Old School Rainbo (Heavy Effects)

Tube - Robert Alvarado (I used 2 tubes) You can get his tubes - HERE

Plug-ins: EC5, Xero, AAA Frames, and Mura Mesiter Copies

Elements of choice

Open new image 800x650

Place close up image

Effects - Mura meister/copies/wallpaper at default

Effect - EC5 - texture noise/crinkled noise at default

Effects - AAA frames-foto frame at default

Selection tool/rounded rectangle/feather at 5

Draw your selection around the center face in the square only/promote selection to layer/select none

Click back on your foto frame layer and do it again

Image/flip/merge down

Staying on this layer

Grab selection tool/rectangle/no feather and draw your selection around the square/promote selection to layer

Effect - texture/antique mosaic with the following

Select none

Click on promoted layer and add a gradient glow of your choice

I used EC5 - impact/gradient glow with following settings;

Settings - click on baby glow

Click bottom layer and add same glow

Click top layer

Effect - xero/nostalgia with following settings;

Use same EC5 gradient glow

Layer properties/luminance legacy at default

Decorate a little

Merge visible and resize as needed/add proper copyright

If you attempt this tutorial, please let me see

Verona - FTU

Scrapkit - Garden of Verona - HERE
Mask - your choice
Tube - VMT - HERE
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Remember to DS as you go
Open P8 and apply mask of choice
E12 - position in middle
E1
E7
E22
E35
E127 - place left
Duplicate/image/mirror
E43
E30 - resize 40%
E76 - resize 40% and position top left
Place tube where you feel looks best...if need be, move elements around to work
Crop/resize as needed/add proper copyright

Single AF - FTU

Scrapkit - Pinksplotion - HERE

Template - HERE

Tube - Zindy - HERE  Please use proper copyright

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Open template....delete copyright layer

As always, I start at the bottom and work my way up

Remember to DS as you go

Image/canvas size/800x800

Delete ribbon and rectangle layers

Paper19 - apply mask of choice/merge group

Gradient circle - skip

Black dotted circle - p3

Dark pink circle - p6

Pink circle - p13

Effect - Xero/fritillary/10,33.19,70

Text circle - flood fill black

Add a small gradient glow

E17

E4

E11

E12 - place left

Image/duplicate/mirror

E3 - place at bottom

E46 - resize 45% position left

E43 - place at bottom

Image duplicate/flip

E2 - paste at bottom

Crop/resize as needed

Add you tube

Add proper copyright

My friend , Wally, created this beauty

Template

I found a template I made back in 2017, so I am sharing with you...enjoy and hope to see what you create with it.....thanks

You can get the template - HERE

Totally love this creation by Andi (nighti)

Fran did amazing!!

Pink - FTU

Scrapkit - Glamorous Collab by Amy is HERE
Tube - PUT from CDO - HERE
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Remember to DS as you go
Open new image/800x800
Diamond scatter
Mask
Scatter3
Glitter swirl - position right
Frame9 - resize 90%
Grab freehand selection tool/add/none/feather is 0
Draw around the frame
Paste paper of choice/invert/delete/select none
Move paper under frame layer
Carnation
Effects - Mura Meister Copies/encircle with 12, 50, 60
Position evenly on the frame
Star
Bottle
Heart6 - resize 20%
Chrome flower2 - resize 60%
Merge all visible/crop/resize as needed/add proper copyright

Cutest Ever - FTU

Scrapkit - Pinksplotion by Melissa - HERE
Template by Millie - HERE
Word art - at bottom
Tube - Maryline Cazenave at CDO - HERE
please leave a thank you when downloading freebies

Open template and delete copyright layer and word art
Image/canvas size 800x800
As always, I start at bottom and work up and DS as you go
I added a small gradient glow to each layer
1 - p13
2 - p17
3 - p1
4 - p8
5 - p2
6 - p4
Crop image
Canvas size 800x800
E43 - place into position
E3
Paste tube where you would like
E2
E12 on left
E17
E26 - resize 60%
Merge visible/resize as needed/add proper copyright

Lavada

Sandy

Carolyn

Effects Forum Tag -

Images you will need are at bottom of this tutorial
If you use a tube, please make sure you use copyright information
Candle Mustard font - HERE

Open new image 600x250
Paste image 9 - resize 75%
New raster layer
Flood fill with #fbadce or color of choice
Effects - Artistic effects/balls and baubles with the following:

