Tutorials by Mercy

Trick or Treat 2011

2011-10-11T21:05:00.000-06:00

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What you'll need

Tube of choice. I used the artwork of Amy Matthews. Purchase her tubes at Creative Designs Outlet
Scrapkit used 'Spookie ' by Pimp'd Designs. You gan get it HERE
Mask #147 by VIX. Get it HERE
Fonts used. KR Boo Lane, Angryblue Controlled

Let's get started....remember to saved often!

Open a new image 600x600, flood fill with white. Select the shape tool. Open paper5
Change the foreground to black, width 5. And the background to paper5

Create a large circle, objects, align and center in canvas. Convert to raster Drop shadow.
Copy and paste frame3. Resize it by 70%. With the magic wand click inside each frame.
Go to Selections, modify, expand by 4. Copy and paste paper8. Selections, invert and hit delete.
Do not deselect. Copy and paste the tube or a close up, place it to the left side of the frame.
Hit delete once again, and deselect. Go to image and mirror the tube.
Go to effects, art media effects, black pencil
Change the settings to:
Detail: 100
Opacity: 20

Colorize the tube, SHIFT+L, change the hue and saturation to 0
Hide the circle and the background layer. Merge visible the frame,tube and frame background. Drop Shadow. Unhide the layers
Copy and paste the net. Resize it by 70% or to your liking. Go to image, rotate, free rotate. Rotate to the by 90 degrees.
Move this layer below the frame.
Copy and paste the treat bag. Resize it by 50%. Move it to the top right side of the frame.
Open paper11. Apply the mask, Merge group. Copy and paste it to the canvas as new layer and move it
below the circle.
Copy and paste the beads. Resize them, place where desire. Duplicate them. Image, mirror, image, flip.

Add the tube. Move it to the top. Drop Shadow and move it a little to the left side of the circle.
Open the font KR Boo Lane, add the later a size 72. Convert to raster. Drop shadow with these settings
0
0
100
2
Color: #92BD3D
You can add more bats if you desire.

Using the font Angryblue Controlled or one of choice, add your name. Convert to raster. Drop shadow with these
settings:
0
0
100
4
Color: #92BD3D
Add the same drop shadow one more time.

Add the copyright info, your lisence#
Save as PNG and you are done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial. I hope you enjoyed it.

Hocus Pocus

2011-10-09T20:11:00.002-06:00

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What you will need:

Tube of choice. I used the artwork of PinUpToons. Purchase the tube at Creative Designs Outlet
Scrapkit used 'This is Halloween' by Pimp'd Designz. Purchase it HERE

Fonts used Fright Night, Fixed_v01, Justy1
Brushes of choice

Plug ins used
Eye Candy4 Gradient Glow
DBS Flux Bright Noise

Let's get started....remember to saved often!

Open a new image 600x600. Flood fill with white. Open ppaer6. Select your preset shape tool.
Change the foreground to null and the background to patern and select the paper6.
Create a middle size oval. Got to objects, align, center in canvas. Convert to raster layer.

Open the frame 11 and resize it by 70%. With the magic wand click inside it. Selections, modify and expand by 5
Copy and paste paper4. Got to selections, invert and hit delete. Move the paper4 below the frame. Do not deselect.
Copy and paste a close up of choice, move it to the right side of the frame and hit delete.
Change the close up blend mode to hardlight.

With a pixel font, add the word 'Hocus Pocus' a few times. Convert to raster. Copy and paste the spider web.
Resize it by 70% or to your liking. Select the oval once again, Select all, float, defloat.
Select the spider web, selections, invert and hit delete.

Select the shape tool again. Change the background to null and the foreground to black. Change the width to 10
Create a another 'frame' a bit smaller than the one you have. Got to objects, align, center in canvas. Convert to raster layer.
With the selection tool and holding down the shift key, create small rectangles on the whole frame. (See tag for reference)
Click inside one of the rectangle, flood fill the little squares with #75AB31 or a c0lor from your tube. Deselect
Apply DBS Flux Bright Noise, intensity 40 direction mixed. Go to effects, distortion effects, twirl, degrees -34

Add your tube place it where desired. Drop shadow.
With the font Fright Night add the word Hocus Pocus once again. Convert to raster and apply Eye Candy Gradient Glow.

Add a ribbon and tag of choice, resize them if needed.

Add your name and apply Eye Candy Gradient Glow once again.

Add a new layer and apply a few brushes or your choice. Move this layer above the oval.

Add the copyright info and your lisence #
Save a PNG and you're done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial. I hope you enjoyed it!

Autumn Romance

2011-10-08T23:07:00.003-06:00

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What you will need:

Tubes of choice. I used the artwork of PinUpToons. Purchase the tubes at Creative Designs Outlet
Scrapkit used "Autumn Romance' by Cinammon Scraps. Get it HERE
Template #113 by Yvette of Essence of Creativity. She has stopped psping and doesn't have a link for it on her blog. I asked for her permission to upload it to my blog, so you can get it HERE
Font used Jellyka Delicious Cake

Plug in
Eye Candy Gradient Glow
DBS Flux Bright Noise

Let's get started....remember to saved often!

Open the template, duplicate it and close the original. Delete the copyright layer.
Go to image, canvas size, and change the site to 750x700. Or you can resize the template to your liking.

Delete the layer named Large white circle. Select the large blue cirlcle layer. Select all, float, defloat and
copy and paste paper 8. Selections, invert and hit delete. Deselect and delete the original layer.

Repeat the above step for the shape, pink circle, and rectangle. Use paper12, paper1 and paper13.

Select the black frames, select all, float, defloat, add a new layer and flood fill with #947771 or a color from your tube.
Deselect and delete the black frame layer.

Select the frames background layer, select all, float, defloat, add a new layer and flood fill with #FDD8D9
or another color from your tube. Do not deselect.
Copy and paste a close up or tube of choice. Place in the middle of the frame, Selections, invert and hit delect.
Do not deselect, copy and paste another tube or close up and hit delete.
Deselect and don't forget to delete the original frame background layer.

Copy and paste frame 8 as a new layer, and move it below the big circle.
Copy and paste sunflower 1, move it to the bottom. Place it to the left side of the the tag. Duplicate the sunflower and move it to the right side.
Repeat the above step for the ribbon 2.

Add the bow4, rose2 and other elements of choice. Move them to the top and place where desired.
Add your tube, and drop shadow. Place where desired.

Add the word art 1, resize it if needed. Add eye candy 4 gradient glow with the setting of your choice. Drop Shadow.
Change the foreground to null and the background to #947771 or color of choice. Convert to raster. Go to effects, DBS Flux, Bright Noise
Change the settings to. Intensity: 43, Direction: lighter

Duplicate the name layer and go to adjust, brightness and contrast, brightness and contrast. and change the brightness to 255 and contrast to 0
Move the "white name" layer below the other one, and move it a little to the left, or where desired. Add a shadow.

Add the copyright info and your lisence #
Save a PNG and you're done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial. I hope you enjoyed it!

I'm Back!!

2011-10-08T23:05:00.000-06:00

Hello everyone....hope this finds you well :)

Finally, after a loooong absence, i'm back. Thank you to those who continue to visit my blog.
And for those of you who left me a note and i never replied...i'm very sorry!! I completely neglected my blog and stopped checking in.

I wrote a new tut, i created the tag over a year ago, but never had the chance to post it. If i skipped some parts, i'm sorry, i'm kind of rusty and forgot what other plugins i used on it.

I don't know if i'll be able to post as often as i used to, but i'll try my best to post whenever i can.
Thank you for visiting and i hope you like and enjoy the new tut!

Mercy.

Still alive...

2010-12-30T16:41:00.002-07:00

Hello everybody.....hope this finds you well!!!

i'm so sorry for not posting/updating the blog in a long while, but things have changed a lot for me in these past months and i just can't seem to find the time to tag and write tuts anymore..

but i just wanted to say....thank you so much to everyone that keeps visiting the blog and trying my tuts.
thank you as well for the comments, they're greatly appreciated, and sorry for not getting back to you, haven't checked the blog in months.

Also,to the CT ladies i create for, i'm sorry for my absence. i've been trying to get back into tagging again but with no luck. and i don't know when or if i'll have time to do it too.
i hope that when things settled, and i get a little bit of free time, i'll post something again.

I hope everyone had a great Christmas....and i wish you all a very Happy New Year!!!
best wishes for 2011, may all your dreams and goals come true!

thank you once again for the continuing support
much love....
Mercy

Nah Nah Nah - PTU

2010-04-24T13:00:00.001-06:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Ismael Rac. You can purchase his work at AMI
Template#338 by Missy of Divine Intentionz. Get it HERE
Scrapkit used 'I Love _____ ' by Cora's Creations. Purchase the kit @ Pimp My Tags W/Scraps
Font used - century gothic, carlotta

Plugin used:
Xero-fritillary
Eye Candy 4-gradient glow
Penta-jeans

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template,SHIFT+D and close the original. Image-canvas size 700x600.
Select the background layer and flood fill with white. Delete the cr info layer.

Select the circle, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy &paste pp12. Selections-invert and hit delete.
Deselect and delete the original circle.
Repeat the step above for the thin rectangle, use pp5.
Select the dotted circle,SHIFT+B
brightness 255
contrast 0

Select the layer named shape, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Add a new layer and flood fill with #F95CAB
or color of choice. Deselect and apply xero fritillary. Change the settings to:
6
32
33
18
or play with the settings until you have something you like. Delete the original shape.

Select the frame, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Add a new layer and flood fill with #660597 or color of choice.
Deselect and apply noise, change the settings to:
gaussian
100
monochrome-selected
With the magic wand, click inside the frame. Selections-modify-expand by 5.
Copy&paste 2 close ups of choice, once happy with the placement, go to selections-invert and hit delete.
Deselect and move the frame above the close ups. Move the 'shape' layer obove the close ups as well.
Delete the original frame.

Change the blend mode of the close ups to luminance(l) and apply penta jeans to both.
Change the settings to:
19
6
Select the frame again, With the magic wand, click inside the frame. Selections-modify-expand by 5.
Change the fg to black and bg #F95CAB, or clor of choice. On the material pallette select the gradient tab.
Change the angle to 35, repeats to 1 and invert unchecked.

Add a new layer and flood fill with the gradient. Deselect and move this new layer below the 'shape'
Change the blend mode to soft light.

Copy&paste frame6, move it above the purple frame. Resize it by 80%. Move it towards the top right side.
*see tag for reference*
Add the ribbon6 and binder clip, resize them to your liking, place on top of the frames.

Add the wire, move it to the bottom, place it towards the top left side of the circle. Duplicate it,
image-mirror, image-flip.
Repeat the step above for the glitter3.

Copy&paste frame8, move it below the large black rectangle. Image-rotate, free rotate-rotate to the left by 90%
Rearrenge to your liking.
Add the glittered stars, heart, kiss or any other element of choice. Resize them to your liking.
Add the main tube, place it to the left side of the frames. Drop shadow all the layers.

Change the fg to black and bg to white. With the font century gothic(upper case) write your name.
Place where desired, once happy, convert to raster. Change the blend mode to overlay.

Change the fg to null, with the font carlotta(lower case) write your name once again. Place where desired,
convert to raster layer. Apply ec 4 gradient glow. Change the settings to:
basic tab
3
0
100
color tab
fat setting
change color to black

Add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Madame Orchid - PTU

2010-04-18T15:42:00.002-06:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Scott Blair. Purchase his work at My PSP Tubes
Scrapkit used 'Going Green' by Designs by Sarah. Purchase the kit @ Pimp My Tags w- Scraps
Template by me. HERE
*Any resemblance to other templates is pure coincidence!!*
Font used - freebooter script

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, SHIFT+D and close the original. Delete the credits. Select the thin rectangle, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F.
Copy&paste pp7, selections-invert and hit delete. Deselect and delete the original thin rectangle.
Repeat the step above for the rectangle and the 2 ovals. Use pp6, pp10 and pp8.

Copy&paste bubble wrap stamp 3, resize it by 70%. Move it a little bit to the top left side of the oval.
Move this layer above the rectangle. Duplicate it, image-mirror, image-flip.
Add bubble wrap stamp 1, image-rotate-rotate to the left by 90 degrees. Resize it by 70%. Move it above oval2.

Delete the frame and frame bg. Copy&paste frame2 as a new layer. Resize it by 70%. With the deform tool,
rotate it a little bit to the left. With the magic wand click inside it. Selections-modify-expand by 5.
Copy&paste pp9, selections-invert and hit delete. Move the paper below the frame. Do not deselect.
Add a close up of choice and hit delete. Deselect. Apply blind effect to the 'frame bg'.

Copy&paste branch 3, paper flowers, green-ribbon 1, button 1 and string bow. Resize them to your liking
and place where desired.
Add the tube, place it to the right side of the tag, or where it looks best.
Add your name and drop shadow all the layers.

Add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Bad Girl - PTU

2010-04-18T15:38:00.001-06:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Keith Garvey. Purchase his work at My PSP Tubes
Scrapkit used 'Bad Girl Club' by TammyKat Dezigns. Purchase the kit @ Pimp My Tags W/Scraps
Template by me. Get it HERE
*Any resemblance to other templates is pure coincidence!! I'm not trying to steal anybody else's idea*
Font used - sickcapital-vice
Brushes of choice

Plugin used:
EC 4 Gradient Glow.
layout tool-contrast checkers
Filters Unlimited 2-video, interlace

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, SHIFT+D and close the original. Delete the credits. Select the oval, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F.
Copy&paste dotpaper-pink, selections-invert and hit delete. Deselect and delete the original oval.
Repeat the step above for the big circle, small circles, small rectangles and rectangle.
Use purplepp,skullpaper1, greenpp and blackpp.

Select the rectangle and apply layout tool-contrast checkers, change the settings to:
21
3
0

Change the fg color to #C196CC or color of choice and the bg to white. On the material palette change to gradient.
Change the angle to 47 and repeats to 1, invert checked.
Select the frame bg, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Add a new layer and flood fill with the gradient. Deselect.
Apply filters unlimited 2-video-interlace. make sure the 'include alpha channel' is selected.

Copy&paste a close up, place where desired. Select the frame and with the magic wand, click inside it.
Selections-modify-expand by 5. Selections-invert. Select the close up and hit delete. Deselect.
Duplicate the close up. Change the blend mode of the original to luminance(l), and the blend mode of the duplicate
to hard light.
Delete the original frame bg.

Copy&paste the paintsplotch-green, move it above the small circles. Duplicate this layer, image-mirror, image-flip
and move it above the big rectangle.

Copy&paste the frame1, resize it by 90%. Move this layer below the big rectangle.
Add a new layer and move it to the bottom. Add splatter brushes of choice.
Change the blend mode of the pixel words and bad girl2 to dodge.

Add the staples, skull1element and flowerheart or any other element of your liking.
Add the tube, place where desired and with the lasso tool remove the bottom part of the tube.
Add your name and apply EC 4 Gradient Glow. Drop shadow all the layers.

Add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Poison - FTU

2010-04-17T17:37:00.002-06:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Keith Garvey. Purchase his work at My PSP Tubes
Scrapkit used 'Video Killed the Radio Star' by Grunge & Glitter Scraps by Brandi. Get the kit HERE
Fonts used - 01 trafix, jolly, amethyst zucchini
Word art by me. HERE

Plugin used:
EC 4 Gradient Glow.
Tramages-tow the line
Muras Meister- tone
EC 4 swirl
Xero-porcelain

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open a new image 700x600 and flood fill with white. Copy&paste frame2 as a new layer.
With the deform tool, rotate it a lil bit to the left. Select the magic wand and click inside the frame.
Selections-modify-expand by 5. Copy&paste pp4. Selections- invert and hit delete.
Deselect and move the paper below the frame.

Open pp8, change the fg to null and bg to pattern and select pp8. Select the shape tool, change it to elipse.
Select the frame, draw a big circle. Objects-align-center in canvas. Convert to raster layer.
Apply ec4-swirl, change the settings to:
79
7
60
40

Duplicate the circle, SHIFT+B
birghtness -255
contrast 0
Resize it by 90% and apply tramages-tow the line with the default settings. Image-flip. SHIFT+L
change the hue to 126 and saturation to 115

Change the fr to white and the bg to null. Select the shape tool and change it to rectangle and width to 10
Draw a large 'frame', place it at the top of the tramages circle. Once happy with the placement, convert to raster.
With the magic wand click inside the frame, selections-modify-expand by 5. Add a new layer and flood fill with #65CADC
or color of choice. Move this layer below the frame. Do not deselect.
Apply muras meister tone and change the line to 54, leave the rest as is.

Copy&paste 2 close up of choice. Selections-invert and hit delete. Deselect and move the 'tone' layer above the close ups.
Change the blend mode of the close ups to screen and the blend mode of the tone layer to overlay.

Open pp6, change the fg to null and bg to pattern and select pp6. Change the shape tool to star.
Draw a star, image-flip. Place where desired and convert to raster.

Add a new layer, move it above the bottom. Add stars of various sizes and colors. Use the pen tool and set it to free hand.
Draw a few arrows and doodles.

Select the white frame, add the bracelet and lips or any other elements of your liking. Add the word art supplied or create one of your own.
Add the tube, place where desired, apply xero porcelain. Change the blue channel to 0, the rest leave as is.
Using the pixel font, add the word Poison.
Add your name using the font Jolly. Apply EC4 gradient glow, chage the blend mode to softlight.
Add your name again using the font amethyst zucchini, or one of choice. Apply the same gradient glow effect. Drop shadow all the layers.

Add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Relax - FTU

2010-04-17T17:34:00.001-06:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Sonia Roji. Purchase her work at My PSP Tubes
Scrapkit used 'Totally' by Cora's Creations. Download the kit HERE
Fonts used - jolly, pixellete, herencia
Brushes of choice.

Plugin used:
EC 4 Gradient Glow.

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open a new image 700x600, flood fill with white. Copy&paste frame3 as a new layer. Resize it by 85%.
With the magic wand click inside the fram, copy&paste pp9. Selections-invert and hit delete.
Deselect and move the paper below the frame.

Copy&paste frame4 as a new layer. Move it to the top. With the selection tool, select 2 squares and move them to the top left side
of the round frame. Do not deselect yet, with the move tool, move the other square of the frame to the bottom right side.
*SEE TAG FOR REFERENCE*
Deselect.

With the magic wand, click inside one of the squares. Selections-modify-expand by3. Copy&paste pp11.
Selections-invert and hit delete. Deselect and move the paper below the frame.
Repeat the step above for the rest of the 'frame'. Use different papers.

Copy&paste mesh1 and 2, move them to the bottom. Place mesh1 at the bottom right side of the tag
and mesh 2 at the top left side.
Copy&paste the wire, duplicate it and place it on top of the mesh.
*SEE TAG FOR REFERENCE*

Add a new layer and apply splatter brushes.
Copy&paste the tube, move it to the top. Drop shadow the tube and with the lasso tool remove the excess part from the bottom.
Copy&paste the charm, resize it if needed. Place it on top of the bottom 'frame'
With the font Jolly, add the word: "don't do it"
Using the pixel font add: "when you want to go to it" or a saying of your liking.

Add any other elements, or burshes of choice. Drop shadow all the layers, except the tube.
Add your name and apply EC 4 Gradient Glow.
Add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Every girl Sparkles - FTU

2010-04-17T17:28:00.002-06:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Jose Cano. Purchase his work at My PSP Tubes
Scrapkit used 'Glitter my Fancy' by Missy. Download her kit HERE
Template#313 by Missy of Divine Intentionz. Donwload it HERE
Font used - Inspiration

Plugin used:
EC4 gradient glow

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, SHIFT+D and close the original. Go to image-canvas size 700x600.
Unhide the bg and flood fill with white. Delete the credits.

Select square1, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy&paste pp13. Selections-invert and hit delete.
Deselect and delete the original square1.
Repeat the step above for square2 and small circle2. Use pp8 and pp9.

Select large circle1, copy&paste frame1 as a new layer. Resize it by 80%.
Delete large circle1 and glittered circle.

Select large circle2, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy&paste pp21. Selections-invert and hit delete.
Deselect and delete the original large circle2.
Repeat the step above for rectangle, use pp4.

Select background frame, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Add a new layer and flood fill with #9FDEE8
or color from the tube. Do not deselect.
Copy&paste a close up, selections-invert and hit delete. Deselect and delete the original background frame.

Select the frame, copy&paste the bracketright. With the deform tool, rotate it a little bit to the left.
Duplicate the bracket, image-mirror, image filp. Rearrange them to your liking.
Copy&paste a ribbon tag and doodle. Resize them to your liking. Place where desired.

Rearrange the word art. Copy&paste the tube. Place it where desired. Drop Shadow all the layers.
Add your name and apply EC4 gradient glow.
Add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Skater Girl - PTU

2010-04-13T14:22:00.002-06:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Keith Garvey. Purchase his work at My PSP Tubes
Scrapkit used 'Teenage Dirtbag II' by Grunge & Glitter Scraps by Brandi. Purchase the kit HERE
Fonts used - kristen ITC, fff harmony, wet dream, VTC-BadTattooHandOne

Plugin used:
EC 4 Gradient Glow.
Penta-jeans
Penta-color dot

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open a new image 700x600. Flood fill with white. Open pp4, change the fg to null and bg to pattern and select pp4.
Select the shape tool, set it to elipse. Draw a big oval, objects-align-center in canvas. Convert to raster layer.
Set the shape tool to rectangle and chage the fg color to black. draw a thin rectangle, objects-align-center in canvas.
Convert to raster layer.

Select the oval, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Select the black rectangle, selections-invert and hit delete. Deselect.
Change the fg color to #D63371 or color of choice and the bg to null. Select the pen tool, set the line style to diamond
and the width to 2. Add a new layer, holding down the shift key, draw a line under the black rectangle. Duplicate the line
and move it to the top of the rectangle. Remove the excess from the sides.
*See tag for reference*

Copy&paste frame3 as a new layer, resize it by 60%. Move it to the right side of the oval.
With the magic wand click inside it, selections-modify-expand by 5. Add a new layer and flood fill with #383033
or color of choice. Move this layer below the frame. Do not deselect. Copy&paste a close up, hit delete. Deselect.
Apply penta color dot to the close up. Change the settings to:
35
2
leave the rest as is
Reduce the opacity to 85%
Hide all the layers except the frame, tube and frame bg. Merge visible. Unhide the rest of the layers.

Select the shape tool again, change the fg to null and bg to black and draw a rectangle. Move this layer below the frame.
Place it to the right side of the frame. Apply penta jeans, change the settings to:
26
13

Open pp8, change the fg to null and bg to pattern and select pp8. Draw a thin rectangle, convert to raster.
Move this layer below the rectangle with the penta jeans.

Open pp11, chage the pattern to this paper. Set the shape to elipse. Draw a samll circle and move it to the top left side of the frame.
Convert to raster. Change the fg to #403739 or color of choice. Draw another circle, move it to the bottom right side of the frame.
Convert to raster, move this layer above the rectangles.
With the selection tool, draw a rectangle in the middle of the circle and apply weave effect with:
1
6
1
white
#FF255D or color of choice.
Deselect.

Change the bg to #D8D8D8, using the font kristen ITC, write 'skater girl - skater girl'
and move this layer above the black thin rectangle. Add the pixel words as well.

Change the bg to #BDBDBD, using the font wet dream, write 'skater girl' once again. Convert to raster.
Apply noise effect of choice. Add EC 4 Gradient Glow. On the basic tab, change the settings to:
3
0
100
draw outside selection checked.
On the color tab, select the fat setting. Change the color from white to #1E1E1E.
Add EC 4 Gradient Glow once again, change the settings from the color tab from fat to thin and change the color to #C82865

Add the tube, resize it if needed, place where desired.
Add the glitter splat2, halftone, and string2. Resize them to your liking and move these layers to the bottom.
Add a skull and star or any other elements of choice.

