31 mayo 2012

Tropical heaven

Supplies Needed:
Psp
Tube of choice. I am using a tube by Grafik included in the collab. Purchase it: here
Scrap kit Collab Melissa (PTU) by SkyScraps here collab here
Xenofex 2 Constellation
Font here



Open a new image: 650x650
Open: SkyScraps-Melissa-E10. c/p in the canvas, resize at 60 percent - Smart Size. place it in the center.
with the magic wand click inside of the frame. Selections - Modify - Expand by 5.
Open: SkyScraps-Melissa-pp3. selections - invert. Edit - Clear. 

Activate te paper layer. Effects - plugins - xenofex 2 - constellation:

Effects - texture effects - blinds:

open the closeup of the tube, c/p in the canvas, place it in the right side of the frame. remove the excess outside of the frame.
In the layer palette, change the blend mode to: overlay.

Duplicate the paper layer, select the freehand selection tool and remove the excess behind the tube:

with the selection:

to this:

Open: SkyScraps-Melissa-E8. c/p in the canvas, resize at 60 percent - Smart Size. Send the layer to the bottom, place it in the left top corner of the frame. Duplicate and place it in the bottom right corner:

Open: SkyScraps-Melissa-E48. c/p in the canvas, resize if you like.
Image - free rotate: 30 to right. place it above and arrange it.

Open: SkyScraps-Melissa-E64. c/p in the canvas, resize.
Image - free rotate: 90 to right. place it above and arrange it.

Add more elements to decorate the tag:
SkyScraps-Melissa-E4
SkyScraps-Melissa-E44
SkyScraps-Melissa-E54
SkyScraps-Melissa-E57
SkyScraps-Melissa-E59
SkyScraps-Melissa-E68
SkyScraps-Melissa-E72
SkyScraps-Melissa-E73
SkyScraps-Melissa-E76

Always: Resize, sharpen and place as desire. 
Add drop shadow:
V: -1 H: 3
O: 45 B: 5

Add copyright and your name. Merge Visible, copy and paste as new image. 

Export as a png or jpg.

27 mayo 2012

My crazy psp



Psp
Tube of choice. I have used a tube by Irmino Pin-Oops!, you can purchase the tube: here
Scrap kit (PTU) PSP Crazy by Broken Dreams Scrapz: here
Plugin: Xero  here
Font here




Open a new image:650x650
Open: BDS-Psp-crazy-elements18.c/p in the canvas, resize at 50 percent - smart size.
Move it to the left bottom side of the canvas, duplicate. place it like this:

Open the closeup of the, place it above the element, remove the excess, duplicate. Merge this layers, colorize to black and white.
Effects - plugins - xero - fuzzifier:

you'll have something like this:

Open the main tube, c/p in the canvas, place it in the center, resize if needed.

Apply drop shadow:
V: 2 H: 3
O: 55 B: 7
duplicate the tube layer.

Open: BDS-Psp-crazy-elements18, resize at 50 percent. Add noise:
Uniform
50 percent
monochrome

Move it below the tube, place it behind te head. Activate the top tube 

layer, in the layer palette change the blend mode to: luminance (legacy)
open:BDS-Psp-crazy-elements19. c/p in the canvas, resize. Place it at the bottom of the tube. duplicate.
Effects - texture effects - emboss.
in the layer palette change the blend mode to: overlay.
select the original layer, apply:
effects - texture effects - blinds:

Open: BDS-Psp-crazy-elements3. c/p in the canvas, resize and place it in the left side.
Open: BDS-Psp-crazy-elements33. c/p in the canvas, resize place it above the camera.

Add more elements to decorate the tag:
BDS-Psp-crazy-elements24
BDS-Psp-crazy-elements31
BDS-Psp-crazy-elements36
BDS-Psp-crazy-elements45
BDS-Psp-crazy-elements46
BDS-Psp-crazy-elements47
BDS-Psp-crazy-elements51
BDS-Psp-crazy-elements52

Always: Resize, sharpen and place as desire. 
Add drop shadow:
V: 1 H: 2
O: 40 B: 5

Add copyright and your name. Merge Visible, copy and paste as new image. 

Export as a png or jpg.

23 mayo 2012

It's a punk thing


Supplies Needed:
Psp
Tube of choice. I have used a tube by Zebrush is a PP from PFD, you can find her tubes: here
Scrap kit (PTU) Punketa by Bibis Collections: here
Mask 143 by Vix here
Eyecandy 4000 
Font here

Open a new image: 650x650.

