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This Tutorial was written on November 7^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 Barbara Jensen

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

Scrapkit of Choice

I am using the scrapkit “Visite de Paris” by Gimptastic Scraps

You can find this HERE

Mask of Choice

I am using Mask84 by Weescotslass Creations

You can find this for download HERE

Additional Filters

Penta - Jeans

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

Start a new canvas

600px by 600px

Flood fill with white.

Open Frame2

Add to your canvas

Resize down to 80%

Add a drop shadow

Open Frame1

Add to your canvas

Resize down by 78.50%

Add a drop shadow

Open Paper8

Add to your canvas below the frames

Use your magic wand to select inside the frame

Select → Modify → Expand, by 8

Invert the selection

On the paper layer press delete

Deselect

Duplicate this layer

Filter → Penta → Jeans

All at default

Change the blend mode to soft light

Lower the opacity to 50%

Open Paper1

Add to your canvas just above the white background layer

Apply the layer mask here

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

Move below the frame

Erase any of the tubes legs that may be outside the frame at the bottom

Duplicate

Move above the frames

Erase any of the legs that may be over the frame at the bottom

Duplicate

Filter → Blur → Gaussian Blur, 3.0px

Change the blend mode to soft light

To the bottom tube add a drop shadow

Add the tube between the frame background papers a couple of times

How you'd like to

I flipped one horizontally as well

Erase any that's 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:

Deco (no drop shadow)

Deco (no drop shadow)

Feather

PlayingCard

Feather

Flower3

Flower2

WaterDrops (no drop shadow)

Bottle

Brooch

Sticker

Ribbon

SheetMusic

Key

BlingFlower

Ticket

Basket

ButterflyScatter (just 1 of them)

ButterflyScatter (just 1 of them)

ButterflyScatter (just 1 of them)

ButterflyScatter (just 1 of them)

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 September 10^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 Tatjana Art

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

Texture of Choice

I am using 02 by AnOrderOfFishsticks

You can find this for download HERE

Brush of Choice

I am using french4 by Obsidian Dawn

You can find these for download HERE

Addittional Filters

PhotoEffex – Scanlines

Xenofex 2 – Constellation

~*~*~ 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 at verious sizes and different points, once again, use mine for a bit on an example of what to do here.

Once you have them where you're wanting them, Merge all the tubes together and change the blend mode to luminosity

Duplicate this layer

Filter → Blur → Gaussian Blur, 3.0 px

Change the blend mode to soft light

Filter → PhotoEffex → Scanlines, change the width to 3

Add the texture to the canvas

Position how you'd like

I rotated mine 90 degree clockwise

Resize a bit if you'd like as well

Using your custom shapes tool, add a new layer above the texture

Draw out a couple of hearts how you'd like them and then select them and press delete on the texture layer

Delete the custom shape layer once you're done with this

Add a drop shadow to the texture layer

Duplicate your main gradient background layer and move to the top of your canvas

Change the blend mode to color

Add a new layer

Select inside the two hearts

Use the brush french4 to stamp out the writing inside both of the hearts in white

Change the blend mode to soft light

Lower the opacity to 50%

Now write out believe in love a couple of times and place on your canvas

You can use mine as a sample again :)

Have this in black

Change the blend mode to overlay

Add your main tube to your canvas.

Center it as you'd like it.

I erase a bit of the ribbon that was still showing on the right

Duplicate this layer once you're happy with it's size and position

Filter → Blur → Gaussian Blur, 3.0px, change the blend mode to soft light

To the bottom on add a drop shadow

Add a new layer

Edit → Stroke

Center, Black, 12px

Change the blend mode to overlay

Add your name

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

Add your copyright information

If you're not wanting to animate you're done!

Save to your liking.

If you do want to animate on we go!

Crop your canvas to it's size

Go down to your texture layer

Duplicate 3 times so you have a total of 4 texture layers

using your magic wand select inside the two hearts

Filter → Xenofex 2 → Constellation

With the following settings:

Repeat this for the following 3 layers

Hit random seed once before you hit okay on each one.

Hide all of the texture layers except for the bottom one

Open the animation window

Change the delay to .15 seconds, set to repeat forever

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

Add a new layer hide the second layer, unhide the third

Add a new layer hide the third layer, unhide the fourth

Press play and watch your animation go!

