This tutorial is of my own creation and any resemblance to any other tuts is purely coincidental. This tutorial is for personal use only, using it for monetary gain is against our TOU's.

Supplies Needed:

~Gimp (any version will do).
 
~Still of the Night PTU scrapkit by Sweet Cravings Scraps which you can find HERE.

~Tube of choice. I used the artwork of Myka Jelina, you must have a license to use this art which you can now get HERE.

~Font of choice. I used Blackberry Blues.

Let's get started!!!!!

1. Open a new layer ( I prefer a large canvas, so I make mine 1050x656). Make your canvas transparent (Layer > Transparency > Color to alpha).

2. Open Frame 4, add drop shadow (Filters > Light & Shadow > Drop Shadow).

3. Open Paper 10 center it behind Frame 4, remove excess paper using a cutting tool or eraser.

4. Open tube, add drop shadow.

5. Open and place the following elements:

Glitter 2
Paint Splatter
Arrow 1
Butterfly 1
Butterfly 2
Flower 1
Flower 5
Flower 9
Grass
Die Stack
Lantern 2
Raspberry
Blueberries

~Some elements may need to be sized down. Using the Scale Tool in your tool box adjust pixels to desired size~

~Add drop shadow to all elements (except Glitter 2 & Paint Splatter)~

6. Merge layers (Image > Merge Visible Layer).

7. Crop image (Image > Autocrop Image).

8. Scale image to desired size (Image > Scale Image).

9. Add copyright info and name.

10. Save as .png

You are finished :)

Who's in the mood for a FREEBIE???

Well, if you are here is a cute one for ya...

Grab your mask & gown and get ready for a Masquerade Ball!!!

This tutorial is of my own creation and any resemblance any other tut is purely coincidental. This tutorial is for personal use only, using it for monetary gain is against our TOU's.

Supplies:

Gimp or program of choice

PTU kit Azure from A Taggers Scrap
Tube of choice. I am using the art of Alex Prihodko. You must have a proper license to use these tubes. Purchase them at Pics For Design.
Mask- 260 from weescotslass
Font- Frosting for Breakfast

-File>New 600x600.

-Open tube. Layer>Scale Layer 35%. Place on center of canvas. Filters>Light & Shadow>Drop Shadow 2, 2, 5, black, 50. Layer>Duplicate Layer. Filters>Blur>Gaussian Blur 5.0. Change mode to soft light. lower the opacity to 75.

-Open grass. Make the top layer in the layer box. Scale 85%. Place near bottom of tube. Duplicate. Move duplicate under tube layer. Repeat drop shadow. Make top grass layer active. Select the eraser tool. I erased near the tubes shoe and her hand (so it looks like she is sitting in the grass).

-Open frame 6. Make the bottom layer. Scale 90%. Select the rotate tool. Click canvas and in the angle box put 10. Place on center of canvas. Select the fuzzy select tool (magic wand). Click inside frame. Select>Grow 5. Open paper 1. Move below frame layer. Layer>Transparency>Add Alpha Channel. Scale 75%. Place in selection. Select>Invert. Press delete on keyboard. Select>None. Make the frame layer active. I had part of the frame sticking below the grass, so I erased it. Repeat drop shadow on frame.

-Open folded paper background. Make the bottom layer. Place in center of tag. Eraseany of the paper that is sticking under the grass at the bottom of tag. Repeat drop shadow.

-Open frame 2. Move below tube layer. Scale 50%. Place to the top left of tag. Select the magic wand. While pressing shift, click inside the frame. There are a few small parts you need to click at the left. Grow 10. Open paper 3. Move below this frame. Add alpha channel. Scale 50%. Place in selection. Invert & delete. Select none. Make frame active and repeat drop shadow.

-Open ribbon 1. Make the top layer. Rotate 90. Scale 75%. Place at bottom of tag. Duplicate. Move duplicate below tube layer. Repeat drop shadow. make the top ribbon layer active. Erase the part of ribbon that is covering her hand.

