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This Tutorial was written on February 15^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 Gorjuss

You may purchase a license to use her work HERE

Kit of choice.
I am using a Scrapkit called, “Retro Funk” by Designs by Sarah

Which you can purchase for use HERE

Mask of Choice.

I am using Mask366 by Weesctoslass

Which you can find HERE

Extra filters needed

Xero - Porcelain

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

Start a new canvas

600px by 600px

flood fill with white

Open frame2 & frame1

Add them to your canvas and arrange them similarly to what I've done.

The square frame is also angled to the left a bit.

Open pp11

Resize to 600px by 600px

Add to your canvas

Use your magic wand to select inside your circle frame

Select → Modify → Expand, by 5

Invert the selection and on the paper layer press delete.

Deselect

Open pp7

Resize to 600px by 600px

Add to your canvas

Use your magic wand to select inside your square frame

Select → Modify → Expand, by 5

Invert the selection and on the paper layer press delete.

Deslect.

Open pp1

Resize to 600px by 600px

have this layer just above the white background layer.

Add the mask here.

Add your tube to your canvas on the right side.

Duplicate it.

On the bottom one add a drop shadow

On the top

Filter → Blur → Gaussian Blur, radius of 3.0

Change the blend mode to overly.

Add the tube to the circle frame.

I flipped mine horizontally.

Duplicate this layer.

On the bottom one, erase any of the tube that is below the frame.

Add a drop shadow

One the top erase any that's below and over the frame.

Filter → Xero → Porcelain, all at default except blue channel at 0

Filter → Sharpen → Unsharp Mask, all at default

Add your tube once more, flip it horizontally again.

Delete any of the tube that's outside the frame

Change the blend mode to luminosity, opacity at 25%

Now just add any elements that you'd like, repositioned and resized as you'd like them

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

Funky swirl2 (no drop shadow)

funky leaves (no drop shadow)

ribbon2

funky flower2

paper shape3

tag2

staple

button1

button1

button2

button

Add some text to your tag

Add your name

Image → Trim

Top left pixel color, all boxes checked

Resize if you'd like to

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

Add your copyright information

If you're happy with your results save to your liking and if you don't want to animate you're done!!

If you want to animate though, we're going to go back to the text layer we added to our tag.

I duplicated it twice and changed it so that I have three different layers.

The first, “So Retro”, second “So Funky”, third, “So Dazed”

Now hide the top to so you're just looking at your first text layer.

Duplicate this layer.

Filter → Blur → Motion Blur

Angle it so that it matches your text, mine is at 60 degrees.

Distance 8 pixels.

Repeat this with the other two text layers.

Now we're going to go to our animation window.

Hide all but the very first text layer we started with.

Set the animation at .1 sec delay and to replay forever.

Add a new animation layer and hide the original text layer and unhide the blurred text of that layer.

Add a new layer and change the opacity to 90%

Add a new layer and change the opacity to 80%

Continue adding and lowering the opacity by 10% until you're at 10%.

Repeat this same process with the other two layers.

If you do 3 text layers you'll wind up with 33 frames.

Change the delay on the 3 orignal text layers in the animation window to 1 sec.

On mine those are frames 1, 12, 23

Press play and see your animation go.

You should have something similar to mine :)

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

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This Tutorial was written on December 14^th, 2011 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 Susanne Woolcott

You must purchase her artwork for use and can do so HERE

Kit of choice.
I am using a Scrapkit called, “Onyx” by Rissa's Designs

You can find this HERE

Mask of Choice.

I am using Mask218 by Weescotslass

Which you can find HERE

Filters Needed
Xero – Porcelain

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

Open up a new canvas

600px x 600px.

Flood fill with white

Open frame02

Copy and paste into your canvas

Reszie to 80%

Ctrl + Click on the tumbmail of this layer

Select → Modify → Expand, by 2

Create a new layer and flood fill with white.

Make sure it's below your frame

Filter → Noise → Add noise

Amount – 15%

Gaussian and Monochromatic

Add a drop shadow of choice

Open paper03

Resize to 600px by 600 px

Copy and paste into your canvas.

Drag layer to just above your white backgroung

Take your elliptical marquee tool and drag out a circle the size of your frame.

Invert your selection and on the paper layer press delete

Invert selection once more.

Select → Modify → Expand, by 2

Add a new layer and flood fill with black

Deselect

Drag below your paper frame background

Add the same noise as before to this layer

Open paper04

Resize to 600px by 600px

Copy and paste into your canvas

Drag to just above your white background layer

Apply your mask to this layer

Add your tube to the top of your canvas

Adjust, resize and reposition to your liking.