Add your name and apply the same gradient glow effect used ealier. Drop shadow all the layers.
Add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Sweet Treat - PTU

2010-04-13T14:18:00.002-06:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Ismael Rac. You can purchase his work at AMI
Template#294 by Missy of Divine Intentionz. Get it HERE
Scrapkit used 'Sticky Sweet' by Cora's Creations. Purchase the kit @ Pimp My Tags W/Scraps
Font used - sachiko

Plugin used:
Xero-fritillary
Eye Candy 4-gradient glow

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, SHIFT+D and close the original. Go to image-canvas size 700x600.
Unhide the bg and flood fill with white.
Delete the credits, suckers, raster 1, small heart and heart layers.

Change the fg to white and the bg to #F34A93 or color of choice. On the material pallette change to gradient.
Change the angle to 47 and repeats to 1. Make sure invert is unchecked.
Select the oval, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Add a new layer and flood fill with the gradient. Deselect.
Apply xero fritillary, change the settings to:
5
30
30
0
Delete the orifinal oval.

Select the glittered oval half, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy&paste pp4 as a new layer.
Selections-invert and hit delete. Deselect and delete the original glittered oval half.

Repeat the step above for circle2. Use pp14. Go to image-rotate-free rotate.
rotate to the left or right by 90 degrees.

Copy&paste frame-07 as a new layer, move it a little bit to the top left side of the oval.
Wit the selection tool, remove the third square of the frame.
Select the magic wand, holding the shift key, click inside the squares. Selections-modify-expand by 5.
Copy&paste pp3 as a new layer, selections-invert and hit delete. Deselect and move the paper below the frame.

Select the frame once again, with the magic wand click inside the first square. Selections-modify-expand by 5.
Copy&paste a close up, selections-invert and hit delete. Deselect and move the close up below the frame.
Repeat the step above for the other square.

Copy&paste the wire-bar as a new layer, resize it if needed, move the wire above the frame.
And place the wire at the bottom of the frame.
Copy&paste the ribbon-clip, the cherries and cup-cake, resize them to your liking. Place where desired.

Move the wordart towards the bottom of the oval*see tag for reference*
Add the lolipop and resize it to your liking.

Copy&paste frame-05 as a new layer. Move it a little bit to the left side of the oval.
Move the frame below the oval. Duplicate the frame, image-mirror, image-flip.

Add the tube, move it to the top, with the lasso tool remove the bottom part of the tube that hangs from the oval.
Add your name and apply EC4 gradient glow. Drop shadow all the layers.
Add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Yummy Bunny - PTU

2010-04-03T16:00:00.001-06:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Bam Bam. Purchase his work at My PSP Tubes
Scrapkit used 'Easter Candy' collab by TammyKat Dezigns & Designs by Sarah. Purchase the kit at Pimp My Tags W/Scraps
Template #85 by Yvette of Essence of Creativity. Downlaod it HERE
Word art by me. Get it HERE
Fonts used - fff harmony, century gothic, airfoil script

Plugin used:
EC 4 Gradient Glow.
Penta-jeans
Penta-dot and cross

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, SHIFT+D and close the original. Go to image-canvas size 700x600.
Unhide the bg and delete the credits layer.

Open sb_pp3. Change the fg to null and bg to pattern and select the paper.
Select the shape tool, create a big circle. Objects-align-center in canvas. Convert to raster.
Move the circle below the rectangle.

Change the preset shape to rounded rectangle and repeat the step above to create a rectangle.
Use tk-sweetcandypaper.

Select the rectangle, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy&paste tk-diamondpaper.
Selections-invert and hit delete. Deselect and delete the original rectangle.

Select background1 layer, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Add a new layer and flood fill with #F28FB9
or color of choice. Deselect and delete the original bg1 layer.
Repeat the step above for background2, frame 1 and 2. Flood fill the frames with #3D2249 or color of choice.

Select the the bottom circle and apply Penta-dot and cross, change the amount to 32.

Open the word art i supplied. Select the top circle. Copy&paste the wa3. Align it with the circle frame.
Select the top circle again, with the selection tool draw a rectangle starting in the middle of the circle.
Apply Penta-jeans. Change the settings to
amount 6
border width 15
or play around with the settings until you have something you like.

Add the wa1 and wa2. or add saying of choice.
Add tk-bluestring-buttoned, resize if needed, place where desired.
Add sb_jelly bean heart_string, resize it to your liking and place where desired.

Select the big circle, duplicate it. Add gaussian blur with radius 10 and apply Penta-jeans
change the settings to
43
4
Move it to the bottom

Add the tube and move it to the top, resize it if needed. Move it a little to the left.
*or see tag for placement*
Add your name and apply EC4 gradient glow. Drop shadow all the layers.
Add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Sweet as Candy - PTU

2010-04-03T15:56:00.003-06:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Keith Garvey. Purchase his work at My PSP Tubes
Scrapkit used 'Easter Candy' collab by TammyKat Dezigns & Designs by Sarah. Purchase the kit at Pimp My Tags W/Scraps
Template #131 by Missy of Divine Intentionz. Downlaod it HERE
Fonts used - aka Frivolity

Plugin used:
EC 4 Gradient Glow.
Penta-jeans
Penta-dot and cross

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, SHIFT+D and close the original. Go to image-canvas size 600x560.
Flood fill the bg with white again. Delete the credits layer.

Select the big circle, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy&paste tk-sweetcandypaper.
Selections-invert and hit delete. Deselect. Copy&paste sb_frame 2, align it with the circle.
Delete the original circle layer.

Select circle2, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy&paste sb_pp2 as a new layer.
Selections-invert and hit delete. Deselect and delete the original circle2.

Repeat the step above for circle3 and 4. Use tk-yellowpaper and tk-purpledotpaper.
Delete circle 1

Select the small circles, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Add a new layer and flood fill with #F579CF
or color of choice. Deselect and delete the original small circles.

Add the egg, chocolate and jelly beans or any other elements of choice
Select the frame and duplicate it. Apply gaussian blur with radius 10
Apply VM extravaganza-transmission change the settings to
3
2
21
Apply blind effect with:
width 2
opacity 57
color white
horizontal unchecked
light from left/top checked

Add the tube and move it to the top, resize it if needed. Move it a little to the left.
Add your name and apply EC4 gradient glow. Drop shadow all the layers.
Add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Hunny Bunny

2010-03-30T11:45:00.002-06:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Gennadiy Koufay. Purchase his work at CILM
Scrapkit used 'Memories' by Noshay Design. Download the kit HERE
*The kit will be free for a limited time, so get it while you can.*
Mask of choice.
Fonts used - Jheri Curls

Plugin used:
EC 4 Gradient Glow.
Virtual Painter-pastel

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open a new image 700x600. Flood fill with white. Open El22, resize it by 25%. Copy and paste as a new layer.
You can resize it again, if the frame is too big.
With the magic wand click inside the frame, selections-modify-expand by 10.
Add a new layer. Change the fg to white and the bg to #F8E1EA or color of choice.
On the material pallette select the gradient tab. Change the angle to 35, repeats to 1 and invert checked.

Flood fill the new layer with the gradient. Deselect and move it below the frame.
Apply virtual painter-pastel. change the settings to:
screen
normal
subtle
subtle
normal
intense

Open El14, El36, El47, El56, El60, El66, El8b. Resize them by 20%. If needed, resize them again to your liking.
Copy&paste them as new layers. Place the clouds and grass below the frame.
Move the sun to the top right side of the frame and the bunnies and tree to the bottom right side.
Move the glitter to above the 'background' layer. Move it to the bottom left side of the frame.
Duplicate it, image-mirror, image-flip.
Fell free to add any other elements of choice.

Add a new layer flood fill with #F8E1EA or color of choice. Apply the mask. Move it to the bottom.
Add the tube and place it to the left side of the frame.

Add your name and apply ec4 gradeint glow.
Drop shadow all the layers and add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Jessica in Wonderland - FTU

2010-03-24T01:57:00.001-06:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Paul Jaworski. Purchase his work at My PSP Tubes
Scrapkit used 'Down the Hole' by Diane of Candys Treats. Download the kit HERE
Fonts used - Angelica, Girls are weird
Mask of choice.

Plugin used:
EC 4 Gradient Glow.

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open a new image 650X480. Flood fill with white. Copy&paste the frame3 as a new layer.
With the magic wand, click inside it, selections-modify-expand by 5.
Copy&paste pp3. Selections-invert and hit delete. Deselect and move the paper below the frame.

Open the heart doodle, resize it by 50%. Copy&paste it as a new layer. Place it at the top left side of the frame.
Move this layer to the bottom. Duplicate it, image-mirror, image-flip.

Open the cupcakes, resize the by 30%. Copy&paste them as a new layer. Move it to the top left side of the frame.
Copy&paste the tube and move it to the left side of the frame.
Copy&paste the toadstool, resize it by 65%. Move it to the left side of the frame, below the tube.
Duplicate the toadstoll, image-mirror and resize it by 45%.

Add a new layer. move it below the frame. Select the picture tube tool, and select the lawn(i'm using psp8)
Tap a few times on your canvas, until you have something you like.
Using the font Angelica, add the word: Down the Hole. place in the middle of the frame.

Copy& paste a paper of choice and apply a mask. Merge group and move the mask to the bottom.
Add your name using the girls are weird font. Apply EC 4 Gradient Glow.
Drop shadow all the layers and add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Flower Fairy - FTU

2010-03-24T01:56:00.001-06:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Sonia Roji. Purchase her work at My PSP Tubes
Scrapkit used 'Carefree' by Cora's Creations. Download the kit HERE
Fonts used - LainieDays

Plugin used:
EC 4 Gradient Glow.

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open a new image 600x460. Flood fill with white. Copy&paste frame 1 as a new layer. Resize it by 85%.
With the magic wand, click inside it, selections-modify-expand by 5.
Copy&paste pp10. Selections-invert and hit delete. Deselect and move the paper below the frame.

Copy&paste the grass as a new layer. Resize it by 95%. With the selection tool, remove the excess grass from the side
of the frame. Duplicate the grass, move this layer between the paper and the frame. Move it up a little bit.
*see tag for reference*

Copy&paste the wind as a new layer, resize it by 50%, place where desired.
Copy&paste the doodle, resize it by 50%, place it to the bottom left side of the frame. Move this layer to the bottom.
Duplicate it, image-mirror, image-flip.
Add the cloud and resize it by 95%. Move it below the doodles.
Add the beads and resize them by 70%. Image-rotate, rotate them to the left by 90 degrees.
Place them to the top left side of the frame. Duplicate them, image-mirror, image-flip.

Select the frame, add the ribbons and flowers. Resize them to your liking.
Add the tube, resize it if needed. Move it to the left side of the frame.
Add your name and apply ec4 gradeint glow.
Drop shadow all the layers and add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Emo Girl - FTU

2010-03-24T01:53:00.002-06:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used poser tubes by Skyscraps. You can download the tube HERE
Scrapkit used 'Emo girl' add-on by by Skyscraps. Download the kit HERE
Template by me. HERE
Fonts used - wet dream

Plugin used:
Muras Meister Tone.
EC 4 Gradient Glow.

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template and SHIFT+D. Close the original. Image-canvas size-555x480
Flood fill the bg with white again.

Select the layer named 'merged' Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy&paste pp40. Selections-invert and hit delete.
Deselect and delete the original merged layer.

Repeat the step above for the 'blue' rectangle. Use pp11.

Delete the 'frame' and 'frame bg'. Copy&paste frame 5 as a new layer. Resize it by 80%.
Move it a little bit to to the top. With the magic wand click inside it. Selections-modify-expand by 6.

Change the fg to white and the bg to #EC0280 or color of choice.
On the material pallette change to gradient.
Angle 35
repeats 1
invert unchecked.
Add a new layer and move it below the frame. Flood fill with the gradient. Do not deselect.
Add a new layer and apply Muras Meister Tone with the default settings. Do not deselect.
Copy&paste the close up, selections-invert and hit delete. Deselect.

Change the blend mode of the tone layer to overlay.
Select the close up and duplicate it. To the original, SHIFT+L, hue and saturation 0.
Change the blend mode of the duplicate to hard light.

Delete the bracket and copy&paste the bracket3. Resize it by 60%. With the deform tool rotate it a little bit to the right.
Add the e2, keylock and basket2, resize them to your liking. Move the 'e2' layer to the bottom.
Place the other elements where deisred.

Add the tube, resize it by 60% or to your liking. Image-mirror. Move it a little bit to the right side of the frame.
Add your name and apply ec4 gradient glow. Drop shadow all the layers.
Add the copyright info. Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Rock Me - PTU

2010-03-24T01:49:00.001-06:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Sonia Roji. Purchase her work at My PSP Tubes
Scrapkit used 'Rock Me' by Cora's Creations. Purchase the kit at Pimp My Tags W/Scraps
Fonts used - action of the time UC, punk rock, sketchy

Plugin used:
EC 4 Gradient Glow.
Xero Radiance

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open a new image 700x600. Flood fill with white. Copy&paste frame 5 as a new layer. Resize it by 75%.
With the magic wand, click inside it, selections-modify-expand by 5.
Copy&paste pp5. Selections-invert and hit delete. Deselect and move the paper below the frame.

Copy&paste frame 11, resize it by 90%. With the magic wand, click inside it, selections-modify-expand by 5.
Copy&paste pp10. Selections-invert and hit delete. Deselect and move the paper below the frame.

Copy&paste star2, resize it by 55%, image-flip. Move it to the top of the square frame.
Move this layer above the round frame.
Duplicate the star and move it to the bottom right side of the square frame.

Copy&paste frame9, resize it by 80%. Move this layer to the top.
Place towards the top of the square frame.
With the magic wand click inside a square. Selections-modify-expand by 4.
Copy&paste pp6, move it below the frame. Selections-invert and hit delete. Deselect.
Repeat the step above to fill in the rest of the squares, and follow the same steps to add a close or tube of your choice.
Change the blend mode of the tube/close up to luminance.

Add the speaker, guitar, and star. Resize them to your liking and place where desired.
Add the rock word art, resize it to your liking and apply gradient glow of choice.
With the font action of the time UC, add the word: Me under the 'rock' word art. Apply the same gradient glow.

Add your main tube. Duplicate it. To the original, apply Xero Radiance with the default settings.
To the duplicate, change the blend mode to multiply.
Add the sparkles.

With the font punk rock, add the word: Rock Me.
Add it as many times as you want. Apply gradient glow or shadow of choice.

Add the beads and move this layer below the speakers.
Add the glitter 1 and 2, resize them if needed. Place where desired and move to the bottom.

Select the tube, add your name and apply ec4 gradeint glow.
Drop shadow all the layers and add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

I'm FamousAC Language - FTU

2010-03-24T01:45:00.002-06:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Dave Nestler. Purchase his work at CILM
Scrapkit used 'Rock On' by Cinnamon Scraps. Download the kit HERE
Template# 54 by Rose. Download it HERE
*it's the 4th one from top to bottom*
Fonts used - Pencilgrid

Plugin used:
EC 4 Gradient Glow.

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template SHIFT+D and close the original. Delete the credits.
Go to image, canvas size 750x600. Flood fill the bg layer with white.

Select the 'black oval', Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy&paste pp8. Selections-invert and hit delete.
Deselect and delete the original oval.

Repeat the step abovefor the pink rectangle, the pink circle and the 2 frame bgs.
Use pp10, pp11, pp2 and pp4.

Copy&paste the frame3 as a new layer. Resize it by 80%. Image-rotate, free rotate-rotate to the left by 90 degrees.
Image-flip. Place it towards the top of the oval, move this layer below the glitter oval.
Duplicate the frame, image-mirror, image-flip.

Select the bottom frame, with the magic wand click inside it. Selections-modify-expand by 3.
Copy&paste a tube or close up of choice. Selections-invert and hit delete.
Deselect and move the tube below the frame.

Copy&paste another tube, move this layer to the top. Place where desired.
Select the white rectangles layer, move it a little bit to the top left side, just above the bottom frame.
Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Selections-modify-contract by 2.
Selections-invert, SHIFT+B
brightness -255
contrast 0
Deselect and align the word art with the rectangles.

Add the wordstar1, resize it to your liking, place at the bottom of the bottom frame or where desired.
Add the skull, ribbon, beadedswirl and any other element of choice.

Add your name and apply EC4 gradient glow. Drop shadow all the layers.
Add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Chin Up - PTU

2010-03-13T14:24:00.001-07:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Anna Liwanag. Purchase her work at My PSP Tubes
Scrapkit used 'Chin Up, Cupcake' by Designs by Sarah . Purchase the kit at Pimp My Tags W/Scraps
Fonts used - Kowalski

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open a new image 700x500. Flood fill with white. Copy&paste frame 2 as a new layer.
Coy&paste pp2. Move it below the frame and remove the excess paper.

Open pp6, change the fg to null and bg to pattern and select pp6.
Select the shape tool and create a medium size circle. Move it to the left side of the frame.
Once happy with the placement and size, convert to raster layer.

Open pp5, change the bg to this paper and repeat the step above to create a rectangle.
Repeat the step above to create a smaller rectangle using paper7. Rotate the smaller rectangle to the right.
*see tag for reference*

Copy&paste little flower 2, resize it by 80%. Place it on the top left side of the circle.
And move this layer below the circle. Duplicate it, image-mirror, image-flip.

Copy&paste the wordart2, move it to the top. Resize it by 60%, place where desired.
Add buttons, or any other element of choice.

Add the tube and resize it by 85%, image-mirror. Move it to the right side of the frame.
Add your name and drop shadow all the layers.
Add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Tut Writers Contest!!

2010-03-12T12:28:00.002-07:00

*click on the tag to go to the blog*

Are you a tutorial writer and would like to get free tubes??
Then head over the Pimp My Tags W/Scraps blog for more details about the contest!!

Kiss Me, I'm Irish - PTU

2010-03-11T23:32:00.001-07:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Keith Garvey. Purchase his work at My PSP Tubes
Scrapkit used 'Kelly Green' mini by Designs by Sarah . Purchase the kit at Pimp My Tags W/Scraps
Fonts used - Rotunda Pommerania

Plugin used:
EC 4 Gradient Glow.

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open a new image 610x500, flood fill with white. Open pp1, change the fg to null and bg to patter.
Change the pattern to pp1. Select the shape tool and draw an oval.
Obejects-aling-center in canvas. Convert to raster.

Open pp5 and change the bg to this paper. Draw a big circle. Obejects-aling-center in canvas. Convert to raster.
Create a smaller circle repeating the step above. Use pp6. Move the small circle below the oval.
Move it a little bit towards the top.*see tag for reference*.

Select the big circle layer. Change the bg to #EDC54C or color of choice.
Change the shape to rectangle, drwa a medium size rectangle. Place it to the right side of the circle.
Convert ta raster. Apply noise effect of choice.
Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Selections-modify-contract by 3.
Copy& paste pp2, selections-invert and hit delete. Deselect and apply weave effect of choice.

Copy&paste the frame2 as a new layer, resize it by 80%. With the deform tool, rotate it a bit to the left.
Copy&paste the tag1 as a new layer, image-rotate-rotate to left by 90 degrees. Select the deform tool
and align it with the frame.*see tag for reference*.
Copy&paste the word art as a new layer and resize it by 50%. With the deform tool, rotate it a bit to the left.

Open pp3. with the selection tool 'draw' a medium size rectangle. Copy&paste it onto your canvas as a new layer.
Move it below the frame, remove the excess paper. Copy&paste a close up, remove the excess.

Add the main tube and embelishments of your liking.
Add your name and apply EC4 gradient glow. Drop shadow all the layers.
Add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Luck of the Irish - PTU

2010-03-11T23:24:00.002-07:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Keith Garvey. Purchase his work at My PSP Tubes
Scrapkit used 'So Lucky' by Cora's Creations. Purchase the kit at Pimp My Tags W/Scraps
Fonts used - celtic garamond
Wordart by me HERE

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open a new image 600x550, flood fill with white. Copy&paste your tube, resize it by 90%.
Got to adjust-sharpen. Go to Image-mirror.

Select the background layer. Open pp6. Change the fg to null and the bg to pattern and select pp6.
Select the sape tool and draw a circle no bigger than the tube.
Objects, aling, center in canvas. Convert to raster.

Open pp5 and change the bg to this paper. Change the shape to rectangle.
Draw a wide rectangle. *see tag for referemce*
Once happy with the size, convert to raster layer. Move the rectangle below the circle.

Open pp3, change the bg to this paper. Change the shape back to elipse.
Draw a small circle, convert to raster and move it towards the bottom of the big circle.
Duplicate the small circle, image-mirror, image-flip. Move the duplicate above the big circle.

Copy&paste the word art supplied. Move it a little bit to the left.
Copy&paste the frame3. Resize it by 60%. With the deform tool, rotate it a little bit to the right.
Move it towards the bottom or place where desired.

Select the magic wand, click inside the frame. Selections, modify-expand by 7.
Copy&paste pp10, selections-invert and hit delete. Do not deselect.
Copy&paste a close up, hit delete. Deselect. Move the frame above the close up.

Copy&paste the rainbow2 as a new layer. Resize it by 70%. Move it a little bit towards the top of the big circle.
Add the sun doodle, leaves and any other element of choice.
Move the tube a little bit to the left or place where desired.

Add your name and drop shadow all the layers.
Add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Lethal Bitch - PTU

2010-03-02T14:08:00.001-07:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Mark Wasyl. Purchase his work at CILM
Scrapkit used 'Tech Girls : Jessica' by Cora's Creations. Purchase the kit at Pimp My Tags W/Scraps
Template# 59 by Sara. Download it HERE
Fonts used - Golgotha, Minus

Plugin used:
EC 4 Gradient Glow.
Xero Porcelain

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template SHIFT+D and close the original. Delete the credits, word art2 and tone layer.
Go to image, canvas size 620x520. Add a new layer, move it to the bottom and flood fill with white.

Copy&paste the fence as a new layer, resize it by 75%.
Copy&paste the glitter, image, rotate to the left by 90 degrees.

Select the rectangle2, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy&paste pp7. Selections, invert and hit delete.
Deselect and delete the original rectangle2.
Repeat the step above for rectangle1, 3 and 4. use pp10, pp4 and pp3

Copy&paste the frame4, image, rotate to the right by 90 degrees.
Resize it by 60%, with the deform tool, strech it a little bit so it is the same length as the rectangle.
With the magic wand click inside the frame, selections, modify, expand by 10.
Copy&paste a close up or tube, selections, invert and hit delete. Deselect.

Apply xero porcelain to the close up. Change the settings to
100
255
128
0
0
0
If using a different tube, play with the settings until you have something you like.

With the font Golgotha, add the word: lethal bitch
Convert to raster, add shadow and change the blend mode to overlay.
Change the blend mode of the skull to overlay as well.

Add the sull and beads, place where desired.
Copy&paste ribbon9, resize it by 75%. Move this layer above the fence.

Add the tube and move it to the top.
Add your name and apply EC4 gradient glow. Drop shadow all the layers.
Add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Get your freak On - No Scraps

2010-03-02T14:06:00.001-07:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Ismael Rac. You can purchase his work at AMI
Missy & Rachel's collab template #5. Get it HERE
Scroll down to Collab Templates.
Halftone brushes HERE
Font used - Hannibal Lecter

Plugin used:
Muras Meister Tone
Tramages tow the line
EC4 gradient glow

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Before starting with the tag, go to file, import, custom brush. Click open and select halftone brushes 3 and 6.
(the others are bigger than 500x500 and won't be accepted by the program)

Open the template, SHIFT+D and close the original. Delete the credits.
Go to image, canvas size 820x450. Add a new layer and flood fill with white.

Change the fg to null and bg to black, select the shape tool and draw 2 small rectangles.
*see tag for reference*
Convert to raster layer.

Change the shape to elipse and draw a medium size oval. Objects, align, center in canvas. Convert to raster layer.
Change the fg to #78117B or color of choice and the bg to black.
On the material pallette change it to gradient.
Angle 47
repeats 1
invert selected.

With the oval being the active layer, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Add a new layer and flood fill with the gradient.
Do not deselect yet. Apply muras meister tone, change the settings to
600
45
64
45
0
0
Deselect and delete the original oval.

