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Saturday, March 28, 2015

Karrot Patch





Snaggable versions of this tag in my Fotki album

For this tutorial you will need the following:

Paint Shop Pro, I am using PSP X7, you should be able to use any version.

Tube of choice, I am using the artwork of Alicia Mujica, which you need a license to use. 
This tube is not available in her store, it is an ACDiva Exclusive tube

Scrap kit of choice. I am using a PUT kit, Karrot Patch by Scrappin With Lil Ole Me

Font of choice, I am using Scriptina

Plugins: No outside plugins




Just remember that my choices of papers and elements is just a suggestion, change it up and make it yours! You don't have to follow mine exactly.

Add a drop shadow of your choosing to tubes & elements throughout. I usually use 1, 1, 50, 5 unless otherwise noted.


Let's get started!

Open a new canvas 950 x 950 pixels with a white background

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer, resize by 60%

Copy and paste element 87 arrange behind tube at the top,
click inside with your magic wand, selections, modify, expand 2, selections, invert
copy and paste paper 11, arrange in frame, click delete on your keyboard

Add the following elements
element 80 resize 45% arrange on bottom right side
element 21 resize 65% arrange in front of element 80
element 96 resize 45% mirror & arrange on bottom left 
element 40 resize 45% arrange behind eggs on the left side of them
element 31 resize 25% arrange between eggs and bunny on bottom center
element 69 arrange behind frame & background paper on left, duplicate & mirror


crop and resize
add your copyright and credits as needed
add your text and save

Easter





Snaggable versions of this tag in my Fotki album

For this tutorial you will need the following:

Paint Shop Pro, I am using PSP X7, you should be able to use any version.

Tube of choice, I am using the artwork of Alicia Mujica (Easter Surprise tube)
which you need a license to use.  

Scrap kit of choice. I am using a PTU kit Blessed Easter by Niqui's Designs  

Font of choice, I am using Bolina

Mask of your choice

Plugins: No outside plugins




Just remember that my choices of papers and elements is just a suggestion, change it up and make it yours! You don't have to follow mine exactly.

Add a drop shadow of your choosing to tubes & elements throughout. I usually use 1, 1, 50, 5 unless otherwise noted.


Let's get started!

Open a new canvas 850 x 850 pixels with a white background

Open element 10 copy and paste as a new layer, resize 55% 
Open element 55 copy and paste as a new layer, resize 90% 

click inside element 10 with your magic wand, selections, modify, expand 2, selections, invert
open paper 3 copy and paste as a new layer 
click delete on your keyboard, deselect

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer above both frames, resize by 50%
Arrange over the frame 

Now add your elements:
element 11 resize 45% arrange on bottom right side of tube
element 9 resize 45% arrange on bottom left behind the tube layer
element 35 resize 25% arrange in front of basket
element 1 resize 25% arrange on bottom right
element 41 resize 45% arrange on right above the frames, duplicate & mirror

Copy and paste paper 4 above the white background
apply your mask and merge group


crop and resize
add your copyright and credits as needed
add your text and save

Sunday, March 22, 2015

Alicia Mujica CT tag show off

The following tags were made using the artwork of Alicia Mujica
the tube is called Maiko and she is in the Carnaval Special Edition Pack
You can find snaggable tags for all three in my Fotki album


This first one was made using Geisha by Designs by Joan


The next two were made using the kit Oriental Chic by Amy Marie


Saturday, March 21, 2015

Sexy Easter





Snaggable versions of this tag in my Fotki album

For this tutorial you will need the following:

Paint Shop Pro, I am using PSP X7, you should be able to use any version.

Tube of choice, I am using the artwork of Ismael Rac (2013-2015 Fun Pinup Bunny)
which you need a license to use.  
He has announced he will be closing his store soon, so at some point in the future this link will not be working and his store will be gone, so if you try to click it and get an error, that is why. 

Scrap kit of choice. I am using a PTU kit, Easter Blessings by Scrappin With Lil Ole Me 

Font of choice, I am using French Script MTs

Plugins: No outside plugins




Just remember that my choices of papers and elements is just a suggestion, change it up and make it yours! You don't have to follow mine exactly.

Add a drop shadow of your choosing to tubes & elements throughout. I usually use 1, 1, 50, 5 unless otherwise noted.


Let's get started!

