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This Tutorial was written on April 21st, ‎2013 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

But, if you know your tools you can use any program of choice

Tube of choice.
I am using the artwork of VeryMany

You must purchase a license to use their tubes and can do so HERE

Scrapkit of Choice

I am using “Wild About Coffee” by Candy's Treats

You can find this HERE

Mask of Choice

I am using Mask141 by Weescotslass Creations

You can find this HERE

Additional Filters Needed

Xenofex 2 - Constellation

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

Start a new canvas

600px by 600px

Flood fill with white.

Open frame4

Add to your canvas

Resize down by 85%

Add a drop shadow

Open PP7

Resize to 600px by 600px

Add to your canvas just below the frame

Use your magic wand to select inside the frame

Select → Modify → Expand, by 5px

Invert the selection

On the paper layer press delete

Deselect

Open PP10

Resize to 600px by 600px

Add to your canvas just above the white background layer

Apply the layer mask here

Add the tube to the canvas

Resize and reposition to your liking

Duplicate this layer

Filter → Blur → Gaussian Blur, 3.0px

Change the blend mode to Soft light, Lower to opacity to about 50%

On the bottom tube

Add a drop shadow

Add the close up to the canvas just below the frame

Resize and reposition to your liking

I flipped mine horizontally

Erase any of the tube outside the frame

Change the blend mode to luminosity

Lower to opacity to 50%

Now add which elements you'd like

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

Swirl4

CoffeeStain (no drop shadow)

SmokeHeart (no drop shadow)

Leaves2

Flower11

Button1

Button1

Label2

ele16

Flower11

Flower2

ele6

Butterfly

Flower7b

bow3

ele5

Add your name

Crop your tag to get rid of the access space that's not needed

Resize if you'd like to

****Most Important****

Add your copy right information

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

Now if you'd like to animate let's continue :)

Go to the SmokeHeart layer

Duplicate it 3 times so you have a total of 4 of them

On the bottom layer of the heart

Filer → Xenofex 2 → Constellation

With the following Settings:

Add this to each of the layers hitting random seed once on each

Got to your animation window and have the delay set to .15 sec

Set to repeat forever

Hide all but the first SmokeHeart Layer

Add a new animation layer

Hide the first SmokeHeart layer and unhide the second

Do this for the last two frames as well

Press play and watch it go :D

If you're happy with your result save as a .gif and you're done!

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This Tutorial was written on April 20th, ‎2013 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

But, if you know your tools you can use any program of choice

Tube of choice.
I am using the artwork of trixychuu

You must purchase a license to use her tubes and can do so HERE

Animation of choice

I am using SimoneAni156 by Scrappy Bit of Fun

Which you can find HERE

Addittional Filters

MuRa's Meister – Copies

Penta- color dot

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

Start a new canvas

600px by 250px

Choose two colors from your tube

Add a gradient to your canvas

You can use mine as a sample for how you might want it to look

Add your tube to your canvas

Filter → MuRa's Meister → Copies

Wallpaper (rotate)

The rest at default

Move this layer around a bit until you get something you like

If you can't find something undo and redo the filter until you get it that way

Change the blend mode to Luminosity

Lower the opacity to 25%

Duplicate your gradient layer

Move this layer above the wallpapered layer

Filter → Penta → Color Dot

All at default

Change the blend mode to soft light

Add the words “True Love” in white to your canvas one on the upper left

Another on the lower right

Change the blend modes to soft light, lower the opacity of each to 70%

Add your tube to the center of the canvas

Resize and reposition as you'd like

Duplicate

Filter → Blur → Gaussia Blur, 3.0px

Change the blend mode to soft light

Add a drop shadow to the bottom tube

Using your rectangular marquee tool draw out a square that goes from the middle of the tube out to the right

On the original gradiant layer

Copy and Paste

Move the new layer up to just under the tubes

Filter → Penta → ColorDot

Change the blend mode to soft light

Add a bit of an outer glow

Add 3 new layers at the top of the canvas

Use rectangular marquee to select the canvas

With the bottom of the 3 new layers selected

Edit → Stroke

12, Center, Black

Repeat this for the next layer up but with a width of 8

The top one with a width of 2

Deselect

On the bottom change the blend mode to overlay

The middle Ctrl + click on the thumbnail

Copy and Paste the original gradient again

Move it back up to in between the two layers

Flip Horizontally

Filter → Noise → Add Noise

Uniform, 30%, monochromatic

Add your name

*****Most Important*****

Add your copyright

Select the layer with the MuRa's Meister filtered tube on it

Add your animation to your canvas

If you need to reposition make sure all the animation layers are selected so they'll all move together

With them all selected click Ctrl + G (this will make them a group), Change the blend mode of the group to luminosity

Hide all of the animation layers now but the first one

Open your animation window

Have the delay set to .1 sec, and to go forever

Add a new window, hide the first animation layer and unhide the second

Do this for all layers just hiding the last and unhiding the next in line

Press play to watch it go, if you're happy with your result

Save as a .gif and you're done!!

(Ctrl + Shift + Alt + S)

Now to make the avatar

Hide the frame layers and the group animation layer

Along with the copyright and name

Start a new canvas

175 px by 200 px

Drag all the layers over

Resize and reposition as you'd like

(make sure they're all selected again so they all resize and move together)

Add the frame as we did with the main tag

Add your name or initial

***Most Important***

Add your copyright

Save to your liking and you're done!