Select the layer named background, with the magic wand click on the blue rectangle.
Add a new layer and flood fill with #86128A or color of choice.
Repeat the step above for the pink square(flood fill with #FFC3FF), rectangle(flood fill with #FFC3FF),
rectangle2(flood fill with #FF86FF) and the stars.
Don't forget to delete the originals.

Delete the dotted line2 and create your own.
Select the layer named background again and apply Tramages tow the line.
Play with the settings until you have something you like.

Select the frame, SHIFT+B
brightness 255
contrast 0
With the magic wand, click insede it, selections, modify, expand by 5. Copy&paste a close up.
Selections, invert and hit delete. Deselect.

Select the frame again, with the selection tool 'draw' a thin rectangle right in the middle. Add a new layer and flood fill with
#670F6B or color of choice. Deselect and add noise effect.

Select the get ur freak on layer. with the magic wand select the word "ur". Add a new layer and flood fill with
#FFC3FF or color of choice. Deselect.

With a pixel font add the words ..Get Your Freak On.. or use the existing ones.
Place them on the black rectangles.

Delete the brush layer and add a new layer and apply the halftone brushes alternating colors.
Add the main tube move it to the top. Add drop shadow.

Add your name and apply EC4 gradient glow.
Add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Like it's a bad Thing - PTU

2010-03-02T14:03:00.000-07:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Ismael Rac. You can purchase his work at AMI
Template#13 by Sylvie. Get it HERE
Scrapkit used 'So Hot' collab kit by Cora, sarah and TammyKat. Purchase the kit at Pimp My Tags W/Scraps
Fonts used - Carlotta

Plugin used:
Xenofex 2 Constellation
EC4 gradient glow
Layout tools contrast checkers

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, SHIFT+D and close the original. Delete the credits, the small pink stars, the dotted star,
the balck circel and the large pink star. Resize all layer by 90% except the pixel words.
Unhide the background.

Select the pink rectangle, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy&paste sb_pp3 as a new layer.
Selections, invert and hit delet. Deselect and delete the original pink rectangle.

Repeat the step above for the black rectangle. Use tk_blackpp.
Select the 'black' rectangle again, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Selections, modify, contract by 2
Selections, invert and apply xenofex 2 constellation. Change the settings to
2
0
11
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100
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keep original image checked
Click Ok and deselect.

Select the pink circle, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy&paste tk_redpp as a new layer.
Selections, invert and hit delet. Deselect.

With the magic wand click inside the circle, selections, modify, expand by 5. Copy&paste cc_pp6
Selections, invert and hit delete. Do not deselect.
Copy&paste a close up and hit delete. Deselect.

Delete the original pink circle, move the red circle above the close up.
Select the black circle and apply Layout tools contrast checkers. Change the settings to
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Select the close up and duplicate it. Change the blend mode of the duplicate to overlay and lower the opacity tp 55%
Lower the opacity of the original to 80%

Copy&paste cc_ribbon3 as a new layer, move it above the balck rectangle.
Copy&paste cc_wa2 as a new layer, resize it to your liking and move it to the top left side of the balck rectangle.
Duplicate it and move this layer to the bottom right side of the balck rectangle.
Change the fg to red or color from your tube and the background to null,
with the pen tool line style diamond and width 1, draw a few lines
*see tag for reference*

Add cc_bow1 and tk staple. place where deside. Add any other elements of choice.
Add the main tube and drop shadow all the layers.

Add your name and apply EC4 gradient glow.
Add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Such a rock Star - FTU

2010-03-02T13:58:00.001-07:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Ismael Rac. You can purchase his work at AMI
Template#318 by Missy of Divine Intentionz. Get it HERE
Scrapkit used 'Superstar' by Sandrine Laprade. Get it HERE
Wordart layer by me. HERE
Fonts used - metal as in heavy

Plugin used:
Xenofex 2 Constelation
Xero Radiance and porcelain

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, SHIFT+D and close the original. Delete the credits, the small star1,2 and 3.
Unhide the background.

Open the papers and resize them all by 20%
Select the circle1, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy&paste paper1 as a new layer.
Selections, Invert and hit delete. Deselect and delete the original circle1.

Repeat the step above for the other circle, the frame bg1 and the large star.

Open element 5, resize it by 20%. Copy&paste it as a new layer move it below the 'grey' circle.
Move a little bit towards the top of the canvas. Duplicate it and flip it.

Copy&paste as new layer the word art supplied. move it above the 'grey' circle.
Select the large star, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy&paste a close up.
Selections, invert and hit delete. Deselect and apply xero radiance to the close up with the default settings.
Lower the opacity to 48.

Select the star again, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Selections, modify, contract by 3
Selections, invert and apply xenofex 2 constellation. Change the settings to
2
0
11
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100
0
keep original image checked
Click Ok and deselect.

Select the frame bg2, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Add a new layer and flood fill with a color from the tube.
Do not deselect. Copy&paste the close up again or another tube. Selections, invert and hit delete.
Deselect and apply xero porcelain, change the blue channel to 0.
Delete the original frame bg2.

Resize element 2 and 3 to your liking. Copy&paste them as new layers, move them below the frame bg2.
With a pixel font of choice, set it to a color from your tube, add the word rockstar on the thin rectangle.

You can colorize the word art by Missy, or you can creat one of your own to match the color from the tag.
Use the fonts century gothic and times new roman.

Add the main tube and dropshadow all the layers.
Add your name the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Sexayy Minx - PTU

2010-03-02T13:55:00.001-07:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Elias Chatzoudis. Purchase his work at My PSP Tubes
Scrapkit used 'Wild Thang' by TammyKat Dezigns. Purchase the kit at Pimp My Tags W/Scraps
Template# 285 by Missy of Divine Intentionz. Get it HERE
Font used- fff harmony, opticon

Plugins used:
EC4 gradient glow
xero radiance

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, Shift+D and close the original. Delete the credits.
Go to image, canvas size 700x600. Select the bg and flood fill with white.

Open the solid pink paper. On the material pallette set the foreground to null and bg to pattern.
Select the paper. Select the shape tool, make sure elipse is selected.
Create a large oval, objects, align, center in canvas. Convert to raster.

Select the large circle, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy&paste dotpaper2 as a new layer.
Selections, Invert and hit delete. Deselect and delete the original large circle.
Repeat the step above for the shape1. Use the paper stripes2

Change the fg to white and bg to null. Select the shape tool again, width 5
Create a circle frame for the big circle and shape1. Once happy with the size, convert to raster.

Select the circle, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy&paste the solid black paper as a new layer.
Selections, Invert and hit delete. Deselect and delete the original circle.
Copy&paste the whitestarstitching, place where desired.

Select the frame bg, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy&paste a paper of choice.
Selections, invert and hit delete. Do not deselect.
Copy&paste a close up and hit delete. Deselect apply xero radiance to the close up, change the beauty to 170
or whatever looks best with the tube you are using.
Delete the original frame bg.

Select the glittered frame, SHIFT+B
brightness 255
contrast 0
Repeat the step above for the glittered heart.

Select the thin rectangle, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy&paste the dark pink paper.
Selections, invert and hit delete.
With the pixel font add: * Sexayy Minx *
twice, convert to raster and place in the middle of the rectangle. Delete the original rectangle.
Add the word to the white heart as well.

Copy&paste the tube and move it below the wordart layer. Place where desired.
Add a flower and button of choice, or any other element.

Add your name and apply EC4 gradient glow.
Add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

So Effin' Sexii - PTU

2010-02-27T12:46:00.001-07:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Diana Martinez. Purchase her work at My PSP Tubes
Scrapkit used 'Peep Show' collab kit by TammyKat and Sarah. Purchase the kit at Pimp My Tags W/Scraps
Template# 328 by Missy of Divine Intentionz. Get it HERE
Font used- Satisfaction

Plugins used:
EC4 gradient glow
Xero Radiance

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, Shift+D and close the original. Delete the credits, hearts and dotted line.
Go to image, canvas size 780x600. Select the bg and flood fill with white.

Open tk_circle frame, mirror it. Copy&paste it onto the canvas as a new layer. Move it below the circle1
Go to image and resize it by 105%. Center it with the circle1.
Select the circle1 and resize it by 95%. Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy&paste sb_pp3 as a new layer.
Selections, Invert and hit delete. Deselect and delete the original circle1.

Select circle2. Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy&paste tk_pppink as a new layer.
Selections, Invert and hit delete. Deselect and delete the original circle2.

Select circle3, resize it by 95%. Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy&paste tk_ppcensore as a new layer.
Selections, Invert and hit delete. Deselect and delete the original circle3.

Select the rectangle, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy&paste sb_pp4 as a new layer.
Selections, Invert and hit delete. Do not deselect yet.
Copy&paste the tube or close up and hit delete. Deselect. SHIFT+L the tube, hue and saturation 0.
Apply xero radiance, change the beauty to 106.

Copy&paste sb_frame, place it over the rectangle. With the selection tool, remove the left side of the frame.
*see tag for reference*
Delete the original rectangle.

Select the shape1 and resize it by 95% as well. Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy&paste the tube again.
Selections, Invert and hit delete. Deselect, SHIFT+L hue and saturation 0. Lower the opacity to 12.

Select the word art. With the selection tool, select the top "so effin" word. SHIFT+B
brightness 63
contrast -50
Do the same with the bottom heart.

Select the frame bg, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy&paste tk_ppdots as a new layer.
Selections, Invert and hit delete. Deselect and delete the original frame bg.

Copy&paste the tube once again, place it on top of the frame.
With the lasso tool, remove the bottom of the tube.

Add buttons and word art of choice.
Copy&paste the black glitter, resize it by 70%. Moe it to the bottom, duplicate it as many times you'd like.
Place where desired.

Add your name and apply EC4 gradient glow.
Add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

I Adore You! - PTU

2010-02-16T13:36:00.002-07:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Barbara Jensen. Purchase here work HERE
Scrapkit used "Adoration" by Gemini Creationz. Purchase the kit HERE
Template# 36 by Sara of Sara's Scraps. Get it HERE
Fonts used - Century Gothic, Noodle Script

Plugins used:
EC4 gradient glow
Xero Porcelain

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, Shift+D and close the original. Delete the credits, the frame1 and frame bg1 layers.
Add a new layer and flood fill with white. Move this layer to the bottom.

Select the rectangle 1, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy&paste pp16. Selections, invert and hit delete.
Delete the original rectangle1.

Repeat the step above for rectangle 2 and 3. Use pp13 and pp7.

Copy&paste the embribbon, resize it by 60%. Move this layer below the big rectangle.
Duplicate it, imagine, flip.

Open pp8. On the material pallette change the fg to null and the bg to pattern and select the pp.
Select the shape tool, make sure elipse is selected. Create an oval, convert to raster.
*see tag for placement*

Copy&paste the diamondswirl, move this layer below the oval, move it towards the bottom of the oval.
Remove the sides of the diamondswirl. *see tag for reference*
Duplicate it, image, flip.

Select the black circle, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy&paste a close up, selections, invert and hit delete.
Apply Xero porcelain, change the blue channel to 0. Lower the opacity to 64 or to your liking.
Repeat the step above for the frame2

Open the feather, the red rose and the ribbon, resize them to your likin and Copy&paste them as new layers.
Move the feather below the white circle and the staples on top of the rose.

With the font Century Gothic add: I Adore You!
Move this layer above the thin rectangle.

Add the tube, move it to the top, add xero porcelain if desired.
Add your name and apply EC4 gradient glow. Drop shadow all the layers, except the feather.
Add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Sticky Sweet Valentine - FTU

2010-02-07T13:31:00.001-07:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Elias Chatzoudis. Purchase his work at My PSP Tubes
Scrapkit used 'Sweet Valentines' by Yvette. Get it HERE
Template# 47 by Rose. Get it HERE
Font used- fff harmony, loyal fame

Plugins used:
EC4 gradient glow
Penta Jeans

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, Shift+D and close the original. Delete the credits.
Select the oval, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy&paste pp1. Selections, ivert and hit delete.
Deselect and delete the original oval.

Copy&paste ele12 as a new layer, resize it by 90%. Move this layer below the oval.
With the deform tool, rotate it a bit to the left.

Open pp4 and resize it by 50%.
Select the white circle, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy&paste pp4. Selections, ivert and hit delete.
Deselect and delete the original white circle.

Select the left small black rectangle. With the font fff harmony, add the word: Sticky Sweet.
Repeat the step above for the other rectangle.

Select the pink circle(raster4), Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy&paste pp11. Selections, ivert and hit delete.
Deselect and delete the original circle.

Repeat the step above for the other pink circle, use pp6 and Copy&paste a close up of choice.
Duplicate the close up. To the original SHIFT+L hue and saturation 0, change the blend mode to hard light.
To the duplicate, change the blend mode to screen.

Add ele30, mirror it.
Add the main tube and move it a little bit to the right. Drop Shadow.
Select the 'sticky sweet' word and move it to the top.
Do the same with the 'valentine' word. Apply penta jeans with
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Apply EC4 gradient glow. Drop shadow. Add ele10

Add your name and apply EC4 gradient glow.
Add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Kinky Valentine - No Scraps

2010-02-07T13:29:00.001-07:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Keith Garvey. Purchase his work at My PSP Tubes
Template# 316 by Missy of Divine Intentionz. Get it HERE
Fonts used - times new roman, impact, carlotta, opticon one.

Plugins used:
EC4 gradient glow
Xero Radiance and fritillary
Mura's Meister Tone

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, Shift+D and close the original. Delete the credits. Go to image and resize all the layers by 90%
except the word art and pixel words. Align them to your liking. Unhide the background.

Select the glittered rectangle, SHIFT+B
brightness 255
contrast 0
Apply noise effect of choice.

Repeat this step fo the big glittered circle and the small glittered ones.

Change the foreground to white and the background to #DB4261 or color from tube.
Select the gradient tab
angle and repeats 0
invert unchecked.

Select the rectangle, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Add a new layer and flood fill with the gradient.
Deselect and delete the original rectangle.

On the material pallette, change the setting to the gradient to
angle 36
repeats 1
invert checked.

Select the circle1, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Add a new layer and flood fill with the new gradient.
Deselect and apply xero fritilary with
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Delete the original circle1.

Select the rectangle2, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Add a new layer and flood fill with #B7344C
Do not deselect yet. Add a new layer and apply Mura's Meister Tone with the default settings.

Add a new layer an apply Mura's Meister Tone once again, this time change the fg color to #DB4261 or color of choice.
Deselect, and change the blend mode of the second tone layer to hard light, or play with it until happy with the results.
Delete the original rectangle2.

Select the circle2, SHIFT+B
brightness -255
contrast 0
With the selection tool, create a thin rectangle along the top and bottom of the circle, apply weave effect.
With a pixel font add the word: Kinky Valentine
right in the middle of the circle. Use the pen tool to add the dotted lines on top of and under the pixel word.
*see tag for reference*

Select the thin retangle, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Add a new layer and flood fill with #DB4261
Deselect and delete the original thin rectangle.

Select the pixel kinky valentine, HIFT+B
brightness -255
contrast 0
Do the same with the small hearts.

Select the gradient circle, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy&paste a close up. Selections, invert and hit delete.
Deselect and apply xero radiance and change the beauty 97.
Delete the original gradient circle.

Repeat the step above for the other small circle.

You can colorize the word art to match the tag or create one of your own.
Add the main tube and apply drop shadow.
Add your name and the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Sweet Candy Girl - No Scraps

2010-02-07T13:27:00.001-07:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Elias Chatzoudis. Purchase his work at My PSP Tubes
Template# 93 by Yvette. Get it HERE
Fonts used - fff harmony, noodle script, al-seana

Plugins used:
EC4 gradient glow
Xero Radiance
Mura's Meister Tone

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, Shift+D and close the original. Delete the credits and dotted circle.
Go to image, canvas size 720x600.

Select the white circle background, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Add a new layer and flood fill with #93D5EB or color from tube.
Deselect.
With the font fff harmony, write the word: Sweet Candy Girl...
Add it so it cover the whole canavas. Convert to raster.

Select the 'blue' circle, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Selections invert.
Select the word layer and hit delete. Deselect and delete the original white circle.

Select the shape tool, make sure elipse is selected. Change the width to 3 and the line style to diamond.
Change the foreground to #ED82CF or color from tube and background to null.
Create a circle a little bigger than the black circle frames. Once happy with the size and placement, convert to raster.
Move this layer to the bottom, duplicate, mirror it.

Change the foreground to #E72A89 and background to white. Select the gradient tab change the settings to
angle 36
repeats 1
invert selected

Select the pink circle backgrounds, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Add a new layer and flood fill with the gradient.
Do not deselect. Copy&paste a close up, selections, invert and hit delete.
Deselect and delete the original pink circle backgrounds.

Go back to the close up, duplicate it. To the original change the blend mode to overlay and to the duplicate change it to screen.
Repeat the step above to fill in the right circle.

Change the foreground to #FDF0A8 or another color from your tube, leave the background color white.
Select the gradient tab and change the angle and repeats to 0

Select the frame background, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Add a new layer and flood fill with the new gradient.
Do not deselect yet.
Add a new layer and apply Mura's Meister Tone. Change the line(lpi) to 54. the rest leave as is.
Deselect and delete the original frame background.

Select the frames, with your magic wand, click inside one of them. Selections, modify, expand by 3.
Copy&paste the tube, or close up, selections, invert and hit delete. Apply Xero Radiance with the deafult settings.
Repeat the step above for the remaining frames.

Add the main tube, place in the middle. Add Drop shadow.
With the font noodle script, add Sweet Candy Girl again.
*see tag for reference*

Add your name and apply EC4 gradient glow. Drop shadow.
Add brushes if desired.
Add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Naughty Valentine - No Scraps

2010-02-07T13:24:00.002-07:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Ismael Rac. You can purchase his work at AMI
Collab template#3 by Rose and Kristin. Get it HERE
Fonts used - fff executive trial, jellyka saint andrew

Plugin used:
Tramages tow the line
Xenofex 2 cracks
Layout tools contrast checkers
Xero fritillary, Mistifier and Radiance
Penta Jeans
EC 4 Gradient Glow

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, SHIFT+D and close the original. Delete the credits and white heart layer.
Go to image, canvas size 750x600. Select the background and flood fill with white.

Select the black rectangles an apply layout tools contrast checkers with:
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Apply xenofex 2 cracks with the default settings.

Select the pink rectangle, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Add a new layer and flood fill with #EC3796 or color of choice.
Deselect, apply xero fritillary with:
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100
255
Delete the original pink rectangle.

Select the hearts layer, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Add a new layer and flood fill with #EC3796
Deselect and delete the original hearts.

Select the glitter oval, SHIFT+B
brightness -255
contrast 0
Apply weave effect of choice.

Select the oval, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Add a new layer and flood fill with #EC3796. Do not deselect.
Copy&paste the tube or close up, place where desired. Selections, invert and hit delete.
Deselect and delete the original oval.

Go back to the tube and apply Xero Mistifier with the defaul settings.
Apply penta jeans with
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Lower the opacity to 50%

Select the pink oval again, with the lasso tool select the bottom right side and apply tramages tow the line with the default settings
*see tag for reference*

Select the frame back, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy&paste another close up. Selections, invert and hit delete.
Apply xero radiance with the defaul settings and lower the opacity to 40%.

Select the frame, SHIFT+B
brightness -255
contrast 0
Apply noise effect of choice.

Add the main tube, place in the middle. Add Drop shadow.
Apply EC 4 Gradient Glow to the words layer.
Add your name and apply EC 4 Gradient Glow.

With the font fff executive trial, write the word: ~Naughty Valentine~
Add brushes and mask of choice.
Add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

I Heart You - PTU

2010-02-01T13:28:00.002-07:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Ismael Rac. You can purchase his work at AMI
Scrapkit used "Je T'adore" by Designs by Sarah. Purchase the kit at Pimp My Tags W/Scraps
Template by Crazy Cakes. Get it HERE
Fonts used - Inspiration

Plugin used:
EC 4 Gradient Glow
Xero Mistifier and Porcelain

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, SHIFT+D and close the original. Go to image, resize by 90%, make sure all layers is checked.
Delete the credits, the 2 small white hearts, the small circles, the small circle frames, the 'i heart you' tile and the pink&blue splash.
Add a new layer, flood fill with white and move this layer to the bottom.

Select the circle, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy&paste pp5 as a new layer.
Selections, invert and hit delete. Deselect and delete the original circle.

Repeat the step above for the pink frame. Use pp7.
Select the circle again. With a pixel font of choice and color #BE0000 write: I Heart You
Until it cover the whole canvas. Apply a mask of choice.

Select the the oval, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy&paste pp12 as a new layer.
Selections, invert and hit delete. Deselect and delete the original oval.

Select the blue oval frame, SHIFT+B
brightness -255
contrast 0

Select the heart, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy&paste pp7 as a new layer.
Selections, invert and hit delete. Do not deselect yet.
Copy&paste a close up, place where desired and hit delete. Deselect and delete the original heart.
Go back to the close up and apply Xero Mistifier with the default settings.

Select the 'blue' heart frame, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy&paste pp2 as a new layer.
Selections, invert and hit delete. Deselect and delete the original blue frame.

Repeat the step above for the pink line. Use pp6.
Select the word art, SHIFT+L
hue 0
saturation 207

Copy&paste the heart stamp as a new layer, resize it by 90%. SHIFT+B
brightness -255
contrast 0
Move this layer to the bottom, Apply EC 4 Gradient Glow. Duplicate it, flip, mirror.

Copy&paste the main tube as a new layer,move this layer to the top.
Move the tube a little bit to the left side of the canvas. Apply Xero Porcelain
change the blue channel to 0

Add bows of choice and hanging heart. Resize them if needed.
Add your name and apply EC 4 Gradient Glow, fat setting and color black. Drop shadow all the layers.
Add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Fxxx Valentines - PTUAC Language

2010-01-26T23:28:00.002-07:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Ismael Rac. You can purchase his work at AMI
Scrapkit used "Anti-Love" by Cora's Creations . Purchase the kit at Pimp My Tags W/Scraps
Template# 237 by Missy of Divine Intentionz. Get it HERE
Fonts used - 01Cinematix, Bank Gothic

Plugin used:
Penta Jeans
EC 4 Gradient Glow

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, SHIFT+D and close the original. Delete the credits, words2 and words layers.
Go to image, canvas size 700x510. Flood fill the background with white.

Open pp5. Change the foreground to null and the background to pattern and select pp5.
Select the shape tool, make sure it is on elipse. Create an oval a bit bigger than the circle.
Objects, align, center in canvas. Convert to raster.
Apply penta jeans, change the settings to:
30
13
Make sure the oval is below the circle.

Copy&paste the swirl-02 as a new layer, mirror it.
Select the circle, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy&paste pp6 as a new layer.
Selections, invert and hit delete. Deselect and delete the original circle.

Select the shape tool again, width 5. Change the foreground to white and the background to null.
Create a circle about the same size as the one already in the template.
Move this layer above the circle, and align it. Convert to raster. Apply noise effect.

Select rectangle3, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy&paste pp7 as a new layer.
Selections, invert and hit delete. Do not deselect yet.

Copy&paste a close up, move it to the right side of the rectangle. Hit delete.
Deselect and delete the original rectangle3.

Select the close up again, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Select the layer named 'tone' and hit delete.
Duplicate the close up. To the original, change the blend mode to hard light, and to the duplicate
change it to screen.

Change the foreground to null and the background to #BE0000, or corlor of choice.
With the font 01Cinematix, write the word: F*ck Valentines 4 times. Convert to raster.
Place at the top and bottom of the black rectangle.
Select the layer words3, apply weave effect.

Change the background to black. Select the shape tool and select the rectangle.
Create a thin rectangle and move it to the top and a bit to the left of the circle. Convert to raster.
With the selection tool, 'draw' a thin rectangle right in the middle. Apply weave effect.
Duplicate this layer, flip, mirror.

