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This Tutorial was written on March 17^th, 2012 by Ashly
It is of my own creation and any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.

Please do not copy and do not post elsewhere.

Do not translate or script.
This tutorial is written as if you have a general knowledge on how to use the program.

***What you'll need***
Program of Choice.
I am using Photoshop CS5

Tube of choice.
I am using the artwork of Wendy Gerber

Use must purchase a license to use her artwork and can do so HERE

Scrapkit of Choice

I am using a PTU Kig, “Getting lucky” by Designs by Sarah

Which you can find for purchase HERE

Mask of Choice

I am using gemsmask16 by Gem

Which you can find for download to use HERE

~*~*~ Let's Get Started~*~*~

Start a new canvas

600px by 600px

Flood fill with white.

Open frame 4

Add to your canvas and resize by 80%

Add a drop shadow

Open pp1

Resize to 600px by 600px

Add to your canvas

Have it below your frame in your pallate

Use your magic wand to select inside the frame, make sure you get the small part around the outside of the main part

Select → Modify → Expand, by 3

Invert your selection and on the paper layer press delete

Deselect

Open pp7

Resize to 600px by 600 px

Add to your canvas and have just above the white background layer in your pallate

Apply the mask to this layer

Open one of your closeups, I did the half body tube for mine

flip it horizontally and have it between your frame and the paper background layer

resize and reposition to your liking

Once you're happy with this delete any of the tube that's outside the frame

Change the blend mode to luminosity and the opacity to 50%

Add your full body tube to the top of you canvas

Resize and position to your liking.

Once you're happy with this duplicate your tube layer.

On the bottom one add a drop shadow

On the top

Filter → Blur → Gaussian Blur, 3.0 px

Change the blend mode to soft light

Now add which elements you'd like

I used the following from the bottom up with a drop shadow unless stated:

chandelier 3 (no drop shadow)

string 1

greenery 2 (no drop shadow)

print 3 (no drop shadow)

print 2 (no drop shadow)

leaf 1

leaf 2

stitching 1

button 2

button 2

shamrock 1

horseshoe

flower 1

flower 2

flower 3

flower 5

bow 3

bow 2

button 1

button 1

Add your name

Image → Trim

Top left pixel color all boxes checked

Resize if you'd like to

****Most Important****

Add your copy right information

If you're happy with you're result save to your liking and you're done!