Mediation

Mediation

This tutorial was written
by Sarah Fiack on
May 14,2011
Any resemblance to another
tutorial is purely coincidental.
For this tutorial, I’m using
a tube & closeup by Simon Han
You can purchase them at PTE

Supplies:
Tube of choice
Scrap of choice.
I’m using one by Gothic Inspiratiosn
Called Simply Beautiful
Here
Xero Porcelain

Open a 600x600 new image.
Open your tube & scrap supplies.

Open a frame.
Rotate either direction 90
Resize 80%
Paste as a new layer.

Click inside the frame with magic wand.
Selections modify expand by 6
Paste a paper as a new layer.
Selections invert & press delete.
Move paper under frame layer.
Select none.

Open pillows element.
Paste as a new layer on
your tag image.
Arrange in front of the
bottom half of the frame.

Open your main tube.
Resize 88%
Paste in front of the pillows
element.

Open a horizontal flower arrangement.
Resize 88%
Paste along top of the frame layer.
Duplicate once & position under your main tube layer.
You want it to appear like she is sitting on
the flowers.

Open a standing flower.
Resize by 80% twice.
Paste on side of the frame.
Make sure it is under the pillow layer.
Duplicate once & mirror.

Open leaves element.
Resize 70%
Paste by the standing flower.
Duplicate once & mirror.
Drop shadow the leaves.
2,2,50,5 Black

Open bling or glowing orbs.
Paste on the frame layer.
Duplicate once & mirror.

Open a jar candle element.
Resize 50% & 70% once each.
Paste by your main tube in front
of the pillows.

Open a birdhouse element.
Resize 60%
Paste on the tag so that it appears
to be standing behind your jar candle
element.

Open a hanging frame.
Click inside the frame with your
magic wand tool.
Selections modify expand by 2

Paste the same paper from earlier.
Selections invert & press delete button.
Move the paper under the frame layer.
Keep selected.

Now paste your tube closeup between
the two layers.
Press delete.
Select none.

Add a drop shadow to both the frame
& tube closeup layers.
2,2,50,5 black.
Resize all the layers 50%

Now copy merged onto your main tag.
Arrange in layer palette so that it appears
to hang from the top flowers.
Do make sure it appears to the side
& behind your main tube.

Now make sure your main tube is the
top layer in the layer palette.
X it out to hide the layer.
On the rest of the layers,
merge visible.

Apply Xero Porcelain to the merged layers.
Softness 97
Strength 128
Brightness 128
Unhide your main tube.

Add a wordart or saying of choice.
Make sure to add a drop shadow to the
words you choose to use.

Resize all layers 88%
Add copyright info & name.
Save your tag as png.
Thanks for trying my tutorial.