Platinum - FTU

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This tutorial was written by Twilight on 7/24/12. Any similarities to any other tutorials is purely coincidental. 

Supplies Needed:

Tube of Choice: I am using the awesome art of Ricky Fang. You can get it HERE

Scrap of Choice: The one I'm using is a FTU called "Platinum Club" by Jessica. Get it HERE

Font of Choice: Mine is MA Sexy. Get it HERE

Open a new image 700 x 700

Open/Copy and Paste PC_frame5_JD as a new layer

Duplicate twice

On the bottom layer, Adjust - Blur - Motion Blur with these settings:

      Angle - 90

      Strength - 52%

Do this again on the middle layer, except change the angle to 270

Merge these two layers

Adjust - Add/Remove Noise - Add Noise :

     Random Checked

     Monochrome Checked

     Noise - 54%

Open PC_glitter1_JD

Copy/Paste as new layer

Resize 80%

And move under the star layers

Magic Wand Tool - Select inside the top star

Selections - Modify - Expand - 4

Copy/Paste a tube or close-up of choice

Move it under the top frame

Selections - Invert - Delete

Don't Deselect yet.

Copy/Paste paper of choice

Hit delete

I cropped my tag at this point to remove any excess paper

Change the blend mode on your tube/closeup to Screen

I added a small drop shadow to the frame layer, but it's not necessary

Copy/Paste your tube as a new layer and resize as needed

I put it on the right of the star

Open the ottoman

Copy/Paste as new layer

Resize 60% and place under the tube layer

Open the laptop

Copy/Paste as new layer

Resize 50%

Image - Mirror (or flip horizontally)

Make it so it's sitting on the ottoman

Open PC_hookerheels1_JD

Copy/Paste as new layer

Image - Mirror

Resize 60% twice and place in front of the ottoman

Open PC_flower5_JD

Copy/Paste as new layer

Resize 70%

Move to the top left star point

Open PC_pillow3_JD

Copy/Paste as new layer under tube layer

Image - Resize 80%

Image - Free Rotate - 20 Degrees - right (all layers and rotate single layer unchecked

Place on the left of the star

Open PC_pillow1_JD

Copy/Paste as new layer

Resize 80%

Image - Free Rotate - 20 degrees - Left

Place to the right of pillow 3, a little over it

Open PC_poshhandbag1_JD

Copy/Paste as new layer

Image Resize 80% Twice

Put this on the right in front of the silver pillow

Open PC_martini1_JD

Copy/Paste as new layer

Resize 80% Twice

Place in front of handbag

Open PC_shades1_JD

Copy/Paste as new layer

Resize 50%

Move to the bottom center

Open PC_butterfly2_JD

Copy/Paste as new layer

Resize 50%

Image - Free Rotate - 20 degrees to the left

Move to the top left of the star points

Open PC_poles1_JD

Copy/Paste as new layer

Place above all other layers

Add Drop Shadow

Crop and Resize as needed

Add your copyright info and name

Thank you for trying my tutorial!