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Friday, July 20, 2012

Woo Hoo finally wrote a new tut!


For this tutorial you will need the following:

Scrap kit: PTU kit Toof-less 4 the Tooth Fairy by Sleek N Sassy Designz HERE

Template by Rosey HERE

Font of choice I used MTF Hello Again

Tube: tube of choice, I am using the adorable art work of PinUp Toons HERE
You must have a license to use this tube. I purchased this tube at CILM. He is now 
at CDO

Mask of choice

♥ Let's Get started! ♥
Open template, delete copyright info, word art, and arrows.
For the drop shadow on evertying I am using the following settings:
Verticle: 2, Horizontal: 2, Opacity: 46, Blur: 6, color black. (you use what ever you want)
Remember to save as you go.

(*Resize everything before you start copy and pasting)
Paper 3 (resize 50%)
Paper 4 (resize 81%)
Paper 6 (resize 76%)
Paper 8 (resize 54%)
Paper 9 (resize 54%)
Paper 10 (resize 81%)
Element 3 (resize 10%)
Element 4 (resize 10%)
Element 5 (resize 10%)
Element 9 (resize 50% and mirror)
Element 12 (resize 60%)
Element 13 (resize 42%)
Element 27 (resize 32%)
Element 29 (resize 38%, mirror and free rotate 90 degrees)
Element 31 (resize 28%)
Element 56 (resize 42%)

Tube (if using the same tube duplicate and resize one to 54%)

You can always refer to the sample for placement of anything! 
As you add the papers, delete the template shapes.
Change the white layer to a pink from the kit and add your mask of choice.
Select the bottom layer on the template (large round circle) Selections, select all, float, defloat,
copy and paste paper 10, selections, invert, and hit delete.  Selections, select none.  Remember to
add your dropshadow as you go.
Select the Blue rectangle, Selections, select all, float, defloat, copy and paste paper 4, selections, 
invert, and hit delete.  Selections, select none.
Select the black square, Selections, select all, float, defloat, copy and paste paper 6, selections, 
invert, and hit delete.  Selections, select none.
Select the Pink rectangle, Selections, select all, float, defloat, copy and paste paper 8, selections, 
invert, and hit delete.  Selections, select none. Repeat the steps for the other pink rectangle.
Select the Purple rectangle, Selections, select all, float, defloat, copy and paste paper 9, selections, 
invert, and hit delete.  Selections, select none. Repeat the steps for the other Purple rectangle.
Select the Blue Star, Selections, select all, float, defloat, copy and paste paper 3, selections, 
invert, and hit delete.  Selections, select none. If you forgot, go through and add your dropshadows.
On the white frame layer of the star, Adjust, add noise, Uniform and monochrome checked, on 34%
Selections, float, defloat, modify, and expand by 2.  Add new raster layer and flood fill with a
purple color from the kit. Arrange below the white star frame. 
Now the easy part.  Just copy and paste the elements. Using the sample, arrange elements. Remember
to add your dropshadow as you go.
With the pick tool, adjust any elements if need be.  
Once you have it the way you want it, crop and resize.  I resized mine to 585. 
Now add your copy right and license info and your name. For the name, I used cutout to give it a
lighter purple on the inside. Selections, float, defloat, modify, and expand by 2.  Add new raster
layer and flood fill with white. Selections, select none. Adjust, add noise Uniform and Monochrome
checked on 55%. Drag below name and Add your dropshadow.
Merge visible and you are done!
Simple and easy.  I hope you had fun playing with this kit!  This kit is just so pretty, I had a hard
time choosing what elements I wanted to use...lol.
If you have any questions or want to show off what you made please email me at kissnjoe@yahoo.com!


Thursday, May 17, 2012

PTU Tut Make Believe

For this tutorial you will need the following:

Scrap kit: PTU kit Making Believe by Sweet Cravings Scraps HERE

Font of choice I used Miss Le Gatees

Tube: tube of choice, I am using the beautiful art work of Keith Garvey HERE
You must have a license to use this tube. 

Mask of choice

♥ Let's Get started! ♥
Open layer at 800x800 transparent background.
For the drop shadow on evertying I am using the following settings:
Verticle: 2, Horizontal: 2, Opacity: 46, Blur: 6, color black. (you use what ever you want)
Remember to save as you go.

