CT Tutorial for "Love Fairy 1" by English Rose Designs

**This tutorial was written using Photoshop CC. I believe the instructions should work with various other versions, but they are not tested on any other version.  This tutorial is my own creation.  Any similarity to any other tutorial is not done purposely or knowingly (aside from the fact that the process is pretty similar in most tutorials).  If you do not know how to do some of the things I mention here (like mirroring an image, adding a drop shadow, resizing elements, etc.), check out my “Tips and Tricks” tutorial. **

Supplies:

PTU Poser – “Love Fairy 1” by English Rose Designs.  You can purchase this elegant beauty at her store, English Rose Designs.

PTU Kit - “Beautiful Love” by Bookworm Dezines. 

FTU Mask - "Mask 110" by Aqua Rebel.  Available for download on her blog.

Abbreviations:

DS – Drop Shadow

Settings I use:

DS Settings - Blend Mode set to Multiply, Opacity set to 75%, Angle set to 120 degrees, Distance 5, Spread 0, Size 5

Ready…..Set….Tag!

Open Paper 1 in a new canvas.  Double click on the layer to unlock it.

Add the Mask to the canvas and resize if needed so it is the same size as the paper.  Then drag the mask layer below the paper layer.

With the mask layer selected, select all (Ctrl + A) and copy the entire canvas (Ctrl + C).  You will see dashed lines surround the canvas. 

Click on the paper layer to activate it, then turn on quick mask (Press the Q key on your keyboard).  The dashed lines will disappear and that is ok.  Next Paste onto the paper (Ctrl + V) and turn your Quick Mask off (Q again). 

You will now see a dotted outline of the mask on your paper.  Press the button on the bottom of layers side bar that is a rectangle with a circle cut out of it.  The mask will now show. 

Right click on the paper layer and select Convert to Smart Image.  This releases just the mask.  The background layer of the mask will become invisible on its own.

Open a new canvas (Ctrl +N) 700 x 700, transparent background.  This will be referred to as the working canvas in my directions when switching between canvases.

Add Paper 8 to the canvas.  Resize paper to fit entire canvas.

Add the paper/mask combination from above to the working canvas.  Resize to fit the canvas.

Add the full poser to the canvas.  Resize to fit and position on the right side of the canvas.  Add DS. 

Add Element 19 to the canvas.  Resize to fit beside the poser with it slightly overlapping her.  Move the layer below the poser. Add Outer Glow blending option.

Open the poser in another canvas. Use the marquee tool and draw a rectangle around the top half of the poser.  Copy (Ctrl + C) the poser and switch back to the working canvas.  Select the make layer and paste (Ctrl + V) the poser onto the canvas.  Resize the poser to display to your liking and position in the center of the Frame.  Mover the layer below the frame layer.  Right click on the layer and select “create clipping mask”.  This will adhere it to the mask and give it the faded effect.

Add Element 58 to the canvas.  Resize to fit the canvas.  Position at the bottom of the tag so it looks like the poser is walking on the gems.

Add Element 35 to the canvas and resize to fit the width of the canvas.  Position slightly below the heart frame so it slightly overlaps it.  Make sure this layer is above the frame layer.

Voila!  The focal point of your tag is now created.

Now decorate your tag with any of the beautiful elements from the kit.  Resize the elements as you add them so they fit the proportions of your tag.  Experiment with rotating them and mirroring them for more variety.  In addition duplicate elements and use multiple times to fill in holes and add more pizzazz.  In this tutorial to indicate when I used more than one of the same element I will add (X#) by the name to indicate how many versions of the element I used. 

Here are all the additional elements I used from the bottom layers up.

• Element 60
• Element 48
• Element 39 (x2)
• Element 38
• Element 47 (x2)
• Element 46 (x2)

Add your license and copyright info to the tag.

Add name and any other text of choice.

Save as PNG and go share with all your friends!

Thank you for trying my tut! I’d love to see how your tags turn out so if you like what you made, please post a copy here or show me on Facebook!

CT Tutorial for Alisha and December

**This tutorial was written using Photoshop CC. I believe the instructions should work with various other versions, but they are not tested on any other version.  This tutorial is my own creation.  Any similarity to any other tutorial is not done purposely or knowingly (aside from the fact that the process is pretty similar in most tutorials).  If you do not know how to do some of the things I mention here (like mirroring an image, adding a drop shadow, resizing elements, etc.), check out my “Tips and Tricks” tutorial. **

Supplies:

PTU Poser – “Alisha” by English Rose Designs.  You can purchase this elegant beauty at her store, English Rose Designs.

