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Sunday, January 9, 2011

Princess


READY TO START?

YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE

A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF PSP.
THANK YOU TO THE TALENTED CREATORS OF MY SUPPLIES

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

You will need a tube of choice. I'm using the wonderful artwork of Elias Chatzoudis. You must buy a license to use her work: HERE

Fairy Princess kit by the talented Tammy of Tammy's Scraps. It's a freebie you can find: HERE


FONT OF CHOICE. I used "Harrington".

FILTERS NEEDED:

Alien Skin: xenofex 2: consellation, DSB Flux: Bright Noise, & Alien Skin- Eye Candy 5: Impact: Gradient Glow


WRITTEN IN PSP X2

Open a new 600x600 canvas.

Open the scrap kit and choose a paper and whatever elements you want. Arrange them on the canvas as you see here or as you wish and add drop shadows to any of your elements. I chose a deep drop shadow to make it more prominent. (-10,6,50,10). If you use any of the doodles like I did, merge them and add a slight (0,0,50,0) drop shadow, then your bright noise filter set at 100.

Choose the paper and resize it to 600x600 and paste as a new layer apply a round mask to it: Merge group.

Add your tube. First the full tube in front, position it where you want and add drop shadow -6,4,50,10 to it.

Add your name and gradient glow filter to the name:


Don't forget your copyrights!!!

Re-size now if you wish!

LET'S ANIMATE IT!!!

duplicate your rainbow layer 4 times

Click on the first one and apply these settings in constellation:

Repeat on the next 3 layers hitting the random seed button each time.

Save each circle frame one at a time (hide the other three rainbow layers as you save each frame)

Once you have all four frames saved, open AS. In animation wizard, set frame properties as 10, select all 4 frames, and open it.

Save as a .GIF file

I hope you enjoyed this tut!


written by Merrilee Finney

©DezinesbyMerr
DO NOT COPY, please link to this site to share.

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Cherry Bomb



READY TO START?

YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE

A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF PSP.
THANK YOU TO THE TALENTED CREATORS OF MY SUPPLIES

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

You will need a tube of choice. I'm using the wonderful artwork of Elias Chatzoudis. You must buy a license to use her work: HERE

Cherry Bomb kit by the talented Tammy of Tammy's Scraps. You can buy it: HERE


FONT OF CHOICE. I used "Cherry Coke".

FILTERS NEEDED:

Alien Skin: xenofex 2: consellation & xero:porcelain


WRITTEN IN PSP X2

Open a new 600x600 canvas.

Open the scrap kit and choose 2 papers (I chose 1 & 3), cherry bomb bow 2, Cherry bomb butterfly 1, Cherry Bomb cherries 1, Cherry Bomb Doodles 3, & Cherry Bomb frame 2.

First, chose the red paper and resize it to 600x600 and paste as a new layer apply a round mask to it: Merge group. Resize the second paper and paste it above the mask layer. then apply your frame. Click inside the frame with your wand, expand the area, and then invert and delete on the paper layer.

Select your circle preset shape using a null fore color and #666c00 as the back color. Draw a circle behind the black layer and ensure that you bring it out just enough to be seen, not too far to cover the mask layer.

Next you'll place your elements on the project as I did (if you use the cherries and butterfly, you'll have to mirror them).

Add your tubes. First the full tube in front, position it where you want and add drop shadow -6,4,50,10 to it. Mirror your close up tube and place it right over the black layer, resize and erase excess parts that stick out from behind the frame and the add the luminance (legacy) from the layer pallet.

You'll apply the porcelain effects to your two tubes. Use default settings in the filter and select ok.

Add your name at the top. Add a slight drop shadow

Don't forget your copyrights!!!

Re-size now if you wish!

LET'S ANIMATE IT!!!

duplicate your circle layer 4 times

Click on the first one and apply these settings in constellation:
Repeat on the next 3 layers hitting the random seed button each time.

Save each circle frame one at a time (hide the other three circle layers as you save each frame)

Once you have all four frames saved, open AS. In animation wizard, set frame properties as 10, select all 4 frames, and open it.

