Patriotic Stars

This tutorial assumes that you have working knowledge of Paint Shop Pro and it’s tools.  This tutorial was written by Valerie Atwell of KLBDesignz, on June 21, 2012.  You may not copy it, distribute it or claim it as your own.  You are welcome to include a link back to my tutorial for your groups and forums.  If this tutorial resembles any other in existence, it is purely coincidence. 

I am using the awesome artwork of Popeye Wong.  You can find his work at www.popeyewong.com. 

What you need:

Tube of choice

Font of choice  I am using one called Kayleigh, found at www.dafont.com

Scrap Kit by Serenity Sheri Scraps called Patriotic Blog Train found at http://serenitysheri.blogspot.com/search/label/FTU%20tagger%20kit.   Thank you Shari for sharing this awesome kit!

Eye Candy 4000, Gradient Glow (or you don’t have to use this if you don’t have it)

Mura’s Meister Copies  You can get it here, but I cannot  guarantee the download.  http://lundentreux.info/infographie/filtres/Aentree.htm

Mask 350  found at http://weescotslasscreations.blogspot.com place in your masks folder.

The drop shadow we are going to use throughout is a follows.  Vertical – 2, Horizontal – 2, Opacity – 90, Blur – 5, Color – Black.

Open the frame 04.  Shift + D to duplicate it.  Close the original.  Go to Adjust, Sharpness, Sharpen.  Then add the drop shadow.

Open flower 07.  Copy and paste as a new layer.  Move it to the bottom right of the frame.  Adjust, sharpness, sharpen.  Add the drop shadow.

Open flower 09.  Copy and paste as a new layer.  Resize it by 90%.  Move it down and over the other flower.  Adjust, sharpness, sharpen.  NO drop shadow.

Open star 04.  Copy and paste as a new layer.  Resize by 80%.  Adjust, sharpness, sharpen.  Add the drop shadow.

Go to Effects, Mura’s Meister, Copies.  Choose Encircle with the default settings except reduce the number to 7.

Open star 05.  Copy and paste as a new layer.  Resize by 80%.  Adjust, sharpness, sharpen.  Add the drop shadow.  Make sure it is in the middle of the star circle.

Open paper 12.  Copy and paste as a new layer.  On the layer palette, drag this layer below the frame layer.

Got to layers, load/save mask, load mask from disk.  Find wsl_mask350.  Make sure source luminance is ticked and invert transparency is unchecked.  Go to layers, merge, merge group or right click on the layer, merge, merge group.

Make sure your mask layer is still activated.  Open bling cluster 01.  Copy and paste as a new layer.

Go to effects, EyeCandy4000, Gradient Glow.  In the color tab, choose thin, color white.  Back to the basic tab, width – 3, Corners – 0, Opacity – 100.  Adjust, sharpness, sharpen.

Open your tube.  Copy and paste as a new layer.  Resize if needed.  Adjust, sharpness, sharpen.  Add the drop shadow.

Add the copyright and your name.  This scrap kit designer requires that her credit information is included in any signature tags, please follow her TOUs.

On the name, I added a glow with Eye Candy.

Save as a png and you are done.

Eye Candy 4000 Goody

Here's a goody for you.  These are some of my custom Gradient Glow settings.  I would love to share them with you.  Enjoy!

Download HERE

Elegance

What you need:

Tube of Choice, I am using the gorgeous new free tube by Keith Garvey.  You can find her here:  http://psptubesemporium.com/free-tubes/

Horse Play’s Template 29, you can find it here:  http://horseplayspasture.blogspot.com/search/label/Templates

A Tagger’s Scrap Venetian Mask Scrap Kit Add-On, you can find it here:  http://itsbacchus.blogspot.com/

Mask 7 by Diana, you can find it here: http://dianascreations2010.blogspot.com

Eye Candy 4000, Glass

A Script Type font, I am using Scriptina, you can find it here: http://www.dafont.com/scriptina.font

This tutorial assumes that you have working knowledge of Paint Shop Pro and it’s tools.  This tutorial was written by Valerie Atwell of KLBDesignz, on June 10, 2012.  You may not copy it, distribute it or claim it as your own.  I do not allow translation of my tutorials.  You are welcome to include a link back to my tutorial for your groups and forums.  If this tutorial resembles any other in existence, it is purely coincidence. 

Open HorsePlay’s Template 29.  Hit Shift + D on your keyboard to duplicate.  Close the original.  On the duplicate, delete the copyright layer.

Activate one of the diamond layers.  Selections, Select All, Float.  Add a new raster layer.

Open Paper8.  Copy and paste into selection, Select none.  Delete the black diamond layer.  Repeat the same process with the other diamond layer.

Activate your first diamond paper layer.  Duplicate.  On the bottom layer, go to Effects, Texture Effects, Mosaic Antique these settings: Grid Settings; Columns – 41, Rows – 41; Mosaic Settings; Tile Diffusion – 78, Grout Width – 5, Grout Diffusion – 30.  Click ok.  Repeat this with the other diamond paper layer.

Activate a flower layer.  Selections, Select All, Float.  New raster layer.  Grab your dropper tool.  Click on a darker pink in your diamond layer.  Flood fill the flower and select none.  Delete the black flower layer.  Repeat these steps with the other 3 flower layers.

Activate one of your flower layers.  Go to Effects, Plugins, Eye Candy 4000, Glass with the default settings with the highlight color of white.

Repeat this with all of your flower layers.  Add a drop shadow to each flower layer.  I used V-2, H-2, O-80, B-5.

Activate one of your bars layers.  Selections, Select All, Float.  New raster layer.  With your dropper tool, select a lighter pink from your diamond paper.  Floodfill the bars layer.  Select none and delete the original bars layer.  Repeat with the second bars layer.

