I Dream of Genie

 

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on April 28, 2012 & is copyright protected

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Stars by me here

It's in my celestrial scrapkit if you have it

Flower here

Plugins

Tramages Hex Lattice

Graphics Plus Cross Shadow

DSB Flux Bright Noise

Eyecandy Nature

The tube I used Genie (PTE1453) is by Elias Chatzoudis, you can purchase this tube from PTE here

The name of my font is Artesanias

 

Open a new transparent canvas 930x375, we will resize later

Floodfill with a color from your tube

Apply hex lattice, change the top # to 30 & the 2nd # to 100

Apply cross shadow changing the 2 bottom #'s to 90

Add a new raster layer

Select all

Paste flower into selection

Deselect

Layer properties>luminance

Apply constellation

Settings>small star constellation>keep original image checked

Paste your stars as a new layer

Floodfill with a lighter shade of your color

Resize to 75%

Position in lower right corner

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Duplicate, flip & merge down

Duplicate, mirror & merge down

Apply bright noise intensity 75, mix checked

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Add drop shadow

Using your freehand selection tool select around the lamp

Copy, cut & deselect

Paste as new layer

Position back into place

Select around the spout

Duplicate 2 times

Apply eyecandy nature smoke

Settings>large expanding breeze with these settings

Repeat on other 2 layers clicking the random seed button each time

Add a new raster layer

Select all

Floodfill with your bg color

Contract 12

Delete & deselect

Add inner bevel & drop shadow

Repeat bright noise changing intensity to 50

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text, name & © info

Animation:

Hide animation 2 & 3

Merge visible

Copy & paste into animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide animation 1 & unhide #2

Merge & paste after current in animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide animation 2 & unhide #3

Merge visible & paste after current in animation shop

View your animation

Save as gif & you're all done!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial

Your comments are very much appreciated either here on this post or on the chat box.  I've made it easy for you to post on this tut by turning off the requirement of having to type in a confirmation code

I would love to post your © compliant result, just email it to me with ATT Sharon & the tut name in the subject line

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Result by Kaye W

Mermaids At My Window

 

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on Apr 26, 2012 & is copyright protected

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Forum Template # 66 by me here

Plugins

Plugins AB 22

DC Special Nylon

Eyecandy Texture Noise

The tubes I used are by EliasChatzoudis, you can purchase these tubes from PTE here

The name of the font I used is Selfish

I used size 60 & 72

Open your template, shift D to duplicate.  Close original

Delete the credit layer

Activate your bg layer

Floodfill with a rainbow gradient

Apply ab 22 cross ways using default settings

Activate your lace layer

Change layer properties to dodge

Duplicate 2 times

Apply eyecandy texture noise

Settings>tie dye

Repeat on other 2 layers clicking the random seed button each time

Floodfill your window bg with a color from your tube

Apply dc special nylon using default settings

Activate your window layer

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with your gradient

On your window layer select all>float>defloat

On your floodfill layer invert your selection>delete & deselect

Merge down & add drop shadow

Paste your mermaids as new layers

Resize as needed and add drop shadow

Position in the lower corners

Paste your close up tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Add drop shadow

Position to one side of the window

Duplicate & mirror

Merge down

Floodfill your border with your gradient

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text, name & © info

Animation:

Hide animation 2 & 3

Merge visible

Copy & paste into animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide animation 1 & unhide #2

Merge & paste after current in animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide animation 2 & unhide #3

Merge visible & paste after current in animation shop

View your animation

Save as gif & you're all done!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial

Your comments are very much appreciated either here on this post or on the chat box.  I've made it easy for you to post on this tut by turning off the requirement of having to type in a confirmation code

I would love to post your © compliant result, just email it to me with ATT Sharon & the tut name in the subject line

You'll find my email blinkie on your left

:)

Result by Kaye W

Bootylicious

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This tutorial was written by Sharon on Sept 10, 2011

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Template 27 by Judith here

5 close up and 1 full tube by one artist 

The tubes I used are by Elias Chatzoudis, you can purchase these tubes from PTE here

Open your template, shift D to duplicate & close original

Delete credit layer

Resize all layers to 700x700 pixels

Paste your main tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Activate foto 5

