12.01.2013

BCA2013 Tutorial Part 2




This tutorial is for those that have a working knowledge of PSP. This tutorial was written by me on November 25, 2013 and any resemblance is purely coincidental. I use PSP 9, but any version should work. I do not allow my tutorials to be translated and please do not claim them as your own. If you would like to share the tutorial please send a link to my blog.  Thank you!

Things Needed:
Tube/Image of choice:  I am using one by the Talented Mitzi Sato which was available as an exclusive to Taking Back PSP 1.  So you will need a tube of your choosing unless you were part of TBP.

Kit of choice: I am using Danielle Corbitt’s   part of a Breast Cancer Collab that is only available at Pimp My Tags withScraps Store
Plugins: Effects/Texture/Blinds  found within the program

Masks/Templates: Mask of your choosing I used Becky Mask O21 and I have searched but can’t find her personal site but if anyone knows the location please email me so I can point others in the right direction

Font of choice
Let’s Begin:

1)      Open a new image 600 x 600 with resolution of 72 DPI and transparent (this will be known as our working image.)

2)      Open both dcorbitt_savetheboobies_frames1.png and dcorbitt_savetheboobies_frame2.png

3)      Copy Frame 2 and paste as a new layer on our working image

4)      Now copy Frame 1 and paste as a new layer on our working image

5)      Duplicate this layer

6)      Now we will move the frames and put them together to our personal liking

7)      Once satisfied with your placement  open papers of your choosing

8)      You can use all the different papers or all one pattern the choice is up to you

9)      I used paper 13 for the center frame,paper 8 for the 2 outside frames on the other frame, and last I used paper  14 for the centers of frames1
 
      10)   Open dcorbitt_savetheboobies_bowwithkey.png and resize by 50%

11)   Place the key on the left on our rectangular frame

12)   Open a flower of your choosing, I used flower 2, and I placed it over the center of the bow on the string for the key and in a couple of the frames as well

13)   Once happy with your flower placement add a drop shadow to your flowers, frames (if you choose to do so) and the key layer

14)   The Drop shadow I used is 0,0, 100, 5.00, black,  shadow on new layer Unchecked

15)   Open your tube at this time

16)   Copy and paste as a new layer

17)   Move this layer down to the layer below our center frame

18)   Using your selection tool draw a rectangle to match our frame

19)   Selections- invert

20)   Now hit delete on our keyboard so that the tube in now within the frame and cropped to fit

21)   Duplicate this layer

22)   Adjust-Blur-Gaussian Blur with a radius of 5        

23)   Change the opacity of this layer to Hard Light
 
 

24)   Select the original layer of the  tube and you can add a texture of your choosing  

25)   Now as for our other frames I am going to put bits and pieces of the original tube in these frames

26)   I am selecting the top 3 and pasting my tube as a new layer

27)   Selections- invert- and hit delete on the keyboard

28)   Select None

29)    You can leave as is (this is where you get creative, I chose to apply blinds to the top 3 cluster frame using the following settings:  Width 2, opacity 65, Light pink for the color (obviously if your image is a different color than I used and I had both boxes checked Horizontal and Light from top left)

30)   Reapply the blinds UNchecking Horizontal

31)   Now if you want to change the looks of things a bit for the bottom three frame I recommend rotating your tube to the left/or right

32)   Click inside the bottom 3 frames and expand your selection by 3

33)   Copy your tube once you have rotated it and paste as a new layer

34)   Selections- Invert

35)   Hit Delete on our keyboard once again

36)   Select none

37)   Add your drop shadow

38)    I added a couple roses to the tag in areas I thought could use a little pop feel free to add more elements at this time before we resize our tag.

39)   Resize at this time if you choose to do so

40)   Add your name and copyrights now

41)   New Raster Layer

42)   Arrange- Send Layer to Bottom

43)   Layers- Load Save Mask of your choosing ( I used Becky Mask 021

44)   Merge group

45)   I added Texture Blinds once more

46)   Merge all layers visible

47)   Now export your image as a transparent PNG

48)   There we have it were are done with our new tag J I would love to see your results

 

Hugs, 
 
 

 

BCA- Tag 01-PMTwS Save the Boobies Collab

Yes, I know Im a little behind but I really wanted to work with the collab from Pimp My Tags w/ Scraps called "Save the Boobies" so I am working with it and I have to say that every Designers part is remarkable!!!

This tag was made using Alikas Scraps portion. and I used the amazing tube by the talented Keith Garvey. This is an exclusive tube that can only be used if you donated to Taking Back PSP 1.
 
Hugs,
 
 

10.01.2013

Dark and Hazy




This tutorial is for those that have experience working knowledge of PSP. This tutorial was written by me on October 1, 2013 and any resemblance is purely coincidental. I use PSP 9, but any version should work. I do not allow my tutorials to be translated and please do not claim them as your own. If you would like to share your results than please feel free to contact me, I would love to see others results. You can email me at theycallmetig@yahoo.com  Thank you!

