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Thursday, April 19, 2018

Coffee Treats





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, April 2018  Special Edition tubes which you need a license to use.

Scrap kit of choice. I am using Alicia Mujica's matching kit Coffeeholic

Font of choice, I am using Molleat





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 900 x 900 pixels with a white background
Open frame 1a copy and paste as a new layer, resize 28%

With your magic wand set on add/shift, click inside the sections of your frame, making sure to get around the flowers. selections, modify, expand 2, selections, invert
Open paper 5a, resize 35% copy and paste as a new layer below the frame, click delete on your keyboard

Copy and paste your tube 2 as a new layer, resize by 35%, arrange on the right, click delete on your keyboard. Deselect, then duplicate & mirror tube

Now copy and paste tube 3 as a new layer, resize 35% arrange in the center

Now we'll add our elements:

word art 2 resize 28% then 45% arrange on top left
cups resize 35% twice arrange on bottom left
cupcakes resize 35% then 25% arrange to the right of the cups and below that layer


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

Friday, April 13, 2018

Sweet Coffee




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, April 2018 Special Edition tube 2
which you need a license to use.  

Scrap kit of choice. I am using Coffeeholic by Alicia Mujica which is the matching kit for the tube

Font of choice, I am using Ebony Eyes Personal




Let's get started!

Open a new canvas 900 x 900 pixels with a white background


Open cluster 3, copy and paste as a new layer, resize 35%
Duplicate it an mirror it drag it below the original layer
Open your tube, copy and paste as a new layer, resize 35% arrange just right of the center cluster
Open tag 5, copy and paste as a new layer, resize 35% arrange behind the clusers

add the following elements
cluster 6 resize  35% arrange on bottom
macarons 4  resize  35% then 45% arrange on the bottom left
cupcakes element  resize  35%  then 25% arrange on bottom right, duplicate & mirror

crop and resize
Add your copyright info and text
save your tag


Monday, April 9, 2018

Coffeeholic




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 Coffeeholic by Alicia Mujica
Font of choice, I am using Digs My Hart


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 600 x 250 pixels with a white background


Open paper 5a, resize so width is 600 pixels, copy and paste as a new layer

Add the following elements

Cluster 7 resize 30% twice arrange on bottom left
coffee pot resize 30% twice, then 45% arrange behind cluster 7


cups resize 20%, then 45% arrange on right side of cluster 7
 macarons resize 20% then 45% arrange on bottom right
cupcakes resize 20% then 25% arrange to the left of macarons
tag 1 resize 45% then 65% arrange in center on bottom

 branch 4a resize 25% arrange just above wallpaper on left

Make sure you're on your white background layer, 
activate your crop tool, choose layer opaque then click on your tag to crop it

Now choose selections, select all, modify, contract 5, invert
add new raster layer at the top and flood fill with #1e1918

Add your copyright, text and save



For the avatar
Open a new canvas 200 x 200
copy and paste the background paper, cluster 7, and the stacked cups
Crop the same way you did your banner
Add the frame
Add your copyright, text and save

Sunday, April 8, 2018

Simply Spring



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 Alehandra Vanheck, Fiona tube
which you need a license to use.  

Scrap kit of choice. I am using Simply Spring by Scrappin' With Lil Ole Me 
available at the following stores:
Designer Scraps
Mystical Scraps
Scraps N Company

Font of choice, I am using Beautiful ES



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 900 x 900 pixels with a white background
Open element 63 copy and paste as a new layer resize 115%
click inside with your magic wand, selections, modify, expand 2, selections, invert

open paper 2 copy and paste as a new layer below the frame, 
arrange in your frame, click delete on your keyboard, deselect
Copy and paste element 134 and arrange over the frame

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer, resize by 45%
arrange on the right side of your frame

Now add the following elements, resizing as necessary
element 54 arrange in front of tube on bottom
I then erased the bit of her dress that showed to the right of that element,
and also some of the green on the right of the grass.
I set my eraser tool on round, 70, hardness 25

element 51 resize 55% arrange between element 54 & tube on right
element 60 resize 35% mirror & arrange in front of element 51 to the right
element 69 resize 35% arrange in front of element 51 on the left

element 1 arrange between frame & tube at the bottom
element 150 resize 65% rotate right 45, arrange between frame & element 1 on left
duplicate, mirror, drag up so it shows above the wishing well behind your tube
erase any bits you have hanging beyond the tag edges that you don't want

element 94 resize 45% arrange behind flowers on left side
element 87 resize 35% arrange behind book tube on left

Crop and resize
add your text and save


Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Spring Treats

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, Special Edition April 2018 tube 1
which you need a license to use.
Scrap kit of choice. I am using Coffeeholic by Alicia Mujica
Font of choice, I am using Reisling
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 900 x 900 pixels with a white background

open frame 2 copy and paste as a new layer, resize 40%
open copy and paste as a new layer
click inside with your magic wand, selections, modify, expand 2, selections, invert
open paper 3a, resize 880x800 pixels copy and paste as a new layer below your frame
click delete on your keyboard,
Copy and paste your tube as a new layer, resize by 55%
arrange in your frame
erase the bits that hang out of your frame where you don't want them

element cluster 1 resize 25% arrange across bottom
element branch 4 resize 25% arrange on top behind tube,
duplicate, rotate right 90, arrange on right, erase extra bits that overlap
duplicate, mirror
element macarons resize 25% then 45% arrange on bottom left
crop and resize
add your text and save