-Open Ribbon 2. Make the top layer. rotate 90. Scale 65%. Place at the bottom right. Duplicate. Move duplicate under tube layer. Repeat drop shadow.  Make the top ribbon active and erase in the same spot as you did the other ribbon.

Other elements:
greenery 2
flower 7
flower 5
jar (rotate 90)
berries
shadow box
sparkles
flower 6
flower 9
leaves 1
button 3

-Open paper 12. Make bottom layer. Add alpha channel. Apply mask. Click here to learn how to use masks in Gimp.

-Add name and copyright and you're done!!

This tutorial is of my own creation and any resemblance to any other tuts is purely coincidental. This tutorial is for personal use only, using it for monetary gain is against our TOU's.

Supplies Needed:

~Gimp (any version will do).

 ~Kit of choice. I used a PTU kit called Forever Damask by Tasha's Playground HERE.

~Tube of choice. I used the artwork of Anna Marine. You must have a license to use this art which you can get HERE.

~Template of choice. I used Leah's Template 180 which you can get on our blog HERE.

~Font of choice. I used Contribute.

Let's get started!!!

1. Open a new layer ( I prefer a large canvas, so I make mine 1050x656). Make your canvas transparent (Layer > Transparency > Color to Alpha).

2. Open template in PSD format, move layers of template around until they are the way you like them.

~Add paper from scrapkit to individual layers of the template (Right click on template layer in layer box > Alpha to Selection > CTRL I > Select paper layer in layer box > Delete).

These are the papers I used:

Paper 1
Paper 3
Paper 5
Paper 6
Paper 7
Paper 8


~I colorized some of the template layers to better match the scrapkit (Colors > Colorize > play with the setting until you get the desired color).

~Add drop shadow to template layers (Filters > Light & Shadow > Drop Shadow).

3. Open tube, add drop shadow.

4. Open and place the following elements:

Splat
Flower 1
Flower 2
Flower 4
Flower 5
Flowers
Leaf 1
Cherries 2
Thread
Clock
Basket 2
Locket
Owl
 Charm
Bow 1
Key
Branch
Bottle
Spoons

~Some of the elements may need to be sized down. Using your scale tool in your tool box adjust the pixel size until element is the correct size~

~Add drop shadow to all elements (except for Splat)~

 5. Merge layers (Image > Merge Visible Layer)

6. Crop Image (Image > Autocrop Image).

7. Scale image to desired size (Image > Scale Image).

8. Add copyright info and name

9. Save as .png

ALL DONE!!!!!!!!!!

I want to take a moment to make a public apology here on the blog. I made a post earlier that has since been deleted. In that post I made some accusations towards SATC. I have a LOT of history with that store, none of it good, and I made my post because I thought I was right. But I wasn't, I was wrong.
I had said that my license # appeared on the store front on the revoked list. But that was NOT my SATC license #. I had confused it with another license # that has the same EXACT #'s in it, in the same exact order. I admit that I was wrong, I am human and I made a mistake. I have a TON of license #'s and I got confused. As embarrassed as I am, I am not going to hide from my mistake. I would like to crawl under a rock and pretend it never happened, but I can't do that either. It happened, now I have to own it.
I apologize for my post & I apologize for the rude things I said in the post. I have admitted that I was wrong, as much as I wish I could start this day over I can't. I hope all of you that REALLY know me know how bad I truly feel. At this point I can't do anything more than say I am sorry.

This tutorial is of my own creation and any resemblance to any other tuts is purely coincidental. This tutorial is for personal use only, using it for monetary gain is against our TOU's.

 Supplies:

Gimp or program of choice

PTU kit Summer Haze from Tasha's Playground

Tube of choice. I am using the art of Keith Selle. You must have a proper license to use these tubes. You can purchase the one I used exclusively at The PSP Project

Font- Lily Script One

-File>New 600x600 px.