Save as a .GIF file

I hope you enjoyed this tut!


written by Merrilee Finney

©DezinesbyMerr
DO NOT COPY, please link to this site to share.

This tutorial is for personal use only, you may not profit from it.

Monday, October 25, 2010

Golden Winter






READY TO START?

YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE

A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF PSP.
THANK YOU TO THE TALENTED CREATORS OF MY SUPPLIES

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

You will need a tube of choice. I'm using the wonderful artwork of Ismael Rac. You must buy a license to use his work: HERE

Golden Winter kit by the talented Tammy's Scraps. You can buy it: HERE

FONT OF CHOICE. I'm using Christmas Flakes

MASK: WSL_Mask 257 (WeeScottLass)

FILTERS NEEDED:
Alien Skin-Eye Candy 5: Nature: Snow Drift
VanDerLee: Snowflakes

WRITTEN IN PSP X2

Open the template and expand the canvass size to 600X600and flood fill the bottom layer with white.

From the kit, choose 1 of the papers.

Resize the paper to fit as necessary and paste the paper as a new layer. Apply your mask. Merge group.

Next grab a few elements from the kit, to include the frame, some branches, pine needles, holly berries, and the bird.
Add your elements to mirror mine. Duplicate your branch layer and place one above the frame and one below the frame. On the one above the frame, use your eraser tool and erase the bottom so it appears to be sticking out of the top of the frame.

Place your pine needles behind the frame, duplicate and mirror & and merge down from the top pine needle frame to the duplicated to get the effect I have.
Using your snow drift filter use the following settings on your pine needles and your berries (separately)


Now, add your tube. and start adding this drop shadow. (I added it to the berries, pine needles, and tube:


Now you can add your name and same drop shadow on your name and copyright info... if you want to put your copyright on a curve like I did, simply select your shape tool and set your line to .5, your outter color to black and your inner color to null and draw a circle to mirror the outline of your frame, then write your copyright info and hide the line as best as possible, even using your eraser tool.

Now, you can grab any of the other elements from the kit you like and arrange them however you wish.

Add your tube and this drop shadow to your tube:


Select your wand and click inside the frame layer.
Now apply your snowflake filter:

When you save your first frame as a jpeg, click the back button then apply your snowflake filter again.... this time adjust the random seed and do it again until you have as many frames (3 or 4 is fine) as you wish.

NOW LETS ANIMATE IT

Open AS.
Using animation wizard, open all your frames, and set the frame speed to 20.

save as a GIF

I hope you enjoyed this tut!


written by Merrilee Finney

©DezinesbyMerr
DO NOT COPY, please link to this site to share.

This tutorial is for personal use only, you may not profit from it.

Thursday, June 24, 2010

I Believe in Angels



READY TO START?

YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE

A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF PSP.
THANK YOU TO THE TALENTED CREATORS OF MY SUPPLIES

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

You will need a tube of choice. I'm using the wonderful artwork of Jennifer Janesko. You must buy a license to use her work: HERE

I believe in Angels kit by the talented Ali of Designs by Ali. You can buy it: HERE

FONT OF CHOICE. I'm using Adine Kirnberg-Script

ROUND MASK OF CHOICE

FILTERS NEEDED:
Alien Skin-Eye Candy 5: Impact: Chrome

TAG TEMPLATE # 187 BY Designs by Ali: HERE

WRITTEN IN PSP X2

Open the template and expand the canvass size to 800X800and flood fill the bottom layer with white.

From the kit, choose 1 of the papers.

Copy and paste the paper and apply your mask. Merge group.

Next, grab your preset shapes tool and select eclipse. Set your forecolor as null and your stroke color as gray. set your stroke width at 20 and draw a large circle. Add a slight drop shadow.

Using your chrome filter use the following settings

Now, choose a BLING RAIN from the kit and set it behind the circle. Grab your eraser tool and erase any of it that is outside your circle.

The, grab a doodle and shrink it to fit at the bottom of your circle. Place it to one side, duplicate it and mirror it.