Copy&paste the main tube, resize it by 95 or 90% if needed. Remove the bottom of the tube that hangs
from the bottom rectangle.

Select the shape tool again, change it to heart shape. Change the background to #BE0000.
Create a small heart. Move it to the top left side of the top rectangle. Convert to raster.
Now change the shape to an X and create one on top of the heart.

Change the shape back to heart, and create heart a bit bigger than the first one. Rotate it a little bit to the right.
Move it to the bottom right side of the bottom rectangle. Convert to raster.
With the lasso tool set to: point to point. Make zig zag lines to 'break' the heart.

Copy&paste the wings, resize them by 25%, rotate them a bit to the right and move this layer below the 'broken' heart.

Coy&paste the stamp, move it below the oval. Move it slightly to the right.
Duplicate it, mirror, flip.

Add your name and apply EC 4 Gradient Glow, fat setting and color black.
Add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

I Love You - PTU

2010-01-25T12:53:00.002-07:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Keith Garvey. Purchase his work at My PSP Tubes
Scrapkit used "Be Still My Heart" by TammyKat Dezigns. Purchase the kit at Pimp My Tags W/Scraps
Template# 323 by Missy of Divine Intentionz. Get it HERE
Font used - Fete Regular, fff Harmony

Plugins used:
EC 4 Gradient Glow

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, SHIFT+D and close the original. Delete the credits, word art and hearts.
Go to image, canvas size 650x650. Unhide the bg and flood fill with white.

Select the circle1, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy & paste stripepaper172 as a new layer.
Selections, invert and hit delete. Deselect and delete the original circle1

Repeat the step above for rectangles 3 and 4. Use xoxopaper72.

Select rectangle 5, move it below circle2. Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy & paste pinkdotpaper72 as a new layer.
Selections, invert and hit delete. Deselect and delete the rectangle 5.

Select circle2, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy & paste pinkwornpaper72 as a new layer.
Selections, invert and hit delete. Do not deselect yet.
Copy & paste a close up as a new layer and hit delete. Deselect and change the blend mode of the close up to screen.

Change the foreground to white and background to null. Select the shape tool, change the width to 8 and select the elipse.
Create a circle a lilttle bit bigger than circle 2. Convert to raster, add noise effect.
Delete the original circle 2.

With the pixel font add the word: I Love You...
Write it a couple of times until it covers the whole canvas. Objects, align, center in canvas.
Apply a mask of choice. Move this layer to the bottom.

Copy&paste a flower and some labels, resize them to fit the tag. Place where desired.
Add the main tube and drop shadow all the layers.
Add your name and apply EC 4 Gradient Glow

Add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Sweet Valentine - PTU

2010-01-23T15:11:00.002-07:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Anthony Guerra. Purchase his work at CILM
Scrapkit used "Tweet Heart" by Grunge and Glitter Scraps by Brandi. Purchase the kit at Sophisti-Scraps
Rose & Kristin's collab template 1. Get it HERE
Fonts used - Tenbitesch, Al Charisma

Plugin used:
Xero Super smooth
EC 4 gradient glow

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template SHIFT+D and close the original. Delete the credits, word art and the small pink and teal heart layers.

Select the glitter oval, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy & paste pp15 as a new layer.
Selections, invert and hit delete. Deselect and delete the original glitter oval.

Select the oval, resize it by 95% and repeat the step above. Use pp7.

Select the square fill, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy & paste a close up.
Go to selections, invert and hit delete. Deselect and apply Xero Super smooth with the default settings.
Lower the opacity of the close up to 50.
Select the layer named "tone" and change the blend mode to soft light.

Select the square frame, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Add a new layer and flood fill with #B86E99
or color of choice. Deselect and apply noise effect. Delete the original frame.

Select the circle fill, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy & paste pp18. Go to selections, invert and hit delete.
Do not deselect yet. Copy & paste another close up and hit delete. Deselect.

Select the circle frame, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy & paste pp6.
Selections, invert and hit delete. Deselect and delete the original circle frame.

Repeat the step above for the 2 hearts. Use pp12 and 2.
Copy & Paste the flowerstem2 as a new layer, resize it by 50%.
Move this layers below the circle.

Copy & Paste the flowertop2, resize it by 50% and move it to the top of the flowerstern.

Add the word art1 and the chromeheartcluster, resize them to your liking. Place where desired.
With the font Tenbitesch, add the word: Sweet Valentine
Apply EC 4 gradient glow.
Add the tube and drop shadow all the layers.

Add your name and apply EC 4 gradient glow.
Add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

I'll be loving You! - PTU

2010-01-21T13:48:00.001-07:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Ismael Rac. You can purchase his work at AMI
Scrapkit used "Valentine Doodlebug" by Designs by Sarah. Purchase the kit at Pimp My Tags W/Scraps
Fonts used - Century Gothic, Oh La La, Dear Joe Four

Plugin used:
Penta Jean
Muras Meister's Tone

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open a new image 700x600. Flood fill with white. Change the foreground to white and background to null.
Select the shape tool, select the elipse change the width to 5.

Create a large circle, go to objects, align, center in canvas. Convert to raster.
With the magic wand, click inside the circle, selections, modify, expand by 3.
Copy&paste pp5. Selections, invert and hit delete. Deselect.
Duplicate the "circle fill", apply gaussian blur with radius 15. Apply penta jeans with the default settings.
Move this layer to the bottom.

Select the "circle fill", with the selection tool, create a small thin rectangle and apply weave effect.
Repeat the same step and apply penta jeans and Muras Meister's Tone with the default settings, just change the fg color to white.

Select the shape tool again, change the line style to dash and the width to 3. create a smaller circle.
Objects, align, center in canvas. Convert to raster.
Add a drop shadow to the "circle frame", hide the background and the blurred circle. Merge visible.
Unhide layers.

Open pp1. Change the foreground to null and the background to pattern and select pp1.
Change the shape to rectangle, create a rectangle. Move it a little bit to the left side of the circle. Convert to raste.
Move this layer below the circle.

Create another rectangle following the step above, change the pattern to pp9.
*see tag for reference*

Change the foreground to white again and background to null. Width 5 and create a large rectangle.
Cbjects, align, center in canvas. Convert to raster. Move this layer above the circle.
With the magic wand, click inside the rectangle, selections, modify, expand by 3.
Copy&paste pp8. Selections, invert and hit delete. Deselect. Move this layer below the "rectangle frame".

With the pixel font add the words: "I'll Be Loving You Forever..."
Reduce the opacity to 40.

Copy&paste as new layers the deco2, button3, heart with string and bow. Resize them to your liking.
Select the deco2, mirror it. Move it towards the bottom left side of the rectangle. Place the button3
on the top left side. The heart on the top right side and the bow on top of the heart.

Add the tube, drop shadow.
With the font century gothic add I'll Be Loving You Forever... again.
*see tag for placement, or place where desired*

Add your name and the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Bad Girls - PTU

2010-01-16T16:48:00.001-07:00

What you will need:

Tubes of choice, I used the artwork of Mark Wasyl. Purchase his work at CILM
Scrapkit used Bad Girl by Cora's Creations. Purchase the kit at Pimp My Tags W/Scraps
Template# 42 by Linda. Download it HERE
Splatter brushes of choice.
Fonts used - 01Traffix, Jellyka Gare_de_Chambord

Plugin used:
EC 4 Gradient Glow.
EC 4 Fire

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template SHIFT+D and close the original. Go to image, canvas size 750x600
Unhide the background and flood fill with white.
Delete the credit, stars, have fun, girls and text layers.

Select the pink oval, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy&paste pp5 as a new layer.
Selections, invert and hit delete. Deselect and delete the original pink oval.

Select the black oval, resize it by 95%. Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy&paste pp1 as a new layer.
Selections, invert and hit delete. Deselect and apply ec4 fire change the settings to:
direction 90
205
6
23
88
start from far side checked
Delete the original black oval.

Select the shape layer, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy&paste pp10 as a new layer.
Selections, invert and hit delete. Deselect and lower the opacity to 60.
Delete the original shape.

Copy&paste the stitches as a new layer, go to image, rotate, rotate to the left by 90 degrees.
Place the stitches onver the edge of the "shape" layer. Duplicate it and move it to the other side of the shape.
*if at any time you get confused, just look at my tag for reference ;)*

Select the paper you applied fire to, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Selections, invert.
Select the stitches and hit delete. Deselect.

With the font 01Traffix, add the word: Good Girls Go To Heaven!

Select the black rectangle, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy&paste pp2 as a new layer.
Selections, invert and hit delete. Do not deselect yet.
Copy&paste a close up or tube, place where desired. Hit delete and deselect.
Delete the original black rectangle and lower the opacity of the close up to 40

Select the rectangle frame, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+SHIFT+F. Copy&paste pp10 again.
Selections, invert and hit delete. Deselect and pply a noise effect of choice.
Delete the original frame.

Repeat the step above for the star. i used pp9.
Add blind effect to the star frame.

Adda new layer, move it above the 'bg' layer. Add brushes of choice.
Copy&paste the fence, resize it, move it towards the bottom left side of the oval.
Duplicate it, flip, mirror it.

Copy&paste the 'Bad Girls' word art, move this layer to the top.
Resize it to your liking and place where desired.

Copy&paste the main tube, place where desired. Duplicate it. To de original SHIFT+B
brightness -255
contrast 0
Move the duplicate of the tube a lil bit to the left.

Add the hand cuffs, silver dots and skull, or any other element of choice.
Add your name and apply EC 4 gradient glow.
Add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Forever Yours - FTU

2010-01-12T03:06:00.001-07:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Barbara Jensen. Download her free tube HERE
Scrapkit used Dainty Love by Monica. Download the kit HERE
Template# 148 by Missy. Donwload it at Divine Intentionz
(scroll down to template links)
Font used - Century Gothic.

Plugins used:
EC4 gradient glow

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, Shift+D and close the original. Delete the credit layer.
Go to image, canvas size 500x470.

Copy&paste the laceframe2 as a new layer. Resize it by 80%. Move this layer below the circle.

Select the circle, select all, float, defloat. Copy&paste pp12. Selections, invert and hit delete.
Deselect and delete the orignal circle.

Repeat the step above for the heart, use pp2 and apply weave effect of choice.

Copy&paste the tube, move it a lil bit to the right. Add drop shadow.
Remove the bottom part of the tube that hangs from the circle.

Select the wordart temp, select all, float, defloat. Copy&paste pp9. Selections, invert and hit delete.
Deselect and delete the orignal wordart temp. Apply EC4 gradient glow.

Select the wordart layer and apply EC4 gradient glow as well.

Add your name and copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Valentine - FTU

2010-01-12T03:03:00.001-07:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Angie Monasterio. Purchase her work at CILM
Scrapkit used Valentine by Bea Creations. Download the kit HERE
Template# 71 by Missy. Donwload it at Divine Intentionz
(scroll down to template links. and download the template set 61-80)
Fonts used - Emily Austin

Plugin used:
Penta Jeans.

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, SHIFT+D and close the original. Delete the watermark, brackets and love word.
Copy&paste the tube as a new layer. Move it to the right side of the circle, with the lasso tool
remove the bottom part of the tube that hangs from the circle.

Select the circle, select all, float, defloat. Add a new layer and flood fill with #382929 or color from your tube.
Deselect. Apply weave effect with:
gap size: 2
width: 15
Opacity: 1
weave color: white
gap color: #900809
fill gaps: checked
Delete the original circle.

Duplicate the circle, add gaussian blur with radius: 15. Apply penta jeans, mirror, apply penta jeans again.
Move this layer to the bottom.

Select thin rectangle 2, select all, float, defloat. Copy& paste pp2. Selections, invert and hit delete.
Deselect and delete the original thin rectangle 2.

Repeat the step above for the other thin rectangles. I used pp8 and 1.

Select the circle. Copy&paste the wrapbow2 as a new layer. Resize it by 85%.
With the lasso tool remove the extra bit or bow from the right side of the circle.

Copy&paste flower 1 and 2, resize them to your liking, and move the layers below the bow.

Copy&paste flower4, resize it and move this layer above the bow.

Select the tube and add your name. Drop sahdow all the layers.
Add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Be Mine - FTU

2010-01-12T02:58:00.002-07:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Keith Garvey. Purchase his work at My PSP Tubes
Scrapkit used Love Hearts by Jaelop Designs. Download the kit HERE
Template 19 by Kristin. Download it from here blog HERE
(scroll down to template links)
Font used - Whisper

Plugins used:
EC4 gradient glow

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, Shift+D and close the original. Delete the credit layer and heart doodle.
Open pp1, 2, 3, 6 and element 29. Resize them all by 20%.

Select the circle fill, select all, float, defloat. Copy&paste pp3. Selections, invert and hit delete.
Do not deselect yet.
Copy&paste element 29 and hit delete. Deselect and delete the original circle fill.
Change the blend mode of the element 29 to luminance(l) and reduce the opacity to 50.

Select the Circle Heart Frame, select all, float, defloat. Copy&paste pp6. Selections, invert and hit delete.
Deselect and delete the original Circle Heart Frame.

Repeat the step above for the Frame Heart Fill, use pp1 and for the Circle Frame use pp2.

Open the elements 2 and 20, resize them to your liking. Copy&paste them as new layers. Place where desired.

Add your tube and drop shadow all the layers.
Add your name and apply ec4 gradient glow.
Add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Sweet Love - PTU

2010-01-08T13:26:00.003-07:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Angie Monasterio. Purchase her work at CILM
Scrapkit used Stupid Cupid by TammyKat Dezigns. Purchase the kit at Pimp My Tags W/Scraps
Fonts used - Oh La La, TK Doodle

Plugin used:
Xenofex 1 Shower Door.

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open a new image 700x600, flood fill with white. Open heartspaper-worn. Change the foreground color to white
and the background to pattern. Select the heartspaper-worn.

Select the shape tool, set it to elipse and width to 5. Create a medium size circle,
move it a bit towards the bottom of the canvas. Convert to raster.

Open the wordpaper, change the shape to heart and the pattern to the new paper.
Create a large heart, rotate it a lil bit to the left. Convert to raste and move it below the circle.

Repeat the step above to add another heart and rotate to the right. I used stripepaper1.
Move this layer above the circle.

Copy&paste the crossstitchheart, image, mirror and resize it to match the size of the second heart.
Copy&paste the "Sweet" word, resize it and move it to the right side of the canvas.

Add the whitejournal, brownfastener, heartribbon1, arrow and stapples. Place where desired.
With the font Oh La La, add the word: - Sweet Love -
alternating 2 colors from the tube and add small hearts as well.

Select the background layer. Change the foreground to null amd background to #C7B2A9 or color of choice.
Create a large oval, objects, align, center in canvas. Apply gaussian blur, radius 15.
Apply Xenofex 1 Shower Door with these settings:
dot size: 12
ramdom seed: 17
Add weave effect of choice.

Add your tube and drop shadow all the layers.
Add your name and copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Angelic - No Scraps

2010-01-06T10:58:00.003-07:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Ismael Rac. You can purchase his work at AMI
Template# 44 by Deb. Download it from her blog HERE
Sparkles by Linda. Download her Merry Xmas kit at Creative Misfits Creations
Fonts used - Organic Elements, Carlotta

Plugin used:
Xero Fuzzifier
Cybia Screen Works
EC 4 Gradient Glow
VM Extravaganza Transmission

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, Shift+D and close the original. Delete the credits.
Go to image, canvas size 700x600. Unhide the background layer and flood fill with white.

Select raster 5, duplicate it. SHIFT+B
brightness: 255
contrast: 0
Add noise effect of choice.

With the selection tool, remove the top left side of the "white" circle.
Do the same thing for the bottom right side.

Change the foreground color to #E44F8F or color of choice, and the background to white.
On the material pallette select gradient. Change the angle to 36 and repeats to 1.
make sure "invert" is unchecked.

Select Copy of Vector 1, select all, float, defloat. Add a new layer and flood fill with the gradient.
Deselect. With the selction tool, draw a rectangle in the middle of the circle and apply weave effect. Deselect.
Apply xero fuzzifier and change the setttings to:
52
150
58
0
Delete the original Copy of Vector 1 layer.

Select the pink rectangle, select all, float, defloat. Copy&paste the close up, move it to the right side of the rectangle.
Once happy with the placement, go to selections, invert and hit delete. Deselect.

Go to selections, select all, float, defloat. Selections, invert. Select the pink rectangle and apply Cybia ScreenWorks
and select Bar Thread. Deselect.

Duplicate the Close up. To the original apply a gaussian blur of choice and change the blend mode to Hard light.
Change the blend mode of the duplicate to Screen.

Add the sparkles, and the main tube, place where desired.
You can leave the original "Angelic" word and colorize it to match the tag
or make one of your own usuing the font Organic Elements and applying EC 4 Gradient Glow.
With the font Carlotta, add your name and apply EC4 gradient glow.

Change the foreground to null and the background to #E44F8F or color of choice.
Select the shape tool and create a large cirgle, objects, align, center in canvas.
Apply gaussian blur, radius 15.
Apply VM Extravaganza Transmission, change the settings to:
3
10
24
Apply blind effect with:
width: 2
opacity: 70
color: white
light from left/top: checked

Add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Note about a tut

2010-01-05T22:20:00.002-07:00

Hello everyone :)

I just wanted to let everyone know that the template info for the tut "With Love" has been updated.
When Lori closed the blog where that template was uploaded, i forgot to update the link on my tut. Sorry about that...but all is well now.

thank you for trying my tutorials!!

Silk Spectre - PTU

2010-01-02T21:35:00.004-07:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Ismael Rac. You can Download this tube through his website HERE
On the *Foot Nav* select free tubes
Images of choice. Just google Silk Spectre.
Scrapkit used Boom! Pow! by Designs by Sarah . Purchase her kit at Pimp My Tags w- Scraps
Mask#147 by Vix. Download it HERE
Fonts used - FFF Harmony, Pixelette, Key's Comic

Plugin used:
Xero Radiance
Xero Porcelain
Xero Fuzzifier
EC 4 Gradient Glow

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open a new image 700x600. Flood fill with white. Open pp8. Select the shape tool.
Change the foreground to null and the background to pattern and look for the pp8.
Create a large circle, go to objects, align, vert. center in canvas. Convert to raster layer.

Copy&paste the stitches2 as a new layer. Resize it by 75% or to your liking.
*see tag for placement*

Open pp2. Select the shape tool again, change it to rectangle. Change the pattern to pp2.
Create a medium size rectangle. Objects, align, vert. center in canvas. Convert to raster layer.

Open pp1. Change the foreground to pattern and select pp1 and change the backgrount to null.
Select the shape tool again, change the width to 5 and create a "frame" a lil bit smaller than the rectangle.
Convert to raster layer. *see tag for placement*

With the magic wand, click inside the frame, go to selections, modify, expand by 3.
Copy&paste one of the pictures. Selections, invert and hit delete. Move the pic below the frame.
Apply xero fuzzifier and change the settings to:
10
150
80
0
Apply Xero porcelain, change the blue channel to 0. The rest leave a is.
SHIFT+L hue and saturation 0.

Repeat the same proccess for the other frame.

Open pp5. Change the foreground to null and the background to pattern and select pp5.
Create a thin rectangle and move it to the top of the big rectangle.
*see tag for placement*

Repeat the same step for the bottom thin rectangle. Use pp12.

Add the deco3, string2 the bam word art.
With the font Pixelette, write: Boom! Bam! Pow! twice. Place it on the top thin rectangle.

With the font FFF Harmony, write Boom! Bam! Pow! again. Add the word until it covers the whole tag.
Convert to raster layer. Apply the mask and merge group. Move this layer to the bottom.

Add the main tube, move it to the top and apply xero radiance.
Add your name and apply EC4 gradient glow. Drop shadow all the layers.
Add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Happy New Year - FTU

2009-12-30T01:54:00.002-07:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Keith Garvey. Purchase his work at My PSP Tubes
Scrapkit used SS New Year by Cora's Creations. Donwload her freebie at Pimp'd Designz 4 Taggers
Template#99 by Yvette. Donload it at Essence of Creativity
Mask#436 by Vix. Download it from her blog HERE
Fonts used - Oh La La, Miss Lankfort

Plugin used:
Xenofex 2 Constellation
Xero Radiance
EC 4 Gradient Glow

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, Shift+D and close the original. Delete the credit layer.
Select the large black circle, select all, float, defloat. Copy&paste pp1. Selections, invert
and hit delete. Deselect and delete the original large black circle.

Repeat the step above for the other 3 circles. I used pp6, pp5 and pp4.

Select the frame background, SHIFT+B
brightness: -255
contrast: 0
Apply Xenofex 2 Constellation, click on the settings tab and select - Star Field -

With the frame bg still active, go to selection, select all, float, defloat.
Copy&paste the close up. Selections, invert and hit delete. Deselect.
Duplicate the close up and chage the blend mode to screen. You can apply blind effect to the duplicate if desired.

Select the thin rectangle, SHIFT+B
brightness: 255
contrast: 0
Apply noise of choice.

Change the foreground to null and the background to gradient. Select the metal steel gradient. Change the angle to 90.
Select the black thin rectangle, with the font Oh La La size 8, write the word: Happy New Year * Happy New Year

Add the balloons, bottle, glass, light, disco ball and other element of choice. Resize them if needed.

Open a new image 609x512. Flood fill with balck. Apply Xenofex 2 Constellation and change the settings to:
4.12
100
1
1
100
55
make selection transparent
Copy&paste this layer onto your canvas.

Copy&paste pp5 as a new layer, move it to the bottom. Apply the mask, merge group. Move the mas a lil bit to the left.
Duplicate it, mirror, flip.

Add the main tube, move it to the top and apply xero radiance. Change the beauty to 179. The rest leave as is.
Add your name and apply EC4 gradient glow. Drop shadow all the layers.
Add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Naughty Christmas - No Scraps

2009-12-14T02:41:00.001-07:00

What you will need:

Tube and close up of choice, I used the artwork of Ismael Rac. Purchase his work at AMI
Template302 by Missy. Donwload it at Divine Intentionz
Sparkles by Linda. Download her Merry Xmas kit at Creative Misfits Creations
Fonts used - Oh La La, Miss Le Gates

Plugins used:
Tramages tow the line
VM extravaganza trasmission
Filters Unlimited2 video interlace

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, Shift+D and close the original. Delete the credits, frame1 and frame1 bg layers.
Go to image, canvas size 700x600. Unhide the background layer and flood fill with white.

Select the balck circle, duplicate it. To the duplicate add Tramages tow the line with the default settings.
To the original add Filters Unlimited2 video interlace, make sure include alpha channel is checked.
Move this layer a bit to the left of the circle with tramages.

Select the oval, select all, float, defloat. Add a new layer and flood fill with #C00D10 or color of choice.
Deselect. With the selection tool draw a thin rectangle and add weave effect.
Deselect and delete the original oval.

Select the shape layer, with the selection tool draw a thin rectangle and add weave effect as well.
With the pixel font add the word - Naughty Christmas -

Select the dotted lines, SHIFT+B
brightness: -255
contrast: 0

Select the stars, SHIFT+L
hue 0 saturation 165

Select the frame2 background, SHIFT+B
brightness: 255
contrast: 0
Add VM extravaganza trasmission with:
19
0
255
With the magic wand, click on each black square while holding down the shift key. Flood fill the squares with #C00D10. Deselect.

Select the frame2, with the magic wand click inside it. Selections, modify, expand by 3. Copy&paste a tube of close up of choice.
Selections, invert and hit delete. Deselect and move the tube below the frame.

Copy& paste the tube, move it a lil bit to the left of the oval. Drop shadow and with the lasso tool, remove the bottom part of the tube
that hangs from the black circle.

