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Friday, January 29, 2021

From the Heart - PTU

 


Scrapkit - You Are My Dream by TTD - HERE

Template - 110 - HERE

Tube -  VMT - HERE

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Open template and delete copyright layer, key, and lock

Remember to DS as you go 

I always start at the bottom and work my way up

Image/canvas size/800x800

E35

White background - E38

BG rectangle - p11

Strips 1-3 - p25

Strip bg - add noise of choice

Scalloped strip - p21

Doiley - Adjust hue/sat/both to 0

Rectangle - p24

E191 - resize 70%

E157 - left

Frame fill - p16

Position tube as you see fit

E198 - left side

The next few elements, position as you see fit

E9 - erase stem and resize 40%

E141 - resize 50%

E101 - resize 25%

E91

Move lg butterfly to suit

E130 - resize 30%

E46 - resize 40%

Merge visible/resize as needed/add proper copyright

Can't wait to see what you create!!

Yes, another beauty by Wally










Saturday, January 23, 2021

Online Friends & Why Fall Word Art

 Here is more word art...would love to see how this is used...thanks


You can get this - HERE



Download this - HERE

A tag I made with this word art



Friday, January 22, 2021

XOX _ Exclusive to EFR


 

Scrapkit - XOX by Persia - HERE

Template - by Me - HERE (use the 2nd template)

Mask - MizMask122 - HERE (use the 2nd one down)

Tube  -  Vi Nina - HERE

Plu-ins - Xero

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I always start at bottom and work up....remember to DS as you go

Open template and delete copyright layer

Image/canvas size/800x800

Bottom layer - p17/apply mask/merge group

Grab your magic wand and click inside each of the geometric shape

Selections/modify/expand by 2

Click mask layer and promote selection to layer/select none

Adjust/blur/gaussian at 4

Click geometric layer and add glass or inner bevel of your choice

Merge layers 1,2,3 together - p21 - I positioned so the words were showing

Heart - p10 - keep selected and add close up of tube - delete/select none

Xero - radiance at default or what ever looks best

Drag the paper and tube below heart layer

Heart layer  - apply same effect as you did for geometric shape

Crop

Image/canvas size/800x800

Glitter2 - resize 90%

Merge the heart layers together and move a little to the left

Position your tube

E8 - resize 90%

Rose 7&10 - resize 15%

XOX1 - resize 45%

Place to your liking

Kiss1 - resize 15%

Stamp2 - resize 45%

Lips1 - resize 10%

Crop/resize as needed/add proper copyright

Would love to see what you create...thanks

Penny made  this gorgeous tag






Wednesday, January 20, 2021

2 Templates

 Over in EFR, I tried my hand again at templates....you can get the templates - HERE

As always...would love to display your work...thanks


Kathyfrances made this beauty using this template

Wally created this beauty!!





Bee created this beauty

Wally made this beauty








Wired Roses - FTU

 




Scrapkit - Barbed Wire and Roses - HERE ..thanks Nae

Mask - EFR Blog - HERE (2nd one down)

Plug-Ins - Mura Meister

Tube - @Dilara with Elegancefly - HERE

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Would love to see what you create

Remember to DS as you go

Paper7 - apply mask/merge group

Frame4 - resize 85%

Splatter1

Splatter4 - resize 85%

Flower9 - resize 60%

Plug ins  Mura Meister/copies/encircle/10/60/60

Position your tube

E9

Flower1 - resize 80%

Image/rotate/left by 120

Heart1

Flower10 - resize 80%

Drag down below heart layer

Duplicate/image/mirror

Butterfly1

Bow7

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

Shaz did an amazing job!

This great tag is from Gail









Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Friday, January 15, 2021

Word Art

 I saw this statement and just had to make my own. It resonates with me. As always, if you use this word art, would totally love to share here on my blog....thanks



Another one I love - you can get this one - HERE


Shaz created this awesome tag using the word art






Thursday, January 14, 2021

Alien Xenofex animation constellation

 Had a few friends wanting to know how to use this filter...so here is my go at a teaching tut

This is what we will be adding this filter to




Download practice image - HERE

As you see it is ready to animate

Click on your star

Effects/ASX/constellation with the following setting:


Click ok
Hide that layer and click next star layer and unhide
Effects/constellation AND HIT RANDOM SEED ONE TIME/ok
Hide that layer and click last star layer and unhide
Effects/constellation/hit random seed one time/ok
You shold now have an image with your layers like this:

Open AS
PSP - right click image/copy merged
In AS -  paste as new animation
PSP - hide top star layer and unhide next star layer
Right click image/copy merged
AS/right click image/ paste after current frame
PSP - hide that layer and unhide last star layer
Right click image/copy merged
AS/right click image/ paste after current frame
View animation
**Now, that is the basic....you can play around with your numbers**

This next image, I used the following:

Used the same settings on this flower
Hope you can understand...if questions, please let me know either in comments or chat box...thanks
















Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Kiss - FTU



 Scrapkit - Northern Lights by Kathy - HERE

TemplateHERE

Tube - Zlata_M with PFD - HERE

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Would love to see your creation

Open template and delete copyright and word art

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

Remember to DS as you go

Image/canvas size/800x800

Click bottom layer

E106 ( our mask layer)

E71

E81 - erase the stem

E75

E72

Snowflake button top - E105

Snowflake button bottom - E105 but use a different part of E

Light blue rectangle - E10 (first rotate element to the right)

Darker blue rectangle - E10

Dark cloud rectangle - E10

E73

E99 - center it

E66

E57 - resize 25%

Duplicate/image/mirror and position as you see fit

E17 - resize 30%

Duplicate/image/mirror and position as you see fit

E5 - resize 35%

Position tube

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

Wally created this treasure!!