Open: PUNKETA ELEMENTS (60). Resize at 60 percent - Smart Size.
Duplicate and place them:

With the magic wand click in the left top frame. Selections - Modify - Expand: by 5 pixels.
Open the paper: PUNKETA PAPERS (1). c/p in the canvas, move below the frame. Resize at 50 percent - Smart Size.
selections - invert. Edit - Clear. selections - invert. do not deselect. 

Open the paper: PUNKETA PAPERS (1). c/p in the canvas, move below the frame. Resize at 50 percent - Smart Size.
Remove the excess of the paper. PUNKETA PAPERS (11). Resize at 50 percent - Smart Size. selections - invert. Edit - Clear.
In the layer palette change the blend mode to: Screen

With the magic wand click in the right bottom frame. Selections - Modify - Expand: by 5 pixels.
Open the paper: PUNKETA PAPERS (2). c/p in the canvas, move below the frame. Resize at 50 percent - Smart Size.
selections - invert. Edit - Clear. selections - invert. do not deselect. 

Open the paper: PUNKETA PAPERS (10). c/p in the canvas, move below the frame. Resize at 50 percent - Smart Size.
Remove the excess of the paper. Resize at 50 percent - Smart Size. selections - invert. Edit - Clear
In the layer palette change the blend mode to: Screen

Open: PUNKETA PAPERS (6). Apply the mask: Vix_Mask143. Merge group. Duplicate the layer. Merge down,

Effects - Plugins - Eyecandy 4000 - Gradient Glow


Send the mask to the bottom. Activate the frame layer.
Open the main tube, c/p in the canvas, resize if needed. Place it in the center.
Duplicate, apply gaussian blur: radius by: 2 pixels.
In the layer palette, change the blend mode to: Overlay. 
Select the original tube layer
Add drop shadow:
V: 3 H: 5
O: 50 B: 7

Open: PUNKETA ELEMENTS (16). Resize at 50 percent - Smart Size.
Place it in the left bottom corner, duplicate. Image - Mirror. Image - Flip and arrange it next to the first cloud.

Add more elements to decorate the tag:
PUNKETA ELEMENTS (2)
PUNKETA ELEMENTS (10)
PUNKETA ELEMENTS (11)
PUNKETA ELEMENTS (18)
PUNKETA ELEMENTS (20)
PUNKETA ELEMENTS (23)
PUNKETA ELEMENTS (24)
PUNKETA ELEMENTS (27)
PUNKETA ELEMENTS (28)
PUNKETA ELEMENTS (47)
PUNKETA ELEMENTS (48)
PUNKETA ELEMENTS (49)
PUNKETA ELEMENTS (50)
PUNKETA ELEMENTS (51)
PUNKETA ELEMENTS (61)
PUNKETA ELEMENTS (87)

Always: Resize, sharpen and place as desire. 
Add drop shadow:
V: 3 H: 3
O: 40 B: 4

Add copyright and your name. Merge Visible, copy and paste as new image. Export as a png or jpg.

22 mayo 2012

At the lemon faire

Supplies Needed: 
PSP 
Tube of choice. I am using one by Barbara Jensen. find the tube here
Scrap kit (PTU) Lemon Faire by Inzipired Creationz: here
Plugin: Penta dot here
Font here



Open a new image: 650x650
Open: Frame 3, c/p in the canvas. Resize at 70 percent - Smart Size.
with the freehand selection tool, make a selection around the frame:

Open the paper: 6. c/p in the canvas, place it behind the frame. Resize at 75 percent - Smart Size.
Selections -  Invert. Edit - Clear. Selections - Invert, again.

Effects - Plugins - Penta.com - Jean:
Amount: 25
Border width: 5

Open the closeup of the tube, c/p in the canvas. Selections - Invert. Edit - Clear. Deselect.
In the layer palette change the blend mode to: hard light

open the main tube, c/p in the canvas, resize if needed. 
Place it between the paper and the frame:

 Duplicate the layer and move it above the frame. Make a selection around the part you want gone:

Edit - Clear:

Open: Lemon Slice 1. c/p in the canvas, Resize until you like. Place it in the top left corner of the frame. 
Duplicate. and place it in the right bottom corner. move the layers below above the paper

Open: Nesting Bird. c/p in the canvas, Resize and place it in the left side of the frame.
Open: Tree 2. c/p in the canvas, Resize and place it in the right side of the frame. Send the layer to the bottom.
Open: Flower Spray 2. c/p in the canvas, Resize. Image - Free rotate: 110 - Right. Place it in the right side of the frame.
Open: Bow 1. c/p in the canvas, Resize and place it above the flowers.
Open: Table 1. c/p in the canvas, Resize and place it in the bottom right side of the frame.
Open: Pitcher 2. c/p in the canvas, Resize and place it above the table.
Open: Lemonade. c/p in the canvas, Resize and place it above the table.