Select the word art, SHIFT+L
hue 0 saturation 165

Add the sparkles.
Add your name. Drop shadow all the layers.
Add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Suck on my candy Cane - PTU

2009-12-14T02:37:00.003-07:00

What you will need:

Tube and close ups of choice, I used the artwork of Ismael Rac. Purchase his work at AMI
Template#102 by Yvette. Donwload it at Essence of Creativity
Elements can be purchased at Weeds & Wildflowers
Candy cane of choice.
Font used - AirfoilScript ssk

Plugins used:
Penta Jeans
Layout tools contrast checkers
EC4 gradient glow
VM extravaganza transmission

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, Shift+D and close the original. Delete the credits layer.
Go to image, canvas size 700x600. Unhide the background.

Select the green rectangles, select all, float, defloat. Add a new layer and flood fill with #598D15.
Deselect and apply penta jeans. Change the settings to:
12
9
Delete the original green rectangles.

Select the red oval, select all, float, defloat. Add a new layer and flood fill with #BC0000. Do not deselect yet.
Copy&paste the close up, selections, invert and hit delete. Deselect and change the blend mode to screen.

Go back to the layer you flood fill with #BC0000 and apply Layout tools contrast checkers. Change the settings to:
51
6
0
Delete the original red oval.

Select the white rectangle and change the opacity to 100. With the selection tool, draw a thin rectangle
right in the middle of the white rectangle. Apply VM extravaganza transmission with:
19
0
255
Deselect. With the magic wand, click on each black square while holding down the shift key.
Add a new layer and flood fill the squares with #BC0000. Deselect.

Select the red circles, select all, float, defloat. Add a new layer and flood fill with #BC0000. Do not deselect yet.
Copy&paste the another close up. Selections, invert and hit delete. Deselect and delete the original red circles.
Change the blend mode of the close up to screen.

Add the W&W elements.
Add your name and apply gradient glow. Drop shadow all the layers.
Add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Merry Xmas - FTU

2009-12-14T02:35:00.002-07:00

What you will need:

Tubes of choice, I used the artwork of Elias Chatzoudis. Purchase his work at My PSP Tubes
Christmas template002 by Cinda. Donwload it at Elegantly Wasted
Scrap kit used 't Was the Night by Mirella. Download it at Scrapity Scrap and More
Fonts used - Candlemas, Base:Christmas

Plugins used:
EC4 gradient glow
Xero Radiance
VDL adrenaline snowflakes

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, Shift+D and close the original. Delete the following layers:
credits layer, merry christmas, tree, layer8 and blue blur.

Select layer 7, select all, float, defloat. Copy&paste pp3. Selections, invert and hit delete.
Deselect and delete the original layer 7.

Repeat the step above for layers 6 and 5. I used pp14 and pp18.

Coy&paste the Ilex2 as a new layer, resize it by 50%. move it to the bottom of the frame.
Duplicate it and flip it.

Select layer 4, select all, float, defloat. Copy&paste pp8. Selections, invert and hit delete.
Do not deselect yet. Copy&paste one of the tubes and hit delete. Deselect.
Apply xero radiance to the tube. Change beauty to 90, the rest of the settings as is.
Delete the original layer 4.

Repeat thestep above for the other frame and use another tube.

Copy&paste the tree, move it a lil bit to the lefft side of the rectangle.
With the selection tool, draw a big rectangle. Add a new layer and apply VDL adrenaline snowflakes with:
182
0
5
100
0
basic snow
0
Deselect.

Copy& paste the main tube. Drop shadow.
with the font Candlemas write: Merry Christmas. Apply EC4 gradient glow. Drop shadow.

Add your name and apply EC4 gradient glow. Drop shadow.
Add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Santa Please - No Scraps

2009-12-14T02:33:00.002-07:00

What you will need:

Tube and close ups of choice, I used the artwork of Ismael Rac. Purchase his work at AMI
Christmas template007 by Cinda. Donwload it at Elengantly Wasted
Font used - BayernHandschrift NF

Plugins used:
Tramages tow the line
Penta Jeans
Layout tools contrast checkers
EC4 gradient glow
Xero Softmood

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, Shift+D and close the original. Delete the credits layer.
Go to image, canvas size 770x600. Select the background layer and flood fill with white.

Select layer 9, apply penta jeans. Change the settings to:
10
11

Select layer 8, select all, float, defloat. Add a new layer and flood fill with #BC0000 or color from your tube.
Deselect and apply the same penta jeans effect used in the step above. Add blind effect.
Delete the original layer 8.

Select layer 6, select all, float, defloat. Add a new layer and flood fill with #4F9400 or color of choice.
Apply layout tools contrast checkers with:
51
6
0
Delete the original layer 6.

Select stars left select all, float, defloat. Add a new layer and flood fill with #BC0000 and #4F9400.
Deselect and add noise effect. Delete the original stars.
Repeat the step above for layers 10 and 11.

Select layer 4, select all, float, defloat. Add a new layer and flood fill with #BC0000. Add weave effect.
Delete the original layer 4.

Select layer 3 and add tramages tow the line with the default settings.

Copy&paste the tube, move it a lil bit to the left, or where ever looks best. Duplicate it.
Add gaussian blur, radius 5. Change the blend mode to hard light.

Select layer 2, with the magic wand click inside it. Selections, modify, expand by 5.
Copy&paste one of the close ups, move this layer below the frame. Selections, invert and hit delete. Deselect.
Apply Xero Softmood with the default settings. Duplicate the close up, change the blend mode to screen and add blinds.
Repeat the step above for the other frame.

Add your name and apply gradient glow. Drop shadow all the layers.
Add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Crazy Sexy Cool - PTU

2009-12-12T15:21:00.002-07:00

What you will need:

Tube and close up of choice, I used the artwork of Jamie Kidd. Purchase her work at CILM
Scrapkit used Skully by Designs by Sarah. Purchase the kit at Pimp My Tags W/Scraps
Mask of choice
Fonts used - Oh La La, Agency Normal, Metal as in Heavy

Plugin used:
EC 4 Gradient glow.

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open a new image 550x550, flood fill with white. Change the foreground to white and background to null.
Select the shape tool, set it to rectangle and width to 5.

Create a large rectangle, go to objects, align, vert. center in canvas. Convert to raste.
With the magic wand, click inside it. Selections, modify, expand by 3.
Copy&paste pp4 as a new layer, selections, invert and hit delete. Do not deselect yet.

Copy&paste the close up and center it on the frame. Hit delete and deselect.
SHIFT+L, change the hue and saturation to 0.
Select the frame again and add drop shadow. Hide the background and merge the layers visible. Unhide the bg.

Open pp7, with the lasso tool set to point to point, draw a small rectangle. Doesn't have to be perfectly square.
Copy& paste the rectangle and place it on the top left side of the 'frame'. Move this layer below the frame.

Repeat the step above 2 more times. I used pp1 and pp12.
*See tag for reference*

Open pp10. Chage the foreground to null and the background to pattern and select pp10.
Select the shape tool again and create a large star. Place it the top left side of the frame. Convert to raster.
Create 2 smaller stars using the same step and move them above the frame.

Select the background layer. Copy&paste the frame 2 as a new layer and resize it by 50%. Place it the top left side of the frame.
Copy&paste the scribble2 resize it by 50%. Place it on the bottom right side of the frame.

Select the frame and add the word Crazy * Sexy * Cool, with the pixel font and with the font Agency.
Add your main tube and move it a lil bit to the right. Drop shadow.
Add any other elements of choice.

Add your name and apply noise effect and gradient glow.
Add the copyright info.
Add a mask of choice. Move this layer to the bottom.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Don't Open Until Christmas - FTU

2009-12-09T23:38:00.004-07:00

What you will need:

Tube and close up of choice, I used the artwork of Ismael Rac. Purchase his work at AMI
Scrapkit used Holiday Joy by Cora's Creations. Donwload the kit at Pimp'd Tagz
Christmas template001 by Cinda. Donwload it at Elengantly Wasted
Fonts used - Bitdust one, Impact, AirfoilScript ssk and Annabelle JF

Plugins used:
VM extravaganza transmission
EC4 gradient glow

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, Shift+D and close the original. Delete the following layers:
credits, santa baby, hurry down, chimney tonight, tree and layer 2.

Select layer 4, select all, float, defloat. Copy&paste pp9. Selections, invert and hit delete.
Deselect and delete the original layer4.

Repeat the step above for layer5. I used pp4
Hide all the layers except for the 2 papers, merge visible.

Duplicate the merged layer, apply gaussian blur with radius 15.
Add vm extravaganza transmission with:
line width - 4
offset - 2
contrast - 12
Move this layer below the stars. Unhide the rest of the layers.

Select the frame, with the magic wand click inside it. Selections, modify, expand by 15.
Add a new layer and flood fill with black. Move this layer below the frame. Do not deselect yet.

Copy&paste the close up, place where desired. Selections, invert and hit delete. Deselect.
Go to effects and apply blinds, lower the opacity to 55.
With the close up still selected, go to selections, select all, float, defloat. Selections, invert.

Select the 'frame background' and apply a weave effect of choice. Deselect.
You can colorize the bow to match your tube or add one of choice.

Copy&paste the tree as a new layer, resize it by 70%. Move it to the right side of the frame.
Copy&paste one of the snowflakes and resize it by 20 or 15%. You can add as many as you'd like.

Select the stars, select all, float, defloat. Add a new layer and flood fill with #7A9000 and #A70505
Add a noise effect of your liking. Deselect and delete the original stars.

Copy&paste the tube as a new layer and move it to the top, plce where desired.
Duplicate the tube and change the blend mode to softlight.

With the font impact, add the word - 'Don't Open' -
Use the font AirfoilScript ssk for - 'Until Christmas' -

Add your name and apply gradient glow. Drop shadow all the layers.
Add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

I like being Naughty - PTU

2009-11-23T23:41:00.002-07:00

What you will need:

Tube and close up of choice, I used the artwork of Keith Garvey. This tube was part of the MPT Christmas Gift.
Scrapkit used Naughty List Collab, i used Sarah's part. Purchase the kit at Pimp My Tags w- Scraps
Font used - Satisfaction

Plugin used:
Xenofex 2 burnt edges and constellation

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open a new image 600x600, flood fill with white. Copy&paste the frame2 as a new layer, resize it by 70%
Copy&paste the pp8 as a new layer, move this layer below the frame. With the selection tool remove the excess paper.
Apply xenofex 2 constellation with this settings:
2.64
30
8
0
73
75
keep original image checked

Copy&paste the close up and place where desired. Romove the excess of the tube.
Change the blend mode to screen and reduce the opacity to 75.

Copy&paste the tree as a new layer, resize it by 50%. Move it to the left side of the frame.
Apply the same constellation effect used earlier.

Copy&paste the tube as a new layer, move it to the left side of the frame or where desired.
Duplicate it and change the blend mode to soft light.

Add the flair1 or any other elements of choice.
Add your name and drop shadow all the layers.

Open the pp4, with the selection tool, select a large rectangle.
Copy&paste it as a new layer, Apply xenofex 2 burnt edges. Click on the settings tab and select - Not Charred -
Make sure the - make selection transparent - is checked.
Move this layer above the 'background'

Add a new layer, select the airbrush tool, size 147, hardness 50
Click on your canvas a couple of times. Change the blend mode to disolve and lower the opacity to 10.

Add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Waiting for Santa - PTU

2009-11-23T23:39:00.002-07:00

What you will need:

Tube and close up of choice, I used the artwork of Keith Garvey. Purchase his work at My PSP Tubes
Scrapkit used Naughty List Collab, i used Cora's part. Purchase the kit at Pimp My Tags w- Scraps
Christmas template004 by Cinda. Donwload it at So Elengantly Wasted
Font used - Carpenter

Plugins used:
VM Extravaganza Transmission
EC4 gradient glow

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, Shift+D and close the original. Delete the credit layer
Select raster 3, select all, float, defloat. Copy&paste pp6. Selections, invert
and hit delete. Deselect and delete the original red circle.

Repeat the step above for the black circle, raster5, raster4 and raster6.
I used the pp5, pp9, pp6 again and pp8.

Select the smaller frame, with the magic wand click inside it. Selections, modify, expand by 5.
Copy& paste the close up as a new layer, place where desired. Selections, invert and hit delete.
Move this layer below the frame.

Select the frame again, copy&paste the tag, the star and button, resize them to your liking.
With the font century gothic, add the word - To: Santa -
Place it on top of the tag.

Copy&paste the tube as a new layer, move it a little bit to the left side.
Add your name and apply gradient glow.
Drop shadow all the layers.

Change the foreground to null and the background to #D54344
Select the background layer, with the shape tool, create a lage circle. Convert to raster.

Apply gaussian blur with a radius of 13. Apply VM Extravaganza Transmission.
Change the settings to
0
12
0

Add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Naughty List - PTU

2009-11-23T23:35:00.002-07:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Jose Cano. Purchase his work at My PSP Tubes
Scrapkit used Naughty List Collab, i used TammyKat's part. Purchase the kit at Pimp My Tags w- Scraps
Christmas template005 by Cinda. Donwload it at So Elengantly Wasted
Fonts used - supernatural, fh_alissa, whisper
Mask of choice.

Plugin used:
EC4 gradient glow

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, Shift+D and close the original. Delete the following layers:
credits, 'santa's list', 'me', hanging stars, 1 and 2.

Select layer '12', with the magic wand click inside the circle. Copy&paste the black paper.
Selections, invert and hit delete. Deselect and delete the original circle.

Repeat the step above for the following:
layer 10, 8 and 3. i used the red paper, green paper and naughty paper.

Select layer '7', select all, float, defloat. Copy&paste the red paper.
Selections, invert and hit delete. Delete the original layer7.

With the magic wand, click on the small rectangle in the middle.
SHIFT+B
brightness: -255
contrast: 0
Deselect.

Select layer '9', SHIFT+B
brightness: -255
contrast: 0

Copy&paste the doodle list as a new layer, move it to the top. Resize it by 70%.
With the deform tool, rotate it a bit to the left.

With the font fh_alissa add: "Santa's Naughty List" the numbers and Me.

Copy&paste the lightstrand as a new layer, resize it by 70%, flip it and place it at the bottom of the doodle list.
Add the holy element2 and a candy cane.

Copy&paste your tube as a new layer. Drop shadow all the layers.
Add your name and apply gradient glow.

*This part is optional*
You can just add a mask of choice, or you can create a word art layer and apply the mask to it.

Add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Jacob - PTU

2009-11-16T12:59:00.002-07:00

What you will need:

Picture of choice. You can find some HERE
Scrapkit used Jacob by Cora's Creations. Purchase her kit at Sophisti-Scraps or at at Pimp My Tags w- Scraps
Fonts used - Fh_Alissa and A&S Snapper script
Mask of choice.

Plugin used:
EC 4 gradient glow

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open a new image 650x480. Flood fill with white.
Copy&paste the frame1 as a new layer, resize it by 85%

Copy&paste the pic as a new layer and move it below the frame.
Move the pic a little bit to the right.

Select the frame again, with the lasso tool set to 'point to point' remove the part that covers the face.
With the lasso tool still selected, select the picture and remove the top part of the picture.
*See tag for reference*
Remove the excess of the picture from the top and bottom and both sides.

Copy&paste the string-02 as a new layer, move it below the picture.
Copy&paste the greens-01 and 08 as new layers, resize them and place where desired.

Select the frame, copy&paste the stich and place at the bottom of the frame.
Copy&paste the screw, resize it and place it at the bottom right side of the frame.
Duplicate it, mirror, flip.

Copy&paste the paw print, resize it and place at the top right side of the frame.
With the font Fh_Alissa add: "Does my being half-naked bother you?" or wording of choice.

Add your name and apply EC 4 gradient glow.
Add a mask of choice.
Add the credits.

Copy&paste pp-07 as a new layer, move it to the top. Change the blend mode to burn and reduce the opacity to 40.
With the selection tool, remove the excess paper.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Angelic Touch - PTU

2009-11-12T14:06:00.002-07:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the awesome artwork of Elias Chatzoudis. Purchase his work at My PSP Tubes
Scrapkit used Inspiration by Sarah. Purchase her kit at Pimp My Tags w- Scraps
Template created by me exclusivly for this tag and it's included in the supplies.
Fonts used - Cornerstone Regular, Radius, Dominique
Mask of choice.

Other Supplies - clouds,glitter - HERE
*if the glitter belongs to you, please let me know so i can give you credit or remove it*

Plugins used:
Cybia ScreenWorks
EC4 gradient glow

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, Shift+D and close the original. Delete the credits layer.
Un-x the background layer.

Select the oval, select all, float, defloat. Copy&paste the pp5 as a new layer.
Selections, invert and hit delete. Deselect and delete the original oval layer.

Select the circle, select all, float, defloat. Copy&paste the pp4 as a new layer.
Selections, invert and hit delete. Deselect.
Apply Cybia ScreenWorks, and select the 'bar thread' setting.
Delete the original circle layer.

Select the black circle, select all, float, defloat. Copy&paste the tube or close up.
Place it where desired. Selections, invert and hit delete. Deselect.
Reduce the opacity to 60. Duplicate this layer and change the blend mode to soft light.

Copy&paste the flower3 as a new layer, resize it by 50%. Move it to the right side.
*see tag for placement*
Copy&paste the ribbon2 as a new layer, resize it by 40%. Mirror it and plce it on top of the flower.
Copy&paste the bead spill 1 as a new layer, Move this layer below the black circle.

Copy&paste the clouds and move this layer below the black oval.
Select the background, copy&paste pp11. Apply mask of choice.

Copy&paste the glitter, Duplicate it and flip it.

Add your tube, move it to the top. Duplicate it. To the duplicate add gaussian blur -radius 5-.
Change the blend mode to soft light.

Add your name and apply gradient glow.
Add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Punk - PTU

2009-11-10T12:28:00.003-07:00

What you will need:

Tube and close up of choice, I used the awesome artwork of Ismael Rac. You can purchase his work at AMI
Template#276 by Missy. You can download it at Divine Intentionz
Scrap kit of choice. I used Punk Princess by Kristin . Purchase her kit at Katelynn's Designs
Fonts used - Oh La La and Metal as in Heavy

Plugins used:
Xero Porcelain and Fritillary
Muras Meister Copies
EC4 gradient glow
Penta Color Dot

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, Shift+D and close the original. Delete the copyright layer.
Canvas size 650x650. Select the background layer and flood fill with white.

Select the rectangle layer, select all, float, defloat. Copy&paste paper2(or flood fill with color of choice).
Selections, invert and hit delete. Deselect.
Apply xero fritilary with:
granularity - 5
aggression - 16
tesselation - 100
variation - 35
Delete the original rectangle.

Select the small circle1, with the magic wand click inside the circle. Copy&paste paper6.
Selections, invert and hit delete. Deselect.

Repeat the step above for the small circle2. I used paper3.
Apply Penta Color Dot with the default settings.

Copy&paste the tube as a new layer, place where desired.
Remove the bottom part of the tube that hangs from the black circle.
*see tag for reference*

Change the foreground to null and background to a color from the tube.
Select the black circle. With the font Oh La La or any other pixel font, add your name.
Objects, align, center in canvas. Convert to raster layer.
Apply muras meister copies, change the preset menu to tiling and change the tile gap to 2 the rest leave as is.
Lower the opacity to 60.

Select the black circle again, select all, float, defloat. Selections, invert.
Select the layer with your name and hit delete.
Do not deselect yet.

Copy&paste the close up, move it a little bit to the right side of the circle or place where desired.
Hit delete and deselect.
Apply xero porcelain and change the blue channel to 0, leave the rest as is.
Duplicate the close up.

Go back to the original close up and add blinds with the following:
width - 2
opacity - 40
color - black
horizontal and light from left/top - checked
Lower the opacity to 60 and change the blend mode to luminance(l)

To the duplicate, change the blend mode to overlay and lower the opacity to 60
Go to selections, select all, float, defloat. Select your name layer and hit Delete. Deselect.

Select the transmission layer and apply a noise effect of choice.
Add embelishments of choice. Drop shadow all the layers.
Add your name and apply EC4 gradient glow.
Add the copyright info
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

He's Mine - PTU

2009-11-10T12:16:00.002-07:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Irene Shpak. You can purchase her work at My PSP Tubes
Scrap kit used My Immortal by Cora. Purchase her kit at Sophisti-Scraps or at Pimp My Tags w- Scraps
Fonts used - Oh La La, typenoksidi and Pendulum
Masks of choice
Word art by me HERE

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open a new image 720x650. Flood fill it with white.
Copy&paste the frame-01 as a new layer. Copy&paste the tube as a new layer and place it where desired.
With the selection tool, remove the part of the tube that hangs from the frame.

With the tube still the active layer, go to selections, select all, float, defloat.
Copy&paste pp10. Selections, invert and hit delete. Deselect.
Change the blend mode to soft light.

Make the frame the active layer. With the magic wand, click inside the frame.
Selections, modify, expand by 5. Copy&paste pp12, selections, invert and hit delete.
Deselect and move the paper below the frame.

Copy&paste the ribbon-04 as a new layer, resize it by 50%. Place it at the bottom of the frame.
*see my tag for reference*
Move it below the paper, duplicate it, mirrow the duplicate.

Copy&paste the leaf-rope, go to image, flip. Move it a little bit to the bottom of the frame.
Move this layer below the ribbons. Duplicate it, flip, mirror the duplicate.

Coy&paste the glitter-fence as a new layer, resize it by 70%, Move it below the leaf-rope.
Place it to the top left side of the frame. Duplicate it - mirror it. Duplicate it - flip it.
Duplicate - mirror it. Lower the opacity on all the fences layers to 45.

Open pp5 and apply a mask of choice. Merge group.
Copy&paste the mask as a new layer and move it to the bottom.

Copy&paste as new layer the word art supplied. Or create one of your own.
Move it to the right side of the frame. Duplicate the word art and move this layer below the frame.

With the font Oh La La, add a poem or saying of choice.
Add other embelishments of your liking.
Add your name and copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Not a Bitch - No Scraps

2009-11-10T12:04:00.003-07:00

What you will need:

Tube and close up of choice, I used the awesome artwork of Ismael Rac. You can purchase his work at AMI
Template#277 by Missy. You can download it at Divine Intentionz
Brushes of choice
Fonts used - Oh La La and Gizmo
Word art by me HERE
*Don't forget to leave a note when downloading the template or supplies :)*

Plugins used:
Filters Unlimited 2 video
Tramages tow the line
EC4 gradient glow
Muras Meister Tone

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, Shift+D and close the original. Delete the copyright layer.
Canvas size 650x650. Select the background layer and flood fill with white.

Select the circle, with the selection tool create a thin rectangle. Add a new layer.
Apply Muras Meister Tone and change the settings to:
281
50
10
45
0
0
fg color #FDD3E8
Deselect.

Select the circle again, select all, float, defloat. Select the layer you added the pluging to.
Selections, invert and hit delete. Deselect.

Change the froreground to white and the background to #FD64AF
On the materia pallette select gradient with these settings:

Select the rectangle, select all, float, defloat. Add a new layer and flood fill with the gradient.
Deselect. Rename it gradient1. Duplicate this layer and rename gradient2

Select the gradient1 layer, apply tramages tow the line with the default settings.
To the gradient2 layer, apply Filters Unlimited 2 video interlace. Make sure 'include alpha channel' is checked
Delete the original rectangle.

Select the thin rectangle, SHIFT+B
brightness - (-255)
contrast - 0
Copy&paste the nab-wa supplied. Or create one of your own.
Place it on top of the thin rectangle.

Select the frame background, select all, float, defloat. Copy&paste the close up.
Selections, invert and hit delete. Deselect.
Duplicate the close up, and change the blend mode to screen.

Copy&paste the nab-wa2 or create one of your own. Move this layer above the thin rectangle2.
Add a new layer, move it to the bottom and add brushes or a mask of choice.

Copy&paste the tube as a new layer, move it to the top and place it where desired.
Add your name and apply EC4 gradient glow. Drop shadow all the layers.
Add the copyright info
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Sinfully Spooky - FTU

2009-10-28T13:58:00.002-06:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the awesome artwork of Elias Chatzoudis. Purchase his work at My PSP Tubes
Template#270 by Missy. You can download it at Divine Intentionz
The spider and the tree are from Lacarolita's Scream at the Night kit. Find it HERE
The skull and tombstone are from Alyssa's Hallows Eve kit, which can be found HERE
Font used - Bernard

Plugins used:
Tramages tow the line
EC4 gradient glow.