Effects/edge effects/enhance
Effects - Texture/antique mosaic glass at default
Drag to bottom
Click on top layer
Selection tool - rounded rectangle/add/feather is 20
Start left of canvas and across to right side
Click bottom layer and promote to selection
Click top layer and hit delete/select none
Click on your promote4d layer and type your saying
Apply small gradient glow
Merge all visible
New raster layer and flood fill with light color
Selections/modify/contract by 4/delete/select none
Add an inner bevel
Resize puzzle hearts by 35%
IF you are not animating, place the puzzle hearts and add your name
If using a tube, add proper copyright
Now to animate the hearts
AS:
Copy hearts as new in AS
Insert/image transition/zoom  (You now have 45 frames)
In psp, copy your image and paste into AS as new
Ctrl-L till you have 45 frames
Ctrl-A will select all
On your hearts, move your slider back to 1 and drag into position and let go
In psp - add your name and copy into AS as new

Ctrl-L till you have 45 frames

Ctrl-A will select all

Drag this and place on your puzzle hearts
View animation
If happy save
This sample I added my name to the puzzle hearts and copy merged into AS and applied same transition...use which ever one you like best

Images needed

Click on image and save

Floral- FTU

Scrapkit - Florality - HERE

Mask - #116 by Rachel - HERE

Tube - Caron Vinson - HERE

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Remember to DS as you go

Open P12 - apply mask/merge group

Duplicate - merge visible

Leaves1 - position at bottom

Frame1 - resize 90%

Flowers - resize 60%

Duplicate/image/mirror

Branch - bottom

Duplicate/image/flip - position top

Ribbon eggs - image/free rotate/90 left

Flowers2 - position left

Flowers1

Brush

Butterflies - position a little top right

Flowers3 - resize 45%

Bird - resize 40%

Merge visible/crop/resize/add proper copyright

Andi (nighti) created this beauty

Gigi created this beauty

All You Need - PTU

Scrapkit - TTD - Forever Mine - HERE
Template - HPD #227 - HERE
Tube - Sheena Pike at CDO - HERE
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Open template and delete copyright layer and white background
I always start at bottom and work my way up
Remember to DS as you go
Image/canvas size/800x800
Merge temp layer 1 & 2 together - p7
Effects - Artistic - enamel:
settings are all 10/angle 45/color is pink
Duplicate - on this layer - effects/texture/antique mosaic at default
Merge temp layer 3 & 4 together - flood fill with pink
Temp layer5 - p5
Temp layer6 - p10
Temp layer7 - flood fill
Temp layer8 - p2
Temp layer 9-13 - merge together/flood fill
E97 - place left side
Place tube and word art - add a gradient glow

E38
E68 - place bottom
E11 - resize 80%
Crop/resize as needed/add proper copyright

Beautiful Fairy Dreams - PTU

Scrapkit - Childhood Dreams-TTD HERE
Mask - HERE I used the 6th one down
Tube -  Exclusive by Lady Mishka with PFD - HERE
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Remember to DS as you go
Open P9 and apply mask/merge group
Duplicate/merge down and DS
Paste tube on left square/duplicate/mirror and move to bottom square/merge tube layers together
Effects - Xero/radiance at default
Layer properties - luminance legacy at default
Click on your mask layer
Grab your selection tool with the following settings:
Point to point/add/feather 10
Carefully draw around both squares/invert/delete/select none
E89
E48 - resize 35%...position bottom right square
Duplicate/mirror/flip/position top left of square
E3
E40 -position where you see fit
E117 - resize 20%
E54- resize 45%
Resize image by 80%
Place tube
E61 - resize 40%
Crop/resize as needed/add proper copyright

No Scrap Forum tag

Tube - Pinuptoons at CDO - HERE

Forum style tag and avatar - no scrap

Open new image 600x250 and 150x150 (ava)

Flood fill with a gradient of choice

I used top color is #b64168

bottom color is #fcfcfd

Linear - angle 45 and repeats 3

Flood fill canvas

Effects - texture/antique mosaic at default (copy this layer and paste into ava

Back to main image

Selection tool - custom with the following:

Keep selected
New raster layer
Flood fill with same gradent
Effects - DSB flux/mosaic ripple/mosaic 6/pull is 85
Place close up (I used dec put's 2012) If you use something different, use 4 of same artist....we want the faces
Seletions/invert/delete/select none
Duplicate tube layer -
Top tube layer - adjust/blur/gaussian at 4
Layer properties/luminance legacy
Bottom tube layer - Xero/soft mood/50-50
DS
Merge the last 3 layers together
Selections/all/float/modify/expand by 6/new raster layer and flood fill with solid color of choice/select none and move this under that layer
Put main tube over on the right side
DS
Merge visible
New raster layer and flood fill with same solid color
Selections/all/modify/contract by 6/delete/select none
Add noise and a small gradent glow/add proper copyright
Do the same to your ava instead contract by 4 instead of 6
**I will make you this tag for completing this tutorial**

Love to see your creations:

Penny

Tracy

Proton

Valentine Masks

So, I was making masks for EFR and decided to make a few extras for my blog.....just click and save....thanks for looking. Would totally love to see what you create with my masks.

