Christmas Secrets

 

This tut was written for those with a basic knowledge of psp.

I am using the awesome artwork of  Marta Sarmiento.

The tube is called Christmas Secret

You need a license to use this art work. Please do not use without a license.
 

 You can find this art at Digital Art Heaven Store  HERE

 

Supplies Needed

I used PSPX...but any of them should work.

Scrap Christmas Ball by Pink Paradox Productions  HERE
Check out the rest of the Blog HERE
MPM Mask 54 HERE
Check out the rest of her blog HERE 

 

Font of Choice, I used Tagettes

Drop Shadow usually V2 H2 50 black

 *Remember to add your drop shadow as you go along*
 

Open a new image 800 x 800 or one you prefer.

Paste paper 22, resize to 80%, apply your mask, delete and merge group.

Paste frame 3, resize to 65%, click inside with your magic wand, expand by 4, resize paper 13 to 80%, paste, invert, delete, select none.

Resize your tube to 70%, paste off center to the left.

Resize element 57 to 70%, place below the tube layer, duplicate three times more and move one to the right more and the other two below the frame layer and up a bit, and to make the snow blend better, take your eraser and hit lightly on the tube snow.
Resize element 3 to 30%, place on the right below the tube layer.
Resize element 74 to 60%, place on the left just above the frame layer, duplicate, move to the right to the bottom layer, duplicate two more times and move over to the right more on one and a little more to the center with the other one.

Resize element 34 to 50%, place below the snowman.
Resize element 35 to 50%, place on the right in front of your tube.
Resize element 44 to 20%, place on the paper you just pasted.
Resize element 16 to 25%, place below the bells.

Resize element 72 to 45%, place behind your tube.
On the original element 72, resize to 65%, move to the bottom layer and upper left side, duplicate, mirror, adjust.
Resize a couple of elements to 15%, place where you like on the snow.
Resize element 59 to 50%, place below the frame layer on the right.
Resize element 5 to 25%, place on the right side.
Resize element 15 to 13%, place one on the snowman and the other on the small dog.
Resize sparkle element 87 to 45%, move below the frame layer.
Resize element 32 to 45%, place on the left behind your tube.
Resize element 36 to 35%, place on the right just above the frame layer, duplicate, move into the frame area and below the branches.
Resize element 33 to 25%, place on the left in front of your tube.

Add any other elements you would like, make it your own.
 

Crop your tag to be sure no stray shadows are on the edges of your tag.

Once happy with it all, close off any backgrounds, merge visible.
Resize first, then add your copyrights and name.

 That's it

Hope you enjoyed doing my tut.

Snowflake Dreams

This tut was written for those with a basic knowledge of psp.

I am using the beautiful tube, called Goddess of Winter by

Marta Sarmiento

 You need a license to use this art work. Please do not use without a license.

 

 You can find this art at Digital Art Heaven  HERE

Supplies Needed

I used PSPX...but any of them should work.

Scrap Navidad-09 by My Warehouse of Dreams HERE **Check out the rest of her blog** HERE
Template 709 by MPM HERE  **Check out the rest of her blog** HERE
WSL_Mask 84 HERE
and DD Mask 10 HERE  **Check out the rest of her blog** HERE

Font of Choice, I used Alex Brush

Drop Shadow usually V2 H2 50 black

 

Let's get started

*Remember to add your drop shadow as you go along*

Open the template, hold the shift key and hit the letter d to duplicate, close the original, delete the credits and layer 5.
Go to Image, Canvas size, make it 800 x 800 or what you prefer.

Paste paper 1, apply WSL_Mask 84 first, delete and merge group, lower the opacity to 75.
Paste paper 1 again and apply DD Mask 10 next, delete, and merge group, flip and use your Pick tools to adjust the size to your tag on both mask layers.

Select layer 1 of the template, select all, float, defloat, paste paper 1, invert, delete, then go to Selections, Modify, Select Selection Borders and change the number to 5, add a new raster layer, fill with white, select none, add noise at 50%.

Layer 2, paste paper 2, move to have more of the white showing, then go to Effects, 3D Effects,  Inner bevel width on 2 and with these settings
8, 4, 4, 0
48, 36, 42
color white
Layer 3 of the template, add noise at 50%.

