Forever Friends

 

Supplies

 

Scrap kit of choice - I am using the lovely "Forever Friends" by Lynn of Moo Designs available from The Scrapping Divaz Designz

Tube of choice - I am using the lovely artwork of Carmen Keys which can be purchased from My PSP Tubes

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

Fonts of choice - I am using CAC Pinafore and Brody

Plugin: Mura Meister Copies

 

 

Ready?  Let's go....

 

 

Open a new 700 x 700 blank canvas flood-filled white

 

Paste Frame2 as new layer
Resize by 15%

 

Select the inside of the Frame with your Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Expand by 8
Add new raster layer
Paste a paper of choice INTO selection
Deselect

 

Layers > Arrange > Move Down

 

Select the inside of the outer Frame with your Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Expand by 8

 

 

Activate the layer with the first Paper on
Paste INTO selection
Deselect

 

Paste a Flower of choice as new layer
Resize by 10%

 

Effects > Plugins > Mura Meister > Copies with the following settings:

 

 

Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

 

Paste another darker flower of choice as new layer
Resize by 6%
Repeat the Plugin effect with the settings above

 

Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

 

Adjust > Brightness/Contrast > Clarify with a setting of 5.0
Repeat

 

Now paste a pearl flower as new layer
Resize by 2%

 

LEAVE IN POSITION

 

Selections > Select All
Selections > Modify > Contract by 40

 

Effects > Plugin > Mura Meister > Copies with the following settings:

 

 

Paste another pearl flower as new layer
Resize by 2%

 

Repeat Mura Meister plugin with the settings above
(You may need to play with the settings a little to have a scatter pattern you like)

 

Lower opacity of layers to 50

 

 

Paste a StringFlower as new layer
Resize by 8%
Position in upper left

 

Paste the ClippedRibbon as new layer
Resize by 10%
Position along bottom of Frame

 

Paste a Satin Flower as new layer
Resize by 5%
Position in lower right

 

Paste two Butterlies as new layers
Resize by 5%
Duplicate and Image > Mirror
Position them to your liking

 

Paste your tube as new layer
Image > Rotate by 15 to the left
Resize as necessary
Position within Frame BEHIND Clipped Ribbon and Satin Flower

 

Select your text Tool and font of choice
I am using CAC Pinafore

 

Set your Background to a colour that matches your tag - I am using #d3b5cc

 

Type out some text of your choice
Position to your liking
Convert to raster layer and apply a slight drop shadow

 

Select your Text Tool again and another font of choice
I am using Brody

 

Set your Foreground a dark colour from your tag - I am using #7b2a65
And your Foreground to a lighter colour from your tube - I am using #FFFFFF

 

Type out your name
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Apply a drop shadow:
H & V - 1
Opacity - 20
Blur - 2.00
Colour - #4f1340

 

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

 

Thanks for trying my tutorial!
 
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© Tutorial written by Stina on 12th May 2009
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