Filter → Xero → Porcelain

All default settings except blue channel at 0

Filter → Sharpen → Unsharp mask

All at default

Add a drop shadow of choice.

Add your tube to your canvas again.

Duplicating and flipping horiztionally, repositioning.

Erase any bits that are outside of the frame

Duplicate each one.

On the bottom ones change the blend modes to luminosity, opacity at 10%

On the top ones change the blend modes to soft light, opacity at 50%

Now just embellish to your liking.

I used the following in this order, from the bottom up with drop shadow of choice, unless specified

~Above the mask layer~

hearts (no drop shadow)

hearts (no drop shadow)

hearts (No drop shadow)

Glitter spill (no drop shadow)

Glitter spill (no drop shadow)

Glitter splat02 (no drop shadow)

Floral Deco

Wire Flower String

ButterflyKeyChain

~Above Frame below top tube~

Ribbon 01

~Above top tube layer~

Flower02

Flower03

Butterfly02

Key02

Bow

Bow

Heart

Heart

Flower04

Flower04

Add your name

Image → Trim

Top left pixel color, all boxes checked

Resize if you'd like to

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

Add your copyright information

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

A Sweet Addiction Tutorial

This Tutorial was written on August 3^rd, 2011 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.

This tutorial is written as if you have a general knowledge on how to use the program.

***Supplies Needed***

Photoshop – I used CS3 but any should work

Tube(s) of Choice

I am using the beautiful work of Suzanne Wolcott

You must purchase a license to use her work

You can do so HERE

Font of Choice- I'm using Mrs Saint-Delafield

Mask4 by Lizquis

Which you can get HERE

Scrap kit by KiKeKa Kits called “A Sweet Addiction”

Which you can purchase HERE

~Filters~

Xero Porcelain

~~~Remember that tutorials are guidelines, add a bit of your own spin on them and make them your own!!~~~~

*~*~*Lets Get Started*~*~*

Open a new canvas.

I start with 600px x 600px.

Flood fill with white

Open Paper 8, resize to 600px x 600px

copy and past to your canvas

apply mask to this layer

at the angle of 25 degrees, sized 425 px

Rasterize and center the mask

Open cbg_asweetaddiction_frame01

Copy and paste into your canvas

Edit --->Transform---> Scale 13%

Edit---> Transform--->free rotate 19.5 degrees

Center the frame

Add drop shadow

Open cbg_asweetaddiction_frame03

Copy and paste onto your canvas

Edit --->Transform---> Scale 13%

Center the frame

Add drop shadow

Open Paper 10, resize to 600px x 600px

Cope and Paste it into your canvas

Take your magic wand and select inside each of the three frames

Select --->Modify ---> Expand by 3

Invert your selection

With the paper layer selected press delete

Drag this layer below your frame layer

Lower the opacity to 70%

Add your 3 tubes in between these two layers, deleting the excess your don't need the same you you just deleted the bit of the frame backing you don't need.

On each of the images change the blend mode to luminosity.

As well as:

Filter ---> Xero ---> Porcelain

At default settings except blue channel set at 0

Add your main focus tube, position and resize where you'd like it

Apply the Porcelain filter to this one as well

Filter ---> Sharpen ---> Unsharp mask

With the following settings:

50%, 1.0 pixels, 0 levels

Add a drop shadow and outer glow with a color to match your tube

All default settings except opacity at 100%

Add any elements you'd like, resized to your liking and drop shadowed.

I used in this order:

cbg_asweetaddiction_scatter01 (below frame01, opacity at 50%)

cbg_asweetaddiction_ribbon02 (above frame01, below your frame paper back layer)

Now the rest above the frame03 layer but, below your focus tube layer

cbg_asweetaddiction_bubbles

cbg_asweetaddiction_icecream

cbg_asweetaddiction_cherry

cbg_asweetaddiction_rose02

cbg_asweetaddiction_ribbon01

cbg_asweetaddiction_flower02

cbg_asweetaddiction_flower01

cbg_asweetaddiction_candy01

Add your name to your tag.

Image---> Trim

Top left pixel color, all boxes checked, okay.

Rize to your liking

******MOST IMPORTANT******

Add your copyright info

Save your image and you're done!!

If you try my tutorial please send me your results so I can see them as well!!

TYSVM for stopping by!!

Ashly