Irish Meow

Animated

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on March 11, 2012

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

FTU scrapkit Luck O The Irish by Teresa here

The tube I used 54-2 is by Cuddly Rigor Mortis, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

Open new transparent canvas 700x700, we will resize later

Select all

Paste paper 9 into selection

Deselect

Paste flag 3 as a new layer

Resize to 88%

Add drop shadow

Paste your tube as a new layer

Add drop shadow

Skip this section if you're not going to animate

Using your freehand selection tool, select around the eyes

Add a new raster layer

Floodfill with black

Paste bowler hat 1 as a new layer

Resize to 40%

Position on the cats head

Add drop shadow

Paste bow 3 as a new layer

Resize to 25%

Position near right side of cat

Add drop shadow

Add a new raster layer

Select all

floodfill with a gold pattern or gradient

Contract selection by 12

Delete

Add inner bevel with these settings

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text

Add your text, name & your © info

Merge all

Save as jpg & you're all done!

Animation

Hide the floodfilled eyes layer

Merge visible

Paste into animation shop

Undo your merge

Merge visible

Paste after current in animation shop

I set frame the open eyes frame to 150

The closed eyes frame 30

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 Priscie

Result by Kaye W

Irish Lass

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

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Scrapkit Never Too Green here

Irish Flag here

Plugins

Xero Porcelain

The tube I used Patricia is by Lix, you can purchase this tube from PTE here

Open the Irish Flag

Paste your tube as a new layer

Apply Xero Porcelain using these settings

Apply drop shadow

Paste frame 4 as a new layer

Resize to 85%

Apply Xero Porcelain, same settings as above

Add drop shadow

Paste daisies as a new layer

Resize to 35%

Rotate right 20

Apply Xero Porcelain

Add drop shadow

Move to below the frame layer

Duplicate & mirror

Paste tree as a new layer

Resize to 85%

Move to below your tube layer

Move toward the left side of the frame

Erase the bottom part hanging below the frame

Add drop shadow

Duplicate & mirror

Activate your top layer

Paste leaves as a new layer

Resize to 70%

Flip & position near bottom of frame

Add drop shadow, twice

Paste butterfly 2 as a new layer

Resize to 25%

Rotate right 25

Apply Xero Porcelain using the same settings as above

Add drop shadow, twice

Duplicate & mirror

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 Kaye W

Result by Priscie

Shamrocks

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on March 8, 2012

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

FTU scrapkit Luck O The Irish by Teresa here

Template #76 by me here

Plugins

Xero Porcelain

The tube I used is Cowgirl 6 by Jose Cano, you can purchase this tube from PTE here

Open your template, shift D to duplicate & close original

Delete credit layer

Activate raster 5

Select all>float>defloat

Paste paper 9 into selection

Do Not Deselect

Paste your tube as a new layer, resize as needed

Invert your selection

Delete

Deselect

Apply Xero Porcelain Effect with these settings

Activate raster 1

Select all>float>defloat

Paste paper 12 into selection

Deselect

Activate the Shamrocks layer

Add inner bevel with these settings

Add drop shadow

Activate raster 2

Select all>float>defloat

Floodfill with a gold gradient, linear, angle 45, repeats 12

Add inner bevel, same settings as before

Deselect

Repeat on border & raster 4

Activate raster 3

Select all>float>defloat

Floodfill with a rainbow gradient, radial, angle 45, repeats 6

Effects>Artistic Effects>Enamel, I used the Blurred Green Line setting

Deselect

Paste shamrock bouquet as a new layer

Resize to 20%

Position upper left corner, add drop shadow

Duplicate & mirror

Paste rainbow 3 as a new layer

Move to below your tube layer

Add drop shadow

Paste WA Kiss Me I'm Irish

Resize to 50%

Postion over center of your tube

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

:)

Result by Kaye W

Garv's St Patricks Party

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This tutorial was written by Sharon on Feb 26, 2011

For more information read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Scrapkit With A Little Luck here

You will need 3 tubes by 1 artist.  

The tubes I used are by Keith Garvey.  You will need a license to use which you can purcahse here

This is a full size kit so we are resizing papers before pasting them so they dont look distorted

Open paper 10, resize to 20%.  Copy and close

New transparent canvas 700x550, we will resize later

Select all

Paste your resized paper 10 into selection

Deselect

Paste your tubes as new layers

Resize if needed

Open paper 18

Resize to 20% and close

New layer

Select all

Paste your resized paper into selection

contract 10

Delete

Deselect

Apply inner bevel using bevel #3 width 1

Paste element 30 as a new layer

Resize to 20% and position bottom center

Paste element 28 as a new layer

Resize to 10% then again to 80%

Move below the fence layer

Duplicate & mirror

Paste element 41 as a new layer

Resize to 10%

Position left side of fence

Duplicate & mirror

Resize all layers to 75%

Add your © and name

Merge all layers

Save as jpg and you're done!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial

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

:)

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Tut result sent in by Vickie

Thanks Vickie!