12.29.2018

Ringing in the New Year




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***All Dolled Up Store CT***
 New Year in Red by Magical Moments
Art © Atarika Team Elegance
Beautiful New Years kit with over 90 elements and
10 elegant papers. The red and black really pops with the
Beautiful gold. The kit has many possibilities whether you want
New year’s or sheer elegance!!
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12.20.2018

Christmas PC

Peacock Christmas By Kizzed by Kelz
Stunnnnning Christmas kit with 145 Elements and 15 papers 
Not your traditional Christmas kit but an AMAZING Christmas kit... 
The colors are beautiful, the elements are outstanding, and everything just flows... 
You can find this amazing kit HERE at All Dolled Up Store
there are so many things you can make with this kit, and they will be BEAUTIFUL!!! 




Festive Christmas

Festive Xmas Kit by Amalie 
This kit has EVERYTHING!!! It contains 34 Papers, 162 Elements (frames included with the elements) I had so much fun with this kit I made an awesome Christmas Tag and a Timeline set..  
All the items in the kit mesh together nicely and there are so many options with this beautiful kit. You can make fun Christmas Tags and Elegant Christmas Tags...
Here are the tags I made with this marvelous kit...




12.15.2018

FrostedWinter CT Results



.....I saw this kit and I normally have the hardest times with "black and white" tags but I wanted to challenge myself because I personally think this kit was stunning. So I began my challenge with not just one but two tags!!! I began putting my first tag together and I was fascinated with how well everything was working out, beautiful snowflakes, Christmas elements, and other winter elements all just fell into place and while making one tag, in my head I was already working out the 2nd tag too. Gorgeous frames with a subtle sparkle to them, flowers, and even bows - Trees and tree branches, along with gorgeous baubles.- as you can tell there are many beautiful elements to choose from.... Here are the previews of the kit and the 2 CT Tags that I put together.I hope you like the results and will purchase this kit and work out your own amazing tags. Thank you for another beautiful kit Foxy!!!



You can buy this gorgeous kit HERE


12.12.2018

Feeling Festive and Cocoa Cuddles

Created  new tags using an amazing PTU kit by: The Happy Pumpkin called Cocoa Cuddles. Its a beautiful pink Christmas kit with manyyyyyyyyy beautiful elements, papers, and frames. You can go with the christmas theme or even just the winter season tags! So many options available and you will be able to create many tags from this gorgeous kit!!!


Kit available HERE at All Dolled Up Store 



12.08.2018

Beautiful Lavender Tag

Loaded with Beautiful flowers and elegant elements this kit is very easy to work with. Take a stroll and take time to smell the flowers. Your tags will be sensational and you will be able to make several tags with this beauty! You can buy it HERE



12.02.2018

Golden Holidays Tags


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*****Foxy’s Designz CT Golden Holidays
Elegant Elements, Pretty Frames, and Gorgeous Papers
This kit has many options for Christmas/New Years tags!
In my tags I have the art of Keith Garvey in one and Jessica
Dougherty in the other.  You can find this amazing kit HERE
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11.30.2018

Amethyst Christmas Tags

Christmas Amethyst Kit by Harley Designs
Purchase this kit HERE 
Two Peas in a Pod Store CT




A Dark Noel Tags

"A Dark Noel" is a beautiful, vibrant, and elegant kit designed by All Dolled Up. You can head on over to the store HERE and pick up this beauty for endless possibilities in your tagging endeavors. This stunning kit has 145 Elements and 20 papers that are sooooooooo easy to work with. Here are a couple tags I made with this kit:



11.20.2018

Semper Fi


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***CDO CT*** Semper Fi 
Featuring the art of
Howard Robinson Tube 33-1
which can be purchased at 
www.cdoestore.com
I used the awesome kit called “ScrapSS_IB-EliasChatzoudis-15-5
by Sophisticat Simone. I absolutely love how it came out.
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Butterfly Kisses






This tutorial is for those that have a working knowledge of PSP. This tutorial was written by me on November 20, 2018 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 the work of the talented Dean Yeagle which can be purchased from CDO here:
·         Kit of choice: you will need a kit that has a couple elements of your choosing
·         Plugins: Andrews Filters 13: Shifting up, Color Filters: Color Booster, and Ecosse: Flutter 
·         Masks: none
·         Template: none
·         Font of Choice: any font you would like to use
·         Animation, or other items used: optional: I made a couple tags using Rebel Designs animation 617 which is available at CDO, and comes with instructions on how to use so I will not be including my own instructions with this tutorial
Let’s Begin:
1.)    Open a new transparent image 650 x 250
2.)    Open your tube of choice and paste as a new layer on our working image move so parts of the tube you want are showing but leaving in the middle of the tag
3.)    Filter- Muras Meister- Copie- Line (Random Rotate) Default settings- Apply
4.)    Repeat Muras Meister again leaving at default once again
5.)    Adjust Blur Gaussian Blur 25%
6.)    Filters- Andrews Filters 13- Shifting up Default
7.)    Filters- Color Filters- Color Booster with default settings
8.)    Filters- Ecosse- Flutter- Default settings
9.)    Copy and paste your tube as a new layer once again moving so parts of the tube you want are showing but leave the placement in the middle of your tag once again
10.) Duplicate your tube layer
11.) Image- Blur Gaussian Blur- 5
12.) Change your layer opacity to soft light or to one of your liking
13.) Add a drop shadow to your main tube layer I used 0,5,50,5, black
14.) Add Elements of your choosing around your tube and applying drop shadows to all element layers
15.) Add a new Raster layer
16.) Flood fill with color of choice
17.) Select all
18.) Selections- modify- Contract by 2
19.) Hit delete one time on your keyboard
20.) Flood fill with a second color
21.) Selections- Modify- Contract by 2
22.) Hit delete once again on your keyboard
23.) Selections- Select none
24.) Add a Drop shadow (I used 0,0,100,5 black)
25.) Adjust- Add Remove noise
26.) Add noise- Gaussian 40%- monochrome checked
27.) Add your animations if you choose to animate as described in the instructions included with Rebel Designs animation instructions
28.) Add your name and copyrights
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and I would love to see your results… Feel free to email me or contact me on Facebook so I can upload your results

