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This Tutorial was written on April 14^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 Cuddly Rigor Mortis

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

Scrapkit of Choice

I am using a PTU kit called “Don't Bug Me” by TammyKat Designs

You can find this kit HERE

Mask of Choice

I am using mask349 by Vix

Which you can find HERE

Additonal Filters

Xero - Porcelain

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

Start a new canvas

600px by 600px

Flood fill with white.

Open ribbonframes

Add to your canvas

Scale down to 90%

Angle to -25 degrees

Add a drop shadow

Open bluewrinkle2

Resize to 600px by 600px

Add to your canvas below the frame

Use your magic wand to select inside the frames

Select → Modify → Expand, by 5

Invert the selection

On the paper layer, press delete

Open redwrinkle

Resize to 600px by 600px

Add to your canvas below the other paper layer

Apply the mask to this layer

Open your tube and add it to your canvas as the top layer here.

Resize and position to your liking.

Add a drop shadow

Filter → Xero → Porcelain

All at default, except the blue channel at 0

Filter → Sharpen → Unsharp mask

all at default

Add your tube in each of the frames as you'd like

Erase any of the tubes outside the frame

Change the blend modes to luminosity and the opacity to 50%

Now add which elements you'd like

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

ribbonborder-vertical

sequinstitches

greenleaf

greenleaf

bugheart-ribbon

redbow

sequinred

bugginword (added a stroke to this one)

whiteladybug

dottedbutterfly

pinkbow

sequinblue

sequinblue

sequinwhite

sequinwhite

sequinred

ltpinkbow

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 April 9^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

Scrapkit of Choice

I am a PTU kit called “Funky Easter” by TammyKat Dezigns

You can find this kit HERE

Mask of Choice

I am using BigMask008 by Vix

Which you can find HERE

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

Start a new canvas

600px by 600px

Flood fill with white.

Add the elements that you'd like to resize, positioned and drop shadowed as you'd like.

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

Foldedribbon-blue

grass1

flowerpink

goofysquiggle-drkpink

basket-purple

bunny

flower-blue

heartspurpleblue (just 1 of them)

heartspurpleblue (just 1 of them)

tinyflower-yellow

tinyflower-drkpink

butterfly2

button-purple

button-pink

Open paper1

Resize to 600px by 600px

Add to your canvas and drag to just above the white background layer in your pallate

Apply the mask here.

Add your name, I created a clipping mask with heartspaper

Add some wordart if you're wanting to

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 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!

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This Tutorial was written on March 21^st, 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 Amy Matthews

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

Scrapkit of Choice

I am using a PTU Kit, “Cupcake Surprise” by TammyKat Dezigns

Which you can find for purchase HERE

Mask of Choice

I am using Mask218 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 element19

Scale down by 70%, duplicate

Rotate the bottom one -5 degrees

Rotate the top one 5 degrees

Select the top one and add a new layer

Flood fill the selection with a color from your tube.

Deselect and change the blend mode to multiply

Merge the three layers together

Open paper4

Resize to 600px by 600px

Add to your canvas

Use your magic wand to select inside of the frames

Get all the little pieces around the outside as best you can

Select → Modify → Expand, by 8

invert the selection and on the paper layer press delete.

Open paper1

Resize to 600px by 600px

Add to you canvas below the other paper layer

Apply your mask to this layer

Open your tube and I used the most full bodied one.

Resize and reposition to your liking

have this below your frame but above your papers

Duplicate.

On the bottom add a drop shadow

On the new one bring it above your frame

Erase any parts at the bottom that are over the frame

Duplicate

Filter → Blur → Gausssian blur, 3.0px

Change the blend mode to screen, change the opacity to 50%

Add your tube between the frame and paper layer two more time, resizing and positioning to yoru liking

Erase any parts that are outside the frames

Change both blend modes to luminosity

Change once to opacity of 50% the other to 30%

Now add which elements you'd like

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

element6 (no drop shadow)

element6 (no drop shadow)

element9

element28

Add some wordart to your tag if you'd like

element29

element29

element29

element30

element30

element16

element4

element4

element5

element12

element11

element1

element5

element17 (just the pink)

element17 (just the pink)

element17 (just the pink)

element17 (just the brown)

element17 (just the brown)

element17 (just the brown)

Add some sparkles if you'd like to (this is optional and I got mine from another kit)

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!