Kiss of Death - PTU

This tutorial was written by Twilight on 9/23/12. 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 used a tube by Cane Hoyer. Not sure if he's selling anywhere.

Awesome PTU Scrapkit "Kiss of Death" by Stu from Creative Crazy Scraps

-ccs-element13

-ccs-element9

-ccs-paper6

-ccs-element24

-ccs-element15

-ccs-element37

-ccs-element5

-ccs-element1

-ccs-element34

-ccs-element25

-ccs-element26

-ccs-element27

-ccs-element28

-ccs-element39

Open a new image 700 x 700

Copy/Paste "ccs-element13" as a new layer

Copy/Paste "ccs-element9" as a new layer

Magic Wand Tool

Select inside the frame

Selections - Modify - Expand - 4

Copy/Paste "ccs-paper6" as a new layer under the frame

Selections - Invert - Delete

Do NOT deselect yet

Copy/Paste "ccs-element24" as a new layer

Resize 40%

Place in the top right corner of frame

Hit Delete

Copy/Paste "ccs-element15" as a new layer

Resize 80%

Arrange inside the frame.. To the left

Hit Delete

Copy/Paste "ccs-element37" as a new layer

Resize 50%

Place in the bottom right of the frame

Hit Delete

Copy/Paste "ccs-element5" as a new layer

Resize 60%

Place inside the bottom of the frame

Hit Delete

Copy/Paste "ccs-element1" as a new layer

Resize 60%

Place inside frame in center

Hit Delete

Deselect

Add a drop shadow to the frame

V&H: 0

Opacity: 100

Blur: 2

Color: Black

Copy/Paste "ccs-element34" as a new layer

Resize 60%

Place over the left side of frame

Copy/Paste "ccs-element25" as a new layer

Resize 60% TWICE

Place over the bottom of the rose's stem

Copy/Paste "ccs-element26" as a new layer

Resize 60% TWICE

Place over the petals

Copy/Paste "ccs-element27" as a new layer

Resize 50%

Image - Mirror (or flip horizontally)

Place on the right side of frame

Copy/Paste "ccs-element28" as a new layer

Resize 80%

Drag under the rose layer and place behind the rose

Copy/Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize if needed

Place on the right side of frame

Copy/Paste "ccs-element39" as a new layer

Drag under tube layer

Resize 60%

Place at the top of frame

Give a gradient glow

I used the FAT preset

Drop Shadow

Crop/Resize your tag

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

Another new Halloween Tag - Robin Pushay

Have another new tag!

Another AWESOME artist : Robin Pushay

This image will be available at ADI on October 1st! 

New Halloween Tag

My newest tag.

The Awesome Artist is Ralph Macrey

This tube will be available at Artistic Dreams Imaging on October 1st!

A Magical Place - FTU

This tutorial was written by Twilight on 9/15/12. 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 - Suzanne Woolcott... Buy it HERE

ScrapKit - I used a FTU kit called "AMagicalPlaceISampler" by GothicInspirations.. Download it on her blog HERE

-Window-GI_AMagicalPlaceISampler

-Paper5-GI_AMagicalPlaceISampler

-Cloud-GI_AMagicalPlaceISampler

-Bench-GI_AMagicalPlaceISampler

-Flower1-GI_AMagicalPlaceISampler

-Ribbon-GI_AMagicalPlaceISampler

-Lawn-GI_AMagicalPlaceISampler

-Lantern-GI_AMagicalPlaceISampler

-Vase-GI_AMagicalPlace1Sampler

-Sparkles-GI_AMagicalPlaceISampler

Open a new image 600 x 600

Copy/Paste "Window-GI_AMagicalPlaceISampler" as a new layer

Resize 70%

Magic Wand tool - Click inside all 3 parts of the frame

Selections - Modify - Expand - 4

Copy/Paste "Paper5-GI_AMagicalPlaceISampler" as a new layer under the frame

Selections  - Invert - Delete

Copy/Paste "Cloud-GI_AMagicalPlaceISampler" as a new layer

Place inside the op part of the frame

Hit Delete

Copy/Paste "Bench-GI_AMagicalPlaceISampler" as a new layer

Resize and place inside frame

Hit Delete

Copy/Paste "Flower1-GI_AMagicalPlaceISampler" as a new layer

Resize 20%

Duplicate

Place on inside the left side of the frame and one on the right

Copy/Paste tube/close up as a new layer

Arrange in center of frame

Hit delete

Deselect

Add a drop shadow to the frame

V&H: 0

Opacity: 100

Blur: 2

Color: Black

Copy/Paste "Ribbon-GI_AMagicalPlaceISampler" as a new layer

Resize 75%

Place over the bottom of the frame

Copy/Paste "Lawn-GI_AMagicalPlaceISampler" as a new layer

Resize 40%

Duplicate and place at the bottom, both sides (see mine)

Copy/Paste "Lantern-GI_AMagicalPlaceISampler" as a new layer

Resize 60%

Place on the left side of frame

Erase the part of the chain that's going over the top of frame

Copy/Paste "Vase-GI_AMagicalPlace1Sampler" as a new layer

Resize 50% TWICE

Place on the right side of frame (over lawn)

Copy/Paste "Sparkles-GI_AMagicalPlaceISampler" as a new layer

Resize to 500x500 pixels

Crop/Resize your tag

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

Hocus Pocus - PTU

 

This tutorial was written by Twilight on 9/14/12. 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 the art of Elias Chatzoudis. You may purchase his art HERE 

ScrapKit: I'm using a PTU kit called "Hocus Pocus" by Niqui. Find it on her blog HERE 

The Font I used is called "Chiller"