Layer 4, paste paper 1, invert, delete.
Layer 6, add noise at 50% or more if you like.
Layer 7, paste paper 2, again move the paper to get more white showing, invert, delete.
Merge layer 9 down with layer 8, change the color to by going to
Adjust, Hue and Saturation, colorize with these numbers
Hue 145, Saturation 165

Layer 10, add noise at 15%, add your drop shadow.
Add the same bevel setting to layer 11 as you used before.

Paste your tube on the left, resize to 75%, duplicate the tube, now select layer 2 that you filled, select all, float, defloat, invert, and being on the bottom tube, delete, select none. Now back on the top tube erase the parts outside the layer 2 area.
Resize element 16, place at the bottom part of your tag, with the branches under the wordart, refer to my tag.

Resize element 15 to 75%, place just above the mask layer toward the bottom of your tag.

Resize element 46 to 50%, paste between the two mask at the top right, sharpen more, once or twice, depending on what you like, duplicate, mirror, duplicate again, flip and adjust.

Resize snowflake 1a to 10%, place on one of the small squares, sharpen once and change your drop shadow color to one that matches your tube, duplicate and move over to the left in the other square. Duplicate them as many times as you like and place where you like, resizing a little again if you like. Remember to sharpen if you resize.

Resize element 38 to 15%, place at the bottom below the branch/roping looking element on the right, duplicate mirror, bring back toward the center a bit.

Resize element 55 to 15%, free rotate to the left at 90, place below the ribbon layer at the bottom on the left side, duplicate, mirror and adjust how you like, duplicate again, flip, move down below the branch layer.

Resize element 53 to 15%, free rotate to the left at 90, place above the tube layer on one side, duplicate, mirror.

Resize element 44 to 15%, place a little off center on the blue square.

Add any other elements you would like, make it your own.

Crop your tag to be sure no stray shadows are on the edges of your tag.

Once happy with it all, close off any backgrounds, merge visible.
Resize first, then add your copyrights and name.

That's it

Hope you enjoyed doing my tut.

Spring Fairy

 

This tut was written for those with a basic knowledge of psp.

I am using the awesome artwork of  Marta Sarmiento.

You need a license to use this art work. Please do not use without a license.

 

 You can find this art at Digital Art Heaven  HERE

Supplies Needed

I used PSPX...but any of them should work.

 Scrap Happy Feelings by RDH  HERE
There are 2 parts to this kit
MPM Mask 104  HERE
Scroll down a bit for the mask
Filters
Mura Meister Filter-Encircle
Xero Filter-Porcelain and Clarity
Font of Choice, I used Mf Queen Leela

Drop Shadow usually V2 H2 50 black

 

Let's get started

*Remember to add your drop shadow as you go along*

Open a new image 800 x 800 or one you prefer.
Paste paper 7, resize to 22%, apply your mask, delete and merge group.

Resize element 10 to 25%, apply the Mura Meister Filter-Encircle.

Paste frame 1, resize to 35%, click inside with your magic wand,
expand by 5, resize paper 7 to 20%,  paste, invert, delete, select
none, move below the frame layer.
Apply the Xero Filter-Soft Vignette to the paper, change the
Pattern type to Vertical Lines and the repeat to 1

Paste your tube, resize to 75%, if using the same one,
move below the frame, duplicate, move above the frame and erase the parts
you do not want over the frame and then erase the parts on the bottom tube.
Apply the Xero Filter-Porcelain to both tubes, then the filter Clarity.

Resize element 20 to 20%, paste on the left side.

Resize element 10 to 20%, place at the bottom of the frame
below the statue, duplicate, mirror.

Resize element 19 to 20%, paste above the mask layer on the right bottom,
duplicate, mirror, duplicate, move up toward the top,
duplicate again and mirror.

Resize element 13 to 10%,  free rotate to the left at 20 degrees,
place where you like.
Resize the original to 5% and , same free rotate and place where you like, duplicate
a time or two and move around.

Resize element 2 to 40%, paste at the upper left just below the mask layer.
Then back on the original resize it to 15%, place on the left,
below the statue. Duplicate, free rotate to the left and move down,
erase the stem part that is showing, duplicate, mirror.
Resize element 18 to 20%, mirror and place below the flower
on the right side.

Add any other elements you would like, once happy with it all,
close off any background used and merge visible.
Resize first, then add copyright and name.

That's it

Hope you enjoyed doing my tut.