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This Tutorial was written on October 27^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

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

Tube of choice.
I am using the artwork of Johanna Von Frankenstein aka Koffin Kandy

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

Scrapkit of Choice

I am using “Bloodlust” by AmyMarie's Kits

You can find this for purchase HERE

Mask of Choice

Halloween_MMask2 by Mythical Designs

You can find this for download HERE

Additional Filters Needed

Eye Candy – Gradient Glow

Xero – Bad Dream

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

Start a new canvas

600px by 600px

Flood fill with white.

Open 27

Add to your canvas

Filter → Eye Candy → Gradient Glow

With the following settings:

Add a drop shadow to the 'frame'

Open pp1

Resize to 600px by 600px

Add to your canvas just below the element we're going to be using as a frame

Use the magic wand to select inside all of the pieces inside the 'frame'

Select → Modify → Expand, by 10

Invert the selection

On the paper layer press delete

Open pp5

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

Have this first tube above the paper frame background but below the frame

Erase any of the tube that is extending beyond the frame at the bottom

Duplicate this layer

Move it above the frame this time

Erase any of the tube that is over the frame

Duplicate this layer

On the top one

Filter → Xero → Bad Dream

Softness – 150

Strength - 30

Filer → Blur → Gaussian Blur, 3.0px

Change the blend mode to soft light

On the bottom tube

Add a drop shadow

Add your tube between the background paper layers

Resize and reposition to your liking

I flipped a couple horizontally

Merge the layers

Erase any of the tube that's outside the frame

Change the blend mode to luminosity

Lower the Opacity to 30%

Now add which elements you'd like

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

Moon (I added an outer glow here)

tree2

r6

21

flower2

10

4

clock (eye candy gradient glow from before)

candle

35

book2

flower9

flower9

flower11

flower11

vamplip2

tombstone (eye candy gradient glow from before)

drink

heartsword

timer

26

web (opacity at 50%)

spider2

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!

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This Tutorial was written on September 8^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

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

Tube of choice.
I am using the artwork of Foto-Retro

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

Scrapkit of Choice

I am using “Epiphany Sampler” by Gothic Inspirations

You can find this for download HERE

Mask of Choice

Mask128 by Weescotslass Creations

You can find this for download HERE

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

Start a new canvas

600px by 600px

Flood fill with white.

Open Frame2

Add to your canvas

Resize down to 60%

Add a drop shadow

Open Paper3

Add to your canvas just below the frame

Use the magic wand to select inside the frame I got the pieces just around the frame as well

Select → Modify → Exand, by 5

Invert the selection

On the paper layer press delete

Open Paper5

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

On the top one

Filer → Blur → Gaussian Blur, 3.0px

Change the blend mode to soft light

On the bottom tube

Add a drop shadow

Add your tube between the frame and background paper layers

Resize and reposition to your liking

I flipped mine horizontally

Erase any of the tube that's outside the frame

Desaturate

Change the blend mode to overlay

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:

Brush (no drop shadow)

Spill (no drop shadow)

Spill (no drop shadow)

Tree1

Pin

Bag

Lantern

Brush

Rose

Rose

Bow1

Bow1

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!

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This Tutorial was written on September 7^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

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

Tube of choice.
I am using the artwork of George Patsouras

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

Scrapkit of Choice

I am using “The Calming of Fall” by Karra's Kreative Korner

You can find this for purchase HERE

Mask of Choice

Mask218 by Weescotslass Creations

You can find this for download 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 frame4

Add to your canvas

Resize down to 80%

Duplicate

On the top one rotate -10 degrees

On the bottom one rotate 5 degrees

Open paper14

Add to your canvas above the bottom of the two frames

Select the frame

Invert the selection

On the paper layer press delete

Change the blend mode to color

Add a drop shadow to each of the two frames

Merge them together

Open paper4

Add to your canvas just below the frame

Use the magic wand to select inside the frame

Select → Modify → Exand, by 10

Invert the selection

On the paper layer press delete

Duplicate the paper layer

Filer → VanDerLee → Unplugged-X → Pattern Offset

Change the blend mode to soft light

Open paper10

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

Erase any that's outside the frame at the bottom

Duplicate this layer

On the top one

Filer → Blur → Gaussian Blur, 3.0px

Change the blend mode to soft light

On the bottom tube

Add a drop shadow

Add your tube between the two frame background paper layers

Resize and reposition to your liking

I flipped mine horizontally

Erase any of the tube that's outside the frame

Change the blend mode to luminosity

Lower the Opacity to 50%

Open mask1

Add above the Pattern Offset paper background layer

Erase any that's outside the frames once you have it repositioned and resized

Change the blend mode to overlay

Now add which elements you'd like

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

sparkles2 (no drop shadow)
blueberries

scatter

hearts in wind (no drop shadow)

wheel

flowers

pocketwatch

teddy bear

leaf2

leaf1

scatter

wordart2 (added an outer glow here as well)

curled ribbon

pearls

heart box

heart box

flower 1

flower 2

butterfly

bow2

bow2

sparkles1 (no drop shadow)
sparkles1 (no drop shadow)

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!

