Thursday, September 25, 2014

PTU - Autumn Days


PTU-Autumn Days

I am using the BEAUTIFUL artwork of PINUPTOONS.  You can purchase this and
other GORGEOUS artwork at CDO.

The Scrap Kit I am using is called Autumn Days by Tammy Kat Dezigns (OMG Tammy!
This kit is too cute!  Thank You!) You can purchase this and other WONDERFUL Scrap Kits at CDO.

Font used is a FTU font called Foglihten No 07.

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Open a Transparent New Image 800X700.

Open tk-autumndays-frame2 and copy and paste as a New Layer.

Open tk-autumndays-frameheart and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved
to the left a bit to center it on the round frame.

Open a paper (I used tk-autumndays-pp-greem) and copy and paste as a New 
Layer and move below the heart frame.  With the heart frame active, activate your
magic wand and click inside the heart frame.  Selections, Modify, Expand 10 and
hit OK.  Selections Invert, activate your paper layer and hit delete once on your 
keyboard.  Selections Select None.

Open tk-autumndays-clip and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved it to where
I liked it on the round frame and moved it below it.  Layers Duplicate and move the
duplicated one above the frame.  On the bottom original clip, Adjust Blur Gaussian
Blur 3.00 and hit OK.

With your paper inside of the heart frame active, Open tk-autumndays-fence and
copy and paste as a New Layer.  Move down to where you like it.  Activate the 
paper layer, Selections Select All Selections Float/Defloat Selections Invert, 
Activate the fence layer and hit the Delete key once on your keyboard.  Selections
Select None.

Activate your top layer and copy and paste your tube as a New Layer.  I moved to 
the left hand side of the frame.

Open tk-autumndays-leafcluster and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to
the left hand side of the frame and moved down to just above the round frame
layer.

Open tk-autumndays-metaldeco and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to
the left hand side and moved down to just above the leaf cluster.

Open tk-autumndays-metalbutton and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved 
down to above the fleur de lis.

Open tk-autumndays-paperflower and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved
just below the tube layer and to the lower right hand side of the heart frame.

Open tk-autumndays-raffiabow-creme and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I 
moved down to just above the round frame layer and to the bottom right hand side
of the tag below the paper flower.

With your bottom layer active, Open tk-autumndays-splatter-orang and copy and 
paste as a New Layer.

Open tk-autumndays-splatter-red, Image Mirror/Flip and copy and paste as a New
Layer.  Should be above the orange spatter.

Open tk-autumndays-swirl-metal, Image Mirror/Flip and copy and paste as a New 
Layer.  I moved to the bottom right hand side of the tag and moved down to just 
above the round frame.

With your paper layer active, Open tk-autumndays-treebranch and copy and paste
as a New Layer.  I moved around to where I liked it.  Activate your paper layer again, 
Selections Select All, Selections Float/Defloat, Selections Invert, Activate your tree
branch layer and hit the Delete key once on your keyboard.  Selections Select None.

Click on your top Clip layer and Layers Arrange Bring to the top.  Open tk-autumndays-
tag1 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  Move below the clip layer and center
it so it looks like the clip is holding it.

Add a Drop Shadow to all layers except the 2 splatter layers, The clips, and the
paper layers.

I like my tags at 600 so I resized all layers to 600X525.

Layers Merge Merge Visible.

Add your ©copyright information and Name.

Enjoy!

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

PTU-The Face of Autumn


PTU - The Face of Autumn

Tube of Choice - I am using the GORGEOUS artwork of Maxine Gadd.  You can 
purchase this and other BEAUTIFUL artwork at CDO.

Scrapkit used is a STUNNING kit by Hungry Hill called Blaze(OMG Alison!  Such a great kit!
Thank You so much for letting me use it!)  You can purchase this and other LOVELY
kits at CDO.

Filter used is Mask 42 MB and SW by Moonbeams and Spiderwebs.

Font used is a FTU font called One Chance.

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Open an 800X700 Transparent New Image.

Open paper-6 Adjust Sharpness Sharpen More.  I did this twice.  Copy and paste 
as a New Layer.  Open your mask, Layers New Mask Layer from Image, Scroll
to find your mask, click on it and hit OK.  Layers Merge Merge Group.