Add more elements to decorate the tag:
Banner 1
Doodle 1
Flower 2
Flower 3
Flower Spray 1
Flower Spray 4
Heart
Scattered Flowers 1
sparkles 1
Sparkles 3

Always: Resize, sharpen and place as desire. 
Add drop shadow:
V: 2 H: 3
O: 15 B: 5

Add copyright and your name. Merge Visible, copy and paste as new image. Export as a png or jpg.

20 mayo 2012

Americana




Supplies Needed:
Psp
Tube of choice. I am using a tube by Zlata Ma included in the collab. Purchase it: here
Scrap kit Collab Sweet July (PTU) by SkyScraps here collab here
Forum Set Template 005 by  me PSP here or PSD here **new link here
Firework animation made by Lovey here 
Plugin Eyecandy 4000
Xenofex 2
Font here



Open the template. Duplicate and close the original file.
Delete the layer:
Credits 

with the magic wand click inside of the background layer.
Open the paper: SkyScraps-SweetJuly-pp3. c/p in the canvas. Selections - invert. Edit - Clear
Deselect.
Effects - Plugins - Xenofex 2 - Constellation.

Duplicate the layer. apply gaussian blur Radius by: 3 pixels.
In the layer palette, change the blend mode to: Overlay. Low the opacity to: 85.
Merge down the layers. In the layer palette, rename the layer: Background
Delethe the original layer.

Open: SkyScraps-SweetJuly-E47. Resize at 40 percent - Smart Size.
Place it above the layer: circle 1. Delete the original template layer. like this:

Duplicate the layer. Image - Mirror. Image - Flip. 
Merge down the frames. In the layer palette, rename the layer: Frames

Open: SkyScraps-SweetJuly-E66. Don't resize. place it below the frame. 
In the top left corner. Duplicate. Image - Mirror. Image - Flip.
Like this:

Merge down the backgrounds. In the layer palette, rename the layer: Frames Background.

Open the tube. c/p in the canvas, resize if needed. Place it in the center of the banner.
Duplicate, apply gaussian blur: radius by: 3 pixels.
In the layer palette, change the blend mode to: Screen. Low the opacity to: 85.
Select the original tube layer and 
Add drop shadow:
V: 0 H: 2
O: 55 B: 6

Select the layer: rectangles. Change the colors if you want to.
Activate the layer: inside lines

Effects - Plugins - Eyecandy 4000 - Gradient Glow:



Activate the layer: wording
Add drop shadow:
V: 1 H: 1
O: 40 B: 2

Add more elements the tag:
SkyScraps-SweetJuly-E9
SkyScraps-SweetJuly-E17
SkyScraps-SweetJuly-E33
SkyScraps-SweetJuly-E58
SkyScraps-SweetJuly-E59

Always: Resize, sharpen and place as desire. 
Add drop shadow:
V: 1 H: 3
O: 50 B: 7

Add copyright and your name. Change the frame if you want.
Now you can start to merge the background and all the elements behind the tube. Rename it:  1
Merge the elements above the tube, included your name and frame. Rename it:  1


To animate:
Copy the layer: 1. Open Animation Shop. Paste as a new animation. Duplicate until you have 28 frames.
Activate the first frame and select all.

Open the animation: redwhitebluefirework-madebylovey'11.mng. Delete the first 5 frames. You'll have 28 frames.
Select all the frames. Animation - Resize animation:
70 percent - Bicubic. Crop if needed.
Select all the frames and drag it to your first animation. Posicion it almost in the center, more to the left side.

Back to psp. Copy the layer: 2. In animation shop, paste as a new animation. Duplicate until you have 28 frames.
Activate the first frame and select all. Carefully drag it into the first frame of the main animation.
Play the animation. If you like save and you're done.

19 mayo 2012

Stars and Stripes in my heart



Supplies Needed:
Psp
Tube of choice. I am using a tube by Zlata Ma included in the collab. Purchase it: here
Scrap kit Collab Sweet July (PTU) by SkyScraps here collab here
Plugin Richard Roseman here
Plugin: Xero: Radiance here
Font here


Open a new image: 650x650.

