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November 22, 2014

Winter Hideaway - CT PTU Tut - Winter by the Lake by Drea's Creations


I used PSP X6 to create this tag but any other version will work. 

Beautiful scrap kit by Drea's Creations named Winter by the Lake

Fabulous art of Arthur Crowe. You need a license to use his work and you can get both HERE

FTU Font Mussica Swash

Mask is by Rachel HERE

Filters
Photo Effects - Film and Filters

Dont forget your drop shadows

HERE WE GO!
Open New Image 700 x 700, El 118 Frame resize to 80 c/p and place onto the center of your canvas. Tube of choice c/p and place to the right side of Frame close this layer off. Going back to Frame, Duplicate, Merge Down. We will work with the inside of the frame. 
Magic Wand, click inside Frame, expand by 6 . Take Paper 6 resize to 60, c/p and place inside Frame. Selections Invert Delete. El 38 Cabin resize to 60 c/p and place inside frame towards the top left, El 36 Fence resize to 80 c/p and place to the middle right ( see tag for reference). And last El 94 Water resize to 40 c/p and place towards bottom. El 49 Squirrel resize to 20 Sharpen c/p and place right at the edge of El 36 fence. El 19 Pinecone resize to 15 Sharpen c/p and place towards bottom Erase anything that is showing outside the Frame.
El 37 Trees Resize to 70 c/p and place to right behind frame, duplicate this layer flip horizontal and place to the left. El 96 Snow, resize to 80 c/p and place to the bottom middle. El 31 Pinecones resize to 40 c/p and place to the bottom far left. Duplicate this layer twice and scatter them around the bottom. El 95 Snowballs resize to 50, c/p and place to left behind Pinecones. El 42 Sign resize to 50 and also place to the left. El 9 Flower resize to 
20 Sharpen c/p and place at the bottom by tube. I duplicated this layer 3 more times and scattered them around the bottom.  El 15 Willows resize to 40 c/p and place behind Sign. El 27 Leaves resize to 40 c/p and place to the bottom right, duplicate this layer and place to the left. El 23 Logs resize to 30 c/p and place to the right. Last I just had to use this beautiful Snow scatter!. El 108 resize to 50 c/p and place to the top left of Frame.  Go back to El 108 Flip Horizontal then Flip Vertical, Sharpen c/p and place over the bottom part of the tube. Merge Visible!
I added Photo Effects to my merged tag at these settings:
Photo Effects - Film and Filters
Vivid Skin Tones
Custom - Filter Color #ff5a01
Density 10
You can always play around to get the effect you like!
Add your Mask, Name, Copy Write and License info 
Crop if you need to
Save as PNG
Thanks for looking!
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Winter is Calling - CT PTU Tut - A Countryside Winter by Jackie's Jewels


I used PSP X6 but any other version will work.

Beautiful kit by Jackie's Jewels named A Countryside Winter. Visit her HERE

Beautiful tube by Vika. You need a license to use her art and you can get both HERE

Gorgeous Mask by Rachel HERE

FTU Font Candelscript

Filters
Photo Effects
DSB Flux Bright Noise for Name

Animation is by Lovey HERE

Dont forget your drop shadows!

Here we go!


Open new Image 700 x 700, If you are going to animate Flood Fill WHITE.  c/p tube of choice onto the center of your canvas. El 5 Frame resize larger to 110 C/P and place to the back of your tube. We will be working with the inside of your frame. Magic Wand click inside frame Selections expand by 10. Take Paper 12 resize to 70 c/p behind your frame selections invert delete. El 38 Church, resize to 80 c/p and place towards the top middle. El 37 Mailbox
resize to 70 Flip Horizontal c/p and place towards the left side middle of frame. EL 40 Trees, resize to 70 flip horizontal c/p and place towards the bottom. El 34 Birds sharpen  resize to 30 c/p and plae to the bottom by tree. El 32 Sleigh resize to 30 c/p and place behind Birds. El 15 Reindeer resize to 20 flip horizontal c/p and place to the left behind mailbox.  El 35 resize to 80 C/P and place behind the frame to the left, duplicate this layer and place to the right. El 63 Present resize to 50 c/p and place to the far right behind tube, I resized El 63 again by 50 c/p and place by the Sleigh. El 47 pouch resize to 30 c/p and place to the bottom by tube. El 51 Blanket resize to 80 c/p and place underneath tube. El 67 resize to 50 c/p and place right underneath tube
El 52 Pinecones resize to 40 c/p and place to the bottom, duplicate this layer twice and scatter them at the bottom. El 64 resize to 40 c/p and place to the bottom by tube. El 57 and 58 cookies, resize to 40 c/p and place them to the top left of Frame El 92 Lantern resize to 40 also place to the top left. El 68 Leaves  resize to 60 c/p and place also to top left over the cookies and lantern. El 73 Red Branch resize to 40 c/p and place also to top left behind Leaves. El 89 rose resize to 30 c/p and place to the bottom as you wish, I duplicated this layer twice and scattered them at the bottom. If you are happy with your tag great. I added the Snowflake scatter Element and sort of framed the Frame with it. Merge Visible. Add your mask of choice Add your name, Copy Write and license.
TO ANIMATE
Close off all layers that are BEFORE the frame. Copy Merged, Paste  as New Animation in Animation Shop. Open Animation. You will see it has 41 Frames. Delete Copy Write Layer of Animation now you have 40 frames. With your tag you will duplicate until you have the 40 frames.
Go to Animation Select All Copy
Go to your Tag, Select All, Copy onto Selected Frame
Go back to PSP...Close off layers AFTER Frame. Uncheck the layers you had closed of previously. Copy Merge to Animation Shop,  Paste as New Animation. Make 40 Frames, Select All - Copy and Paste onto Selected Frames on your Animated tag. Save as Gif and you are Done!
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Blue Christmas - CT PTU Tut - Merry Blue by Kissing Kate