Open a new canvas 950 x 950 pixels with a white background

Open element 84 copy and paste as a new layer, resize 80%
click inside with your magic wand, selections, modify, expand 2, selections, invert
open paper 14 copy and paste as a new layer
click delete on your keyboard,

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer, resize by 70%
arrange in your frame
erase the bits that hang out of your frame where you don't want them, deselect

Now add your elements:

element 22 resize 45% mirror & arrange on bottom left corner
element 27 resize 45% mirror, rotate right 20 arrange to the right of the bear
element 66 resize 45% mirror & arrange on bottom right

element 29 resize 35% arrange to the left of the basket
element 37 resize 35% arrange behind and right of the bunny
element 49 resize 35% arrange bottom center
element 26 resize 20% arrange in front of cupcakes

element 7 arrange on right behind frame & background, duplicate & mirror
element 106 resize 70% arrange on left above the frame, duplicate & mirror
duplicate the original on the left side again, drag to right and upwards, duplicate this one and mirror

element 86 resize 35% rotate right 90 arrange between blue flowers on left, duplicate & mirror
element 5 arrange below the frame and background on top right, duplicate & mirror

crop and resize
add your copyright and credits as needed
add your text and save

Thursday, March 19, 2015

Spring Is Here





Snaggable versions of this tag in my Fotki album

For this tutorial you will need the following:

Paint Shop Pro, I am using PSP X7, you should be able to use any version.

Tube of choice, I am using the artwork of Alicia Mujica (White Snow Easter tube)
which you need a license to use.  

Scrap kit of choice. I am using a PTU kit by Niqui's designs called Spring Is Here 

Font of choice, I am using Ballerina Script

Mask: Becky Mask 23 which is no longer available online
if you don't have it, you could use something else, any mask you like will do

Plugins: no outside plugins




Just remember that my choices of papers and elements is just a suggestion, change it up and make it yours! You don't have to follow mine exactly.

Add a drop shadow of your choosing to tubes & elements throughout. I usually use 1, 1, 50, 5 unless otherwise noted.


Let's get started!

Open a new canvas 950 x 950 pixels with a white background

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer, resize by 45%

add the following elements from your kit:
element 1 resize 60% arrange on left behind tube, duplicate, drag right, erase where they overlap
then merge the two layers together

element 53 arrange in front of fence arrange on left, duplicate & mirror
element 9 arrange below tube, duplicate about 4 times, arrange around canvas below the tube & elements 53 so the canvas has a nice grassy area

element 7 resize 45% arrange on right between fence and grass
element 32 resize 55% arrange on left between grass and fence
element 34 resize 25% arrange by tube

element 69 resize 25% arrange in front of tube to the left of the flower
element 5 resize 25% arrange on left side of tube
element 29 resize 30% arrange on bottom right

element 39 resize 30% arrange by grass & fence on left
element 23 resize 25% arrange on left, erase the small flower at the top
element 30 resize 75% arrange on right side above the white background

Apply paper 4 above the white background layer,
apply your mask, merge group
If you used the same mask as me, resize it 90%, drag to the left, duplicate, mirror, and merge together

crop and resize
add your copyright and credits as needed
add your text and save

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Out Of This World






For this tutorial you will need the following:

Paint Shop Pro, I am using PSP X7, you should be able to use any version.

Scrap kit of choice. I am using a PTU kit, Out Of This World by Monti's Scraps 

Font of choice, I am using Mega Tron

Mask: Becky Mask 23, which is no longer available to download
If you don't have it, just find another to use :)

Plugins: No outside plugins used




Just remember that my choices of papers and elements is just a suggestion, change it up and make it yours! You don't have to follow mine exactly.

Add a drop shadow of your choosing to tubes & elements throughout. I usually use 1, 1, 50, 5 unless otherwise noted.


Let's get started!

Open a new canvas 850 x 850 pixels with a white background

add the following elements
element 9 resize 85% arrange below center of canvas
element 11 resize 35% rotate right 55 arrange at the bottom
element 6 resize 55% arrange behind moon at the top

element 16 resize 35% arrange over the moon at the bottom
element 19 resize 35% arrange on top of the moon
element 17 resize 35% arrange in front of space ship

element 4 resize 30% arrange on small planet on the left in front of the moon
element 5 resize 20% arrange in front of other alien on small planet
element 23 arrange between moon and the small planet layers

element 18 resize 30% rotate left arrange above the moon on the left
word art, resize 35% arrange on top left


Add paper 10 above the white background, resize it 107% so it fits the canvas and doesn't leave straight edges on the mask
Apply your mask, merge group, resize 90%

crop and resize
add your copyright and credits as needed
add your text and save

Sunday, March 15, 2015

It's Spring





Snaggable versions of this tag in my Fotki album

For this tutorial you will need the following:

Paint Shop Pro, I am using PSP X7, you should be able to use any version.

