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Thursday, March 7, 2024

Forum Style - No Scrap (Animated)

 Tube of choice. I used 2 tubes by Alicia Mujica -  HERE

Plug Ins - Mura Meister, Alien Skin Xenofex2, DSB Flux, and Xero

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New image/625x300

Paste image

Mura meister/copies/preset menu seamless

Adjust/sharpness/sharpen more

 Adjust/blur/motion/angle 25/strength 100

Do blur again

Adjust/sharpness/sharpen more

Duplicate

DSB Flux - Bubbles/5,20,20,20

Layer properties to Screen or what looks best for you

Click on original layer

Grab your selection tool/rounded rectangle

Draw across your image

Convert to layer/select none

Bring to top

On this new layer/add a small border

Drag down one layer and rename animation

I added a small green drop shadow to this layer

Click top layer

Grab your other tube and position as you like

Merge these tube layers together

Xero/porcelain/all sliders to left

Adjust/sharpness/sharpen more

Layer properties screen with opacity at 60

Place main tube

Add new layer and flood fill with color of choice

Select all/modify/contract by 4 or 6/hit delete/select none

Add inner bevel of choice

Add proper copyright and save

If animating, continue

Click on your ani layer

Xenofex-constellation at 5,20,50,25,50,75,twinkle at 45/keep original image checked

Copy merged

In AS, paste as new animation

Back in PSP, undo

Constellation - hit random seed

Copy merged

In AS - click image and paste AFTER current frame

Back in PSP, undo

Constellation - hit random seed

Copy merged

In AS - click image and paste AFTER current frame

View animation, if happy, save

As always, would love to see what you create....thanks


Sunday, February 18, 2024

Kiss Me - FTU

 

Scrapkit - Kiss Me I'm Irish by Vicki - HERE

Tube - Misticheskaya - free - 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 Frame1

Image/canvas size/800x800

Grab magic wand and click inside frame/modify/expand by 4/p2/invert/delete/none/move below frame

Frame3 - resize 85%

Do the same as above for Frame3 with p5

E6

E40 - resize 85%

Position and erase any outside frame

Position tube

E27

E23

E37

E34 - resize 70%

E33 - resize 70% - position

Duplicate/mirror

E17

E13 - resize 80%

E36 - resize 50% - position

Duplicate/mirror

E12 - resize 50%

E20 - resize 75%

E14&15 - resize 20%

Position as you like

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

Angie (Elvish)




Thursday, February 15, 2024

Celestial - PTU

 Scrapkit - Celestial Forest by Kathy's PSP Designs - HERE

Mask - Your choice

Template - SE102 - HERE

Cluster by Me - HERE

Tube - Queen Uriel - 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, white layer, and strip

Image/canvas size/800x800

P1 - apply mask/merge group/send to bottom

Rectangle3 - p6

Rectangle2 - p4

Rectangle1 - p8

Frame fill - e64

Frame - p4

Cluster - resize 90%

Dots - p3

E75

E62

E66 - resize 50%

E71 - resize 40%

E67 - resize 50%

E21 - resize 30%

E16 - resize 65%

E26 - resize 50%

E57 - resize 90%

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

Monday, February 12, 2024

Celestial Forest Cluster - FTU

Kathy's PSP Designs has a new kit - Celestial Forest.....you can find this kit - HERE 

Just click image and save. As usual, would love to see what you create....thanks



Sunday, February 11, 2024

Steampunk - FTU

 Scrapkit - Steamed Junk by MizT - HERE

Mask - #365 - HERE (5th one down)

Template - BKC Designs - HERE

Tube - VMT - 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 and bottom 2 layers

Frame layers - flood fill color of choice

Image/canvas size/800x800

Pink3 - p6

Pink2 - p8

E4

P13 - apply mask/merge group/layer opacity to 70

E37

Pink1 - p4

Position tube

E58 - resize 45%

E33

E76 - resize 65%

E77 - resize 70%

E50 - resize 50%

E22

E14 - resize 60%

E48 - resize 50%

E78 - resize 45%

E79 - resize 45%

E30 - resize 45%

E34 - resize 40%

Duplicate/mirror

E42 - resize 30%

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

Thursday, February 8, 2024

Mardi Gras - FTU

 

Scrapkit - Mardi Gras 2013 by Tasha - HERE

Mask - Your choice

Template - SE Template 126 - HERE

Tube - Bella C - HERE (for an idea of tube)

***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, butterflies, background mask, and spring word art

Image/canvas size/800x800

Click bottom layer - p6 - apply mask/merge group

Frame fill - p1

Position close up 

Plug in - Xero/nostalgia at default

Layer properties at Luminance Legacy

Opacity at 60

(use what looks best for your tube)

Frame trim - p4

Frame - p5

Septor 

Position tube 

Stars 

Glitter spray 

flower2 

Stars2 

Ribbon4 

Dots 

Mask3 - resize 60%

Image/free rotate right by 20 

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

This was a mystery tut at EFR forum

Shelly

KITT




Sunday, February 4, 2024

Coffee Break - FTU

Scrapkit - Espresso Tales by Emma - HERE

Mask - Your choice

Template - Mine from TTL - HERE

Tube - VMT - 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

P4 - apply mask/merge group/send to bottom

E44 - resize 80%

Duplicate/image/free rotate right by 90

1 - p3

2&3 - p9

E25

E21

4 - p11

5 - p10

Add tube

Add an inner bevel of choice

E45 - resize 20%

Mura meister/copies/encircle/16,45,55

Drag below

E47 - resize 30%

Duplicate/mirror

E19 - resize 70%

E22 - resize 40%

E33 - resize 40%

E28 - resize 45%

E4

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