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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Gothica - PTU

This tutorial was written by Twilight on 1/22/13. Any similarities to any other tutorials is purely coincidental.  
NOTE: If you get confused at any time, you can use my tag for reference!


SUPPLIES: 
Tube is by Elias Chatzoudis which I got from MPT.  He now has his own shop HERE
PTU Kit "Gothic Romance" by StacieCakes. Find it on her blog HERE



Open a new image 700 x 700
Copy/Paste "SC_GRE_Wire" as a new layer

Copy/Paste "SC_GRE_Frame4" as a new layer
Magic Wand - Click inside the frame
Selections - Modify - Expand - 4

Copy/Paste "SC_GRP6" as a new layer under the frame
Selections - Invert - Delete
Deselect

Copy/Paste your tube as a new layer
Resize, if needed
Take your freehand selection tool and select around the bottom part of the tube that's overlapping the bottom part of the frame
Hit delete
Drop Shadow the tube
V&H - 0
Opacity - 100
Blur - 3
Color: Black

Copy/Paste "SC_GRE_Wire3" as a new layer
Resize 50%
Place at the bottom of the frame
Drop Shadow

Copy/Paste "SC_GRE_WordArt1" as a new layer
Place over the bottom of the frame
Drop Shadow

Copy/Paste "SC_GRE_Heart13" as a new layer
Resize 70%
Drag behind the tube layer to the left
Drop Shadow

Copy/Paste "SC_GRE_Bow3" as a new layer
Resize 50%
Image - Free Rotate - Rotate 20 degrees to the left (all layers unchecked)
Place in the top left corner behind the tube layer
Drop Shadow

Copy/Paste "SC_GRE_Blade" as a new layer behind the tube layer
Resize 50%
Image - Free Rotate - Rotate to the left 20 degrees
Place in the bottom right corner (partially behind the wordart)
Drop Shadow

Copy/Paste "SC_GRE_BottleCap3" as a new layer behind the blade
Move it up a little
Drop Shadow

Copy/Paste both pills as a new layer
Drag them behind the wordart
Place them over the bottom of the blade
Drop Shadow

Copy/Paste "SC_GRE_Rose6" as a new layer
Resize 50% TWICE
Place under the pill layers, over the blade
Drop Shadow

Crop/Resize
Add your name & copyright info
You're done!

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Platinum Club - FTU

This tutorial was written by Twilight on 1/19/13. Any similarities to any other tutorials is purely coincidental.  
NOTE: If you get confused at any time, you can use my tag for reference!


SUPPLIES:
Tube by Tim Lowery. You can buy it from AIL



Open a new image 700 x 700
Copy/Paste "PC_frame7_JD" as a new layer
Magic Wand - Select inside the frame
Selections - Modify - Expand - 4
Copy/Paste "PC_paper011_JD" as a new layer under the frame
Selections - Invert -Delete
Copy/Paste your tube/closeup as a new layer
Arrange under the frame
Hit delete
Deselect
Effects - Xero - Radiance on the tube (default settings, or you can hit random til you find one you like)
Add a drop shadow to the frame
V&H - 0
Opacity - 100
Blur - 3
Color: Black

Copy/Paste "PC_paper010_JD" as a new layer at the bottom layer
Layers - Load/Save Mask From Disk - Find a mask you like and hit load
Merge Group on the mask

Copy/Paste "PC_glitter1_JD" as a new layer above mask layer
Resize 80%
Drop Shadow

Back to the top layer

Copy/Paste "PC_glitterbranch3_JD" as a new layer
Resize 70%
Move to the right side of frame and give it a drop shadow

Copy/Paste "PC_flowers1_JD" as a new layer
Resize 60%
Image - Mirror (or flip horizontal)
Place over the glitter branch
Drop Shadow

Copy/Paste "PC_tag3_JD" as a new layer
Place on the bottom left of frame
Drop Shadow

Copy/Paste "PC_pillow3_JD" as a new layer
Image - Free Rotate - 10 degrees to the right
Move to the bottom right corner of frame
Drop Shadow

