November Rain

For this tutorial you will need the following:

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

Tube of choice, I am using the artwork of Tony Tzanoukakis which you need a license to use.  

Scrap kit of choice. I am using a PTU kit called Fall Splendor by Bookworm Dezines

available at Scrap Candy 

Font of choice, I am using South Beaches 9

Plugins: No outside plugins used

I do use Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow on all my copyrights/credits layers

I do this because some forums will make a .png tag show up with a black background and then your

copyright doesn't show. 

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 38 copy and paste as a new layer 

click inside with your magic wand, selections, modify, expand 2, selections, invert

open a new raster layer and make sure you are on that layer

open  paper 13 copy and paste paper into selection. Leave selected

Open your tube, copy & paste as a new layer, resize 70%

arrange in frame and erase bits you don't want hanging out of the frame

element 58 arrange and right between tube & frame

element 37 resize 45% mirror & arrange on bottom left

element 16 arrange across bottom

element 34 resize 40% arrange over the bottom of the tree on the right

element 15 arrange on left, duplicate, merge together, duplicate, mirror & flip

crop and resize

add your copyright and credits as needed

add your text and save

Trouble Maker

For this tutorial you will need the following:

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

Tube of choice, I am using the artwork of Ismael Rac, which you need a license to use.  

Scrap kit of choice. I am using Be Funky by Bookworm Dezines, 

available at Scrap Candy 

Template 331 by Millie's PSP Madness

Font of choice, I am using Holitter Halfimp

Mask: DVB Mask 111 by Designs by Vaybs

Plugins: Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow (optional for word art)

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 your template, shift D to duplicate and close the original

Delete the Raster 1 layer

Change the canvas size to 850 x 850 pixels

(image, canvas size, and type in the numbers, click ok)

Fill the layers with papers, to do this make sure the layer you want to fill has been clicked on in your layer palette. 

Click inside the shape with your magic wand, selections, modify, invert, open your paper, copy and paste as a new layer, 

click delete on your keyboard.

Delete the original template layer

Some layers, like the frames, you may just want to flood fill with a color from your kit. To do this, click on the layer in your layer palette, add another raster layer above it,

click inside the shape with your magic wand, and flood fill it with your color

Delete the original template layer

layer 1 flood fill with #24893d

layer 2 flood fill with #24893d

layer 3 use paper 5

layer 4 use paper 7

 layer 5 use paper 7

layer 6 use paper 6

layer 7 use paper 6

layer 8 flood fill with #ed7b9d

layer 9 leave as is other than a white gradient glow width 3

layer 10 leave as is

open your tube copy and paste as a new layer resize 40% arrange near middle below word art layer

Now we'll add our elements, if you want, you can check my tag for exact placement

 element 36 resize 71% arrange over circle in the middle

element 27 resize 30% arrange on top right rotate right 20

element 20 resize 45% arrange on bottom near tube

element 5 resize 40% arrange on bottom left

element 7  resize 40% arrange on bottom left rotate right 20

element 3 resize 20% arrange on top left

lement resize arrange

Open paper copy and paste as a new layer above the white background layer, apply your mask

I resized my mask by 85% and lowered the opacity to 40

crop and resize

add your copyright and credits as needed

add your text and save

Midsummer Magick

For this tutorial you will need the following:

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

Tube of choice, I am using the artwork of Ismael Rac, which you need a license to use.  

This tube is a limited edition bonus tube that was available mid august 

to mid september of 2013 with a $10 purchase

Scrap kit of choice. I am using Midsummer Magick by Bookworm Dezines available at Scrap Candy 

Font of choice, I am using Darkwood Shadow

Mask: Vix Big Mask 1

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

element 6, resize 80% place on the right

element 5, arrange on right, duplicate, mirror,

element 21, arrange partway behind the house

element 26, arrange on the right

Add your tube, resize 45%

element 15, resize 20% arrange in the tree, duplicate, resize 80% mirror, arrange in the tree

element 1 resize 50% place in front of tree

element 39, resize 40% arrange to the left of tube, and drag the layer below the tube layer so it looks like the cauldron is in front of her

element 43, resize 50% arrange over cauldron

element 38, resize 45% arrange in front of cauldron

element 10 resize 35%, arrange behind the other book

element 54, resize 50% arrange on the left

Copy and paste paper 7 just above the white background layer and add your mask

crop and resize

add your copyrights and credits as needed

add your text and save

Happy Birthday Kimberly!