Floodfill with a pattern which will look good with your tubes

Select all>float>defloat

Paste one of your tubes as a new layer

Resize as needed

Delete

Deselect

Add drop shadow

Repeat these steps on foto 4, 3, 2 & 1

Floodfill back pannel with the same pattern you just used

Floodfill panels 1, 2, 3 & 4 with a color from your tube

Pick another color from your tube

Floodfill back panel frame

All the heart layers

On the back panel frame add an inner bevel using bevel # 2 width 20

Floodfill the 4 panel frames with the same color

Add inner bevel, same as above

Pick another color from your tube

Floodfill bg layer

Floodfill word art layer with a darker shade from the bg layer

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your name & your © info

Merge all

Save as jpg & you're all done!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial

I would love to post your © compliant result, just email it to me with the tut name in the subject line

:)

Result by Vickie

Devilious

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This tutorial was written by Sharon on August 30, 2011

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Scrapkit Devilious by Judith here

Template #2 here

You'll need to download the template pack from the main page near the top

The font I used is called Dungeon, you can get it here

The tube I used called Dafne is by Elias Chatzoudis, you can purchase this tube from PTE here

Open your template, shift D to duplicate & close original

Delete credit layer

Activate the background layer

Floodfill with black

Activate Diagonal box layer

Paste your tube as a new layer

Rotate left 30

Resize as needed

Floodfill the grey area of the diagonal box with red

Activate bottom right box

Select all>float>defloat

Contract 9

Paste paper 5 as a new layer

Invert your selection

Delete

Deselect

Repeat for top right box

Floodfill the grey areas with red

Activate the double circle layer

Floodfill the grey areas with red

Paste text 2 as a new layer

Resize to 40%

Position lower right corner

Paste doodle 1 as a new layer

Add drop shadow

Move to below the diagonal box layer

Paste butterfly 1 as a new layer

Resize to 50%

Position on upper circle

Paste flower as a new layer

Resize to 50%

Position on lower circle

Resize all layers to 80%

Add your name & your © info

Merge all layers

Save as jpg & you're all done!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial

I would love to post your © compliant result, just email it to me with the tut name in the subject line

:)

Moments

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This tutorial was written by Sharon on August 29, 2011

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Scrapkit Moments here

The tube I used called Marilyn #PTE1547 is by Elias Chatzoudis, you can purchase this tube from PTE here

Open new transparent canvas 700x700, we will resize later

Select all

Paste paper 8 into selection

Deselect

Paste window as a new layer

Resize to 85%

Click inside the window using your magic wand

Hold down the shift key and selelct the upper parts of the window

Paste paper 7 as a new layer

Resize to 50%

Invert your selection

Delete

Deselect

Move to below window layer

Add a drop shadow to the window

Paste brances as a new layer

Resize to 60%

Position on right side as shown on my tag

Add drop shadow

Paste fence as a new layer

Resize to 90%

Position at the bottom

Add drop shadow

Paste your tube as a new layer

Position on the right

Add drop shadow

Paste flowers 3 as a new layer

Resize to 45%

Move to one side lining up at the bottom

Add drop shadow

Duplicate & mirror

Merge down

Paste butterfly 2 as a new layer

Resize to 30%

Position over window as shown on my tag

Add drop shadow

Duplicate

Resize to 60%

Position on the left side of the fence

Duplicate

Resize to 85%

Position on the branches

Paste bow 1 as a new layer

Resize to 35%

Position at the top center of window

Add drop shadow

Paste wordart as a new layer

Resize to 50%

Position top center

Add drop shadow

Resize all layers to 75%

Add your name & your © info

Merge all

Save as jpg & you're all done!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial

I would love to post your © compliant result, just email it to me with the tut name in the subject line

:)

Genie's & Butterflies

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This tutorial was written by Sharon on August 18, 2011

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Scrapkit Butterflies by Judith here

The tube I used is by Elias Chatzoudis, you will need a license to use which you can purchase from PTE here

Open a new transparent canvas 700x700, we will resize later

Floodfill with white

Paste frame 4 as a new layer

Resize to 30%

Using your magic wand click inside the frame

Expand 6

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with a color from your tube or from the kit

Do Not Deselect

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Invert your selection

Delete

Deselect

Add drop shadow

Paste element 29 as a new layer

Resize to 15%

Position as shown on my tag

Add drop shadow

Paste element 21 as a new layer

Resize to 8%

Position over ribbon

Paste element 6 as a new layer

Resize to 10%

Position upper left corner of frame

Duplicate

Mirror & flip

You'll need to re position on lower right corner of frame

Paste element 8 as a new layer

Resize to 10%

Rotate right 45

Add drop shadow

Duplicate

Mirror & flip

Resize all layers to 75%

Add your name & © info

Animation

Merge all layers

Copy and paste into animation shop

Multiply until you have 23 frames, the same as the butterflies animation

Select all

Open the animated butterflies from the kit in animation shop

Resize animation to 65%

Select all

Making sure you're on frame 1 of the butterflies drag onto frame 1 of your tag, let go when it's where you want it

