Thinking Hard

This tutorial is the creative property of Designs by Katie. Any similarities to another tutorial are purely coincidental.
Materials
Masks
Paint Shop Pro
Tube of choice I am using the beautiful work of Popeye Wong
Scrap kit of choice I am using Chic by Bel Vidotti
Font of choice the font I am using is WaterBrushRob, I didn’t include it because it’s a pay font.
Put the masks into your psp masks folder.
If you are not using the beautiful kit by Bel Vidotti, it is suggested you have a lace up tube and frame open.


One
Open 2 papers of choice, 2 flowers of choice, 2 gems of choice, an accent of choice, tube of choice, and a lace up of choice. Open a new image 600 x 600 px. Maximize one of your papers. Copy and paste into your new image. Layers/load save mask with these settings:
Layers/merge/merge group. Close out of your paper.


Two
Maximize your second paper. Copy and paste into your image. Layers/load save masks with these settings:


It should now look similar to this:

Image/resize with the following settings:


Take the eraser tool and delete the line around the outside edge.
It should now look similar to this:

Move into position (check the finished image for positioning). Effects/3d Effects/Drop Shadow with the following settings:

Close out of the paper you used.


Three
Maximize your frame tube. Copy and paste into your image, image/resize 3 times with these settings:



It should now look similar to this:


Image/rotate with these settings:

Move into position (check positioning against the finished graphic above.) Close out of your frame tube.
Duplicate the frame layer 2 times.
Move the frames one at a time into position (look at the finished image to get an idea of how to position them.)
Layers/Merge/Merge down. Layers/Merge/Merge down.


Four
Maximize you tube. Copy and paste into your image. Layers/arrange/move down.
Image/resize with these settings:


Duplicate the tube layer 2 times. Minimize your tube for later use.
Move your tube layers into a position that looks good to you.
In your layer palette click on the frame layer. Click the inside of the first frame, selections/modify/expand by 5. Selections/invert
Click the corresponding tube layer in your layers palette. Hit delete once.
In your layer palette click on the frame layer. Click the inside of the Second frame, selections/modify/expand by 5. Selections/invert
Click the corresponding tube layer in your layers palette. Hit delete once.
In your layer palette click on the frame layer. Click the inside of the third frame, selections/modify/expand by 5. Selections/invert
Click the corresponding tube layer in your layers palette. Hit delete once.
It should look similar to this:



Five
Maximize your lacing tube. Copy and paste into your image. Close out the lacing tube. Image/resize with these settings 2 times:

Then image/resize with these settings one time:


Image/rotate with these settings:


Position over frame layer 1.
Duplicate this lacing layer 1 time and move over the other frame.
(See positioning from finished image.)
It should look similar to this:



Six
Maximize one of your gem tubes, copy and paste into your image. Close the gem tube out
Image/resize with these settings 2 times:


Move into position over lacing and frame.
(See the finished image for positioning.)
Maximize your other gem tube. Copy and paste into your image.
Resize with above settings 2 times.
Move into position over lacing and frame.
(See the finished image for positioning.)


Seven
Maximize your accent tube. Copy and paste into your image. Close out the accent tube.
Image/resize with these settings 2 times:

Move into position. (see finished image for positioning.)
Raster deformation tool, give it a slight slant if you would like.
It should look similar to this:


Eight
Maximize your tube, copy and paste into your image.
Resize with the 80 percent settings 2 or 3 times depending on the size of your tube. Position (see the finished image for positioning).
Maximize one of your flower tubes. Copy and paste into your image.
Image/resize with the 50 percent settings 2 times.
Move into position (see the finished image for positioning).
Close out of the flower you used.
Open your other flower tube, copy and paste into your image. Close out of the flower tube you used.
Move into position (see the finished image for positioning).


Nine
Click the text tool pick the font you wish to use. Size 72 or smaller depending on what you wish to type. Type what you wish.
Add a slight angle to the text if you wish.
Effects/3d Effects/Drop Shadow with these settings:

Add your copyright information.
Layers/Merge/Merge All Flatten.
Save as JPG.
Hugs,

Come On Baby Scrap Tag Tutorial

Come On Baby
This tutorial is copyrighted by Designs by Katie, any similarities to another tutorial is purely consequential. If you have any questions please ask.




Supplies:
Two tubes I am using the beautiful artwork of ©Adam Byrne.
Scrap kit of choice I am using the kit Acqua by Bel Vidotti
Mask Becky_mask001.jpg included in supplies
Mask image 0011 included in supplies
Font of choice I am using LainieDaySH
Supplies
Paint Shop Pro
If you wish to have a written copy of this tutorial you may get it here



One
Put the masks in your mask folder in Paint shop pro.
Open two tubes you wish to use minimize them for now. Open three papers, 3 flowers, a vine, a lace up, and two frames you wish to use and minimize them all. Open a new image 600 x 600 pixel 72.000 resolution.
Two
Copy one of the three papers and paste into your image. Use Becky_mask001.jpg with the following settings.

Merge Group.

Three
Copy another paper, and paste it into your image. Use mask image0011 with these settings.


Merge group. Resize with these settings.



Resize again with these settings.



Move to the upper corner as shown in the image below.



Four
Open one of the frames copy and paste into your image. Resize by 80 percent x 2 (you may have to tweak it too look like the below image) percent. Open the other frame copy and paste resize by 80 percent x2. It should look like this.



Five
Open up the laces tube that you have chosen. Resize it down to about right to fit over the frames. If you need to use the raster deform. It should look like this.


Six
Click in your menu Layers/Merge down the frames and lace ups. Maximize paper three, open your image add layers/new raster layer with the inside of the frames selected, selections/modify/selection/expand by 7 paste into selection, selection/select none. Move this raster layer below the frames layer. Close out of the paper you opened. It should look like this now.


Seven
Open the flowers copy them and then paste into your image. Resize the flower by 35 percent and move it to the top of the circle. Copy the second flower and then paste into your image. Resize flower by 35 percent and move on top of the other flower. Copy the third flower and then paste into your image. Resize the flower by 35 percent and move on top of the other flowers. It should now look like this.



Eight
Open one of the tubes you have chosen, copy then paste into your image move it below your frame layer. Resize (I used 80 percent 2x) till the head of the girl is in the frame. Select the frame layer click the wand and click inside both sides of the frame, selctions modify and expand by 3. Select your tube layer and invert selection hit delete. It should now look like this.


Nine
Open your other tube. Copy then paste into your image, resize the same way as in Step 8, Select the frame layer, select the inside of the other frame, selections modify expand by 3, invert. Select the tube layer hit delete. It should look like this.

Maximize the vine, copy and paste into your image. Resize the vine to fit over your frame (if you want you may leave off the vine.)It should look like this if you used the vine.
Put your copyright information if you have it. Flatten image. Click the eyedropper and pick a light and dark color from you scrap kit. Click the text tool and pick your font that you want to use (again I used LainieDaySH). Add your text. Save image as .Jpg.


Hope you enjoyed this tutorial.
Hugs,
Katie