Just A Little Sassy

Just A Little Sassy

Tube of choice, I used artwork by Suzanne Woolcott Scrap used Dusky Night by Nette's Nightowl Works you can purchase this kit HERE Font of choice, Template I used is template 110 by Yvette at Essence of Creativity Graphic Program of choice, I use PSP 9 This tutorial assumes you have working knowledge of paint shop pro, All of my tutorials are my own creation and any similarity with any other tutorial is purely coincidential. Please do not copy my tutorials to anyplace, please link back to my blog!

Open Template 110 by Yvette, duplicate and close the original, image canvas size and resize to 750x750 unhide the white background layer and refill with white, I deleted the word art on my tag. (which is layer 9 on the template) go to raster layer 1 (large black circle) select all float defloat selections modify smooth I have mine set at 10 in each box (this should take care of those jaggady edges you sometimes get on templates) invert. Open paper stripe5 and c/p as a new layer, hit delete and select none. now delete the original circle layer. Now select raster layer 2, repeat as above using paper 7. delete the original layer. Go to raster layer 4 and repeat, this time us paper 5, delete the original layer. Go to raster layer 5 and repeat your selection process again, this time use paper stripe1, delete the original template layer. leave the original template raster layer6 as is. got to raster layer 3 and go through your selection process again, open paper stripe1 and c/p as a new layer, hit delete and select none delete the original layer. Now on this same layer,select all float defloat modify contract by 18 go effects texture effects weave, use these settings Below,

color #e6e3dd in your boxes. select none, now add a drop shadow of choice to your layers. Open flower2 and c/p as a new layer, resize by 30%, place to your liking or use my tag as an example. Do the same with flower3. open textflower2 and c/p as a new layer resize by 20% arrange to your liking. open pretty butterfly2 and c/p as a new layer, resize it by 20% and place to your liking,. Open pretty butterfly 1 c/p as a new layer and resize it by 20%, add a drop shadow of choice to these elements you just added. Now open Sassy and c/p as a new layer, image mirror and move her over to the right side of your tag, I resized her by 90%. add a drop shadow of choice. I added a little word art to example one in layer6 that is set to soft light using Bankgothic mt bt, this is your choice to add this or not. when satisfied with your placement of everything hide the white background layer and merge visable. as always resize your tag before adding your copyright info this will make it stay clearer. Add the proper copyright info and your name to the tag and save as to your preference.

In my second example I selected my raster layer 4 (the dark inner boxes) select all float defloat, selections invert and pasted my tube in the box, hit delete. make sure this is below the raster layer6 that is set to soft light, change your blend mode to screen on the tube layer, and lower the opacity to 50% select none, duplicate and mirror and place this in your bottom box again making sure it is below the raster layer6 that is set to soft light. when you are satisfied with your element placement etc. hide the white background layer and merge visiable, as always resize your tag before adding your copyright info this will make it stay clearer. Add the proper copyright info and your name to the tag and save as to your preference. I hope you enjoyed this tut smiles christy Ü

Where Do Your Dreams Take You?

Where do your Dreams Take you? Tube of choice, I used artwork by Suzanne Woolcott Scrap used Zoe's Magical Garden by Soxsational Scraps you can purchase this kit HERE Font of choice, I used SassyFrass and Will&Grace Graphic Program of choice, I use PSP 9 This tutorial assumes you have working knowledge of paint shop pro, All of my tutorials are my own creation and any similarity with any other tutorial is purely coincidential. Please do not copy my tutorials to anyplace, please link back to my blog! Open a new image 750x750 and flood fill white, open TW-ZMG-paper2 c/p as a new layer and add a mask of choice, I useda round mask. Now open TW-ZMG-Window and c/p as a new layer, image resize by 75% Now grab your magic wandand select inside the window frame, (each section) now selections modify expand by 5 add a new layer and flood fill black.select none, add your tube ( a laying down tube works best, but you can do other variations like example 2), Now open TW-ZMG-vine2c/p as a new layer, arrange this layer so it is on top of the window frame, duplicate and rotate by 90% line the 2 ends up, now duplicate and resize this by say 40% and arrange to your liking, duplicate this layer and rotate to the left by 90%. Open TW-ZMG-Flower9 c/p as a new layer, resize by 18% do the same with TW-ZMG-Flower8 and with TW-ZMG-Flower7 arrange your flowers all over your vine, I placed one where the vines meet. Now open TW-ZMG-Fea1 c/p as a new layer and resize by 18% Do the Same with TW-ZMG-Fea2 and TW-ZMG-Fea3 arrange to your liking. Now open TW-ZMG-Bug2 c/p as a new layer and resize by18% and place on the window seal, I duplicated mine and put one on the top of the window as well. now open TW-ZMG-Bug 1 c/pas a new layer and resize by 15% and place to your liking or use my tag as an example. Now open TW-ZMG-Tree House and c/pas a new layer, arrange this layer to where it is RIGHT above your window layer, mirror and resize by 45% and place on the opposite side of where you have your vines going up the window. On example one I used TW-ZMG-Magical Bling2 on my black background area, if you want to do this as well, grab your magic wand and select outside your black layer, c/p the bling and resize it by 50% and place to your liking hit delete to get rid of any excess hanging outside the window area, arrange layer so it is RIGHT above the black layer, and below your tube layer. Now add a drop shadow of choice to your elements, I used a subtle shadow on some parts and a stronger shadow on others. This is your choice. Now when satisfied with your placement of your elements etc. hide your white background layer and merge visiable. I always resize my tags before adding the copyright info so it is much clearer this way.add your name and save your tag to your preference. I hope you enjoyed this tut as much as I enjoyed writing it smiles christy Ü

