31 julio 2012

Playful Kitten




Supplies Needed:
Psp
Tube of choice. Art by Charlotte Thompson. Purchase it: here
Forum set template 011 by me: PSP here PSD here **new link here
Plugin: Cross Shadow (Graphics Plus)
Xero: Porcelain here
Font here


Open the template.Duplicate and close the original.
Don't change the background color yet, colorize later :)
Activate the layer: background

Effects - Texture Effects - Blinds:

Effects - Texture Effects - Wave:

Apply the effect again but change the settings from width to: 2
Of course feel free to play with the settings (;

Duplicate the layer.
Effects - Artistic Effects - Halftone:

Make a selection around:

Selections - Invert. Edit - Clear. Deselect.

Rename it: Animated area 1

Activate the layer: wordart
Add drop shadow:
V: 0 H: 2
O: 55 B: 3

Add a few sparkles, if you want.

Open the tube, c/p in the canvas.
Place it in the right side of the banner.
With the selection tool (feather none) make a selection:
Edit - Cleat. Deselect.

Add drop shadow:
V: -2 H: 3
O: 60 B: 4

Add your name and copyright. Export as jpg or png, for a non animate banner.

To animate:

Activate the layer: Animated area 1

Duplicate 2 more times, rename:
Animated area 1
Animated area 2
Animated area 3

Select the first layer.
With the selection tool:

make a selection around the most dark section:

Otherwise the effect is going to apply in part of the background.

With the selection:

Plguin applied without a selection:

Effects - Plugins - Graphics Plus - Cross Shadow:

activate the layer: Animated area 2

Apply the plugin but change:
Vertical: 80

Activate the last layer: Animated area 3.
Apply the plugin but change:
Vertical: 35

Close the layers: Animated area 2 and 3.

Open the first layers to animate:

Animated area 1
Frame blinkie 1
Inner Frame Blinkie 1

Copy Merged. Open Animation Shop.

Paste as a new image.

Back to psp, close the layers:

Animated area 1
Frame blinkie 1
Inner Frame Blinkie 1

and open:

Animated area 2
Frame blinkie 2
Inner Frame Blinkie 2

Copy merged. Go to Animation Shop, paste after current frame.

Back to psp, close the layers:

Animated area 2
Frame blinkie 2
Inner Frame Blinkie 2

and open:

Animated area 3
Frame blinkie 3
Inner Frame Blinkie 3


Copy merged. Go to Animation Shop, paste after current frame.
Change the speed to: 15.

Play the animation and save if you like it

**Another tip: I applied Xero - Porcelain, to the merged layer before pasted in animation shop.
My settings:

One more thing :)
You can recolor in an easy way the blinkie if you make a color banner

29 julio 2012

From the tropical shore


Supplies Needed:
Psp
Tube of choice. Art by Zlata Ma from PFD, purchase it here
Scrap kit (PTU) Fun in the sun by Kittie's Sinful Designz: here
Font here




Open a new image: 600x500.
Open: 78. c/p in the canvas, place it at the bottom.
Duplicate. Image - Mirror:

Grab the selection tool:

Make a selection in this part:

Edit - Clear. Deselect. merge down the layers.

Open the paper: 1. c/p in the canvas, move it to the bottom.

Open element: 13. c/p in the canvas. Resize at 80 percent (smart size).
Place it above the sand and in the center.

Merge down this layers.

Open the tube, c/p in the canvas .Resize if needed. Place it above the cave stones.

Open element: 55. c/p in the canvas. Place it in the center.
Select the magic wand. Click outside. 

Activate the merged background. Selections - Modify - Expand by: 3 pixels.
Selections - Invert. Edit - Clear. Deselect.
Duplicate the layer. Select the original.

Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur:
Radius: 8

Adjust - Add/Remove Noise - Add Noise:
Random
55 percent
Monochrome

Open element: 17. c/p in the canvas. Resize at 50 percent (smart size).
Place it in the right side of the frame.
Image - Free Rotate: 
Right - 5 degrees.

