Earth Spirit

Earth Spirit

This tutorial was written
by Sarah Fiack on
June 28, 2011
Any resemblance to another
tutorial is purely coincidental.
For this tutorial, I’m using
a tube by Amy Brown
You can purchase her tubes at CDO

Supplies:
Tube of choice
Scrap of choice.
I’m using one by designs by sarah
Called Peaceful Fall
It is available at Pimp My Tags
with Scraps
Here

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

Choose a frame element.
Copy & paste as a new layer.

Using your magic wand tool,
& holding the shift button down.
Click inside the frame areas.

Selections modify expand by 4
Paste a paper of choice as
a new layer.

Selections invert & press delete.
Move the paper layer under the
frame layer.

Paste your main tube between
the paper & frame layers.
Press delete.
Select none.

Add a drop shadow
to the tube & frame layers.
2,2,50,5 black.

Open a leaf branch element.
Resize 70%
Rotate free rotate 20 either direction.

Paste on the bottom layer of
the tag. Position on the
side of the tag.

You want the leaves to appear to
come out from underneath the frame.
Duplicate once & mirror.

Open a flower element.
Resize 30%
Paste three times along
bottom of the frame.

Open a bird element.
Resize 35%
Paste in front of one of the flowers.
Add the earlier drop shadow
to the bird element.

Now merge the three frame
layers together:
frame, tube, paper.

Duplicate once & resize the copy
50%
Position the duplicate on
the right side of the tag.

Open a ribbon string element.
Resize 80%
Rotate free rotate 90.
Paste under the smaller frame layer.

Add wordart or saying of choice.
Add a drop shadow to the text layer.

Merge layers visible.
Resize 88%
Add copyright info & name.
Save as png.
Thanks for trying my tutorial.