Tube of choice, I am using the artwork of Alicia Mujica which you need a license to use.  
I am using AliciaMujica-Exclusive 12B which is not available in Alica's store, as it is a CDO exclusive tube, only available at CDO.

Scrap kit of choice. I am using a PTU kit by Ladyhawwk Designs ScrapLHD_IB-AliciaMujica-Exclusive-12B 

Font of choice, I am using Bolina

Mask:  DVB Mask 110

Plugins: No outside plugins used




Just remember that my choices of papers and elements is just a suggestion, change it up and make it yours! You don't have to follow mine exactly.

Add a drop shadow of your choosing to tubes & elements throughout. I usually use 1, 1, 50, 5 unless otherwise noted.


Let's get started!

Open a new canvas 850 x 850 pixels with a white background

Open frame 1 copy and paste as a new layer 
click inside with your magic wand, selections, modify, expand 2, selections, invert
open paper 3 copy and paste as a new layer 
click delete on your keyboard,

Copy and paste your medium sized close up tube as a new layer,
arrange in your frame
erase the bits that hang out of your frame where you don't want them, deselect

Now add your elements:
element 30 resize 60% arrange on bottom, duplicate, mirror, resize 75%, drag below the original
element 22 resize 70% rotate left 75 arrange on right, duplicate, mirror, drag below tube layer
element 25 resize 60% arrange on left, below flower cluster on bottom

element 8 resize 45% arrange over top edge of element 25 and the flower cluster
element 27 resize 55% arrange between the two flower clusters
element 23 resize 30% arrange on the birdhouse

element 28 resize 45% arrange behind jar on the left, erase the stem
element 9 resize 45% arrange on right, below the flower cluster
element 26 resize 70% arrange behind tube layer, just above the elements on the bottom

copy and paste paper 7 above the white background
apply your mask, merge group, resize 95%

crop and resize
add your copyright and credits as needed
add your text and save

Friday, March 13, 2015

CT Tag Show Off

New tag using the artwork of Alicia Mujica, Brawen tube
snaggable tags in my Fotki album


Missing Someone





Snaggable versions of this tag in my Fotki album

For this tutorial you will need the following:

Paint Shop Pro, I am using PSP X7, you should be able to use any version.

Tube of choice, I am using the artwork of Alicia Mujica which you need a license to use.  
This tube is an exclusive to CDO tube (Exclusive 11B  that you will not find in Alicia's store, but 
is only at CDO

Scrap kit of choice. I am using a PTU scrap kit by Ladyhawwk Designs, which was inspired by the Alicia Mujica exclusive tube Ladyhawwk Designs_IB-Alicia Mujica 11B  

Font of choice, I am using Ballerina Script

Plugins: No outside plugins used




Just remember that my choices of papers and elements is just a suggestion, change it up and make it yours! You don't have to follow mine exactly.

Add a drop shadow of your choosing to tubes & elements throughout. I usually use 1, 1, 50, 5 unless otherwise noted.


Let's get started!

Open a new canvas 850 x 850 pixels with a white background

Open frame 1 copy and paste as a new layer, resize 80%
click inside with your magic wand, selections, modify, expand 2, selections, invert
open paper 1 copy and paste as a new layer 

Copy and paste your close up tube as a new layer, 
arrange in your frame
erase the bits that hang out of your frame where you don't want them

Add your elements:
element 15 resize 60% arrange on bottom right corner
element 7 resize 45% arrange to the left of the car
element 31 resize 55% arrange across bottom, below element 7 layer

element 19 resize 40% arrange on bottom left corner below element 31 layer
element 6 resize 40% arrange to the right of element 19, duplicate & mirror, drag back beside original
element 8 resize 45% arrange between the two white flowers layers

element 28 resize 45% arrange above the silvery flower cluster at the bottom
Copy and paste the word art at the bottom, resize 60% add a drop shadow

crop and resize
add your copyright and credits as needed
add your text and save

Thursday, March 12, 2015

Spring Dreams





Snaggable versions of this tag in my Fotki album

For this tutorial you will need the following:

Paint Shop Pro, I am using PSP X7, you should be able to use any version.

Tube of choice, I am using the artwork of Alicia Mujica (Brawen tube)
which you need a license to use.  

Scrap kit of choice. I am using a PTU kit by Scrappin With Lil Ole Me called Dreams  

Font of choice, I am using Ballerina Script

Plugins: No outside plugins




Just remember that my choices of papers and elements is just a suggestion, change it up and make it yours! You don't have to follow mine exactly.