If you're happy with your results safe as a.gif and you're done!

For the avi:

Hide the name, credits, border and main tubes layers.

Start a new canvas 200 px by 200 px

Select all of the still visible layers of our original canvas

Drag them over to our new smaller canvas

Move the layers around a bit until they're where you're wanting them

(I just showed the top right heart portion in the middle of my avi)

Crop down to the size of this new smaller canvas when you're happy with what is visible

Add the border as we did before but use a stroke size of 6 for this one

Add your name

****Most important*****

Add your copyright information

Animate it just as we did the banner

Save to your liking (if you animated or not)

And you're done!

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This Tutorial was written on May 31^st, 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 Freya Langford-Sidebottom

This tube was an exclusive for the Pinup Fantasies & Faerie Tales Magazine

You can still purchase these magazines and get a license HERE

Scrapkit of Choice

I am using the scrapkit “Steampunk Romance” by Dran Designs

You can find this HERE

Mask of Choice

I am using one that I'm not sure where I got it

I'll will post it here but if it's yours or you know who made it then I would love to give credit for it

and TY for allowing us to use it :)

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

Start a new canvas

600px by 600px

Flood fill with white.

Open element (52)

Add to your canvas

Resize by 70%

Rotate by 8 degrees

Add a drop shadow

Open paper5

Resize to 600px by 600px

Add to your canvas

Use your magic wand to select inside the frames

Make sure you get the little sections of the bottom right one

Select → Modify → Expand, by 6

Invert the selection

On the paper layer press delete

Open paper4

Resize to 600px by 600px

Add to your canvas just above the white background layer

Apply the layer mask here

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

Move this layer below the frame

Duplicate

Move this layer above the frame

Erase any of the legs that are over the frame

Duplicate

Filter → Blur → Gaussian Blur, 3.0px

Change the blend mode to soft light

To the bottom tube add a drop shadow

Add the close up just above the paper frame background

I flipped mine horizontally

Erase any that's 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:

element (70)

element (46)

element (3)

element (65)

element (64)

element (5)

element (3)

element (58) – erase the bit that's going over the lamp

element (3)

element (5)

element (4)

element (48)

element (23)

element (23)

element (11)

element (6)

element (30) – just one

element (25)

element (30) – just one

element (30) – just one

element (55)

element (19)

element (28)

element (28)

Add some wordart if you'd like to

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 May 21^st 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 “Memories” by Amy Marie's Kits

You can find this HERE

Mask of Choice

I am using Mask5 by Melissaz Creationz

You can find this for download HERE

Additional Filters Needed

None

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

Start a new canvas

600px by 600px

Flood fill with white.

Open 58

Add to your canvas

Resize the height only by 80%

Add a drop shadow

Open pp010

Resize to 600px by 600px

Add to your canvas

Use your magic wand to select inside the frame

Select → Modify → Expand, by 3

Invert the selection

On the paper layer press delete

Open pp6

Resize to 600px by 600px

Add to your canvas just above the white background layer

Apply the layer mask here

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

Move below the round frame

Erase any of the tube that's outside the frame at the bottom

Duplicate this layer

Move above the frame, erase an of the tube over the bottom of 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

Now add which elements you'd like

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

46 (no drop shadow)

46 (no drop shadow)

45 (no drop shadow)

45 (no drop shadow)

92

93

32

32

105

105

10

81

1

33

53

50

14

16

11

15

1

1

54

54

54

12

104

104

47

98

106 (no drop shadow)

106 (no drop shadow)

106 (no drop shadow)

106 (no drop shadow)

30

30

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 May 6th, ‎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 Gabi Spree

This tube is called "I Want Your Skull"

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

Addittional Filters

MuRa's Meister – Copies

Gregs Factory Output Vol. II – Pool Shadow

Xero - Fritillary

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

Start a new canvas

600px by 250px

Add your tube to your canvas

Filter → MuRa's Meister's → Copies

Wallpaper (Rotate)