I used PSP X6 to create this tag but any other version will work

I am using a lovely kit by Kissing Kate called 'Merry Blue" Visit her HERE

Using the beautiful work of Vika Mistecheskaya. You need a license to use her work and you can get both HERE

FTU Font Santa's Big Secret

Mask is a lovely Winter Mask by Dee HERE

Filters
Xero Porcelain
DSB Flux - Bright Noise for name

Don't Forget your Drop Shadows

Here We Go

Open new image 700 x 700. C/P tube of choice onto the center of your canvas. Take FRAME 4 resize larger, I did mine to 110, c/p and place behind your tube. Magic Wand, click inside frame, expand selections by 10. Take Paper 7, resize to 60 c/p onto your frame selections invert delete. Move paper behind Frame. El 36 Tree resize to 50, Sharpen, c/p and place inside frame, duplicate thislayer twice and spread layers  in the frame. El 17 fern resize to 40 c/p to the bottom left behind tube, duplicate this layer flip horizontal and place to the right. Duplicate again and place in front of tube. El 56 tree resize to 40 and place to the left behind frame (see tag for reference) duplicate this layer and place to 
center right behind tube. El 3 rooftop resize to 30 c/p and place to the left behind El 56. El 65 resize to 40 and place to the middle of the frameOnce your happy with the inside of frame. We can start adding the elements at the bottom by tube. There are really beautiful elements in the kit. El 67 Snow resize to 50 c/p to the bottom right behind tube, duplicate this layer flip horizontal and place to the left. I also duplicated this layer several times to create a "ground" at the bottom of tube.
El 30 Presents resize to 30 c/p and place in front by tube. El 29 Rose resize to 20 Sharpen c/p by Presents, duplicate this layer flip horizontal and place to the middle by presents.
El 15 resize to 30 c/p and place to the left behind tube. El 11 resize to 20 c/p and place by El 15 behind tube. El Star resize to 20 c/p and place to the far left, I duplicated this layer a few times and scattered them at the bottom El 64 resize to 40 c/p and place to the left behind tube. Last I took Frame 1 resize to 95 c/p and place behind Frame to the left , duplicate this layer flip horizontal and place to the right behind frame.
Back to the tube layer, duplicate gaussian blur 6.0, properties soft light opacity 53.
Merge Visible, I gave my finished tag a little Xero - Porcelain.
Add your mask of choice
Add your name Copy Write, License info and your done!

Thanks for looking!

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November 10, 2014

Giving Thanks - CT PTU Tut - Let's Give Thanks Collab - Drea's Creations


I used PSP X6 to create this tag but any other version will work.

Beautiful Collab kit. I used Drea's Creations part of the Let's Give Thanks" Collab.

