*~Candles~*

Supplies:

Tube of choice - I am using the wonderful tube Candles by Marta Sarmiento which can be purchased at Digital Art Heaven

Filters:

Mura Copies

VM Distortion - Radiator

Let's Begin:

Open a new image 600 x 300

Copy and paste your tube - resize if you like

Effects - Mura Copies - Wallpaper (Rotate)

Duplicate 2 times for a total of 3 - close out the top  2 layers and work on the bottom one

Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur at 5

Effects - VM Distortion - Radiator

Effects - Textures - Soft Plastic - for color choice, choose a color from your tube

Acitvate the middle layer

Resize 90% - all layers UNCHECKED

Adjust - Gaussian Blur at 10

Edge Effects - Enhance more

Change the blend mode to multiply

Open the top layer

Adjust - motion blur

Change the blend mode to overlay

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

Add a new layer - fill with a color from your tube

Select all - contract by 4 - delete - deselect

Adjust - Gaussian Noise - 45%

Add copyright and license information and name and save !!!!

Here is one where I added animation (#395) from Scrappy Bit Of Fun

*~Mermaid Moon~*

Supplies:

Tube of choice - I am using the incredible art of Janna Prosvirina - available for purchase at Digital Art Heaven

Gradient of choice

The one I used had several colors in it - if you don't have any like this or none that matches your tube - you may be able to find some at the sites below:

Essex Girl

Fiona's Place

Elven's World

OR

if you are really ambitious - you can make your own gradient - there is a wonderful tut by JustFi - HERE

Scrap kit of choice - optional

Filters:

No outside filters used!!!

Let's Begin:

Open a new image 600 x 600.

Make sure your ruler is showing (to do this - click VIEW and RULERS)

Set your background to your gradient - with the following settings:

Fill canvas with gradient

Activate your pick tool and move the gradient from the top to the 300 mark

Activate your Move tool to clear the pick option

Effects - Reflection Effects - Kaleidoscope

Rename this layer FRAME

Resize the frame by 90% - all layers unchecked

(NOTE:  Several people have informed me that Kaleidoscope doesn't work correctly for them.  It would seem it doesn't matter what version you are using either.  Luckily a very sweet lady and friend found a solution - she made the image 600 x 300 - then filled with the gradient.  Then changed the canvas size to 600 x 600 with the middle bottom arrow clicked.  When she then applied Kaleidoscope it worked perfectly!!!  So I hope that this will help those that are having troubles!!!! - Thanx so much M for all the help!!!!)

Select a color from your tube - one that is not in the gradient - or a complimentary one.

On the frame layer - select all - float - defloat - expand by 5.

Add a new layer - fill with color choice - deselect.

Adjust - Gaussian Blur set at 10.  Move below frame layer.

Copy and paste your tube - a close up works easiest if you have one.

Resize and position so that it is center in the frame

With Selection tool set to circle- feather set to 5 - draw a circle from the middle of your canvas outward.

Selection - Invert - hit the delete key one or two times.  Deselect.

Activate your frame layer again - with wand click in center - feather to 0.

Expand by 10 - add a new layer - fill with another color choice - or a soft white or pale gray.

Add a texture of choice - send to bottom

Activate your close up layer - make any adjustments needed - reduce opacity to 65% or what looks best.  Merge down

Copy and paste your full tube - resize and position.

Add any elements you wish - add a background layer and apply a mask of choice

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