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This Tutorial was written on August 27^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

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

Tube of choice.
I am using the artwork of Ellie Milk

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

Scrapkit of Choice

I am using “Memories of Fall” by Karra's Kreative Korner

You can find this for purchase HERE

Mask of Choice

I am using Mask238 by Weescotslass

You can find this for download on her blog HERE

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

Start a new canvas

600px by 600px

Flood fill with white.

Open clock

Add to your canvas

Resize down to 85%

Rotate -15 degrees

Open paper3

Add to your canvas below the clock

Select the clock

Select → Modify → Expand, by 4

Invert the selection

On the paper layer, press delete

Filer → Noise → Add Noise

Amount: 12.5%

Gaussian

Monochromatic

Merge the two layers together

Add a drop shadow

Open paper1

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

Add a drop shadow to the bottom tube layer

Add your tube to your canvas below the main tube

Resize and reposition to your liking

I lowered the opacity down pretty low to see what I was doing

Getting her face to be the center of the clock and get most of it there

I flipped horizontally as well

Once it's where you want it to be use your elliptical marquee tool to select the face of the clock

Once you have it selected invert the selection and on the tube layer press delete

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

Open glow

Add to your canvas just above the girl and the clock, below the main tube

Lower the fill to 70%

Add a bit of outer glow to this as well, I used the maroon of the dress, all else at default

Now add which elements you'd like

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

scatter (no drop shadow)

vines

leather strap

light

weeds (no drop shadow)

heart scatter (no drop shadow)

pinecones

pinecones

pinecones

ribbon2

ticket

scroll

letter

leaf2

leaf2

leaf1

leaf1

flower2

flower1

bird cage

basket

bow1

bow1

sparkle (no drop shadow, blend mode changed to overlay)

Add some wordart if you'd like to

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!

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This Tutorial was written on August 27^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 Joahannah von Frankenstein aka Koffin Kandy

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

Texture of choice

I'm using Texture7 by Vix

Which you can find HERE

Animation of Choice

I am using ani3 from Chaos Trashed HERE

It's the 5^th one down in the post

Filter Needed

MuRa's Meisters – Copies

Venderlee – Unplugged X – Pattern Offset

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

Start a new canvas

600px by 250px

Add your tube to your canvas

Filter → MuRa's Meister → Copies → Wallpaper (rotate)

All at default

Filter → Blur → Motion Blur

Angle – 25 degrees

Distance – 450 pixels

Filter → Sharpen → Sharpen Edges

Filter → Sharpen → Sharpen More

Add the texture to your canvas

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

Add your tube to the left side of your canvas

Resize and reposition to your liking

I flipped mine horizontally as well

Filter → MuRa's Meister → Copies → Line

Lower just the number to 4

Change the blend mode of this layer to luminosity and lower the opacity to 25%

Use your rectangle marquee tool to drag out a square towards the bottom of your canvas

On the original background

Copy and then paste

Move this layer up above the line of the tube we just made

Filer → VanDerLee → Unplugged-X → Pattern Offset

All at default

Change the blend mode to soft light, add a bit of an outer glow to this something that matches the tube

Add your tube to the right of the canvas now

Resize and reposition to your liking

Duplicate this layer

On the bottom one add a drop shaow

On the top one

Filter → Blur → Gaussian Blur, 3.0 px

Change the blend mode to Overlay

Add the tube again, flip it horizontally

Have just the little brain cupcake showing in the bottom left of the canvas

Duplicate this once you have it where you like it

Add a drop shadow to the bottom one

On the top one

Filter → Blur → Gaussian Blur, 3.0 px

Change the blend mode to Overlay

Now we're going to add your word art

I did make my own for this one, you can use similar if you'd like :)

I just did Brains are Sweet (the name of the tube I'm using)

Add your name

Use your ellipitcal marquee tool to select the entire canvas

Add two new layers on the canvas

On the bottom of the two new layers

Edit → Stroke

I did Width of 8px

Center

Black

Change the blend mode to overlay

On the top one, add the stroke again

This time a width of 5px

Use a green color from the tube.

Filer → Noise → Add Noise

Amount – 12.5%

Gaussian

Monochromatic checked

*****Most Important****

Add your copyright information!

If you don't want to animate you're done!

If you do want to animate then we're going to continue on!

Open up the animation we're using.

Gin is awesome and does them in .pfd form so it's super easy to add them to your tags in photoshop

I deleted the credits layer

Then you're going to select ALL the layers and just drag them over to the canvas we want them on

Now a cool trick for this...hold down the shift key while you do it and the layer you're dragging will be centered!

Now the fun part of animating LOL

We're going to go to our animation window

I have mine set on a .1 sec delay, set to repeat forever

Hide all of the layers of our animation except the very first one

Change the blend mode to luminosity

Now we're going to add a new layer to our animation window

Hide the first layer of the animation and unhide the second layer

Change the blend mode of this one to luminosity as well

Add a new animation layer to the animation window

hide layer two of the animation in our main layers

Unhide layer three

Change the layers blend mode to luminosity

Keep going on with the pattern until you've done all of the frames for the animation

Then when you've done that, press play and you can watch it go!