I am using the work of Di_Halim. This tube is an Exclusive tube and you need a license to use her work. Both and can be found HERE

No Outside Filters used

PTU Font SNF Ambrosia

Beautiful Mask by Dee HERE

Don't forget your Drop Shadows

Here We Go!
Open new image 700 x 700. C/P tube of choice onto the center of your canvas. El DC 56 Frame
resize to 70 c/p behind your tube. El DC Frame 58 resize to 75 c/p and place behind DC El 56. 
Take your  tube layer and sit her outside the frame erase anything showing outside the Frame Magic Wand click inside 1st Frame -  Selections Expand by 5. C/P paper of choice I am using Paper 12, Selections - Invert - Delete - Deselect. 
DC 22 resize to 30 c/p and place to the bottom middle, duplicate this layer flip horizontal and place to the right.  DC 23 resize to 40 Flip horizontal c/p and place to the bottom left. DC 4 resize to 30 c/p and place to the top left just underneath Frame duplicate this layer flip horizontal and do the same to the right. DC 2 Table resize to 40 c/p and place behind tube to the right. DC 20, 21 and 42 resize all to 20, c/p and place on Table. 
DC 32 resize to 20 c/p and place them at the bottom, duplicate this layer twice and scatter them as you like. DC 39 resize to 20 c/p and place to the bottom left. El 13 resize to 20 c/p and pkace to the bottom left. DC 16 resize to 20 c/p and place to the bottom right. DC 7 resize to 30 c/p and place to the left by your tube DC 6 resize to 20 c/p and place to the bottom
Last El 44 I love this scatter!  Resize to 40 Flip Vertical c/p and place to the bottom right inside frame. I duplicated this later c/p and place to the left a little above tube inside frame. Back to DC 44 resize smaller Free Rotate Left 30 c/p and place somewhere at the bottom by tube. 
If you are happy with your creation great! Go to you tube layer, Duplicate. On copy layer Adjust Gaussian Blur 6.0 Properties Overlay - Opacity 73. Merge Visible
Duplicate your tag, Adjust Gaussian Blur 6.0 Properties Soft Light Opacity 48
Add your mask
Add your Name, Copywrite, License and save as PNG
Thank you for looking!
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November 9, 2014

Thanksgiving Bounty - CT PTU Tut A Family Thanksgiving by Jackie's Jewels


I Used PSP X6 to create my tag but any other version will work!

Beautiful Scrapkit is "A Family Thanksgiving" by Jackie's Jewels - Visit her HERE

Beautiful tube by Keith Garvey. You need a license to use his work and you can get both HERE

Mask is by Wee Scott Lass HERE

FTU Font Honey Script

Filters
Photo Effects - Film and Filters
XERO Bad Dream

Dont Forget your Drop Shadows!

HERE WE GO!


Open New Image 700 x 700 C/P tube of choice onto your canvas.
Take Paper 2, make your mask. Duplicate three times Merge Down the mask layers.  Close off your Tube Layer for now. El Cart resize to 80 c/p and place to the right right behind tube. El Cornucopia resize to 70 c/p and place right at the edge of the cart, El Pumpkins resize to 50 c/p and place right next to Cornucopia Merge down these two layers. Take your eraser tool, Round 10, Erase as much as you can until u see the border of the Cart. It helps if you magnify your image, i do mine to 200 %. 
Open your tube layer up. Take again Pumpkins c/p and place to bottom behind your tube. El Turkey resize to 40 c/p and place to the bottom behine tube. 
El Fence resize to 80 c/p and place to the right Duplicate layer and place to the left. . El Tree resize to 80 c/p and place to the right behind fence. El House 2 resize to 40 c/p and place to the right behind Tree. Take El tree again and resize smaller c/p and place to the right behind House. El pinecones resize to 40 c/p and place to the bottom right of Fence. I duplicated this layer twice and scattered them around the Fence. El Cornstalk resize to 60 c/p and place towards the right back of the cart. resize this ame element smaller and place to the front right of cart. El Rake resize to 80 c/p and place to the right by Cornstalk. El Scattered leaves c/p and place at the bottom, duplicate this layer again and scatter them. El Bush resize to 50 c/p and place behind fence in the middle. I duplicated this layer three times and scattered them at the bottom in front of fence. if you are happy with your tag great!.  o back to tube layer Photo Effects - Film and Filters, you can play around with the settings till you get it where you like it. Merge Visible!
Duplicate tag, Adjust, Gaussian Blur 6.0 On Copy Tag Layer - Xero Bad Dream with these settings
 115, 58 NONE
Properties
Soft Light - Opacity 41
Add your Name, Copy Write and License
Save as PNG
Thanks for looking!
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Thankful - CT PTU Tut - We Give Thanks by Karra's Kreative Korner


I used PSP X6 to create this tag but any other version will work!

Beautiful scrapkit by Karra's Kreative Korner "We Give Thanks" . Visit her HERE

Beautiful tube by Keith Garvey. You need a license to use his work and you can get both HERE

Mask by Dee - HERE

FTU Font SVERIGE

Filters
Toadies - Mosiac Plus
Xero Radiance (optional)

Window Template made by me!

Remember your drop shadows!

