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Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Autumn Beauty


Tutorial by Jcuttlebear01 aka JoAnn

10/6/2009

I do these tutorials for fun and not
for any profit. I use them also as a learning tool to
help others learn the fun and art of paint shop pro.
All things I use are collected, the only thing I claim
Is the tag I make with these as my work.
Feel free to share my tutorials, but link them back
to my site please.

Supplies

Graphic of choice
Tubes of choice
Or the ones I used
HERE

Scrapbook kit is the awesome work of
Lynn Earwicker the kit I used is called Seasons change
and you can buy it here........
Lynn : The Scrappin Divaz Designz, Store
It's on sale right now.


PSP 9

1. Open a new image
600 X 500

Find a graphic you wish to use.
This is the one I used for this tutorial.

2. Selection and select all, copy and paste paper
Paper 13 from the scrapbook kit, in to your image.
Rename you layer to background.
deselect.

3. Now get the distressed wood frame,
and copy and paste it onto you image,
You will need to re size it.
I went down to 60 percent.
Rename this layer to Frame.

4. Get selection tool and click on the center of the frame,
Selection modify and expand by 10.
Add a new raster layer.
Rename this layer to graphic.

5.Copy and paste your graphic in to this layer.
In your layer pallet move the graphic below the frame layer.

Selection modify contract by 5, selection float.

Effects 3d


6. Repeat but this time use a minus 5
Deselect

Optional:

You can add xero porcelaid to the graphic if you wish.
It give the graphic a different look.

7. Close off the background and layers merge visible.

Now lets add some accents to this.

8. Take your frame and move it up to the left hand corner



9. Find the ivy in the scrapbook kit and copy and paste to your work.
Re size it to 40 percent and move over to the corner like you want it.



10. Effects 3 D and drop shadow




11. Add the fall flowers bundle 1
Re size by 50 percent.
Add to the right hand side of your frame.
Arrange it the way you would like to.



12. Find the dried bundle and re sized it to about 40 percent.
Take your deform tool and turn it how you want it to look.


13. Now find a Scarecrow or use the one I have put in the files.
Copy and paste it onto your image re size as needed.
I re sized the one I used by 40 percent.
Arrange him where you want him to be.




14. Add same drop shadow to him.

15. I added another scarecrow to the other side,
and re sized him 40 percent also and drop shadow.
If you use these little guys I have included in the kit
be sure and add the copy write to you work.

16. Add the tag from the kit to your work and re size it
I went down 30 percent, then move it to the upper right
hand corner there, you might have to move the dried
flowers around so it will fit like you want it.
I took the deform tool and turned it tell I was happy with it.
And even re sized it a bit more with it.
Add a drop shadow to it now.

17. Now you can add some extra leaves to your work
I re sized them down to 10 percent and placed different ones
where I wanted them and used the deform tool to make them how
I wanted them, and a slight drop shadow to them if you wish.

18. Add some words to it if you wish it is all up to you.

Add your water mark to your work.
Merge all layers

When your happy with the way it looks,
layers merge all.

Crop your tag at this time.

19. Now add a 2 pixel border color of choice

20. Add a 3 pixel border another color

21. Add a 10 pixel border color of choice.

22. Activate the 10 pixel border and find a paper you want to use
to accent, and make like a frame.

I added paper 10 from the kit and copied and pasted it into my selection.

23. Then gave it an inner bevel.


If happy with it deselect and your all done.
Ready to save your work of art.

Would love to see what you do with this.
Thank you for giving my tutorial a try.
I do hope you have enjoyed this tutorial, and learned
something new.
Have any questions or need help.
Just let me know, I'm always happy to help any way I can.
Jcuttlebear01@aol.com

Couple more I did with the wonderful kit.


This one here I used a mask on it.
called babes design mask 13


ggmom9 Aka Mary

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Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Fairy Kisses

A tutorial I played with
You can find here here at:
Creations by Chris


Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Day dreamer



Tutorial by Jcuttlebear01 aka JoAnn

9/23/2009

I do these tutorials for fun and not
for any profit. I use them also as a learning tool to
help others learn the fun and art of paint shop pro.

Supplies needed
Graphic of choice.
Tubes of choice.
Font of choice.
Graphic plus plug in
HERE
Filters Unlimited HERE

Remember to save often in case your psp closes.

1. Open a graphic you wish to use.
Duplicate and close the original.


2. Add a 3 pixel border of a color that isn't in your graphic.
Activate it with your magic wand.
Flood fill with gold beads.

3. Selection invert and Effects 3D
Cut out with these settings.

repeat using a minus 3 on the Vertical, and Horizontal.
Deselect.

4. Add another 5 pixel border using a light color from your graphic.
Activate it and effects texture, blinds with these settings.
Then deselect.


5. Add another 3 pixel border with a different color, and select it
flood fill with the gold beads again.

6. Add another 5 pixel border, use a dark color this time from your graphic.
Activate it and add the same blind effect.
Deselect

7. Add a 1 pixel black border.

8. Add a 30 pixel border but use the same light color you did earlier.
Then activate it.
Use graphic plus



This is the settings I used but you can play around
until you get something you like with the graphic you are using.
When happy with it deselect.