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This Tutorial was written on April 14^th, 2013 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

But, if you know your tools you can use any program of choice

Tube of choice.
I am using the artwork of Caron Vinson

You must purchase a license to use her tubes and can do so HERE

Scrapkit of Choice

I am using “Garden Bliss” by Rissa's Designs

You can find this HERE

Mask of Choice

I am using mask245 by Weescotslass Creations

You can find this HERE

Additional Filters Needed

VanDerLee – Unplugged-X – Pattern Offset

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

Start a new canvas

600px by 600px

Flood fill with white.

Open paper1

Resize to 600px by 600px

Add to your tag

Apply the mask here

Duplicate this layer

Filter → VanDerLee → Unplugged-X

Pattern Offset

Change the blend mode to soft light

Clip this to the original

Add your tube to your canvas, resize and reposition to your liking

Duplicate this layer

Filter → Blur → Gaussian Blur, 3.0px

Change the blend mode to soft light

To the bottom tube add a drop shadow

Add your tubes a couple more times in between the two mask layers

Resized and repositioned as you'd like

I flipped one of mine horizontally

Change the blend mode to Luminosity

Lower the opacity to 40%

Now add which elements you'd like

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

Swirlie

Flower5

Flower5

GardenSign

Flower2

Roses

Snail

Flower4

Bird

Add your name

Crop your tag to get rid of the access space that's not needed

Resize if you'd like to

****Most Important****

Add your copy right information

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

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This Tutorial was written on April 2nd 2013 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

But, if you know your tools you can use any program of choice

Tube of choice.
I am using the artwork of Keith Garvey

You must purchase a license to use his tubes and can do so HERE

Scrapkit of Choice

I am using “Just a Note” by Gemini Creationz

You can find this HERE

Mask of Choice

I am using Mask141 by Weescotslass Creations

Which you can find HERE

Additional Filters Needed

PhotoEffex – Scanlines

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

Start a new canvas

650px by 650px

Flood fill with white.

Open e_39

Add to your canvas

Resize down by 85%

Add a drop shadow

Open p4

Resize to 600px by 600px

Add to your tag below the frame

Use your magic wand to select inside the frame

Select → Modify → Expand, by 5

Invert the selection, press delete

Duplicate this layer

Filter → PhotoEffex → Scanlines

With the following settings:

Change the blend mode to soft light

Open p5

Resize to 600px by 600px

Add to your canvas just above the white background layer

Apply the mask here

Add your tube to your canvas, resize and reposition to your liking

Erase any of the legs that are over the frame

Duplicate this layer

Filter → Blur → Gaussian Blur, 3.0px

Change the blend mode to soft light

To the bottom tube add a drop shadow

Add your tube to the canvas a couple more times

I flipped one horizontally

Have them in between the two paper background layers

Merge them together

Erase any of the tubes that are outside the frame

Change the blend mode to Luminosity, lower the opacity to 50%

Now add which elements you'd like

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

*These Go below the frame, just above the mask layer*

-Work only on the right side-

e26 (no drop shadow)

e11 (no drop shadow)

e43 (no drop shadow)

e6

Duplicate these, Flip horizontally and move to the left side of your tag

*These all go above the top tube layer*

-again, only work on the right side for now-

e67

e73

e5

e27

e66

e52

e73

e59

e64

e37

e36

e3

e14

Duplicate these, Flip horizontally, move to the left side

Move the pink flower layer that is now covering her hand down below the tubes

Add your name

Crop your tag to get rid of the access space that's not needed

Resize if you'd like to

****Most Important****

Add your copy right information

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

~~Click on Sample to view full size~~
This Tutorial was written on April 2nd 2013 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

But, if you know your tools you can use any program of choice

Tube of choice.
I am using the artwork of Enamorte

You must purchase a license to use her tubes and can do so HERE

Scrapkit of Choice

I am using “Angel Bunny” by Alika's Scraps

You can find this HERE

This is an Easter kit but, there is plenty here you can use for pretty much any time. Spring or Autumn or anything in between. Definitely a fun kit

Mask of Choice

I am using mask111 by Designs by Vabys

You can find this HERE

&

Mask141 by Weescotslass Creations

Which you can find HERE

Additional Filters Needed

VanDerLee – Unplugged-X – Pattern Offset

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

Start a new canvas

600px by 600px

Flood fill with white.

Open paper06

Resize to 600px by 600px

Add to your tag

Apply the mask by Vabys here

Duplicate this layer

Filter → VanDerLee → Unplugged-X

Pattern Offset

Change the blend mode to soft light

Clip this to the original

Open paper03

Resize to 600px by 600px

Add to your canvas

just below the other paper layer

Apply the Weescotslass mask here

Add your close up tube to your canvas

I flipped mine horizontally

Resize and Reposition to the left side of your tag

Create a clipping mask to the top paper layer mask

Change the blend mode to luminosity and lower the opacity to 70%

Add your full tube to your canvas, resize and reposition to your liking

Duplicate this layer

Filter → Blur → Gaussian Blur, 3.0px

Change the blend mode to soft light

To the bottom tube add a drop shadow

Now add which elements you'd like

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

as24 (no drop shadow)

as15

as23

as17

as17

as20

as14

as22

as16

Add your name

Crop your tag to get rid of the access space that's not needed

Resize if you'd like to

****Most Important****

Add your copy right information

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