Saturday, July 19, 2014

Summer in Shades FTU

Summer in Shades

I used the wonderful artwork called Spring by Ismael Rac which you must be licensed to use. You can purchase his tubes here
I am using a FTU scrapkit called Beautiful Summer by Scraps by Pam which can be found here 
Font of Choice  
Mask of Choice  
The tut was written in Paint Shop Pro X4 but should work in others.

Note When I resize I use these settings: (make sure that pixel dimensions is on percent and in advanced setting it is smart size lock aspect ratio is checked and resize all layers is unchecked) also please save often and for placement on the tag you can always refer to the example tag if that helps.

Let's get started!!


Open a new image 800 X 800 pixels with a transparent background.  You can resize later to meet your needs.
Copy & paste paper 4 from the scrapkit onto your new image and apply your mask of choice.  (Click layers, load save mask, make sure fit to canvas, source luminance and hide all mask is checked then click load) In layers right click on mask hit delete and answer yes to the popup. Now right click on group layer merge merge group.  
Open water2 copy & paste to your image and place on the right side of your mask and at the top
Open sand2 and copy & paste to your image  place on the bottom of your water
Open sand copy & paste to your image resize by 50% and place it in the bottom right corner of sand2
Open clouds copy & paste to your image and place across the top of your mask and water
Open flower3  copy & paste to your image dupicate x1 and place one in the top left corner of your mask and on just below that on the left also
Open starfish copy & paste to your image and place on your sand
Open lighthouse copy & paste to your image and place it with the bottom on top part of your sand and about in the middle of your water
Open mermaid copy & paste to your image resize by 53% and place on the right side of your lighthouse
Open frame2 copy & paste to your image move it between your lighthouse & flowers  Using your magic wand with the following settings

click inside your frames and expand your selections with the following settings

Open paper10 copy and paste to your image - go to selections invert and hit delete on your keyboard.  Selections select none Move this layer below your frame.
Open your tube of choice and copy & paste to your image resize as needed (I did not resize)   Move this layer below your frame  Using your magic wand with the same setting as above click anywhere on your image (make sure you are on your tube layer) then click selections invert selections float selections defloat Take you eraser tool and then click on your frame layer and erase any part of the frame that you want your tube to show then hit selection select none  Take your eraser tube again and carefully erase the part of the tube that shows below the bottom of the frame
Open radio copy & paste to your image resize by 34% and place it in the bottom right corner of your frame
Open gecko copy & paste to your image resize by 34% and place on the bottom left corner of your frame
Open chair & umbrella copy & paste to your image resize by 57% and place on the bottom right corner of your sand
Open bottle copy & paste to your image resize by 34% and place in the middle of your sand
Open drink copy & paste to your image resize by 34% and place on the sand next to you chair
Add a dropshadow of your choice to your  frame and tube(or anything your want)

 Add your copyrights and name of choice and you are finished!!


I hope you liked this tut and please let me know it anything is not correct. Thank you.

Be Creative as you want!

Green With Envy PTU

Green With Envy

I used the wonderful artwork called Envy by Lidia Misfit which you must be licensed to use. You can purchase her tubes from The PSP Project which can  be found here
I am using a awesome scrapkit called Envy by Gimptastic Scraps which can be purchased at The PSP Project here
This can be purchased as a bundle pack here
Font of Choice  
Mask of Choice I used Vix Big Mask 15
The tut was written in Paint Shop Pro X4 but should work in others.

Note When I resize I use these settings: (make sure that pixel dimensions is on percent and in advanced setting it is smart size lock aspect ratio is checked and resize all layers is unchecked) also please save often and for placement on the tag you can always refer to the example tag if that helps.

Let's get started!!


Open a new image 800 X 800 pixels with a transparent background.  You can resize later to meet your needs.
Copy & paste paper 2 from the scrapkit onto your new image resize by 150% and apply your mask of choice.  (Click layers, load save mask, make sure fit to canvas, source luminance and hide all mask is checked then click load) In layers right click on mask hit delete and answer yes to the popup. Now right click on group layer merge merge group.  
Open mesh copy & paste to your image and place one on the bottom of your mask
Open bricks and copy & paste to your image  
Open wire copy & paste to your image and place it so that it sits on the left of your bricks
Open lightbeam copy & paste to your image and place it on the top left of your mask
Open path copy & paste to your image and place it across the bottom of your image
Open toxicdrum copy & paste to your image and place it so that it sits in the curve of your path
Open snake copy & paste to your image and place it on the left side on your path
Open heart copy & paste to your image and place in the middle top of your mask
Open WA copy & paste to your image and place on the left side of your heart so that the y is next to the stitches on your heart
Open Pills copy & paste to your image and place on the bottom right of your mask
Open mushroom copy & paste to your image and place in the bottom middle of your image
Open deco2 copy & paste to your image and place in the right top corner of your image
Open books copy & paste to your image and place on the left of your pills
Open frame6 copy & paste to your image move it to the right side of your image  Using your magic wand with the following settings 

click inside your frames and expand your selections with the following settings

Open paper 8 copy and paste to your image - go to selections invert and hit delete on your keyboard.  Selections select none Move this layer below your frame.
Open your tube or tubes of choice and copy & paste to your image resize as needed (I resized by 73%)  Move this layer below your frame  Using your magic wand with the same setting as above click anywhere 
on your image (make sure you are on your tube layer) then click selections invert selections float selections defloat Take you eraser tool and then click on your frame layer and erase any part of the frame that you want your tube to show then hit selection select none 
Add a dropshadow of your choice  to your wa, frame and snake (or anything your want)

 Add your copyrights and name of choice and you are finished!!


