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Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Fly with Me - PTU


 

Scrapkit - Trick or Treat by LMB - HERE

TemplateHERE

Tube-  Joel Adams - you can get his tubes @ CDO - HERE

Plug-ins - EC4000 and Alien Skin Xenofex (ASX)

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Open template and delete copyright layer

I always start at bottom and work up

Remember to DS as you go

Image/canvas size/800x800

Add new raster, flood fill white and send to bottom

Merge bottom 2 layers together - p10

Effects - EC4000 - HSB Noise/wrinkled fractal

Top layer - p4

Effects - EC4000 - glass

Duplicate 2 times (you can number them if needed)

1st copy ASX/constellation

Close out this copy 
Click next duplicate
Apply ASX again and hit random seed one time
Close out this copy
Click original
Apply ASX again and hit random seed one time
Click top layer
E34 - place right
E58
E35 - place left
E10
E22
E44 -50%
E91
Position tubeZ
add proper copyright
If not animating, save
If you want to animate
Open AS
PSP - copy merged
AS - paste as new animation
PSP - close original layer, open copy 1
Copy merged
AS - paste after current frame
PSP - close this layer
Open copy 2
Copy merged
AS - paste after current frame
View animation, if happy save
Thanks for trying this tut



My friend, Wally, created this cutie!!! Thanks










Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Rectangles template

 Messing around and designed this template

As always, if you use this template...would love to see your creation...Thanks

Grab the template - HERE


Andi (nighti) created this beauty
Kittie from ATP


Shel made this gorgeous tag
Tamie







 







Sunday, September 27, 2020

Halloween Forum Style - FTU

 


Scrapkit - Halloween Freebie by TTD - HERE

Tube- PFD is Phyllis - HERE

Plug-ins - AAA  Frames, EC4000, and Mura Mesiter

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Open new image 600x250/

Paste tube

Effects - Mura Meister/copies/wallpaper/rotate

Adjust/blur/motion blur with angle 45 and strength 100 (2 more times)

Effects - Edge effects/enhance more 2 times

Crop

Copy/paste as new image

On this image use your AAA Frames - FOTO with following settings:


Adjust/softness/soften more
Grab your selection tool/rectangle/no feather
Draw out a rectangle from side to side
Promote selection to layer
Layer properties to overlay
Effects - Texture/antique mosaic with following settings:


Small gradient glow
Merge visible and resize by 90% and copy
Paste back on original image and add small gradient glow
Image/canvas size 700x700
Position tube and erase any at the bottom
Click on original image
Selection/float/modify/expand by 5/new raster layer and flood fill with color of choice
Move down one layer and add some noise
Click bottom raster
E22 - resize 45%
Duplicate/image/mirror/merge down
Duplicate and move down
E72 - resize 20% and position as you want
E53 - resize 60%
Move to left some/duplicate/mirror/flip
E51 - resize 20% and position
Duplicate/flip
Click top layer
E50 - resize 40% - position right side
E11 - resize 40%
Crop/resize as needed/merge visible/add proper copyright
I would love to see how you do this tut...thanks








Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Autumn Romance - FTU


 

Scrapkit - Autumn Romance - HERE

Mask -  HERE  I used mask 354 (4th one down)

Tube - PUT - HERE must have license to use

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Remember to DS as you go

Open p10/apply mask/merge group

E61

E64 - paste on left

Duplicate/Image/mirror

E58 - position kinda right bottom

E61 - place at bottom

E12 - resize 90%

E60 - position at bottom

E24 - position at bottom

E10

Position your tube

E3

E37 - resize 45% - position bottom left

E42 - resize 30%

E41 - erase stem and resize 30%

E56 - resize 20% and position in different areas 

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


I just LOVE to see your creations

This beauty is by Wally





Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Mono - FTU

 


Scrapkit - Mono by ReneK - HERE (2nd row, 4th one in)

MaskHERE (Top mask)