Open frame-3, Image Resize 550X542 and copy and paste as a New Layer.
Image Rotate, Free Rotate Left Free 45 and hit OK.

Open your tube of choice (I am using the close up) and copy and paste as a New
Layer.  Move below the frame layer and move to where you like.  Layers Duplicate and
move above the frame layer.  With your Erase tool erase carefully on the top tube
layer so that the flowers from the frame show thru.  Do the same on the bottom
tube layer so the bottom corners of the tube are gone.  Add a dropshadow to the
bottom tube layer.

Open berries and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to the left hand side
of the frame and down to just above the mask layer. Add a dropshadow.

Open chrysanthemum and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved to the left
hand side of the tag and below the berries layer.  Add a dropshadow.

Open echinacea and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved below the berries
layer and to the left a touch.  Add a dropshadow.

Open grasses and copy and paste as a New Layer.  I moved below the berries 
layer a touch and to the right. Add a dropshadow.  You might need to erase a bit 
that is poking out on the left hand side.

Open heart-stitches and copy and paste as a New Layer.  Move below the grasses
layer.  Add a dropshadow.

Open leaf-4 and copy and paste as a New Layer.  Move below the heart-stitches
layer and to the upper right.  Add a dropshadow.  You might need to erase a bit of
stem on the left hand side of tag.

Open silk-flower and copy and paste as a New Layer.  Move to the bottom of the 
tag.  Move below the heart-stitches layer.  Add a dropshadow.

Open twig Image Mirror and copy and paste as a New Layer.  Move to the right 
and below the leaf-4 layer.  Add a dropshadow.  There may be some hanging 
under so just erase it.

Open twine-star and copy and paste as a New Layer.  Move to the right a bit and 
move down to just above the mask layer.  Add a dropshadow.

I then Resized the tag to 600X525.

Add your ©copyright and Licensing Information and Name.

Enjoy!






Thursday, September 11, 2014

PTU-Renaissance Bride Timeline Banner


PTU-Renaissance Bride

Tube of choice - I am using the STUNNING artwork of Maxine Gadd.  You can 
purchase this and other BEAUTIFUL artwork by Maxine and other Artists at CDO.

Filters used - DSB Flux Blast and Bright Noise , Greg's Factory Outlet Vol. II Pool 
Shadow, Willy Tablet Lines Tramages TeeWee and Xero Bad Dream.

Font used - FTU font called Beaked Tyrant

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Open an 851X315 transparent new image.

Copy and paste your tube.  Layers Duplicate, Image Flip and move either to the 
left or right of the original tube and move below that tube so there is very little of 
the background showing.  Layers Duplicate, Image Mirror.  Move if needed to cover
the background.  Activate the original layer and Layers Duplicate.  Move either to
the far Left side or Right side.  Layers Duplicate, Image Mirror.  I then made my
very bottom layer (Layer 1) inactive and Layers Merge, Merge Visible. Activate 
your bottom Layer, Selection Select All, Activate the tube layer, Image Crop to
Selection.  Layers Duplicate.  Hide the top layer as we will be working with the 
original layer now.



With the bottom tube layer Active Effects, PlugIns, DSB Flux Blast Direction Left
Percentage 20 and hit OK.  Do the same again but change the direction Right.
Do Upwards and Downwards too.

Effects PlugIns Willy Tablet Lines Everything is at 0 except Line Spacing and that 
should be at 2.

OK Activate your Duplicate copy of your tube layer (Should be your top copy), 
Adjust Blur Gaussian Blur 3.00.  Effects PlugIns DSB Flux Bright Noise Intensity
at 41 and click the lighter circle and hit OK.

Effects PlugIns Tramages TeeWee  Input Channel (R,G,B) at 11 andMode at
212 and hit OK.

Change your blend mode to Overlay.

Copy and paste your tube again and move it toward the right a bit and down a 
touch.  Activate your bottom Layer, Selection Select All, Activate the top tube layer, 
Image Crop to Selection. Effects PlugIns Xero Bad Dream Softness and Strength 
at 128 and everything else at 0.  Add a dropshadow.

Add your ©copyright information and Name.