He Is Risen

He Is Risen Tube of choice, I used artwork by Zindy S D Nielson and Suzanne Woolcott Scrap used Happy Easter By ScrappingMar Font of choice, I used Affair Graphic Program of choice, I use PSP 9 This tutorial assumes you have working knowledge of paint shop pro, All of my tutorials are my own creation and any similarity with any other tutorial is purely coincidential. Please do not copy my tutorials to anyplace, please link back to my blog! Open a new image 750x750 and flood fill white (I like room to work you can resize later) Open Happy Easter_scrappingMar33 andc/p as a new layer, image resize by 60% now open Happy Easter_scrappingMar35 and c/p as a new layer resize this one by 65% and move this layer below the other frame layer. Open Happy Easter_scrappingMar48 and c/p as a new layer, resize this by 40% and move over towards the bottom right of your frame. now Open Happy Easter_scrappingMar83 and c/p as a new layer, I moved this up and a little to the left of my frame. Open Happy Easter_scrappingMar44 and c/p as a new layer resize this by 20% and arrange to your liking, I placed mine on the top right of my frame and banner. Now Open Happy Easter_scrappingMar26 and c/p as a new layer, resize this by 13% arrange to your liking, I duplicated mine and placed them both near my Easter eggs. Mirroring oneand droping the other behind the egg layer. Now Open Happy Easter_scrappingMar22 c/p as a new layer, image resize by 13% and image rotate free rotate to the right by 56% I place this on my little egg pile as well. now choose a paper and add as a new layer, add a mask of choice. Add your tube and a drop shadow of choice, I adjusted the color on my tube to 0 and 0 so they appear black and whiteadd a dropshadow of choice to your elements, I did not add one to the banner as I took away from how pretty it was. hide your white background layer and merge visable, resize your tag to the size you want before adding your copyright info(makes it clearer) add your name and save your tag how you like I hope you enjoyed this tut smiles christy Ü

SomeBunny Loves you

Some Bunny Loves you Tube of choice, I used artwork by Elias Chatzoudis and Suzanne Woolcott Scrap used Spring Has Sprung By Gemini Creationz Font of choice, I used Dynomite and Aquarelle Graphic Program of choice, I use PSP 9 This tutorial assumes you have working knowledge of paint shop pro, All of my tutorials are my own creation and any similarity with any other tutorial is purely coincidential. Please do not copy my tutorials to anyplace, please link back to my blog! Open a new image, 850 x750 (will need some room to work) flood fill with white now Open gcz-shs-frame6 c/p as a new layerimage rotate to the right by 85% image resize by 60%, now duplicate and mirror do this until you have 4 frames, you will need torotate each a bit to the left or right (anywhere from 9 to 12 %) now line them up where at least ONE part of each frame is touching,or overlapping like mine are (I did flip 2 of mine as well) now open gcz-shs-string, c/p as a new layer, move it up to the top of the frameswe are going to make this weave in and out of your frames, what I did was select the first frame and then erased part of the string so itlooks like it goes through the frame and out underneath towards frame two, deselect and continue with each frame this way, weaving the string in and out. open gcz-shs button 2 and c/p as a new layer, I added this to 2 areas where the string touched my frames, resize by 40% you can rotate this a bit if you like, now do the same with gcz-shs-button1, resize by 35% this time, now open each letter that spells Spring, resize each by 40% and paste as a new layer, arrange to your liking, I put all mine to the left hand side at the bottomand added has sprung with the a scripty font in a color that complimented the other colors used in my tag, now open gcz-shs-ladybugc/p as a new layer image resize by 18% and arrange on to one of your frames, you can duplicate this and have a couple here and there if you like I added gcz-shs-paper14 and then added a mask to that arrange and move it to right above your white layer. now add your tubes of choice. On one example I typed out SOMEBUNNY loves you, added a gradient glow and dropshadowonce you are happy with all placements etc, hide the white background and merge visiable, I resize my tag before adding my copyrightinfo, (so it will be easier to read), add your name and save the way you like to save tags I hope you enjoyed this tut smiles christy Ü

