duplicate
Merge both together
Duplicate – mirror
Merge both mask layers together

Element 51 Flower Frame
Paste above mask layer
Free rotate Left 90
Slide to Top right corner
Sharpen
Duplicate - mirror
Dropshadow both

Element 54 Pearls
Flip
Paste above top Element 51 layer
 Slide to far left
Sharpen
Duplicate - mirror
Dropshadow both

Element 56 Green Deco
Resize 60%
Paste above Element 56 layer
Sharpen
Dropshadow

Element 40 Stemmed Rose
Mirror
Paste above Element 56 Layer
Slide to Bottom left corner
Sharpen
Dropshadow

Element 36 Cage
Resize 40%
Paste above Element 40 layer
Slide Far right
Sharpen
Dropshadow

Tube
Resize 70%
Paste above Element 36 layer
Slide to top
Sharpen
Dropshadow

Element 46 Bow
Resize 30%
Paste above Tube layer
Slide to bottom right corner
Sharpen
Dropshadow



Element 52 Bottle
Resize 40%
Paste above Element 46 layer
Slide to Bottom left corner
Sharpen
Dropshadow

Element 57 Jars
Resize 40%
Paste above Element 52 layer
Slide to Bottom centre
Sharpen
Dropshadow

Element 47 Gold Trunk
Resize 40%
Paste above Element 57 layer
Slide to the bottom, and right slightly
Sharpen
Dropshadow

Element 39 Flower Basket
Resize 60%
Paste above Element 47 layer
Free rotate Right 90
Slide to far right, and down a little
Sharpen
Duplicate
In layers palette, move this copy to sit below the tube layer
Slide this copy to the Bottom Left Corner
Dropshadow both

Element 49 Cameo
Resize 40%
Paste above top Element 39 layer
Free rotate Left 15
Slide right and down a little
Sharpen
Dropshadow

Element 42 Rose
Resize 50% then 85%
Paste above Element 49 Layer
Slide to Bottom right corner
Sharpen
Dropshadow

Element 1 Butterfly
Resize 40% then 75%
Paste above Element 42 layer
Position as desired
Sharpen
Dropshadow

Move all elements around until you like how they look

Add copyright, close white background.
Save as a png

Sunday 29 April 2018

Early Spring


This tutorial was written by me on April 29th 2018.
Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.
I hope you enjoy it J


Tube: 102855 Sofia by Alex Prihodko

FTU Scrapkit: Early Spring by Tiny Turtle Designs
(note – you have to create a profile to get this kit, but it is definitely worth the trouble. It’s a beautiful kit, and it is free J)

Mask: WSL84 by Wee Scots Lass

Font: Autumn


Layer – new raster layer.
Selections – select all.
Paste Paper 13 into selection
DO NOT DESELECT
Layers – new raster layer
Paste Paper 11 into selection
Deselect

Apply Mask WSL84 to Paper 13
In layers palette, merge group
Stretch to all edges

Apply Mask WSL84 to Paper 11
In layers palette, merge group
Stretch to all edges
Resize 96%
Merge both mask layers together

Element 66 Pink Tree
Paste above mask layer
Slide to Bottom right corner
Sharpen
Duplicate twice
On one copy, mirror
On another copy, flip
Merge all three trees together
Dropshadow

Element 42 Frame
Paste above Element 66 layer
 Sharpen
Click inside with magic wand
Selections – modify – expand 2
Layers – new raster layer
Paste Paper 15 into selection
Deselect
In layers palette, move Paper 15 below Frame
Dropshadow Frame

Element 13 Round Floral Frame
Paste above Element 42 layer
Sharpen
Duplicate
In layers palette, move bottom copy to sit below Paper 15 circle (just above element 66 layer)
Slide this copy to Top right so it is just peeking out from blow the Element 42 Frame
Dropshadow both Element 13 layers

Element 50 Sparkles
Paste above Element 42 layer
Slide to Top right corner
Sharpen
Duplicate – Mirror - Flip

Element 33 Pink Flower
Resize 35%
Paste above Element 50 Layers
Slide to far right
Sharpen
Dropshadow

Top copy of Element 13 should be next – the one placed in the centre

Element 3 Egg Cluster with Bow
Resize 40%
Paste above Top copy of Element 13 layer
Slide far right
Position just below Element 33 Pink Flower
Sharpen
Dropshadow

Element 17 Flower
Resize 40%
Paste above Element 3 layer
Slide to bottom right of Element 42 Frame
Sharpen
Dropshadow

Element 64 Pink Flower Branch
Flip
Paste above Element 17 layer
Slide to Bottom Centre
Sharpen
Dropshadow