Open: SkyScraps-SweetJuly-E56. c/p in the canvas. Resize at 70 percent - Smart Size.
Image - Free Rotate: 90 degrees to right. Duplicate. 
Rotate 10 degrees to right. move a lil to the right side.
With the magic wand click inside of the frames from the straight film.
Selections - Modify - Expand: 3 pixels.

Open: SkyScraps-SweetJuly-pp2. c/p in the canvas. Resize at 70 percent - Smart Size.
Selections - Invert. Edit - Clear. Move the layer below the film.
Selections - Invert, again. 
Effects - Plugins - Richard Rosenman - Scanlines:

Open The closeup of the tube. C/p in the canvas, select the part you like.
Selections - Invert. Edit - Clear. Deselect.
In the layer palette change the blend mode to: Luminance (Legacy)

Now select all the frames, from the inclined frame. Selections - Modify - Expand: 3 pixels.
Open: SkyScraps-SweetJuly-pp1. c/p in the canvas. Resize at 70 percent - Smart Size.
Selections - Invert. Edit - Clear. Move the layer below the film.
Selections - Invert, again. 
Open The closeup of the tube. C/p in the canvas, select the part you like.
Selections - Invert. Edit - Clear. Deselect.
In the layer palette change the blend mode to: Lighten
Effects - Plugins - Xero - Radiance:

Open: SkyScraps-SweetJuly-E48. c/p in the canvas. Resize at 50 percent - Smart Size.
Place it above the bottom join of the films.

Open: SkyScraps-SweetJuly-E49. c/p in the canvas. Resize at 50 percent - Smart Size.
Place it above the first ribbon.

Open: SkyScraps-SweetJuly-E34. c/p in the canvas. Resize at 50 percent - Smart Size.
Place it at the bottom.

Open the main tube, c/p in the canvas. Resize if needed. Place it in the left side of the films
Add drop shadow:
V: 2 H: 4
O: 45 B: 7

Add more elements to decorate the tag:
SkyScraps-SweetJuly-E5
SkyScraps-SweetJuly-E13
SkyScraps-SweetJuly-E18
SkyScraps-SweetJuly-E20
SkyScraps-SweetJuly-E27
SkyScraps-SweetJuly-E37
SkyScraps-SweetJuly-E42
SkyScraps-SweetJuly-E43
SkyScraps-SweetJuly-E50
SkyScraps-SweetJuly-E51
SkyScraps-SweetJuly-E52
SkyScraps-SweetJuly-E55
SkyScraps-SweetJuly-E57
SkyScraps-SweetJuly-E59

Always: Resize, sharpen and place as desire. 
Add drop shadow:
V: 0 H: 2
O: 45 B: 5

Add copyright and your name. Merge Visible, copy and paste as new image. Export as a png or jpg.

So Curiouz

Supplies Needed: 
PSP 
Tube of choice. I am using one by SweetPinup. You can find the tube here
Cluster frame by me made with the scrap Curiouz by Bibi's Collections : here
Plugin: Funhouse here
Plugin: Penta dot here
Font here

Open the cluster frame. Duplicate and close the original file.
Resize if you want.

Delete the layer: Info

Make a gradient with two colors from the tube. my choice: 
Foreground: #fdf6a9
Background: #ffdd3f

Repeats: 2
Style: Sunburst
Invert: uncheked

Activate the layer: background. Selections - All. Float and Defloat.
Add a new layer. Floodfill with the gradient. Delete the background layer.
*Do not deselect* 
Effects - Plugins - Funhouse - Sierpenski's Mirror:

Effects - Plugins - Penta - Color dot:

*Do not deselect*. Selections: Modify - Contract by: 3 pixels.
Selections: Modify - Feather: 10 pixels
 Open the tube or closeup, c/p in the canvas, resize if needed.
Duplicate 2 more times and arrange it to cover the frame:

Remove the excess of each tube. Selections - Invert. Edit - Clear in each layer. (3 or 4 times)
Deselect. select the tubes from the center and right side. In the layer palette change the blend mode to: Screen
Like this:

Add copyright and your name. Merge Visible, copy and paste as new image. Export as a png or jpg.

