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Thursday, June 30, 2016

CT Tag and Snags for TinyTurtleDesigns

PTU Scrapkit "Violet Romance" by TinyTurtleDesigns. You can purchase this amazing kit HERE
Tube ©Barbara Jensen You can purchase her tubes HERE


Snags: Please Leave love if you snag! Thanks!






PTU Violet Romance

This tutorial was written my Miranda/Randi. Any resemblance to any other tag/tutorial is purely coincidental.  Please do not copy my tutorial and use it as your own. This tutorial was written using PSPX4.


SUPPLIES:
PTU Scrapkit "Violet Romance" by TinyTurtleDesigns. You can purchase this amazing kit HERE
PSP Tube: I’m using the art of Alex Prihodko. You can get Alex's awesome tubes at Picsfordesign
Mask of Choice from Creative Misfits Blog
PLUGINS:
Eye Candy 6: Text Selection: Perspective Shadow

Open a new image, 700x700

Copy/Paste Violet Romance Elements (32) as a new later
Move up toward the top a little
Magic Wand - Select inside the frame
Selections - Modify - Expand - 4
Copy and paste Violet Romance Papers (4) as a new layer under frame
Resize 80%
Move around until you find a placement you like
Selections - Invert - Delete

Copy and paste a tube or close up of choice
I duplicated my tube, resized and hid the original
Place the duplicate where you'd like inside the frame
Hit delete
Deselect
Grab your crop tool and crop your tag.
On the duplicate tube:
Eye Candy 6: Text Selection: Perspective Shadow.
Under Settings I clicked Drop and than blurry and hit OK

Give your frame a drop shadow:
V&H : 0
Opacity: 100
Blur: 2
Color: Black

Copy and Paste Violet Romance Elements (39) as a new layer
Resize 50%
Place in the center of the top of the frame
Drop Shadow

Copy and paste Violet Romance Elements (112) as a new layer
Resize 60%
Move to the top right corner of frame
Drop Shadow, same as above

Copy and Paste Violet Romance Elements (125) as a new layer
Resize 15%
Move over the top of Elements (112)
Drop Shadow

Copy and Paste Violet Romance Elements (92) as a new layer
Resize 60%
Image - Free Rotate - 20 to the left
Drop Shadow
Place at the bottom left corner of frame

Copy and Paste Violet Romance Elements (83) as a new layer
Resize 60%
Place at the top left corner of frame
Drop Shadow

Copy and Paste Violet Romance Elements (38) as a new layer
Resize 50%
Move to the bottom right corner of frame
Drop Shadow

Copy and Paste Violet Romance Elements (40) as a new layer
Drag below the frame layers
Move up a little so it's showing above frame
Drop Shadow

Copy and Paste Violet Romance Elements (65) as a new layer
Resize 50%
Place on the bottom left
Drop Shadow

Copy and Paste Violet Romance Elements (102) as a new layer
Resize 60%
Place on the bottom right
Drop shadow

Copy and Paste Violet Romance Elements (120) as a new layer
Resize 70%
Place on the bottom left
Drop Shadow

Copy and paste Violet Romance Elements (110) as a new layer
Resize 60%
Place on the bottom left
Drop Shadow

Unhide your tube layer and place it on the left

Copy and place Violet Romance Elements (77) as a new layer
Resize 40%
Place to the left of the cage
Drop Shadow

Copy and paste Violet Romance Elements (34) as a new layer
Resize 40%
Drag below the cage layer
Add a drop shadow

Copy and paste Violet Romance Elements (18) as a new layer
Resize 40%
Drag below the teacup layer
Add drop shadow

Copy and paste Violet Romance Elements (16) as a new layer
Resize 40%
Drag below element 18 layer
It should be at the bottom of the center of the frame
Drop Shadow

Copy and paste Violet Romance Elements (46) as a new layer
Resize 40%
Drag under teacup layer
Drop Shadow


Copy and Paste Violet Romance Elements (58) as a new layer
Resize 80%
Image - Free Rotate - 20 to the right
Image Mirror (Flip Horizontally)
I placed it on the left so that it covers the bottom part of tube.
Drop Shadow

Copy and paste Violet Romance Elements (11) as a new layer
Resize 40%
Place on the right (in front of the cage)
Drop Shadow

Copy and paste Violet Romance Elements (81) as a new layer
Resize 40%
Move behind the teacup
Drop Shadow

Copy and paste Violet Romance Elements (60) as a new layer
Resize 40%
Move behind tube layer

Copy and paste Violet Romance Elements (52) as a new layer
Resize 40%
Move behind the teacup
Dropshadow

Copy and paste Violet Romance Elements (76) as a new layer
Resize 40%
Move to the top of the cage
Drop Shadow

Copy and paste Violet Romance Papers (20) as a new layer at the bottom layer
Masks - New Mask Layer - Choose your mask and hit ok
Merge Group

Crop/Resize your tag
GO back to your top layers. Add your name and copyright info and you're done!
Thank you for trying my tutorial!