9. Activate each of the 4 corners and add a new raster layer,
flood fill with the gold beads.

Then effects 3D and add an inner bevel to this.
Then deselect.


10. Add a 1 pixel border color black, or one of your choice.

11. Add a 5 pixel border using the light color, and add
the same blind effect we used earlier

12. Add a 5 pixel border using the dark color you used before.

13. Add a 3 pixel border and select flood fill with the gold beads.
Deselect.

14. Add a 5 pixel border using the light color and add
the same blind effect.

15. Add 1 pixel black border.

16. Add a 40 pixel border using the dark color.
Activate it.

17. Filters unlimited button and Frame
Use the glass frame 1



If your happy with the way it looks
then deselect.

Add any tubes or corner accents you wish to at this time.

Then add your water maker and your all done.
Save your work of art and your ready to share it.

Would love to see what you do with this.
Thank you for giving my tutorial a try.
I do hope you have enjoyed this tutorial, and learned
something new.

Have any questions or need help.
Just let me know, I'm always happy to help any way I can.
Jcuttlebear01@aol.com

Couple more examples by me.



Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Cherish


Tutorial by Jcuttlebear01 aka JoAnn

9/16/2009

I do these tutorials for fun and not
for any profit. I use them also as a learning tool to
help others learn the fun and art of paint shop pro.

Supplies
Tube of choice
No outside plug ins used.
I did this in psp 9 but can be done in any psp.

Kit is called love and its here at....
http://seachellscrapz.blogspot.com/

Template is # 8 and you can find it here.
http://simplysensationalscraps.blogspot.com/search/label/Templates

1. Open you template and duplicate it, close the original.
then delete the top layer.

2. Activate the gray lines layer.
Find a color or paper you wish to use.
I used paper 9 and rotated it by 90 degrees all layers.

3. Copy and paste it into this layer, I then used a inner bevel
with these settings.


4. Deselect and add a drop shadow to this layer.


5. Activate the black rectangle middle
Find another color or paper you wish to use for this.
I used paper 2 for this one.
Copy and paste it into the selection.
then deselect.

6. Activate the frame layer just the edge of it,
Then you can flood fill with a color of your choice.
I used a color from the first layer....#930c33


7. Apply the same inner bevel as before.
Then deselect

8. Activate the other part of the gray there in the frame,
and flood fill with a different color, I used white, then
inner beveled it as before.
Then deselect.

9. Activate the other part there that is still black,
and you can flood fill with a color or use another
paper from the kit.......I used paper 8

10. Activate the little square layer now,
you can do one of two things.
Click on each one, or click on the outside part
and then go to selection and invert, so just the square are activated.

11. Then selection and modify and expand by 1

12. Next pick 2 colors you want to use, and flood fill them alternating the colors.
Once you have them filled give them the same bevel as before,
the deselect, and add the same drop shadow.
except lower the blur to your liking.
This is what I have now, and I'm ready to add
my tube and other accents to this.


Add your water mark, and name or anything else.
Re size to your liking.

Your now done, and ready to share your work of art.

Would love to see what you do with this.
Thank you for giving my tutorial a try.
I do hope you have enjoyed this tutorial, and learned
something new.
Have any questions or need help.
Just let me know, I'm always happy to help any way I can.
Jcuttlebear01@aol.com

Hugs and happy PSP'n
JoAnn

Want to thank my two testers for a wonderful job.
They both are from my list.....JoAnn's Awesome Brats.

Here is another I did using another pretty kit
called
Seachell-Hope Scrap Kit


These two samples below are from
GGMOM9 aka Mary




This sample is from
ameripex97 aka Kay



Thank you Pati

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Friday, September 11, 2009

Ready 4 Love

Tutorial by Jcuttlebear01 aka JoAnn

9/10/2009

I do these tutorials for fun and not
for any profit. I use them also as a learning tool to
help others learn the fun and art of paint shop pro.

Supplies needed

Scrapbook kit can be found
HERE
Called Diamond Blues it's a free scrapbook kit.

http://www.scrapsdimensions-dorisnilsa.blogspot.com/

All is the work of Doris of Scrappy Dimensions
Template I used is
HERE
#13

Tube is from My PSP Tubes.com
Here

http://www.mypsptubes.com/
PSP 9
Plug in used.
AAA Foto frame
here

Open your PSP
Find the things your going to use
for this tutorial.
Once you have done that your
ready to go.

1. Open the template and duplicate it and close the original.

2. Delete the all layers except for the 4 bottom ones.
These are the only ones we will be working with.



3. Open a paper that you wish to use on the
scalloped circle layer, activate it and copy and
Paste the paper of choice into the selection.
I used paper 3.
Selection and none.

4. Add a drop shadow to this layer.



5. Activate the next layer and select it.
Find another paper and copy and paste it into
the selection. I used paper 5, the deselect.