Copy/Paste "PC_pillow1_JD" as a new layer
Image - Free Rotate - 10 degrees to the left
Place on the right of pillow3
Drop Shadow

Copy/Paste "PC_pillow2_JD" as a new layer
Place in front of both other pillows
Drop Shadow

Copy/Paste "PC_flower5_JD"  as a new layer
Resize 70%
Place on the top left corner of frame
Drop Shadow

Copy/Paste "PC_butterfly3_JD" as a new layer
Resize 70%
Place at the top center of the frame
Drop Shadow

Copy/Paste tube as a new layer
Resize if needed
Place on the right side of tag

Copy/Paste "PC_poshhandbag1_JD" as a new layer
Resize 70%
Place in front of the left side of the pillows
Drop Shadow

Copy/Paste "PC_poshhandbag2_JD" as a new layer
Resize 70%
Place behind the white bag to the right
Drop Shadow

Copy/Paste "PC_martini1_JD" as a new layer
Resize 50%
Place on the right side of pillows, behind the red bag
Drop Shadow

Crop/Resize
Add your name/copyright info and you're done!

Be Mine - PTU



This tutorial was written by Twilight on 1/18/13. Any similarities to any other tutorials is purely coincidental.  
NOTE: If you get confused at any time, you can use my tag for reference!

SUPPLIES:
Tube of Choice. I’m using the art of Eugene Rzhevskii. I got this tube at MPT.. He now sells his tubes at PFD
You can buy it at LollipopsNGumdrops 
Valentine Template #1 by Taggers Inc. Get it here 
Gradient of Choice
Penta.com - Color dot

Open the template
Shift+D
Close the original
Delete the credits and background layers

Merge the top pink and bottom pink rectangle layers
Selections - Select All
Selections - Float
Selections - Defloat
Copy/Paste "Paper 10" as a new layer
Selections - Invert - Delete
Deselect
Delete the pink rectangles layer

Merge together the bottom black rectangle and the top black rectangle layers
Selections - Select All
Selections - Float
Selections - Defloat
New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with #ff86cf
Adjust - Add/Remove Noise - Add Noise:
Random - Monochrome Checked - 100%
Deselect
Drop Shadow
Delete the black rectangle layer

On the middle black circle
Selections - Select All
Selections - Float
Selections - Defloat
New raster layer
Flood fill #c4db07
Adjust - Add/Remove Noise - Add Noise (same as above)
Drop Shadow (same as above)
Delete the black middle circle

On the middle pink circle,
Selections - Select All
Selections - Float
Selections - Defloat
Copy/Paste "Paper7" as a new layer
Selections - Invert  - Delete
Deselect
Delete the pink circle

On the middle black rec
Selections - Select All
Selections - Float
Selections - Defloat
New Raster layer
Flood fill with #e40000
Deselect
Add Noise (same as above)
Drop Shadow (same as above)

Merge together the top and bottom black circles
Selections - Select All
Selections - Float
Selections - Defloat
Copy/Paste "Paper2" as a new layer
Selections - Invert - Delete
Deselect
Drop Shadow
Delete the black circles

Merge the dashes together
Selections - Select All
Selections - Float
Selections - Defloat
New Raster layer
Flood Fill with  #e40000
Deselect
Adjust - Add/Remove Noise - Add Noise (Same as above)
Drop Shadow
Delete the original dashes layer

On the center pink rectangle
Selections - Select All
Selections - Float
Selections - Defloat
Copy/Paste "Paper6" as a new layer
I resized and duplicated, then lined the two papers up, but you don't have to if you don’t want
Selections - Invert - Delete
Deselect
Delete the center pink rec

On the heart layer
Selections - Select All
Selections - Float
Selections - Defloat
New Raster layer
Flood fill with a gradient to match the kit or tube (with angle at 90 degrees)
Penta.com color dot - default settings
Copy/Paste tube/closeup as a new layer
Arrange over the gradient
Selections - Invert - Delete
Deselect

Select all the gradient heart
Selections - Modify - Expand - 4
New raster layer under the gradient
Flood fill with the same gradient, changing the angle to 0
Deselect
Drop Shadow