-Open anchor. Layer>Scale Layer 40%. Place to the left bottom of canvas. Filters>Light & Shadow>Drop Shadow 2, 2, 5, black, 50. Layer>Duplicate Layer. Layer>Layer To Image Size. Select the flip tool and click canvas. Repeat drop shadow.

-Open shell string. Make the bottom layer. Scale 75%. Place between the anchors. Repeat drop shadow.

-Open bottle 1. Move above the shell string. Scale 50%. Place to the right side near anchor Repeat drop shadow.

-Open bottle 2. Scale 50%. Place near left anchor. Repeat drop shadow.

-Open bag 2. Move below bottle layers. Flip. Scale 60%. Place to the left side of tag. Repeat drop shadow.

-Open bucket. Make the bottom layer. Scale 50%, Place to the right side. Repeat drop shadow.

-Open lily pad. Make the bottom layer. Place to the left. Repeat drop shadow.

-Open frog 2. Make the top layer. Scale 55%. Place to the left. Repeat drop shadow.

-Open cloth. Move above the lily pad layer. Place on the lily pad. Repeat drop shadow.

-Open poles. Make the bottom layer. Place to the far right. Repeat drop shadow.

-Open palm tree. Bottom layer. Scale 7%0. Place to the right side. Repeat drop shadow.

-Open deco 2. Move above lily pad. Scale 60%. Place in center of elements. Repeat drop shadow.

-Open water. Make the bottom layer. Scale 75%. Place above the cluster of elements. Duplicate and leave on top of other water layer.

-Open tube. Move above the palm tree layer. Scale 75%. Flip. Place in the center of tag. Repeat drop shadow. I erased the part of the tube sticking below the cluster of elements.

-Open splash 2. Move below the palm tree layer. Scale 70. Flip. Place to the left side of tag. Repeat drop shadow.

-Open bubbles. Move below tube layer. Place in center of tag. repeat drop shadow.

-Open word art 2. Make the top layer. Scale 50%. Place to the left side of tag. Repeat drop shadow.

-Add name and copyright and you're done!!

This tutorial is of my own creation and any resemblance to any other tuts is purely coincidental. This tutorial is for personal use only, using it for monetary gain is against our TOU's.

Supplies Needed:

~Gimp (any version will do).

 ~Kit of choice. I used a PTU kit called Sexy Geek by Tasha's Playground HERE.

~Tube of choice. I used the artwork of Elias Chatzoudis. You must have a license to use this art which you can now get HERE.

~Template of choice. I used MPM Template 263 which you can get HERE.

~Font of choice. I used Pea Faith Dots.

Let's get started!!!

1. Open a new layer ( I prefer a large canvas, so I make mine 1050x656). Make your canvas transparent (Layer > Transparency > Color to Alpha).

2. Open template in PSD format, move layers of template around until they are the way you like them.

~Add paper from scrapkit to individual layers of the template (Right click on template layer in layer box > Alpha to Selection > CTRL I > Select paper layer in layer box > Delete).

These are the papers I used:

Paper 4
Paper 7
Paper 8
Paper 10
Paper 11
Paper 12


~I colorized some of the template layers to better match the scrapkit (Colors > Colorize > play with the setting until you get the desired color).

~Add drop shadow to template layers (Filters > Light & Shadow > Drop Shadow).

3. Open tube, add drop shadow.

4. Open and place the following elements:

Notepad
Flower 2
Composition Book
Book
Books
Bottle Cap
Calculator
Lock
Paper
Speech Bubble
Soda
Ribbon
Crayon 2
Sling Shot
Glasses

~Some of the elements may need to be sized down. Using your scale tool in your tool box adjust the pixel size until element is the correct size~

~Add drop shadow to all elements~

 5. Merge layers (Image > Merge Visible Layer)

6. Crop Image (Image > Autocrop Image).

7. Scale image to desired size (Image > Scale Image).

8. Add copyright info and name

9. Save as .png

ALL DONE!!!!!!!!!!