If you're happy with how it looks save as a .gif and you're done!

Now if you want to make an avi I just hide the credits, border and any words

Merge them all down flat

Start a new canvas 150px by 200px

Flood fill with black

Drag this black layer over to our main canvas we've been dealing with

move it below the merged layer we made

Create a clipping mask here

(hold down alt while your mouse is over your layers pallate and when the mouse changes to two intersecting circles click once)

It'll only show where that black square is now!

Move it around a bit until your happy with what you see in the square

Merge the two layers together and drag back to your smaller canvas we made for it

Center it and all that

Add the borders as we did before on the main canvas

Add your copyright info

Add Either your name or initals

You're done!!

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This Tutorial was written on August 20th 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

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

Tube of choice.
I am using the artwork of Anja Catharina

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

Scrapkit of Choice

I am using “Pink Passion” by Creationz by WitchysHeart

You can find this for purchase HERE

Mask of Choice

I am using Mask161 by Vix

You can find these for download and use on her blog HERE

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

Start a new canvas

600px by 600px

Flood fill with white.

Open Frame#4

Add to your canvas

Resize down to 60%

Add a drop shadow

Open Paper#6

Resize to 600px by 600px

Add to your canvas below the frame

Use your magic wand to select inside the frame

Select → Modify → Expand, by 5

Invert the selection and on the paper layer press delete

Open Paper#9

Resize to 600px by 600px

Add to your canvas just above the white background layer

Apply the layer mask here

Image → Adjust → Brightness/Contrast

Brightness 25

Contrast -20

Add the tube to the canvas

Resize and reposition to your liking

Move below the frame

Erase any of the tube and it visible outside the bottom of the frame

Duplicate this layer

Move just above the frame

Select the frame

Erase any of the tube that is over the frame

Duplicate this layer

Filter → Blur → Gaussian blur, 3.0px

Change the blend mode to soft light

Add a drop shadow to the bottom tube layer

Now add which elements you'd like

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

Heart Scatter (no drop shadow)

Heart Scatter (no drop shadow)

Leaves#2

Ribbon

Umbrella#1

Flower Scatter

Flower#8

Ribbon

Vines

Flower#5

Flower#5

Flower#6

Flower#8

Flower#6

Cupcake#1

Lips#2

Lips#2

Butterfly#2

Butterfly#2

Teddy Bear

Bubbles (no drop shadow, lower the opacity to 50%)

Disco Ball

Disco Ball

Leave#2

Flower#6

Flower#6

Butterfly#1

Butterfly#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!

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This Tutorial was written on August 16th 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

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

Tube of choice.
I am using the artwork of Maureen Seng

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

Scrapkit of Choice

I am using “Luau” by Amy Marie's Kits

You can find this for purchase HERE

Mask of Choice

I am using Mask84 by Weescotslass Creations

You can find this for download on her blog HERE

Additonal Filers Needs

Greg's Factory Output Vol. II – Pool Shadow

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

Start a new canvas

600px by 600px

Flood fill with white.

Open frame2

Add to your canvas

Resize to 90%

Add a drop shadow

Open pp2

Resize to 600px by 600px

Add to your canvas below the frame

Use your magic wand to select inside the frame

Select → Modify → Expand, by 6

Invert the selection and on the paper layer press delete

Open pp010

Resize to 600px by 600px

Add to your canvas just above the white background layer

Apply the mask to this layer

Add your tube to your canvas

Resize and reposition to your liking

Have below the frame but above the paper layer

Erase any of the tube that's outside the frame

Change the blend mode to Luminosity

Lower the Opacity to 30%

Add the tube to the canvas once more

Resize and reposition to your liking

Duplicate this layer

On the bottom layer add a drop shadow

On the new layer

Filer → 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:

glittersplat (No drop shadow)

glittersplat (no drop shadow)
glittersplat (no drop shadow)

palm tree 1 (no drop shadow)

palm tree 1 (no drop shadow)

flowerstring

slice3

drinkbrella2

lei

g2

shell3

tropicaldrink2

tropicalmix

tropicalmix2

flower1

flower1

flower1

brad

brad

shell4

shell4

Add some wordart if you'd like to I used pp021 to 'color' mine

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!

Now if you want to animate

Go to the paper backing of your frame and duplicated it 4x.

Hide all but the first layer.

Add Filter:

Greg's Factory Output II: Pool Shadow

Diagonal:48

Center:50

Horizontal:50

Diagonal:50

Horizontal:50

Vertical:50

Intensity:61

Lightness:64

Apply then go to your next duplicated layer and apply the filter again but change the diagonal to 58.

Do that for each following layer add 10 to the Diagonal.

Then go to you Animation Window:

Make sure you have only the first layer of paper highlighted and duplicate the animation frame so you have 5 total.

You want it to repeat forever with delay set at: .2 seconds.

One each frame for animation change it so you can only see one of the 5 paper background layers and once that's done press play and it should run just fun and look like a water reflection effect.

Once you're happy with your tag Save it as a .gif

You're Done!!

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