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.

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.

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Fall Foliage

This tutorial was written by Valerie Atwell on October 11, 2011.  Any resemblance to another tutorial is purely coincidental.  Please do not translate my tutorial or copy and present it as your own.  Thank you to Vaybs for the beautiful Scrap kit that I used and to Insatiable Dreams for the awesome mask.  This tutorial assumes that you have some working knowledge of Paint Shop Pro (PSP).

Needed:

PSP (I am using version XI)

Photo of fall foliage

Betsys Paradise Dream Scrap Kit by Vaybs (you can find it here)

Mask 443 by Insatiable Dreams (you can find it here)

Autumn Fairy Tube of Choice (I have used the awesome artwork of Katherine Barber.  You must have a license to use her artwork.  You can her artwork from UpYourArt)

Font of Choice (I am using a free font called The Great Escape.  You can download it here)

Let's get started!

1.  Find and open your tube.  Minimize.

2.  Find and open your photo.  Shift + D on your keyboard to duplicate the photo.  Close the original.  Resize your photo to 800x600, resize all layers checked.

3.  Edit, copy.  We will use the copy of the photo in a little bit.

4.  Layers, Load/Save Mask, Load Mask from Disk, 443InsatiableDreams, Source Luminance checked, Fit to Canvas checked, Invert Transparency unchecked, Hide All Mask checked.  Click Load.  Layers, Merge, Merge Group.

5.  Edit, Paste as New Layer.

6.  Now to the scrap kit.  Copy and paste as new layer, Frame (the red one).  Resize by 65%, resize all layers unchecked.  Adjust, Sharpness, Unsharp Mask with Factory Default settings.

7.  Grab your magic wand selection tool.  Click inside the frame.  Selections, Modify, Expand by 5.

8.  Activate your 2nd photo layer.  Selections, Invert.  Hit Delete on your keyboard.  Selections, Select None.  Apply Unsharp Mask.

9.  On frame layer, add drop shadow (2, 2, 80, 5, black).  Add drop shadow again (-2, -2, 80, 5, black).

10.  Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.  Resize it as needed.  Duplicate the tube layer.  Drag the bottom tube layer below the frame and add the first drop shadow above.

11.  On the top tube layer, use your eraser tool to erase the bottom part of the tube so that the frame is visible again.

12.  Copy and paste butterfly (3).  Resize by 60%.  Add drop shadow.  Apply Unsharp Mask.  Move to the left side of the frame.

13.  Copy and paste decor (19).  Image, Free Rotate, Right 90.  Image, Mirror.  Resize by 80%.  Move to lower right corner of the frame.  Add drop shadow.  Apply Unsharp Mask.

14.  Copy and paste flower (6).  Resize by 50%.  Add drop shadow.  Apply Unsharp Mask.  Move to upper right corner of frame.  Make sure it is below the top tube layer.

15.  Copy and paste decor (2), (3), (4).  Resize each by 60%.  Do not apply a drop shadow, they already have one.  Apply Unsharp Mask to each.  Move to bottom of the frame in the middle and make sure they are under the ribbon layer.

16.  Add the name that you want in the font and color of your choice.  I used The Great Escape, Size 84, Foreground Black, Background #f0d188, Stroke Width 1.5.  Apply drop shadow and move it to where it looks good on your tag.

17.  Image, Resize, 595x446 pixels, resize all layers checked.

18.  Add your copyright and license (if applicable).

19.  Save as a PNG.  Your final result will have a transparent background.

To save as a PNG with a transparent background:

Click on the PNG Optimizer button on the toolbar (or File, Export, PNG Optimizer).  Use the default settings.

You are done with your tag.  Thanks for doing my tutorial!  Come back again soon.

Butterfly, Butterfly

I used the awesome artwork of Suzanne Woolcott. To purchase a license to use her work, go to Gorjuss.  I also used an awesome mask by Zuzzanna, you can find her masks at Zuzzanna.

This is one of my older tutorials from the MSN groups days.....This tutorial was written August 26, 2007 by Valerie Atwell and is the sole property of KLB Designz. Any resemblance of this tutorial to any other tutorial on the web is purely coincidental. You may text link or print my tutorial for your personal use ONLY. Any other usage requires my express written permission. This tutorial assumes you have some knowledge of the Paint Shop Pro program and can be done in any version.