CHOO CHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's time for another ride on the Fantastically Free Blog Train!!!!!

This month we all had a bit of a Sweet Tooth...so we let a soft & sweet palette inspire our creations.

We hope you enjoy your ride on this train...

Be sure to check out all of the other stops on the train...

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Wicked Princess Scraps

Rissa's Designs

Hania's Designs

Gimptastic Scraps

Karra's Kreative Korner

Millie's PSP Madness

Redefined Designs

Cakes Creations

This tutorial is of my own creation and any resemblance to any other tuts is purely coincidental. This tutorial is for personal use only, using it for monetary gain is against our TOU's.

Supplies Needed:

~Gimp (any version will do).

~Kit of choice. I used a PTU kit called Summer Haze by Tasha's Playground.

~Tube of choice. I used the artwork of Carlos Cartagena. You must have a license to use this art which you can now get HERE.

~Template of choice. I used Leah's Template 90 which you can get on our blog HERE.

~Font of choice. I used Sneakerhead Medium.

Let's get started!!!

1. Open a new layer ( I prefer a large canvas, so I make mine 1050x656). Make your canvas transparent (Layer > Transparency > Color to Alpha).

2. Open template in PSD format, move layers of template around until they are the way you like them.

~Add paper from scrapkit to individual layers of the template (Right click on template layer in layer box > Alpha to Selection > CTRL I > Select paper layer in layer box > Delete).

These are the papers I used:

Paper 1
Paper 3
Paper 6
Paper 8
Paper 9

~I colorized some of the template layers to better match the scrapkit (Colors > Colorize > play with the setting until you get the desired color).

~Add drop shadow to template layers (Filters > Light & Shadow > Drop Shadow).

3. Open tube, add drop shadow.

4. Open and place the following elements:

Net*

Door 2

Palm Tree

Splash 2*

Puddle*

Rope

Deco 1

Deco 2

Deco 3

Shell 1

Starfish

Seagull 1

Seagull 2

Poles

Cattail 2

Cloth

Bottle 1

Crab

Dragonflies*

~Some of the elements may need to be sized down. Using your scale tool in your tool box adjust the pixel size until element is the correct size~

~Add drop shadow to all elements (except for all *'d elements)~

 5. Merge layers (Image > Merge Visible Layer)

6. Crop Image (Image > Autocrop Image).

7. Scale image to desired size (Image > Scale Image).

8. Add copyright info and name

9. Save as .png

ALL DONE!!!!!!!!!!

Amy and I did a little collab of sorts. I made some templates to go with her  Monster High series of kits. You can find Amy's (Gimptastic Scraps) kits exclusively at The PSP Project.

 

Now for the templates!

 

 



This tutorial is of my own creation and any resemblance to any other tuts is purely coincidental. This tutorial is for personal use only, using it for monetary gain is against our TOU's.

 Supplies:

Gimp or program of choice

PTU kit Fabulous from Tasha's Playground

Tube of choice. I am using the art of verymany. You must have a proper license to use these tubes. You can purchase the one I used at Pics For Design

Template 130 from me HERE

Mask- 291 from weescotslass

Font- PWSignaturetwo

 -Open template. Delete credits and layers words 1, 2, & 3 and words back 1, 2 & 3. Image>Scale Image 500x415 px. Image>Canvas Size 600x600 px and click center.

This tutorial is of my own creation and any resemblance to any other tuts is purely coincidental. This tutorial is for personal use only, using it for monetary gain is against our TOU's.

 Supplies:

Gimp or program of choice

PTU kit Love Like Winter from Gimptastic Scraps and the matching tube from Eos Spark. You can purchase both of these at The PSP Project

Template 295 from Millie's PSP Madness 

Mask- 297 from weescotslass

Font- Frosting for Breakfast

 -Open template. Delete credits and layers 11 & 12. Image>Scale Image 500x334 px. Image>Canvas Size 600x600 px and click center.