Copy/Paste "Snowflake2" as a new layer
Resize 30%
Place on the top left corner of the center rectangle
Drop Shadow

Copy/Paste "Balloons" as a new layer
Place on the right side of template
Drop Shadow

Copy/Paste "Rose Gift" as a new layer
Resize 60%
Place on the bottom right of template
Drop Shadow

Copy/Paste "Letter" as a new layer
Resize 70%
Drag behind the rose gift layer and place to the left of the gift
Drop Shadow

Copy/Paste "Kiss2" as a new layer
Resize 30%
Place between the letter and gift (see my tag)
Drop Shadow

Copy/Paste "Globe" as a new layer
Resize 40%
Place on the bottom left corner of template

Copy/Paste "BFly1" as a new layer
Resize 40%
Place inside the top left circle
Drop Shadow

Crop/Resize
Add your name and copyright info and you're done!

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Tag Showoff

A few new tags to show off. Pretty proud of 'em :)
The first two are using Zindy S.D. Nielsen art.


The next, using the art of Jose Cano



And last one using the art of Zlata M



Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Forever Mine - PTU

This tutorial was written by Twilight on 1/15/13. Any similarities to any other tutorials is purely coincidental.  
NOTE: If you get confused at any time, you can use my tag for reference!

Supplies:
Tube of Choice.. I'm using a tube byArthur Crowe which I got from MPT.. You can find his art at his store HERE
Scrapkit: I'm using a PTU kit called "Forever Mine" by  Sleek n Sassy Designz  You can buy it from Lollipops N Gumdrops


Open a new image 700 x 700
Copy/Paste "FM_Element18" as a new layer
Magic Wand - Select inside the frame
Selections - Modify - Expand - 4

Copy/Paste "FM_Paper6" as a new layer under the frame
Selections - Invert - Delete

Copy/Paste tube/closeup of choice
Hit Delete
Deselect

Copy/Paste your tube
Image - Mirror
Place on the right side of frame
Drop Shadow
V&H - 0
Opacity - 64
Blur - 3
Color: Black

Copy/Paste "FM_Element57" as a new layer
Resize 60%
Place in the top left corner
Drop Shadow

Copy/Paste "FM_Element28" as a new layer
Place on the bottom left side, moving it as far to the left as you can without going off canvas
Drop Shadow

Copy/Paste "FM_Element34" as a new layer
Resize 75%
I put it over the bottom of my tube
Drop Shadow

Copy/Paste "FM_Element27" as a new layer behind tube
Resize 75%
Put in the top right corner
Drop Shadow

Copy/Paste "FM_Element25" as a new layer
Resize 75%
Drag behind your tube layer
Put it in the bottom right corner
Drop Shadow

Copy/Paste "FM_Element58" as a new layer
Resize 60%
Place on the bottom left corner
Drop Shadow

Copy/Paste "FM_Element43" as a new layer
Resize 40%
Place next to the cupcake (see my tag)
Drop Shadow

Copy/Paste "FM_Element32" as a new layer
Resize 50%
Image - Mirror
Place over element43's stick, next to the cupcake
Drop Shadow

Copy/Paste "FM_Element17" as a new layer
Resize 50% TWICE
Drag behind the gift and place it with the top half showing above the gift
Drop Shadow

Copy/Paste "FM_Element33" as a new layer
Resize 50%
Place between the gift and the winged heart (should be on the wing)
Drop Shadow

Add your name and copyright info and you're done!

Monday, January 14, 2013

Elizabeth Caffey Forum Set NO SCRAPS

This tutorial was written by Twilight on 1/14/13. Any similarities to any other tutorials is purely coincidental.  
NOTE: If you get confused at any time, you can use my tag for reference!


