Winter Cluster - FTU

 Found an older kit by Candy's Treats called Sleigh Bells - HERE

Just enlarge and save as....would love to show what you create...thanks

Christmas Collab - EFR

I decided to try my hand at a Christmas kit!! It is non ai and exclusive to EFR Blog - HERE . Many thanks to Emma for collaborating and Deana for her word art. As always, would love to display your creations on my blog....thanks.

Skullin' Christmas - FTU

 Scrap kit - Skullin' Christmas by MBM - HERE

Mask - Your choice

Template - Sissy's - HERE

Tube - Misticheskaya - 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 word art layer

P20 - apply mask/merge group/send to bottom

Merge gradient squares - p18

Merge black squares - p13

Merge red circles - p5

Merge black circles - p4

Large red circle - p16

Large black circle - p2

Gradient rectangle - p16

Gradient squares - p19

E43 - free rotate left by 20

E37 - resize 120%

E44

E42

E50 - resize 35%

E38 - resize 50%

Duplicate/position

E6 - resize 60%

E31 - resize 60%

E48 - resize 50%

E11 - resize 40%

Position tube

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

Emma

Christmas Cheer - ATP Exclusive

 

Scrap kit - Christmas Cheer - ATP Exclusive by Emma - HERE

Mask - Your choice

Tube - Yuki - 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 Frame3 - resize 50%

Image/canvas size/800x800

Duplicate/mirror

P2 - apply mask/merge group/send to bottom

E59

Duplicate/free rotate right by 20/position

Duplicate/mirror

Erase stems

Frames - p8

Click top layer

E74

E90 - resize 50%

E88 - resize 40%

Duplicate/mirror

E61 - resize 65%

E15 - resize 40%

E45 - resize 50%

E7 - resize 35%

E6 - resize 35%

WA1 - resize 30%

Position tube of choice

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

Emma

EFR December Blog Train

Links to Download

Escape From Reality Blog Train


Don't Miss A Stop

Lady Dragus
Cuddles Creations
SassySoul Dezinez
Diamond Creations-Direct Download
Blossoms PSP Creations
Pamkez
Pammers Passions - HERE
Savage Dezines Scrapz

Check out our Blog 
If you are a designer and would like to contribute
We Would Love for You to Join Us 
Join Our Facebook group 
or 
Our Forum at Escape from Reality

 Here are my goodies: As always....would love to see what you create and display it on my blog....thanks!!

PSP - HERE

PSD - HERE

PSP is - HERE

PSD is - HERE

Deck the Halls - FTU

Scrap kit - Deck the Halls by MBM - HERE

Mask - Your choice

Template - by Andi - HERE (3 September)

Tube - Keith Garvey - not sure where to get his work)

***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

P11 - apply mask/merge group/send to bottom

HG Recht - p1 (do the same for the other HG layers)

Recht - p13

Streifen - p6

E93

Raster5 - p3

E10 - resize 65%

E36

E68

Position tube

E34

E18

E25

E52 - resize 70%

E39 - resize 50%

Duplicate/mirror/flip

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

Adele

Mary

PennyC

Sandy

Penny

Merry Christmas - PTU (CT)

Scrap kit - Merry Christmas by DC - HERE

Mask - Your choice

Template - #400 by Donna - 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 white layer

Image/canvas size/800x800

P8 - apply mask/merge group/resize 75%

E19 - resize 40%

Mura meister/copies/encircle/12,40,40

Rasters 5 - flood fill

Raster2 - p1

Add small border

Copy2 - p6

Add small border

Copy of 2 - p7

Add small border

E97

E100 (place at bottom)

E87 - resize 30%

Duplicate/mirror/position

Position tube

E27 - resize 35%

E36 - resize 45%

E92 - resize 40%

E82 - resize 85%

E20 - resize 40%

E9 - resize 70%

E39 - resize 40%

E81 - resize 60%

E19 - resize 30%

Duplicate/mirror

E93 - resize 40%

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

Emma (used a different kit)

Magik (different kit)

Candy Cane - FTU

Scrap kit - I'll Be Gnome for Christmas by MBM - HERE (Scroll down)

Mask - Your choice

Tube - PUT - not sure where to get her now

***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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P8 - apply mask/merge group

E18

E63 - resize 160%

Click inside/modify/expand by 6/promote to layer

Effects - texture of your choice

E102

E66 - resize 85% (I pulled mine under the frame)

Add tube

E44

E94

E104

E76 - resize 60%

E12

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

June (Novameg)

Damaris

KITT

Emma

Christmas Cookie - No Scrap - FTU

Template - HPD - HERE

Mask - Your choice

Plug-ins - PSP Effects

Funhouse - HERE

Tramages - HERE

Animation by Simone - HERE (I used the first one)

Tube - CRM (from CDO) not sure where to get now)

***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 

White layer - flood fill white (if you want to add an animation)

