Cats Have It All

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on May 1, 2012 & is copyright protected

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Supplies Needed

Word Art by me here

Lace here

Plugins

Eyecandy Texture

The tube I used Two Fluffy Kitties (80-3) is by Jasmine Becket-Griffith, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

The name of the font I used is Shutup

I used size 60

Open new transparent canvas 930x375, we will resize later

Floodfill with a color from your tube

Duplicate 2 times

Apply eyecandy texture marble

Settings>sharp calcite

Click on basic

Change the bedrock color to your bg color

Change vein color to a lighter shade of your color

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

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed and add drop shadow

Position on one side

Paste word art as a new layer

Resize to 75%

Position into place

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with a lighter shade of your bg color

On your WA layer select all>float>defloat

On your floodfill layer invert your selection

Delete, deselect & merge down

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Paste your lace as a new layer

Resize to 57%

Position on the upper right side

Duplicate, mirror & merge down

Move up so only the lacey bottom part shows

Select around your tag with your selection tool

Crop to selection

Duplicate your lace

Flip & merge down

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

Lilac Angel

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on Apr 19, 2012 & is copyright protected
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Supplies Needed
White Lilac here

Plugins
Mura Meister Copies
Tramages Tow The Line
Graphics Plus Cross Shadow
DSB Flux Bright Noise


The tube I used Angel in Lilac is by Jasmine Becket-Griffith, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

The name of the font I used is Tagettes
I used size 48 & 60

 

Open new transparent canvas 930x375, we will resize later
Floodfill with a color from your tube
Apply tramages tow the line
Change the top # to 45
Apply graphics plus cross shadow changing the 2 bottom #'s to 90

Paste your lilac as a new layer
Resize to 42%
Duplicate & hide the original for now

On the duplicated lilac:
Use your eraser tool to erase the leave
Resize to 30%
Apply mura meister copies
Line>number 39
Change layer properties to luminance legacy
Duplicate 2 times

Effects>distortion effects>wave
Use these settings



Repeat on other 2 layers increasing the horizontal displacement by 1 each time
Rename these layers to animation 1, 2 & 3

Paste your tube as a new layer
Resize as needed and add drop shadow

Unhide your lilac layer & move to the top
Position on the left
Add drop shadow
Change layer properties to luminance legacy
Duplicate, mirror & merge down
Change layer opacity to 40
Add another drop shadow

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text, name & © info

I merged my text & name
I then applied dsb flux bright noise, intensity 55, mix checked




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

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Tame Me

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on Apr 4, 2012 & is copyright protected

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Supplies Needed

Flower here

Plugins

Graphics Plus Cross Shadow

The tube I used Taming A Tiger (6-3) is by Jasmine Becket-Griffith, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

The name of the font I used is Heather

I used size 60

Open new transparent canvas 940x400, we will resize later

Floodfill with a color from your tube

Add texture using these settings, change the color to your floodfll color

Apply graphics plus cross shadow changing the 2 bottom #'s to 80

Paste flower as a new layer

Erase the stems at the bottom

Resize to 75%

Position opposite side of your tube

Add drop shadow

Change layer properties to overlay

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Add drop shadow

Position to one side

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with your color

Select all

Contract 15

Delete

Deselect

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text, name & © info

Merge all

Save as jpg & 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 emaail it to me with ATT Sharon & the tut name in the subject line

You'll find my email blinkie on your left 

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Result by Kaye W
Love the animation!

Howling At The Moon

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on Mar 31, 2012 & is copyright protected

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Supplies Needed

Moon, right click to save

Plugins

Maura Meister Copies

Graphics Plus Cross Shadow

The tube I used A Wolfish Friend is by Jasmine Becket-Griffith, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

The name of the font I used is JLR Pawrty Hearty

I used size 36 for my text & size 42 for my name after resizing it

Open new transparent canvas 940x400, we will resize later

Floodfill with dark blue

Effects>texture effects>texture>grid>scale 50>depth 3

Duplicate 2 times

Apply graphics plus cross shadow using default settings

Repeat on the middle bg layer, changing the bottom two #'s to 148

Repeat on bottom bg layer, changing the bottom two #'s to 168

Paste your moon as a new layer

Apply mura meister copies with these settings

Set preset to tiling

Mode line

Change layer properties to soft light

Add an inner bevel

Add drop shadow twice

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Add drop shadow

Duplicate & mirror

Change layer properties to dodge

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 emaail it to me with ATT Sharon & the tut name in the subject line

You'll find my email blinkie on your left 

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Result by Kaye W

Family Portrait

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on March 10, 2012

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Scrapkit Toasted Almond by Moody Designz here

The tube I used Pixie Dogs is by Jasmine Becket-Griffith, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