Today is Kimberly aka Bookworm Dezines birthday, 

so I'm doing a birthday tut for her using one of her kits!

Happy Birthday Kimberly!!!

For this tutorial you will need the following:

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

Tube of choice, I am using the artwork of Ismael Rac, which you need a license to use.  

Scrap kit of choice. I am using Spring Party, a PTU kit by Bookworm Dezines

available at Scrap Candy 

Tag Template 272mpm by Millie at Millie's PSP Madness

Font of choice, I am using Kanno

Mask: Vix Big Mask 1

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 your template, shift D to duplicate, close the original

Delete raster 1 & 7 layers

change the canvas size to about 800 x 800 pixels

Fill the layers with papers, to do this make sure the layer you want to fill has been clicked on in your layer palette. 

Click inside the shape with your magic wand, selections, modify, invert, open your paper, copy and paste as a new layer, 

click delete on your keyboard.

Delete the original template layer

I used the following papers to fill each layer:

Layer 5, paper 12

Layer 4, paper 5

Layer 3, paper 15

Layer 2, paper 3

Layer 1, paper 13

Layer 6, paper 7

On layer 6 after filling with paper, leave selected, selections, modify, expand 2 add a new layer, flood fill with a color from your kit or tube, expand 2 more, add another layer, flood fill with white.

Make the top circle layer active, selections, select all, float, defloat, invert

Open your tube, copy and paste as a new layer, resize 60%

take the eraser tool and erase the bits that hang out where you don't want them

Add the following elements checking my tag for reference

Element 2, resize 75%

Element 7, resize 80%, duplicate, resize 85% colorize by changing Hue to 127 and Saturation to 110

Element 17

Element 35, resize 40%

Element 8, resize 45%

Element 12, resize 30%

Element 5, resize 30%

Element 36, resize 30%

element 34, put just above the tube layer

I erased a few of the yellow stars from element 34 that looked too far away from the rest of the elements.

paste paper 1 just above the white background

add your mask

crop and resize

add your copyrights and credits

add your text and save

Blue Romance

For this tutorial you will need the following:

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

Tube of choice, I am using the artwork of  Alex Prihodko, which you need a license to use,

available at Pics for Design 

Scrap kit of choice. I am using Blue Romance, 

a PTU kit by Bookworm Dezines, available at Scrap Candy  

Font of choice, I am using Cutie Pop

Mask: SanCircleMask4 from Creative Misfits Creations blog

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 paper 2, apply your mask, copy and paste as a new layer to your canvas

Open element 21, copy and paste as a new layer, resize 85%

Open your tube, copy and paste as a new layer, if you're using the same one as I am

resize it around 45%, arrange it over the frame element.

We're going to put elements around the frame and pretty much cover it up.

I just used the frame so that I had a reference where to put my flowers & other elements

and somewhat retain the oval shape. As we go along, please refer to my tag for placement reference.

I used the following elements:

element 27, resize 75% rotate right 25, duplicate, mirror

now go back to your tube, and any bits of tube that hang below the flowers where you don't want them, take your eraser tool and erase it

I mainly just erased the bits of leg that were hanging out.

Element 36, rotate left 25, arrange on top left, duplicate & mirror (drag below tube)

I then erased the bits that were above her head, because I didn't like how it looked

Element 19, resize 45%, duplicate a few times and arrange around the frame,

some over and some above the current layers of flowers

Element 20, resize 35%

Element 6 resize 25%, duplicate a few times, arrange around frame, mirror some

Element 26, resize 35%

Element 8, resize 30% duplicate

(I put one on the right & one on the left of the tube to fill some empty spots. On the right, just above her elbow and on the left just above her hip)

Element 14, across the bottom, below some of the layers

Crop & resize

add your copyrights and credits

add your text and save

Time Blossoms

For this tutorial you will need the following:

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

Tube of choice, I am using the artwork of Keith Garvey, which you need a license to use.  