I hope you liked this tut and please let me know it anything is not correct. Thank you.

Be Creative as you want!

Sunday, July 6, 2014

Girls Like Pretty Things FTU

Girls Like Pretty Things
I used the wonderful artwork called Vanessa by Tamadaya which you must be licensed to use. You can purchase her tubes from The PSP Project which can now be found here
I am using a scrapkit called Girls Like Pretty Things which is FTU by Pam's Scraps & More and can be found here  
Font of Choice  
Mask of Choice  I used Vix Big Mask16
 The tut was written in Paint Shop Pro X4 but should work in others.

Note When I resize I use these settings: (make sure that pixel dimensions is on percent and in advanced setting it is smart size lock aspect ratio is checked and resize all layers is unchecked) also please save often and for placement on the tag you can always refer to the example tag if that helps.

Let's get started!!


Open a new image 800 X 800 pixels with a transparent background.  You can resize later to meet your needs.
Copy & paste paper 5 from the scrapkit onto your new image and apply your mask of choice. (Click layers, load save mask, make sure fit to canvas, source luminance and hide all mask is checked then click load)
In layers right click on mask hit delete and answer yes to the popup. Now right click on group layer merge merge group.  
Open rose3 and copy & paste to your image and place it at the top left of your mask.
Open flower11 copy & paste to your image and place on the bottom left on your mask
Open flower10 copy & paste to your image and move it to the top right of your mask (some of it will be off the mask)
Open flower6 copy & paste to your image and place it beside flower 10 (to the left)
Open lollipop copy & paste to your image and place it so that the pop covers part of the purple and yellow flower on the left
Open heartpop copy & paste to your image and place it next to the lollipop
Open bookframe and copy & paste to your image  Open your tube of choice copy and paste to your image flip horizontal  Now take your magic wand using the following settings 
and click inside of your frame you 
made expand your selections with the following setting
 open paper 9 copy & paste to your image and hit 
selections invert delete move this layer under your frame  Now take your tube of choice and place the part of your tube you want to keep in the marching ants and hit delete move this layer under your frame go to selection select none  On the tube layer change the blend mode to screen
Open doodles copy & paste to your image resize by 68% and place the staple part in the middle top of your bookframe
Open your tube of choice and copy & paste to your image resize as needed (I resized by 73%) and place on the left side of your bookframe
Open butterfly2 copy & paste to your image resize by 50% and place up in the corner on your blue flowers
Open rose copy & paste to your image and place it across the bottom of your tube
Open rose2 copy & paste to your image and place it across the bottom of your tube just slightly to the right of your first rose
Open rose3 copy & paste to your image and place it across the bottom of your tube just slightly to the right of your second rose
Open candle2 copy & paste to your image resize by 50% and place it almost to the end of your layered roses
Open sunglasses copy & paste to your image resize by 50% and place in front of your candle 
Open flower7 copy & paste to your image and place on the right side of yourframe
Open purse2 copy & paste to your image resize by 50% and place on the left side of your flower7
Open lipstick copy & paste to your image resize by 50% and place to the right of your purse
Open nailpolish  copy & paste to your image resize by 50% and place beside your lipstick
Add your copyrights and name of choice and you are finished!!


I hope you liked this tut and please let me know it anything is not correct. Thank you.

Be Creative as you want!

The Beautiful Night Life PTU

The Beautiful Night Life
I used the wonderful artwork called Clarise by Angela Newman which you must be licensed to use. You can purchase her tubes from The PSP Project which can   be found here
I am using a scrapkit collaboration called I Love the Night Life which is PTU by and can be found at The PSP Project here 
Font of Choice  
Mask of Choice  I used Vix Big Mask 16
The tut was written in Paint Shop Pro X4 but should work in others.

Note When I resize I use these settings: (make sure that pixel dimensions is on percent and in advanced setting it is smart size lock aspect ratio is checked and resize all layers is unchecked) also please save often and for placement on the tag you can always refer to the example tag if that helps.

Let's get started!!


Open a new image 800 X 800 pixels with a transparent background.  You can resize later to meet your needs.
Copy & paste ILTNLSBR2 paper from the scrapkit onto your new image and apply your mask of choice. (Click layers, load save mask, make sure fit to canvas, source luminance and hide all mask is checked then click load)
In layers right click on mask hit delete and answer yes to the popup. Now right click on group layer merge merge group.  
Open EC_Moon copy & paste to your image and place it at the top right side of your mask
Open SCR_Flowers2 copy & paste to your image resize by 50%  and place it at the top right side of your mask
Open ILTNLSBR02 and copy & paste to your image and place it about 1/3 of the way up from the bottom of your mask.
Open ILTNLSBR14 copy & paste to your image and place it across the bottom of your mask
Open IBD_StripperPole copy & paste to your image and place it about 1/3 of the way from the left on your keyboard just about where the first curve is
Open ILTNLSBR06 and copy and paste to your image
Open EC_Candle copy & paste to your image and place it on the right end of your keyboard
Open WP_Pearlbox copy & paste to your image resize by 50%  and place it on the right side of your keyboard
Open 3LH12 - ILTNL champagne copy & paste to your image  and  place it next to your pearlbox on the left
Open EC_sparkles2 copy & paste to your image
Open your tube of choice and copy & paste to your image resize as needed  and place on the pearlbox

Add your copyrights and name of choice and you are finished!!


I hope you liked this tut and please let me know it anything is not correct. Thank you.

Be Creative as you want!