(*Resize everything before you start copy and pasting)
DNR means Do Not Resize
Paper 1 (resize 76%)
Paper 11 (resize 98%)
Frame 1 (resize 84%)
Frame 2 (resize 80%)
bow 3 (resize 42%)
butterfly 3 (resize 24%)
Flower 6 (resize 32%)
Flower 7 (resize 28%)
Music Note 1 (resize 42%)
Scatters (resize 80%)

Tube (if using the same tube resize 84%)

You can always refer to the sample for placement of anything! 
Copy and paste Paper 1, add your mask. Merge group.
copy and paste Frame 1. copy and paste paper 10, drag it below the frame layer.  With magic wand
click inside the frame, selections, modify, expand by 4, invert. Hit delete on the paper layer. 
Copy and paste tube, hit delete. Selections, select none. Duplicate, mirror and possition to the 
opposite side. To get the same look, change blend layer to Luminance Legacy and drop opacity
to 55.  Copy and paste close up of tube, drag to below the frame, duplicate and drag above the 
frame layer. Erase anything that is below the frame on the top tube, so it looks like it is below the
frame on the bottom.  Add drop shadow to bottom tube layer.
Now the easy part.  Just copy and paste the elements. Using the sample, arrange elements. Remember
to add your dropshadow as you go.
With the pick tool, adjust the mask layer to fit to the siggy if need be.  Same goes with any elements
if any look to large, just use the pick tool and make smaller.
Once you have it the way you want it, crop and resize.  I resized mine to 575. 
Now add your copy right and license info and your name.  
I used Eyecandy 4000 Gradient Glow to put the white outline around the name. Add your dropshadow.
Merge visible and you are done!
Simple and easy.  I hope you had fun playing with this kit!
If you have any questions or want to show off what you made please email me at kissnjoe@yahoo.com!



PTU Over the Rainbow


For this tutorial you will need the following:

Scrap kit: PTU kit Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Sweet Cravings Scraps HERE

Font of choice: I used Grachi 2

Tube: tube of choice, I am using the beautiful art work of Keith Garvey HERE
You must have a license to use this tube. 

Mask of choice

♥ Let's Get started! ♥
Open layer at 800x800 transparent background.
For the drop shadow on evertying I am using the following settings:
Verticle: 2, Horizontal: 2, Opacity: 46, Blur: 6, color black. (you use what ever you want)
Remember to save as you go.

(*Resize everything before you start copy and pasting)
DNR means Do Not Resize
Paper 5 (resize 76%)
Paper 9 (resize 96%)
Frame 1 (resize 80%)
bow 4 (resize 28%)
Cowardly Lion (resize 28%)
Emerald City (resize 46%)
Flower 3 (resize 28%)
Flower 4 (resize 28%)
Flower 7 (resize 25%)
Flying Monkey (resize 26%)
Rainbow (resize 46%)
Ribbon 3 (DNR)
Ruby Shoes (resize 35% Mirror)
Scarecrow (resize 26%)
Tinman (resize 28%)
Tornado (Resize 28%)
Yellow Bricks (resize 687%)
Yellow Brick Road (resize 60% Mirror)

Tube (if using the same tube resize 80%)

You can always refer to the sample for placement of anything! 
Copy and paste Paper 9, add your mask. Merge group.
copy and paste Frame 1. copy and paste paper 5, drag it below the frame layer.  With magic wand
click inside the frame, selections, modify, expand by 4, invert. Hit delete on the paper layer. 
Selections, select none.
Copy and paste the tube above the Frame layer. Add drop shadow. Position where you want it and 
then with the lasso tool, draw around the bottom of the tube to make it fit in the frame. Hit 
delete to delete the tube hanging over frame.
Now the easy part.  Just copy and paste the elements. Using the sample, arrange elements. Remember
to add your dropshadow as you go.
With the pick tool, adjust the mask layer to fit to the siggy if need be.  Same goes with any elements
if any look to large, just use the pick tool and make smaller.
Once you have it the way you want it, crop and resize.  I resized mine to 575. 
Now add your copy right and license info and your name. For the effect on the name, I added an inner
bevel on the following settings:
Bevel 3, width 23, Smoothness 59, Depth 18, Ambience -26, Shininess 15, Angle 45, Intensity 50,
and Elevation 50. 
I used Eyecandy 4000 Gradient Glow to put the white outline around the name. Add your dropshadow.
Merge visible and you are done!
Simple and easy.  I hope you had fun playing with this kit!
If you have any questions or want to show off what you made please email me at kissnjoe@yahoo.com!


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