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, Shift+D and close the original. Delete the copyright layer.
Canvas size 750x600. Select the background layer and flood fill with white.

Select the oval and apply tramages tow he line with the default settings.
Add drop shadow.

Select the small circle, select all, float, defloat. Add a new layer and flood fill with #E46C25
or color from your tube.
Deselect. Delete the original small circle.

Repeat the step above for the following layers:
rectangle3
thin rectangle2
circle

Add a noise effect of choice to the thin rectangle and small circle.

Select the rectangle1 layer, select all, float, defloat. Add a new layer and flood fill with #AE2222
or color from your tube.
Deselect. Delete the original rectangle1 layer.

Repeat the step above for the following layers:
rectangle2
thin rectangle1
Add a noise effect of choice to the thin rectangle.

With a font of choice, add the words 'Sinfully Spooky'
Apply eye candy4 gradient glow of choice.

Copy & paste the tombstone as a new layer, resize it and move it to the left side of the oval.
Add a new layer, select the picture tube tool and select the lawn. Click on your canvas a few times
until you have something you like.
SHIFT+L,
hue 35
saturation 89

Copy & paste the old tree as a new layer. resize it an move it a bit to the right side.
*see my tag for placement*
Add the spider and skull or any other elements of choice.

Copy & paste the tube as a new layer, duplicate it. Change the blend mode to softlight.
Add your name and apply EC4 gradient glow.
Drop shadow all the laters. Add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Got your Candy - FTU

2009-10-28T13:51:00.003-06:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the awesome artwork of Ismael Rac. You can purchase his work at AMI
Template#0018 by Cin. You can download it at So Elegantly Wasted
Mask109 by Vix. Download it HERE
Haunted Pumpkin Patch pic by SolStock HERE
Spider web and paper of choice.
Brushes of choice.
Font used - Herencia

Plugins used:
Xero Radiance and Porcelain
Filters Unlimited 2 Video Interlace
Xenofex 2 Constellation
EC4 gradient glow.
Penta Jeans

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, Shift+D and close the original. Delete the copyright layer.
Change the foreground to #B50101 or color from tube, and the background to Black.
On the material pallete, select the gradient tab with these settings:

Select layer#8, select all, float, defloat. Add a new layer and flood fill with the gradient.
Deselect. Apply Penta jeans with:
amount - 9
border width - 8
Delete the original layer8.

Select layer #6, select all, float, defloat. Copy & paste a parper of choice. Selections, invert. hit delete.
Apply xero porcelain and change the blue channel to 0.
Go to effects - texture effects - blinds of choice.
Delete the original layer6.

Select the I got your candy layer,SHIFT+B
brightness -(-255)
contrast - 0
add ec4 gradient glow of choice.

Select the layer 5 blurred,SHIFT+B
brightness -(-255)
contrast - 0
Repeat the step above for layer #5. Select all, float, defloat.

Open the pumpkin patch pic, SHIFT+L
hue and saturation - 0
Copy & paste the pic as a new layer. Selections, invert, hit delete. Deselect.
Apply xero porcelain with the same settings as before. Duplicate this layer.

With the duplicate still selected, apply Filters Unlimited 2 Video -Interlace
make sure the 'include alpha channel' is checked.

Select the layer #4, add ec4 gradient glow of choice.

On the material pallete, select the gradient tab with these settings:

Select layer #3, select all, float, defloat. Add a new layer and flood fill with the gradient.
Go to effects - texture effects - blinds of choice.

Select layer #2,SHIFT+B
brightness -(-255)
contrast - 0
Do the same to layer #1

Apply ec4 gradient glow of choice to the 'trick or treat' words.

Copy & past the tube as a new layer and apply xero radiance, change the beauty to 179.
Duplicate the tube, add gaussian blur, change the radius to 5.
Change the blend mode to hardlight, move this layer below the original tube.

Adda new layer, flood fill with black, apply Vix_Mask109. Merge group.
Apply xenofex2 constellation with the following settings:

Move this layer to the bottom.

Select the tube, add a new layer and add brushes of choice.
Add your name and apply EC4 gradient glow.
Add any other elements of choice, and add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Serene - PTU

2009-10-10T13:53:00.002-06:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the fabulous artwork of Rion Vernon. You can purchase his work at CILM
Scrapkit used Dramatic by Designs by Sarah. Download her kit at Pimp My Tags w- Scraps
Scallop templates by Laura. Download them at Cinnamon Scraps
MaskGBS0906 by Vix. Download it at Vix PSP
the mask is in the last set.
Font used - Inspiration

Plugins used:
EC4 gradient glow.
Penta Jeans

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open a new image 600x600. Flood fill with white. Copy & paste the scallopedroundtemplates4 as a new layer.
Resize it by 85%. Select all, float, defloat. Copy & paste the dramatic_pp2. Selections, invert, hit delete.
Deselect. Apply EC4 gradient glow with:
glow width - 4
soft corner - 0
opacity - 100
on the color tab, select the 'fat' setting. Add a drop shadow of choice.
Delete the original scallop temp.

Copy & paste the scallopedroundtemplates1 as a new layer, resize it by 70%. Select all, float, defloat.
Copy & paste the dramatic_pp6. Selections, invert, hit delete. Deselect and apply the same gradient glow as before.

Open the dramatic_pp7, on the material pallete select the pattern tab and select the pp7. Change the foreground to white.
Select the preset shape tool, and make sure elipse is selected. Change the width to 5.

Create a circle smaller than the second scallop frame. Objects, align, center in canvas. Convert to raster layer. Drop shadow.
Copy & paste your tube as a new layer, move it to the left side of the scallops.

Open the paper flowers, resize them by 70%. Copy & paste them as a new layer. Place them at the bottom of the tube, or where desired.
Copy & paste the ribbon tag and bow of choice, resized them if needed. Drop shadow.

Go back to your tube layer, select all, float, defloat. Copy & paste the dramatic_pp4. Selection, invert, hit delete.
Deselect and change the blend mode to overlay. Add drop shadow of choice.

Open the dramatic_pp5 and apply the mask. Merge group. Copy & paste the mask onto your canvas. Move this layer to the bottom.
Appy penta jeans with the default settings.

Add your name and apply EC4 gradient glow with the same settings as before, just change the color to black.
Add the copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Ride a Witch - FTU

2009-10-07T14:22:00.005-06:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the awesome artwork of Keith Garvey. You can purchase his work at My PSP Tubes
Halloween template#7 by Mirella. You can download it from her blog Scrapity Scrap and More
Font used - Jersey Stories
Mask of choice.
Spookie tree of choice.
Supplies HERE

Plugins used:
Xero Soft Mood, Radiance and Porcelain.
Tramages Print Screen.
EC4 gradient glow.
Penta Jeans.

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, Shift+D and close the original. Delete the copyright layer.
Go to image, resize the template by 90%. Make sure all layers is checked.

Select the circle, SHIFT+B
brightness -(-255)
contrast - 0
Apply tramages print screen with the default settings.
SHIFT+L
hue - 25
saturation - 220

Delete the layer named copy of vector2. Change the foreground color to #E28A0C or color of choice.
and the background to null.
Select the preset tool, make sure the elipse is selected. Line style diamond, width 2.
Create a circle a bit bigger than the "black" one. Convert to raster layer.

Change the background color to black, on the material pallete, change it to gradient with the following settings:

Select the raster3 layer, select all, float, defloat. Add a new layer and flood fill with the gradient. Deselect.
Apply penta jeans with
amount - 10
border width - 12
Deselect and delete the original raster3 layer.

Select the Raster 10 layer, SHIFT+B
brightness -(-255)
contrast - 0
Go to effects/texture effects/tiles - with the default settings.
Do the same with the Copy of Raster 10 layer.

Select the Raster 4 layer, SHIFT+B
brightness -(-255)
contrast - 0
Do the same with the Raster 5 layer.

Select the Raster 6 layer, select all, float, defloat. Copy & paste the haunted house supplied.
Selections, invert, hit delete. Deselect. SHIFT+L
hue - 0
saturation - 0
Apply Xero soft mood with:
haziness - 0
glow red - 88
the rest leave as is.
Delete the original Raster 6 layer.

Copy and paste the white web i supplied. Place it where desired. Change the blend mode to luminace(l)
and lower the opacity to 40.
Add a spookie tree of your choice. See my tag for placement.

Select the Raster 8 layer, , SHIFT+B
brightness -(-255)
contrast - 0
Do the same with the copy of raster8.

Select the raster7 layer, SHIFT+B
brightness -(-255)
contrast - 0
Add a weave effect of choice.

Copy & paste your tube as a new layer. Resize it if needed.
Go back to raster7, move it down so it aligns with the tube.
*See my tag for reference*

Go back to your tube layer and apply xero porcelain. Use the default settings, just change the blue channel to 0
Duplicate the tube and change the blend mode to softlight.

Select the Raster 9 layer.*See my tag for placement.*
Select all, float, defloat. Add a new layer and flood fill with #E28A0C.
Go to adjust, add/remove noise, add noise with:
gaussian and monochrome - checked
noise - 55%
Add ec4 gradient glow, color black.

Add the clouds, and lower the opacity to 34. Add the bats and apply ec4 gradient glow.
Add your name and apply EC4 gradient glow.
Add a mask of choice.
Add the copyright info. Drop shadow all the layers
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Wanna Play? - FTU

2009-10-07T14:20:00.002-06:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the awesome artwork of Ismael Rac. You can purchase his work at AMI
Scrapkit used Hallows Eve by Cora Creations. Download her kit at Pimp'd Designs
Halloween template#3 by Mirella. You can download it from her blog Scrapity Scrap and More
Font used - Dirt2 Soulstalker
Mask of choice.

Plugins used:
Xero Radiance.
EC4 gradient glow.

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, Shift+D and close the original. Delete the copyright layer.
Go to image, resize the template by 85%. Make sure all layers is checked.

Select the circle, select all, float, defloat. Copy & paste the pp02, selections, invert, hit delete.
Deselect and delete the original circle layer.

Repeat the step above for the border circle(use pp04), the oval(use pp01), thin rectangle(use pp05),
big rectangle(use pp04 again) and white rectangle(use pp06).

Select the Border Thin Rectangle, SHIFT+B
brightness -(-255)
contrast - 0

Select the small rectangle and repeat the step above.
Go to selections, select all, float, defloat. If you are using the same tube, copy & past the big pumpkin
included with the tube. Place it inside the marching ants. Selections, invert, hit delete. Deselect.

Apply Xero radiance to the pumpkin with the following settings:
strangeness - 124
charm - 50
truth - 128
beauty - 255

Add any other elements of choice.
Copy & paste your tube onto the canvas. Add one of the pumpkins.
Apply EC4 gradient glow of choice to the word art layers.

Add your name and apply EC4 gradient glow.
Add a mask of choice.
Add the copyright info. Drop shadow all the layers
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Halloween Babe - PTU

2009-10-07T01:36:00.002-06:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Elias Chatzoudis. You can purchase his work at My PSP Tubes
Scrapkit used Halloween Town {mix & match mega collab} by Designs by Sarah. Purchase her kit at Pimp My Tags w- Scraps
Halloween template#1 by Mirella. You can download it from her blog Scrapity Scrap and More
Fonts used - Men in Black, Apocalypse Now
Mask of choice

Plug ins used:
Xero Radiance
Eye Candy 4 gradient glow

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, Shift+D and close the original. Delete the copyright and word art layers.
Go to image, resize the template by 85%. Make sure all layers is checked.
Image, canvas size 680x550.

Select the big rectangle, select all, float, defloat. Copy & paste the pp2. Selections, invert, hit delete.
Deselect and delete the original big rectangle.

Repeat the step above for the small rectangle, the thin rectangle, the circle and border circle.
I used pp4, pp5, pp1 and pp3.
To the circle add weave effect with:
gap size - 1
width - 10
opacity - 1
weave color - white
gap color - black
fill gaps - checked

Select the squares, SHIFT+B
brightness -(-255)
contrast - 0
Select all, float, defloat. Copy & paste your tube. Move it to the left side of the sqaures. Selections, invert, hit delete.
Add xero porcelaine to the tube. Change the blue channel to 0. Change the blend mode to screen and lower the opacity to 60.

Open the spooky tree 2, Copy & paste onto your canvas, resize it by 70%. Move this layer below the circle.
Open the cauldron, bat and jack o lantern, resize them. Copy & paste onto your canvas, place them where desired.

Copy & paste your tube, move it to the top. Duplicate it. To the original tube add gaussian blur radius 4.
Change the blend mode to hardlight.

With the font Men in Black, add the word 'Halloween Babe" or add one of choice. Move it to the top left side of the rectangle.
Duplicate it. Move this layer to the bottom right side of the rectangle.

Add your name and apply Eye Candy 4 gradient glow
Add the copyright info. Drop shadow all the layers
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Show Me A Trick - PTU

2009-10-07T01:31:00.003-06:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the awesome artwork of Martin Abel. You can purchase his work at CILM
Scrapkit used Halloween Town {mix & match mega collab} by TammyKat Designz. Purchase her kit at Pimp My Tags w- Scraps
and an add-on to her kit, which you can find HERE
Halloween template#9 by Mirella. You can download it from her blog Scrapity Scrap and More
Font used - 711 Slurpie
Other supplies HERE

Plug ins used:
Xero Soft Mood and Radiance.
Layout Tools Contrast Checkers
Eye Candy 4 gradient glow
Xenofex 2 Lightning

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, Shift+D and close the original. Delete the copyright layer.
Go to image, resize the template by 85%. Make sure all layers is checked.

Select the big rectangle, select all, float, defloat. Copy & paste the halloweentown-black-paper. Selections, invert, hit delete.
Deselect and delete the original big rectangle.

Repeat the step above for the big square, and the 2 circles.
I used the papers tk-ghosttrain-dotted-teal, halloweentown-green-paper and halloweentown-purple-paper.

Select the big rectangle and apply weave effect with
gap size - 1
width - 10
opacity - 1
weave color - white
gap color - #CE5D35
fill gaps - checked

Select the purple circle and add blinds with:
width - 2
opacity - 25
color - black
horizontal - unchecked
light from left/top - checked

Select the green circle and apply layout tools contrast checkers with:
size/amount - 42
contrast - 5
desaturate - 0

Select the Copy of Vector 2 layer, SHIFT+B
brightness -(-255)
contrast - 0
Repeat the same step for the layers Raster 4, Copy of Vector 3, Raster 7, Copy of Vector 4, Raster 8, Raster 9, Raster 10 and 11.

Select the rounded rectangle(raster7), select all, float, defloat. Copy & paste the creepymountain supplied.
Selections, invert, hit delete. Deselect. SHIFT+L
hue and saturation - 0
Apply Xero soft mood with:
haziness - 50
glow red - 70
the rest leave as is.
Apply xenofex 2 lightning with:
in settings select - distant lightning
in the glow tab change the glow opacity to 0 and outer color to white.
the rest leave as is.
Remove the parts of the lightning that hang from the "frame"

Open the ghosts, resize them. Copy & paste them onto your canvas, place where desired. Change the blend to overlay.
Add any other elements you want.

Add your tube and apply xero radiance with:
strangeness - 255
charm - 50
truth - 128
beauty - 112

Add your name and apply Eye Candy 4 gradient glow
Add the copyright info. Drop shadow all the layers
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Make Me Purr - PTU

2009-10-07T01:28:00.003-06:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Marco Guaglione. You can purchase his work at My PSP Tubes
Scrapkit used Mz Kitten by Cora Creations. Purchase her kit at Pimp My Tags w- Scraps
Template #004 by Cin. Download it at Elegantly Wasted
Fonts used - Oh La La, Smitten Kitten
Splatter Brushes of choice
Worded Mask by me HERE

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, Shift+D and close the original. Delete the layers named copyright, predictable, =1=, and =2=.

Select the 'star' layer, select all, float, defloat. Copy & paste the pp05. Selections, invert, hit delete.
Deselect and delete the original 'star' layer.
Go to Adjust, add/remove noise, add noise with:
gaussian and monochrome - checked
noise - 20%

Select the oval, select all, float, defloat. Copy & paste the pp06. Selections, invert, hit delete.
Deselect and delete the original oval layer.

Repeat the step above for the pink circle layer. I used pp04.

Select the 'white square'. Shift+B
brightness -(-255)
contrast - 0
Select all, float, defloat. Copy & paste your tube or close up. Selections, invert, hit delete.
Deselect. Reduce the opacity of the tube to 45

Select the =3= layer, select all, float, defloat. Add a new layer and flood fill with #9A4259 or color of choice.
Deselect. add a weave effect with:
gap size - 1
width - 7
opacity - 1
weave color - white
gap color - black
fill gaps - checked
Delete the original =3= layer.

Open the worded mask i supplied or create one of your own. Copy & paste it onto your canvas.
Move this layer to the bottom.

Open the cc-mzkitty-glitter-03. On your material pallete, change the pattern to the glitter.
Select your paint brush tool. Add a new layer and apply splater brushes of choice.

Open the cc-heart-rope-charmed, resize it by 50%. Copy & paste it onto your canvas.
Move it to the bottom right side of the star. Duplicate it, move this layer to the top left side of the oval.
*see my tag for reference*

Open the purr word art, the fishbones and paw prints. resize them to your liking. Copy & paste them onto your canvas.
place them where desired.

Copy & paste your tube, resize it if needed.
Add your name and copyright info. Drop shadow all the layers
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Trick Honey - PTU

2009-09-27T22:14:00.004-06:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the awesome artwork of Elias Chatzoudis. You can purchase his work at My PSP Tubes
Scrapkit used This is Halloween by Cora Creations. Purchase her kit at Sophisti-Scraps
Halloween Template #2 by Mirella. You can download it from her blog Scrapity Scrap and More
Fonts used - Men in Black, Romance Fatal Goth
Splatter Brushes of choice

Plugins used:
Muras Meister's Tone

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, Shift+D and close the original. Delete the word art and Watermark layers.
Go to image, resize by 90%. Make sure all layers is checked.
Go to image again, canvas size, and change the size to 650x500
Select the background and flood fill with white.

Select the oval, select all, float, defloat. Copy & paste tih-pp-03.
Selections, invert, hit delete. Do not deselect yet.

Open the cc-spider-web, resize it by 50%, mirror it. Copy & paste it onto your canvas. Place it where desired
*see my tag for reference*
Hit delete. Deselect. Delete the original oval layer.

Select the rounded rectangle, select all, float, defloat. Copy & paste tih-pp-02.
Selections, invert, hit delete, deselect. Delete the original rounded rectangle.

Repeat the step above for the rectangle. I used tih-pp-04

Open the cc-stitch, copy & paste onto your canvas. Move it to the top of the rectangle.
With the selections tool, remove the excess.
*see my tag for reference*
Duplicate the stitches, go to image, flip.

Select the circle, select all, float, defloat. Copy & paste tih-pp-05.
Selections, invert, hit delete, deselect. Delete the original circle.

Select the line circle, select all, float, defloat. Apply Muras Meister's Tone with the defaul settings.
Deselect. Change the blend mode to multiply and the opacity to 100.

Copy & paste your tube, move it above the border circle layer. With the lasso tool, remove the bottom part of the tube.
*see my tag for reference*

With the font Men in Black, color black or color of choice, write the word - Trick Honey -
or a word of choice.

Add a new layer, move it to the bottom. Add splatter brushes or mask of choice.
Add any other elements of choice.
Add your name and copyright info. Drop shadow all the layers
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Midnight Angel - PTU

2009-09-27T16:24:00.005-06:00

What you will need:

Tubes of choice, I used the awesome artwork of Scott Blair. You can purchase his work at My PSP Tubes
Scrapkit used Midnight by Sarah. Purchase her kit at Pimp My Tags w- Scraps
Template #14 by Sylvie. You can download it at Creative Misfits Creations
Fonts used - Century Gothic, Al Sandra
Word art by me HERE

Plugins used:
Eye Candy4 Gradient Glow
Xenofex 2 Constellation
PhotoEffex Scanlines

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, Shift+D and close the original. You can resize the template if desired!
Go to image, canvas size 800x650. Delete the Watermark layer.
Select the background layer, flood fill with white.

Select the large pink circle, select all, float, defloat. Copy & paste midnight_pp12.
Selections, invert, hit delete. Deselect and delete the original large pink circle.

Select the black square - left, select all, float, defloat. Copy & paste midnight_pp9.
Selections, invert, hit delete. Deselect and delete the original black square - left.
Repeat the step above for the black square - right.

Select the white circle and add noise with:
Gaussian and Monochrome - Checked
Noise - 60%

Open the midnight poem2, copy & paste onto your canvas. Move it to the left square.
Duplicate it, move the duplicate to the right sqaure.
*see my tag for reference*

Open the clouds-overlay, copy & paste onto your canvas. Mirror it.

Select the small pink rectangle, select all, float, defloat. Copy & paste midnight_pp7.
Selections, invert, hit delete. Deselect.
Apply PhotoEffex Scanlines with:
width - 1
spacing - 1
dark band strength - 20
light nonband strength - 10
the other 2 settings leave them like that.
vertical toggle - checked

Delete the original small pink rectangle.

Delete the grey rectangle. Copy & paste the ribbon deco.

With the selection tool, draw a big rectangle so it covers the whole template.
Add a new layer and flood fill with white. Do not deselect yet.
Apply Xenofex 2 Constellation with:
star size - 7.55
size variation - 100
edge star density - 1
overall density - 1
overdrive - 0
twinkle Amount - 100
make selection transparent - Checked

Copy & paste your tube. Duplicate it 2 times. Rename them tube1, tube2, tube3 *to avoid confusion*
Select tube1, add blur/ gaussian blur - radius 6. Change the blend mode to hard light.
Select tube3 and change the blend mode to soft light.

Open the half tone overlay2. Copy & paste it onto your canvas, move this layer below the big dotted circle layer.
Copy & paste my word art, or add a saying of choice.
*see my tag for placement*

Add your name and copyright info.
Apply drop shadow if desired.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Punk Princess - PTU

2009-09-14T13:39:00.004-06:00

What you will need:

Tubes of choice, I used the awesome artwork of Elias Chatzoudis. You can purchase his work at My PSP Tubes
Scrapkit used Skulls 'n Bones by TammyKat Dezigns. Purchase her kit at Pimp My Tags w- Scraps
Template #8 by Sylvie. You can download it HERE
Fonts used - FFF Harmony, VTKS Rascunho Errado
Brushes of choice

Plugins used:
Eye Candy4 Gradient Glow
dsb flux linear transmission
Xero Radiance

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, Shift+D and close the original. Delete the white star,skull and Watermark layers.
Add a new layer, flood fill with white, move it to the bottom.

Select the pink circle-big, select all, float, defloat. Copy & paste the lightpinkpaper.
Selections, invert, hit delete. Deselect and delete the original pink circle.

Open skullpaper3, resize it by 70%. Select the grey circle, select all, float, defloat. Copy & paste the paper,
Selections, invert, hit delete. Deselect and delete the original grey circle.

Select the pink circles-small, Shift+B
brightness - 255
contrast - 0
Go to effects, texture effects, weave with these settings:
gap size: 1
width: 6
opacity: 1
wave color: white
gap color: #BB4E6B

Select the white circles, select all, float, defloat. Copy & paste the skullpaper4.
Selections, invert, hit delete. Do not deselect yet.

Copy & paste one of the tubes, move it to the right circle. Hit delete.
Deselect and delete the original white circles.

Go back to the tube, duplicate it. On the original tube apply Xero radiance with the default settings.
Change the blend mode to Luminance(l). Duplicate this layer, go to image, mirror.

On the duplicate, change the blend mode to Screen. Duplicate this layer too, go to image, mirror.

Select the black rectangle, with the font FFF Harmony, size 6, color from your tube, add the word
"Punk Princess" or a saying of choice.

Copy & paste your tube, place it where desired. Drop shadow.