What you need:

Mask of your choice
Tube of your choice
Font of your choice
My Scrapkit HERE

Open a 500x500 transparent canvas. Open the pink_black tile and minimize for now.

Go to your background palette, choose the pink_black tile in your patterns with these settings:

Floodfill your canvas with the pattern.

Then apply your mask by going to Layers, Load Mask from Disk, Invent transparency checked.

Then right click the mask layer, merge, merge group.

Add a new raster layer and floodfill with a neutral color, I used #c0c0c0.

Resize this new layer by 60% with resize all layers unchecked.

Open the Butterfly Ribbon in the scrap kit. Copy and paste it as a new layer on your canvas. Resize the ribbon by 61%. Move it to the right side of the gray square. Revmove any extra ribbon with your eraser tool.

Duplicate the ribbon layer, then image, mirror.

Deselect the background mask layer. Layers, merge, merge visible. Then rotate your square to the left by 25.

Apply this drop shadow twice.

Open the Butterfly Text from the scrap kit. Copy and paste it onto your canvas. Resize by 75%, all layers unchecked. Rotate it to the left by 25. Move it to the top of the gray ribbon "paper" (see my sample for placement).

Apply this drop shadow.

Open the Pink Flower Beads. Copy one set of the beads and paste it as a new layer. Move it to the right side of the tag. Resize by 80%. Apply the same drop shadow as before.

Now, copy and paste your tube as a new layer. Apply your favorite drop shadow. Add the copyright and your watermark.

Now add your text (I used a pink color from the ribbon). Rotate it to the left by 25 and drop it under the tube layer. Apply the drop shadow from the Butterfly text or your choice of drop shadow.

Save as a .jpeg and you are done!

Thanks for doing my tutorial.



Tutorial ©Valerie Atwell 2007

Be My Valentine

This tutorial was written January 11, 2006 by Valerie Atwell, all rights to it belong to me. Any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.  You may link to it or print it for personal use, but you MAY NOT claim it as your own.
I used the awesome artwork of Barbara Jensen.  To purchase a license to use her work, you may go to http://www.eroticartistgallery.com/.  Please be warned that there is adult content on this site.  

What you need:
My Supplies HERE
Paint Shop Pro
Animation Shop
No outside filters required

Unzip the gradient into your gradients folder, your tube into your tube folder, the font into your font folder, the mask into your mask folder and the brushes into your brush folder.
Open your tube in PSP and minimize. Open your font and minimize.
Open a new canvas 500x500, transparent.
Set your foreground to black.
Floodfill the bottom layer with black.
Go to layers, load saved mask, choose the following:

Make sure Invert Transparency is unchecked.

Go to layers, merge group.
Open up your tube (I used a legs tube, you can use the tube of your choice and adjust the instructions accordingly).
Go to edit, copy and paste as a new layer in your canvas.
Resize if needed.
On your layer palet, lower the opacity of the layer to 80%.
If you want you can apply the same mask settings as above. Layers, merge group.
Go to adjust, hue/saturation, colorize these settings:

Go to layers, new raster layer.

Set your background to the gradient, ivy_valentine5, these settings:

Grab your paint brush tool, choose HeartAccent1 010.

Size 197, Default settings for the rest
Apply your brush to the upper left corner of your mask.
Go to layers, duplicate, then image, mirror.
Move this heart brush to the bottom right corner of your mask.
Go to layers, new raster layer.
Grab your paint brush tool with HeartAccent1 011.
Size 197, Default settings for the rest
epeat the same steps as above.
Deactivate (turn off) your mask layer and your tube layer.
Go to layers, merge visible.
Duplicate your heart layer 2 times.
First heart layer:
Go to adjust, add/remove noise, add noise.
Make sure uniform is ticked and use these settings:

Second heart layer:
Repeat steps as above with 45% noise.
Third heart layer:
Repeat steps as above with 40% noise.
Go back to your first heart layer.
Adjust, add/remove noise, noise.
Make sure random is ticked at 50%.
Second heart layer:
Same as above 60%
Third heart layer:
Same as above 55%
Set your background gradient to the following:

Set your foreground to black.