HERE WE GO!!

Open new image 700 x 700, c/p tube of choice onto the center of your canvas. Take Window Template included in this tut c/p and place behind tube, magic wand click inside each frame c/p paper of choice, Selections Invert Delete. KEEP SELECTED. Take El Mesh, I am going to use it as a curtain Free Rotate 10 Left. C/P to the left of the frame HIT DELETE! DESELECT! ... Duplicate this layer Flip horizontal  to the other side.  I duplicated the mesh layers twice on each side to make them stand out more. El Lace resize to 90 c/p and place to the top inside of the window template. Back to the Paper, Effects Toadies Plain Mosiac Blur 2 .. EL Clock resize to 20 c/p and place to the background to the right.
El Basket resize to 40 c/p and place to the left in front of your tube. El Cornucopia resize to 40 c/p and place to the left behind tube. El Flower 6 resize to 50 c/p and place to the far left of the frame El Leaves 1 resize to 50 c/p and place to the far left behind flower. I merged down the Cornucopia, Flower and Leaves, Duplicated this layer Flip Horizontal and place to the right side of Frame. El Table resize to 90 /p and place to the back behind tube and elements. El Turkey resize to 30 c/p and on top of table to the right. El Teapot resize to 30 c/p and place to thr right on top of table. Repeat the above steps for El Mash potatoes. El pinecones resize to 20 c/p and place to far left, duplicatelayer  flip horizontal and place to far right. El Candles resize to 20 c/p and place on table to the left. Ribbon 3 resize to 80 c/p and place to back in the bottom behind tube. El Plant resize to 40 c/p to the right duplicate this layer and place to the left. El bird resize to 20 c/p and place to the bottom wherever u may like. El Football resize to 30 c/p and place to the bottom. If your happy with your tag great. On your tube layer. Duplicate, Gaussian Blur 6.0 Properties Hardlight Opacity 60.
Merge Visible. Add your mask of choice I used Paper 6.

Merge Visible again. Add your name Copy Write and License info
Save as PNG

Thanks for looking!


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Celebrate Fall - CT PTU Tut - Autumn Blush by Kissing Kate


I used PSP X6 to create this tag but any other version will work

Scrapkit is a gorgeous one by Kissing Kate named Autumn Blush - HERE

Beautiful Art is by Alex Prihodko named Autumn Melody - HERE

Font is Passions Conflict

Filters 
Photo Effects - Comes with program
Xero Radiance

Mask is by Moonbeams and Spiderwebs HERE

Don't Forget your Drop Shadows!

HERE WE GO!
Open New Image 700 x 700. C/P tube of choice onto the center of your canvas.
Frame 4 resize to 85 c/p and place behind your tube. Magic Wand
 click inside your frame Expand by 10 C/P Paper 4 Selections Invert Delete Deselect. El 46 resize to 80 Free Rotate Left 15 and place to the left behind tube. El 34 resize to 50 c/p and place behind tube to the right. EL 2 c/p and place to the bottom behind top elements. El 10 resize to 40 c/p and place behind EL 2 to the left. El 7 resize to 30 c/p and place to the left by tube. El 13 resize to 30 c/p and place behind El 7 to the left. El 7 resize to 30 c/p and place to the far left in front of frame, duplicate this layer flip horizontal and place to the far right. El 54 resize to 10  c/p and place to the bottom, duplicate this layer a few times and scatter them as you like. El 63 repeat above steps. El 22 resize to 22 Rotate Right c/p and place to the left behind El 46. El 29 resize to 20 c/p and place to the right.
On my tube I went to 
Photo Effects - Film and Filters
Vivid
Custom
Filter Color - #f2dec8
Density 5
You can always play around with the setting to get it where you like it!
If you are happy with your tag Merge Visible. Add your mask,  I used paper 8.  Move your maks a little low to make a "ground" duplicate the mask to make it darker.
Merge Visible.
I added a touch of Xero Radiance, but that is up to you~
Add your Name Copy Write and License info
Save as PNG
Thank you for looking!
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November 2, 2014

Paris Chic - CT PTU Tut - Bonjour Paris by Drea's Creations


I used PSP X6 to create my tag but any other version will work!

Bonjour Paris is a beautiful new scrapkit by Drea's Creations! - Visit her HERE

Beautiful tube by Jennifer Janesko! You will need a license to use her art and you can get both HERE

Filters
Xero - Seasons

Font
Mardian Script Demo

Mask is by Moonbeams and Spiderwebs - HERE

Don't Forget Your Drop Shadows!

HERE WE GO!


