America Celebrates

America Celebrates

This tutorial was written
by Sarah Fiack on
June 29, 2010
Any resemblance to another
tutorial is purely coincidental.
For this tutorial, I’m using
The art of Keith Garvey.
You can purchase is artwork at
MPT

Supplies:
Tube & closeup of choice.
Scrap of choice.
I’m using one by Gothic Inspirirations
Called Boom Freedom of expression.
It is a PTU kit.
Scrap
Xero Porcelain
Eyecandy 4000 Gradient glow (optional)

Open a 600x600new image.
Open tube & scrap.

Open frame of choice from kit.
Resize 70%.
Paste as new layer.
Add a drop shadow
2,2,50,5 Black
Select inside the frame with magic wand.
Selections modify expand 4

Paste closeup as new layer.
Selections invert & press delete.
Select none.
Move closeup under frame.
Add a drop shadow.
Resize the frame & closeup layers
85%.
Apply Xero Porcelain

Paste your full tube on side of frame.
Add a drop shadow to it.
Open star circle tube.
Resize 50% twice.
Paste on top corner of frame.
Add a drop shadow.

Open a bow.
Resize 50% & 70% once each.
Arrange under the star element.
Add a drop shadow.

Open star consellation swirl.
Resize 50%.
Paste on a corner of frame.
Move to bottom of layer.
Duplicate once
Mirror –flip
Drop shadow both

Open a string.
Resize 50%.
Paste as new layer behind
Main tube.
Add a drop shadow.

Open a buckle tube.
Resize 50% & 60% once each.
Paste as new layer
& arrange under star & bow tubes.
Add a drop shadow

Open a top hat.
Resize 40% twice & 60% once.
Paste on bottom corner.
Add a drop shadow.

Merge layers visible.
Resize all layers 88%.
Add wordart or saying of choice for your tag.
Apply eye candy gradient glow if you wish.
Add a drop shadow.

Add copyright info & name.
Save as jpeg or png.
Thanks for trying my tutorial.

A Day Never Forgotten

A Day Never Forgotten

This tutorial was written
by Sarah Fiack on
June 21, 2010.
Any resemblance to another
tutorial is purely coincidental.
For this tutorial, I’m using
The art of Kat NKDA
You need a license to use
The art can be purchased at
Her site here


Supplies
Tube of choice
I’m using one by KatNKDA called
Eternal Beauty
It is a tube/graphic bundle.

Open a 600x600 new image.
Open image & supplies.

Open the frame provided with the image.
Resize 50% & 75% once each.
Paste as new layer.
Add a drop shadow
2,2,50,5 Black

Select inside frame with magic wand.
Selections modify expand 5
Open paper of choice
Resize 45%.
Paste as new layer
Selections invert
Press delete

Move paper under frame
Open main image
Resize 35% or as needed.
Paste as new layer between paper & frame.
Press delete.
Select none.
Add a drop shadow

Open corner element.
Resize 35% & 80% once
Paste as new layer & arrange on corner.
Duplicate once
Mirror & flip
Drop shadow both

Open the flower tube.
Resize 15% & 70% once each.
Paste on image.
Duplicate once & mirror.
Move the copy layer to beside the original flower.
Drop shadow both.

Add wordart or saying of choice.
Add a drop shadow
Merge layers visible.
Duplicate once
On bottom layer,
Adjust blur gauassian blur 20
Effects texture weave

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

Mardi Gras Cat

Mardi Gras Cat

This tutorial was written
by Sarah Fiack on
Jan. 26, 2010
Any resemblance to another
tutorial is purely coincidental.
For this tutorial, I’m using
The art of Kat NKDA
You need a license to use
her artwork which can be purchased at
Her website


Supplies:
Tube of choice
Scrap of choice.
Im using one by Kat NKDA
It’s a bundle of tube & scrapkit
Called Black Cat

1) Open a 600x600 new image.
Open frame of choice & resize as needed.
I resized 63%.
Paste as new layer.

2) Select a paper of choice.
Back on the frame layer, select
Inside the frame(s) with magic wand.
If selecting multiple areas;
Hold shift down while doing so to keep selected.
Selections modify expand 5

3)Resize paper of choice if needed.
I did 17%.
Copy & paste as new layer.
Selections invert & press delete.
Select none.
Move under frame layer.

4) Add a drop shadow to the frame layer
2,2,50,5 black
Copy & paste tube of choice.
Resize as needed.
I did 35% & 88% once each.
Add drop shadow.

5) Open dice tube.
Resize as needed.
I did 25%, 50% twice .
Paste as new layer.
Position as wanted.
I did in the frame and used my
Raster deform tool to rotate the dice.
Add a drop shadow.

6) Duplicate the dice tube once.
Mirror & position as wanted.
Now merge together the frame,
Paper & dice tube layers.
Not the background or main tube layers.
On the merged layer, duplicate once
& flip.

7)Open a top hat tube.
Resize by 50% twice & 70% once.
Position on top of the bottom frame.
Add a drop shadow.

7) Open a martini tube.
Resize as needed.
I did 50% twice.
Paste as needed.
Add a drop shadow.

8) Open a saxophone.
Resize as needed.
I did 50% & 40%.
Paste as new layer & position as wanted.
Duplicate once & mirror.
Resize 50%.
Position as wanted.
I did by the top hat.

9) Merge all layers visible except
Background layer.
Duplicate merged layer once.
On the bottom layer,
Adjust gauassian blur 17
Effects texture effects mosaic glass

10) Resize all layers 88%.
Add copyright info & name.
Save as jpeg or png.
Thanks for trying my tutorial.