Open the splatterskulls, resize them by 50%. Copy & paste them onto you canvas.
Move this layer below the black rectangle. Duplicate it, mirror it.
*see my tag for reference*

Select the stars-background, Delete the stars on the right. Go to Selections, select all, float, defloat.
Add a new layer and flood fill with different colors from your tube. Deselect.
Go to adjust, add/remove noise, add noise with:
Uniform and Monochrome - Checked
Noise - 100%

Duplicate the star layer, image-mirror, image-flip.

Duplicate the large pink circle, go to adjust, blur, gaussian blur-radius 12
Apply dsb flux linear transmission with:
slice size - 1
offset - 3
blend - 50
horizontal - checked

Add the skullwings, crown, brushes or any other elements of your choice.
Add your name and copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Hot Stuff - No Scraps

2009-09-02T00:52:00.004-06:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the awesome artwork of Keith Garvey. You can purchase his work at My PSP Tubes
Template #52 by Sara. You can download it HERE
Fonts used - Oh La La, Gizmo
Worded Mask - HERE

Plugins used:
Eye Candy4 Fire, Gradient Glow
Mura's Meisters Tone
Xero Fritilary

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, Shift+D and close the original. Delete the Watermark layer.
Go to image, rotate, free rotate.
direction - left
degrees - 90
all layers - checked

Go to image, resize, resize it by 90%. All layers checked.
Add a new layer, flood fill with white, move it to the bottom.

Select the circle, select all, float, defloat. Add a new layer and flood fill with #851111 or color of choice.
Deselect. Apply xero fritilary, change the settings to:
5
30
62
36
Delete the original circle.

Apply EC 4 gradient glow with these settings:

Select Rectangle 1, Shift+B
brightness - 255
contrast - 0
Select all, float, defloat. Add a new layer and apply Mura's Meisters Tone. Change the settings to:
300
57
10
45
0
0
FG color #851111 or color of choice

Change the foreground color to black and the background to #851111 or color of choice

Select the gradient tab with these settings:

Select Rectangle 2, select all, float, defloat. Add a new layer and flood fill with the gradient.

Deselect. Apply EC 4 Fire with:

Apply the same gradient glow as before.
Delete the original rectangle.

In your material pallete, select the gradient tab again, make sure "invert" is checked.
Select the small rectangles, select all, float, defloat. Add a new layer and flood fill with the gradient.
Deselect, apply the gradient glow. Delete the original rectangles.

Copy & paste the mask supplied, or you can make your own. I used the Oh La La font.
Move this layer below the small rectangles.

Copy & paste your tube, move this layer to the top. Position where desired. Duplicate the tube, hide this layer for now.
Select the original tube, Shift+B
brightness - 255
contrast - 0

Select the duplicated tube, un-x this layer, move it a little bit to the right. Add a drop shadow if desired.

Change the foreground to null and the background to white, with the font Gizmo add your name.
Apply the same gradient glow as before. Drop shadow and change the blend mode to luminance(l)

Add the copyright info. Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Eff-You-See-Kay -- No Scraps

2009-09-02T00:45:00.005-06:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the awesome artwork of Armando Huerta. You can purchase his work at My PSP Tubes
Template #12 by Sylvie. You can download it HERE
Fonts used - Al Sandra, FFF Harmony
Mask of choice

Plugins used:
Eye Candy4 Gradient Glow
Layout Tools Contrast Checkers
Tramages tow the line
Xero Fritilary

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, Shift+D and close the original. Delete the Watermark layer.
Go to image, resize, resize it by 85%. All layers checked.
Go to image, canvas size 600x600. Add a new layer, flood fill with white, move it to the bottom.

Change the foreground to #AAC3DE and the background to #E5764B or 2 colors from your tube.
Select the gradient tab change the setting to:

Select the pink rectangle 1 - back, select all, float, defloat. Add a new layer, flood fill with the gradient.
Deselect and delete the original pink rectangle.

On the material palette select the gradient tab and make sure "invert" is checked.
Select the pink rectangle 2 - back, select all, float, defloat. Add a new layer, flood fill with the gradient.
Deselect and delete the original rectangle.

Hide all the layers, except for the 2 gradient rectangles, merge visible. Apply Layout Tools Contrast Checkers
with these settings:
size/amount - 35
contrast - 3
desaturate - 0

Un-x all the layers.

Select the black circle, apply a weave effect with these settings:
gap size - 1
width - 10
opacity - 1
weave color - white
gap color - #D3D7E1 or color from your tube
fill gaps - checked

Select the pink large rectangle, select all, float, defloat. Add a new layer, flood fill with #AAC3DE or color from your tube.
Deselect. Add noise with:
gaussian - checked
monochrome - checked
noise - 30%
Delete the original pink large rectangle.

Select the black large rectangle and apply tramages tow the line with:
control 0 - 89
control 1 - 87
control 2 - 211
control 3 - 38

Select the small pink rectangles, select all, float, defloat. Add a new layer, flood fill with #E5764B or color from your tube.
Deselect. Apply Xero fritillary, change the settings to:
5
30
62
36
Delete the original small pink rectangles.

Copy & paste your tube, position where desired.

Select the white circle, select all, float, defloat. Add a new layer, flood fill with #C0E4F8
Do not deselect yet.

Copy & paste your tube again, move it to the right of the circle(see my tag for reference)
Selections, invert, hit delete. Deselect. Rename this tube layer as tube1
Delete the original white circle.

Go back to the tube1, duplicate it, mirror it. Rename this layer tube2
Duplicate tube2, add gaussian blur radius 6, change the blend mode to hard light and reduce the opacity to 80
Go to effects and add blinds with these settings:
width - 2
opacity - 30
color - black
horizontal and light fronm left/top - checked.
Reduce the opacity of tube2 to 60

Repeat the step above for the tube1 layer.

Change the foreground to null and the background to white, with the font FFF Harmony write the word "Off"
or saying of your choice.

With the font Al Sandra, add your name. Apply EC 4 gradient glow, in the color tab select the "fat" setting, change color to black.
Drop shadow and change the blend mode to luminance(l)

Add a mask of your choice and copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Rion Attitude - No Scraps

2009-08-25T12:45:00.004-06:00

What you will need:

Tubes of choice, I used the awesome artwork of Rion Vernon. You can purchase his work at CILM
Template #51 by Sara. You can download it HERE
Brushes of Choice
Font used - Radius

Plugins used:
Eye Candy4 Gradient Glow
Layout Tools Contrast Checkers
Penta Jeans
Xero Porcelain

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, Shift+D and close the original. Go to image, canvas size 700x600
Add a new layer, flood fill with white, move it to the bottom. Delete the Watermark layer.

Select the rectangle1 layer, apply weave effect with:
gap size: 1
width: 15
opacity: 1
wave color: white
gap color: chose a color from your tube

Select Thin Rectangle1 layer, select all, float, defloat. Add a new layer and flood fill with another color from your tube.
Deselect and delete the origina thin rectangle.
Apply Penta jeans, change the border width to 3.

Repeat the above step for the other thin rectangle.

Select the frame, with your magic wand click inside the frame. Selections, modify, expand by 4.
Copy & paste one of your tubes, move it below the frame. Selections, invert, hit delete. Deselect.

Change the foreground color to #2B2118 and the background color to #A7CDC1, or 2 colors from your tube.
Select the gradient tab with these settings:

Select the Rectangle2 layer, select all, float, defloat. Add a new layer and flood fill with the gradient you just created.
Deselect. Apply Layout Tools Contrast Checkers with:
size/amount: 28
contrast: 7
Delete the original rectangle.

Select your tube, duplicate it. To the duplicate, add gaussian blur, change the radius to 5. Change the blend mode to hard light.
Reduce the opacity to 80.
Select the original tube. Shift+L, change the hue and saturation to 0. Reduce the opacity to 60

Copy & paste your main tube, duplicate it. To the original tube add the same blur as before.
To the duplicate, apply Xero Porcelain and change the "blue channel" to 0. leave the rest as is.

Add a new layer and apply brushes of choice. Move this layer below the weaved rectangle.
Add your name and copyright info. Drop shadow all the layers.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Toxic Rock

2009-07-26T19:10:00.009-06:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the awesome artwork of Ismael Rac. You can purchase his work HERE
Scrapkit used was "Toxic Rock" by Kristin. Purchase the kit HERE
Template #5 by Sylvie. You can grab it HERE
Mask #374 by Vix. You can get it HERE
It's the third one from top to bottom
Fonts used - Oh La La and A Little Pot

Plugins used:
Eye Candy4 Gradient Glow
Eye Candy5: Impact Brushed Metal
Tramages Tow The Line
Layout Tools Contrast Checkers
Mura's Meister Copies
Penta Jeans

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, Shift+D and close the original. Go to image, canvas size 650x600
Add a new layer, flood fill with white, move it to the bottom. Delete the Watermark layer.

Select the lrg pink rectangle layer, select all, float, defloat. Copy & paste paper3.
Selections, invert, hit delete. Deselect.
Apply Layout Tools Contrast Checkers, change the size/ amount to 27 and Contrast to 15.
Delete the original pink rectangle.

Select the grey rectangle layer, select all, float, defloat. Copy & paste paper4.
Selections, invert, hit delete. Deselect.
Appy Tramages Tow the line with these settings:
control 0: 32
control 1: 8
control 2: 2
control 3: 15

Or play around with the setting until you have something you like.
Delete the original grey rectangle.

Select the black rectangle layer, select all, float, defloat. Copy & paste paper14.
Selections, invert, hit delete. Deselect. Delete the original black rectangle.

Select the pink thin rectangle layer, select all, float, defloat. Copy & paste paper12.
Selections, invert, hit delete. Deselect.
With the font Oh La La set the background to black, write the word Toxic a couple of times so it is the same lenght as the rectangle.
Convert to raster. Delete the original thin rectangle.

Select the large stars layer, select all, float, defloat. Add a new layer and flood fill with #EC48AD or color of choice.
Go to selections, modify, contract by 2.
Copy & paste paper9. Selections, invert, hit delete. Deselect.
Select the layer you flood filled and add noise with the following setings:
Random and monochrome: Checked
Noise: 100
Delete the original stars. Hide all your layers except for the large stars and merge visible.
Unhide the rest of the layers.

Copy & paste your tube, resize it by 85% or to your liking. Move this layer to the top.
Place your tube to the left of the template. Duplicate it.
To the duplicate, move it a little bit down and to the right * Check my finished tag for reference*
Go to Adjust, sharpen.

Select the original tube and apply Eye Candy5: Impact Brushed Metal with these settings:

Shift+L change the Hue to 226 and Saturation to 100
With the font Oh La La, set the background color to #EC48AD and write the word Toxic. Convert to raster
Apply Mura's Meister Copies, change the preset to tiling and gap size to 1.
Duplicate the word layer. Hide the duplicate for now

Select the tube you added the brushed metal, select all, float, defloat. Selections, invert.
Select the original word layer you just created and hit delete. Deselect.
Change the blend mode to luminance(l) and lower the opacity to 50

Select the Rock word art, select all, float, defloat. Selections, invert.
Unhide the duplicate word layer, hit delete. Deselect.
Apply Eye Candy4 Gradient Glow to the Rock wordart layer.

Copy & paste Doodle 3 into your canvas, resize it by 85%. Shift+B
brightness -255 contrast 0
move it below the large rectangle, place it where desired.

Add any other elements of your liking. Drop shadow all your layers.
Add your name and copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

BFF - PTU

2009-06-20T13:58:00.003-06:00

What you will need:

Tube and close up of choice, I used the awesome artwork of Elias Chatzoudis. Purchase his work HERE
Scrapkit used is BBF by Pimp'd Designz. You can purchase her kit HERE
Template #86 by Rachel...you can grab it HERE
Fonts used - 01Cinematix and Pea Beth
Brushes of choice.
Eye Candy4 Gradient Glow
Cybia Screenworks
Penta Jeans
Supplies HERE

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, Shift+D and close the original. Go to image, canvas size 700x600
Add a new layer, flood fill with white, move it to the bottom. Delete INFO layer.

Select BlueStrip layer, select all, float, defloat. Copy & paste pp02. Move it to the left so it covers the "strip"
Selections, invert, hit delete. Paste the paper again and move it to the right until it covers the strip.
Hit delete. Deselect and delete the original BlueStrip.
Hide all the layers, except for the papers you just added, merge visible. Apply weave effect. Drop shadow.

Repeat the above step for the BlackStrip. I used pp06. Apply penta jeans with the defaul setting.
Do the same for the GreyStrip. I used pp03. Apply Cybia Screenworks Bar Thread.

Select the BlueRoundedRectangle, select all, float, defloat. Copy & paste pp10
Selections, invert, hit delete. Deselect.
Open the word layer i supply(or add a saying of choice) Copy & paste them onto your canvas.
Move the layers so they are inside the rounded rectangle.
Delete the original rounded rectangle. Drop shadow the RoundedRectangleFrame.

Select the BlackRectangle, select all, float, defloat. Copy & paste pp09.
Selections, invert, hit delete. Do not deselect yet.
Copy & paste the close up, move it where desired, hit delete. Deselect.
Delete the original rectangle. Drop shadow the tube and RectangleFrame.

Select the GreyCircle, select all, float, defloat. Copy & paste pp08.
Selections, invert, hit delete. Deselect.
Copy & paste the main tube, move the layer above the circle frame. Drop shadow.
With the lasso tool, remove the bottom part of the tube that hangs from the layer.
Drop shadow the circle frame.

Open elements of choice, resize them by 40% or more, if needed.
Adjust, sharpeness, sharpen.
Place them where desired. Drop shadow.

Add a new raster layer, move it above the "background" add brushes of choice.

Add your name and copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Don't Push It - FTU

2009-06-13T16:16:00.003-06:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the fabulous artwork of Keith Garvey. Purchase his work HERE
Scrapkit I used is Let It Rock by Sara and Vicki. You can download it HERE
and HERE
Template #57 by Missy, download it HERE
Mask #147 by Vix. You can get it HERE
Attitude word art by Vix. Download it HERE
Wire #3 by Laura. Download it HERE
Fonts I used Champagne & Limousines HERE Supernatural HERE and Fonterific - Scrivvle which is PTU
The Skull is from another kit which is no longer a freebie and i can not supply it!
Eye Candy 4 gradient glow
Virtual Painter Collage
Supplies HERE

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, Shift+D and close the original. Image, canvas size 650x550
Delete the info layer. Select the background and flood fill it it white.

Open Paper1, SB_LetItRock (4), SB_LetItRock (2) and SB_LetItRock (8). Shift+S and resize them by 20%
On your template, select the circle. Select all, float, defloat. Copy & paste paper1.
Selections, invert, hit delete. Deselect. Delete layer named circle.

Repeat the step above for the 2 rounded rectangles and the small rectangle.
On the small rectangle apply weave effect with the following:
gap size: 1
width: 8
opacity: 1
weave color: white
gap color: #B3315F or color of choice
fill gaps: checked

Select the small rounded rectangle. Copy & paste the worded layer i supply, or
add a saying of your choice, you can use the supernatural font to do so.

Open the wire# 3 by Laura, Shift+S and resize it by 20%. Copy & paste onto your canvas.
Resize it again by 70%, adjust, sharpeness, sharpen.
Move this layer below the large rounded rectangle.

Select the circle layer, select all, float, defloat. Selections, modify, contract by 35.
Go back to the wire layer and hit delete. Deselect.

Go to effects, and apply virtual painter collage
Change the material, rendering, colors, deformation and focus to Subtle. or play with the settings
until you have something you like.

Select the small rectangle layer, with the font Champagne & Limousines, size 14
write the word "Don't Mess With Me" or wording of choice. convert to raster and duplicate this layer.

Add your tube, and attitude word art by Vix. Drop shadow all the layers.
Add the copyright info and the mask
Add your name, apply gradient glow. Apply virtual painter collage with the same settings as before.

Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Spank Me - No Scraps

2009-06-13T16:01:00.004-06:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the fabulous artwork of Keith Garvey. Purchase his work HERE
Template #75 by Beth, download it HERE
Font of choice, I used Inspiration which is a PTU font.
Eye Candy 4 gradient glow
Mura's Meister Tone
Penta Jeans
Xero Fritillary
Supplies HERE

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, Shift+D and close the original. Delete the info layer.
Select the lg gray circle bg, Select all, float, defloat. Add a new layer,
flood fill with #F29CAB or a color from your tube.

Do not deselect yet, go to effects and apply Mura's Meister Tone with:
resolution: 600
line: 50
density: 76
and change the FG color to white, select ok.
Deselect and delete the lg gray circle bg layer.

Select the large circle frame, Select all, float, defloat. Add a new layer,
flood fill with #BA465F or a darker color from your tube. Deselect.
Apply penta jeans with the default settings, or play around until you have something you like.
Delete the large circle frame layer.

Select the small circle bg, select all, float, defloat. Add a new layer,
flood fill with the darker color. Deselect.
Apply Xero Fritillary, change Tesselation to 100 and Variation to 27

Select the small circle frame, select all, float, defloat. Add a new layer,
flood fill with #F29CAB, Deselect and apply a weave effect of choice.

Change the foreground to #FEE9E8 or a lighter color from your tube
and the background to #F1AEB9 or another color from your tube.
change it to gradient, with the following settings:

Select the grey rectangle layer, select all, float, defloat. Add a new layer,
flood fill with the gradient. Deselect.

Select the rectangle frame, select all, float, defloat. Add a new layer,
flood fill with #F29CAB, apply noise effect of choice.

Select the words, select all, float, defloat. Add a new layer,
flood fill with#FEE9E8. Deselect.
Apply Eye Candy 4 gradient glow. In the Basic tab chage it to
glow width: 3
soft corners: 0
opacity: 100
in the color tab, select the medium setting, change the color to #B3425B

Click on your shape tool and select rectangle, change the background color to #FEE9E8
foreground null.
Select the dashed circle layer, select all, float, defloat. Create a large square, convert to raster.
selections, invert, hit delete. Deselect.
Go to effects, texture effects, blinds with:
width: 2
opacity: 25
color: #CC526C
horizontal: unchecked
light from left/top: checked

Open the masked layer i supplied, or use the brushes.
Copy & paste onto your canvas. Move it to the bottom.

Add your Tube and copyright info. Apply a drop shadow to all the layers.
Add your name and apply the same gradient glow effect as before.

Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Rocker Chick - FTU

2009-06-13T15:08:00.004-06:00

What you will need:

Tube and close up of choice, I used the fabulous artwork of Keith Garvey. Purchase his work HERE
Scrapkit I used is Rock Revolution by Yvette. You can download it from Misfits Scrapz
Template #32 by Melissa, download it HERE
Fonts of choice, I used FFF Harmony HERE and Frazzle. HERE
Eye Candy 4 gradient glow
Penta Jeans
Supplies HERE

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, Shift+D and close the original. Image, canvas size 650x550
Delete the words and info layers. Unhide raster 1 and flood fill with white.

Select the circle background, select all, float, defloat. Copy & paste paper 7.
Selections, invert, hit delete. Deslect and delete circle background layer.

Repeat the step above for the rectangle, square and star backgrounds.
I used paper 12, 4, 8 & 9

Select the circle frame, Shift+B
brightness: -255
contrast: 0

Select the rectangle frame, and Shift+B again with the same settings as before
Adjust, add/remove noise, add noise
random and monochrome checked
noise: 54
with your magic wand, click inside the frame, selections, modify, expand by 3
Copy & paste your close up, move it below the frame, selections, invert, hit delete. Deselect

Select the square frame, Shift+B again,
apply penta jeans with:
amount: 42
border width: 3
Copy & paste the word art i supplied, or add a saying of choice.
move the layer below the square frame.

Select the star frame, Shift+B again,
Add weave effect with:
gap size: 1
width: 8
opacity: 1
weave and gap color: white
fill gaps: checked

Open the Skull 1, Shift+S, resize it by 40%
place it where disered.

Open the Wordart 1, Shift+S, resize it by 50%
place it at the bottom, close to the star.

Add the masked layer and brushes i supplied, or use a mask and brushes of choice.
Move the layers to the bottom.
Add stars or any other elements of choice.

Add your Tube, and apply a drop shadow to all the layers.
Add your name and copyright info.

Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Octopus Garden

2009-06-08T13:54:00.005-06:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Elias Chatzoudis. You can purchase his work HERE
Scrapkit Octopus's Garden by Maelia Designs. Unfortunately the Freebie expired, sorry!!
Template #74 by Rachel...you can grab it HERE
Font of choice, I used Dingle Berries. Get it HERE
Masked layer HERE
Eye Candy4 Gradient Glow

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, Shift+D and close the original. Go to image, canvas size 645x450
Add a new layer, flood fill with white and move it to the bottom.
Delete the info layer and the 2 stars.

Open all the papers and elements to be used, resize them all by 20%.
Select the grey circle, select all, float, defloat. Copy& paste MaeliaDesigns_Octopussgarden_papers
Selections, invert, hit delete. Deselect. Delete the grey circle layer.

Select the black rectangle and repeat the above step.
I used MaeliaDesigns_Octopussgarden_papers (9)

Select the white rectangle, select all, float, defloat. Add a new layer, flood fill with #E6ED8F
or a color that matches your tube.
Deselect, delete the white rectangle layer.

Select the LongGreyRectangle, select all, float, defloat. Copy& paste MaeliaDesigns_Octopussgarden_papers (4)
Selections, invert, hit delete. Deselect. Delete the LongGreyRectangle layer.

Add the elements of your liking, resize them again if needed.
Open the mask i supplied. Copy and paste onto your canvas, move it below the white circle layer.
Add your tube and drop shadow all your layers.
Add your name, apply EC4 gradient glow.
Add copyright info.

Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Bashful Angel - PTU

2009-06-08T13:46:00.001-06:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the fabulous artwork of Jessica Dougherty. you can purchase her work HERE
Scrapkit I used Bashful by Laura of Cinnamon Scraps, you can purchase her kit HERE
Template #0020 by Cin, download it HERE
Font of choice, I used Elegant. Get it HERE
Word art and staples HERE
Mura's Meister Copies

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, Shift+D and close the original. Select the background layer and flood fill with white.
Delete the info layer.

Select layer 11, select all, float, defloat. Copy& paste paper8
Selections, invert, hit delete. Deselect. Delete layer 11.

Repeat the step above for layer 8. I used paper1
Add weave effect with the following settings:
gap size: 1
width: 10
opacity: 1
weave color: white
gap color: #682D6F
fill gaps: checked

Select layer 7, select all, float, defloat. Copy& paste paper11
Selections, invert, hit delete. Delete layer 11.

Repeat the step above for layers 6, 5 & 4.
I used paper5,12 & 4.

Select layer 3, select all, float, defloat. Copy& paste paper2
Selections, invert, hit delete. Deselect. Delete layer 3.

Select layer 1, Shift+B
brightness: 255
contrast: 0

Select layer 2. Click on your shape tool, and select rectangle. Change the background color to #947386
Create a large rectangle, convert to raster layer.
Select layer 2 again, select all, float, defloat. Select the rectangle you just created.
Selections, invert, hit delete. Deselect and delete layer 2.

Repeat the step above for layer 12, change the background color to #9BC556 or color of choice.

Select layer 10, select all, float, defloat. Add a new layer and flood fill with #D9CFDA
Deselect and delete layer 10.
Do the same with layer 9.

Open flower one, add mura's meister copies
in the preset menu select Encircle, change the number to 6, OK.
Move this layer above the backgraund, Resize it if needed and lower the opacity to 50

Open the Angel word art i supplied, copy & paste onto your canvas. Move this layer below the frame.
*See my tag for placement*

Add a ribbon, flower and string of choice. Resize them if needed. move them to the top.
Add your tube and drop shadow all your layers.
Add your name and copyright info.

Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

I'm Back!!

2009-06-08T13:30:00.002-06:00

Hello everyone....

I've seen to have found my mojo back...after seeing all the wonderful tuts, kits and templates being created, i got "inspired" once again to start tagging. I managed to make a couple of tuts, i hope you like them :)

And thank you so much to everyone that continues to visit my blog, and once again sorry for
the lack of tuts in the last couple of weeks....just needed to take a break!