Open new transparent canvas 700x700, we will resize later

Select all

Paste paper 15 into selection

Deselect

Paste element 56 as a new layer

Using your magic wand click inside the frame

Add new raster layer

Floodfill with a pattern or gradient

Move to below the frame layer

Do Not Deselect

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

If you're using the same tube I had to move it a bit

Move to below the frame layer

Invert your selection

Delete

Deselect

Activate the background layer

Paste element 17 as a new layer

Duplicate & mirror

Merge down

Add drop shadow, twice

Paste element 13 as a new layer

Resize to 35%

Position on upper left corner of frame

Add drop shadow, twice

Duplicate & flip

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text

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

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Result by Kaye W

Best Friends

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on March 9, 2012

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Supplies Needed

Template #131 by me here

Plugins

Xero Fritillary

Graphics Plus Cross Shadow

The tube I used Pug Pixie is by Jasmine Becket-Griffith, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

Open your template, shift D to duplicate & close original

Delete credit layer & the Forever Word art layer & shadow layer

Activate the diamond shape layer

Select all>float>defloat

Floodfill with a gradient, linear, angle 0, repeats 0

Apply Xero Fritillary~8, 30, 10, 6

Apply Graphics Plus Cross Shadow using default settings

Do Not Deselect

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Invert your selection

Delete

Deselect

Activate diamond frame layer

Floodfill with a gold pattern

Duplicate

Apply Graphics Plus Cross Shadow, default settings to one of these layers

Rename these layers to animaion 1 & 2

Repeat the pattern or gradient & cross shadow effect on the bars layer but not the duplication

Activate the circle layer

Floodfill with the same gradient as the diamond shape layer

Apply Xero Fritillary changing the top # to 10

Apply Graphics Plus Cross Shadow, same settings, twice

Floodfill raster 1 with black or another dark color

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your name & your © info

Animation

Hide animation 1

Merge visible

Copy & paste into animation shop

Undo your merge

Unhide animation 1 & hide animation 2

Merge visible

Copy & paste after current in animation shop

Set frame properties to 15

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

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Result by Kaye W

Bat Girl

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This tutorial was written by Sharon on Sept 18, 2011

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

A pumpkin

Autumn Pattern

Here's the one I used

Right click to save

The tube I used Halloween Twilight is by Jasmine Becket-Griffith, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

Open new transparent canvas 700x700, we will resize later

Floodfill with an autumn color, I used #f2890e

Effects>Texture Effects>Texuture>Mosiac

Effects>Artistic Effects>Enamel

Blur 65, detail 89, density 65, angle 138, color #c3eebb

Effects>Texture Effects>Blinds

Width 5, opacity 40, light from left checked, color black

Add a new raster layer

Activate your selection tool, set on rectangle

click the customize button

Top 100, bottom 600, right 600, left 100

Floodfill with an autumn pattern

Deselect

Add drop shadow

Effects>Texture Effects>Blinds

Same as before except check the horizontal box

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Add drop shadow

Paste your pumpkin as a new layer

Resize as needed, if you're using the same tube I am it came with a pumpkin, I resized it to 75%

Position in lower right corner

Add drop shadow

Duplicate

Resize to 75%

Position at upper right corner of your autumn pattern layer

I rotated right 45

Duplicate & mirror

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text

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

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A Wolfish Friend

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This tutorial was written by Sharon on Sept 18, 2011

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Scrapkit Toasted Almond here

The tube I used A Wolfish Friend is by Jasmine Becket-Griffith, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

Open new transparent canvas 700x550, we will resize later

Select all

Paste paper 15 into selection

Deselect

Paste element 57 as a new layer

Add drop shadow

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as need

Move to below the frame layer

Add drop shadow

Paste element 17 as a new layer

Resize to 30%

Position lower right corner

Add drop shadow

Duplicate, flip & mirror

Paste element 37 as a new layer

Resize to 20%

Position on lower right corner

Add drop shadow

Duplicate

Position on upper left corner

Paste element 9 as a new layer

Resize to 35%

Position near lower left corner of frame as shown on my tag

Add drop shadow

Move to below the flower layers

Duplicate

Position on right side of frame

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text

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

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The Feline Gang

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This tutorial was written by Sharon on Sept 16, 2011

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Supplies Needed

Scrapkit Kitty Cats & Puppy Dogs by me here

Mask # 250 by Vix here

The tube I used Its All About The Cats is by Jasmine Becket-Griffith, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

Today my dad would have turned 84 but he died at a young age on Sept 1, 1979 just before turning 52.  So today all my tuts are dedicated to him.

Love you dad!

