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Sunday, August 19, 2018

FTU Tutorial: Strawberries



Tube of choice (I am using "Barbara" by Misticheskaya, which you can
purchase from PFD.  Please use proper license.
**Scrap kit "Strawberry Wine" by Rieka_Rafita HERE
Mask of choice
Font of choice

**I wrote this last year and am finally getting around to posting it now.  In that time, it appears that the link to the kit is no longer available.  This is one of the main reasons I stopped writing tuts ggrrr!!
Please use an alternate kit if you do not have this one.  Sorry!

Add drop shadows as you go along.

Open RR_Frame2, Shift+D to duplicate and close original.
Resize canvas size to 700 x 700
Open and paste RR_Bow.  Place toward bottom of frame.
Open RR_Leaves.  Mirror.  Place on the left side of the frame.
Open RR_Frame 1 and paste as new layer. Resize 110%.
Open and paste RR_Flower1.  Resize 40% and position at left bottom
of frame.  Duplicate. Flip horizontal.  Resize 85%.  Position to the left
of the first flower.
Open and paste RR_Cupcake.  Resize 60%.  Position beside the the
flowers on the right.
Open and paste RR_Strawbery4.  Resize 30%.  Place beside cupcake on right.
Open and paste RR_Flower2.  Resize 40%.  Rotate left 55.  Flip horiontal. Sharpen.
Position beside the cupcake.  Let the red flower touch the cupcake.
Open RR_StrawberryBasket2. Resize 60%. Position at right bottom
corner of frame.
Open and paste RR_Strawberry3.  Resize 20%.  Place beside basket on
the left.
Open and paste RR_Strawbery2.  Resize 30%.  Position between red
flowers and the cupcake.
Open RR_Dragonfly.  Resize 30%.  Place where you like on your tag.
create a new layer on the very bottom.  Select all and paste in paper
of choice.  I used RR_Paper9.
Add mask of choice.  Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance.
Adjust>Blur>Motion Blur: Angle 210, Strength 65.  I resized my mask
105%, then added Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance again.
Open and paste RR_Glitter1.  Move to left side of canvas.  Duplicate
and mirror.
Paste the glitter tube again.  Use your pick tool (or deform) and drag
down halfway the size of the glitter and then move it to the bottom
of your canvas.
Add your copyright and name and save as .png!

Here is a tag Rhonda made



This tutorial was written by Sharon Murray on July 9, 2017.  Any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.


Tutorial: Bones

Thought it was time to write another tutorial and even though it's still in the middle of August, I am ready for fall / Halloween!




This tutorial was written using PSP 2018 but is compatible with any version.
SUPPLIES NEEDED:
Kit used:  Bibi Bones from SNCo
Tube: Jasmine Becket-Griffith 98-1 from CDO.  Please make sure you use proper license.
Mask: Gems mask 166. Her mask link is no longer available, just right click and save.  Visit her blog!
Font: Rue Mademoiselle

Add drop shadows as you go along! (I used 0, 0, 60, 20)

Open paper 1.  Shift+D to duplicate.  Close original layer.
Adust>Hue and Saturation>Colorize set both to 0.
Open paper 5 and paste as new layer. Change blend mode to Exclusion. Merge down.
Add mask gemsmasks-166.  Merge layer group.  Copy.
Open a new transparent 700x700 canvas.  Paste the masked layer.  Resize 85%.
Now we will add our elements (see my tag for reference)
Element 78, resize 70%
Element 77, resize 55%
Element 48, resize 40%
Element 82, flip horizontal, Adust>Hue and Saturation>Colorize set both to 0, resize 30%
Element 5, rotate left 90°, resize 60%
Element 68, resize 60%
Element 55, resize 85%
Element 88, flip horizontal, Adust>Hue and Saturation>Colorize set both to 0, resize 40%
Duplicate. Mirror horizontal, rotate left 9°, resize 80%, sharpen
Element 37, flip horizontal, resize 80%
Element 7, resize 40%
Element 10, resize 8%, sharpen
Element 3, resize 40%
Element 74, resize 45%
Element 70, resize 20%, sharpen
Element 56, flip horizontal resize 35%, sharpen
Paste tube and resize (I resize mine 65). Adust>Hue and Saturation>Colorize set both to 0.
Duplicate. On original tube layer, add gaussian blur 4.
On top tube layer, change blend mode to hard light.
Element 72, Adust>Hue and Saturation>Colorize set both to 0, resize.
Add you copyright info, name and save as .png!

This tutorial was written by Sharon Murray on August 18, 2018.  Any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

TTL Blogtrain - Tropical Getaway

The TTL Tropical Getaway Blog Train is now taking off!!
Be sure to hit each stop - leave some love - and drop by our forum and make some new friends!!
We accept new members daily and offer up lots of tagging challenges but also have some fun if you just like to snag!
http://thetaggerslounge.forumotion.com

Below is a preview of all the goodies to be had by our amazing members!


My part is here:

Saturday, July 28, 2018

Surf's Up Cluster

Sharing a cluster I made from HorsePlay's Pasture Design. I used the kit "Surf's Up" and you can get it HERE.  Just right click and save

Friday, July 27, 2018

Another TTL blogtrain will be departing soon!!!

TTL is boarding up for another blogtrain!  Our theme is "Tropical Getaway" and will be departing on August 1!  Below is peek at the color palette: 
 There will be lots of goodies to be collected at every stop so make sure you check back!