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Sunday, October 3, 2010

PTU tutorial ~ At the Circus


For this tutorial you will need the following:

Scrap kit: PTU kit At the Circus by Kara at Sweet Cravings Scraps HERE

Tube: The Fabulous Art work by Caron Vinson HERE
You must have a license to use her work

Plug-ins:
Eye candy 4000: Glass and Gradient glow

Font Used: FTU font Wacky Action BTN

Mask used: WSL #84 & 117 HERE

♥ Let's Get started! ♥

Open a new raster layer 750x750
For the drop shadow on evertying I am using the following settings:
Verticle: 3, Horizontal: 3, Opacity: 70, Blur: 6, color black. (you use what ever you want)
(*Resize everything before you start copy and pasting)
Paper 7 (resize 81%)
Frame 5 (resize 81%, Rotate 90% left)
Frame 2 (resize 34%)
Balloon 4 (resize 44%)
Confetti (resize 94%)
Cotton Candy 1 (resize 54%)
Flower 1 (resize 44%, mirror)
Rabbit Hat (resize 44%)
Ribbon 9 (resize 44%)
Ticket (resize 44%)

You can always refer to the sample for placement of anything!
flood fill the layer with a dark grey (I used a color from the tube), Layers, load saved mask,
load mask from disc, select your mask and apply (I used WSL mask #84), Merge group.
Copy and paste confetti, Layers, load saved mask, load mask from disk, select mask
(I used WSL mask #117)
Copy and paste frame 5, Copy and paste paper 7, drag below the frame layer. With the magic
wand tool, click inside the frame layer, selections, modify, by 5, invert. On the paper
layer hit delete on the keyboard. Copy and paste the tube. Drag below the frame layer. Add
dropshadow to the tube, erase anything outside the frame layer. Add dropshadow to the frame.
Copy and paste frame 2. Add dropshadow, position at the upper left corner, Drag below the
paper layer. Duplicate and drag to the right side about mid way down. See sample for placement.
Now you can add what ever elements you want. If using the same as I did, then use the sample
to place your elements. On the right side, I started with the flower and then layered the cotton candy, then the ticket and then on top the rabbit hat. Add your dropshadow to all elements.
On the left side layer the ribbon and the balloons. Add dropshadow to both.
Now you add your name. If you want it to be like the sample, then you need to follow the next
steps to add a glass effect and gradient glow. If not, then skip to the resizing part.
Effects, plug ins, Eye candy 4000, glass: on these settings,
Under Basic tab:
Bevel width 10.17
Smoothness 75
Inside Marquee checked
Edge Darkening 30
Gradient shading 0
Refraction 50
Opacity 0
Tinting 50
Glass color white. Click ok
Effects, plug ins, Eye candy 4000, gradient glow.
Now add your gradient glow on these settings:
Glow width 3.00
Soft Corners 25
Overall Opacity 100
Draw only outside selection checked.
Under color tab, use black for gradient glow. Drag one slider half way across the bar.
Click ok. Add your dropshadow.
Re-sizing the siggy...
I resized mine to 500 pixels. Add your copyright.
Save and you are done! Easy Peasy!
I would love to see what you made!
Thank you for following my tutorial! If you have any questions please email me at
kissnjoe@yahoo.com!
Saturday, October 2, 2010

PTU Tutorial ~ Welcome to the Jungle


For this tutorial you will need the following:

Scrap kit: PTU kit Welcome to the Jungle by Kara at Sweet Cravings Scraps HERE

Tube: The Fabulous Art work by Jennifer Janesko HERE
You must have a license to use her work

Plug-ins:
Eye candy 4000: Gradient glow

Font Used: FTU font Landliebe

Mask used: WSL #84 HERE

♥ Let's Get started! ♥

Open a new raster layer 750x750
For the drop shadow on evertying I am using the following settings:
Verticle: 3, Horizontal: 3, Opacity: 70, Blur: 6, color black. (you use what ever you want)
(*Resize everything before you start copy and pasting)
Paper 15 (resize 86%)
Paper 16 (resize 58%)
Frame 9 (resize 62%)
Butterfly swarm (resize 66%)
Fern (resize 44%)
Flower 5 (resize 48%)
Leaf pile (resize 80%)
Mask (resize 36%, rotate 34%)
Tall grass

You can always refer to the sample for placement of anything!
Copy and paste paper 15, layers, load/save mask, load mask from disc, select mask and apply.
Copy and paste frame 9. Copy and paste paper 16. Drag it below the frame. Copy and paste
tall grass and position above the paper. With the magic wand tool, click inside the frame.
Selections, modify, modify by 5, invert. On the tall grass layer click delete on the keyboard.
Select the paper layer and hit delete again. On the grass layer, in the layer palatte,
change blend mode to burn and lower opacity to 26.
Copy and paste the leaf pile. Drag under the paper 16 layer, adjust to the top left corner
of the frame. Add dropshadow. Duplicate and drag to lower right corner. (see sample for placement)
Copy and paste the butterfly swarm and drag below paper 16, just above the leaf pile layer.
Adjust to your liking at the lower left corner. Add dropshadow, and duplicate. Drag to top
right corner.
Copy and paste the mask and fern adding your dropshadows. Position to your liking. Again you
can use the sample for placement.
Copy and paste the flower 5, place on the left side at the bottom above the frame layer. Add
dropshadow and duplicate. Mirror and position on the other side. Erase the stem from both
flowers.
Now it is time to add the tube. If using the same tube as I am, no need to resize, but if not
resize as necessary. Adjust the tube above the flower layer. Duplicate and drag one of the
tubes below the frame layer. With the magic wand tool, clickinside the frame, selections,
modify by 5, invert, select the tube that is below the frame layer and hit delete on the
keyboard. On the top tube layer, add dropshadow and erase any part of the tube at the bottom
that is outside the frame layer. This will make the tube appear to be inside the bottom of the
frame but above the frame at the top. See sample for example. Add your dropshadow to the
frame layer.
now you add your name. If you want it to be like the sample, then you need to follow the next
step to add a gradient glow. If not, then skip to the resizing part.
Effects, plug ins, Eye candy 4000, gradient glow.
Now add your gradient glow on these settings:
Glow width 3.00
Soft Corners 25
Overall Opacity 100
Draw only outside selection checked.
Under color tab, use a color from the flower for gradient glow. Drag one slider half way across the bar.
Click ok. Add your dropshadow.
Re-sizing the siggy...
I resized mine to 500 pixels. Add your copyright.
Save and you are done! Simple and easy.
I would love to see what you made!
Thank you for following my tutorial! If you have any questions please email me at
kissnjoe@yahoo.com!
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