PTU Kit- “December” by Bookworm Dezines.  You can purchase this kit at PicsForDesign.

FTU Template – “Template 213” by Toxic Desirez.  You can download the template from the Toxic Desirez blog (use the link in the post to get templates # 213-236).

FTU Mask – “Mask 11 - Blurry” by Aeval Amore.  You can download the mask on my blog, Aeval’s Art.

Abbreviations:

DS – Drop Shadow

Settings I use:

DS Settings - Blend Mode set to Multiply, Opacity set to 75%, Angle set to 120 degrees, Distance 5, Spread 0, Size 5

Ready…..Set….Tag!

Create your background mask:

Open paper 12 in a new canvas.  Double click on the layer to unlock it.

Add the Mask to the canvas and resize if needed so it is the same size as the paper.  Then drag the mask layer below the paper layer.

With the mask layer selected, select all (Ctrl + A) and copy the entire canvas (Ctrl + C).  You will see dashed lines surround the canvas. 

Click on the paper layer to activate it, then turn on quick mask (Press the Q key on your keyboard).  The dashed lines will disappear and that is ok.  Next Paste onto the paper (Ctrl + V) and turn your Quick Mask off (Q again). 

You will now see a dotted outline of the mask on your paper.  Press the button on the bottom of layers side bar that is a rectangle with a circle cut out of it.  The mask will now show. 

Right click on the paper layer and select Convert to Smart Image.  This releases just the mask.

Open a new canvas (Ctrl +N) 700 x 700, transparent background.  This will be referred to as the working canvas in my directions when switching between canvases.

Add the paper/mask combination from above to the working canvas.  Resize to fit the canvas.

Decorate your template pieces:

Open up the PSD file for the template. 

When working with a template, the first thing I do is figure out if I am going to cover the layers with papers or styles and then apply all of them from the bottom up.  For this template I used a clipping mask to apply papers.  (If you do not know how to use the clipping mask feature in Photoshop, you can check out my tutorial here on how to use them:  http://aevalsart.blogspot.com/2014/02/how-to-make-clipping-mask.html).

The layers below I used a clipping mask with the specified papers (from bottom layer up):

• Copy (2) of Raster 9 – Paper 12
• Copy of Raster 9 – Paper 12
• Raster 8 – Paper 2
• Copy of Raster 8 – Paper 2
• Raster 5 – Paper 8

I applied complimenting styles to the following layers:

• Raster 7
• Copy of Raster 7
• Raster 6
• Copy of Raster 6
• Copy of Raster 2
• Raster 2

I deleted these layers of the template:

• Raster 1
• Raster 6
• Copy of Raster 6

 After applying the papers and styles, use Alt+Ctrl+A and select all layers.  Copy and paste them onto your mask layer on your working canvas.  With all template layers selected, resize to fit the canvas.

Add your poser/tubes to canvas:

Add your poser to the canvas.  Resize her so she fits in the canvas on the right side on top of all the template layers. Add DS.

Open the psd file of your poser you want to use for the close-up, use the Rectangular Marquee Tool to draw a box around the top half of the poser.  Copy (Ctrl + C) the selection and return to your working canvas.

On your working canvas make sure the Raster 2 layer is selected then paste (Ctrl + V) the copied selection.  Resize the selection so that poser’s head fits to your satisfaction in the middle of the circle.  Reposition the head until you like how it appears.  Use the eraser tool to erase any of the poser layer showing outside of the area you want it to display in.

Voila!  The focal point of your tag is now created.

Now decorate your tag with any of the beautiful elements from the kit.  Resize the elements as you add them so fit the proportions of your tag.  Experiment with rotating them and mirroring them for more variety.  In addition duplicate elements and use multiple times to fill in holes and add more pizzazz.  In this tutorial to indicate when I used more than one of the same element I will add (X#) by the name to indicate how many versions of the element I used. 

Here are all the additional elements I used from the bottom layers up (although they are sometimes in between layers of the template for better impact).