Freebie: Cluster and Cluster Frame *Curiouz*

Made with the kit: Curiouz by  Bibi's Collections. You can find the kit here
The files are in PSD and PSP.
thanks for looking (=
***click in the preview to see it in original size***

**new link here DOWNLOAD


**new link here DOWNLOAD


**new link here DOWNLOAD

Cute and Curiouz


Supplies Needed:
Psp
Tube of choice. I have used a tube by Sweet Pinup, you can purchase the tube: here
Scrap kit (PTU) Curiouz by Bibis Collections: here
Font here

Open a new image: 650x650

Open: CURIOUZ ELEMENTS (14). Resize at 85 percent - Smart Size. 
Move it to the left, Duplicate the layer. Image - Mirror. Merge down.
Duplicate, Resize at 80 percent - Smart Size. 
Open: CURIOUZ ELEMENTS (10). c/p in the canvas, move it to the bottom.
Duplicate. Image - Mirror. Image - Flip. Place it to make a circle:
Merge the stone layers.

Activate the ellipse tool:
Background: any color.
Make a ellipse around the stones. Convert to raster layer. 

Selections - Float. Selections - Defloat.

Open paper: CURIOUZ PAPERS (3). c/p in the canvas, resize at 65 percent - Smart Size.
select the part you like. Selections - Invert. Edit - Clear. Deselect and delete the ellipse layer.
Move the paper below the stones.

open: CURIOUZ ELEMENTS (53). c/p in the canvas. Resize if you like. Place it in right side of the canvas. 
Open: CURIOUZ ELEMENTS (28). c/p in the canvas. Resize and place it above the bush.

Open the tube, c/p in the tag, resize if it's needed. Move it above the tree, Duplicate.
Apply gaussian blur: Radius by: 3. In the layer palette change the blend mode to: Overlay.
Select the original tube layer and apply shadow:
V: 1 H: 4
O: 45 B: 5

Add more elements to decorate the tag:
CURIOUZ ELEMENTS (3)
CURIOUZ ELEMENTS (7)
CURIOUZ ELEMENTS (23)
CURIOUZ ELEMENTS (26)
CURIOUZ ELEMENTS (29)
CURIOUZ ELEMENTS (30)
CURIOUZ ELEMENTS (33)
CURIOUZ ELEMENTS (35)
CURIOUZ ELEMENTS (39)
CURIOUZ ELEMENTS (55)
CURIOUZ ELEMENTS (64)

Always: Resize, sharpen and place as desire. 
Add drop shadow:
V: -1 H: 3
O: 40 B: 4

Add copyright and your name. Merge Visible, copy and paste as new image. Export as a png or jpg.

18 mayo 2012

Unreachable Dreams

Supplies Needed: 
PSP 
Tube of choice. I am using one by Linda Biggs. Now you can find the tubes here
Cluster frame by me made with the scrap Mom & Me by Inzpired Creationz : here
Mask by a Misfit from Creative Misfit here
Penta.com here
Font here




Open the cluster. Duplicate the file. Close the original.
Delete the layer: Info

If you have the kit. Open the paper: Paper 1 c/p in the canvas.
Or make a gradient with colors from your tube. Add a new layer and floodfill.

Apply the mask: v47afm. Merge group.

Duplicate the mask layer. Merge Down. 
Duplicate again. Merge down.  
Now the mask is more clear. With the selection tool:

Make a selection like this to elminate the edges. Selections - Invert. Edit - Clear. 3 o 4 times.
Duplicate for the last time.Image - Flip. Image - Mirror.
Merge Down. Resize at 95 (or more) - Smart Size.

With the magic wand click inside of the frame. Selections - Modify - Expand by: 10 pixels.
Floodfill with a gradient of soft colors. or c/p the paper 1 of the kit. Remove the excess.

Open the tube. Resize a litle, like 20 percent of the real size you're going to use for the main tube.
c/p the tube in the canvas, duplicate and place it in the left side of the frame.
Like this:

Effects - Plugins - Penta.com  - jeans:
Amount: 40
Border width: 5

In the layer palette,change the blend mode to: Luminance (legacy)

Open your tube, c/p in the canvas, Resize if needed. Image - Mirror if it's necessary.
Place it in the right side of the frame. Remove the excess of the tube.

Add copyright and your name. Merge Visible, copy and paste as new image. Export as a png or jpg.

Extras: Party Tea Dream

A set of extras made with a lovely kit by Jackie's Jewels. Find it here
Album is here or Zipped file here

Free Extras made with my clusters

Two sets of extras made with the freebies from the kit Mom & me by Inzpired Creationz. Check it out here
Album here or Zipped here

Album here or Zipped here