Now, grab your text tool with these settings:
Size 96, Stroke 1, Default settings for the rest
Type your text. With your font, you have to use all caps.
Go to layers, convert to raster layer.
Duplicate your text layer twice.
Apply your noise settings as you did with the heart layers.
At this time, you should add your copyright and watermark.
IMPORTANT!
DO NOT RESIZE YET!
WE WILL RESIZE IN ANIMATION SHOP.
Open your Animation Shop.
Deactivate the top 2 text layers and the top 2 heart layers.
Go to edit, copy merged.
Over to Animation Shop.
Edit, paste as new animation.
Deactivate first layers of each and activate second layers of each.

Edit, copy merged.
In AS paste after current layer.

Same steps for the third layers of each.
In AS, edit, select all (or cntrl + A on the keyboard).
This will activate all of your frames.
Animation, frame properties, set it to 15.

Animation, animation properties, opaque, click on the color box and set it to white.
Animation, resize to pixel size of 500x500 or the size of your choice.
Save your creation as a .gif with the default settings and you are done!!

Thanks for doing my first animation tutorial.

Tutorial ©KLB Designz 2005-2007

Kat Scratch Fever

This is one of my older tuts from the MSN groups days......This tutorial was written May 7, 2006 by Valerie Atwell and is the sole property of KLB Designz. Any resemblance of this tutorial to any other tutorial on the web is purely coincidental. You may text link or print my tutorial for your personal use ONLY. Any other usage requires my express written permission. This tutorial assumes you have some knowledge of the Paint Shop Pro program and can be done in any version.


I have a confession: My name is Valerie and I'm addicted to Masks. LOL It seems that most of my tuts contain a mask. What can I say. They are fast and easy to use!


On to the Tutorial!

What you need:
PSP
Font of your choice
Tube of your choice
My supplies HERE

Place the masks in your mask folder and the pattern in your patterns folder.

Don't forget to save your work often. One tip is to save it as a .pspimage at first then save periodically. Also, if you plan to make this for more than just yourself, rename your font layer (right click on the font layer and choose rename) with the name of your font.  I save my "blanks" in a folder called blanks.

Open your font and minimize it. Open your tube and minimize it as well.
Open a 600x500 transparent canvas. Floodfill it with the pattern.
Add a new Raster layer. Floodfill this layer with white.
Go to Layers, Load/Save Mask, Load from Disk, Tile Wave with these settings:

Delete the mask (this will merge it into the layer below) and merge visible.
Go back to Layers, Load Mask from Disk and choose Nik-Ceramic Tile this time.














Delete the mask and merge group.
Add a new Raster layer. Floodfill it with black (Don't panic, we're going to move it). Go to Layers, Arrange, Send to Bottom.




















Layers, Merge visible.
Now, go to Image, Add Borders, pick a teal color from the pattern (or a lighter color from your own pattern) at 4 pixels.


















Go to Layers, Promote Bg Layer.
Image, Resize, 85%, Bicubic, Resize All Layers unchecked.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer. Resize as needed.
You can use my drop shadow below or your own favorite settings.

Add the copyright information for your tube and your own watermark.
You can add any accents or embellishments you desire.
Now the name on the tag, use the font of your choice. For my font, I used a size of 100. Add your drop shadow from before or any other effects you want.
Resize it, remember to check Resize All Layers and make sure Bicubic is selected when you resize.
Save As a jpeg and you are DONE!!
Thanks for doing my tutorial!!

Kits and Such

Well I haven't been working on any kits. I have my Girl Scout kit started, but it may be a little bit before I am ready to release it. I do have some templates to share later today though. I wrote a new tutorial yesterday. You can find it on my tut blog here. I hope you like it. The photo was taken while my daughter and I were on a camping trip with the Girl Scouts this weekend. What a fun weekend it was!

Working...

I'm working on a new kit. It's especially for Girl Scouts and Girl Scout leaders, so stay tuned. I'm close to being done. I know I keep saying that and then I change gears. I've been quite busy lately and just haven't had much time to create. I need the practice. Have you seen some of the kits out there?! WOWZERS! I have a long way to go before I am of that caliber that's for sure. I'll share what I create though. I hope you can use it.

Finished A New Mini Kit Today

Well, I had some time while I was working around the house to take a break and finish a kit that I had started awhile ago. I hope you like it. I loved the colors. Download the kit here:

New Kit