Add new raster layer

Make a gradient from 2 colors of your tube/radial/angle at 50/repeats 1 and flood fill

Effects - DSB Flux - weave/gap size 5, width 8, opacity 1/fill gaps checked

I used the colors from my gradient

Apply mask/merge group

Slats layer

Magic wand - add/rgb/60

Click on every other

Flood fill with gradient/select none

Click on the other 2 and flood fill

Funhouse - Xaggerate/default

Add inner bevel of choice

Gradient glow of choice

Merge 4 diamonds together - flood fill

Diamond - flood fill gradient changing it to linear (same settings)

Diamond 5 - flood fill

Tramages - tow the line/26, 20, 117, 70

If you want, use a brush of choice to decorate

If not animating, add tube with proper copyright

If animating,,open AS

Do not add tube yet

Add your copyright

Copy merged/paste as new ani in AS

Open your animation file

Select all

Go to your image/ctrl+L and hit for a total of 23 frames/select all

Drag your ani file onto you image and position

Open your tube in AS

Ctrl+L and hit for a total of 23 frames/select all

Drag your tube to the position you like

Check animation and you are done.

Christmas - FTU

Scrap kit - December Magik (DM)- HERE & Tinsel Town(TT) - HERE

Mask - Your choice

Template - #429 - HERE

Tube - Pinuptoons - you can buy his tubes - 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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Grab these elements from Tinsel Town - 6,7,17,19,25

Open template and delete copyright layer, word art, and raster11

Image/canvas size/800x800

DM

P3 - apply mask/merge group/send to bottom

TT - E25

DM

Raster8&copy - p2

Raster7&copy - p5

Raster6&copy - effect of choice

Raster3&copy - p1

Raster4&copy - flood fill color of choice

Raster2 - flood fill different color

Raster5 - p7

TT - E17

TT - E2

TT - E19 - resize 50%

TT - E6

Position tube(s)

E2

E10 - resize 70%

E6 - resize 70%

TT - E7 - resize 80%

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

Another Christmas - FTU

Scrap kit - Christmas by MizT - HERE

Mask - Your choice

Template - #14 by Andi - HERE

Tube - Keith Garvey

***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 have fun words

Image/canvas size/800x800

P9 - apply mask/merge group/send to bottom

HG Q - p7

All Rahmen layers- p8

HG K - p4

E21

HG R - p5

E35

E32 - resize 85%

Position tube

E17 - resize 50%

E1 - resize 60%

E16 - resize 50%

E2 - resize 30%

E15 - resize 30%

E8 - resize 25%

E30 - resize 35%

E9

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

KITT

Pink Christmas - FTU

Scrap kit - Pink Christmas by DC - HERE

Mask - Simone's - HERE use 373

Template - HPD #158 - HERE

Tube - Pinuptoons - now selling - 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 white background

Image/canvas size/800x800

P7 - apply mask/merge group

E32

Raster2 - p2

Apply glass effect of choice

Raster3 - p5

Raster4 - p15

E6

Raster6&9 - p8

Raster7 - p4

E29 - resize 80%

Raster10 - p1

Position close up

Use effects or plug ins of choice

E27

E56 - position bottom

E52 - resize 80%

E30 - resize 60%

E28 - resize 60%

E63 - resize 50%

E51 - resize 76%

E18

E35 - resize 45%

E2 - resize 70%

E10 - resize 45%

E24 - mirror

Position tube

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

KITT

Damaris

Almost Time - FTU

Scrap kit - I'll Be Home for Christmas - HERE

Mask - Your choice

Template - by Rhonda - HERE

Tube - Alehandra Vanhek - HERE

Plug in - Funhouse - 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 inside lines

Image/canvas size/800x800

P8 - apply mask/merge group/send to bottom

Funhouse/xaggerate/default

E39

Black circles - flood fill green

Add a glass effect

White circle - flood fill red

Add same glass effect

Blue circle - p3

Double rectangle - E40,41 - resize 40%

E39

E4 - resize 60%

Duplicate/mirror

E51 - resize 60%

E10

Rectangle - p7

White frame - flood fill green

Add same glass effect

E19 - resize 60%

Position tube

E57

E47

E56 - resize 60%

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

KITT

Christmas - ATP Exclusive

Scrap kit - Jolly Good Christmas - HERE

Mask - Your choice

Template - HERE (151)

Tube - The Paper Shelter - 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 white layer