• Element 2
• Element 24 (x2)
• Element 41 (x2)
• Element 42 (x3)
• Element 3 (x2)
• Element 28
• Element 34
• Element 32 (x2)

 Add your license and copyright info to the tag.

Add name and any other text of choice.

Save as PNG and go share with all your friends!

Thank you for trying my tut! I’d love to see how your tags turn out so if you like what you made, please post a copy here or show me on Facebook!

CT Tutorial for PTU Kit January by Bookworm Dezines

**This tutorial was written using Photoshop CC. I believe the instructions should work with various other versions, but they are not tested on any other version.  This tutorial is my own creation.  Any similarity to any other tutorial is not done purposely or knowingly (aside from the fact that the process is pretty similar in most tutorials).  If you do not know how to do some of the things I mention here (like mirroring an image, adding a drop shadow, resizing elements, etc.), check out my “Tips and Tricks” tutorial. **

Supplies:

PTU Kit- “January” by Bookworm Dezines which can be purchased from PicsForDesign, or Inspirations of Scraps Friends.

PTU Tube – Sparkling by Ellie Mlik is available for purchase for Exclusive Club members at PicsForDesign.

FTU Mask – “Mask 10 - Flames” by Aeval Amore.  Available on my blog, Aeval’s Art.

Abbreviations:

DS – Drop Shadow

Settings I use:

DS Settings - Blend Mode set to Multiply, Opacity set to 75%, Angle set to 120 degrees, Distance 5, Spread 0, Size 5

Ready…..Set….Tag!

Use the mask from above and combine with Paper 1 to create a background mask.  If you do not know how to do this, you can find the instructions in this tutorial.

Open a new canvas (Ctrl +N) 700 x 700, transparent background.  This will be referred to as the working canvas in my directions when switching between canvases.

Add your poser to the canvas.  Resize her so she fits on the left side of the canvas. Add DS.

Add Element 27 to the canvas. Resize to fit the center of the canvas.  Add DS.

Add Paper 8 to the canvas.  Mover the paper layer below the frame layer.  Resize so that the entire center of the frame has the paper behind it.  Use the eraser tool to get rid of any overlap outside the frame.

Voila!  The focal point of your tag is now created.

Now decorate your tag with any of the beautiful elements from the kit.  Resize the elements as you add them so fit the proportions of your tag.  Experiment with rotating them and mirroring them for more variety.  In addition duplicate elements and use multiple times to fill in holes and add more pizzazz.  In this tutorial to indicate when I used more than one of the same element I will add (X#) by the name to indicate how many versions of the element I used. 

Here are all the elements I used from the bottom layers up.

• Element 22 (x2)
• Element 21
• Element 31
• Element 29
• Element 23
• Element 18
• Element 19
• Element 25
• Element 33
• Element 8
• Element 32
• Element 36
• Element 10
• Element 23
• Element 34
• Element 35
• Element 37

 Add your license and copyright info to the tag.

Add name and any other text of choice.

Save as PNG and go share with all your friends!

Thank you for trying my tut! I’d love to see how your tags turn out so if you like what you made, please post a copy here or show me on Facebook!

CT Tutorial for PTU Kit "Starlit Love" by Bookworm Dezines

**This tutorial was written using Photoshop CC. I believe the instructions should work with various other versions, but they are not tested on any other version.  This tutorial is my own creation.  Any similarity to any other tutorial is not done purposely or knowingly (aside from the fact that the process is pretty similar in most tutorials).  If you do not know how to do some of the things I mention here (like mirroring an image, adding a drop shadow, resizing elements, etc.), check out my “Tips and Tricks” tutorial. **

Supplies:

PTU Kit- “Starlit Love” by Bookworm Dezines which can be purchased from PicsForDesign, or Inspirations of Scraps Friends.

PTU Tube – 11-2 Scarlet Masquerade by Enamorte available for purchase at Creative Design Outlet.

Abbreviations:

DS – Drop Shadow

Settings I use:

DS Settings - Blend Mode set to Multiply, Opacity set to 75%, Angle set to 120 degrees, Distance 5, Spread 0, Size 5

Ready…..Set….Tag!

Open a new canvas (Ctrl +N) 700 x 700, transparent background.  This will be referred to as the working canvas in my directions when switching between canvases.

Add Element 6 to the canvas. Resize to fit the center of the canvas.  Add DS.