-Let's add papers to the template layers. Make the template layer active (see below). Right click template layer in layer box and choose alpha to selection. Open paper (see below). Right click paper layer in layer box and choose add alpha channel. Select>Invert. Press delete on your keyboard. Select>None. Filters>Light & Shadow>Drop Shadow  0, 0, 5, black, 80. Delete the original template layer. Here are the template layers and which papers I used:

10- paper 10

9- paper 6

6- paper 5

5- paper 9

4- paper 4

3- paper 8

2- paper 2

1- paper 3

-Make layer 7 active. Alpha to selection. Open paper 7. Add alpha channel. Invert & delete. Open tube. Layer>Duplicate Layer. Place each tube in the selections (one on the left and one on the right). Merge these tube layers together (Layer>Merge Down). Delete. Select none. Change the mode to overlay. Layer>New Layer. Invert. Change your foreground color to 46000a. Select the bucket fill tool and fill selection. Select>Shrink 4. Select none. Repeat drop shadow 3 times on the bucket filled layer.

-Make layer 8 active. Alpha to selection. New Layer. Bucket fill with same dark red. Select none. Repeat drop shadow.

-Open frame 5. Make the bottom layer in the layer box. Select the rotate tool. In the angle box put -85. Layer>Scale Layer 70%. Place to the left side of tag. Duplicate. Layer>Layer To Image Size. Select the flip tool and click canvas to flip duplicate frame. Repeat drop shadow on both frame layers.

-Open tube. Make the top layer. Scale 62 %. Place in the center of canvas. Repeat drop shadow. Duplicate. Filters>Blur>Gaussian Blur 5.0. Change the mode to soft light.

Elements:

sign

flower 4 (duplicate & flip)

swirl

grass

leaf

snake

candles

tea set

tag (rotate 15)

heart

-Open paper 8. Make the bottom layer. Apply mask. Click HERE to learn how to use masks in Gimp.

-Add name and copyright and you're done!!

This tutorial is of my own creation and any resemblance to any other tuts is purely coincidental. This tutorial is for personal use only, using it for monetary gain is against our TOU's.

Supplies Needed:

~Gimp (any version will do).

 ~ Clementine PTU scrapkit by A Taggers Scrap.

~Tube of choice. I used the artwork of Anna Marine, you must have a license to use this art which you can now get HERE.

~Font of choice. I used Standing on the Sun.

Let's get started!!!!!

1. Open a new layer ( I prefer a large canvas, so I make mine 1050x656). Make your canvas transparent (Layer > Transparency > Color to alpha).

2. Open Frame 4 (rectangle frame), add drop shadow (Filters > Light & Shadow > Drop Shadow).

3. Open Paper 12 center it behind Frame 4, remove excess paper using a cutting tool or eraser.

4. Open Frame 1 (round frame), place it over Frame 4 & Paper 12 in your layer box. Add drop shadow.

 5. Open Paper 18 center it behind Frame 1, remove excess paper using a cutting tool or eraser.

6. Open tube, add drop shadow.

7. Open and place the following elements:

Confeti
Background
Berries 2
Berries 3
Parasol 2
Lantern
Ribbon3
Tag 2
Bow 6
Flower 1
Flower 3
Flower 13
Flowers
Pendant
Button 3
Bottle
Bird
Butterfly
Butterfly 2

~Some elements may need to be sized down. Using the Scale Tool in your tool box adjust pixels to desired size~

~Add drop shadow to all elements (except Confetti & Background)~

8. Merge layers (Image > Merge Visible Layer).

9. Crop image (Image > Autocrop Image).

10. Scale image to desired size (Image > Scale Image).

11. Add copyright info and name.

12. Save as .png

You are finished :)

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