Image/canvas size/800x800

P7 - apply mask/merge group/send to bottom

Merge 2&3 - p6

Merge 4&5 - p9

Flood fill 6&8

7 - p5

E6 - duplicate/mirror

E8 - resize 50%

E20 - resize 50%

E44 - resize 40%

E73 - resize 60%

E57 - resize 60%

E75 - resize 25%

Position tube

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

Jenny

Bobbie

BubsM

Circles and Trees - No Scrap

 Tube - Yvette - HERE

Dingbat fonts - HERE & HERE

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Open image 600x350

Add ds as you go

You can design an Avi as you like

Flood fill with red

Grab your selection tool/circle/add/feather at 20

Draw circle/promote/select none

Do this 2 more times

Add a glass effect to each one

Add noise of choice to each one

Click your bottom layer/add new layer and flood fill white

Effects - EC4000/hsb noise/setting you like

Layer properties to Luminance legacy

New layer

Grab your tree font/200/letter b/green

I did mine 3 times/position/add gradient glow of white

Position your tube

Grab Christmas cheer/200/letter of choice/red for background and green for foreground

Add white gradient glow

Merge visible

New layer

Flood fill with green/select all/modify/contract by 10/delete/select none

New layer

Flood fill red/select all/modify/contract by 4/delete/select none/add noise of choice

Crop/add proper copyright

New Template at MBM

Manipulated by Magic has a FTU board and I contributed a template....you can find the goodies (including a kit by Magik) - HERE 

The template I made is there also

O Holy Night - No scrap

Plug ins used - Mura meister, Funhouse, VM Natural

Word art of choice

If you want to animate, I used an animation from Simone - HERE 

Tube - PUT - HERE

Instruction for animating are below this tut

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600x300

Make a gradient with 2 colors from tube

Radial/Angle 90/repeats 1

Flood fill with gradient

Duplicate

Top layer - Adjust/blur/motion/angle 45/strength 100

Effects/reflection/rotating mirror Horizontal 10/angle 225/edge mode/wrap

Layer opacity at 40

VM Natural/sparkle/top #17

Bottom layer - Funhouse/xaggerate/24/87

Adjust/sharpen/sharpen more

VM Natural/sparkle/top #17

Grab you rectangle shape tool using you gradient....draw 3 thin rectangles and add a glass effect

Position your word art

New raster layer and flood fill with a dark color from tube

Add noise of choice

Selections all/modify/contract by 6/delete/select none

Add a glass effect 

Position your tube

Crop tag/add proper copyright/save

IF YOU ARE GOING TO ADD THE SNOW

Crop tag/add proper copyright

We will add tube to finished tag

Open your AS

Open your snow of choice (I used 167-mng)

Edit/select all

Back in PSP - copy merged

Paste as new animation

Hold down CTRL and hit L for a total of 30 frames

CTRL and A to select all

Grab your first frame of snow and drag on to your first frame of image/release

View animation....if happy grab your tube and paste in AS

Hold down CTRL and hit L for a total of 30 frames

CTRL and A to select all

Grab your tube and position

Save

 

Holiday Lights - FTU

Scrapkit - Peppermint Holiday - by MBM - HERE

Mask - Your choice

Template - BKC - HERE (3rd one down)

Texture - BKC - 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

Image/canvas size/800x800

Open p10

Grab squared lines texture

New layer - flood fill with texture

Layer properties/luminance legacy/opacity at 40

Merge down

Apply mask/merge group/send to bottom

Circle - p10

Frame4

Back rectangle - p3

Red square - p7

Sparkles

Green top rectangle - p9

Ribbon

Snowflake lights

Bow1 - resize 40%

Tree - resize 85%

Candy cane - resize 80%

Deco - resize 60%

Duplicate/mirror

Bow3 - resize 60%

Candle2 - resize 85%

Flower2 - resize 35%

Duplicate/mirror

Position tube

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

KITT

Holiday Patience - FTU

 Scrapkit - Christmas Traditions by DBS - HERE

Mask - Lorri - HERE (1028)

Tube - Paula at EFR (2 tubes) - HERE (Tubes are AI)

***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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E145

Click inside with magic wand/expand by 2/paste p17/invert/delete/send below frame

Do the same with your tube/layer properties to Luminance Legacy

Resize 75%/merge visible

Image/canvas size/800x800

P20/apply mask/merge group/send to bottom

E96

Click top layer

E164

E95

E91

E162

E144 - click inside with magic wand/expand by 1/position 2nd tube/invert/delete/select none

On the tube

Effects/art media/brush strokes with following:

Merge visible/crop/resize 70%

Position

E87 - resize 60%

E81 - resize 50%

E11 - resize 45%

E24 - resize 60%

E22 - resize 40%

E120 - resize 50%

E121 - resize 50%

E155 - resize 80%

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

Christmas Beauty - FTU - Quick

 Scrapkit - December Magic by Mythical - HERE

Mask - Lori - HERE #1029

Tube - Exclusive to Magical Moments Forum - 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 a new image 900x900

Grab your shape tool/rectangle

Set your foreground to a dark color and close background

Line width at 20

Draw rectangle/convert to raster

Add a glass effect of choice

Image/free rotate/left by 10

Position tube

Open p7/apply mask/merge group/resize 80%

Position where you think is best

Adjust/blur/gaussian at 10

Effects/texture/fine leather

E11 - resize 75%

E10 - resize 90%/mirror

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

BubsM