Hugs,

Carmin

11.13.2018

Autumn Happenings and Autumn Blues



Used this wonderful Kit by Foxys Designz called Autumn in Color which is a PTU kit that can be found here at CDO (Please DO NOT use this kit without purchasing it legally) This kit is BEAUTIFUL and the tags just fell into place and I love how everything just works so well together.
50 gorgeous Elements to play with and amazing frames and papers!!!! You CAN'T go wrong with this kit!!! Thank you Foxy for another beautiful Kit!!!





Hugs, 

Carmin

11.01.2018

Magical Dreams Tags


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CT for Foxys Designz “Magical Dreams Kit”
Can be purchased from Treasured Scraps HERE
Tags featuring the art of ©Suzanne Woolcott
This is a beautiful kit, magical, whimsical, and oh so pretty!
 lots of flowers and foliage and many other pretty elements,
along with tons of papers!!! Really pretty purples and
greens, your possibilities are endless as always!!!
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Hugs,

Carmin

10.19.2018

Halloween Extras

 I have been a bit under the weather so my Mojo has been here and there but I really wanted to make Halloween tags this year as I normally only get one or two done... All tubes used are PTU and can be purchased at CDO. Please do NOT use these images without obtaining them legally from CDO. 

Witchy Cat Extras
Made using the art of the talented Ash Evans (Tube 36-3) and the 
Halloween Collab from the talented Designers at CDO which can be obtained for 
Free when you purchase any 3 scrap kits at CDO through the month of October 2018

Made using the art of the talented Anna Marine (Tube 48-3) and the 
Halloween Collab from the talented Designers at CDO which can be obtained for 
Free when you purchase any 3 scrap kits at CDO through the month of October 2018



Made using the Art of the talented Ash Evans (Tube 36-1) 
and Tiny Turtles freebie Halloween kit which can be found HERE


Made using the art of the talented Ash Evans (Tube 36-3) and the 
Halloween Collab from the talented Designers at CDO which can be obtained for 
Free when you purchase any 3 scrap kits at CDO through the month of October 2018

Made using the work of the talented Olga Fomina kit by Tiny Turtle Designs 
called Ghost Garden which can be found HERE

Made using the art of the Talented Sheena Pike (Tube 24-2)
made with a grab bag by Karma! Was a group challenge that this tube totally 
worked with. 

Hope you all enjoy the extras!!!! 

Hugs, 

Carmin 

9.23.2018

9 Lives Tutorial



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This tutorial is for those that have a working knowledge of PSP. This tutorial was written by me on August 27, 2018 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 the wonderful tubes of Jeff Haynie Pack 17, which you can purchase here at CDO https://www.cdoestore.com/product-p/jeffhayniepackage-17.htm
·         Kit of choice: No Kit Needed
·         Plugins: &bkg designer sf10 II FHPatchwork, &bkg designer sf10 III VMT_Trimosaic CG, xero-fritillary
·         Masks: None
·         Template: None
·         Font of Choice: I used ProMesh which was a giveaway at Creative Fabrica with their 300 days of giveaways
·         Animation, or other items used: None
Let’s Begin:
1.)    Open a new image 851 x 310
2.)    Paste your two to three tubes of choice, if needed please resize (you can look at my screenshot for a reference:
a)  
3.)    Effects- Muras Meister with the following settings
4.)    
5.)    Repeat
6.)    Duplicate this layer
7.)    On our bottom layer apply Effect-Xero-Fritillary at default settings
8.)    On our duplicate layer Adjust- Blur -Gaussian Blur -10
9.)    Effects- Filters Unlimited 2.0 - &bkg designer sf10 II FH Patchwork with the following settings
10.)
11.)  Change this layer’s blend mode to hard light
12.)  Effects- Filters Unlimited 2.0 - &bkg designer sf10 III VMT_Trimosaic CG with default settings
13.)  
14.)  Effects- Edge Effects Enhance
15.)  Repeat this one more time
16.)  Now copy and paste your tubes as a new layer on our working image
17.)  Again, resize to your liking and place to your liking
18.)  Move your two outer tube layers below our hardlight layer
19.)  Add a nice drop shadow to all your tube layers
20.)  Add a new raster layer
21.)  Flood fill this layer with a dark but complementary color
22.)  Selections- modify- contract by 5 and hit delete on your keyboard
23.)  Selections- modify- contract by 2
24.)  Fill with a medium color
25.)  Selections- modify- contract by 2
26.)  Selections select none
27.)  Adjust- add noise- Gaussian 65% Monochrome checked
28.)  Add your drop shadow once more here
29.)  Now add your texts and copyrights
30.)  Export as a jpg or a png your choice here
I would love to see what you came up with… Please feel free to email me your results and then I can put it on my blog with a link back to your site 😊