Bee-lieve in the Bee-auty of Life

 

Supplies

 

Scrap kit of choice - I am using the deelightful "Don't Bug Me" kit by Oopsie Daisy which can be purchased exclusively at Exquisite Scraps

Tube of choice - I am using the lovely artwork of Suzanne Richards which can be purchased from CILM

**PLEASE DO NOT USE HER ARTWORK WITHOUT THE APPROPRIATE LICENCE**

Vix_Mask172 by VixPSP,

WSL_Mask230 by Chelle

Flowers from "Spring Fling" freebie kit by Sharon's Creations

Fonts of choice - I used 2Peas Chatter and 2Peas Flea Market

 

 

~ Step 1 ~

 

Place the Vix_Mask172 into your Masks folder

 

Open a new 600 x 600 blank canvas flood-filled white

 

Paste Frame2 as new layer
Resize by 12%
Image / Flip

 

With your magic wand click inside the frame
Selections / Modify / Expand by 15
Paste PP-3 as new layer
Resize by 12%
Selections / Invert
Delete
Deselect
Rename this Frame-bkgd

 

Add a drop shadow to your Frame:
H & V - 1
Opacity - 25
Blur - 5.00
Colour - #000000

 

Activate your Background layer
Paste PP-7 as new layer
Resize by 14%

 

Layers / Load/Save Mask / Load Mask from Disk
Locate the Vix_Mask172 with the following settings:

 

 

Position mask layer behind Frame

 

Add a drop shadow:
H & V: 2
Opacity: 20
Blur: 8.00
Colour: #223324

 

Repeat Drop Shadow changing the Horizontal and Vertical drops to -2

 

In your Layer Palette turn off the visibility of your Frame and Frame-bkgd layers so you can see this next step

 

Paste Floral1 as new layer
Resize by 10%
Effects / Plugins / Mura Meister / Copies with the following settings:

 

Turn on the visibility of your Frame and Frame-bkgd layers again
Position the Flowers behind the Frame so it encircles it

 

Add a drop shadow:
H & V - 1
Opacity - 50
Blur - 3.00
Colour - #000000

 

~ Step 2 ~

 

First let's add our tube
Paste tube and resize as necessary
Position in the centre of Frame

 

Paste Tree as new layer
Resize by 15%
Position behind your tube and slightly to the right

 

Paste WishFlower as new layer
Image / Mirror
Resize by 10%

 

Grab your Eraser Tool and erase the stem from the flower
Image / Rotate by 10 to the right
Position along the inside edge of the Frame to the left of the tube

 

 

Paste FloralCorner as new layer
Resize by 10%
Place in the upper left to your liking

 

Paste BeeSticker as new layer
Resize by 5%
Place in upper right outside of Frame

 

Duplicate then Image / Rotate by 20 to the right
Position slightly down
Resize by 85% Bicubic resample
Duplicate then Image / Mirror
Position to your liking

 

Paste ButterflySticker as new later
Resize by 5%
Image / Mirror
Position to the left outside of Frame

 

Paste Ladybug4 as new layer
Resize by 5%
Image / Rotate by 40 to the right
Place on the end of the StrawRaffia ribbon of the Frame

 

Paste Caterpillar as new layer
Resize by 5%
Image / Rotate by 20 to the right
Place on Raffia Ribbon

 

Paste SpringFling-Flower11 as new layer
Resize by 50%
Position along bottom of tube

 

With your Freehand Tool draw around the leaf overlapping one of the daisies

 

   

 

Crop and resize tag

 

~ Step 3 ~

 

Activate Background layer

 

Paste PP12 as new layer
Resize by 20%

 

Layers / Load/Save Mask / Load Mask from Disk
Locate WSL_Mask230
Fit to Canvas
Source luminance
Invert Transparency UNchecked
OK

 

Layers / Merge / Merge Group

 

Lower the opacity of this layer to 40

 

Activate the top layer again
Select your Text Tool and a font of your choice - I am using 2 Peas Chatter

 

Foreground - null
Background - #223324

 

Type out "Bee-lieve in the Bee-auty"
Convery to raster layer

 

Effects / Distortion Effections / Wave with the following settings:

 

 

Select another font for your name
Add a Gradient Glow (optional) and slight drop shadow

 

Finally add your © copyright, licence and watermark, then save as a GIF or JPG and you're done!

 

Thanks for trying my tutorial!

 

::st!na::

 

© Tutorial writtem by Stina on 4th March 2009
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