SUPPLIES:
Awesome tube by Elizabeth Caffey. You can get it at AIL 
Eye Candy 4000 - HSB Noise


Open Spawn's Template
Delete the credits layer

Copy/Paste your tube as a new layer under the two black line layers
Merge the black lines together and with your magic wand, click between them
Selections - Invert - Delete

On the black lines layer,
Selections - Select All
Float
Defloat
New Raster layer
Flood fill with a gradient to match a color from your tube
Deselect
Add Noise
Random - Monochrome checked - 54%
Drop Shadow
V&H - 0
Opacity - 100
Blur - 3
Color: Black
Delete the black lines layer

Merge the left and right square line layers
Selections - Select All
Float
Defloat
New raster layer
Flood fill with another gradient (different color)
Duplicate Twice
Delete the black square line layer
Do NOT deselect just yet

On the BOTTOM squares layer:
Eye Candy 4000 - HSB Noise with these settings:
Hue Variation - 1
Saturation Variation - 18
Brightness Variation -  73
Pattern - Smooth Fractal
Everything else stays the same
Hit okay

Repeat for the middle and top layers, hitting random seed for both

Delete the white dots and the middle foreground layers

Merge the left and right foreground layers
Selections - Select All
Float
Defloat
New Raster Layer
Flood fill with a lighter color from your tube.. I used a color from her skin
Copy/Paste your tube again
Effects - Plugins - Mura's Meister Copies:
Wallpaper Rotate - Default settings
You might have to duplicate and flip, then merge them together
Drag it below the color layer
On this layer,
Adjust - Blur - Radial Blur - Default Settings
Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur - Radius 10

Set the blend mode to the colored layer to Overlay

Add your name and copyright info

TO ANIMATE:
Hide the middle and top squares layers
Edit - Copy Merged
Paste into animation shop

Hide the bottom squares layer
Unhide the middle squares layer
Edit - Copy Merged
In animation shop,
Edit - Paste After Current Frame

Hide the middle squares layer
Unhide the top squares layer
Edit - Copy Merged
In animation shop,
Edit - Paste After Current Frame

In Animation Shop,
Click on the first layer
Ctrl + A to select all

Go to the Animation Menu and click on Frame Properties and change the display time to 25

Save as GIF
That's it! You're done!

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Spoil Me Valentine - FTU

This tutorial was written by Twilight on 1/13/13. Any similarities to any other tutorials is purely coincidental.  
NOTE: If you get confused at any time, you can use my tag for reference!


SUPPLIES:
I’m using a tube by Elias Chatzoudis 
Mura's Meister Tone
Eye Candy 4000 - Glass

Open the template
Delete the credits layer
Delete the white background if you want. I did
Before you do anything else you should change the resolution to 72 under resize

Click on the white circle layer
Selections - Select All
Selections - Float
Selections - Defloat
Copy/Paste "raster 4" from Melissa papers
Selections - Invert - Delete
Deselect
Delete the white circle layer

Click on the pink circle layer
Selections - Select All
Selections - Float
Selections - Defloat
Copy/Paste "Raster 3" from Melissa's papers
Selections - Invert - Delete
Deselect
Delete the pink circle layer

For BOTH black circles:
Selections - Select All
Selections - Float
Selections - Defloat
New Raster Layer
Flood fill with a red gradient
Deselect
Adjust - Add/Remove Noise - Add Noise:
Random
Monochrome Checked
25%
Add drop Shadow to both
V&H - 0
Opacity - 100
Blur - 3
Color: Black
Delete the black circles

Click on the black rec frame
Selections - Select All
Selections - Float
Selections - Defloat
New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with a pink gradient
Effects - Mura's Meister - Tone
Only change the FG to Red
Add Noise, same as above except change the percentage to 10 or 11
Drop Shadow
Delete the black rec frame

Click on the pink sq. layer
Selections - Select All
Selections - Float
Selections - Defloat
New Raster Layer
Flood fill with red gradient
Add noise same as above with 25%
Drop Shadow
Repeat with the left and right hearts

Click on the white sq layer
Selections - Select All
Selections - Float
Selections - Defloat
Copy/Paste "raster 4" from Melissa papers
Selections - Invert - Delete
Deselect
Delete the white sq layer

