Chocolate and Friends~Forum Set

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

I am using the Awesome artwork by Joanna Bromley 

The tube is called Chocolate Prickles 

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.

Filters

Xero-Fritillary and Soft Vignette

AAA Frames-Foto Frame

Font of Choice, I used Harrington

Drop Shadow usually V2 H2 50 black

 Let's get started

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

Forum Set

Signature tag

Open new image 600 x 250

Take your Selection tool and draw a square on the dress, copy, paste as a new image, now go to your color palette to patterns, select your pattern, fill with this pattern, angle 0, Scale 100, then go to Adjust, Blur, Motion blur, with the number on 45, Strength at 100, apply twice.

Apply the Xero filter-Fritillary with these settings

5, 30, 60, 15

Take your Selection tool, draw a rectangle across and as wide as you like, add a new raster layer, fill with #946252, change the blend mode to soft light, then go to Effects, Edge effects, Enhance twice.

Duplicate, flip, duplicate again and move to the center of the tag.

Paste your tube, mirror, resize to 60%, move more to the left, duplicate, mirror, move below the rectangles to the right, change the blend mode to soft light.

Now back on the top tube, duplicate, Adjust, Blur, Gaussian Blur at 4, change the blend mode to Hard light.

Apply the Xero filter-Soft Vignette with these settings

Elliptical, Foreground color

Diagonal dots

2, 0, 0, 255

Before you merge and add the frame, make a copy first, hold the shift key and hit the letter d.

I used AAA Foto Frames with these settings

Width 3, Opacity 50, all other numbers on 0.

Type whatever wording you want on yours, I typed Chocolate first, then and Friends so that

I could adjust them, merge these two together, duplicate, move to the lower left.

I used a white drop shadow to help show up better with these settings

V-2, H 2, Opacity 100,  Blur 0,00.

Add your copyright and name, merge visible.

Avator

Open a new image 200 x 200 or a size you prefer, fill with the same pattern as before,

Adjust, Blur, Motion blur, angle 45, Strength 100

Copy and paste your tube from the signature tag, resize to 70%, adjust, merge down.

Type out your wordart again only a bit smaller and place at the bottom, once happy merge visible.

Add the AAA Frame as before with the same settings.

Add your name and copyright, merge visible.

That's it

Hope you enjoyed doing my tut.

Canadian Babe Eh! (No Scrap)

 

 

 

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

I am using the awesome artwork of  Elias Chatzoudis.

The tube is called Canadian Beauty

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

 You can find this art at his Store  HERE or at CDO HERE

 

Supplies Needed

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

Dangerously Delicious Canada Day Template 2  HERE
Check out the rest of the blog HERE

Filters
VM Extravaganza Filter-Transmission
AAA Frame-Foto Frame

Font of Choice, I used Palatino Linotype

Drop Shadow usually V2 H2 50 black
Drop shadow on this one I used V-2 H-2 Blur 15
Use whatever drop shadow you prefer
 

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


 SIGNATURE TAG
 

Open a new image 600 x 250, fill with white, apply the VM Extravaganza filter-Transmission with these settings
24, 0, 15
Click on the gray lines with your magic wand, fill with #b80407, add noise at 50%.
On your template, close off the layers except for the Green Center Square, Center White Outline, Layer 6, Layer 3, Red leaf, leaf outline d/s, leaf outline, Top leaf circle, copy merged, paste on the left side of your signature tag, resize to 50%.
Click on the green square with your magic wand, paste your close up tube, invert, delete select none. Duplicate your tube, Gaussian blur at 4, change the blend mode to hard light or one you prefer. Click on the red leaves with your magic wand and add noise at 50%.
Close off your background and merge visible, duplicate, mirror, adjust.

Paste your tube in the center.

Back to the template, close off all the layers but the wordart layers, copy merged, paste on your tag, resize to 50%, add a medium white gradient and place at the bottom or where you like.
Before merging and adding your frame, you will close off your tube layer and wordart layer, copy merged to your Avator tag, then reopen the wordart and copy and paste that to the Avator tag also.
Now merge visible and add your frame.

For the frame I used AAA Frame-Foto Frame
 Width 3, Matte 2, Opacity 100, all other numbers on 0.
Add your copyright and name.

AVATOR
Open a size that is allowed for your group or forum, I did 200 x 200.
 Copy your signature tag, paste, resize to 85%, place how you like, then paste the wordart, resize to 55%, place at the bottom.
 Once happy, merge visible and add the same frame as before.

 Add your copyright and name.

 

That's it

Hope you enjoyed doing my tut.

Happy Mother's Day (No Scrap)

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

I am using the awesome artwork of Anna Liwanag.