Things Needed:
Tube/Image of choice:  I am using the work of the talented EliasChatzoudis which can be purchased at his store which can be found HERE

Kit of choice: I am using a PTU kit called Living Dead Girl by Grunge and Glitter which can be purchased here at Pimp My Tags w/Scraps

Plugins:  xenofex 2, and a few Paintshop Pro inside filters (ie: Texture, Gaussian blur, etc…)

Masks/Templates:  None Needed

Other Items Needed:  Font of choice- I used:  Almibar Swash 2


Let’s Begin:
1)      Open a new image 850 x 300 72 DPI transparent ( This will be called our “working” image)
2)      Open paper  GG_LDG_paper10.jpg
3)      Duplicate this paper and close the original
4)      Effects- Image effects- seamless tiling at Default settings
5)      Change our foreground color to pattern and select the paper we just tiled
6)      Flood fill our working image with the paper (pattern)
7)      Now open GG_LDG_castle.png- duplicate and close the original
8)      Resize by 50% and place as a new layer on our working image
9)      Place to the left side of the working image (to your liking)
10)   Duplicate this layer
11)   Image- Mirror
12)   Now place this one to the right of our working image
13)   Once satisfied with placement merge this layer with the other castle layer
14)   Lower the opacity of this layer to 36
15)   Duplicate this layer
16)   Adjust-Blur- Gaussian Blur 10%
17)   Raise the opacity of this layer between 60 and 80 ( to your liking)
18)   Change this opacity to Luminance
19)   Move this layer below the other castle layer (so it should now have a hazy blur to it like mine below


20)   Now open GG_LDG_nightsky.png and place as a new layer on a working image
21)   Resize to your liking and lower the opacity to around 48%
22)   Open tombstones of your choice resize by 50% 3 times and 70% once
23)   Paste as a new layer on our working image
24)   Place to your liking and repeat steps 21-23 until you are happy with how your tombstones look
25)   Open the spider web – resize to your liking
26)   Copy and paste as a new layer on our working image
27)   Place the spider web to your liking and duplicate if you want more than one moving into placement of your choosing
28)   Now open your tube (resize to fit our tag)
29)   Copy and paste your tube as a new layer
30)   Place to your liking in the center of the tag to make sure our tag stays balanced
31)   Adjust the hue and saturation to 0,0 (grey scale)
32)   Duplicate our tube layer
33)   Adjust- blur- Gaussian blur 10%
34)   Move below our original tube layer
35)   Lower the opacity of the original tube layer to your liking
36)   Now place something small on a new layer in our working image
37)   Effects-Xenofex 2- Electrify
38)   On the basic tab use the following settings:
Arc Spacing 25.20
Arc Length 147.02
Arc thickness 14
Jaggedness 81
Branching 60
Branch Spread 60
Radiate from center checked
39)   On the glow tab use the following settings:
Glow Width: 5
Glow Opacity: 50
Both Colors set to white
40)   Now crop out the “something small” and place the lightning to your liking
41)   Duplicate and place lightning on the opposite side
42)   Move these lightning layers down so they appear to be behind everything else ( I placed them right above my pattern/background layer
43)   Image—add borders—Symmetric checked— Pixel size 2 , black for the color
44)   Image—add borders—Symmetric checked—Pixel size 10, another color within your tag
45)   Image—add borders—Symmetric checked— Pixel size 2 , black for the color
46)   Select the middle border with our magic wand
47)   Effects—Texture Effects—Blinds: width 4, Opacity 14, Light from top left checked—color set to white and click okay
48)   Resize now if you would like to shrink the tag down some
49)   Add your copyrights  and name


There you have it our tag is now complete! I really hope that you like the results and I would love to see YOUR results... Feel free to email me at theycallmetig@yahoo.com 

Hugs,



8.31.2013

Loving Pink


This tutorial is for those that have experience working knowledge of PSP. This tutorial was written by me on August 31, 2013 and any resemblance is purely coincidental. I use PSP 9, but any version should work. I do not allow my tutorials to be translated and please do not claim them as your own. If you would like to share your results than please feel free to contact me, I would love to see others results. You can email me at theycallmetig@yahoo.com  Thank you! 
Things Needed:

Tube/Image of choice:  I am using the art of the talented VeryMany, this tube can be purchased from PicsforDesigns
Kit of choice: I am using a beautiful kit made by Rieneke which can be purchased at Twilight Scraps
Plugins: Muras Meister-Copies
Masks/Templates:  None
Other Items Needed:  Font of choice

Let’s Begin:

1)      Open a new image 600 x 600 (we will call this our working image and can resize at the end)

2)      Open RDilovelove_element32.png resize by 85%

3)      Paste as a new layer on our working image

4)      Open RDilovelove_element73.png resize by 65%

5)      Paste as a new layer on our working image

6)      Open RDilovelove_element76.png and resize by 85% twice

7)      Adjust-Hue and Saturation- colorize

8)      Adjust until you get the shade of green that you want

9)      Copy and Paste as a new layer of our working image

10)   Place to your liking and add a slight drop shadow

11)   Using your magic wand click inside our frame

12)   Open a paper of your choice (I used RDilovelove_paper3.jpg)