Sunday, January 10, 2021

Anti Valentine's Day

So, this day will be here before you know it. I am single, and have been for years. I am NOT dissing the day...I am thrilled for those that do have a significant other.

I made up some quick word arts for those of us that don't have someone. If you use these, please let me know.....would so enjoy to see your creations......I will post them on this blog.



You can get this word art - HERE

You can get this word art - HERE

A tag I made with the first word art







Azure - PTU (quick)

 



Scarp kit - Azure Fairy by TTD -  HERE

Mask - The Asylum  (mask is at bottom) - HERE

Tube - Sheena Pike with CDO - HERE

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Remember to DS as you go

Would totally love to see your take on this tut...thanks

Open p39 - apply mask/merge group

Resize the mask by 90% (Go to image/resize and uncheck all layers)

E165 

E186

E138 

E145 - upper right

E129 - lower left

E209

Position tube

E166 - place center bottom

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










Nae's Designs created this beauty


Wally created this beauty



Saturday, January 9, 2021

Gift for Tonya - FTU

 



Scrapkit - Tonya's Gift - HERE

Mask - A round mask should work

Tube - PUT - HERE

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Remember to DS as you go

Open p12

Apply mask - don't merge yet

Click top layer

Position close up on right side and duplicate

Image/mirror and position

Merge the 2 tube layers together

Properties for tube layers - opacity at 50

Drag this layer down below mask layer



Merge group
Spray7
E35 - place left/duplicate/image/mirror
Position your tube center
E33
Spray3
Spray4
Spray1
E63 - erase the stem
Image/free rotate/left/90
Position behind tube layer
E61a - resize 60%
E4 - resize 60%
Merge visible/crop/resize as needed/add proper copyright
If you try this tut, would love to see your results....thanks



Wally is on top of it!!!
Neetz  created this stunner
Gail too!!








Sunday, January 3, 2021

Another NY - FTU

 


Scrapkit - GoF HERE (download is bottom left corner)

MaskHERE 0245

Tube - FTU by BAMA - HERE (the tube I used is a special made for EFR Thurs night chat)

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Remember to DS as you go

E99 - image/canvas size/800x800

E98

E100 - resize 90%

Open p6 and apply mask/merge group

Paste onto canvas and send to bottom

E65

E77  - position bottom right

Duplicate/image/mirror and move up a little

E116 - flip

E5 - mirror

Position tube

E48 - resize 45%

E81 - erase stems

Duplicate/image/mirror and position

Resize 45%

E49 - resize 60%

E41 - place left side

E90 - resize 30% and drag down

E13

Crop/resize as needed/merge visible/add proper copyright

Would love to display your work



Wally's creation













Friday, January 1, 2021

NY1 - FTU

 


Scrapkit - Celebrate - HERE

Mask - 4th one down - HERE

Tube - Sprite by Nocturne - HERE

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Open p16 and apply mask - merge group

Wire 

Confetti

Negative - paste onto canvas

Image/free rotate/left by 30

Grab your magic wand and click inside each of the negative frames/expand by 3/paste p9/invert/delete/select none and move down one layer

Word art 1- image/free rotate/left by 30/and place on negative

Add a thick gradient glow to the wordart

Merge top 3 layers together and move up some 

Snowflake - position on the left so some of it is touching the negative

Paste tube and position on the right

Rose boa -position so tube is sitting on it

Word art 2 - position bottom left

Champagne2 - resize 65% and position a layer down

Star spiral - position top left

Streamers - rotate left and place left

Sparkles - position top right

Sparkles2 -position middle left

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


Another beauty from Wally

Lolis 
Judyann created this

Shelly
KITT

Kelli









Blue - FTU

 



Scrapkit - HERE
Tube - PUT - HERE
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Open frame 5
Image/canvas size/800x800
Grab magic wand and click inside frame
Selections/modify/expand by 8/p15/invert/delete
Drag paper down one layer
Flower doodle - place on bottom of frame
Doodlios - position middle of frame
Star spiral - position middle of frame
Star dangle - position top left on frame
Flower4 - resize50% and place on top of star dangle
Frame3 -resize 30% and place bottom right of frame
Place your tube so she is coming out of the frame
Confetti - position top left corner with some sticking out 
Duplicate/mirror and merge down
Duplicate/flip 
(we now have a mask)
Send this to bottom
Click top layer
Fireworks - do the same as you did for the confetti
Now send to bottom
Crop/resize as needed/add proper copyright/merge visible

Wally is spoiling me

Rhonda
Gail
Judyann



Shelly

KITT

Kelli
Lavada (fallingwater)