Add a drop shadow of your choosing to tubes & elements throughout. I usually use 1, 1, 50, 5 unless otherwise noted.


Let's get started!

Open a new canvas 850 x 850 pixels with a white background

Open element 143 copy and paste as a new layer
click inside with your magic wand, selections, modify, expand 2, selections, invert
open paper 14 copy and paste as a new layer 
click delete on your keyboard,

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer,
arrange in your frame
erase the bits that hang out of your frame where you don't want them

Now add your elements:
element 88 resize 65% arrange on bottom in center
element 1 resize 55%  rotate right 90 arrange on bottom right, below other flowers, duplicate & mirror
element 11 resize 40% arrange in the space in the flowers on the bottom center

element 69 resize 50%  rotate right 90 arrange behind flowers on right, duplicate & mirror
element 46 resize 60% arrange on bottom right, in front of the flowers layers
element 22 resize 45% arrange on right, above the other flowers, between them and the tube layers

element 68 arrange below the flowers layers on the left, erase what shows at the bottom
element 95 resize 50% mirror & arrange above element 68 on the left
element 16  resize 50% arrange between the flowers layers on the bottom

element 27 resize 25% arrange on bottom left
element 38 resize 25% arrange on bottom left

crop and resize
add your copyright and credits as needed
add your text and save

Sunday, March 8, 2015

Easter Bliss





Snaggable versions of this tag in my Fotki album

For this tutorial you will need the following:

Paint Shop Pro, I am using PSP X7, you should be able to use any version.

Tube of choice, I am using the artwork of Alicia Mujica (Happy Easter) 
which you need a license to use.  

Scrap kit of choice. I am using a PTU kit, Easter Bliss by Niqui's Designs 

Font of choice, I am using Pristina

Plugins: No outside plugins used




Just remember that my choices of papers and elements is just a suggestion, change it up and make it yours! You don't have to follow mine exactly.

Add a drop shadow of your choosing to tubes & elements throughout. I usually use 1, 1, 50, 5 unless otherwise noted.


Let's get started!

Open a new canvas 950 x 950 pixels with a white background

Open element 69 copy and paste as a new layer, resize 70% 
click inside with your magic wand, selections, modify, expand 2, selections, invert
open paper 4 copy and paste as a new layer 
click delete on your keyboard, leave selected

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer, resize by 60%
arrange in your frame
erase the bits that hang out of your frame where you don't want them

Now add your elements:
element 27 resize 60% arrange bottom center of frame
element 21 resize 60% arrange in front of basket on left, duplicate & mirror
element 49 resize 50% arrange on left below the flower & basket layers

element 37 resize 50% arrange on bottom right, below the basket
element 7 resize 20% mirror & arrange on bottom left
element 30 resize 20% arrange beside the chick

element 1 resize 55% arrange in the space between the rabbit and basket, behind both layers
element 57 resize 70% arrange behind rabbit on left
element 29 resize 30% arrange by flowers on bottom


crop and resize
add your copyright and credits as needed
add your text and save

Saturday, March 7, 2015

Brawen





Snaggable versions of this tag in my Fotki album

For this tutorial you will need the following:

Paint Shop Pro, I am using PSP X7, you should be able to use any version.

Tube of choice, I am using the artwork of Alicia Mujica (Brawen tube) 
which you need a license to use.  

Scrap kit of choice. I am using a PTU kit, Calm Meadow by Tiny Turtle Designs 

Font of choice, I am using Obcecada

Plugins: No outside plugins




Just remember that my choices of papers and elements is just a suggestion, change it up and make it yours! You don't have to follow mine exactly.

Add a drop shadow of your choosing to tubes & elements throughout. I usually use 1, 1, 50, 5 unless otherwise noted.


Let's get started!

Open a new canvas 850 x 850 pixels with a white background

Open element 92 copy and paste as a new layer
click inside with your magic wand, selections, modify, expand 2, selections, invert
open paper 11 copy and paste as a new layer 
click delete on your keyboard, leave selected

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer
arrange in your frame
erase the bits that hang out of your frame where you don't want them

Now add your elements:
element 84 resize 75% arrange on bottom right, duplicate & mirror
element 111 arrange under white flowers on right, duplicate, mirror, duplicate, drag down so it shows below the white flowers

element 103 resize 65% arrange below all the flower layers in the center
element 108 resize 65% arrange on right, duplicate & mirror
element 57 resize 80% arrange on right, below the tube layer

element 78 resize 40% arrange on left, below the white flowers layer
element 24 resize 30% arrange in center of flowers on the bottom, duplicate, mirror, resize 80%
drag just left of other flowers

element 40 resize 50% arrange just above the tube layer on the right
element 54 resize 50% mirror & arrange over element 40
element 55 arrange in between the layers on the bottom


crop and resize
add your copyright and credits as needed
add your text and save

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Alice Forum Set








For this tutorial you will need the following:

Paint Shop Pro, I am using PSP X7, you should be able to use any version.

