SPRING IS IN THE AIR

Tutorial by Jcuttlebear01 aka JoAnn

2/9/2014

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 or bought and I

 don't claim to have

made anything other then the tag.

All graphics I use the copy write stays with the

original artist.

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.

I'm using the darling kit called Spring harmony it

is the great work of Tiny Turtle designs.
You will find it HERE

Supplies

Tubes  of choice>I'm using one called Octavia

by Very Many you can buy it HERE

Font of choice>I used Butterfly Chromosome

Its in the supplies

Mask>zwcc2 or one of choice

Eyecandy 5 impact preset>its in the supplies

Called Springtimejcuttlebearo1ec5bevel

Import it into your eyecandy5 impact.

HERE

Open new image 900X 900

Will resize when finished.

I like to start large so I have lots of room

to work.

Open a paper of choice>

take selection tool and make a square>

Selection>modify>selection select border

paper>Spring Harmony (29)

resize by 110 percent.

Do the last step again>

Copy and paste to your image>

I used>Spring Harmony (3)

Do the last step once more>

I used>Spring Harmony (32)

Move the last frame below the other 2

depending on the colors you use>this is

What I have.



Now if you like you can add textures to the

frames if you like.

I used eye candy 5 bevel on the green layer

These are the settings I used.

On the white one I used blinds effect

On this layer add a drop shadow

repeat but change V N H to minus

do the same inside the yellow frame.

Select inside the center of the yellow frame>selection

modify expand by 5

Add a new layer and copy and paste into

selection a paper you want your background to be.

Spring Harmony (26)

Open tube of choice>copy and paste as a new layer

Make sure its just above the background>resize if need

to>move how you want it in your frame>selection invert

Delete

Add

drop shadow

Close off the last layer and merge visible

We will now add some accents

Add

Spring Harmony (22)

Move to bottom>resize how much

you need to make it fit behind your frames

I had to go to 150 percent

Add drop shadow

Add

Spring Harmony (74)

resize>85 percent

add drop shadow

Add

Spring Harmony (73)

resize>75 percent

Mirror>place on right side of frame.

add drop shadow

Add

Spring Harmony (39)

Resize>40 percent

Add drop shadow

Mirror and place on top of bird house

Add

Spring Harmony (69)

resize 50 percent>drop shadow

Place on the right side>make sure its the top layer

Place how you want it

Duplicate>mirror

Add

Spring Harmony (77)

resize>50 percent>drop shadow

Duplicate>mirror

Add

Spring Harmony (53)

Copy and paste on the left add drop shadow

duplicate mirror

Add

Spring Harmony (50)

resize>70 percent

Mirror>add drop shadow

Add

Spring Harmony (43)

Resize>20 percent

Add drop shadow

Add

Spring Harmony (34)

resize>30 percent

Add

Spring Harmony (35)

Resize>45 percent

add drop shadow

Add

Spring Harmony (31)

Resize>15 percent

add drop shadow

Place one on each side where the flowers are

Add

Spring Harmony (21)

Resize>45 percent

Add drop shadow

Place on left side

Add

Spring Harmony (84)

Resize>60 percent

Add drop shadow

Place down behind the water can

Turn with deform tool.

Make final adjustments>add

any thing else you wish at this time

If your happy with every thing

Merge all layers

I made some word art and its in the supplies

if you want to use it.

Image resize>765 X 765

Crop some of the extra off

Now we will add a mask

Find a paper you want your mask to be>or

flood fill with color which ever you prefer.

Open mask in your psp

Layers>New mask layer

From image>

Merge group

Arrange it how you want it.

Merge all layers

Resize to your liking, add water mark

and 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

My Sweet Valentine

 

Tutorial by Jcuttlebear01 aka JoAnn

2/1/2014

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 or bought I don't claim to have

made anything other then the tag.

This tutorial is written with the idea you

have some knowledge of PSP.

This was done in PSP 9 but should work with any.

Scrapbook kit is by Queen Brat called Sweet February tagger size

and you can find it  HERE

Template is by Dangerously Delicious and you can find it HERE

Valentine template 3 cupid cutie.

Tube is by Di Halim and you can buy the tube HERE

It is called Americus

Mask of choice>or the one I made is in supplies.

Tube of choice.

Font I used is Valentine and you can get it HERE

Lets get started 

Open the template and make a copy and close original.

you can delete the layers I have closed off here, I'm

not using them in this tutorial......so we don't need them.

what you should have left.

Canvas size>

We will resize when done I like room to work.

In your layer pallet highlight the bottom layer>

If you like you can close off the others, then you know

where your at.

Select the bottom layer>Set your feather on 3 using your magic wand. 

 It will give you a smooth edge that way.

Pick paper or flood fill with color of choice

I'm using>QBD_SweetFebruary_MulticolorStripe

Copy and paste into selection>deselect

In layer pallet move up to light pink strip and do the same

as we did in the last step>

except use a different paper>QBD_SweetFebruary_CreamCanvas

Deselect

I left the small hearts the color they were cause they went with it,

Its up to you.