Add your poser to the canvas.  Resize her so she fits on the right side of the canvas and overlaps the heart. Add DS.

Add Element 10 to the canvas and resize it to fit the width of the canvas. Add DS.  Move the layer to the bottom.  The next several elements will be added between this layer and the heart.

Add Element 70 to the canvas and resize to suit.  Position so the hearts peek out from behind the left bottom corner of the heart.  Add DS.

Add Element 24 to the canvas and position so it is slightly above the left side of the heart.  Add DS.  Duplicate image and flip it horizontally and move the duplicate behind the other side of the heart. 

Voila!  The focal point of your tag is now created.

Now decorate your tag with any of the beautiful elements from the kit.  Resize the elements as you add them so fit the proportions of your tag.  Experiment with rotating them and mirroring them for more variety.  In addition duplicate elements and use multiple times to fill in holes and add more pizzazz.  In this tutorial to indicate when I used more than one of the same element I will add (X#) by the name to indicate how many versions of the element I used. 

Here are all the elements I used from the bottom layers up.

• Element 52
• Element 46
• Element 45
• Element 42
• Element 51
• Element 50
• Element 34
• Element 59
• Element 63
• Element 62
• Element 61
• Element 60
• Element 64
• Element 56
• Element 53
• Element 40
• Element 14

 Add your license and copyright info to the tag.

Add name and any other text of choice.

Save as PNG and go share with all your friends!

Thank you for trying my tut! I’d love to see how your tags turn out so if you like what you made, please post a copy here or show me on Facebook!

Another Snaggable FB Cover

Snaggable Facebook Cover to match the tag featured in my Lagoon Breeze tutorial which you can find here. 

Features the PTU Kit "Lagoon Breeze" by Bookworm Dezines and the PTU Poser "Gabby" by Designs by Norella.

CT Tutorial for PTU Kit Beautiful Love by Bookworm Dezines

**This tutorial was written using Photoshop CC. I believe the instructions should work with various other versions, but they are not tested on any other version.  This tutorial is my own creation.  Any similarity to any other tutorial is not done purposely or knowingly (aside from the fact that the process is pretty similar in most tutorials).  If you do not know how to do some of the things I mention here (like mirroring an image, adding a drop shadow, resizing elements, etc.), check out my “Tips and Tricks” tutorial. **

Supplies:

Kit- “Beautiful Love” by Bookworm Dezines which can be purchased from PicsForDesign, or Inspirations of Scraps Friends.

Tube – 53-1 Parasol by Anna Liwanag available for purchase at Creative Design Outlet.

Mask – Mask of your choice.

Abbreviations:

DS – Drop Shadow

Settings I use:

DS Settings - Blend Mode set to Multiply, Opacity set to 75%, Angle set to 120 degrees, Distance 5, Spread 0, Size 5

Ready…..Set….Tag!

Open a new canvas (Ctrl +N) 700 x 700, transparent background.  This will be referred to as the working canvas in my directions when switching between canvases.

Open Paper 8 as a new canvas.  Double click the layer to unlock it (you will know it needs to be unlocked if a little padlock displays on the layer).

Add the Mask png file on top of the background layer.  Then drag the mask layer below the background. 

With the mask layer selected, select all (Ctrl + A) and copy the entire canvas (Ctrl + C).  You will see dashed lines surround the canvas. 

Click on the Background layer to activate it, then turn on quick mask (Press the Q key on your keyboard).  The dashed lines will disappear and that is ok.  Next Paste onto the background (Ctrl + V) and turn your Quick Mask off (Q again). 

You will now see a dotted outline of the mask on your background.  Press the button on the bottom of layers side bar that is a rectangle with a circle cut out of it.  The mask will now show. 

Right click on the background layer and select Convert to Smart Image.  This releases just the mask. 

Add the mask layer to your Working canvas.  Resize to fit your canvas.    Make it the bottom layer.

Add Element 36 to your canvas.  Resize to fit the center of the canvas and add DS.

Add Paper 1 as a new layer behind the frame.  Resize so the paper covers the entire center of the frame.  Right click on the paper layer and select Rasterize Layer.  Use the eraser tool to get rid of any paper outside of the frame area.

Add your poser to the canvas on top of all your layers.  Resize her so she fits on the right side of the canvas and overlaps the frame. Add DS.