Duplicate, image - flip. 
Image - Free Rotate: 
Right - 40 degrees.

Open element: 69. c/p in the canvas. Resize at 55 percent (smart size). Twice.
Place it in the center of the flowers.

Add more elements to decorate the tag:
2
14
16
18
35
52
58
64
68
72
73
76
81

Always: Resize, sharpen and place as desire. 
Add drop shadow:
V: -3 H: 3
O: 40 B: 5

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

TGIF


Supplies Needed:
Psp
Tube of choice. Art by Gemini Creationz at SATC, pruchase it here
Scrap kit (PTU) Night Life by Gemini Creationz: here or with the tube here
Template 119 by Becky's Creations download it here
Font here



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

Resize at 90 percent - Smart Size.

Start from the bottom to the top.

Activate the layer: lg. rectangle 2. (selections - All. Float. Defloat)
Open the paper: gemini_nightlife_p2. c/p in the canvas. 
Resize at 70 percent - Smart Size.
Selections - Invert. Edit - Clear. Deselect. Delete the original template layer.

Activate the layer: lg. rectangle 1. (selections - All. Float. Defloat)
Open the paper: gemini_nightlife_p10. c/p in the canvas. 
Resize at 15 percent - Smart Size. 
Selections - Invert. Edit - Clear. Deselect. Delete the original template layer.

Activate the layer: lg. circle. (selections - All. Float. Defloat)
Open the paper: gemini_nightlife_p9. c/p in the canvas. 
Resize at 50 percent - Smart Size. 
Selections - Invert. Edit - Clear. Selections - Invert, again

Open the close up of the tube, c/p in the canvas, place it in the left side.
Selections - Invert. Edit - Clear. Selections - Invert, again

Paste the close up once more, select the same part or other part of the close up
and place it in the right side of the circle.
Selections - Invert. Edit - Clear. Deselect. Delete the original template layer.

In the layer palette, change the blend mode of the left side closeup to:


Activate the layer: circle text.
Colorize to black.

Activate the layer: sm. rectangle. (selections - All. Float. Defloat)
Open the paper: gemini_nightlife_p3. c/p in the canvas. 
Resize at 30 percent - Smart Size. 
Selections - Invert. Edit - Clear. Deselect. Delete the original template layer.

Activate the layer: square 2. (selections - All. Float. Defloat)
Open the paper: gemini_nightlife_p3. c/p in the canvas. 
Resize at 30 percent - Smart Size. 
Selections - Invert. Edit - Clear. Deselect. Delete the original template layer.

Activate the layer: square 1. (selections - All. Float. Defloat)
Open the paper: gemini_nightlife_p4. c/p in the canvas. 
Resize at 30 percent - Smart Size. 
Selections - Invert. Edit - Clear. Deselect. Delete the original template layer.

Activate the layer: vertical rectangle. (selections - All. Float. Defloat)
Open the paper: gemini_nightlife_p1. c/p in the canvas. 
Resize at 40 percent - Smart Size. 
Selections - Invert. Edit - Clear. Deselect. Delete the original template layer.

Activate the layer: tgif background.
Colorize to black.

Activate the layer: tgif. (selections - All. Float. Defloat)
Open the paper: gemini_nightlife_p9. c/p in the canvas. 
Resize at 40 percent - Smart Size. 
Selections - Invert. Edit - Clear. Deselect. Delete the original template layer.
Effects - 3d Effects - Inner Bevel:


Open the tube, c/p in the canvas an place it in the center of the template, above the rectangles.
Add drop shadow:
V: -1 H: 6
O: 55 B: 7

Open: gemini_nightlife_halftone. c/p in the canvas, Resize at 50 percent - Smart Size.
Sent to the bottom. Place it in the left side of the canvas. Duplicate. Image - Mirror.
Duplicate once more and move it to the center. Merge all the halftone layers.

