*~The Letter~*

Remember when we used to write letters and use stamps??  LOL

Everything is electronic now - but I still love seeing pretty stamps!!!

Supplies:

PI2_Stamped - HERE

Tubes or images of choice

Scrap kit 

Mask

Anything else you can think of !!!!

I'm not really going to write a tut as I want you to use your own imagination.

Below are just the basics and then I have included a few I did for inspiration.

Let's Begin:

Open PI2_Stamped - duplicate and close the original

Open tubes, images and what ever else you plan to use.

I suggest you resize the Stamped image before proceeding - this way you can see how your images will look and there won't be any distortion later.

With your magic wand - click inside the box or boxes you wish to add something to.  If you plan to fill more than one at a time - remember to hold down the shift key.

Selection - expand by 4 - add a new layer and then paste your image as a new layer or into selection.  If you paste as a new layer - remember to invert and hit delete so that the excess is removed.  Deselect - move under frame.

Now continue the above step until all the stamps are filled.

Add any accents and drop shadow of choice - mask layer if you like - whatever you want - after all it's YOUR creation!!!!

Tune Time - The Box Tops - The Letter

This one I used the art of  ©Jasmine Becket-Griffith - which you can purchase at CDO

This one was made with a scrap kit from Tiny Turtle Designs

This one with the art of ©VeryMany

Flutter !!!

This tutorial was inspired by Goblin, a friend and member of PSPX3.  She was (like many are) a little frustrated with animating tags.  But she stuck with it and kept trying and now she is on her way to being a master!!!!

So I told her I would continue writing tuts that hopefully will help her along that path!!!!

Supplies:

Tube of choice  - one with wings, either a fairy or angel works best.

I am using the wonderful art of ©Molly Harrison available at CDO.

NOTE: Check to make sure the artist allows their work to be animated, some do not!!!  So read their TOU carefully!!!

Scrap kit of choice - 

I am using one from Tiny Turtle Designs.

Mask of choice

Xero Porcelain (optional)

Animation Shop (which will be referred to as A/S)

DISCLAIMER:  Written using PSPX.  A basic working knowledge of PSP and it's tools is required.

Let's Begin:

Open a new image - I started with 600 x 600 - you can determine what you prefer.

Find a nice frame, some papers, and elements from your kit that you wish to use to create a tag.

Make sure you add a background to your frame.

Once your tag is done.  Add your tube.  Resize and position. 

NOTE:  Make sure that the 'wings' are not obstructed by any elements, also make sure that they are on top of your frame if you have them an an edge.

Once happy with your tag - remove any excess from your tube.

Add drop shadow of choice to elements and frame.  DO NOT add a drop shadow to your tube !!!!

Duplicate your tube layer - activate the bottom layer and rename Tube Blur.  Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur - 4.00

Activate your top tube layer - rename Tube.  Add Xero Porcelain, default settings if you wish - this is optional.

If you wish to add a mask layer - do so now - remember to merge the group.

If you want to resize your tag - you MUST do that now.  Make sure ALL LAYERS is checked when you do this.

Close out all your layers EXCEPT your Tube layer.

Activate your freehand selection tool - with the following setting:

Activate your Tube layer.  With the freehand selection tool - carefully select the 'wings' of your tube.  Make small movements around the wings so that you get all the details - also you may wish to zoom in so that you can see easier.

Promote selection to layer.  DO NOT DESELECT. Rename this Wings.

Activate Tube layer and delete.

Activate Wings layer - copy - open A/S and paste as a new animation.

Effects - Insert Image Effects - on the first screen - set as shown below:

Now click the CUSTOMIZE button - on this screen change the settings as shown below:

Click OK

You will see now that you have 16 frames.  Scroll to the front of the animation.  Left click on the FIRST frame and hit delete.  You now have 15 frames.

Back in PSP - open all layers.  Still on your Wings layer - Selection - modify - expand by 2.  Now activate your Tube layer and hit delete.  Deselect.  Delete the Wings layer.

Add a new layer at the bottom and fill with white.

Add your copyright and license information and name.

NOTE:  Again make sure that your text does not interfere with the wings 

of your tube.

Edit - Copy Merged.

In A/S - Paste as a NEW animation.  Edit - duplicate selected.  Repeat duplicate selected until you have 15 frames.

NOTE:  If you have too many frames - just click the first one and hit delete - keep doing this until you have the correct amount.

Activate your wings animation (the first one you made).  Make sure that you click on the first frame - Edit - select all - copy.

Now make sure the Propogate Paste button is selected.

Open your tag animation (the second one you made) - again click the first frame - Edit - Select all.  Now Edit - Paste Into Selected Frame

Carefully place the wings so that they line up with the blurred image.

Run your animation - save !!!!

Tune Time - Heather Maloney - Flutter 

Sunday Morning !!!

