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Friday, June 26, 2026

America the Beautiful - FTU

 Scrap kit - America by Shelly - HERE

Mask - Your choice

Template - EFR Blog - HERE

Tube - Cano - HERE

***Disclaimer***

This tutorial is of my own creation. I am using PSP2019. Please leave a thanks when downloading.  If I am using a template, I always start at the bottom and work my way up. If using a FTU or PTU tube - please don't use without proper copyright. Always drop shadow as you go. If you try one of my tuts, I would love to display it on my blog....thanks

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Open template and delete copyright layer

Image/canvas size/800x800

P120 - apply mask/merge group/arrange/send to bottom

2 - p121

3 & 5 - add a gradient glow

4 - p124

Add same gradient glow

6 - p116

Add same gradient glow

Brush - p111

Duplicate a few times to make it a little darker 

E92

E97

E104

E84 - resize 40%

Position tube

E91 - resize 70%

E87 - resize 50%

Add gradient glow

E38 - resize 40%

Image/free rotate/left by 20

E28 - resize 35%

Image/free rotate/right by 20

E73 - resize 40%

E71 - resize 40%/mirror

E72 - resize 35%/flip vertical

E75 - resize 25%

E76 - resize 25%/mirror

E21 - resize 25%

Merge visible/crop/resize as needed/add proper copyright

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Sparkle 4th - FTU

Scrap kit - DC's 4th of July - HERE

Mask - Your choice

Template - BKC's - HERE

Tube - Pinuptoons

***Disclaimer***

This tutorial is of my own creation. I am using PSP2019. Please leave a thanks when downloading.  If I am using a template, I always start at the bottom and work my way up. If using a FTU or PTU tube - please don't use without proper copyright. Always drop shadow as you go. If you try one of my tuts, I would love to display it on my blog....thanks

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Open template and delete copyright layer

Image/canvas size/800x800

Flood fill bottom layer if animating

P11 - apply mask/merge group

Black layers - flood fill 

Middle pink - p4

Left & right pink - p20

E100

E99

Left & right pink circle - p9

E45 - resize 50

E46 - resize 40%

E47 - resize 30%

Merge these 3 together and duplicate 2x

Alien xenofex/constellation/5,25,15,15,100,50 angle 45/keep original image

Hide layer/click next layer/constellation/hit random seed and repeat for last layer

E16 - resize 45%

E22 - resize 50%

Position tube

E102 - resize 30%

E81

E35 - resize 35%

Image/free rotate/left by 20 and add gradient glow

E86 - resize 90%

E24 - resize 35%

E103 - resize 35%

E94 - resize 35%

E92 - resize 30%

E13 - resize 40%

E14 - resize 30%

E101 - resize 35%

If you are not animating

Merge visible/crop/resize as needed/add proper copyright 

If animating, add your copyright

Open AS

PSP - copy merged

AS - paste as new animation

PSP - x out that layer/open the next one

PSP - copy merged

AS - paste after current frame

PSP - x out that layer/open the next one

PSP - copy merged

AS - paste after current frame

View animation

Save

Pauline



Monday, June 22, 2026

Beach Babe - PTU

Scrap kit - DC's Seashell Wishes - HERE

Mask - Your choice

Cluster - EFR Blog - HERE (8th one by Emma)

Tube - Barbara Jensen - HERE

***Disclaimer***

This tutorial is of my own creation. I am using PSP2019. Please leave a thanks when downloading.  If I am using a template, I always start at the bottom and work my way up. If using a FTU or PTU tube - please don't use without proper copyright. Always drop shadow as you go. If you try one of my tuts, I would love to display it on my blog....thanks

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Open cluster - erase copyright/resize 50%

Image/canvas size/800x800

P7 - apply mask/merge group/send to bottom

E9 - resize 85%

E10

E13 - resize 60%

Grab your freehand selection tool/selection type point to point/draw around the frame/p14/invert/delete/select none/drag below frame

