Christmas in Pink

Tutorial by Jcuttlebear01 aka JoAnn

11/27/2011

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.

Everything I use I have collected don't claim to have

made anything other then the tag.

Notes:

All settings will remain the same unless otherwise noted

This tutorial assumes you have a working knowledge of PSP

Remember to save often in case your psp crashes.

I did this in PSP 9 but sure any one will work.

Scrap kit is from Baby Cakes called Christmas Blush

and you can find it HERE or HERE it is on sale right now.

I can't share this tube cause it's a pay to use.

So please don't use it unless you have a license

Product ID : PTE2375

You can find it HERE

SUPPLIES

Tube of choice

Font of choice

Mask of choice.

What I used is HERE

Plug in

Super blade pro (optional) HERE

Lets get started.

Open new image 800 X 800

Copy and paste onto your new image

bcs_pink_wreath from the kit.

Resize by 50%

Click inside the frame>selection

modify expand by 30 and repeat.

Pick a paper from the kit>bcs_paper_sixteen

copy and paste as a new layer>resize by 70%

Selection>invert>delete.

Deselect

Layer arrange and move down.

Next add a tree>bcs_white_tree_plain

for now I left it the size it is, going to put

some decorations on it first.

Copy and paste>bcs_garland resize by 50%

Move it where you want it>with eraser tool remove what

you don't want hanging over your tree.

 Before

After

Place a couple more where you want

The next one I only resized by 60%

You can take your deform tool>set to free hand

and bind them around some to give them a different look.

You can even mirror a couple so they kind of lay different.

Add drop shadow to each one.

copy and paste as a new layer>bcs_ornament

resize by 10% Place it where you want it with your mover tool.

Add a slight drop shadow.

Use different balls and resize, add drop shadow

arrange how you want them, how many you use

is totally up to you.

Add bows or anything else you want to, on the tree.

Use deform tool to turn and shape how you want them.

Once you have every thing on the tree like you want it

close off the 3 bottom layers and merge all visible.

Open up the layers now.

What mine looks like.

Resize by 80% and move over to the right of your work.

Next I added>bcs_pillow>resize by 20% move down

at the bottom of your tree>use deform tool to turn it slightly.

Add drop shadow

copy and paste as a new layer>bcs_gift, resize it by 20%

move and turn with deform tool.

Add drop shadow

Add candle of choice I added>bcs_candle_cluster, resize

it by 40% add drop shadow, I moved it down below the gifts.

Add bcs_deer resize by 35% add drop shadow

duplicate and mirror one of them move with deform tool

and turn and place where you like them best.

Add>bcs_bell resize it by 40% add drop shadow

move up to the top of the frame.

Add>bcs_flower_bow resize it by 40%, with deform tool

turn it slightly, place it up at the top of the bells.

You can take the earser tool and get rid of the bow part

that is on the bell if you wish up there at the top.

Add a drop shadow.

Now add your tube of choice

Move the tube layer down until its behind

the candles and that.

Move things around so they look right.

Add a drop shadow to the tube.

If your happy with every thing then merge all layers.

Add a new raster layer

Flood fill with a color of choice,

or you can use a paper of choice.

We are going to add the mask.

I flood filled with #ac697c>Layer move down.

Layers>new mask layer>from image

Merge group

Resize your merged layer by 90%

And the mask by 95%

Move the merged tag how you want it.

On the mask layer I add super blade pro

effect. You can click on the dice until you get an

effect like you want.

These are the settings I went with.

Add a drop shadow, use a color to compliment your mask.

Add any thing else you want to.

Be sure and add your water mark to your work of art.

Crop your tag, and resize to your liking.

Your now 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

Thank you Mary

Thank you Dreams

Fairy land

Tutorial by Jcuttlebear01 aka JoAnn

11/19/2011

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.

Everything I use I have collected don't claim to have

made anything other then the tag.

Notes:

All settings will remain the same unless otherwise noted

This tutorial assumes you have a working knowledge of PSP

Remember to save often in case your psp crashes.

I did this in PSP 9 but sure any one will work.

Plug ins

Filters Unlimited HERE

Eye candy 5 impact HERE

ap_silverline HERE

Supplies

Graphic of choice

Tubes of choice

Accents

Gold fill

Font of choice

Mine I used are

HERE

Open new image 800 x 550

Pick from the graphic of choice light color for foreground,

and a dark color for the background.

I'm using the colors below.

light color for foreground #b2aa3b

and a dark color for background #3f5a3b

With selection tool set to rectangle draw

a rectangle I went 750 x 300

Start in left hand corner and watch at the

bottom of your psp for the measurements.

Flood fill with a color of choice

Move down to about the center of your image.

Duplicate this layer.

On the original.