Big hugs...

Smokin Hot brushes

2009-05-14T14:30:00.003-06:00

Heidi...sorry this took long. but i finally managed to make the brushes i used for the smokin hot tut as PNG files.

will be adding the link to download them in the tut as well.
Dowload the brushes HERE

Apologies!!

2009-05-14T14:09:00.003-06:00

Hello everyone...

I just wanted to say sorry for the lack of updates/tuts. I just been having a hard time making tags i've seem to have lost my mojo and desire to make them.

I don't know if this is a temporary thing or not. But i hope so :)

To the CTs i belong to....i'm so sorry if i let you down. and i'll completely understand if you decide to remove me from your team!!

but at this time it'll be best to step back from the tagging comunity for a while.

And i'm sorry for posting this until now....and hope you understand!

Thank you to all of you who try my tuts and continue to visit my blog. thank you also for your kind comments!!!

Huge thank yous for the awards you have giving me....will be visiting/picking them up later.

Big hugs....

Under The Sea

2009-04-08T18:26:00.012-06:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Elias Chatzoudis. You can purchase his work HERE

Scrapkit of choice, I used Commotion In The Ocean by Jan Hosford. You can get it HERE

**You will have to register to download the kit**

Template #7 by Melissaz Creationsz...you can grab it HERE

Font of choice, I used Curly Coryphaeus. Get it HERE

Eye Candy4 Water Drops

Let's get started....remember to save often!!

This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, Shift+D and close the original. Go to image, canvas size 600x450.

Add a new layer, flood fill with white and move it to the bottom.

Delete Melissaz info layer.

Open all the papers and elements to be used, resize them all by 20%.

Select the rectangle frame, select all, float, defloat. Copy& paste one of the papers.

Selections, invert, hit delete. Deselect.

Repeat the above step for the reactangle layer.

Select the seaweed layer, select all, float, defloat. Add a new layer

and flood fill with #5C991A. Deselect and delete the original seaweed layer.

Repeat the above step for the Urchin i used the color #4AA5C3

and for the large starfish I used #FCC141.

Apply Inner bevel to the starfish with the following settings:

Delete the small starfish layer.

Select the word art, select all, float, defloat. Add a new layer

and flood fill with #4BA6C5. Deselect and delete the original word art layer.

Add the border and the fish.

Add your tube and drop shadow all your layers.

Add your name and copyright info.

Add a new layer, with the selection tool create a rectangle that covers the whole tag.

You will have the "marching ants". Apply Eye Candy4 Water Drops with the following settings:

Deselect.
Save as PNG and your done!
Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Hoppy Easter

2009-04-06T14:20:00.013-06:00

What you will need:
Tube of choice, I used the fabulous artwork of Jessica Dougherty. you can purchase her work HERE Scrapkit of choice, I used Mamma Mia by Scrap U, you can get the kit HERE
Fonts of choice, I used Impact and A Little Pot HERE
Let's get started....remember to save often!!This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.
Open a new image 700x500. Add a new layer, flood fill with white.Open all the papers you are going to use, resize them all by 20%.Minimize them for now.
Click on the shape tool, slect the rectangle. Width 10, set the foreground to #E6576F or color of choice, background null.
Draw a big rectangle, objects, align, center in canvas. Convert to raster layerWith your magic wand click inside the rectangle, selections, modify, expand by 3.Copy & paste one of the papers, move this layer below the "frame". Selections, invert, hit delete. Deselect.
Click on the shape tool again, select the elipse. Set the foreground to null and thebackground to pattern. select another paper.
Create a big circle and place it to the left side of the "frame".Convert to raster layer. Move the layer below the frame background.Change the pattern to another paper and create a small circle.
Select the rectangle shape again, change the pattern to another paper.Create a thin rectangle and place it to the right side of the frame.Change the pattern again, and create another thin rectangle.Change the pattern once more, and create a large rectangle. Move this layer below the circles.**See My Tag For Refence**
Open the grass, resize it by 20%. Copy & paste it onto your canvas.Move this layer below the frame.Add Flowers and ribbons of choice.
Add a new raster layer and move it below the circles.Select the airbrush tool, size 250, set the foreground color to #BD95B6or a color of choice and tap a few time on your canvas. Change the blend modeto disolve and lower the opacity to 20.
Select the text tool, set the foreground to white and the background to any color. we'll change it later.With the font impact, upper case, write "Hoppy Easter" or a wording of choice.Do Not convert to raster yet.
Click on the plus sign beside the text layer. you will have something like this:

Left click the layer i have circled, select Convert text to Curves then As Character Shapes.Click on the plus sign again, double click on a the "H" and change the fill color to a color of choice.Do the same for all the words, when you are done, convert to raster layer.
Repeat the above step for your name.
Add your tube, drop shadow all the layers.Add the copyright info.Save as PNG and your done!
Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Totally Awesome

2009-04-06T14:13:00.007-06:00

Here's another tut using this fabulous kit!!!! :)

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Elias Chatzoudis. You can purchase his work HERE

Scrapkit of choice, I used Her High School Years By Sarah and you can purchase her kit HERE

Template #20 by Mirella...you can grab it HERE

Font of choice, I used Jellyka,Saint-Andrews Queen. Get it HERE

Eye Candy4 Gradient glow

Xero Fritillary and Radiance

Let's get started....remember to save often!!

This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, Shift+D and close the original. Image, canvas size 600x500. Delete layer 7

Select layer Copy of Raster 4, select all, float, defloat. Copy & paste paper17.

Selections, invert. hit delete. Deselect.

Repeat the above step for Raster 4, i used paper19.

Select the circle, Shift+B

brightness: -255

contrast: 0

Select all, float, defloat. Copy & paste your tube, arrange it to where it looks best.

Selections, invert, hit delete.

Apply Xero Radiance with the default settings. If you are using a different tube, play

with the settings until you have something you like.

Lower the layer opacity 40.

Select one of the brackets, Shift+B

brightness: 255

contrast: 0

Select all, float, defloat. Add a new layer, flood fill with #622D6C or a clor from your tube.

Deselect. Apply Xero Fritillary with:

granularity: 5

agression: 30

tesselation: 40

variation: 50

Do the same with the other bracket.

Open frame2, resize it by 70%. Copy & paste it onto your canvas.

Move this layer to the bottom.

Open and add elements of your liking.

Add your tube, your name, apply gradient glow. Drop shadow all the layers.

Add copyright info. Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Like OMG!

2009-03-28T22:27:00.007-06:00

What you will need:
Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Elias Chatzoudis. You can purchase his work HERE Scrapkit of choice, I used Her High School Years By Sarah and you can purchase her kit HERETemplate #17 by Mirella...you can grab it HERE Mask185 by Vix...download it HERE Font of choice, I used Arriere Garde. Get it HERE Eye Candy4 Gradient glow
Let's get started....remember to save often!!This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.
Open the template, Shift+D and close the original. Image, canvas size 600x430. Delete layers 8 and 4.
Select layer 7, select all, float, defloat. Copy & paste paper1.Selections, invert. hit delete. Do not deselect yet.Copy & paste your tube, place it inside the marching ants. Hit delete. Deselect.
Select layer Copy of Raster 7, select all, float, defloat. Copy & paste paper6.Selections, invert. hit delete. Deselect.
Repeat the above step for the remaining layers. I used papers 3, 15 and 14.
Select layer 5, select all, float, defloat. Add a new layer, flood fill with #951756Deselect.
Select layer 2, flood fill with #951756 or a color from your tube.Apply maks185. merge group.
Open and add elements of your liking. drop shadow all the layers.Add your name, apply gradient glow.Add copyright info. Save as PNG and your done!
Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Twilight

2009-03-28T22:15:00.008-06:00

What you will need:
Twilight image of choice.Scrapkit of choice, I used Morgane De Toi, you can purchase the kit HERETwilight word art by Bethany, download it HEREFont of choice, I used Promocyja. Get it HERE Frame by me, HERE Xero Supersmooth
Let's get started....remember to save often!!This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.
Open the frame i supplied, Shift+D and close the original.Image, canvas size 600x430. Add a new layer, flood fill with white.Move this layer to the bottom.
Open a paper of your choice, resize it by 10%(if you are using the same kit)Click your shape tool, forground white, line style width 5Set the background to pattern and select the paper you just resized.
Make a rectangle a little bigger than the frame. Convert to raster layer.
Select the frame, with your magic wand, click inside it.Selections, modify, expand by 4.
Open the image of choice. Copy & paste onto your canvas. Move it below the frame.Selections, invert, hit delete. Deslect.Shift+L to colorize it. Apply Xero Supersmooth with the default settings.
Open the word art, resize it by 20%. Copy & paste it onto your canvas.Place it where ever looks best and resize it again, if needed.
Select the frame, with your magic wand, click inside it.Selections, modify, expand by 4.
Select the word art, Shift+Bbrightness: 255contrast: 0Deselect, Duplicate the word art. Dop shadow the original word art layer.
Open one of the feathers, resize it by 10%. Copy & paste it onto your canvas.Move it above the rectangle. Duplicate it 3 times.*see my tag for placement*
Add any other elements of choice. Add your name and drop shadow all layers.Save as PNG and your done!
Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Spring Fever

2009-03-28T22:06:00.007-06:00

What you will need:
Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Elias Chatzoudis. You can purchase his work HERE Scrapkit of choice, I used Spring Fever by by Laura of Cinnamon Scraps, you can purchase her kit HERE
Template #4 by Sara...you can grab it HERE *Scroll down a bit, you will find it on the left under "my templates"*Font of choice, I used Learning Curve. Get it HERE DSB Flux Linear Transmission
Let's get started....remember to save often!!This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.
Open the template, Shift+D and close the original. Resize all layers by 90%Image, canvas size 600x530. Add a new raster layer, flood fill with whiteand move it to the bottom.
Select the cirle layer, select all, float, defloat. Copy & paste paper19.Selections, invert, hit delete. Deselect.
Duplicate this layer, blur, gaussian blur with:radius: 10.00Apply DSB Flux Linear Transmission with:slice size: 1offset: 2blend: 50horizontal: checked
Move this layer below the circle.
Repeat the above step for layer14. I used paper16.Change the blur radius to 15
Select the rectangle, select all, float, defloat. Copy & paste paper4.Selections, invert, hit delete. Deselect.
Repeat the above step for the remaining layer. I used paper2.
Open the wordart1, resize it by 70%. Copy & paste it onto your canvas.Move it below the rectangle.
Copy & paste leaves of your liking, resize them by 20 or 30%. Dupiclate them and flip them. Add flowers, bow and tag of choice.
Add your tube, drop shadow all the layers.Add your name and copyright info.Save as PNG and your done!
Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Sexy Bunny

2009-03-21T17:10:00.010-06:00

What you will need:
Tube of choice, I used the fabulous artwork of Keith Garvey. You can purchase his work HERE Scrapkit of choice, or the one i used called Dress me Up by Laura of Cinnamon Scraps, you can purchase her kit HERE
Template #188 by Missy, download it HERE Mask 109 and 232 by Vix. You can get them HERE Fonts of choice, I used FFF Harmony HERE and Emily Austin(PTU)Eye Candy 4 gradient glow
Let's get started....remember to save often!!This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.
Open the template, Shift+D and close the original. image, canvas size 600x550Select the circle layer, Shift+Bbrightness: -255contrast: 0
Select thin rectangle1 layer, select all, float, defloat. Copy & paste paper5.Selections, invert, hit delete. Deselect and delete thin rectangle1 layer.
Repeat the above step for thin rectangle3.
Select thin rectangle2 layer, select all, float, defloat. Copy & paste paper2.Selections, invert, hit delete. Deselect and delete thin rectangle2 layer.Add Eye Candy 4 gradient glow with:glow width: 3soft corner: 0opacity: 100draw outside selection checked.In the color tab, select "fat"
With your magic wand, click the "glow" you just added to the rectangle.Go to adjust, add/remove noise and add noise with these settings:gaussian and monochrome: checkednoise: 100%
Repeat the above step for thin rectangle4.
Select the rectangle layer, Shift+Bbrightness: 255contrast: 0Apply the same noise effect you used earlier.
Select all, float, defloat. modify, contract by 3. Copy & paste paper11.Selections, invert, hit delete. Deselect.
With the shape tool, add a few stars and circles, or any other shape you desire.
Click on your text tool, with the font FFF Harmony size 6 add "Sexy Bunny" Write it a couple of times until it covers the circle.
Objects, align, center in canvas. convert to raster layer.Apply mask232 by vix. Move this layer above the circle.
Add a new layer, flood fill with #F8BAD1 or color that matches your tube.Apply mask109. resize it if needed. Move it below the circle.
Copy & paste elements of your liking. Add your tube, and drop shadow all the layers.
Click on your text tool and add your name. Apply noise effect you used earlier.Add Eye Candy 4 gradient glow with the same settings used earlier.Change the color in the "color tab" to black.
Add the copyright info.Save as PNG and your done!
Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Soulja Girl

2009-03-21T17:04:00.007-06:00

What you will need:
Tube of choice, I used the fabulous artwork of Ismael Rac. He's no longer selling at MPT. You can purchase his work at AMI
Scrapkit of choice, or the one i used called HERO by Laura from Cinnamon Scraps HERE
Template #53 by Beth, download it HERE Font of choice, I used Army. you can get it HERE CS_mask01 by Laura from Cinnamon Scraps HEREEye Candy 4 gradient glowXero Fritillary
Let's get started....remember to save often!!This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.
Open the template, Shift+D and close the original.Go to image, resize all layers by 90% or to you liking.
Select stripe1, select all, float, defloat. Copy & paste paper7.Selections, invert, hit delete. Deselect and delete stripe1 layer.
Repeat the above step for the other stripe.
Select lg white frame layer, with your magic wand click on the white part.Copy & paste paper1. Selections, invert, hit delete. Deselect.
Select gray circle bg layer, select all, float, defloat. Copy & paste paper10.Selections, invert, hit delete. Deselect and delete gray circle bg layer.
Select the star, select all, float, defloat. Flood fill with #8B8655Go to effects and apply Xero Fritillary with:granularity: 5agression: 30tesselation: 40variation: 50
Copy & paste your tube, with the "lasso" tool, remove the part of the tubethat hangs from the sm black frame layer.
Copy & paste elements of choice. Drop shadow all your layers.Add your name and copyright info.
Open paper2, apply the mask. Copy & paste it onto your canvas.Move this layer to the bottom. resize it if needed.
Save as PNG and your done!
Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Sweeter than Candy

2009-03-13T18:00:00.009-06:00

What you will need:

Tubes of choice, I used the fabulous artwork of Jessica Dougherty. Purchase her work HERE

Scrapkit of choice, or the one i used called Dress me Up by Laura of Cinnamon Scraps, you can purchase her kit HERE

Template #3 by Laura, download it HERE

Fonts of choice, I used LHF Sofia Script and Pixelette

Eye Candy 4 gradient glow

Let's get started....remember to save often!!

This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, Shift+D and close the original.

Resize each layer by 90% or to your liking.

Select the elipse layer, select all, float, defloat. Copy & paste paper2

Selections, invert, hit delete. Deselect.

Repeat the step above for the scalloped shape and the circle.

I used paper5 and 12.

Select the right frame, with your magic wand click inside it.

Selections, modify, expand by 5. Copy & paste paper4.

Selections, invert, hit delete. Do not deselect yet.

Copy & paste one of your tubes, place where ever looks best.

Hit delete. Deselect. Colorize your tube.

Click on your text tool, with the font Pixelette size 6, add "sweeter than candy

finer than the finest wines" or you can add a wording or saying of choice.

Write it a couple of times so it covers the whole images.

Objects, align, center in canvas. convert to raster layer.

Select the elipse layer, select all, float, defloat. Select your text layer

Selections, invert, hit delete. Deselect.

Open flower3, place it to the left side of the elipse.

Move this layer below the elipse. duplicate it, mirror it.

Duplicate the copy and flip it. Duplicate the layer you just flipped and mirror it.

*see tag for reference*

Copy & paste elements of your liking.

Add your tube, drop shadow all the layers.

Add your name and copyright info.

Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Rock Revolution

2009-03-13T17:50:00.015-06:00

What you will need:

Tubes of choice, I used the fabulous artwork of Ismael Rac. He's no longer selling at MPT. You can purchase his work at AMI

Scrapkit of choice, or the one i used called Let it Rock, which is a collab kit by Sara from Sweet Blossom Designs HERE

and Vicky from A work in Progres HERE

Font of choice, I used Rock it. you can get it HERE

Masked wordart HERE

Spaltter brushes of choice

Xero Porcelain

Eye Candy 4 gradient glow

Let's get started....remember to save often!!

This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open a new image 600x530, flood fill with white.

Open SB_LetItRock (6), resize by 20%

Click on your shape tool, select the rectangle shape. set the forground color to null, set the background to pattern. Select the paper you just resized.

On your canvas, make a large rectangle. Convert to raster layer.

Add drop shadow.

Repeat the step above and create 3 thin rectangles and place them

to the right side of the large rectangle.

I used SB_LetItRock (2),SB_LetItRock (8) and SB_LetItRock (3).

*If at any point of this tutorial you get lost, see my tag for guidance*

Open RicRac2, resize it by 15%. Copy & paste it onto your canvas.

Resize it again if needed.

Open NotepaperFrame, resize it by 20%, then again by 90%. Sharpen.

Copy & paste it onto your canvas.

Rotate it to the left by 10 degrees.

With your magic wand, click inside the frame. Selections, modify by 5.

Open SB_LetItRock (12), resize it by 20%. Copy & paste it onto your canvas.

Move this layer below the frame. Selections, invert, hit delete.

Do not deselect yet.

Copy & paste your tube or close up, move it where ever looks best.

Hit delete. Deselect.

Apply Xero Porcelaine to your tube with:

softness: 50

strenght: 128

brightness: 128

Red, Green and Blue channel: 0

Click on your shape tool, select the star shape. forground null, background black.

Make a large star. Convert to raster layer.

Move this layer below the frame. Add a weave effect.

Make a medium size star, convert to raster. move it above the frame.

Add a weave effect.

Add a new raster layer. move it to the bottom, add splatter brushes of choice.

Add the mask i supplied.

Copy & paste elements of your liking.

Add your tube, drop shadow it.

Add your name and copyright info.

Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Roller Babe

2009-03-13T17:35:00.014-06:00

What you will need:

Tube of choice, I used the awesome artwork of Scott Blair. you can purchase his work HERE
Skull girl by Kristin..you can get it HERE
Mask #147 by Vix...download it from HERE
Template # 14 by Yvette...you can find it HERE
Fonts of choice, I used Acens...you can download it HERE
and Pussycat Snickers...get it HERE
Penta Jeans
Eye Candy 4 gradient glow

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, shift+d and close the original.
Select the large rectangle layer, Select all(ctrl+a), float, defloat.
Add a new raster layer, flood fill with #262332 or a color from your tube.
Deselect and delete the rectangle.

Select the ring layer, with your magic wand click the lager ring. Shift+B
birghtness: -255
contrast: 0
Apply a weave effect of choice.

With your magic still selected, click on the smaller ring.
Add a new raster layer, flood fill with #262332 or a color from your tube.
Deselect and apply penta jeans with the default settings.

Select the thin rectangle layer, Select all(ctrl+a), float, defloat.
Add a new raster layer, flood fill with #FF99E7 or a color from your tube.
Deselect and delete the thin rectangle.

Select the small rectangle layer, Shift+B
birghtness: 255
contrast: 0
Select all(ctrl+a), float, defloat. modify, contract by 10
Add a new raster layer and flood fill with #BDBACC
Do not deselect yet. Copy & paste your tube, move it so it is inside the marching ants.
* see my tag for reference*
Selections, invert, hit delete. duplicate the tube layer and mirror it.

With the font Pussycat Snickers, add the word Roller Babe, or a saying of choice.
Apply noise and gradient glow.

Add the skull girl, starts and mask.
Add your tube and drop shadow all layers.
Add your name and copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Be Yourself

2009-03-09T23:44:00.019-06:00

Finally, i have a 2 new tuts ;)
Made this one for my friend Layla..hope you like it!!!

What you will need:

Tubes of choice, I used artwork by Pinuptoons. you can purchase his work here
Scrapkit of choice, or the one i used called All About Me by Tantrum. You can get it here
Template #10 by Teresa, download it from here
WSL_Mask117 by Chelle...download it here
Font of choice, I used Pea Kristin...you can download it here
Eye Candy 4000 gradient glow

Let's get started....remember to save often!!
This tutorial is written for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.

Open the template, shift+d and close the original. Resize each layer by 80% or 75%
Delete the wordart and flowers. Go to image, canvas size 600x550.

Select the circle layer, Select all(ctrl+a), float, defloat. Copy and paste paper 15.
Selections, invert, hit delete. deselect and delete circle.

Repeat the step above for the stip, bracket and photomat layers.

Select the frame1, Shift+B
birghtness: -255
contrast: 0
With your magic wand, click inside the frame. Copy & paste one of your tubes, move it under the frame.
Selections, invert, hit delete. Deselect.
Colorize your tube and add drop shadow.

Repeat the step above for the 2 remaining frames.

Copy & paste elements and wordart of choice.
Add the main tube, drop shadow all the layers.

Open paper23 and apply the mask. Copy & paste it onto your canvas.
Move this layer to the bottom, resize it if needed.
you can add an effect or noise to the mask if you desired :)

Add your name and copyright info.
Save as PNG and your done!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, i hope you enjoyed it.

Tutorials by Mercy

Trick or Treat 2011

Hocus Pocus

Autumn Romance

I'm Back!!

Still alive...

Nah Nah Nah - PTU

Madame Orchid - PTU

Bad Girl - PTU

Poison - FTU

Relax - FTU

Every girl Sparkles - FTU

Skater Girl - PTU

Sweet Treat - PTU

Yummy Bunny - PTU

Sweet as Candy - PTU

Hunny Bunny

Jessica in Wonderland - FTU

Flower Fairy - FTU

Emo Girl - FTU

Rock Me - PTU

I'm Famous*AC Language* - FTU

Chin Up - PTU

Tut Writers Contest!!

Kiss Me, I'm Irish - PTU

Luck of the Irish - PTU

Lethal Bitch - PTU

Get your freak On - No Scraps

Like it's a bad Thing - PTU

Such a rock Star - FTU

Sexayy Minx - PTU

So Effin' Sexii - PTU

I Adore You! - PTU

Sticky Sweet Valentine - FTU

Kinky Valentine - No Scraps

Sweet Candy Girl - No Scraps

Naughty Valentine - No Scraps

I Heart You - PTU

Fxxx Valentines - PTU*AC Language*

I Love You - PTU

Sweet Valentine - PTU

I'll be loving You! - PTU

Bad Girls - PTU

Forever Yours - FTU

Valentine - FTU

Be Mine - FTU

Sweet Love - PTU

Angelic - No Scraps

Note about a tut

Silk Spectre - PTU

Happy New Year - FTU

Naughty Christmas - No Scraps

Suck on my candy Cane - PTU

Merry Xmas - FTU

Santa Please - No Scraps

Crazy Sexy Cool - PTU

Don't Open Until Christmas - FTU

I like being Naughty - PTU

Waiting for Santa - PTU

Naughty List - PTU

Jacob - PTU

Angelic Touch - PTU

Punk - PTU

He's Mine - PTU

Not a Bitch - No Scraps

Sinfully Spooky - FTU

Got your Candy - FTU

Serene - PTU

Ride a Witch - FTU

Wanna Play? - FTU

Halloween Babe - PTU

Show Me A Trick - PTU

Make Me Purr - PTU

Trick Honey - PTU

Midnight Angel - PTU

Punk Princess - PTU

Hot Stuff - No Scraps

Eff-You-See-Kay -- No Scraps

Rion Attitude - No Scraps

Toxic Rock

I'm FamousAC Language - FTU

Fxxx Valentines - PTUAC Language