Open: gemini_nightlife_bannerflags. c/p in the canvas, resize until is needed, place it above
the circle.

Open: gemini_nightlife_bow. c/p in the canvas, resize and place it in the right top corner.

Open: gemini_nightlife_pillow.c/p in the canvas, resize and place it at the bottom left of the tube.

Open: gemini_nightlife_stringhears. c/p in the canvas, resize and move it to the left side.

Open: gemini_nightlife_scatters. c/p in the canvas, resize, place it at the bottom, move the layer below the tube.

Add more elements the tag:
armina_fabric_flowers6b
gemini_nightlife_checkribbons
gemini_nightlife_cupcake
gemini_nightlife_flower4
gemini_nightlife_glassbuttonlips
gemini_nightlife_leapardbutterfly
gemini_nightlife_nailpolish1
gemini_nightlife_nailpolish2
gemini_nightlife_pdaphone
gemini_nightlife_record
gemini_nightlife_sequinspill
gemini_nightlife_spottedheart
gemini_nightlife_strippedheart

Always: Resize, sharpen and place as desire. 
Add drop shadow:
V: 0 H: 2
O: 50 B: 5

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

It's the night life


Supplies Needed:
Psp
Tube of choice. Art by Gemini Creationz at SATC, pruchase it here
Scrap kit (PTU) Night Life by Gemini Creationz: here or with the tube here
Font here

Open a new image: 650x500

Open: gemini_nightlife_frame1. c/p in the canvas, resize at 70 percent - Smart size.
Click inside, selections - modify - expand by: 5 pixels.

Open: gemini_nightlife_p2. c/p in the canvas, selections  - invert. remove the excess.
Do not deselect and invert the selection.

Open: gemini_nightlife_path.c/p in the canvas, resize at 70 percent - Smart size.
Place it at the bottom of the frame. Duplicate. Image - Flip. 
Arrange if it's needed. Merge down this layers. Remove the excess.

Open: gemini_nightlife_textpath. c/p in the canvas, resize at 70 percent - Smart size.
Place it above the frame. 

Open: gemini_nightlife_cots (dots). c/p in the canvas, resize at 50 percent - Smart size.
Place it in the right bottom corner, duplicate. Image - Flip. Duplicate. Image - Mirror.

Open the tube, c/p in the canvas, place it in the right side of the frame.
DDuplicate, apply gaussian blur: Radius: 3 
In the layer palette change the blend mode to: Overlay. Opacity: 70.

Add drop shadow:
V: 2 H: 4
O: 50 B: 5

Open: gemini_nightlife_flowerspray. c/p in the canvas, resize at 70 percent - Smart size.
Place it at the bottom of the frame. Behind the tube layer.

Open: gemini_nightlife_palm2. c/p in the canvas, resize at 50 percent - Smart size.
place it next to the right part of the frame and behind the tube.

Open: gemini_nightlife_palm1. c/p in the canvas, resize at 50 percent - Smart size.
place it next and down to the first palm.

Add more elements the tag:
gemini_nightlife_beer
gemini_nightlife_brokernheart
gemini_nightlife_fandangle
gemini_nightlife_ruffledribbon

Always: Resize, sharpen and place as desire. 
Add drop shadow:
V: 0 H: 3
O: 30 B: 5

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

26 julio 2012

Pearls of Lust


Supplies Needed:
Psp
Tube of choice. Art by Akkasshaa only at SATC, pruchase it here
Scrap kit (PTU) Blood Thirsty by Inzpired Creationz: here
MuRa’s Meister Copies 
Font here


Open a new image: 650x600
Open: window. c/p in the canvas. Place it in the center.

Open: metal 3. c/p in the canvas, resize at 90 percent (smart size).
Place it in the center of the windows.