Carrots 5¢!!

Carrots 5¢!!

Tube of choice, I used artwork by Suzanne Woolcott
Scrap used A blessed Easter By ScrappingMar (FTU)
Font of choice, I used Pea Lacy Chunky
Graphic Program of choice, I use PSP 9

This tutorial assumes you have working knowledge of paint shop pro, All of my tutorials are my own creation and any similarity with any other tutorial is purely coincidential. Please do not copy my tutorials to anyplace, please link back to my blog!

Open ABlessedEaster_ScrappinMar54 duplicate and close the original.Resize by 80% smartsize, Go up to image and canvas size and make it 800x750 so you have plenty of room to work with. Add a new layer and flood fill white, send this to the bottom. Now go back to the frame layer and image rotate, rotate to the right by 86%. move towards the left of the image, open ABlessedEaster_ScrappinMar53 c/p as a new layer, image resize by 80% and rotate to the left by 86%Move this over to the right side of your image, and down a little bit, Now open ABlessedEaster_ScrappinMar66 c/p as a new layer,image resize by 75% arrange so it covers the bottom area of your frames.
Open ABlessedEaster_ScrappinMar79 c/p as a new layer image resize by 24% arrange to your liking, open ABlessedEaster_ScrappinMar80 c/p as a new layer and resize by 24% arrange to your liking . or use my tag as an example. Now open ABlessedEaster_ScrappinMar39 c/p as a new layer, image resizeby 24% move to the bottom edge of your frame that may be showing (Under the bunny carrot) layer duplicate, and mirror. now grab your magic wand and click inside one of your frames, modify and expand by 6 and selections invert, choose a paper of choiceand c/p as a new layer, hit delete and select none, arrange this layer so it is BELOW your frame layer, for the frame that is overlapping the other frame you want to make sure the paper layer is JUST below that layer but above the other frame layer, (hope this makes sense) I used
ABlessedEaster_ScrappinMar4 and ABlessedEaster_ScrappinMar6, you can add any other elements you liketo your tag. I added ABlessedEaster_ScrappinMar12 and a circle mask as well, but this is your choice. Now you can choose what tube or tubes you want to use, once you are satisfied with your tag, add a dropshadow of choice to your elements. hide your white background and merge visiable, now I always resize my tag before adding my copyright infoas this makes it stay clearer. Add your name and save your tag the way you like

I hope you enjoyed this tut
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christy
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Have a Sweet Birthday!

Have a Sweet Birthday!! Tube of choice, I used artwork of Rion Vernon and Suzanne Woolcott Scrap used Sugary Sweet by Addicted2Scraps Font of choice, Template 31 by Pooker Graphic Program of choice, I use PSP 9 Plugin Mura's Meisters copies, (I am sorry but I cannot find this to download anymore) This tutorial assumes you have working knowledge of paint shop pro, All of my tutorials are my own creation and any similarity with any other tutorial is purely coincidential. Please do not copy my tutorials to anyplace, please link back to my blog! Open Pookers Template 31 duplicate and close the original, delete the copyright layer, go to your Stripes layer and select all, float, defloat, selections invert, now open A2S_SS6 paper, c/p as a new layer hit delete and select none and delete the stripes layer,Now select rectangle 1 layer, select all, float, defloat, selections invert and pick another paper of choice, I used A2S_SS7 paperI did the same for rectangle2. Got to shape 1 layer and select all float defloat, selections invert and open A2S_SS13 paper, c/p as a new layer and resize by 65% smartsize. and move to where your selection is and hit delete, select none and now delete the shape 1 layer. Go to Shape 3 layer and select all, float, defloat, selections invert and open A2S_SS3 paper and c/p as a new layer,hit delete, and select none, now delete the shape 3 layer. Now go to shape 2 layer and select all float defloat, selections invertopen A2S_SS4 paper and c/p as a new layer, hit delete and select none, delete your shape 2 layer, Now go to your shape 4 layer,select all float defloat, selections invert and open A2S_SS8 paper and c/p as a new layer, hit delete select none, now delete shape 4layer, ( I have noticed on some templates that you wind up with jaggedy edges, if you experiance this after you select all, float defloat, go modify and smooth by around 10 in both boxes this will take those jaggedy edges away) Okay now that you have all your shapes taken care of we want to add a few elements and tubes, I added some jelly beans, resized by 25% randomly placed, I also added a couple suckers, resized by 25%, then I used a couple cupcakes off of A2S_SS31, I used my freehand selection tool and outlined the ones I wanted to use and c/p them to my tag, Now I hid my white background layer, the strips layer and the rest of the layers, Leave the 2 rectangle layers visiable and merge, using a basic font (I used bank gothic MT BT at size 8 with a kerning set at -75) and typed out Happy Birthday! objects align center, now convert to a raster layer, go to mura's meister copies and use these settings,