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

 You can find this art at CDO Store  HERE

 

Supplies Needed

I used PSPX...but any of them should work.
Template 11 by Simple Expressions HERE
Check out the rest of the blog HERE
Trese Mask 0078  HERE
Check out the rest of the blog HERE
Wordart by me HERE
Filters
EyeCandy 4000-Chrome
Xero-Soft Vignette
Greg Factory Output Vol II-Pool shadow
 

Font of Choice, I used Signarita Chloe

Drop Shadow usually V2 H2 50 black
Drop shadow on this one I used V-2 H-2 Blur 15
Use whatever drop shadow you prefer
 

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

Open your template, hold the shift key and hit the letter d to duplicate, close the original, delete the credits.
Go to Image, Canvas size 800 x 800 or a size you prefer.

Being on the bottom layer just above the white background, add a new layer, fill with a gradient you make from two colors from your tube,  I used #825880 for the forground color and #d8e9d6 for the background color to make my gradient, set the angle at 45 and repeat at 4, apply your mask, delete and merge group.

Select the bg square, select all, float, defloat, new raster layer, fill with a color from your tube, I used #825880, then go to Selection, Modify, Select Selection Borders, with the number on 3, and both sides checked, add a new layer and fill with white, add noise at 40%, select none.

The circle I left it has the color it was, green.

Select frame bg 2 next, select all, float, defloat, new layer, fill with #ad84a7, or a color of choice from your tube, then go to Selection, Modify, Select Selection Borders, with the number on 3, and both sides checked, add a new layer and fill with white, add noise at 40%, select none.

Frame bg 1 apply Greg Factory Output Vol II-Pool shadow with these settings
93, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 128, 128.

Select frame fill, float, defloat, fill with #ad84a7, then paste your close up tube, invert, delete, select none, duplicate, go to Adjust, Gaussian blur, blur, number on 4, change the blend mode to screen.
Apply the Xero filter-Soft Vignette with these settings
Elliptical
Foreground color
Diagonal Mesh
2, 2, 0, 255
merge down.
Frame layer, apply EyeCandy 4000-Chrome with these settings
Outdoor.tif
30, 50, 50, 0, 200
inside marquee checked
Lighting 135, 45
100, 40, 100
Bevel profile on button
Go to Adjust, Hue and Saturation, colorize
Hue 201,  Saturation 76

All the other layers of the template I left the colors as is, if you want to change them go for it.

Paste your tube on the left side on the top layer. Take your free hand tool, draw around the legs at the glitter frame and delete.

Paste the wordart at the bottom, apply the same EyeCandy 4000-Chrome as before and change the color as before also, then select the wordart, float, defloat, new layer, fill with white, select none, move below the wordart, add noise at 40% if you like.

This was a no scrap tag, but feel free to add scrap elements if you like,
make the tag 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.

All You Need is Love-No Scrap

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

I am using the awesome artwork of  Arthur Crowe.

The tube is called Baby Heart.

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

 You can find this art at his Store  HERE
 

 Supplies Needed

I used PSPX...but any of them should work.
Template 148 by Becky HERE
Check out the rest of her Blog HERE

WSL_Mask 84  HERE

Filters
PhotoEffex-Scanlines

Font of Choice, I used Acryle Script

Drop Shadow usually V2 H2 50 black
Drop shadow on this one I used V-2 H-2 Blur 50
Use whatever drop shadow you prefer
 

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

Open your template, hold the shift key and hit d to duplicate and close the original, delete the credits.  Then go to Image, Canvas size, making it 800 x 800 or a size you prefer.
Fill with a color of choice below the template layers, add your mask, delete, merge group, then go to Effects, Texture Effects, Weave
2, 10, 1 color white in both boxes, gap filled checked.

Select the pink rectangle, add a new raster layer, fill with a gradient, using a color from your tube for the foreground and white for the background.
Click on gradient, change the angle to 45 and repeat to 4.

Black rectangle, apply the filter PhotoEffex-Scanlines
width on 2, spacing 2
50, 50,
100, 0
Frame fill, fill with white, go to Effects, Texture Effects, Weave
2, 10, 1 color of choice for both color boxes, gap filled checked.

Shape frame background add noise at 50%.

Shape frame, select, add a new raster layer, fill with color of choice, add noise at 50%, then go to Effects, 3D Effects Inner Bevel Effects
Shape2, width 2
8, 4, 4, 0
48, 36, 42 color white
Add noise at 50%

Square frame fill, new layer fill with white.
Square frame white background, add noise at 50%.

Square frame black background, leave as is or fill with a color from your tube.
Square frame, fill with a color from your tube, add noise at 50%.

Paste your tube on the square frame fill, duplicate, move above the frame, erase the parts you do not want showing on both.

Heart fill, select, new layer, fill with white, paste your tube how you like, invert, delete, duplicate, go to Adjust, Blur, Gaussian Blur number on 5, change the blend mode to scree, select none, merge down.

Add noise at 50% on the white frame background.
Leave the black heart background as is.
Heart, new layer, fill with the gradient you used before.

