Pawprints on my Heart

 

Supplies

 

Scrap kit of choice - I am using "Puppy Love" by Nikki Scott available from Elemental Scraps
Image or photo of choice - I am using one of my own of my gorgeous puppy, Ciara, who just turned 4 the other day!
40-Kris Mask
Font of choice - I am using Juice ITC
Plugin: Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow (optional)

 

 

Ready? Let's Begin....

 

 

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

 

Paste Framee as new layer
Resize by 15%

 

LEAVE IN POSITION

 

Duplicate
On bottom layer Image > Rotate by 15 to the left
Move slightly up

 

Activate top frame again
Select the inner area of Frame with Magic Wand
Selections > Modify > Expand by 10
Paste an image or photo of your choice as new layer
Resize as necessary
Selections > Invert
Delete then deselect

 

Paste one of the WordArts as new layer
Image > Rotate by 15 to the right
Resize by 10%
Position in uppper right

 

Paste Ribbon3 as new layer
Resize by 10%
Position along bottom of Frame

 

 

Paste Rope2 as new layer
Resize by 10%
Position along bottom of Frame

 

On your Ribbon layer use your Magic Wand to select the area around the ribbon
Selections > Invert
Selections > Modify > Feather by 2

 

Activate your Rope layer
With your Eraser Tool erase the part of the rope over the Bow on the Ribbon

 

 

Deselect

 

Select another WordArt and paste as new layer
Image > Rotate by 30 to the left
Resize by 7%
Position to the left just above the Rope

 

Paste Bone2 as new layer
Image > Rotate by 40 to the right
Resize by 6%
Layers > Arrange > Move Down
Repeat once
Move to the lower left behind WordArt label and Rope

 

 

Open PAWS and make a selection around two Paws of choice
Paste each as a new separate layer
Resize both by 10%
Rotate one of the paws by 15 to the right
Duplicate and mirror
Place around tag to your liking

 

Hide all layers leaving the Paws visible
Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
Unhide

 

Paste Tag2 as new layer
Image > Rotate by 20 to the left
Resize by 8%
Image > Mirror
Position in lower right below Ribbon in corner

 

 

Paste Paper of choice as new layer
Resize by 17% (to fit canvas)
Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

 

Image > Canvas Resize to 600 x 530 centred

 

Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image
Locate 40-kris Mask
OK
Layers > Merge > Merge Group
Lower opacity to around 65

 

Crop and resize

 

Activate top layer

 

Open one of the Alpha Sheet
Make a selection around each of the letters you wish to use one at a time
Paste the first letter as a new image
Then each one after that as a new layer
Resize each by 6%
Position using even spacing then
Layers > Merge > Merge Visible

 

Paste your new word as new layer
Position at the top
Image > Rotate by 15 to the left

 

 

Select your Text Tool and font of choice
I am using Juice ITC
Text Colour (Background) is #8fa7c9 (or one of your choice)
Type out your corresponding text
Position then convert to raster layer
Apply a slight Gradient Glow for effect

 

Choose another font or use the same one
Type out your name
Objects > Align > Horizontal Centre in Canvas
Convert to raster layer
Add some noise
Apply a slight Gradient Glow and 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::

 

 

Here is another one (a photo I love of her looking at herself in the mirror from my bed as she often does...LOL)

 

© Tutorial written by Stina on 30th April 2009
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