Add the close up layer of your poser to your working canvas on top of the Paper 1 layer. Resize to fit the frame.  Right click on head layer and select “Create Clipping Mask” to get rid of any bits outside the paper.  Right click on the head layer and select Blending Options.  Change Blend mode to Hard Light to get the faded effect shown in the tag.

Add Element 35 to the canvas behind the main tube layer. Resize to fit the width of the canvas.  Position so that the Heart in the center is mostly unhidden by the main tube layer.  Add DS.

Voila!  The focal point of your tag is now created.

Now decorate your tag with any of the beautiful elements from the kit.  Resize the elements as you add them so fit the proportions of your tag.  Experiment with rotating them and mirroring them for more variety.  In addition duplicate elements and use multiple times to fill in holes and add more pizzazz.  In this tutorial to indicate when I used more than one of the same element I will add (X#) by the name to indicate how many versions of the element I used. 

Here are all the elements I used from the bottom layers up.

• Element 58 (x3)
• Element 43 (x2)
• Element 48 (x2)
• Element 34 (x2)
• Element 22 (x4)
• Element 17
• Element 60
• Element 32
• Element 55
• Element 57
• Element 47
• Element 39 (x2)
• Element 8 (x2)
• Element 42
• Element 56
• Element 45

Add your license and copyright info to the tag.

Add name and any other text of choice.

Save as PNG and go share with all your friends!

Thank you for trying my tut! I’d love to see how your tags turn out so if you like what you made, please post a copy here or show me on Facebook!

CT Tutorial for February by Bookworm Dezines

**This tutorial was written using Photoshop CC. I believe the instructions should work with various other versions, but they are not tested on any other version.  This tutorial is my own creation.  Any similarity to any other tutorial is not done purposely or knowingly (aside from the fact that the process is pretty similar in most tutorials).  If you do not know how to do some of the things I mention here (like mirroring an image, adding a drop shadow, resizing elements, etc.), check out my “Tips and Tricks” tutorial. **

Supplies:

Kit- “February” by Bookworm Dezines which can be purchased from PicsForDesign, or Inspirations of Scraps Friends.

Tube – 15-2 Rose by Anna Liwanag available for purchase at Creative Design Outlet.

Abbreviations:

DS – Drop Shadow

Settings I use:

DS Settings - Blend Mode set to Multiply, Opacity set to 75%, Angle set to 120 degrees, Distance 5, Spread 0, Size 5

Ready…..Set….Tag!

Open a new canvas (Ctrl +N) 700 x 700, transparent background.  This will be referred to as the working canvas in my directions when switching between canvases.

Add Element 39 to your canvas.  Resize to fit the entire canvas and position in the middle.  Add DS.

Add Paper 7 to the canvas below the frame.  Resize so that the entire open portion of the frame has paper under it.

Add the Rose 2 layer of your tube to the working canvas.  Resize her so she fits on the right hand side of open area inside the frame.  Add DS

Add a new layer to the bottom.  Select a sky blue color and use a watercolor brush to add blue tint to the sides coming out from behind the frame.

Add Element 22 to the left side of the canvas.  Resize so it stretches the length of the canvas.  The majority of the curl will be hidden by the paper, but tendrils should show on the side.  Add DS.

Duplicate the Element 22 layer and flip it horizontally.  Drag it over to the right side of the canvas so tendrils are showing on that side too.

Above the paper layer, add the following elements to dress up the background of the painting.  Resize each to fit within the frame behind the poser layer.

• Element 12
• Element 21
• Element 20
• Element 40
• Element 32
• Element 44
• Element 33
• Element 7
• Element 6

On top of the frame add Element 25.  Resize to fit the right lower corner of the frame.  Add DS.

Add the CU view of the poser and resize to fit on the face of the brooch.  Add DS.

Voila!  The focal point of your tag is now created.

Now decorate your tag with any of the beautiful elements from the kit.  Resize the elements as you add them so fit the proportions of your tag.  Experiment with rotating them and mirroring them for more variety.  In addition duplicate elements and use multiple times to fill in holes and add more pizzazz.  In this tutorial to indicate when I used more than one of the same element I will add (X#) by the name to indicate how many versions of the element I used. 

Here are all the elements I used from the bottom layers up.