Open: rose 2. c/p in the canvas, resize at 50 percent (smart size). Twice.
Move it to the center.
Effects - Plugins - Muras Meister:

This settings are for this size of rose and for the windows.
Arrange the layer above the windows and below the metal.

Open: Web 1. c/p in the canvas, resize at 50 percent (smart size).
Move it to a corner:

Duplicate. Image - Mirror. Image - Flip.

Open the tube, c/p in the canvas, resize if is needed.
Place it in the center. 
Add drop shadow:
V: 0 H: 5
O: 45 B: 7

Open: Metal 2. resize at 40 percent (smart size).
Place it in the left bottom corner, behind the tube layer.

Open: Sparkles 3. c/p in the canvas.
Remove the excess outside of the borders.

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

Love is calling


Supplies Needed:
Psp
Tube of choice. Art by Akkasshaa only at SATC, pruchase it here
Scrap kit (PTU) Dazzling by Bibis Collection: here
Wordart 006 by me in PSP and PSD here
Font here


Open a new image: 650x550.

Open: BIBI DAZZLING ELEMENTS (9). c/p in the canvas, Place it in the center.
Open: BIBI DAZZLING ELEMENTS (81). c/p in the canvas, resize at 50 percent (smart size)
Place it at the bottom of the netting.

Open: BIBI DAZZLING ELEMENTS (89). c/p in the canvas, place it to the bottom of the flowers.
Duplicate. Image - Mirror. Arrange it with the tube placed.

Open the tube, c/p in the canvas and resize if needed.
Place it to the left.
Add drop shadow:
V: 0 H: 3
O: 55 B: 5

Open: BIBI DAZZLING ELEMENTS (1). c/p in the canvas, resize at 50 percent (smart size).
Move the layer below the tube and place it to the right side.

Open: BIBI DAZZLING ELEMENTS (78). c/p in the canvas, resize at 50 percent (smart size).
Place it next to the tube.

Open: BIBI DAZZLING ELEMENTS (86). c/p in the canvas, resize until it fits behind the hearts.
Duplicate (or copy and paste as a new selection) place it behind the hearts of your choice. 

Open the wordart, add drop shadow of your choice. C/p in the canvas.
Resize at 48 - 50 percent (smart size).
**Optional: select a heart from: BIBI DAZZLING ELEMENTS (89). Make a selection around, copy
and paste as a new layer, move the layer below the wordart and place the heart behind de O of LOVE.

Add more elements to decorate the tag:
BIBI DAZZLING ELEMENTS (1)
BIBI DAZZLING ELEMENTS (62)
BIBI DAZZLING ELEMENTS (5)

Always: Resize, sharpen and place as desire. 
Add drop shadow:
V: -1 H: 2
O: 40 B: 4

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

23 julio 2012

Memories are forever


Supplies Needed:
Psp
Tube of choice. Art by Misticheskaya for SATC, pruchase it here
Scrap kit (PTU) Breathe Me  by Tasha's Playground: here
Font here



Open a new image: 650x500.
Open the flowers, c/p in the canvas:
flower
flower2
flower3
flowers2

Place them:

Open: flowers. c/p in the canvas, resize to 50 percent (smart size).
Duplicate two more time and arrange it:

Add drop shadow:
V: 4 H: 4
O: 45 B: 5

I apply the shadow to each flower, then merge visible, add more flowers if you need.

Open the tube. c/p in the canvas, resize if needed. Place it in the center of the flowers.
Add drop shadow:
V: 0 H: 5
O: 55 B: 5

Open: frame2. c/p in the canvas, resize to 40 percent (smart size).
Place it to the left side of the canvas:

With the magic wand click inside. Selections - Modify - Expand by: 5 pixels.
Open: paper12. c/p in the canvas, resize to 50 percent (smart size).
Move the layer below the frame. Selections - Invert. Edit - Clear.
Selections - Invert.