Wednesday, June 29, 2016

PTU - Timeless Memories

This tutorial was written my Miranda/Randi. Any resemblance to any other tag/tutorial is purely coincidental.  Please do not copy my tutorial and use it as your own. This tutorial was written using PSPX4.


SUPPLIES:
PTU kit: Timeless Memories by Jackie's Jewels. You can purchase this beautiful kit HERE
I'm using a tube by Barbara Jensen. You can purchase her art on her website HERE
Please do not use tubes without a license!
Font: Prestige Elite Std

PLUGINS: XERO Radiance


Open a new image 700x700
Copy and Paste JJS_95 as a new layer
Resize if needed (if you are working with a smaller canvas)

Copy and paste JJS_2 as a new layer
Resize 90%
Magic Wand - Select inside Frame
Modify - Expand - 4

Copy and Paste PP_12 as a new layer under frame layer
Selections - invert - Delete
Do not deselect
Grab your tube of choice.  (preferably one without legs)
I duplicated and mirrored (flip horizontal) before I copied and pasted.
Copy both original tube and mirrored and paste over the paper.
 Place one on the left, one on the right
Merge them together and hit delete
Select None
Change the blend mode to screen and the opacity to 75.

Add a drop shadow of choice to the frame.

Copy and Paste JJS_37 as a new layer
Resize 80%
Place on the left side of frame (the top of the chain toward the corner)
Drop Shadow

Copy and paste JJS_88 as a new layer
Move to the top left corner of frame
Add a drop shadow

Copy and paste JJS_76 as a new layer
Resize 70%
Place over the top right corner of frame
Drop shadow

Copy and Paste JJS_84 as a new layer
I left it in the center where it pasted.

Copy and paste JJS_39 as a new layer
Resize 80%
Place on the bottom center of tag (see my tag)
Drop Shadow

Copy and paste JJS_18 as a new layer
Resize 70%
Place over the bottom of the book

Copy and paste JJS_26 as a new layer
Resize 80%
Place on the right (see my tag)
Drop Shadow

Copy and paste JJS_43 as a new layer
Drag below the book layer (see my tag)

Copy and paste JJS_33 as a new layer
Resize 90%
Place on the bottom left of tag
Drop Shadow

Copy and paste JJS_34 as a new layer
Resize 70%
Place on the bottom right corner
Drop Shadow

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer
 (above previous layers)
Place in the center of frame
Xero - Radiance
I randomized until I found a setting I like (It's different for every tube)

Copy and paste JJS_40 as a new layer
Place over the bottom of tube

Copy and paste JJS_91 as a new layer

C rop and Resize
Add your copyright info
Add your name
That's it!
Thank you for trying my tutorial!


Tuesday, June 28, 2016

CT Tags/Snags for Ishika Chowdhury




Showing off a couple new tags I made with "Serena" tube and Kit
Artist: Ishika Chowdhury 
Matching PTU kit by Blissful Designs
You can find the beautiful tube "Serena" HERE at S&Co
You can find the Kit HERE at S&Co
Here are the snags:












Sunday, June 26, 2016

CT Tags and Snags for Ishika Chowdhury



Showing off a couple new tags I made with Carlene tube and Kit
Artist: Ishika Chowdhury 
Matching PTU kit by A Lil Mz Brainstorm
You can find the beautiful tube "Carlene" HERE at S&Co
You can find the Kit HERE at S&Co
Here are the snags:







Saturday, June 25, 2016

FTU - 4th of July

This tutorial was written my Miranda/Randi. Any resemblance to any other tag/tutorial is purely coincidental.  Please do not copy my tutorial and use it as your own. This tutorial was written using PSPX4.

SUPPLIES:
Tube of Choice: I'm using the artwork of Robert Alvarado. You can find his work at CDO
FTU Scrapkit "BeachBashUSA" by Tasha's Playground. Get it HERE
My wordart, Just right click and save:


PLUGINS:
Muras Meister - Copies
Muras Meister - Tone
VM Toolbox - Trimosaic
Xenofex 2 - Constellation

Open a new image 700x250
Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.
Muras Meister - Copies
Wallpaper (Rotate)
Change the number to 25

Duplicate tube layer
Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur - 5.00
Change Blend Mode to Hard Light

Duplicate tube layer
Adjust - Blur - Radial Blur Default settings
Mura's Meister - Tone
Change the type to Ramndom
Hit Ok
Change Blend Mode to Soft Light

On the original Muras copies tube layer
VM Toolbox - Trimosaic - Default settings
Adjust - Sharpen
Xenofex 2 - Constellation with these settings:
Star Size: 1.98
Size Variation: 50
Edge Star Density: 100
Overall Star Density: 0
Overdrive: 100
Twinkle Amount: 100
Keep Original Image Checked

Merge Visible.