Open New Image 700 x 700
C/P tube of choice onto the center of you canvas
DC 108 Frame resize to 50 C/P to the right behind tube duplicate this layer flip horizontal and place behind first frame. Working on the back frame magic wand, click inside frame expand by 5 C/P paper 9 selections invert delete deselect. Working on the front frame same steps as above but this time use Paper 1. DC 65 Flowers resize to 50 Rotate Right C/P and place to the left side of frame. Back to DC 65 Rotate Right again C/P and place on top in between both framesframe. DC 86 Basket resize to 20 C/P and place to the bottom left. DC 15 Gift Boxes resize to 40 C/P and place to the left . Take your tube and "sit" it on the second  gift box.  DC 11 resize to 40 C/P and place by Gift Boxes. DC 43 Ground resize to 40 c/p and place underneath your tube to the right duplicate this layer flip horizontal and place to the left. DC 56 Champagne Glass resize to 20 C/P and place to the bottom left. DC 94 Butterflies resize to 40 C/P and place to the top right of frames. DC 50 Butterfly resize to 20 and place to the top right also. DC 31 resize to 20 C/P and place to the bottom left. DC 36 Sign Post resize to 60 C/P and place to the far right. El 78 Ribbon resize to 40 C/P and place to the bottom in front of frame. DCD 45 Clock resize to 20 C/P and place to the right back frame. DC 40 Tower resize to 40 C/P place inside front frame. DC 90 Stamp resize to 30 C/P and place to the bottom right. DC 67 resize to 30 C/P and place to the bottom middle. I went back to DC 65 Flowers resize to 10 C/P and place to the far left duplicate this layer twice and scatter them at the bottom. DC 51 resize to 20 C/P and place to the bottom. i added DC 89 Trees resize to 70 to the background Left . Duplicated the layer and placed it to the right.
Add your Mask of choice I used Paper 21 for mine!
Merge Visible, add your name, license and copy write info. Save as PNG!

I gave my Merged tag a blast of Xero - Seasons. Duplicated it, Gaussian Blur 3 on my Copy. Properties Overlay Opacity 46
Merge Visible again~!

Thanks for looking!

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November 1, 2014

Angelic - CT PTU Tut - Heavenly Angel by Heather's Devine Dezigns


I created this tag using PSP X6 but any other version will work.

I am using a beautiful Scrap kit by Heather's Devine Dezigns "Heavenly Angel" - Visit Heather HERE

I am using the beautiful work of Barbara Jensen - You need a license to use her art and you can get both HERE

Mask is by Millie HERE

Filters
DSB Flux - Bright Noise - For Name
XERO Radiance

FTU Font Sofia

Dont forget your drop shadows

HERE WE GO!


Open new image 700 x 700. C/P tube of choice onto the center of your canvas.
EL 90 Frame, C/P and place behind your tube. 
Magic Wand, click inside frame, new layer and expand by 5. You can either use a texture or gradient. I chose a gradient using two colors from my tube, Flood Fill.
Do Not Deselect. Take your C/P and place inside frame, Delete do this two more times. Deselect - Merge Down those layers. Duplicate. On your copy Gaussian Blur 6.0, Properties Screen On your original Multiply. EL 65 smoky cluster resize to 80 C/P and place inside frame to the left.
El 71 wire branch resize to 70 c/p and place to the bottom left behind tube. El 41 resize to rotate right, free rotate left 15 sharpen c/p and place to the bottom, duplicate a few times and scatter them to the bottom by frame. El 42 Lantern resize to 50 c/p and place to the bottom left. El 22 Rose resize to 50 c/p and place behind the tube to the left. El 45 Ribbon resize to 70 c/p and place to the bottom in front of tube. El 26 Bell resize to 40 c/p and place to the far right. At this time take your eraser tool and erase and excess of your main tube layer at the bottom. Take El 22 Rose again, resize to 30 Flip Horizontal and place to the the bottom by lantern. Duplicate this layer flip horizontal and place to the far right behind El 26 Bell. El 47 Heart resize to 30 c/p and place to the bottom left. El 35 Star resize to 30 c/p and place to the bottom right. El 12 Harp resize to 60 c/p and place to the far right. El 1 Angel resize to 70 c/p and place to the far left. El 24 free rotate 40 c/p Sharpen, and place right behind your tube to the left, duplicate this layer and place to the right of your tube, a little lower erase and excess at the bottom. I added the glitter scatter to the bottom. 
For my main tube layer Duplicate - On Copy layer  Properties - Screen - Opacity 71
If you are happy with your tag great!
Merge Visible Add a little Radiance if you want
Add your mask , Copy write and license info. Save as PNG 
Thanks for looking!
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