Open the closeup of the tube, c/p in the canvas.
Place the part you like in the frame. 
Selections - Invert. Edit - Clear. Deselect.
In the layer palette, change the blend mode to: Overlay

Open: rock. c/p in the canvas, resize to 50 percent (smart size).
Move it to the left side of the frame, duplicate and place it in the right side.

Open: flower5. c/p in the canvas, place it between the rock and the frame,
in the right side.

Open: flower band. c/p in the canvas, resize to 30 percent (smart size).
Image - Mirror. Place it in the front of the left rock

Open: cat. c/p in the canvas, resize to 70 percent (smart size).
Place it in front of the frame.

Open: journal. c/p in the canvas, resize to 50 percent (smart size).
Place it next to the rock in the right side.

Open: candle. c/p in the canvas, resize to 55 percent (smart size).
Place it in the right side, next to the journal.

Add more elements to decorate the tag:
Bird
flower4
hearts
petals
sparkles2
tutu

Always: Resize, sharpen and place as desire. 

Add drop shadow:
V: 0 H: 5
O: 50 B: 3

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

Funky Swirls


Supplies Needed:
Psp
Tube of choice. Art by Check 75, pruchase it here
Scrap kit (PTU) Emo Funk by Ditzy Designs: here
Font here



Open a new image: 600x500.

Open: Swirl 4. c/p in the canvas, resize 50 percent (smart size).
Place it at the right side. 

Open: Swirl 3. c/p in the canvas, resize 50 percent (smart size).
Image - Mirror. Place it in the left side.
Merge down.

Open: Swirl 2. c/p in the canvas, resize 40 percent (smart size).
Place it next to the big swirl.

Open: Swirl 1. c/p in the canvas, resize 40 percent (smart size).
Image - Mirror. Place it next to the big swirl.
Merge down this layers:

*Optional: with the freehand selection tool:

 remove small parts of the swirls:

To this:

Open: skull wings 2. c/p in the canvas, resize 40 percent (smart size).
Place it in the center, to cover the wings union.

Open: sad teddy 3. c/p in the canvas, resize 60 percent (smart size). twice.
Place it in the right side of the canvas.

Open: roses, c/p in the canvas, resize 40 percent (smart size).
Place it in the right side, behind the teddy layer.

Open the tube or closeup, c/p in the canvas, resize if needed.
Send to the bottom.
Add drop shadow:
V: -1 H: 3
O: 40 B: 6

Add more elements to decorate the tag:
Devilish Heart 2
Ribbon 1
Sparkle Hearts 1
Sparkle Hearts 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.

22 julio 2012

Pool Party


Supplies Needed:
Psp (I have used X3)
Tube of choice. Art by Jose Cano, pruchase it here
Scrap kit (PTU) Grillin Girlfriends by Jackies Jewels (part of a collab): here
Font here


Open a new image: 650x600
Open: pool. c/p in the canvas, resize at 85 percent (smart size).
Place it at the bottom.

Open the tube. I'm using a half tube, c/p in the canvas and resize if needed.
Place it above the pool. 
Activate the selection tool:

Make a selection here:
hit Delete key (in your keyboard) or Edit - Clear, twice.

Open: ball2. c/p in the canvas, resize 45 percent (smart size).
place it above the pool, and with the selection tool (same settings used)
remove a small part of the bottom.

Open: grass. c/p in the canvas, duplicate several times to cover the bottom part of image.
Merge down all theses layers, with the lasso tool:

make a irregular selection around the grass to remove the edges.

Open: innertube2. c/p in the canvas, resize 35 percent (smart size).
Place it above the grass next to the water slide.

Open: beer. c/p in the canvas, resize 40 percent (smart size). 
Place it above the grass in the right side. Duplicate. resize 90 percent (smart size). 
Move it a little to the front.

Add more elements the tag:
cloud
hamburguer
pinwheel1
pinwheel2
tree
umbrella
wordart

Always: Resize, sharpen and place as desire. 
Add drop shadow:
V: 0 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.