All at default

Move it around just a bit until you get an image you like on the left side

Duplicate this layer

On the bottom one

Filter → Blur → Motion Blur

Angle of 25 and distance 375 pixels

Filter → Sharpen Edges

Filter → Sharpen More

On the top one change the blend mode to soft light

Merge these two layers together

Use your rectangular marquee tool to select the whole canvas

Add three new layers to the canvas

On the bottom one

Edit → Stroke

Center, 12 and the color of black

On the middle

Edit → Stroke

Center, 8, medium brown from tube

On top

Edit → Stroke

Center, 2, dark brown from tube

Deselect

On the bottom change the blend mode to overlay

On the middle one

Filter → Xero → Fritillary

With the following settings:

Add your tube to your canvas

Resize and Reposition on the right side

Once you're happy with where it's at

Duplicate

On the bottom add a drop shadow

On the top

Filter → Blur → Gaussian Blur, 3.0 px

Change the blend mode to soft light

Add your name

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

Add your copyright

Go to the background layer and duplicate three times so you have a total of 4 layers

On the bottom of the four

Filter → Gregs Factory Output Vol. II → Pool Shadow

With the following settings:

On the remaining 3 repeat the same filter except add 30 to the diagonal on each one (so 80, 110 & 140)

Open your animation window

Have the delay set to .3 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)

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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 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 March 18^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 FourXsDesigns

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

This one is of Snooki and come with 2 close up layers and 16 different layers for the clothing

Scrapkit of Choice

I am using “Snooki” by Wicked Princess Scraps

You can find this HERE

Mask of Choice

I am using mask113 by Designs by Vaybs

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.

Add your close up of choice to your tag

Ctrl + Click on the thumbnail to select it

Add a new layer

Flood fill with black

Deselect

Using the font Impact

Type out “Snooki”

Mine is size 100px

Select the word layer as we had the close up in the beginning and on the black layer we had press delete

Deselect

You can delete the words layer now

Select the Black layer with the word cutout on it now

Select → Modify → Contract, by 3

Add a new layer

Flood fill with a color from the tube (I used green)

Select → Modify → Contract, by 3

Add a new layer

Flood fill with another color from the tube (I used pink)

Select → Modify → Contract, by 3

Add a new layer

Flood fill with black

Move the original Snooki to the top of the pile

Invert the selection and press delete

Deselect

Change the blend mode to luminosity, lower the opacity to 70

Duplicate

Filter → VanDerLee → Unplugged-X → Pattern Offset

Change the blend mode to soft light

On the bottom black layer add a drop shadow

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

Open PP8

Add to your canvas just above the white background layer

Apply the mask here

Now add which elements you'd like

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

splat (no drop shadow)

splat (no drop shadow)

splat (no drop shadow)

circletrail

glitterdoodle

star

lipliner

heartkeychain

lips

rose

rose (desaturated)

bow

bow

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 March 17th, ‎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 Isobel Von Finklestein

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

Addittional Filters

MuRa's Meister – Copies

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

Start a new canvas

600px by 250px

Add your tube to your canvas

Filter → MuRa's Meister → Copies

Wallpaper (rotate)

The rest at default

Filter → Blur → Radial Blur

100, Spin, Good

Move the center dot to about the center of your canvas

Filter → Sharpen → Sharpen Edges

Repeat

Add your tube to your canvas

Resize and Reposition in the center to your liking

Duplicate

Filter → Blur → Gaussian Blur, 3.0 px

Change the blend mode to overlay

Add a drop shadow to the original one

Add your tube below these two layers once more

Have the heart sort of be the focus on the left side

Once you have it how you want it

Duplicate, Flip horizontally and move to the right side of the banner

Merge those two layers together

Change the blend mode to luminosity, lower the opacity to 40%

Duplicate 3 times so you have a total of 4 layers

Hide your main tube so you can see these layers better

Using your lasso tool

Select around the heart and hands on both sides

On the second heart beat layer (the first is going to remain as is :) )

Filter → Distort → Pinch

Amount 9

On the third, repeat this filter

Amount 7

On the fourth layer, repeat once more

Amount 5

Now, Hide all of them but your very first layer, we'll come back to the animation in a bit.

Unhide your two main focus tube layers.