Position tube

E79 - resize 50%

E102

E24 - resize 30%

E12 - resize 30%

E19 - resize 30%

E2 - resize 30%

E68 - resize 40%

Use word art of choice

Merge visible/crop/resize as needed/add proper copyright 

Sunday, June 14, 2026

Spring1 - FTU

Scrap kit - DC - Spring Time - HERE

Template - EFR Blog - HERE (last one)

Tube - Dean Yeagle

***Disclaimer***

This tutorial is of my own creation. I am using PSP2019. Please leave a thanks when downloading.  If I am using a template, I always start at the bottom and work my way up. If using a FTU or PTU tube - please don't use without proper copyright. Always drop shadow as you go. If you try one of my tuts, I would love to display it on my blog....thanks

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Open template and delete copyright layer

Image/canvas size/800x800

Raster1 - p8

Duplicate

Close out original

Raster2 - p19

Raster3 - p4

Add a small border to raster3 

Selections/all/modify/expand/10/new raster layer/flood fill/select none/move down on layer

Grab magic wand, click inside raster3/modify/expand by 15 - p12/select none/drag down 2 layers

E65

E40 - resize 70% and erase stem

Position tube

E85 - resize 60%

E49

E8

E53 - resize 75%

E57 - resize 50%

Merge visible/crop/resize as needed/add proper copyright

Spring Blossoms - FTU


Scrap kit - Spring Blossoms by Emma - HERE

Mask - Your choice

Template - #26 - HERE

Tube - Pinuptoons

***Disclaimer***

This tutorial is of my own creation. I am using PSP2019. Please leave a thanks when downloading.  If I am using a template, I always start at the bottom and work my way up. If using a FTU or PTU tube - please don't use without proper copyright. Always drop shadow as you go. If you try one of my tuts, I would love to display it on my blog....thanks

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Open template and delete copyright layer and 8 & 9

Image/canvas size/800x800

P4 - apply mask/merge group

1 - p2

2,4,6 - Add noise

3 - p9

5 - p1

E50

E7

7 - p6

E39

E57 

E56 - resize 70% 

E47 

E55

E24

E18 

E23

E21 - resize 70% 

E35 - resize 40% 

E32 

Position tube

Merge visible/crop/resize as needed/add proper copyright 

Wally



Friday, June 5, 2026

Newest Templates Exclusively at EFR

I have 2 new templates for the EFR Blog - HERE 

Please leave a thank you if downloading and I would totally love to display what you create....thanks

Denise
Ana

Penny
Carolyn
Katy
Di


Twylyght

Karen

Fran
Natalie















Wally
Patty
Penny

Ana

Karen

Direne
Katy
Di

Kaffee

Sandy

Damaris






















Monday, June 1, 2026

Stars&Stripes - FTU

 Scrap kit - Stars & Stripes - HERE

Mask - Your choice

TemplateHERE

Tube - Prihodko - HERE

AnimationHERE

***Disclaimer***

This tutorial is of my own creation. I am using PSP2019. Please leave a thanks when downloading.  If I am using a template, I always start at the bottom and work my way up. If using a FTU or PTU tube - please don't use without proper copyright. Always drop shadow as you go. If you try one of my tuts, I would love to display it on my blog....thanks

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Open template and delete copyright layer 

Image/canvas size/800x800

Flood fill white layer

P6 - apply mask/merge group

Rectangle - p9

Stripes - p8

Bg circle - p8

Frame fill - p4

Position tube

Round images - new raster layer/flood fill/hide original layer

E17 - resize 50%

E46

E18 - resize 40%

E44

E66 - resize 30%

E24 - resize 40%

E23 - resize 20%

E25 - resize 20%

E45 - resize 30%

Merge visible/crop/resize as needed/add proper copyright

TO ANIMATE:

Open AS

Open MNG #473

CtrlA to select all

Copy image from PSP

Paste as new animation

CtrlL 15 times (total of 16)

CtrlA to select all

Drag your animation into position on PSP image

Save

Mary