Emma - mask 2

Sweet - FTU

Scrap - Sweet Christine - HERE
Mask - 3rd one down -  HERE
Tube - Caron Vinson  (I used a sitting tube) - HERE
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Open mask, as this is a png mask, add a raster layer/flood fill with white and move underneath the mask layer and merge down. When using, remember to check invert data box

Open p18 - apply mask/merge group

Remember to DS as you go

E002 - resize 120% and paste onto mask layer

Duplicate.image/.mirro/flip and move down a little

Image - resize by 85%

E14 - position in middle of heart

E28 - position middle of E14

E64 - resize 75% - place right side (we move later to position)

E29 - position bottom of e28

E67 - position on top of E29

Position tube center, bottom

E64 - move to sit a little behind the tube with most of E64 showing

E21 - place top right of mask - this is where I put my name

Merge visible/resize as needed/add proper copyright

**I will send this tag if you do this tutorial...thanks)**

Great creations:

Penny

Tracy

Penny

KITT

Proton

Golden - FTU (quick and easy)

Scrapkit - Wish you a Happy New Year - HERE
Mask - EFR - HERE (3rd down)
Tube - Joel Adams - you can find his tubes HERE  ( I got mine when CILM was open)
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Remember to DS as you go
Open P2 - apply mask/merge group - erase the words at the bottom
Image/canvas size/800x800
E53 - position bottom of mask
E37 - position on top of mask
E32 - position bottom of mask frame
E36 - position bottom of mask
E55 - resize 25% and position right corner of mask frame
Position tube
Merge visible/crop/resize as needed/add proper copyright

Love - FTU

Scrapkit - Pink Love by Mizteeque - HERE
Template - HERE  I used the 16th one
Tube - Marilyn Cazenave from CDO - HERE  Please don't use without a license
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Open template and delete copyright and word art layers
Image/canvas size/800x800
As always, I start at the bottom and work my way up
Remember to DS as you go
Raster1 - flood fill with color of choice, 3 times/delete raster1
E27
E26 - resize 85%
Raster5 - p7
Raster10&11 - p3
Raster2 - p5
Crop
E17 - duplicate and position
E21 - resize 15%
E10 - resize 85@/image/free rotate/left/90
E20 - resize 50%/duplicate/and position a few times
Merge visible
I added the word, love
Resize as needed/add proper copyright

Birthday - EFR Exclusive

Scrapkit- Icing on the Cake - an Escape from Reality collab kit - HERE
Template - Creative misfits - HERE - SKD temp 1 in Kaci folder
Mask - came with kit  I used mask 3...any of the round ones will work
Tube - Anna Liwanag with CDO - HERE (must have license to use)
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Open template and delete copyright layer and glitter shapes
I always start at bottom and work up
Remember to DS as you go
P20 - paste bottom layer and apply mask/merge group
Frame3 by kf - resize 80%
Circle - p13
WA bd3 by me - resize 75%, add a small gradient glow
banner2
DAD commercial use 76 - resize 60%
Paste you tube
Crop/resize as needed/add proper copyright

Snow - TTL Exc

Scrapkit - by Tika "Iced Pink Winter" - TTL Exclusive kit HERE
Mask - Your choice
Tube - PUT at CDO
Effect - VanDerLee-snowflake HERE  (I used the http download)
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Open pp1 and apply mask of choice/merge group
Add new raster with white/send to bottom
Frame1 - resize80%
Winterbling1 - resize 80%
Flower1 - resize 15% - paste onto image
Effects/mura meister/copies/encircle/change top 3 to 12, 75, 75
Pinkgarland - resize 60%
Bow1 - resize 35%
Leaves - resize 65%
Florish2
Sparkles1
bearsledding - resize 40%
Place your tube
Crop and resize/add proper copyright
Click back on your winter bling layer
Effects/vanderlee/snowflakes/amount is 100/maximum size is 10/random seed at 0/ok
Right click/copy merged
In AS click/paste as new animation
*back on your bling layer in psp/undo
Effects/vdlsnowflakes/change random seed to 50
Right click/copy merged
right click on image in as and PASTE AFTER CURRENT FRAME
back on your bling layer in psp/undo*
Repeat from * to * as many times as you want (I did mine 4 times) increasing the random seed by 50 each time
Once you are done, you can slow down the snow fall by:
Edit/select all then click on animation/frame properties and change the number to whatever you want (mine is at 25)
enjoy