-nq-element 10

-nq-element 29

-nq-paper 14

-nq-element 16

-nq-element 14

-nq-element 6

-nq-element 15

-nq-element 23

-nq-element 4

-nq-element 31

-nq-element 24

-nq-element 12

-nq-element 35

Open a new image 700 x 700

Copy/Paste "nq-element 10" as a new layer

Duplicate

Move one to the top left corner

Move the other to the bottom right corner

Copy/Paste "nq-element 29" as a new layer

Magic Wand - Select inside ALL 4 frames

Selections - Modify - Expand - 4

Copy/Paste "nq-paper 14" as a new layer under the frame

Selections - Invert - Delete

Selections - Invert again

New Raster layer

Grab your picture tube tool and find Grass 01

Click inside the bottom two frames until the grass is the way you like

Adjust - Hue/Saturation - Colorize:

Hue - 20

Saturation - 45

Copy/Paste "nq-element 16" as a new layer

Resize 80%

Arrange over the grass

Selections - Invert - Delete

Copy/Paste "nq-element 14" as a new layer

Resize 80%

Arrange inside the frame

Hit Delete

Copy/Paste "nq-element 6" as a new layer

Resize 70%

Place in the top right corner and drag behind the house

Hit Delete

Copy/Paste "nq-element 15" as a new layer

Resize 40%

Place in the bottom right frame

Hit delete

Deselect

Add a drop shadow to the frame

V&H: 0

Opacity: 100

Blur: 2

Color: Black

Copy/Paste "nq-element 23" as a new layer

Resize 60%

Place on the left side of the frame

Copy/Paste "nq-element 4" as a new layer

Resize 70%

Place in the center, with the bat lined up at the top of the frame

Copy/Paste "nq-element 31" as a new layer

Resize 50%

Place on the right of the casket

Copy/Paste "nq-element 24" as a new layer

Resize 50%

Place over the left part of the casket

Copy/Paste "nq-element 12" as a new layer

Resize 50%

Image - Mirror (or flip horizontally)

Place on the bottom right corner of the frame

Copy/Paste "nq-element 35" as a new layer

Copy/Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize if needed.

Place on the right side of tag

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

Fall Feelings - PTU

 

This tutorial was written by Twilight on 9/13/12. 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 Elias Chatzoudis. You can purchase it HERE

ScrapKit: I'm using a PTU Kit called "Fall Feelings" By Stargazer Musings. You can buy it at LollipopsnGumdrops

Font: Impact and Inspiration

Mask of Choice

Grass 01 (Corel PSP tube)

-SM_FallFeelings_Paper_4

-SM_FallFeelings_Frame_2

-SM_FallFeelings_Paper_10

-SM_FallFeelings_Fern_2

-SM_FallFeelings_Element_4

-SM_FallFeelings_GameBird_5

-SM_FallFeelings_PileOfLeaves_1

-SM_FallFeelings_Tree_1

-SM_FallFeelings_WoodenLatter_1

Open a new image 700x700

Click on your Picture Tube tool (or you can use grass of choice)

Find "Grass 01" in the drop down.

Scale: 50

Step: 500

Placement and Selection mode both set on Random

Click several times on the bottom of your image until you get it the way you like (you may have to click undo a few times)

Adjust - Hue/Saturation - Colorize

Hue: 23

Saturation: 119

Click Ok

Copy/Paste "SM_FallFeelings_Paper_4" as a new layer

Layers - Load/Save Mask from Disk - Find your mask of choice (not sure where I got mine!)

Hit Load and Merge Group

Drag under the grass layer

Copy/Paste "SM_FallFeelings_Frame_2" as a new layer

Resize 75%

Place over the grass

Magic Wand Tool

Select inside the frame

Selections - Modify - Expand - 4

Copy/Paste tube/close up as a new layer

Selections - Invert - Delete

Copy/Paste "SM_FallFeelings_Paper_10" as a new layer under tube/close up

Hit Delete

Deselect

Set the blend mode on the tube/close up layer to Luminance (L)

Copy/Paste "SM_FallFeelings_Fern_2" as a new layer

Resize 80%

Move to the right side of frame

Copy/Paste "SM_FallFeelings_Element_4" as a new layer

Resize 60%

Place over the fern on the right

Copy/Paste "SM_FallFeelings_GameBird_5" as a new layer

Resize 70%

Place on top of the stump

Copy/Paste "SM_FallFeelings_PileOfLeaves_1" as a new layer

Resize 70%

Place over to the left on grass

Copy/Paste your tube as a new layer

Place to the left and resize if needed

Copy/Paste "SM_FallFeelings_Tree_1" as a new layer

Resize 70%

Drag under the pile of leaves to the left of the frame

Copy/Paste "SM_FallFeelings_WoodenLatter_1" as a new layer

Place at the bottom of frame

Drag under the stump

Crop/Resize your tag. I resized mine to 600x600

With your text tool, font Impact (or other bold font), type out "FALL FEELINGS" in a color that matches your tag

Hit apply and drag above frame

Convert to raster

You can use SuperBladePro for this if you have it or Eye Candy Glass

Or you can leave it the way it is (I don't remember the settings I used)

Still on the wording

Selections - Select All - Float - Defloat

Modify - Expand - 2

New Raster layer under the wording

Fill it with a color of choice (I used white)

Adjust - Add noise

Random

100%

Monochrome checked

Add a small drop shadow

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

Tag Showoff and a snag - Tag Me Colorful

I wasn't in the mood to write a tutorial, but feel free to use my tag as inspiration!

Artist: Celinart Pinup

ScrapKit: PTU kit called "Tag Me Colorful" by Creative Scraps by Crys. You can BUY it at ScrappinDollars

The only plugin I used was Xero - Radiance for the tube inside the frame

The font I used is called "ArtBrush"