Apply the same Eye Candy Glass settings as above and the same drop shadow as above to each of the bars layers.

Activate the background layer.  New raster layer.

Grab your dropper tool and click on a dark shade of pink in the tag.  Floodfill the new raster layer.

Open Diana Mask 7 and minimize.  Go to Layers, Add Mask from Image, Choose Diana Mask 7 from the drop down menu.  Make sure Source Luminance is ticked and Invert Mask Data is checked.  Click ok.  Right click on the mask layer, merge, merge group.

Now to add some elements.   See my sample for placement or place them where you desire.

Open Flower 3.  Copy and paste as a new layer.  Right click the layer and Arrange, Bring to Top.  Resize by 70%.  Move the flower to the bottom right corner of the tag.  Adjust, Sharpness, Sharpen.  Add a drop shadow.

Open Bow 9.  Copy and paste as a new layer.  Resize by 80%.  Move to the top left of the tag.  Adjust, Sharpness, Sharpen.  Add a drop shadow.

Open Flower 2.  Copy and paste as a new layer.  Resize by 70%.  Move to the bottom right corner of the tag.  Adjust, Sharpness, Sharpen.  Add a drop shadow.

Open Mask15.  Copy and paste as a new layer.  Resize by 70%.  Move to the right of the middle of the tag.  Adjust, Sharpness, Sharpen.  Add a drop shadow.

Open your tube.  Copy and paste as a new layer.  Resize as needed.  Move your tube to the left side of the tag and under the flower layers.  Adjust, Sharpness, Sharpen.  Add a drop shadow.  I moved the flowers in the bottom left corner to cover her legs.

Delete the white background layer.

Resize to 595x595, all layers checked.  Add your copyright and your name. 

Save as a PNG for a transparent background. 

You are done and I hope you enjoyed the tutorial.

Grunge Girlz

What you need: 

Scrap Kit, Smack This by Roo; you can get it for free at www.digidivas.com while their birthday celebration is going on.

Standing and sitting tube.  I am using the artwork of Mark Wasyl.  I have a CILM license to use his work.  CILM has closed and I haven’t found where he is selling tubes of his work anymore. 

Eye Candy 4000, Gradient Glow

This tutorial assumes that you have working knowledge of Paint Shop Pro and it’s tools.  This tutorial was written by Valerie Atwell of KLBDesignz, on June 4, 2012.  You may not copy it, distribute it or claim it as your own.  You are welcome to include a link back to my tutorial for your groups and forums.  If this tutorial resembles any other in existence, it is purely coincidence. 

Open Element 21.  Hit Shift + D on your keyboard to duplicate it.  Close the original.  Go to Image, Canvas Size, Width 600 Height 600, click ok.  Adjust, Sharpness, Sharpen.

Open Element 59.  Copy and Paste as a new layer.  Resize the mesh by 75%.  Adjust, Sharpness, Sharpen.  On the layers palette, click and drag this layer to move it to the bottom. 

Open Element 08.  Copy and Paste as a new layer.  Resize by 60%.  Image, Free Rotate by 35.  Move it to the top left corner of the frame.  Adjust, Sharpness, Sharpen.

Open Element 10.  Copy and Paste as a new layer.  Resize by 50%.  Image, Free Rotate by 10.  Move it to the left side of the skull.  On the layers palette, click and drag this layer just under the skull layer.  Adjust, Sharpness, Sharpen.

Duplicate this star layer.  Image, Mirror.  Move it to the right side of the skull.  Adjust, Sharpness, Sharpen.

Grab your magic wand tool and click inside the wire frame.  You will have to hit shift and click around the stars to get it all selected.  Go to Selections, Modify, Expand by 5.

Add a New raster layer.  Open Paper 04.  Copy and Paste into selection.  On your layers palette, move the paper layer under the wire frame.  Selections, Select None.

Open Element 18.  Copy and Paste as a new layer.  Move it to the top right of the frame.  With your magic wand, click inside the heart charm.  Be sure to shift and click inside the link of chain inside the charm.  Modify, Expand by 5.

Add a New raster layer. Open paper 09.  Copy and Paste into selection.  Move this layer below the charm.  Select none.  You may have to erase some of the paper at the top.  Change the blend mode to Overlay.   Activate the charm layer.  Adjust, Sharpness, Sharpen.

Add a drop shadow to the charm layer and any other other layers if you choose.  I used the following settings:  V-2, H-2, O-80, B-3, color Black.

Make sure your charm layer is active.  Click zoom until you can see the charm really well.  I zoomed to 250%.

With your eraser tool with the following settings:  Round, Size 5, Hardness 58, Step 36, the rest at default settings.  Erase enough of the ring so that it looks like the charm is hanging on the frame.  See my example if you need to.  Zoom back out so that you can see the whole tag.  I zoomed out to 83%.

Open Element 92.  Copy and Paste as a new layer.  Resize by 50%.  Move it to the bottom left corner of the frame.  Adjust, Sharpness, Sharpen. 

Open your sitting tube.  Copy and Paste as a new layer.  Bring it to the top layer.  Resize it as needed.  I “sat” mine on one of the stars on the right side of the frame.  I also added a thin glow to her instead of a drop shadow so that she stands out.

Open your standing tube.  Copy and Paste as a new layer.  Move it under the wire frame.  Erase any of the excess tube that is outside of the frame.

Change the blend mode to Hard Light with the Opacity set at 67%.

Add your copyright.  I put mine inside the tag so that it is hard to remove. 

Add your name.  I used a Grunge Font called Old Printing Press then added the same glow that I used on the first tube.

Save it as a PNG so that the background is transparent and you are done!

Thanks for doing my tutorial.