now go to your rectangle layer and select all, float defloat, selections invert, and now on the text layer hit delete,select none, and merge down now unhide your other layers, Add your tubes you are going to use at this point, I used my magic wand and selected OUTSIDE the shape, pasted my tube and then used the eraser to get rid of the tube that I didnt want hanging out of the bottom of the shape area, when satisfied with your placements of your elements add a dropshadow of choice and hide the white background layer, and merge visiable. resize your tag before adding your copyright info (it will stay clearer this way) add your name and save your tag the way you like to save them hope you enjoyed this tut smiles christy Ü

The Magical Garden

The Magical Garden

Tube of choice, I used artwork Jennifer L. Nilsson and Suzanne Woolcott Scrap used Zoe's Magical Garden by Soxsational scraps you can purchase this kit Aussie Scrap Designs Font of choice, Graphic Program of choice, I use PSP 9 This tutorial assumes you have working knowledge of paint shop pro, All of my tutorials are my own creation and any similarity with any other tutorial is purely coincidential. Please do not copy my tutorials to anyplace, please link back to my blog! Open a new Image 750x750 flood fill white (I always start with a large canvas to have room to play with)open TW-ZMG-hill and c/p as a new layer, move it down towards the bottom of your image, layer duplicate and on the originallayer go adjust blur gaussian blur 12.00. open TW-ZMG- Tree House and c/p as a new layer, move over the the left side of you grassy hill, I resized mine by 80% Open TW-ZMG-Grass and c/p as a new layer, resize by 50% move over to the left side and cover the bottom edge of your treehouse and the grassy hill, layer duplicate and image mirror, there will be a little gap between them if you resize like I did I duplicated the layer once more and moved it over the empty space, also trying to line up the bottom edge as well, Open TW-ZMG-Paper3 and c/p as a new layer right above your white background, resize it by 73% and add a round mask of choice, I turned the opacity down on this layer to about 60% this is your choice if you want to or not, Open TW-ZMG-Vine2 and c/p as a new layer, move it to the left behind your tree house now do the same with the TW-ZMG-Vine1 I mirrored this one and moved it down a bit, and cropped off what was showing below my grass, open TW-ZMG-Fea3, c/p as a new layer, arrange bring this layer to the top, image resize by 20% and image mirror I have her watering one of the flowers near the top of the tree house. Open TW-ZMG-Fea2 and c/p her as a new layer, Image resize by 25% arrange to your liking, Open TW-ZMG-Flower6 c/p as a new layer image resize by 25% arrange this to your liking, Open TW-ZMG-Clouds2 and c/p as a new layer, image resize by 45% duplicate this and mirror, arrange them to your liking, I used my Hue Map to colorize mine, if you want yours to look like that use these settings across the board, 198/323/317/312/321/323/323/300/335/338 saturation shift 11,lightness shift 0 open TW-ZMG-Sun2 and c/p as a new layer, image mirror and image resize by 43% I placed it behind one layer of my clouds and above the other layer, like it is peeking out. Open TW-ZMG-Flower 5 and c/p as a new layer, I put this over to the right hand side of my tag, I did not resize this one and it is up in the clouds a bit, you can add any other elements that you like to your tag, or Tubes of choice, Add a drop shadow of choice to your elements, I did not add one to the clouds or grass, (I always resize my finished tag BEFORE adding my copyright info, it makes this seem clearer), add your name and copy right information and Save the way you prefer to save tags, I hope you enjoyed this tut smiles christy Ü