Scrap kit of choice. I am using  Blooms, a PTU kit by Bookworm Dezines

Font of choice, I am using Scriptina

Mask: Gems mask 172

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 element 46, copy and paste as a new layer, resize 85%

Click inside the frames with your magic wand, selections, modify, expand 4

selections, invert,

Open paper 14 , copy and paste as a new layer, arrange in the frame, 

click delete on your keyboard. Leave selected.

Open your tube, copy and paste as a new layer, arrange in the right 

side of the frame, erase the bits that hang out on the bottom.

Add the following elements, check my tag for exact placement:

Element 29, resize 50%, arrange on right, duplicate, mirror

Element 14, resize 65%, arrange on left, duplicate, mirror, rotate duplicated layer left 8

Element 23, resize 65%, mirror, rotate left 8, arrange near bottom, duplicate, drag up

(erase bits of stem that show at the bottom)

Element 24, resize 30%, arrange in bottom middle

Element 33 resize 45%, arrange between frame & paper on left, duplicate, merge down

Element 45, resize 45% arrange over frame

Element 35, resize 30% arrange on left

Element 49, arrange just on top of the tube & under the flowers layers along bottom

Open paper 13, copy and paste as a new layer, apply your mask

resize by 85%

Crop & resize

add your copyright and credits as needed

add your text and save

Spring Blooms

For this tutorial you will need the following:

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

Tube of choice, I am using the artwork of Dean Yeagle which you need a license to use.  

He is currently at CDO, but when I got my tube, he was at CILM

Scrap kit of choice. I am using Spring Blooms by Bookworm Dezines, available at Scrap Candy.  

Summertime Template 1BD by Brutal Designs, it's the second link down the page. It will say "2013 Summertime Templates" not the grey toned templates at the top.

Font of choice, I am using Say Something

Mask: gemsmasks21 from Gems Taggin Scraps

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 your template, shift D to duplicate

Delete the copyright layer

Resize the whole thing by 80%

change canvas size to 850 x 850 and flood fill the background layer white

Fill the layers with papers, to do this make sure the layer you want to fill has been clicked on in your layer palette. 

Click inside the shape with your magic wand, selections, modify, invert, open your paper, copy and paste as a new layer, 

click delete on your keyboard.

Delete the original template layer

Any layer that has a gradient will need to be selected in the following way, 

make the layer active in your layer palette, 

selections, select all, float, defloat, invert, then fill with papers as above

I used the following papers on each layer

Gradient square use paper 4

Grey square use paper 14

grey oval use paper 6 resized 80%

beige circle paper 16

teal circle use paper 8

gradient rectangle use paper 1

Open your tube, copy and paste as a new layer, erase any bits that hang over where you don't want

Add your elements, check my tag for exact placement:

Element 40

element 31, resize 45%

element 29 resize 45%

element 30 resize 30% duplicate & mirror

element 36 resize 26%

element 15  resize 60% mirror

element 23 resize 60% duplicate, arrange the two on the left

element 35 resize 60% mirror, duplicate, drag to the left, rotate right 20

element 26, resize 40%

Copy and paste paper 1 just above the white background layer

apply your mask

crop and resize

add your copyright and credits as needed

add your text and save

Ethereal Honey

For this tutorial you will need the following:

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

Tube of choice, I am using the artwork of Keith Garvey which you need a license to use.  

Scrap kit of choice. I am using a PTU kit by Bookworm Dezines called Ethereal, which is available at Scrap Candy

Font of choice, I am using PW Noodle Thing

Mask: Horse Play's Pasture Mask 8

Plugins: Xero Porcelain

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 with a white background.