6. Effects 3d and inner bevel.


7. Effects texture effects, I used these settings.




8.. Activate the circle layer and find a paper
that you want to use, and copy and paste it
into the selection.
I used paper 9
Keep Selected

9. Find the tube you wish you use
and copy and paste it as a new layer.
Move it to where you want it,
Then go selection, and invert and delete
one time. then deselect.

10. Get the rose wreath and re size it
60 percent, make sure that all layers is not check.
Then copy and paste it to your work as a new layer.

This is what it will look like now.




11. Get your eraser tool, your going to remove the part
of the wreath that is over her face, and arm.


Hint.......
If you lower the opacity on the wreath layer it makes it easy to see where
your wanting to take off.

If you goof and take off to much don't worry remember edit undo.
You don't need to start over with it.


12. Add the same drop shadow you used before to
the tube layer.

If your happy with the way everything looks
your ready to add some accents now.

13. Find a glitter doodle you wish to use,
I used doodle 2 re size it 60 percent and
copy and paste it to your work.

14. Move that layer just above the square layer,
get your mover tool and place how you want it,
Add same drop shadow as before.

15. Then duplicate layer and mirror and flip it.

16. Once your happy with the way everything looks.
Close off the background layer, and merge all layers.

17. Re size this layer to your liking, I went to 90 percent.
Adjust and brightness and contract by 5.




18. Add a new raster layer.
Move it below the merge layer.

Selection and all
find a paper you want to use for the background.
I used paper 1 from the kit.
Deselect

19. Re size to your liking
I went to 400 Pixels.
Check all layers.

Next I added
AAA Foto frame


20. I then added the diamond accents didn't re size them.
You will need to cut off what you don't want showing on the tag.

22. Next I added the candles and re sized them by 25 percent.
And the shoe by 15 percent.
I added the same drop shadow to all my accents
except for the diamonds.

You can do it how you wish its your tag......it's fun to play
and just see what you can come up with your ideas.


23. When your happy with everything, merge all layers.

24. I now added a white 1 pixel border,
then a 5 pixel using the background color I used.

25. Then added the foto frame one more time.
Same as before but change the frame size to 3
and the matte to 0

Add your water mark, and name or anything else.

Your now done, and ready to share your work of art.

Would love to see what you do with this.
Thank you for giving my tutorial a try.
I do hope you have enjoyed this tutorial, and learned
something new.
Have any questions or need help.
Just let me know, I'm always happy to help any way I can.
Jcuttlebear01@aol.com

Hugs
JoAnn
Another way I did this tag.

Thank you ladies for trying my tutorial.
All are members of my list....
JoAnn's Awesome Brats!
Sample by
ameripex97 aka Kay


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Sample by

ggmom9 aka Mary

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Sample by

Fairladi101 aka Pati

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Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Happy Fall


Tutorial by Jcuttlebear01 aka JoAnn

9/6/2009


I do these tutorials for fun and not
for any profit. I use them also as a learning tool to
help others learn the fun and art of paint shop pro.

Supplies needed

Plug in Eye candy 4

Beautiful fall
Scrapbook kit can be found
HERE
Called Autumn days
http://www.scrapsdimensions-dorisnilsa.blogspot.com/
All is the work of Doris of Scrappy Dimensions
Template I used also is
HERE
#26
Graphic of choice.
Tube of choice.
Done in psp 9

1. Open the template and duplicate and close the original.

2. Re size to 500 X 500
all layers.

3. Delete raster 1
and the rectangle one.

4. Click on the leaves with the selection tool, then
get a paper you want to use.
From the scrapbook kit.

Or you can just fill with a color of choice.
It's all up to you.

I used paper 1 for the leaves, copy and paste into your
selection, then keep selected and add eye candy 4 glass
Settings I used.





5. Add a bevel to this, settings I used.



6. When happy with what you have then deselect.
Add a slight drop shadow




7. Select stem and find a color or paper you want it to be.
I used paper 7 for it, then gave it the same eye candy glass, and
added a drop shadow.
When happy with it deselect.

8. Select the doodle, and find a color or paper you want to use for it.
I used paper 1, then inner bevel with same settings we used earlier.
Then add the same drop shadow to it.

9. Select the circle add a paper or color of choice.
I used paper 9

Add a bevel to this but change the





Deselect and
Add same drop shadow.

10. Select the rectangle and eye candy I used these settings.
Glass tubing.




11. Selection and modify contact by 10, copy and paste
the graphic of choice into the selection.
I used a nice autumn graphic that went well with
my colors of paper I used.
This is the one I used, don't know who the artist is.





Then selection and none if your happy with what you have.

Merge all layers







This is what mine looks like so far.

12. Now you can add any accents or tubes you wish to it.
Add your water mark and name.

Be sure and merge all layers,
Re size to your liking, and your ready to save
your work of art if you are happy with it.

Would love to see what you do with this.
Thank you for giving my tutorial a try.
I do hope you have enjoyed this tutorial, and learned
something new.

Have any questions or need help.
Just let me know, I'm always happy to help any way I can.
Jcuttlebear01@aol.com

Hugs




Sample by

ameripex97 aka Kay

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