Tube - Arthur Crowe - HERE

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Remember to DS as you go

Open p6 - apply mask/merge group

Fra2 - resize 80%

Position your tube

E16 - position under frame layer

E27 - position top behind frame layer

E21

E90 - resize 60%

Image/free rotate/left/20

E15 - resize 40% - and position on E90

E79 - resize 45%

E69 - resize 35%

E57 - resize 60%

E15 - resize by 60%

I used my freehand selection tool and traced around my whole image to get rid of the excess mask

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



Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Alice - FTU

 


Scrapkit - Alice by Miz T - HERE

MaskHERE mask 40

Tube - PUT at CDO - HERE (I used 2 tubes...must be of same artist)

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Remember to DS as you go

P1 - apply mask/merge group

Position Alice tube

Open E27 - paste close up of Queen - merge together/resize 45%

Position on canvas/image/free rotate/left 20/add small gradient glow

E17 - resize 50%

E29- resize 70%

E6

E26

E12

E33 - resize 70%

E40

E16 - resize 60% and place on E40

Merge down/resize 35%

Add same gradient glow as Queen card

E4

E11 - resize 60% and merge onto E4

Resize 35% - position on canvas/image/free rotate/right by 20

Add same gradient glow as before

I used my freehand selection tool on E29 to grab the roses to put on my leaves

E25 - resize 60%

E40-42 - resize 30% and position

E7 - resize 30%

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



Friday, September 11, 2020

I Love Autumn - FTU



 Scrapkit - Thanksgiving by TADD - HERE

Template - Kat4Ever - HERE

Mask - by Me - HERE  (Use either one)

Tube - Alicia Mujica - must have license to use - HERE

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Remember to DS as you go

As always I start at bottom and work my way up

Open template and delete copyright layer and word art layer

Image/canvas size/800x800

Paper3 - apply mask/merge group

E64 - I pasted twice and moved to fill

Golden circles - merge together

Effects - Texture/weave/default

Brown rectangle - Effects - 3d/inner bevel with the following

Tan rectangle - p4
E17 
Outline - use same inner bevel effect
Click top layer
E62 - resize 60%
E57
E20
E7
E15 - Image/mirror
Add your tube
Merge visible/crop/resize as needed/add proper copyright

Created by Gail
This one was made by Shaz


Wally made this one








Thursday, September 10, 2020

Autumn - PTU

 


Scrapkit - Fall Beauty by DITR - HERE

Mask - your choice

Word ArtHERE

Tube- Maryline Cazenave with CDO - HERE

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Open p21 - apply mask/merge group

E158

E179 - top right

E156 - bottom

E150 - place left

E159 - leave in middle

E57 - place at bottom

Open word art - resize - 35% I added some gradient glow

Position

E4 - position on word art and add a small gradient glow

E101 - position a little to the left

E176 - position to right

Place tube

Merge visible/resize as needed/add proper copyright




Never Forget

 I still get tears in my eyes every year on 9-11....if you read this, please take a sec and pray for those families that lost loved ones this day



Sunday, September 6, 2020

Pumpkin Mask

Decided to try something for a mask and this is the result...hopefully you can use it. As always, would love to see what you create
Click image/right click and save

 
Sandy used my mask for her creation




Autumn - FTU



Scrapkit - Autumn Breeze - HERE
Mask - a round one of choice
Tube - Alicia Mujica - HERE
**This is a full size kit...you can find a free resizer - HERE  ** (I have resized everything) 
Resize to best fit 
Remember to DS as you go
Open cluster 
P8 - send to bottom/apply mask/merge group
E76 and 77
E54 - position bottom left
E64 - place center bottom
E28
Click cluster layer
E35 - erase the stem and image/mirror
E32 - image/mirror
E63
E42 - drag down a few layers
E40
E1
E61
E31
E67
Add tube of choice
Merge visible/crop/resize as needed/add proper copyright
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Shaz
Bhamman