Save as gif & you're all done!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial

I would love to post your © compliant result, just email it to me with the tut name in the subject line

:)

Result by Vickie

Biker Babe

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This tutorial was written by Sharon on August 17, 2011

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Scrapkit Easy Rider here

(Look for download password in her TOU)

Template Biker Babe by Bright's Kreationz here

The tube I used is by Elias Chatzoudis, you will need a license to use which you can purchase from PTE here

Open template, shift D to duplicate.  Close original

Delete credit layer

Activate background layer

Select all

Paste paper 4 into selection

Deselect

Activate raster 3

Select all

Float>defloat

Floodfill with dark red

Apply inner bevel using bevel #2 width 1

Do Not Deselect

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Invert your selection

Delete

Deselect

Activate raster 1

Select all

Float>Defloat

Paste paper 1 into selection

Deselect

Repeat on raster 7

Activate raster 5

Floodfill with same red as raster 3

Activate biker word art

Select all

Float>Defloat

Floodfill with same red as above

Paste element 2 (10) as a new layer

Resize to 20%

Position as shown on my tag

Add drop shadow

Activate raster 7

Select all

Float>Defloat

Paste element 1 (7) as a new layer

Resize to 15%

Position as shown on my tag

Invert your selection

Delete

Deselect

Resize all layers to 90%

Add your © info & name

Save as jpg & you're all done!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial

I would love to post your © compliant result, just email it to me with the tut name in the subject line

:)

Flowers & Lace ~ Forum Set

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This tutorial was written by Sharon on August 6, 2011

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Mask #3 by Lithium Flower Creations here

Lace boarders by LaCarolita here

Plugins

Xero Porcelain

Graphics Plus Cross Shadow

The tube I used is by Elias Chatzoudis, you will need a license to use which you can purchase from PTE here

Open a new transparent canvas 800x325, we will resize later

Floodfill with a dark color from your tube

Apply graphics plus cross shadow using default settings

New raster layer

Floodfill with a light color from your tube

Apply mask

Merge group

Apply graphics plus cross shadow using default settings

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Add drop shadow

Apply xero porcelain using default settings

Paste lace of your choice as a new layer

Resize to 40%

Position at the bottom of your tag

Duplicate

Flip

Merge down

Paste lace as a new layer again

Resize to 15%

Rotate left 90

Position as shown in my tag

Dupicate

Position as shown in my tag

Merge down

Mirror

Merge down

Merge with the other lace layer

Add your name

Resize all layers to 60%

Add your © info

Save as jpg & you're all done!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial

I would love to post your © compliant result, just email it to me with the tut name in the subject line

:)

Secrets of Dawn

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This tutorial was written by Sharon on August 6, 2011

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Sqirlz Water Reflection (A free program) here

Animation shop

A background image with water

The tube I used is by Elias Chatzoudis, you will need a license to use which you can purchase from PTE here

Photo by Jon Rattenbury, also an artist at PTE

For info on using 2 PTE artists read section 10 of the PTE TOU here

Open Sqirlz program

Open your photo

Click on the round circle at the top of the left tool bar

Select around the water area, when you get back to your starting poing right click your mouse

On the upper tool bar look for wavy blue icon, click on it

On the pop up window select E for motion type

Click on Add Flow

I set flow direction at 50 and flow strength at 30

Click on the yellow arrow then x out of both pop up windows

Click on the GIF icon

Select ripples only

Name your animation

Click ok

Back to psp

Open the non animated version of your photo

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Position into place

Add drop shadow

Add your name

Add your © and photo info

Merge your tube, name & info layers

Copy & paste into animation shop

My animation has 20 frames so I need to multiply my tube to 20 frames

Select all on the tube & on the animation

Grab the tube by the 1st frame and drop it onto the 1st frame of the animation

View your animation to be sure everything is ok

Save as gif and you're all done!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial

I would love to post your © compliant result, just email it to me with the tut name in the subject line

:)