Tube of choice, I am using the artwork of PinUp Toons (Individual tube 173-2) which you need a license to use.  

Scrap kit of choice. I am using a PTU kit Sweet Alice by Scrappin With Lil Ole Me  

Font of choice, I am using Ballerina Script

Plugins: No outside plugins




Just remember that my choices of papers and elements is just a suggestion, change it up and make it yours! You don't have to follow mine exactly.

Add a drop shadow of your choosing to tubes & elements throughout. I usually use 1, 1, 50, 5 unless otherwise noted.


Let's get started!

Tag

Open a new canvas 950 x 950 pixels with a white background

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer

Now add your elements
element 63 arrange behind tube
element 62 arrange over the window
element 66 resize 60% arrange on the bottom right

element 91 resize 30% arrange on the bed
element 26 resize 60% arrange across bottom of frame, below the bed layer, duplicate & mirror
element 75 resize 60% arrange on the bottom left

element 77 resize 45% arrange bottom center
element 43 resize 30% arrange on the left of element 77, duplicate, mirror, resize 75%
element 40 resize 20% arrange on the left of the mushrooms

element 70 resize 30% arrange by bed
element 41 resize 30% arrange to the right of the cupcake
element 1 resize 90% arrange behind the window at the top

element 2 arrange between element 1 and the frame, erase the bits that show at the bottom


crop and resize
add your copyright and credits as needed
add your text and save


Banner

Take your crop tool and set the pixel dimensions to width 600 and height 250
cut the tube from the tag, the drag your crop tool to the bottom of the tag
and arrange it where you'd like to cut the tag for the banner and then double click on your tag

paste the tube back into the tag and arrange it in the center area

now on the white background layer, selections, select all, modify, select selection borders
set it at 4, add a new raster layer at the top
flood fill with #1d8dbd then deselect

add your copyright and credits as needed
add your text and save

Avatar

Delete the bed, tube, and rabbit layers from the banner tag
set the crop tool at 200 x 200 pixels or whatever size you need for your forum
then double click on the tag to crop

add a frame the same way as you did for the banner tag

add your copyright and credits as needed
add your text and save

Monday, March 2, 2015

Eileen





Snaggable versions of this tag in my Fotki album

For this tutorial you will need the following:

Paint Shop Pro, I am using PSP X7, you should be able to use any version.

Tube of choice, I am using the artwork of Alicia Mujica (Eileen tube) which you need a license to use.  

Scrap kit of choice. I am using a PTU kit ScrapMonti_IB-AnnaMarine-14-1 by Monti
only available at CDO 

Font of choice, I am using Brotherhood Script

Plugins: No outside plugins




Just remember that my choices of papers and elements is just a suggestion, change it up and make it yours! You don't have to follow mine exactly.

Add a drop shadow of your choosing to tubes & elements throughout. I usually use 1, 1, 50, 5 unless otherwise noted.


Let's get started!

Open a new canvas 950 x 950 pixels with a white background

Open frame 2 copy and paste as a new layer, resize 110%
click inside with your magic wand add a new raster layer
make sure you're on the new layer, 
open paper 5, mirror it, copy and paste into selection, 
copy and paste a tube, arrange in the frame, click delete on your keyboard, deselect
change blend mode to Luminance(L) drop opacity to 50

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer, resize 50%
arrange on the right side


Now add your elements:
element 4 resize 15% arrange on the top of the frame over the bow
element 11 resize 45% arrange to the left of the tube
element 16 resize 35% arrange on the right side of the pot of gold

element 6 resize 40% arrange on the left side of the pot of gold
element 5 resize 40% arrange behind mug & pot of gold
duplicate & resize 80% mirror & arrange over calendar

element 15 resize 30% arrange on the top left side of the calendar
element 13 resize 25% arrange in front of the calendar & pot of gold
element 18 resize 15% arrange in front of mug & pot of gold


crop and resize
add your copyright and credits as needed
add your text and save