Gold strip is next>select>with selection tool take and

get just a section out of the paper of choice and copy

and paste that into the selection. I used

QBD_SweetFebruary_RedCreamHearts

This way the hearts look bigger, and show up better.

Deselect

I went up to the pink layer and used the same paper>

it's up to you. 

Close that layer back off>Back to the cream color>

use a different paper>QBD_SweetFebruary_CreamRedHeartsCardboard

Deselect

Open the brown circle>QBD_SweetFebruary_BrownCardboard

Copy and paste as a new layer>

QBD_SweetFebruary_CreamCanvasFrame>resize by 90

Percent.

Copy and paste as a new layer>

QBD_SweetFebruary_CreamLaceHeart

resize by 60 percent>move it how you want it

I centered it in the frame  Add drop shadow

This is mine now

Hint

In layer pallet if you rename the layers of

the tubes as you go it makes it easier.

Now we are ready to add tubes>and accents.

Add tube of choice>and resize as needed>if

your using the same one I have>resize by

40 percent.

Center in the middle of your work.

I took mover tool and moved up the

stripes behind her>do this to your liking.

Add a drop shadow.

 

Add

QBD_SweetFebruary_BrownPaperFlower

Resize by 50 percent>Move down at the bottom

of the tube>add drop shadow

Add

 QBD_SweetFebruary_CreamPaperFlower

Resize by 55 percent and move over by the other flower

Add drop shadow

Add

QBD_SweetFebruary_RedPaperFlower

resize by 50 percent move over the other side

of the last one>add drop shadow

Add

QBD_SweetFebruary_GreenLeaves>resize by 20 percent>

Layer arrange>

move down> below the brown flower>

Add drop shadow

 

Duplicate>mirror>place it over by the red flower>

Should be behind them.

 If your happy with the way the flowers all look>

I took and closed off all the other layers and

merged the leaves and flowers together.

 Add

 QBD_SweetFebruary_BrownLollipop

Resize by 30 percent>place up on the right side>

With eraser tool take off the parts of the stick

you don't want to have showing.

Add drop shadow

 Add

QBD_SweetFebruary_CreamLollipop

Resize by 25 percent>activate deform tool>

Move over by the brown lollipop

And turn the way you want it>add drop shadow

 Add

QBD_SweetFebruary_RedLollipop

Resize by 25 percent>activate deform tool

and turn this one how you want it>add drop shadow.

Add

QBD_SweetFebruary_BrownBow

Resize by 22 percent>add drop shadow>

Place how you want it.

If your happy with that I merged down until  the lollipop's

and bow are merged together.

make sure your on the top layer

Add

QBD_SweetFebruary_CandyCornKisses

resize by 30 percent>add drop shadow

Move over to the right bottom of the tag.

Add

QBD_SweetFebruary_MaleZebra

Resize by 25 percent>add drop shadow

Move over by the candy corn.

Add

QBD_SweetFebruary_Cupid

Resize by 25 percent>add drop shadow

move over to the left up by the lady.

Add

QBD_SweetFebruary_RedHeartCandle

resize by 20 percent

Add drop shadow

Add

QBD_SweetFebruary_BrownHeartCandle

Resize by 15 percent

Add drop shadow

 

Add

QBD_SweetFebruary_CreamHeartCandle

Resize by 12 percent

Add drop shadow

 

Move each one over on the left side

and make them so they look staggered.

You can merge the candles together

Add

QBD_SweetFebruary_Cupcake

resize by 20 percent

add drop shadow>move by candles

I decided to resize the candles up by 110 percent

so they were a little bigger.

Its up to you.

Add

QBD_SweetFebruary_ValentineCandy

resize by 20 percent>mirror>add drop shadow

Place down by the cupcake

Add

QBD_SweetFebruary_RedHeartWoman

Resize by 15 percent>add drop shadow

Place over by the candy.

Add

QBD_SweetFebruary_RedVelvetSwirl

Resize by 75 percent>layers arrange send

to bottom

Make any final adjustment at this time

then merge all layers

Now for the mask

Pick a paper or color you want it to be

I used

QBD_SweetFebruary_CreamCanvas

copy and paste as new layer

move down

Find the mask you want to use>

I'm using one that I made, it is in the supplies if

you wish to use it.

Layers>

Merge group

Effects>inner bevel

Add a nice drop shadow

Merge visible

Select with magic wand>on the out side of your

tag>Selection invert>image>crop to selection

resize all layers to your liking>add water mark.

Adjust sharpen

Your now ready to save your work of art.

Thank you for giving my tutorial a try.

Would love to see what you do with this.

Have any questions or need help.

Just let me know, I'm always happy to help any way I can.

Jcuttlebear01@aol.com