Open element 21, copy and paste as a new layer, resize by 80%

Click inside with your magic wand, selections, modify, expand by 3, invert

Open paper 2, copy and paste as a new layer, arrange in frame, click delete on your keyboard

Leave selected & open your tube, copy and paste as a new layer, arrange in the frame,

take your eraser tool and erase the bits that hang over the frame where you don't want

duplicate the tube, adjust blur, gaussian 3 on the top one, change the blend mode to soft light

on the bottom, apply Xero Porcelain with default settings, except change the blue to zero

Add the following elements, look at my tag for exact placement:

I applied Xero Porcelain to all the elements, the same as the tube

element 27, resize 80%

element 29, resize 80%, drag to the right and up a little, 

make sure it's below element 27 in the layer palette

element 9, resize 65%, rotate left 30

element 31 resize 45%, mirror

element 5, resize 45%

element 38

Open paper 8, copy and paste as a new layer just above the white background layer, 

apply your mask.

Crop and resize your tag

add your copyright and credits as needed

add your text and save

Liberty For All

For this tutorial you will need the following:

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

Tube of choice, I am using the artwork of Ismael Rac which you need a license to use.  

Scrap kit of choice. I am using a PTU kit by Bookworm Dezines called Liberty For All 

which is available at Scrap Candy.

Tracy's Template #47 at Freebie Friends Scraps and More

Font of choice, I am using

Plugins: Alien Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow

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 your template, shift D to duplicate, delete Tracy.F Designz layer

Resize it so the longest end is 600 pixels wide, it will be about 600 x 402 pixels (just make sure that lock aspect ratio is checked and it will automatically resize the height the same proportions as the width)

Resize the canvas to about 850 x 650 so you have room to work.

Add a new layer, flood fill it white and send it to the bottom, just so we can see our work better.

To fill the layers with papers, make the layer active in your layer palette, click inside the shape with your magic wand, selections, invert,

open your paper, copy and paste as a new layer, click delete on your keyboard.

Fill the following layers with these papers:

Circle: paper 12

Square 1: paper 5

Square 2: paper 5

Square 3: paper 9

Square 4: paper 6

Add your tube, if you use the same one as I did, I resized mine by 50%

Now we'll add our elements. Check my tag for exact placement.

Element 8 , resize it 50% and then 90%, (I used gradient glow on this set at width 10 and the colors white and #c11c20)

Element 5, resize 50%

Element 29

Element 7, resize 85%

Element 19, resize 25%, rotate left 15

element 27

Crop and resize

add your copyrights and credits as needed

add your text and save

Soft Sigh

For this tutorial you will need the following:

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

Tube of choice, I am using the artwork of Keith Garvey, which you need a license to use.  

He is now selling tubes independently, but at the time I got my tube he was with PTE, which is now closed.

Scrap kit of choice. I am using Soft Sigh by Bookworm Dezines, which is available at Scrap Candy. 

Font of choice, I am using Scriptina. I set the stroke to 2 using the same #d28482 color on both foreground and background, then applied Gradient glow set on fat and white

Mask: of your choice. 

I am not listing mine because I have the mask on my computer but 

I can no longer find a site where her masks are located. 

Plugins: Alien Skin Eye Candy 4001 Gradient Glow

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 2 (the frame) copy and paste as a new layer,

resize by 85%

Click inside it with your magic wand, selections, modify, expand 2

selections, invert

Open paper 4, copy and paste as a new layer,

arrange in the frame, click delete on your keyboard, leave selected.

Open your tube, arrange in the frame, click delete on your keyboard and deselect.

Change the blend mode on your tube to soft light, then duplicate it

Now we'll add some elements. Check my tag for placement.

I used the following:

Element 26, resize 60%, arrange on right, duplicate, mirror

Element 7, resize 70% arrange on left, duplicate, mirror

Element 37, resize 85%, raise it slightly higher toward the center

Element 14 -on right side

Element 39 - on right side

Element 29 - arrange on bottom, drag down slightly so it shows below other stuff,

drag the actual layer in the layer palette down below everything but the frame itself

Element 10, resize 80%, arrange on left side, drag the layer in the layer palette down below the 

other flowery stuff so it's just above the frame

Open your second tube, copy and paste as a new layer and arrange on the right side of the frame.

Add your mask if you are using one.

Crop and resize

Add your copyright and credits as needed

Add your text and save