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This Tutorial was written on March 25^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 Hannah Lynn

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

Scrapkit of Choice

I am using a PTU Kit, “Spring Flowers” by TammyKat Dezigns

Which you can find for purchase HERE

You'll also need an optional sparkle from another kit :)

Mask of Choice

I am using Mask141 by Weescotslass

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 pinkpp

Resize to 600px by 600px

Add it to your canvas.

Take your rectangle shape tool and draw out a square that's 350px by 400px

Rasterize the layer

Select the image

Select → Modify → Contract, by 50px

Press delete

Select the image again

Invert the selection and on the paper layer press delete

Deselect

Delete the black frame

Add a bevel and contour to the frame

Select the frame again

Select → Modify → Expand, by 4

Add a new raster layer below the frame

Flood fill with a color that's just a bit darker than the frame

Filter → Noise → Add Noise

25%

Uniform

monochromatic

Merge the two layers together and add a drop shadow

Open swirlpaper2

Add it to your canvas, resize and I rotated mine a bit to have the 'swirls' going at a bit of angle

Once you're happy with that use your magic wand and select inside the frame

Select → Modify → Expand, by 4

Invert the selction and on the paper layer, press delete

Deselect

Open drkpurplepaper

Resize to 600px by 600px

Add to your canvas below the other layers, except the white background layer

Apply your mask to this layer.

Open your tube and choose the one you'd like to use out of the two there.

Add it to your canvas and resize the tube, ining up where her hair is cut off on the right to the edge of the frame.

Select the frame and erase and of the tube that's over it on the sides and bottom

Duplicate the layer

On the bottom, add a drop shadow

On the top one

Filter → Blur → Gaussian blue, 3.0 pixels

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:

flowertrail1 (no drop shadow)

flowertrail2 (no drop shadow)

ribbon1-pink

flair2

leaf1

ribbon1-black

ribbon1-green

flowerpurple

leaf1

leaf1

flowerwhite

flower2

flower1

flair1

flair1

flair2

Add the optional sparkles here if you'd like to, no drop shadow on them

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!