Open new transparent canvas 700x550, we will resize later

Floodfill  with a color from your frame

Add a new raster layer

Select all

Paste paper 14 into selection

Deselect

Apply mask

Merge group

Add drop shadow

Paste frame 3 as a new layer

Resize to 75%

Click inside frame with your magic wand

Hold down your shift key and click inside the small areas 

Expand 3

Paste paper 10 into selection

Do Not Deselect

Paste your tube as a new layer

If you're using the same tube resize to 75%

Reposition a bit

Invert your selection

Delete

Deselect

Add drop shadow

Move the paper & tube layers to below your frame layer

Paste bed 3 as a new layer

Resize to 65%

Position bottom center

Add drop shadow

Paste bowl 2 as a new layer

Resize to 50%

Position next to the bed

Add drop shadow

Paste cat house 2 as a new layer

Resize to 75%

Position lower right

Add drop shadow

Paste cat food 1 as a new layer

Resize to 30%

Position between the bed & cat house

Add drop shadow

Paste cat 1 as a new layer

Resize to 35%

Position in front of cat house

Add drop shadow

Paste cat 4 as a new layer

Resize to 25%

Position on bed

Add drop shadow

Paste butterfly 5 as a new layer

Resize to 50%

Position near bottom left

Add drop shadow

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text

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

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Autumn Fairy Queen

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This tutorial was written by Sharon on Sept 12, 2011

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Supplies Needed

FTU Scrapkit Autumn Delight by me here

Mask #3 by WSL here

The tube I used Red Haired Fairy Queen is by Jasmine Becket-Griffith, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

Open new transparent canvas 700x700, we will resize later

Floodfill with a color from your tube or frame (Skip this step if you want a transparent background)

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with a color from your tube or frame

Apply mask

Merge group

Add drop shadow

Paste frame 2 as a new layer

Using your magic wand click inside the frame

Expand 5

Paste paper 12 as a new layer

Invert your selection

Delete

Deselect

Move to below your frame layer

Add drop shadow to your frame

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Move to below your frame layer

Add drop shadow

Paste flower 8 as a new layer

Resize to 35%

Position as shown on my tag above the fairy's head

Add drop shadow

Paste leaf cluster 1 as a new layer

Mirror

Position on right side of frame

Add drop shadow

Paste an autumn butterfly as a new layer

Resize to 50%

Rotate right 45

Position on lower left of frame

Add drop shadow

Paste a bow as a new layer

Resize to 50%

Position on top center of frame

Add drop shadow

Paste bird 2 as a new layer

Mirror

Resize to 65%

Position near upper right corner of frame, over the leaf cluster

Add drop shadow

Paste butterfly 5 as a new layer

Resize to 65%

Rotate right 45

Position upper left corner of frame

Add drop shadow

Paste leaf 2 as a new layer

Position center left of frame

Add drop shadow

Paste flower 2 as a new layer

Resize to 35%

Position on top of leaf

Add drop shadow

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

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Autumn Delight

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This tutorial was written by Sharon on Sept 4, 2011

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Scrapkit Autumn Delight by me here

The tube I used called Red Haired Fairy Queen is by Jasmine Becket-Griffith, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

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

Select all

Paste paper 17 into selection

Deselect

Paste a cluster frame as a new layer, I used #8

Click inside the frame with your magic wand

Hold down the shift key and click inside a couple of small areas on the right

Paste paper 14 as a new layer

Invert your selection

Delete

Deselect

Move to below the frame

Add drop shadow to frame

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Move to below the frame

Add drop shadow

Paste butterfly 3 as a new layer

Resize to 50%

I positioned inside my frame or you could put it on the left side of the frame

Rotate right 45

Add drop shadow

Paste a bow as a new layer

Resize to 45%

Position on top of frame

Add drop shadow

Activate your top layer

Add new raster layer

Select all

Paste paper 14 into selection

Contract 12

Delete

Deselect

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

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Autumn Leaves

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This tutorial was written by Sharon on Sept 1, 2011

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Scrapkit Autumn Romance by Bea here

Plugins

Graphics Plus Cross Shadow

The tube I used called Little Autumn Leaves is by Jasmine Becket-Griffith, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

Open new transparent canvas 700x700, we will resize later

Select all

Paste paper 12 into selection

Apply graphics plus cross shadow, default settings

Paste frame 4 as a new layer

Using your magic wand click inside the frame

Paste paper 14 as a new layer

Do Not Deselect

Paste your tube into selection

Deselect

Paste deco 4 as a new layer

Position as shown on my tag

Add drop shadow

Apply cross shadow

Paste butterfly 1 as a new layer

Position on left center of frame

Add drop shadow

Duplicate & mirror

Merge down

Apply cross shadow

Paste leaf 5 as a new layer

Resize to 50%

Position upper left corner

Add drop shadow

Paste leaf 4 as a new layer

Resize to 40%

Rotate left 15

Position on top of leaf 5

Add drop shadow

Merge down

Rotate left 15

Duplicate & mirror

Merge down

Add cross shadow

Paste flower 6 as a new layer

Resize to 60%

Position as shown on my tag

Add drop shadow

Add cross shadow

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

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