Effects>AP lines>silver lines

Adjust>hue and saturation>colorize it to the color you want it to be.

Effects>eye candy 5 impact bevel

Back on the duplicated layer>image resize by 85 percent.

magic wand and activate this layer>flood fill with a different color.

Deselect

Filters unlimited and add a paper effect

or another of your choice.

I used cotton paper fine.

Give this layer the same impact bevel as before.

Change your selection tool to ellipse and draw out a circle that is

higher then you rectangles

New raster layer and flood fill with a color of choice.

Give this a texture of your choice.

I used the paper one again.

Selection>modify contract by 2

Selection>Select selection Borders

Layer new raster and flood fill with

a nice gold I used the bead pattern.

Deselect

Layers merge down.

Layer>arrange and move down

This is mine so far.

Set this aside for now

Open a new image

200 X 200 flood fill with a color

you want the square to be.

Copy and paste it to your image>make

sure your on your top layer

Image rotate by 45 degrees>left

with mover tool, move over to the left of your work.

Layer duplicate>twice>image mirror

The other one move to the center.

On the one on the left>select inside the square.

Take and cut a section from your graphic

you want to put into the square, with your

selection tool.

Copy and paste into selection,

Selection>select, select border

Same selection as before.

Add new raster layer and flood fill

with the gold pattern.

Deselect

Layer merge down.

Add a nice drop shadow 

Repeat the above steps with the other square,

but I cut out a different part of the graphic,

so they would look different.

Now on the center square>deform tool and pull

it out and up to make it larger. 

If all is well this is what you will have.

Now I didn't have enough room to work so I canvas sized by image

out to 900 I like room to place my tubes.

Will resize later.

Copy and paste> fairy tube and resize by 70 percent.

Move to the left side.

Add drop shadow.

Copy and paste>a mushroom of choice resize

about 60 percent and move over on the right side.

Add drop shadow

Copy and paste>the squirrel and resize him to

around 50 percent>place on top of the mushroom.

Add drop shadow

Copy and paste>duplicate the fern layer>on the original

and resize it by 70 percent> place between the first 2 squares there.

Take the duplicated one and move it down and behind the mushroom.

Resize it once more.

Take easer tool and do away with what you don't want

hanging in your picture.

Do the same with the other one.

before

 after

You can add any thing else you wish to.

I added a couple butterflies to the picture.

Resized them by 20 percent.

If your happy with every thing you can now

merge all layers.

I took the deform tool and made the tag smaller.

Then

Crop off any extra you don't want around your tag.

Add a new raster layer>arrange and send to bottom.

Flood fill with a color you want your mask to be.

Layers>new mask layers>From image

Merge group.

Add any thing else you want to.

Be sure and add your water mark to your work of art.

Your now 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

This is another one I did.

 Thank you Dreams

 Thank you Mary

WINTER MAGIC

Tutorial by Jcuttlebear01 aka JoAnn

11/18/2011

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.

Everything I use I have collected don't claim to have

made anything other then the tag.

Notes:

All settings will remain the same unless otherwise noted

This tutorial assumes you have a working knowledge of PSP

Remember to save often in case your psp crashes.

I did this in PSP 9 but sure any one will work.

SUPPLIES

Tubes of choice

Graphic of choice

Font of choice

Accents of choice

Template

Gold fill

The things I used on the winter tag

are HERE

PLUG-INS:

eye candy 5 Impact HERE

Open template>make a copy and close original.

Canvas size

Delete copy layer

Highlight rectangle 1>I took the deform tool

and pulled it out some to make it a bit larger.

Selection>>with magic wand inside the rectangle

modify>select border

 

Layer>New raster layer

Flood fill with a nice gold pattern.

Layer merge down

Deselect

Click with magic wand, inside this rectangle and

flood fill with a color of

choice from your graphic.

Effect texture effects>blinds

Eye candy 5 impact>bevel

Deselect

Add a nice drop shadow

Highlight in layer pallet>Rectangle 2

Pull it out some with your deform tool,

and I pulled it up a bit also.

Selection>>with magic wand inside the

rectangle

modify>select border same as before.

Layer>New raster layer

Flood fill with a nice gold pattern.

Layer merge down

Deselect

Click with magic wand, inside this rectangle and

flood fill with a color of

choice from your graphic.

Add a nice texture to this one.

Then apply same eye candy impact bevel as before.

Add same drop shadow as before.

Highlight the circle layer>pull it out some also

Select inside with magic wand and Select>border

with same settings as before>new raster layer

flood fill with the gold>merge down

 deselect

Select inside the circle>we are going to add

a graphic of choice.

Copy and paste into selection.

Deselect

Add same drop shadow as before.

I just took deform tool and pulled the stitches out

and up so they looked good with the frame part.

When you happy with it

Merge all layers.