This tut was inspired by Laine (owner of PSPX3) who always gives the group the weekly challenges on Sunday Morning!!!

Note: Written using PSP X - a basic knowledge of PSP and it's tools is required.

Items needed:

Van Der Lee Unplugged - Defocus

If you need this - you can get it HERE

(it can be installed in Filters Unlimited if you have that program)

Bordermania - Frame #2

PI2 - Geometric Mask

PI2 - Geometric Templates

Texture - Corel_08_048

Mask, templates and texture - HERE

Tube of choice

Let's Begin:

Open a new image - 600 x 250

From tube or complimentary colors - set foreground to light/medium color, background to medium/dark color

Change foreground to gradient:

Open your tube - copy

On working canvas - add a new layer - select all - paste tube into selection - deselect

Effects - Image effects - Seamless Tiling:

Adjust - Blur - Radial Blur:

Layers - duplicate

Image - mirror

Effects - Texture - Mosaic Antique:

Change blend mode to overlay and lower opacity to 70%

Layers - merge visible 

Adjust - sharpen

Add a new layer - fill with gradient

Effects - textures - apply texture:

Apply PI2 - Geometric Mask

Merge group

Duplicate - activate the bottom mask layer

Effects - Van Der Lee - Defocus:

Activate the top mask layer - Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling - same settings

Change blend mode to overlay - reduce opacity to 50%

Layers merge down

Copy and paste PI2_Geometric Template 1

Select all - float - defloat 

Add a new layer - fill with gradient

DO NOT DESELECT

Add a new layer - copy and paste tube into selection

NOTE:  Depending on the tube you use - this may distort the tube. First you may wish to try resizing the tube,  if that doesn't work then paste as a new layer and position in the center.

Deselect

Delete original template layer

Move gradient layer below mask layer

Activate your tube - apply drop shadow - change to one of your colors

Copy and paste PI2_Geometric Template 2

Select all - float - defloat

Activate mask layer - promote selection to layer

DO NOT DESELECT

On promoted layer - selection - modify - expand by 2

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

Duplicate

Activate bottom filled layer 

Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur - set at 10.

Activate the top filled layer - change the blend mode to overlay

Merge these 2 layers together

Move under the promoted layer 

Delete the original template layer

On promoted layer - change blend mode to multiply - merge down

Merge visible entire canvas

Effects - Bordermania - Frame #2

Add copyright, license and name.

Merge and save !!!!

Tune time:  Spanky and Our Gang - Sunday Morning

A Meshwork Orange

Supplies needed:

Tube of choice

Filters:

Mura Meister - Copies

Redfield - Lattice

Greg's Pool Shadow - optional

Let's Begin:

Open a new image - 600 x 300

Copy and past your tube - resize to your liking

Apply mura copies - wallpaper (rotate) - default settings

If there are still some blank spaces - apply copies again

Gaussian Blur - 15

Duplicate layer

Apply Redfield - Lattice - change to Meshwork at bottom:

Copy and paste tube - resize and position on one side - duplicate - mirror.

Add drop shadow of choice to each tube layer.

Activate your meshwork layer and change the blend mode to Luminance (L) or what ever looks best.  Lower opacity - I lowered mine to 80%

Activate your top layer and add a new layer.  Select a color from your tube or a complimentary one.  Fill.

Select all - contract by 2 - delete - DO NOT DESELECT until told to. Contract by 2 - fill with same color or choose another one.  Contract by 2 - delete - apply cut out

Deselect.

Apply Greg's Pool shadow - default settings if you like.

Add your copyright and license information.

Add name - merge and save !!!!

You Spin Me Round

Supplies:

Tube of choice - I am using the wonderful work of Cuddly Rigor Mortis - available at CDO

Scrap Kit Element - optional

Mask of choice - I am using Just Fi 006

Eye Candy 4000 - Weave

Let's Begin:

Open a new image 650 x 650

Open your element - my tube came with the flower on a separate layer, if your tube does not have this you can use something from a scrapkit

Copy and paste as new layer - duplicate - close off the top layer - activate the 2nd tube layer.  Resize 65% or to a smaller size you prefer.  Duplicate this 2 more times for a total of three.

Now stagger each of the 3 elements:

Merge these 3 layers together

Effects - Texture Effects - Mosaic Antique

Reflection Effects - Kaleidoscope 

If you have some stray pieces in the corners - carefully erase them.

Eye Candy 4000 - Weave

Move this layer below the other tube layer (open this layer)

Duplicate and resize 65%

Duplicate and resize 65%

Activate your blank bottom layer - fill with a color of choice

Apply EC 4000 - Weave - same settings

Apply Distortion - Wave

Apply mask - delete - merge group

Edge effects - Enhance

Apply a drop shadow to your tube

Add your copyright and license info and name

Merge and save!!!