• Element 43
• Element 11
• Element 9
• Element 8
• Element 19
• Element 17 (x3)
• Element 16
• Element 27
• Element 19
• Element 35
• Element 36

Add your license and copyright info to the tag.

Add name and any other text of choice.

Save as PNG and go share with all your friends!

Thank you for trying my tut! I’d love to see how your tags turn out so if you like what you made, please post a copy here or show me on Facebook!

CT Tag for New Life by Bookworm Dezines

**This tutorial was written using Photoshop CC. I believe the instructions should work with various other versions, but they are not tested on any other version.  This tutorial is my own creation.  Any similarity to any other tutorial is not done purposely or knowingly (aside from the fact that the process is pretty similar in most tutorials).  If you do not know how to do some of the things I mention here (like mirroring an image, adding a drop shadow, resizing elements, etc.), check out my “Tips and Tricks” tutorial. **

Supplies:

Kit- “New Life” by Bookworm Dezines which can be purchased from PicsForDesign, Scrap Candy, or Inspirations of Scraps Friends.

Tube – 25-1 by Enamorte available for purchase at Creative Design Outlet.

Abbreviations:

DS – Drop Shadow

Settings I use:

DS Settings - Blend Mode set to Multiply, Opacity set to 75%, Angle set to 120 degrees, Distance 5, Spread 0, Size 5

Ready…..Set….Tag!

Open a new canvas (Ctrl +N) 700 x 700, transparent background.  This will be referred to as the working canvas in my directions when switching between canvases.

Add Element 46 to your canvas.  Resize to fit the entire canvas and position in the middle.  Add DS.

Add the full size layer of your tube to the working canvas.  Resize her so she fits on the left hand side of the canvas and looks as though she is sitting on the edge of the book.  Add DS.

Add the close up layer of your tube to the working canvas.  Resize and position her so she fits in the right corner of the right side of the book.  Apply blending option – Darken (Right click on layer > Blending Option > Darken).

Add Element 54 to the canvas.  Resize to fit canvas.  Position so that it is across the top of the book.  Make sure this layer is behind the full size layer of your tube.

Add Element 11 to the canvas and resize to fit the middle of the book area. Add DS.

Add Paper 8 on top of the frame.  Resize so it cover the tag completely. Make the paper layer invisible (click on the eye icon on the layer). Use the Magic Wand Tool to select the yellow part of the tag.  Use your menu bar expand the selection by 5 pixels (Select > Modify > Expand “5 pixels”).  Then inverse the selection (Shift + Ctrl + I).  Click on the invisible paper 8 layer.  Make it visible again (click the empty box to make the eye icon appear again).  Right click on the paper and select Rasterize Layer.  Then press the Delete key to get rid of all the paper not covering the yellow portion inside the frame.  Apply a blending option of Darken to the paper to get the muted mixed look like I have in my tag.

Voila!  The focal point of your tag is now created.

Now decorate your tag with any of the beautiful elements from the kit.  Resize the elements as you add them so fit the proportions of your tag.  Experiment with rotating them and mirroring them for more variety.  In addition duplicate elements and use multiple times to fill in holes and add more pizzazz.  In this tutorial to indicate when I used more than one of the same element I will add (X#) by the name to indicate how many versions of the element I used. 

Here are all the elements I used from the bottom layers up.

• Element 30 (x2)
• Element 38
• Element 4
• Element 39
• Element 1
• Element 55
• Element 51
• Element 50 (x2)
• Element 35
• Element 34
• Element 17
• Element 12
• Element 29
• Element 48
• Element 41
• Element 37
• Element 63
• Element 49
• Element 43
• Element 61
• Element 33
• Element 36

Add your license and copyright info to the tag.

Add name and any other text of choice.

Save as PNG and go share with all your friends!

Thank you for trying my tut! I’d love to see how your tags turn out so if you like what you made, please post a copy here or show me on Facebook!

CT Tutorial for Lagoon Breeze

**This tutorial was written using Photoshop CC. I believe the instructions should work with various other versions, but they are not tested on any other version.  This tutorial is my own creation.  Any similarity to any other tutorial is not done purposely or knowingly (aside from the fact that the process is pretty similar in most tutorials).  If you do not know how to do some of the things I mention here (like mirroring an image, adding a drop shadow, resizing elements, etc.), check out my “Tips and Tricks” tutorial. **

Supplies:

Kit- “Lagoon Breeze” by Bookworm Dezines which can be purchased from PicsForDesign, Scrap Candy, or Inspirations of Scraps Friends.