Love white background add noise at 50%
Love add a new layer, fill with the gradient as before, add the bevel effect with the same settings as before.

Select the flowers, new layer, fill with a color of choice, bevel effect as before, add noise at 50% on the white background, merge the flower layers together, duplicate, mirror and place on the left how you like them.

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.

Thankful for Friendships (No Scraps)

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

I am using the awesome artwork of  Arthur Crowe.

The tube is called
Otoño
You need a license to use this art work. Please do not use without a license.

 You can find this art at his Store HERE

 

Supplies Needed

I used PSPX...but any of them should work.
Millie PSP Madness Template Thankful for Friendships 02 HERE
Check out the rest of her blog HERE

 Mask 34 by Ria's PSP Paradise HERE
Check out the rest of her blog HERE

Filters
Xero-Soft Mood
 

Font of Choice, I used Big Surprise

Drop Shadow usually V2 H2 50 black

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

Open the template, go to Image, canvas size, 800 x 800 or whatever size you prefer to work on, delete layer 8 and the credits.
Move the wordart however you like them.

Being on the bottom layer fill with a color of choice, I used #fb9d1b, apply your mask, delete and merge group.

Merge layer 2 down with layer 1, select all, float, defloat, new raster layer, fill with #642200, or color of choice, then go to Select, Modify, Select Selection Borders and change the number to 3, add another new raster layer, fill with #d78c34, add noise at 50%. Then go to Effects, Texture Effects, Weave and apply to the first layer color with these settings
1, 10, 1,
Weave and gap boxes checked and color white.

Select layer 3, select all, float, defloat, go to Select, Modify, Select Selection Borders again with the same number 3, add a new raster layer, fill with the same color and add noise at 50% again. Apply the same texture weave as before.

Merge layer 5 down with layer 4, select all, float, defloat, resize the full tube to 60%, paste on the left how you like, invert, delete select none, duplicate, mirror, merge down. Change the blend mode to screen and apply the Xero filter-Soft Mood.

Merge layer 7 down with layer 6, select all, float, defloat, add a new layer, fill with a gradient, with 2 colors from your tube.
Make the foreground one color, the background another color, then click on gradient, angle 45, repeat 4.

Resize your close up to 60%, paste below the wordart and adjust your tube and wordart how you like.
Select the black wordart, add a new layer and fill with a color of choice.

Take the leaves that came with the tube, resize to 60%, paste on the right side just above the circle layer.

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.

I Don't Want Your Valentine

 

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

I am using the awesome artwork of  Alicia Mujica.

You need a license to use this art work. Please do not use without a license.
This is Exclusive to CDO

 You can find this art at the CDO Store  HERE

Supplies Needed

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

Millie's PSP Madness Template 489 HERE
MPM Mask 101  HERE

PhotoEffex-Scanlines
Xero Filter-Mistifier and Soft Mood
EyeCandy4000-Gradient Glow

Font of Choice, I used Before the Rain

Drop Shadow usually V2 H2 50 black

 

Let's get started

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

This is a No Scrap tut

Open the template, duplicate and close the original, delete the credits.

Starting at the bottom, merge layer 2 down with 1, then select, float, defloat, new raster layer, fill with black, go to
Effects, Texture Effects, Weave
1, 10, 1 both colors on white.

Select layer 3 of the template, new raster layer, fill with #e27388.
Apply PhotoEffex-Scanlines
1, 2 20, 10 noise at 50

Select layer 4, new layer, fill with black.

Select layer 5, new layer, fill with black, then go to Selections
 Modify, Select section borders at 3, new layer and fill with #e27388,
select none.
Add noise at 50% or what you prefer.
Select your black layer you just made, float, defloat, paste your smaller full body tube, invert, delete, duplicate and mirror, change the blend mode on both to Luminance (L).
Apply Xero Filter-Soft Mood.

Select layer 6, new raster layer, fill with #e27388.
Go to
Effects, Texture Effects, Weave
1, 10, 1 both colors on white.
Apply a Fat gradient using EyeCandy4000-Gradient Glow on white.

Go up to layer 9, new layer, fill with a gradient color, making the foreground color  #e27388 and the background color white, click on the gradient tap and find your foreground color and click that, change the repeat to 5 and the angle to 45.
Keep selected, mirror your close up first then paste, invert and delete, select none.
Apply the Xero Filter-Mistifier and change the first 2 numbers to 200.

Leave the wordart white and the smaller dotted circle white.

Paste your tube and place on the right side.
Merge layer 8 down with 7, apply a medium white gradient glow and then your drop shadow.
Merge layer 13 down with 12, new layer, fill with your gradient you made before, add noise at 50%.

Now being on the bottom layer, fill with your gradient and apply your mask, delete and merge group, flip, duplicate and mirror, adjust as needed.

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.