*~Dolphin Dreams~*

Supplies:

Tube of choice - I am using the lovely work of Renee L. Lavoie -

her work can be purchased at Digital Art Heaven

Scrap Kit of choice - I am using Seashell Beach by Tiny Turtle Designs

Forum mask of choice - I am using #13 by Moonbeams and Spiderwebs

(look under forum masks!!! - lots to choose from)

Filters:

Eye Candy 4 - Motion Trail

Let's Begin:

Open a new image - 600 x 250

Select a paper from your kit - select all - copy and paste paper into selection - deselect.

Duplicate  - apply your mask - merge group

Duplicate mask layer - activate the bottom mask layer

Apply a bevel

Effects - EC 4 - Motion trail 

Apply a drop shadow

Activate top mask layer - apply same bevel - apply drop shadow

Copy and paste your tube - resize as needed and position

(Optional:  I added Xero Porcelain - default settings - to my tube)

Apply drop shadow of choice

Add a new layer

Select a color - fill - select all - contract by 1 - delete - DO NOT DESELECT - choose another color - fill - contract by 1 - delete  - fill with first color - contract by 1 - delete.

Effects - Cutout

Deselect.

Add your copyright information and name.

(do not add name yet if you plan to do the same text as I did shown below)

Merge visible.

Optional:  Name technique - type out your name using a dark color.  Center text.  Convert to raster - select all - float - defloat - activate background/tag layer - promote selection to layer - deselect.  Delete your original text layer.

Duplicate text layer.  Working on the bottom text layer - add the same bevel as above, add the motion trail as above and the same drop shadow mentioned the first time.

Activate the top text layer - apply bevel and then add the second drop shadow mentioned.  Merge and save!!!!

*~Sea Cruise~*

Lately I've been doing banner tutorials as I feel there are more options to use filters and techniques - so this is a little twist on that!!!  Hope you enjoy !!!

Materials:

Scrap Kit of choice - I am using one from Tiny Turtle Designs

Tube - (optional) - you can just use image from the scrap kit as I did.

Mask of choice

Filters:

Filters Unlimited - Paper Textures - Canvas Fine

(If you do not have this - you can use the built in Textures effect)

FM Tile Tools - Blend Emboss

Let's Start:

Open a new image 700 x 700  (you can resize later)

Choose a paper from your kit - copy

On working canvas - activate your custom selection tool with the following settings:

Paste paper into selection - deselect

Apply FM Tile Tools - Blend Emboss - default setting - 2 or 3 times depending on which looks best

Move paper to center of canvas

Effects - Geometric Effects - Perspective Horizontal:

Effects - Inner Bevel:

Resize 85%

Selection - select all - float - defloat 

Add a new layer 

Choose another paper - paste into selection - deselect

Apply Filters Unlimited - Paper Textures - Canvas Fine - default setting - apply 2 times:

Select all - float - defloat - add a new layer - fill with a complimentary color choice.  Deselect.

Move layer down.

Activate top layer and merge down.

Apply Perspective Horizontal - same settings

Resize 85%

To both layers apply drop shadow - I used 

0/2/100/38.00/black

Add your elements or tube - or both

Add drop shadow of choice

Add a new layer - send to bottom - fill with either a color or paper choice

Apply mask - merge group

Remember:  If you only used a scrap kit - please give the creator

the proper credit.

If you used a tube - add your copyright and license information

Add your name

Merge and save!!!

*~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

Let It Snow !!!!

It's that time of year - so let's go play in the snow!!!!

Supplies:

Tube of choice - I used an element from the scrap kit 

Scrap Kit of choice - I am using Christmas Blues by Tiny Turtle Designs - HERE.  If you aren't familiar with Laura's kits - I hope you will check them out - she has lots of choices and very reasonable prices.  Please read her TOU's when using her kits and respect her terms!!

PI2 - Snowflake shape - HERE  (optional) - you can use or create your own shape !!!!

Filters:

Mura Meister - Copies

DSB Flux Bright Noise OR PSP Noise 

Cut-out effect (comes with PSP)

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

Note:  Tut written using PSPX

Let's Begin:

Open a new image 600 x 250

Select the paper you wish as your main background - copy and paste as a new layer.  Rename layer BG.

Copy and paste your other paper as a new layer - rename SNOW.

Activate your bottom layer - this should be empty.  Select all - Image - crop to selection.  The reason I have you do this is to remove all excess paper, so that when you take it to A/S it will be the correct size.

Selection - Custom selection:

Activate your BG layer - promote selection to layer - DO NOT DESELECT.

Activate SNOW layer - selection - invert - delete.

Deselect.

Move your promoted layer to top

Open the snowflake - copy and paste as a new layer.

Apply Mura Meister - Copies:

Select all - float - defloat - activate promoted layer - delete - DO NOT DESELECT until told to do so.

Delete the top shapes layer.

Back on your promoted layer - 

Effects - 3D Effects - CutOut:

Adjust - Brightness & Contrast:

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow:

Note the color change to white or #FFFFFF

Deselect.

Copy and paste your tube - resize and position - add drop shadow of choice.

If you wish to add any elements or brushes - do so now.

Activate your SNOW layer - duplicate 2 times for a total of 3 layers.

X-out the top 2.

On the bottom layer - apply DSB Flux Bright Noise:

OR

Adjust - Add Noise - Gaussian Noise:

Open the middle SNOW layer - if using DSB Noise - click MIX one time - if using Gaussian Noise - change to 55%.

Open the top SNOW layer - for DSB Noise - click MIX one time - for Gaussian Noise - change to 60%.

Add your copyright and license information and name.

Activate your BG layer - select all - float - defloat - contract by 2 - invert - promote selection to layer.  Deselect.

Move layer to top.  Add Drop Shadow of 

then apply drop shadow:

Open A/S

In PSP - X-out your top 2 SNOW layers - Edit - Copy Merged - over in A/S - paste as a new animation.

Back in PSP - X-out the bottom SNOW and open the middle SNOW - Edit - copy merged - in A/S - Paste AFTER current frame

Repeat the above with the top SNOW layer.

In A/S - run your animation - save!!!!

Note:  If you are a tagger or like to save a tag without a name for future - I save my 'nameless' tag as a .mng file.  This is the purest setting - so this way when you duplicate it to make tags for others - you are getting the clearest possible images.  

Here is another one I made using a snow animation that I have.

Video/Song - Dean Martin - Let It Snow!!!

I hope you enjoyed !!!!

Thriller !!!!!

I have tons of scrap kits and so with them I enjoy making Cellphone and Tablet wallpapers.

These were created using the Book of Spells by Tiny Turtle Designs (I treated myself and got her BMS - which is an incredible deal)

You can find her kits - HERE

Please read my TOU at the top of the page - thanx !!!!

(to save - click on image - right click and save)

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