Open fireworks1, fireworks2, fireworks3, and fireworks4
Copy and paste them as a new layer
Line them up along the banner. Any order is fine.

Copy and paste waves as a new layer
Move to the left
Duplicate - Image Mirror (or Flip horizontal)
Line the flipped waves up with the edge of the other
Merge down
Drop Shadow:
V Offset: 1
H Offset: -2
Opacity: 100
Blur: 2.00
Color: Black
And then again, reversing the v&h offsets

Copy and Paste my wordart and place on the left side

Copy and paste your tube
Resize if needed
Place on right side

Copy and paste both sparkles and place them however you like

Layers - New Raster Layer
Selections - Select all
Selections - Modify - Select Selection Borders:
Inside
Anti-Alias Checked
Width - 4
Flood fill with Color of choice

Adjust - add Noise
Random
60%
Monochrome checked
Add drop shadow

And that's it! Add your copyright info and name!
Would love to see your results!

Friday, June 24, 2016

CT Tag Showoff - Ishika Chowdhury

New Tag using:
Tube by Ishika Chowdhury called "Carlene" which is available at ScrapsnCompany HERE
Please do not use without a proper license!
Matching PTU Scrapkit "Carlene" by Blissful Designs also at ScrapsnCompany HERE   

PTU Tutorial - Carlene

This tutorial was written my Miranda/Randi. Any resemblance to any other tag/tutorial is purely coincidental.  Please do not copy my tutorial and use it as your own. This tutorial was written using PSPX4.

SUPPLIES:
Tube by Ishika Chowdhury called "Carlene" which is available at ScrapsnCompany HERE
Please do not use without a proper license!
Matching Scrapkit "Carlene" by Blissful Designs also at ScrapsnCompany HERE   
Font:  Vtks Beautiful Dreams HERE



Open a new image 700x700

Copy and Paste BD_CarleneElement (67) as a new layer.
Resize 80%
Move toward the top just a little.

Magic Wand Tool. Select inside the frame.
Selections - Modify - Expand - 4

Copy and Paste BD_CarlenePaper (8) as a new layer under frame.
Selections - Invert - Delete

Copy and Paste tube or closeup as a new layer under frame, over paper.
Place where you think it looks good.
Hit Delete.
Deselect.
I cropped the tag at this point so the drop shadow for the tube wouldn't show on edges of tag.
Add a drop shadow of choice to tube and frame.
I used these settings:
V&H Offset: 1 (a second for frame at -1 if you like)
Opacity: 100
Blur: 2.00
Color: Black
Set the blend mode of the tube to Luminance (L).

Copy and Paste BD_CarlenePaper (9) as a new layer below all the others.
New Mask Layer - Find Mask 9 and hit ok
Right Click on Mask layer - Merge Group
Move the mask layer toward the top of the canvas so that it's showing above frame.

Copy and Paste BD_CarleneElement (90) as a new layer above mask layer.
Duplicate.
Place each so they are shown on each side of the frame (see my tag)

Copy and Paste BD_CarleneElement (71) as a new layer
Resize 70%
Place on the bottom left side of tag.

Copy and paste BD_CarleneElement (73) as a new layer
Resize 80%
Image Mirror or Flip Horizontal
Place on the right bottom of the frame.

Copy and paste BD_CarleneElement (41) as a new layer
Resize 70%
Place on toward the top right side of frame.

Copy and paste BD_CarleneElement (49) as a new layer
Resize 70%
Place on the right side of frame (see my tag)

Copy and paste BD_CarleneElement (35) as a new layer
Resize 70%
Move to the right bottom of frame

Copy and Paste BD_CarleneElement (87) (the car) as a new layer
Resize 60% and place at the bottom in center of the frame.
Add dropshadow

Copy and Paste BD_CarleneElement (55) as a new layer
Drag below all the layers, above the frame layer.
Duplicate, Mirror (or flip horizonal)
Move the duplicate down a little.

I pasted my tube at this point and resized, placing her on the left

Copy and paste BD_CarleneElement (74) as a new layer
Resize 30%
Place on the bottom left of tag, somewhat behind tube.

Copy and paste BD_CarleneElement (59) as a new layer
Resize 30%
Place on the bottom right corner of tag

Crop and Resize your tag.
Add your copyright info and name and you're done!
Thanks for trying my tut.
I always love to see results.
You can email them to me at mjheckert1@gmail.com