13)   Copy and paste as a new layer

14)   Selections – Invert- hit delete on your keyboard

15)   Now move this paper below our frame layer

16)   Open your tube and resize to your liking

17)   Paste as a new layer on our working image

18)   Open RDilovelove_element42.png and resize by 15%

19)   Copy and paste as a new layer on our working image

20)   Place to your liking in the leaves

21)   Continue to add flowers of your choice to your tag to your liking

22)   Open RDilovelove_element38.png and resize by 15 %

23)   Place the butterfly on your greenery or even on a flower

24)   Now open RDilovelove_element51.png resize by 50% three times

25)   Place a couple of these little ladybugs around on your tag

26)   Open RDilovelove_element75.png and resize by 30%

27)   Copy and paste as a new layer on our working layer

28)   Effects- mura meister- copies with the following settings

 

29)   Using your selection tool crop out the bigger hearts so they don’t stick out and you can’t tell what they are

30)   Open RDilovelove_element77.png

31)   Paste as a new layer on our working image

32)   Add a nice drop shadow

33)   Merge all layers visible

34)   Image—Resize—75%

35)   Adjust Sharpen

36)   Now add your copyright and text of choice

There ya have it… I hope that you like your results and feel free to email me if you try this tutorial, I would love to see your results!

 

Hugs,
 
 

 
 

8.18.2013

Remembering When


 

This tutorial is for those that have a working knowledge of PSP. This tutorial was written by me on August 18, 2013, and any resemblance is purely coincidental. I use PSP 9, but any version should work. I do not allow my tutorials to be translated and please do not claim them as your own. If you would like to share the tutorial please send a link to my blog.  Thank you! (If you click the tag it will show you a full size image so that you can tell I have the copyrights on my tags) 

Things Needed:

Tube/Image of choice:  I am using the work of the talented Zindy S. D. Nielsen
Kit of choice:  Glamourous Scrap Kit from Alika Scraps which you can buy here at Pimp My Tags w/Scraps
Plugins: Muras Meister : Copies , Gradient Glow
Masks/Templates: None
Font, Animation, or other items needed: Font of choice 

Let’s Begin:

1)      Open a new transparent image 600x600 (we can resize at the end if you so desire)

2)      Open as42.png resize by 75% twice

3)      Copy and paste as a new layer on our working image

4)      Place towards the top of our working image

5)      Duplicate this layer

6)      Image-Flip

7)      Now duplicate this layer

8)      Image- rotate- free rotate- right- 90 (all layers Unchecked)

9)      Now line this up with the top and bottom 

10)   Duplicate once more

11)   Image- Mirror

12)   Again you need to line this layer up to your liking (we are making a frame and the lace WILL NOT line up but we will work with this)

13)   Merge all layers visible once satisfied

14)   Adjust- Sharpness- Sharpen

15)   Resize  by 50% (all layers Unchecked)

16)   Duplicate this layer and then close off the top layer

17)   Making sure the bottom layer is highlighted open muras meisters copies with the following settings:  
 
  
 
      18)   Now click with your magic wand in to the squares

19)   Once you have the squares selected create a new layer

20)   Now open a paper of your choosing

21)   I chose paper as_paper05.jpg

22)   Copy  the paper of your choosing

23)   Paste into selection

24)   Select None

25)   Now move the layer to the bottom

26)   Close off all layers except the very top one (Our single Square frame)

27)   Using your magic wand click in the center of our frame

28)   Open another paper I used as_paper07.jpg

29)   Copy your paper

30)   Create a new raster layer

31)   Paste your paper into selection

32)   Move this layer just below our top frame layer

33)   Open as13.png and paste as a new layer (being the top layer)

34)   Open as04.png and resize by 50% and copy and paste to your liking (I put them in 2 of the corners

35)   Open the tube of your choice and place to your liking (I placed mine in the center ) I also placed a second tube in both of the sides

36)   Once your tubes are placed to your liking open  as33.png and resize by 50%

37)   Place in the top left corner but send this layer to the bottom

38)   Duplicate this layer

39)   Image mirror

40)   Duplicate again

41)   Image-flip

42)   Duplicate one more time

43)   Image- mirror

44)   Next open as34.png and resize by 50% 3 times or to your liking

45)   Place the little rose in the center of our ribbons

46)   At this point I am going to let you add the extra elements you would like to add simply because at this point this tag is portraying the way I feel since the loss of my Mom. So there are many cute and beautiful elements so it depends on how YOU feel. You are free to look at my tag as a reference and make it the same way I did, but again that is up to you.

47)   Make sure to add your copyright and your name!!!

48)   Once you add your name if in a dark color you might want to add a gradient glow in a lighter color so it shows up in some of the darker backgrounds used in Forums.

49)   Thank you so much for trying my tutorial and I would love to see the results. 

Sincerely,
 
Carmin