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Result by Nancy

Butterfly Babe Forum Size

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This tutorial was written by Sharon on June 21, 2011

For more info read my TOU

Plugins Needed

Filters Unlimited 2 Image Enhancement>Color Booster

Filters Unlimited 2 Noise Filters>Background Noise

Xero Porcelain

Mask 3 here

The tube I used is by Elias Chatzoudis, you will need a license to use which you can purchase from PTE here

New transparent canvas 700x300, we will resize later

Floodfill with a light color from your tube

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with a darker color from your tube

Apply mask

Merge group

Apply Filters Unlimited 2 Image Enhancement>Color Booster using default settings

Apply Filters Unlimited 2 Noise Filters>Background Noise using default settings

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Position on the left side

Add a drop shadow, I used 5, 5, 75, 10

Duplicate & mirror

Luminance legacy & opacity at 50 on the right side one

Activate the left tube layer

Apply xero porcelain, default settings

Add text, I used Impact size 60

Effects>Cutout Change opacity to 85

Add drop shadow

Resize all layers to 75%

Add your © info & name

Merge all layers

Save as jpg and you're all done!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial

I would love to post your result, just email it to me

:)

This tutorial is © protected

The image I created for this tutorial is © protected

Summer Fun ~ Forum

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This tutorial was written by Sharon on June 7, 2011

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Scrapkit Summer Feeling here

The tubes I used are by Elias Chatzoudis.  You will need to purchase a license to use which you can get from PTE here

New transparent canvas, 800x400.  I'm making this for a banner contest, thats why its so large but we will resize later

Select all

Paste paper 16 into selection

Deselect

Paste car as a new layer

Resize to 75%

Position at the right bottom

Add a drop shadow, I used 5,5, 75, 10

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Position on top of the car

Add drop shadow

Paste tree as a new layer

Resize to 60%

Position on right side

Add a drop shadow

Duplicate & mirror

Paste pool as a new layer

Resize to 65%

Position lower left

Add drop shadow

Paste beachball as a new layer

Resize to 25%

Position in the pool

Add a drop shadow

Paste your 2nd tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Position on the pool

Paste flipflop as a new layer

Resize to 40%

Rotate left 45

Add a drop shadow

Paste grass 1 as a new layer

Resize to 40%

Position on lower left

Add drop shadow

Duplicate 3 times and position in various places along the bottom

Do the same with grass 2 except duplicate only 2 times

Position in between the grass 1

Paste umbrella as a new layer

Resize to 85%

Move layer to below your #2 tube

Add a drop shadow

Paste flower 4 as a new layer

Resize to 40%

Position on the bottom

Add a drop shadow

Duplicate

Mirror

Paste drink 2 as a new layer

Resize to 30%

Position on the car

Add a drop shadow

Duplicate and position on the side of the pool

Paste butterfly 2 as a new layer

Resize to 35%

Position on edge of pool

Add a drop shadow

Repeat with butterfly 1 positioning on the car

Resize all layers to 60%

Add your text and © info

Merge all layers

Save as jpg and you're all done!

I hope you have enjoyed my tutorial

Hugs

:)

Purple Delight ~ Forum

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This tutorial was written by Sharon on Feb 14, 2011

For more information read my TOU

Supplies needed

I used Forum Template #27 by me here

Plugins

Eyecandy 5 Impact Glass

Xero Fritillary

The tubes I am using are by Elias Chatzoudis.  You will need a license to use which you can purchase here

Open template, shift D to duplicate and close original

Delete Raster 5

Activate raster 4

Select all>float>defloat

Paste your main tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Invert your selection

Delete

Do Not Deselect

Paste your other tube as a new layer

Resize as needed & delete

Deselect

Duplicate the tube and mirror

Change layer properties to soft light

Duplicate

Mirror

Merge your tube layers with raster 4

Apply eyecandy glass effect using default settings

Activate raster 3

Apply bevel effect using bevel #3 width 2

Repeat on raster 2

Activate raster 1

Apply Xero Fritillary effect changing the top # to 8 and the bottom # to 12

Activate raster 4

Select Impact as your font and choose a purple color from the template

Type the word Purple and rotate left 90

Center it in between the 2 frames

Align vertical

convert to raster

Repeat for the word Delight centering between the other 2 frames and rotating right

Merge down and add a drop shadow

Resize all layers to 80%

Add your © info and your name

Merge all

Save a jpg and you're done!

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial

I would love to post your result if you email it to me

:)

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