Drag the dashes layer below the middle frame
Selections - Select All
Selections - Float
Selections - Defloat
New Raster layer
Flood fill with #7a5c36 or you can use paint brush
Deselect
Add Noise, Same as above
Add drop Shadow
Delete the dashes layer

Click on the middle heart frame
Selections - Select All
Selections - Float
Selections - Defloat
Copy/Paste the paper from raster 11 on Melissa's papers
Selections - Invert - Delete
Deselect
Drop Shadow
Delete the original frame layer

Click on the middle heart layer
Selections - Select All
Selections - Float
Selections - Defloat
Copy/Paste "raster 2" from melissa's papers
Selections - Invert - Delete
Deselect
Effects - Eye candy - Glass - Default settings changing the color to white

Copy/Paste your tube as a new layer
Resize, if needed
Arrange in the center of tag

Copy/Paste "raster 6" (from melissa's -spoil me valentine elements)
Resize 80%
Drag below tube layer
Duplicate
Put one to the left and the other to the right
Drop Shadow

Copy/Paste the LOVE word as a new layer
Place in front of the bottom of your tube.

Copy/Paste red cupcake as a new layer
Resize 80%
Place under the "O"
Drop Shadow

Copy/Paste "Raster 16" as a new layer
Resize 60%
Drag behind your tube layer and put at the top of the circles
Drop Shadow

Copy/Paste the red rose and petals as a new layer
Drag behind tube
Line up with the bottom left part of the template
Drop Shadow

Copy/Paste the white frosted cookie as a new layer
Place it on the bottom right corner of template
Drop Shadow

Copy/Paste the kitty as a new layer
Place next to the E
Drop Shadow

Crop/Resize
Add your name and copyright info
And you're done!

Pink Sugar PTU

This tutorial was written by Twilight on 1/13/13. Any similarities to any other tutorials is purely coincidental.  
NOTE: If you get confused at any time, you can use my tag for reference! 

SUPPLIES:
Tube: I'm using a tube by Ismael Rac. Buy his tubes HERE
PTU scrap kit called "Pink Sugar" by TammyKat. You can buy it at CDO 

-tk-pinksugar-frame2
-tk-pinksugar-paper7
-tk-pinksugar-element14
-tk-pinksugar-element26
-tk-pinksugar-element20
-tk-pinksugar-element1
-tk-pinksugar-element11
-tk-pinksugar-wordart1
-tk-pinksugar-element2
-tk-pinksugar-element21
-tk-pinksugar-element10

 Open a new image 700 x 700
Open/Copy/Paste "tk-pinksugar-frame2" as a new layer
Resize 80%

Grab your selection tool
Select around the inside of the frame

Copy/Paste closeup of choice under frame
Resize and move around as needed
Selections - Invert - Delete

Copy/Paste "tk-pinksugar-paper7" under the closeup
Hit Delete

I cropped my tag to get ride of the excess paper

Add a drop shadow to the frame
V&H - 0
Opacity - 100
Blur - 3
Color: Black

Copy/Paste "tk-pinksugar-element14" as a new layer
Image - flip horizontally
Drop Shadow, Same as above

Copy/Paste "tk-pinksugar-element26" as a new layer
Resize 80% TWICE
Place on the bottom right corner
Drop Shadow

Copy/Paste "tk-pinksugar-element20" as a new layer
Resize 80% TWICE
Place in the center of element26
Drop Shadow

Copy/Paste "tk-pinksugar-element1" as a new layer
Resize 50%
Place to the right, so that is over the flower, but not completely covering it
Drop Shadow

Copy/Paste "tk-pinksugar-element11" as a new layer
Place on the top right corner of frame

Copy/Paste "tk-pinksugar-wordart1" as a new layer
Resize 50%
Place on the bottom left corner

Copy/Paste "tk-pinksugar-element2" and "tk-pinksugar-element21" as a new layer
Resize both 50% and place them on the left side
Drag both under the ribbon
Drop Shadow

Copy/Paste "tk-pinksugar-element10" as a new layer under the wordart
Place in the bottom left corner (it should be under wordart)

 Crop/Resize
Add your name and copyright
You're done!