Now we will add some accents

I added the cute little snowmen

Resized by 60 percent>moved over to the

right side and added the drop shadow.

Take the deer and copy and paste as a new layer

resize by 50 percent and move over to the left

by the tree.

Add drop shadow

Copy and paste as a new layer

natali_calendar2012_02_2. resize about 60 percent.

Add drop shadow but put blur at 0

Use deform tool to move it and turn it how you want it.

Add any wording you wish to add at this time.

If your happy with every thing merge all layers

Add a new raster layer>add watermark

Resize to your liking, I cropped off some of the extra

around the tag so not so much white.

Your now 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

Another one I did

 Another example by me

Thank you Dreams

SANTA'S NAUGHTY GIRL

Tutorial by Jcuttlebear01 aka JoAnn

11/16/2011

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.

Everything I use I have collected don't claim to have

made anything other then the tag.

Notes:

All settings will remain the same unless otherwise noted

This tutorial assumes you have a working knowledge of PSP

Remember to save often in case your psp crashes.

I did this in PSP 9 but sure any one will work.

Supplies:

Scrap kit is by Wicked Princess and it is on sale

it's called SPARKLING SOLSTICE

and you can buy the kit HERE

Tube is by Leonardo55

and you can buy the tube HERE

In my supplies all 3 items below:

Font is CCYuletideLog

Mask is DBV Xmas Mask 02

My supplies:

HERE

Plugs in optional

Super blade pro HERE

Eye candy 4 HERE

Open the template

Make a copy>Shift D on key board

and close the original.

delete the top layer

Image>Canvas size

Need room to work>will resize later. 

Highlight the glittered oval>add a new raster layer>

flood fill with a nice gold pattern.

Deselect

Highlight the oval layer>Copy and paste as a new layer

a paper of choice>WP_SS_PP10 is what I'm using.

Hit delete on your keyboard and

Deselect

Highlight the circle 1 layer>Selection invert>add new raster

layer and flood fill with a color from your tube.

I used>#78b7e3

Effects>blinds

Deselect

Highlight the circle 2 layer>copy and paste as a

new layer a different paper of choice.

I'm using WP_SS_PP1>Selection>invert>delete.

Selection>

Add new raster layer>flood fill with the gold patter.

Deselect

Highlight the glittered rectangle>selection Invert

Selection>select, select borders.

New raster layer>and flood fill with the gold patter.

Or you can just leave it alone.

Deselect

Highlight the rectangle layer>copy and paste

as a new layer a paper of choice.

I'm using>WP_SS_PP3.

Selection invert and hit delete on keyboard.

Deselect

I decided not to use the frame background

or the frame so I deleted them.

What I have so far.

Activate the top layer>we are going to start adding

accents now.

Open and copy and paste as a new layer

WP_SS_TREE>resize it by 80 percent

Move with mover tool over to the middle of your work, or

where ever you want it.

Add a drop shadow

Open and copy and paste as a new layer>

WP_SS_ROUND PRESENT>resize by 25 percent

Move over and down by the tree.

Add drop shadow.

Open and copy and paste as a new layer>

WP_SS_HOLLYPRESENT>resize by 25 percent

move over by the other present how you want it.

Add drop shadow

Duplicate the first present and resize by 50 percent

move and place it where you want it. This is how mine looks.

Open and copy and paste as a new layer>

WP_SS_SNOWMAN resize by 50 percent and move

over to the left of your work.

Add drop shadow

Open and copy and paste as a new layer>

WP_SS_SNOWFLAKE resize by 15 percent

Duplicate a few times and arrange on your circle 2

How many ever you want

Open and copy and paste as a new layer>

WP_SS_BELLORNAMENT resize by 65 percent

add drop shadow

Open and copy and paste as a new layer>

WP_SS_HOLLY

Resize by 50 percent>move up to the top of the

loop on the bell

Add drop shadow

Copy and paste your main tube now>resize as needed.

Add drop shadow.

Close off the word art and if your happy with every thing

merge all layers.

Reopen the word art and resize it by >colorize it to your liking

Settings I used.

Add a couple candy canes if you wish, and place them

where you want.

Make any finally adjustments you might want to make

and merge all layers.

Add a new layer>arrange and send to bottom.

Select all>copy and paste into a paper of choice,

this will be the mask layer.

I used WP_SS_PP7

Open the mask your going to use and minimize it in your psp.

Layer>new mask layer>from image.

Merge group

I added a blade pro effect to the mask.

I just clicked on the dice until I got an effect I liked.

 Eye candy 4 Gradient glow

 Thin and picked a color from my tube.

If your happy with it merge all layers

add watermark>and name if you wish.

Resize if you wish

Your now 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, as much

as I did writing it,

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

Thank you Mary