Element 63 Flowers
Resize 40%
Paste above Element 64 layer
Slide to bottom centre
Sharpen
Dropshadow

Tube
Shift D to copy.
Close original
Select head and shoulders just beyond her arm
Paste above Element 63 layer
Slide to Top Left Corner
Sharpen
Duplicate
In layers palette, move one copy to sit between Element 50 and Element 33 layers.
On top copy, carefully erase so her arm and shoulder sit over the flowers at the bottom
Dropshadow top copy only

Element 58 Flowers
Resize 60%
Paste above top Tube layer
Slide to bottom left corner
Sharpen
Dropshadow

Element 41 Ladybug
Resize 20%
Paste above top Element 58 layer
Slide to top right
Sharpen
Dropshadow

Move all elements around until you like how they look

Add copyright, close white background.
Save as a png.

Sunday 22 April 2018

Starry Night



This tutorial was written by me on April 22nd 2018.
Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.
I hope you enjoy it


Tube: Wind by Alex Prihodko

FTU Scrapkit: Starry Night by Mizteeque

Mask: WSL84 by Wee Scots Lass

Font: The Championship

Open new canvas 700 x 700
Fill white

Layer – new raster layer.
Selections – select all.
Paste Paper 9 into selection
Deselect
Apply Mask WSL84
In layers palette, merge group
Stretch to all edges
Mirror - Flip

Element 39 Tulle Frame
Paste above mask layer
Slide to top
Sharpen
Dropshadow

Element 34 Scatter
Mirror
Paste above Element 39 layer
 Slide to Top left corner
Sharpen
Dropshadow

Element 22 Frame
Resize 120%
Paste above Element 34 layer
Sharpen twice

Click inside frame with magic wand
Selections – modify – expand 2
Paste Paper 3 into selection
Deselect.
In layers palette, move paper below frame
Dropshadow frame

Element 28 Crescent of Stars
Paste above Element 22 Frame Layer
Slide to far left and down a little
Sharpen
Duplicate - Mirror
Dropshadow both

Element 38 Clouds
Mirror
Resize 95%
Paste above Element 28 layers
Slide to Bottom right corner
Sharpen
Duplicate twice.
Merge the three copies together
Dropshadow

Element 43 Owl
Mirror
Resize 30%
Paste above Element 38 layer
Slide to bottom right corner
Sharpen
Dropshadow

Tube
Resize 50%
Paste above Element 43 layer
Slide to Bottom right corner
Sharpen
Dropshadow

Element 4 Flower
Resize 30%
Paste above Tube layer
Slide down to cover gap between dress, and bottom of frame
Sharpen
Dropshadow

Element 40 Lamp
Mirror
Paste above Element 4 layer
Slide to Top left corner
Sharpen
Dropshadow

Element 5 Pink Bow
Resize 40%
Paste above Element 40 layer
Slide into position on lamp post, just below lantern
Sharpen
Dropshadow

Element 11 Feather
Resize 80%
Paste above Element 5 layer
Slide to Bottom left corner
Sharpen
Dropshadow

Element 24 Glass Vial
Resize 60% then 75%
Paste above Element 11 layer
Slide left
Sharpen
Duplicate
Slide this copy further left, and up a little
Dropshadow both

Element 10 Clock
Resize 35%
Paste above Element 24 layers
Slide to far left and about halfway down the left glass vial
Sharpen
Dropshadow

Element 3 Flower
Resize 40%
Paste above Element 10 layer
Slide to Bottom left corner
Sharpen
Dropshadow

Element 2 Flower
Resize 30%
Paste above Element 3 layer
Slide into position just to the right of the clock
Sharpen
Dropshadow

Element 7 Flower
Resize 50%
Paste above Element 2 layer
Slide left and down
Sharpen
Dropshadow

Element 19 Vine
Resize 50%
Paste above Element 7 layer
Slide left and down over the clock
Sharpen
Duplicate
Free rotate Right 90
Slide right, over Element 4 Flower
Sharpen
Dropshadow both

Element 1 Flower
Resize 30%
Paste above Element 19 layers
Slide to Bottom and slightly left
Sharpen
Dropshadow

Element 26 Violin
Resize 50%
Paste above Element 1 layer
Free rotate Left 15
Slide to Bottom and left a little
Sharpen
Dropshadow

Element 29 Butterfly
Resize 30% then 75%
Paste above Element 26 layer
Slide to Bottom centre
Sharpen
Dropshadow

Move all elements around until you like how they look

Add copyright, close white background.
Save as a png