Now, you can grab any of the other elements from the kit you like and arrange them however you wish.

Add your tube and this drop shadow to your tube:


Select a color from your tube and add your name

Don't forget your copyrights!!!

Re-size now if you wish!

Hide your background layer and save as a .PNG file.

I hope you enjoyed this tut!


written by Merrilee Finney

©DezinesbyMerr
DO NOT COPY, please link to this site to share.

This tutorial is for personal use only, you may not profit from it.

Sunday, June 20, 2010

That 70's Tag




READY TO START?

YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE

A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF PSP AND ANIMATION SHOP (AS).
THANK YOU TO THE TALENTED CREATORS OF MY SUPPLIES

SUPPLIES NEEDED:


You will need 6 tubes of choice from the same artist. I'm using the wonderful artwork of Joel Adams. You must buy a license to use his work: HERE

I can't be Tamed kit by the talented Tammy of Tammy's Scraps. You can purchase it: HERE


FONT OF CHOICE: I'm using DISKO

FILTERS NEEDED: ALIEN SKIN:GRADIANT GLOW
ALIEN SKIN:CONSTELLATION

Frame by WeeScottLass: HERE

MASK OF CHOICE. (I'm using WeeScottLass #354)

WRITTEN IN PSP X2

Open the template and expand the canvass size to 800x800 and flood fill the blank spaces with white.

Open your frame. Choose a paper from the kit. I chose paper 4. Resize to 600x600. Copy the paper and paste it over the frame. Select the "frame" frame, SELECTIONS: SELECT ALL: FLOAT: INVERT. Select the paper frame and hit the delete key on your keyboard. Merge down, then copy and paste as a new layer to your blank canvas.

Select another paper. I chose paper 8. paste it below the frame and apply your mask. LAYERS: LOAD NEW LAYER: FROM IMAGE: SELECT YOUR MASK: APPLY. Lower the opaquacy to 70

Open your tubes. Begin arranging your tubes below the mask. You must resize them as you see fit to get them in the circles of the frame, but remember that when you arrange them, one by one, you must select your MAGIC WANT and on the frame layer, click inside the circle of choice, SELECTIONS: MODIFY: EXPAND (IF NEEDED):INVERT then click on your tube layer for that circle and hit the delete button your keyboard. SELECTIONS: SELECT NONE. Do that until all your circles are filled.

Add two full tubes, one in front of the frame and the other in the frame. Duplicate the one in the frame, place one above the frame layer and the other below the frame layer and remove the protruding leg below the bottom of the frame with your ERASER TOOL.

Choose as many or as few elements from the kit and place them on the canvas as you see fit or you can do as I did.

Add the following drop shadow to any of your tubes and elements.


Next, crop it as necessary:
Then resize it as you see fit

Duplicate your mask layer 3 times,

Apply the following filter to your first mask layer:


Then click on the second one and hit random seed
and do the same for the third

These will be your three frames.

Add your name

Add this drop shadow to the name:



Next add your gradient glow filter to the name:



and again use the same drop shadow as you just did.


Add your copyright information- DO THE SAME TO THE COPYRIGHT INFO IF YOU WISH.


Going back to your mask layers, hide the bottom two, and save the first as frame 1 as a JPG. Then unhide the middle one and hide the top one and save as frame 2 as a JPG. Last, hide your top two and unhide your bottom one and save as frame 3 as a JPG.

OPEN ANIMATION SHOP

Using the animation wizard set the frame speed at 15 and load your 3 frames.

Save as a GIF.

I hope you enjoyed this tut!



written by Merrilee Finney

©DezinesbyMerr
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This tutorial is for personal use only, you may not profit from it.

Sunday, June 6, 2010

Boom!





READY TO START?

YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE

A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF PSP.
THANK YOU TO THE TALENTED CREATORS OF MY SUPPLIES

SUPPLIES NEEDED: FIREWORKS

You will need a tube of choice. I'm using the wonderful artwork of Pin Up Toons. You must buy a license to use pin up toons: HERE

Boom kit by the talented Jessica of Scraps by Jessica. You can download it: HERE

FONT OF CHOICE. I'm using MANDINGO

FILTERS NEEDED:
XERO:FRATILLARY

TAG TEMPLATE # 187 BY Designs by Ali: HERE

Mask of choice. I used the star one found HERE.

WRITTEN IN PSP X2

Open the template and expand the canvas size to 669X669 and flood fill the bottom layer with white.

From the kit, choose 7 of the papers. I also chose the red glitter doodle and the boom! word art.

Start by merging the "like" items together. the brown circles, the pink circles, the squares, etc... until everything is merged in twos (or fours in the case of the 4 small hearts).

Next, choose a paper to place on the bottom layer above your white background and resize it to 668x668 and apply your mask. LAYERS: MASK FROM IMAGE... find your mask and make sure you uncheck "Invert mask data" if it's checked. Merge Group.

Now, you are going to apply your next paper above the first set of circles, click on the circle layer (this should be just above the mask layer) and SELECT:FLOAT:INVERT. Click on the paper layer above and hit the delete button on your keyboard, unselect all, then merge down. DO THIS FOR EACH LAYER ABOVE UNTIL EACH PART OF THE TEMPLATE HAS A NEW PAPER LAYER.

Next, add this drop shadow to the individual heart and stars layers:


Then, merge your circle and square layers together and apply the same drop shadow.

add the glitter doodle behind circle layers and the word art on the top layer like mine. Select the wordart frame, float and fill with a color from your tube.

Add the following filter to the word art layer:



Add your tube and your drop shadow:



Add your name and copyright info.

Resize it to 450x450 or 500x500


LETS ANIMATE IT!

COPY MERGED and paste it in Animation Shop

Open your fireworks. Duplicate your siggy 14 times

Click on the first frame of your fireworks animation and select CONTROL A then CONTROL C.

Click on your first frame of your siggy and select CONTROL A then CONTROL E. Place your firework wherever you want it to go!

Set Frame properties at 10 or 15.

Save as a .GIF file.

I hope you enjoyed this tut!


written by Merrilee Finney

©DezinesbyMerr
DO NOT COPY, please link to this site to share.

This tutorial is for personal use only, you may not profit from it.

Aquamarine




READY TO START?

YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE

A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF PSP.
THANK YOU TO THE TALENTED CREATORS OF MY SUPPLIES

SUPPLIES NEEDED:


You will need a tube of choice. I'm using the wonderful artwork of Pysco Jimi. You can get his work: HERE

Aqua Rebel kit by the talented Jessica of Scraps by Jessica. You can download it: HERE


FONT OF CHOICE. I'm using KUSHTIE LIGHT

MY SUPPLIES: HERE

WRITTEN IN PSP X2

From the kit, I chose: brad 1, frame 4, crystal doodle2, fabric flowers1, Ivy, & Paper 11.

Open a new canvass 600x600, flood fill white.

Add your paper and apply your mask.

LAYERS: FROM IMAGE: FIND YOUR MASK and make sure to uncheck invert image if it's checked. Merge group.

Add your doodle and this drop shadow:


Add the frame and the same drop shadow

Resize the picture provided to 500x375 and position it behind your frame where you want it to go. Grab your magic want and on the frame layer, select the center of the frame, SELECTIONS:MODIFY:EXPAND by 10


Select your picture frame and hit the delete button on your keyboard. Unselect all.

Add your tube, shrink it so that you can see some of your beach scene in your frame and duplicate it. Place one above the frame layer and the other below the frame layer. Click on the tube layer above the frame and select your eraser tool. Erase the bottom of the tube.


Add this drop shadow:


Resize and add your fabric flower, ivy, and brads. Arrange them as I have. Add the same drop shadow as you gave the doodle and frame.


Add your name and copyright info.

Remove the white layer, resize it as you see fit, and save as a png file.

I hope you enjoyed this tut!



written by Merrilee Finney

©DezinesbyMerr
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