Tube – “Gabby” by Designs By Norella available for purchase at Scraps From the Heart.

Abbreviations:

DS – Drop Shadow

Settings I use:

DS Settings - Blend Mode set to Multiply, Opacity set to 75%, Angle set to 120 degrees, Distance 5, Spread 0, Size 5

Ready…..Set….Tag!

Open a new canvas (Ctrl +N) 700 x 700, transparent background.  This will be referred to as the working canvas in my directions when switching between canvases.

Add Element6 to the canvas and resize it to fit the width of the canvas.  Position toward the bottom of the canvas.  Add DS. Duplicate the layer twice and stagger the duplicate layers to cover a large portion of the bottom half of the canvas.

Add Element5 to the canvas and layer it over the bottom right corner of the water area.  Make two copies of the element and use them to line the other side of the water area.  Add DS to the elements.  It should now look like the water area is mostly surrounded by the green leaves from Element5.

Add your tube to the working canvas.  Resize her so she fits on the left hand side of the canvas and looks as though she is standing at the edge of the water.  Add DS.

Add grass to a new layer at the bottom surrounding the water.  To do this use a grass brush set and multiple shades of green.  To add some depth add a new layer above the brushed grass and use the paint tool to fill the layer with a grass pattern.  Next apply the grass pattern layer as a clipping mask to the brush strokes.  You can add multiple layers of the grass and clipped patterns until you get the effect you want.

Add sky to the top of the canvas. Use multiple cloud brushes and various shades of blue and white to paint clouds against the background.

Add Element65 to the canvas and resize to fit the middle of the sky area. Add DS.

Add Paper6 to a layer behind Element65. Resize the paper so the entire center of the frame has paper behind it.  Switch to the Element65 layer.  Use the Magic Wand Tool to select the inside of the frame.  Inverse your selection (Shift + Ctrl + I).  Switch back to the Paper6 layer and press delete.  Now only the paper inside the frame remains.  Add a Blending Option and select Screen mode.  Now the Frame is ready to be the background for the tag name.

Voila!  The focal point of your tag is now created.

Now decorate your tag with any of the beautiful nature inspired themed elements from the kit.  Resize the elements as you add them so fit the proportions of your tag.  Experiment with rotating them and mirroring them for more variety.  In addition duplicate elements and use multiple times to fill in holes and add more pizzazz.  In this tutorial to indicate when I used more than one of the same element I will add (X#) by the name to indicate how many versions of the element I used. 

Here are all the elements I used from the bottom layers up.

• Element52
• Element51
• Element22 (x4)
• Element65
• Element17 (x2)
• Element18
• Element23
• Element29
• Element7
• Element36
• Element40
• Element13
• Element2
• Element1
• Element44
• Element41
• Element9
• Element4
• Element55
• Element16

Add your license and copyright info to the tag.

Add name and any other text of choice.

Save as PNG and go share with all your friends!

Thank you for trying my tut! I’d love to see how your tags turn out so if you like what you made, please post a copy here or show me on Facebook!

CT Tutorial for Jayne

**This tutorial was written using Photoshop CC. I believe the instructions should work with various other versions, but they are not tested on any other version.  This tutorial is my own creation.  Any similarity to any other tutorial is not done purposely or knowingly (aside from the fact that the process is pretty similar in most tutorials).  If you do not know how to do some of the things I mention here (like mirroring an image, adding a drop shadow, resizing elements, etc.), check out my “Tips and Tricks” tutorial. **

Supplies:

Tube – “Jayne” by English Rose Designs.  You can purchase the tube exclusively at her store English Rose Designs.

Kit- “Spring Petals” by Bookworm Dezines.  Available at these stores:

PicsForDesign
Scrap Candy
Inspirations of Scrapsfriends

Abbreviations:

DS – Drop Shadow

Settings I use:

DS Settings - Blend Mode set to Multiply, Opacity set to 75%, Angle set to 120 degrees, Distance 5, Spread 0, Size 5

Ready…..Set….Tag!

Open up the PSD file for the template.  This will be referred to as the working canvas in my directions when switching between canvases.

