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). ~BCA Collab 2009 PTU scrapkit which you can get from Scraps with Attitude HERE. ~Tube of choice. I used the FTU art of Osa Honey, you can download her tubes directly from her blog HERE. ~Template of choice. I used BCA Template 2 by Tracy @ Freebie Friends Scraps & More HERE. ~Mask of choice. I used WSL mask218 which you can get HERE. ~Font of choice. I used Sign Painter House Script. 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 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 6 ~I added noise to some of the template layers to make them look glittery (Filters > Noise > RGB Noise). ~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: WordTag 2 HeartRope 1 Flower 1 Flower 2 Flower 3 Flower 6 Baby Bear 3 ~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. Open Paper 2 6. Open mask 7. Add mask to paper (right click on paper layer in layer box > add layer mask > black full transparency). ~Select mask layer in layer box, right click on mask layer (on canvas) > copy. ~Make mask layer invisible (click on eye next to mask in layer box). ~Select paper in layer box, right click on paper (on canvas, all you will see is the outline of the paper) > Paste. ~Anchor layer (click on anchor next to trash can on layer box). ~Right click on paper layer in layer box > apply layer mask. ~Delete mask from layer box. 8. Merge Layers (Image > Merge Visible Layers). 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 ALL 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: Gimp- Any version should work FTU Ismael Rac tube. Even though it's FTU, you still need to use a proper license with this tube. You can get the tube HERE PTU Scrap kit 'BCA Collab' from Scraps With Attitude HERE Vix Mask 364 HERE Font- Scriptina Let's begin! -Go to File>New and open a new canvas with a width of 500 and heigth of 500 pixels. Press ok. -Open frame 1. Go to Layer>Scale Layer by 50%. Position in the middle and toward the bottom of the canvas. Right click the frame layer in the layer box and click layer to image size. Using the magic wand, click inside the top square of the frame. Go to Select>Grow by 3. Press ok. Open paper 2 and move layer below frame layer in layer box. Right click paper layer in layer box and choose add alpha channel. Now scale by 40%. Go to Select>Invert and then press delete on your keyboard. Go to Select>None and layer to image size to this paper layer. -Repeat above with paper to the bottom squares. In the left square I used paper 3 and the right square I used paper 4. Make the frame later active and go to Filters>Light and Shadow>Drop Shadow of 2, 2, 2. black, 40. -Open your tube. Move layer to the top in the layer box. Right click in layer box and choose duplicate. Duplicate 2 times for a total of 3 tube layers. Hide 2 of the tube layers by clicking the little eye next to the layer in the layer box. Make your visible tube layer active and scale by 65%. Position in the middle of the frame. Add same drop shadow. Layer to Image size. -Unhide one of the hidden tube layers. Move layer below the frame layer in the layer box. Position tube in the bottom left box of the frame. See my tag as a reference. Make the bottom left paper layer active. Using the magic wand, click outside of the paper. Make your tube layer active and press delete on your keyboard. Select none and layer to image size. Change the opacity to 50. Do the same with the other hidden tube layer, but put it in bottom right square. -Open flower heart chain 1. Move layer below main tube layer. Scale by 25%. Place to the right of the main tube. Add drop shadow and layer to image size. -Open flower 3. Move layer to the bottom. Scale by 15% and place the the left of the main tube. Layer to image size. Duplicate and using your flip tool flip the duplicate layer. -Open heart rope 1. Move layer above frame layer. Scale by 40%. Place at the bottom of the frame. Add drop shadow and layer to image size. -Open word tag 2. Move layer below your main tube layer. Scale by 25%. Using the rotate tool, click on the canvas. Rotate by 25 and place on the bottom left. Layer to image size and add drop shadow, -Open word tag 3. Move above the hope word tag. Scale by 20%. Rotate my 25. Add drop shadow and layer to image size. -Open paper 1 and move to the bottom. Open mask. Make the paper layer active. In the layers box, right click on the paper and click Add layer mask and make sure that black full transparency is selected. Make the mask layer active and go to Edit>Copy. Make the mask layer invisible by clicking the eye next to it in the layer box. Go to Edit>Paste. Click the anchor at the bottom of the layer box. Right click on the paper layer in the layer box and click Apply layer Mask. Change the opacity of the paper layer to 45. Delete mask layer. -Add your name and copyrights. -Go to Image>Merge Visible Layers and press ok. Next, go to Image>Autocrop Image. There you have it! Hope you enjoyed my tut:)

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). ~Tube of choice. I used the art of Suzanne Woolcott, you must have a license to use her art which you can get HERE. ~Strangers in the Night PTU scrapkit which you can get from Sweet Cravings Scraps HERE. ~Mask of choice. I used Vix mask 404 which you can get HERE. ~Font of choice. I used Bitchin. 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 9, add drop shadow (Filters > Light & Shadow > Drop Shadow). 3. Open your tube, add drop shadow. 4. Open and place the following elements: Lightning 3 Spooky Castle Moon & Cloud Ghost Sign 1 Bat Candy Bag Jack O'Lantern Spider 1 Frog ~Some elements may need to be sized down. Using your Scale Tool in your tool box adjust the pixel size to desired size~ ~Add drop shadow to all elements~ 5. Open Paper 7. 6. Open mask. 7. Add mask to paper (right click on paper layer in layer box > Add Layer Mask > Black Full Transparency). ~Select mask in layer box, right click on mask (on canvas) > copy. ~Make mask layer invisible (click on eye next to mask in layer box). ~Select paper in layer box, right click on paper (on canvas, all you will see is the outline of the paper) > Paste. ~Anchor layer (click on anchor next to trash can on layer box). ~Right click on paper layer (in layer box) > Apply Layer Mask. ~Delete mask layer from layer box. 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 :)

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). ~Pink Ribbon PTU scrapkit which you can get from Creative Intentionz HERE. ~Tube of choice. I used the outstanding art of Ismael Rac, you must have a license to use his art which you can get HERE. ~Mask of choice. I used WSL mask224 which you can get HERE. ~Template of choice. I used Tracy F. BCA template 8 which you can get HERE. ~Font of choice. I used Aquarelle. 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 layer in layer box > Alpha to Selection > CTRL I > Select paper layer in layer box > Delete). These are the papers I used: Paper 2 Paper 6 Paper 8 Paper 10 ~I also added noise to some of the layers to make them look glittery (Filters > Noise > RGB Noise). ~Add drop shadow to layers (Filters > Light & Shadow > Drop Shadow). 3. Open tubes, I used both a full body and 2 close ups. I lowered the opacity of the close ups to 50 (at the top of the layer box you will see a bar you can slide to change the opacity of the selected layer). Add drop shadow to the full body tube. 4. Open and place the following elements: Sparkles CallaLillies 1 Flower 1 Flower 2 Bird AwarenessRibbon 2 Doodle 1 ~Some of the elements may need to be sized down. Using your Scale Tool on your tool box adjust the pixel size to desired size~ ~Add drop shadow to all elements~ 5. Open Paper 4 6. Open mask 7. Add mask to paper (right click on paper layer in layer box > add layer mask > black full transparency). ~Select mask layer in layer box, right click on mask layer (on canvas) > copy. ~Make mask layer invisible (click on eye next to mask in layer box). ~Select paper in layer box, right click on paper (on canvas, all you will see is the outline of the paper) > Paste. ~Anchor layer (click on anchor next to trash can on layer box). ~Right click on paper layer in layer box > apply layer mask. ~Delete mask from layer box. 8. Merge Layers (Image > Merge Visible Layers). 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 DONE!!!!!!!!!!