~Supplies~
*PSP - any version, I use X
*Tube of choice - I've used a very sweet fairy by
Angela Newman which you can purchase at
AMI.
Please don't use her artwork without a license.
*Filters -
Tormentia, Eye Candy 5 Glass &
AAA Frames
*Artmama mask2 - can be found on my blog
HERE.
*Scrap paper or Texture of choice - I've used a paper from my
L'amour FTU kit on my blog
HERE, paper 10
*Garden picture tubes - I'm not sure what version you're using, so
here are few links to grab some addition picture tubes of garden
flora if your version doesn't have them -
Paint Shop Pro Photo Studio &
Areleens
*Font of choice - I've used
Carrington &
Sex
Pistols
*Spring quote of choice or use mine. It's a proverb so there is no
one to credit it to.
~♥~Let's Begin~♥~
1. Open a new transparent image 550 x 350 or your preferred size.
Open my L'amour 10 paper and resize to the width of your working
canvas, in my case 550. C/p as a new layer. Click on your crop tool
and looking all the way to the top right of your screen you'll see
the snap crop tool.
Tap on that, then tap on the node in the center of your tag and it
will crop the paper to the size of your working canvas.
2. Selections - select all - modify - contract 10 - invert - promote
selection to layer - select none. On this new border - Effects - eye
candy 5 - glass - use the bevel "button" with these settings:
3. Move back to your background layer - duplicate - blend mode
screen - apply Artmama mask2 - merge group - Effects - Tormentia
criss cross with default settings.
4. C/p your tube onto your canvas now, leaving the beveled frame
always at the top of your layer palette. If your tube has a flat
side as mine does, butt it up against one of the sides tucking it
under the frame a bit. Add a d/s of your choice (I used 5, 10, 45 in
EyeCandy 3.1).
5. Add a new raster layer and drop it under your tube layer. Click
on your picture tube tool and find your garden tubes. Set it to 50
scale and random for placement and selection mode. Tap along the
bottom of your canvas creating your garden as you go. If you get a
"piece" that you don't like just hit your undo tool and tap again.
Once satisfied, change the blend mode to overlay. Add the d/s of
your choice - I added 1, 1, 43, 6.
6. Add a new raster layer above your tube now. Using your picture
tube tool again, tap and undo until you find a suitable flower to
signify the first hint of spring for your fairy to be looking at.
Add the same d/s to this tube.
7. This part may require practice to get it exactly right, unless
you're using the same quote as me. Move back down now to your
background layer. Using your selections tool set to rectangle,
stretch one out across the top of your image and leave selected.
Effects - AAA Foto Frames using these settings:
Type your quote out inside this box.
8. Resize now if you need to, add your artist's copyright and your
name & you're done.
I hope you've enjoyed this tutorial!