Add some wording that you'd like in white, change the blend mode to soft light

Use your rectangle marquee tool to select the whole canvas

Add two new layers at the top

On the bottom of the two new layers

Edit → Stroke

Center, 10px and black

On the top

Edit → Stroke

Center, 6px, a color that comes from your tube

Deselect

Add noise to the top one

Change blend mode of the bottom to overlay

Add your name

****Most Important****

Add your copy right information

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

Now onto the animation

You're going to open your animation window

The first layer set your delay to 1 sec (that's the one we didn't change at all)

On the second, third and fourth layer the delay is .1 sec

You're going to just have each layer visible for each animation frame

Press play and it should look like a heart beat :)

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

If you want to make an avi with it

Merge all your layers but the name, copyright and border layrs

Create a clipping mask that's 175px by 200px in size

Add it to another canvas

Add your initial, copyright and borders as we did before

Save to your liking and you're done!

~~Click on Sample to view full size~~
This Tutorial was written on March 6th, ‎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 KiwiFireStorm

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

Scrapkit of Choice

I am using “So Lucky” by Pimp'd Designz

You can find this HERE

Mask of Choice

I am using Mask363 by Vix

You can find this HERE

Additional Filters Needed

Xero - Softmood

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

Start a new canvas

600px by 600px

Flood fill with white.

Open frame-01

Add to your canvas

Resize down by 70%

Add a drop shadow

Open pp-03

Add to your canvas below the frame

Use your magic wand to select inside the frame

Select → Modify → Expand, by 5

Invert the selection

On the paper layer press delete

Open pp-11

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 and of the legs that are extending beyond the frame

Duplicate

Move above the frame

Erase any of the legs that are now over the frame

Duplicate

Filter → Xero → Softmood

With the following settings:

Change the blend mode to soft light

On the bottom tube

Add a drop shadow

Add the tube a couple more times

Between the bottom tube already there and the paper frame background

I flipped one horizontally

Erase any of the tubes that are outside the frame

Merge the two layers together

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:

ribbon-05

stars-01

bead-03

bead-02

rainbow-02

leaves-01

leaves-01

heart-01

heart-doodle

leaves-02

flower-03

flower-01

flower-02

ribbon-04

ribbon-06

leaves-03

light-dots (no drop shadow, change blend mode to soft light)

ladybug

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 March 5th, ‎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 Zlata_M

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

Scrapkit of Choice

I am using “Funny Valentine” by Candy's Treats

You can find this HERE

Mask of Choice

I am using Mask84 by Weescotslass Creations

You can find this HERE

You'll also need a heart shape, I used a brush or you can use the heart preset shape that just comes with the program

Additional Filters Needed

VanDerLee – Unplugged-X – Pattern Offset

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

Start a new canvas

600px by 600px

Flood fill with white.

Open Bracket

Add to your canvas

Resize down by 80%

Rotate -25 degrees

Add a drop shadow

Duplicate this layer

Flip Horizontal, Flip Vertical

Arrange a bit apart sort of like my sample tag

Open P7

Resize to 600px by 600px

Add to your canvas below the two brackets

Add a new layer and either draw out, stamp or add the heart you're going to be using

Drag below the paper layer

Hold down your alt key and on the layer pallette move your mouse between the two layers until the cursor changes into the two intersecting circles and click once

Move around and resize the heart as you'd like to

I also added a bevel and outer glow

Add a Drop shadow

Open P3

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

Filter → Blur → Gaussian Blur, 3.0px

Change the blend mode to soft light

Lower the opacity to about 50%

On the bottom tube

Add a drop shadow

Add the tube once more

Just above the pink paper we used for the heart we made

I flipped mine horizontally

I made the clipping mask as I did before (with the heart and paper layers)

Change the blend mode to luminosity

Lower the opacity to 30%

Duplicate the paper layer (you may need to readd the clipping mask)
Filter → VanDerLee → Un-plugged-X → Pattern Offset

Change the blend mode to soft light

In a nice cursive font type out the letters ily in white

Add a bevel, slight inner glow, outer glow and drop shadow

Change Rotate to match the brackets

Change the blend mode to soft light

Now add which elements you'd like

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

Stormbg1 (no drop shadow)

Stormbg1 (no drop shadow)

Gems-pink

ribbon3

tag

Greenery2

elesmall4

heart1

heart2

ele7

Stud

ele3

elesmall1

Stormbow1

Stormbow4

ValentineButterfly1

LilacButterfly

Stud

Stud

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!