Thursday, November 8, 2012

FTU Template 01

A FTU template.  Have fun!

Made this with it using a wonderful scrap kit called Pink Gold by Amy Marie

Artwork by NoFlutter
Another wonderful gift by Dottie using the FTU template below  

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Pink Chocolate Crazy Tag Tutorial



Supplies Needed

Scrap Kit I am using is a PTU kit called Pink Chocolate by Country Princess

I am using Template #73 by AquaRebel

Font of choice for your name ~ I chose Drummon size 48

I am using PSP 9

Remember that this is your own creation ~ You can change around papers and elements as you like ~ My tutorial is for use as inspiration so have fun! 

Let's get creative!

Open your template.  Shift D then close out original

Delete the credits on layer 7 and the background layer

Now you will see layers titled "copy of raster 4" and "copy of raster 6"

Delete these two layers

Close out (do not delete) layers 10 , 9 & 12 for now

Make raster 13 active on your template

Selections ~ Select All ~ Float ~ Defloat

Copy paper 5 and paste onto your template as a new layer

Selections ~ Invert ~ Hit the delete button on your keyboard

Selections ~ Select None

Delete raster 13

Make raster 11 active

Selections ~ Select All ~ Float ~ Defloat

Copy paper 6 and paste onto your template as a new layer

Selections ~ Invert ~ Delete

Deselect

Delete raster 11

Make raster 8 active

Selections ~ Select All ~ Float ~ Defloat

Copy and paste paper 14 onto your template as a new layer

Selections ~ Invert ~ Delete

Deselect

Delete raster 8

Make raster 4 active

Selections ~ Select All ~ Float ~ Defloat

Copy and paste paper 13 onto your template as a new layer

Selections ~ Invert ~ Delete

Deselect

Delete raster 4

Make raster 6 active

Selections ~ Select All ~ Float ~ Defloat

Copy and paste paper 13 again

Seclections ~ Invert ~ Delete

Deselect

Delete raster 6

Make raster 5 active

Selections ~ Select All ~ Float ~ Defloat

Copy and paste paper 13 again

Selections ~ Invert ~ Delete

Deselect and delete raster 5

Make raster 1 active

Selections ~ Select All ~ Float ~ Defloat

Copy paste paper 14

Selections ~ Invert ~ Delete

Deselect and delete raster 1

Make raster 2 active

Selections ~ Select All ~ Float ~ Defloat

Copy and paste paper 5

Selections ~ Invert ~ Delete

Deselect and delete raster 2

Make raster 3 active

 Selections ~ Select All ~ Float ~ Defloat

Copy and paste paper 6

Selections ~ Invert ~ Delete

Deselect and delete raster 3

Now let's add some drop shadows.  These settings will be for each layer you just created.

Start at raster 13 and work your way down

Effects ~ 3D Effects ~  Drop Shadow

2 ~ 2 ~ 25 ~ 3 ~ Color Black

Then repeat the drop shadow for each layer changing only the offset numbers to -2

Make raster 10 active and open

Selections ~ Select All ~ Float ~ Defloat

Copy and paster paper 7

Selections ~ Invert ~ Delete

Deselect and delete raster 10

Make raster 9 active and open

Selections ~ Select All ~ Float ~ Defloat

Copy and paste paper 7

Selections ~ Invert ~ Delete

Deselect and delete raster 9

Make raster 15 active

Layers ~ Merge ~ Merge Down

Open raster 12 ~ Make raster 10 active ~ Layers ~ Merge ~ Merge Down

Add same drop shadow ~ Position as in my tag

Open Element 29 ~Image resize to 68%

Copy and paste to your template ~ Layers ~ Arrange ~ Bring to top

Add same drop shadows

Position as in my tag

Open elements #19 & 25

Resize both to 41%

Copy and paste then position as in my tag preview

Open element #80

Resize to 41% ~ Copy paste and position behind bear ~ Do not add drop shadow

Open element #22

Resize to 34% ~ Copy paste and position behind words ~ Add same drop shadow

Open element #32

Resize to 23% ~ Copy paste and bring to top in front of cupcakes ~ Add drop shadow

Open element #18

Resize to 41% ~ Image Mirror ~ Copy paste and position as in tag preview

If you are happy with how your tag looks so far then Layers ~ Merge ~ Merge ~ Merge Visible

Text tool ~ Choose your font ~ I chose paper 7 for my background and a white forground with 2 stroke ~ Type out your name

Layers ~ Convert to Raster Layer ~ Position ~ Drop Shadow

Layers ~ Merge ~ Merge Visible

Image ~ Resize ~ 88%

Adjust ~ Sharpness ~ Sharpen to your liking

Apply credits  and/or copyrights as needed

Save as a PNG

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial ~ This tutorial was written by me and is in no way copied from any other ~ These are just the steps I used to create this tag ~