*~Mystical Glow~*

Supplies:

Tube of choice - I am using the stunning art of Maria J. William

You can purchase her art at Digital Art Heaven

Scrap kit of choice - I am using the companion kit to Maria's tube by Moonshine Dezinez

Which can also be purchased at Digital Art Heaven

Template - I chose Template 227 by Horseplay's Pasture

Filters:

Xero - Porcelain

Let's Begin:

Open the template - duplicate - close the original

Delete credits and layers 9-13

Template layer 1 - select all - float - defloat - add a new layer

Copy Frame 02 - paste into selection - deselect

On the original frame element - flip - copy

Template layer 2 - select all - float - defloat - add a new layer

Past into selection - deselect

Merge together your 2 new frame layer - duplicate

On the bottom frame layer - Effects - Artistic Effects - Enamel:

On the top frame layer - Xero Porcelain - default settings

Change the blend mode of this layer to soft light - merge down

Template layer 3 - with want click inside the frame - expand by 2

Copy and paste paper 10 as a new layer - invert - deselect

Move under frame layer

Repeat the above steps with Template layer 4

Merge together template layers 3 and 4

Duplicate

On the bottom of these two - apply Blur - Gaussian Blur - 3.00

Template layer 5 - select all - float - defloat - add a new layer

Copy and paste paper 4 into selection - deselect

Template layer 6 - select all - float - defloat - add a new layer 

Copy and paste paper 3 into selection - deselect

Apply the following bevel:

Delete template layer 7

Activate template layer 8 - select all - float - defloat

Add a new layer - fill with #BEA7C4 - deselect

Copy and paste element 45 - resize 75% - position over the color fill layer

Activate fill layer - select all - float - defloat 

Activate element layer - invert - delete - deselect

Change blend mode to overlay

Copy and paste tube - resize and rotate left 5 degrees

Element 24 - mirror - resize 65%  - position - move under tube layer

Element 22 - resize 35%

Element 18 - resize 25% - rotate left 18 degrees

Resize image 550 x 550 - all layers checked

Add drop shadows of choice

I deleted the white background layer

Make sure all the original template layers have been deleted

Merge tag - resize 85% - all layers unchecked

Open element 10 - duplicate - close original 

Resize to 550 x 550

Copy and paste as a new layer - move slightly up and to the right

Duplicate - move this layer slightly down and to the left

Activate tag - move to top

Reposition the background layers if needed

Add your copyright and license and name - save!!!

*~*Hare Bells *~*

Supplies:

Mehdi - Wavy Lab & Sorting Tiles

Background Designers IV - SF10 - Shades of Shadows & Slice and Dice

FunHouse - Loom

AP Lines - Silver Lining

PI2 - Dotty Lines Template - HERE

Tube of Choice - I am using the wonderful work of Joanna Bromley

which can be purchased at Digital Art Heaven

(NOTE:  If you need any of the above filters - click the LINK button below the header banner)

Let's Begin:

Open the Dotty Lines Template - minimize for now

Open a new image 600 x 300

Change your foreground to a light to medium color, background to a medium to dark color

Change your foreground to gradient:

Fill canvas with gradient

Effects - Medhi - Wavy Lab:

Effects - Medhi - Sorting Tiles:

Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance

Effects - Image effects - Seamless Tiling:

Adjust - Sharpen

Effects - Background Designers - Shades of Shadow:

Effects - Background Designers - Slice and Dice: default settings

Effects - Funhouse - Loom:

Effects - AP Silver Lining - Lines:

(NOTE:  If you are using a lighter color background - you may want black dots - so change all the color bars to 0.  Or you can choose a contrasting color you prefer)

Copy and paste Dotty Lines Template

(NOTE: You can colorize the template layer - select all - float - defloat - add a new layer - fill with color choice.  Make sure you get all the dots filled - zoom in to make sure - deselect, then delete the original template layer)

With Magic wand click in the center - expand by 5 - activate your background layer - promote selection to layer - deselect

Effects - Drop Shadow:

Repeat - changing the Vertical and Horizontal to -5

Copy and paste your tube - resize as needed.  Add drop shadow of choice

(NOTE:  My tube came with the daisy on a separate layer - so I used this on the sides - you can do the same or add something from a scrap kit if you like - or add nothing at all!!! )

Activate your top layer - add a new layer - fill with gradient

Select all - contract by 5 - delete - deselect.

Add Gaussian Noise at 30%

Add your copyright and license info and name.  Save !!!!