21 julio 2012

Rainbow Sky




Supplies Needed:
Psp
Tube of choice. Art by SkyScraps. Purchase it: here
Scrap kit Rainbow Sky (PTU) by Bibis Collection here
Forum set template 010 by me: PSP here PSD here **new link here
Plugin Eyecandy 4000
Font here


Open the banner template. Duplicate and close the original file.

Activate the layer: Background. With the magic wand, click inside.
Open the paper: RAINBOWSKY PAPERS (1). c/p in the canvas, select the part you like. 
Selections - Invert. Edit - Clear. Deselect.

Activate the layer: bars. Change the color to match your tube and apply:
Effects - 3D effects - Inner Bevel:

Add drop shadow:
V: 0 H: 0
O: 70 B: 10

Activate the layer: Wordart. Change the color or gradient if it's needed.
Add drop shadow:
V: 0 H: 2
O: 45 B: 0

Twice or add glow.

Activate the layer: stars around. The color is not important.

Effects - Plugins - Eyecandy 4000 - Glass:


Applied one time:

Applied twice:

Apply twice to make the center of some stars stand out.

Effects - Plugins - Eyecandy 4000 - Gradient Glow:


Activate the layer: star back. Change the color if it's needed.
Add drop shadow:
V: -1 H: 3
O: 40 B: 5

Activate the layer: main star. Change the color.
Effects - Texture effects - Blinds:

Open the tube. c/p in the canvas, resize if needed. Place it in the left of the banner.
Duplicate, apply gaussian blur: radius by: 2 pixels.
In the layer palette, change the blend mode to: overlay. 
Select the original tube layer and 
Add drop shadow:
V: 1 H: 3
O: 50 B: 4

Open: RAINBOW SKY ELEMENTS (89). c/p in the canvas. Move the layer above the paper.
Place it behind the stars.

Open: RAINBOW SKY ELEMENTS (20). c/p in the canvas.
Place it behind the tube, in the left side.

Open: RAINBOW SKY ELEMENTS (95). c/p in the canvas, resize. Image - Flip.
Image - Free Rotate: Right - 15 degrees.

Place it above the tube at the bottom, duplicate and move it a little to the right.

Open: RAINBOW SKY ELEMENTS (5). c/p in the canvas, resize. Place it at the top of the banner, below the frame.
Duplicate, image - flip and arrange it.

Open: RAINBOW SKY ELEMENTS (26). c/p in the canvas, resize. Image - Flip. 
Move it to the bottom, below the frame layer.

Add more elements the tag:
RAINBOW SKY ELEMENTS (46)
RAINBOW SKY ELEMENTS (50)
RAINBOW SKY ELEMENTS (56)
RAINBOW SKY ELEMENTS (59)
RAINBOW SKY ELEMENTS (65)
RAINBOW SKY ELEMENTS (79)

Always: Resize, sharpen and place as desire. 
Add drop shadow:
V: 1 H: 2
O: 45 B: 4

Add copyright and your name. Change the frame if you want.
Copy the layer: stars around. 
Start to merge the layer from the background until the layer: stars around , rename it: 1. 
Close it and merge all the layers above: star back. Rename it: 2

To animate:

Open Animation Shop. Paste as a new animation the stars.
Effects - Insert Image Effect - Rotate Colors:

YOu have 16 frames.
Back to psp, copy the layer:  1 from your banner. 
In animation shop, paste as a new animation,duplicate until you have 16 frames
Duplicate until you have 16 frames. Activate the first frame and select all.
Activate the stars animation, Select all the frames and drag it to your first animation. Place it above the ones merged with
the background. 

Back to psp, copy the layer: 2. To animation shop.
Paste as a new animation, duplicate until you have 16 frames.
Activate the first frame and select all. Carefully drag it into the first frame of the main animation.
Play the animation, change the speed to: 15. If you like save and you're done.