Add Paper 18 and resize to the fit the canvas.  Make sure this becomes your bottom layer.  It will stay the bottom layer of the tag.

Add your poser to the canvas.  Resize her so she fits on the right side of the canvas. Add DS.

Switch to the Poser psd canvas. Use the Rectangular Marquee Tool to draw a box around the top half of the poser in the psd file.  Copy (Ctrl + C) the selection and return to your working canvas.

On your working canvas paste (Ctrl + V) the copied selection.  Resize to fit the bottom right of the canvas and position as you like.

Add Element 14 and resize to your liking so it is slightly behind the close up of the poser.  Add DS.

Voila!  The focal point of your tag is now created.

Now decorate your tag with any of the beautiful spring elements from the kit.  Resize the elements as you add them so fit the proportions of your tag.  Experiment with rotating them and mirroring them for more variety.  In addition duplicate elements and use multiple times to fill in holes and add more pizzazz.  In this tutorial to indicate when I used more than one of the same element I will add (X#) by the name to indicate how many versions of the element I used. 

Here are all the elements I used from the bottom layers up.

• Element 29
• Element 57
• Element 54
• Element 80
• Element 88
• Element 62
• Element 61
• Element 87
• Element 86
• Element 53
• Element 46

Add your license and copyright info to the tag.

Add name and any other text of choice.

Save as PNG and go share with all your friends!

Thank you for trying my tut! I’d love to see how your tags turn out so if you like what you made, please post a copy here or show me on Facebook!

CT Tutorial for Spring Darkness

**This tutorial was written using Photoshop CC. I believe the instructions should work with various other versions, but they are not tested on any other version.  This tutorial is my own creation.  Any similarity to any other tutorial is not done purposely or knowingly (aside from the fact that the process is pretty similar in most tutorials).  If you do not know how to do some of the things I mention here (like mirroring an image, adding a drop shadow, resizing elements, etc.), check out my “Tips and Tricks” tutorial. **

Supplies:

Kit- “Dark Spring” by Bookworm Dezines which can be purchased from PicsForDesign, Scrap Candy, or Inspirations of Scraps Friends.

Tube – “Liza” by Designs by Norella available for purchase at PicsForDesign.

Abbreviations:

DS – Drop Shadow

Settings I use:

DS Settings - Blend Mode set to Multiply, Opacity set to 75%, Angle set to 120 degrees, Distance 5, Spread 0, Size 5

Ready…..Set….Tag!

Open a new canvas (Ctrl +N) 700 x 700, transparent background.  This will be referred to as the working canvas in my directions when switching between canvases.

Add Element 39  to the canvas and resize it to fit the center of the canvas.  Add DS.

Add your tube to the working canvas.  Resize her so she fits in the upper right corner of the canvas slightly overlapping the frame. Add DS.

Add Element 83 to the canvas in layer behind the frame.  Resize it so that it fills the center of the frame.

To add the background I added a new layer to the bottom of the layers and used multiple cloud brushes and various shades of blue and purple to paint clouds against the background.

On top of the painted background I added the scattered elements from the kit.  For each one I added a layer at the top and then a layer at the bottom diagonally.  Here is the layout:

• Element 17 – Bottom left corner and duplicated to top right corner
• Element 10 – Upper left corner and duplicated to top right corner
• Element 2 – Upper middle and duplicated to lower middle
• Element 79 – Upper middle and duplicated to lower middle

Voila!  The focal point of your tag is now created.

Now decorate your tag with any of the spring themed elements from the kit.  Resize the elements as you add them so fit the proportions of your tag.  Experiment with rotating them and mirroring them for more variety.  In addition duplicate elements and use multiple times to fill in holes and add more pizzazz.  In this tutorial to indicate when I used more than one of the same element I will add (X#) by the name to indicate how many versions of the element I used. 

Here are all the elements I used from the bottom layers up.

• Element 13
• Element 1 (x2)
• Element 84 (x2)
• Element 86
• Element 81 (x2)
• Element 61 (x2)
• Element 49
• Element 48
• Element 75
• Element 24
• Element 89

Add your license and copyright info to the tag.

Add name and any other text of choice.

Save as PNG and go share with all your friends!

Thank you for trying my tut! I’d love to see how your tags turn out so if you like what you made, please post a copy here or show me on Facebook!