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

Tube of choice. I am using the art of Baron Von Lind. You must have a license to use these tubes. You can purchase the one I used at PSP Tubes Emporium.

FTU kit Memorial Garden from Wicked Princess Scraps

Template 147 from HorsePlay's Pasture

Mask 349 from weescotslass

Font- Yesteryear

-Open template. Delete credits. Image>Scale Image 450x450 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. Delete the original template layer.Here are the template layers and which papers I used:

square 2- paper 1

square 1- paper 2

rect 2- paper 3

rect 1- paper 4

circle 2- paper 5 Filters>Light & shadow>Drop Shadow 2, 2, 2, black, 50

circle 1- paper 10 repeat drop shadow

-Repeat drop shadow on the following layers:

glitter square 1 & 2

glitter rect 1 & 2

dotted circle 1 & 2

dotted lines 1 & 2

-Open valentine frame. Make the bottom layer. Layer>Scale Layer 75%. Place in center of tag. Repeat drop shadow.

-Open tube. Make the top layer. Scale 85%. Place in center of tag. Repeat drop shadow.

Elements:

card stack

camillia flower

curled ribbon

flourish 1

house

leaf bunch

pin

glitter dust

ribbon

bag - rotate 13

babys breath

-Open paper 7 and make the bottom layer. Apply mask. Click HERE to learn how to use masks.

-Add your 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:

Gimp or program of choice

PTU kit Dancer from Sams Scraps. This kit will soon be available at The PSP Project.

Tube of choice. I am using the art of Alicia Bel. You must have a license to use these tubes. This tube will soon be available at The PSP Project.

Font- Pea Bhea

-File>Open 600x600 px.

-Open window. Layer>Scale Layer 65%. Select the rotate tool and click canvas. In the angle box put -10.  Place in center of canvas. Select the magic wand. Click inside the top left box of window. Select>Grow 5. Open paper 1. Move paper layer below frame layer in layer box. Place paper in selection. Layer>Transparency>Add Alpha Channel. Select>Invert. Press delete on your keyboard. Select>None.

-Add paper 8 to the top right box.

-Add paper 12 to the bottom left box.

-Add paper 2 to the bottom right box.

-Make the window layer active. Filters>Light & Shadow>Drop Shadow 2, 2, 2, black, 50.

-Open tube. Make the top layer. Scale 40%. Place in center of tag. Repeat drop shadow.

Other elements:

floral decoration

heart 2

heart 3

flower 7 - flip

leaf - flip

flower 4

violin

clock

cloud

doodle

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

Check out this awesome Tag Chelle over at Chelle's Funny Farm made with my template # 30!!

 You can find the PTU tut to this tag on her blog HERE.

Thanks so much Chelle, I love this!

 This kit is called I Love My Dog and if you are a dog lover this is the kit for you!!! It is full of bright, fun elements and a crazy cute doggie :) 

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 Longing from Gimptastic Scraps. You can purchase this kit at PSP Tubes Emporium.

Tube of choice. I am using the art of Keith Garvey. You must have a license to use these tubes. Purchase them at PSP Tubes Emporium.

Template 2 from Tamie and Aqua over at Creative Misfits Creations

Mask 353 from weescotslass

Font- Great Vibes

-Open template. Delete credits. Image>Scale Image 450x389 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, 10, black, 80. Delete the original template layer.Here are the template layers and which papers I used:

raster 7- paper 2

raster 5- paper 1

raster 10- paper 4

copy pf raster 10- paper 3

raster 4 & copy of raster 4- paper 6

raster 12- paper 8

raster 11- paper 5

-Make raster 3 active. Alpha to selection. Open paper 4. Add alpha channel. Invert & delete. Open tube. Place in selection. Delete. Select none. Change the mode of the tube to value. Lower the opacity to 50. Repeat for copy of raster 3, except use paper 3.

-Make raster 2 active. Colors>Colorize. Change only the lightness to -100. FIlters>Noise>RGB Noise. Change all sliders (except alpha) to 0.50. Repeat drop shadow.

-Make copy of raster 2 active and repeat drop shadow.

-Open frame 1. Make the top layer. Layer>Scale Layer 50%. Place in the middle of tag. Select the magic wand and click inside the frame. Select>Grow 5. Open paper 7. Move below frame layer. Add alpha channel. Invert & delete. Open tube. Make the top layer. Scale 75%. Place on frame. Layer>Duplicate Layer. Move duplicate tube under the frame layer. Delete. Select none. Make the top tube acitve. Add drop shadow of 2, 2, 2, black, 50. Layer>Merge Down (to merge top tube layer with shadow layer). Select the eraser tool and erase the bottom part of the tube so it looks like she is sticking out of the frame.

-Open frame 3. Make the bottom layer. Scale 65%. Place in the center of tag. Repeat drop shadow.

-Open frame 4. Make the bottom layer. Scale 60%. Select the rotate tool and click canvas. In the angle box put -12. Place to the left side of tag. Duplicate. Layer>Layer To Image Size. Add paper 1 to both frames (repeat above). Repeat drop shadow on both frames.

Other elements:

flower 2

flower 4

leaves

compact

scatter

bling 2

ribbon

key 1 - rotate -20

-Open paper 2. Make the bottom layer. Apply mask. Click HERE to learn how to use masks.

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

First up is Longing. This kit has a dark & sultry vibe, just like the beautiful tube that inspired it. 

Lithy from Lithium Flower Creations made this gorgeous tag using the kit and tube together. I think it is just beautiful!!!!! You can grab some extras on her blog HERE. Thank you Lithy ♥ 

Next up is Celestial. This kit is both sweet and sexy, much like the HOT Garv tube that inspired it.

Vanessa from Leather And Lace Tuts did a awesome tutorial using the kit and matching tube. The tut is for this beautiful 3 piece set and it's called Celestial Being:

TOOT TOOT!!!!!!!! The January Rain blog train has left the station!!!!!!

Leah and I both participated, so we have all kinds of goodies for you. The theme this time is Ice Cream = Happiness, so I made a kit that is filled with ice cream, chocolate and sweets galore :) Leah made some awesome templates and wordart that match the theme and the kit perfectly.

Here's my kit:

Click HERE to download

Here are Leah's matching temps and wordart:

Click HERE to download

Be sure to stop by all of the other blogs to grab all of their goodies too...