Christmas Time

This tutorial was written by me and for those

who have a good working knowledge of psp.

Supplies Needed

Tube

Artwork by  ©Amberly Berendson at MTA. 

Template

#137 by Dee

Font

Curly Shirley

Scrap Kit

Christmas Time by Designz by Sue (Me)

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Okay, let's get started

Remember to save often!!!

Open template and shift D

Close original and re-size canvas to 800 x 800

Crop after tag is done

Fill bg layer in with white

Delete info and text layers unless you plan on using them later

Use my tag as guide if needed

black bg - select - float

invert

paste paper 5

delete

For each color of the squares 

select - float

add new layer

fill with color of choice to match tube

or invert and paste paper from kit

same for the lettering layers

center green square - select - float

add new layer

fill with red

apply texture - brick at 45%

Paste tube and place in center

Once you get that done now you can add any elements from kit you desire

I Used

1

12

28

35

38

40

44

46

48

49

Add name

Close bg layer

Add drop shadow to layers

Add copyright info

Crop and Save

Sea Breeze

This tutorial was written by me and for those

who have a good working knowledge of psp.

Supplies Needed

Tube

Artwork by ©Amberly Berendson at MTA. 

Font

Porosa

Cluster Frame

(PTU)Sea Breeze Photomasks By Et Designs

Filters

Lokas - Gel

Okay, let's get started.

Remember to save often!!!

Open frame and shift D

Close original

Re-size frame to desired size

Re-size canvas to 800 x 800

Crop when done

Select mask layer

Float

Add new layer

Fill with color

I used #d8aa6c

Apply noise at 30

Paste tube
I covered the breast on my tube this is up to you

Duplicate

Move one above frame and one just below

Lock them together

On top tube erase past of the tube so 

it's as if she is in frame

Using selection tool select area just bigger 

than the opening of life preserver at bottom

Add new layer

Fill with color

I used #56442b

Invert

Paste tube

Delete

Change blend mode to luminance (L)

Add drop shadow to layers

Add name

Apply gel effect if desired

Add copyright

Crop and Save

Believe in Magic

This tutorial was written by me and for those

who have a good working knowledge of psp.

Supplies Needed

TubeArtwork by ©Amberly Berendson at MTA. 

Font
Carlotta

Filters Used

Zero - Fritillary

DSB Flux - Bubbles

Lokas - Gel

Template 

Magical Love by Dreamland Designs

Animation
Tiny Glitter by Lovey

Okay, let's get started.
Remember to save often!!!

Open template and shift D

Close original

Re-size canvas to 800 x 800

Crop when done

Start from bottom and work your way up.

These are the basic steps you will need to follow

1. select layer

2. float layer

3. add new layer

4. fill new layer with color or gradient of choice

5. deselect and close original layer

My color pallet

Paper bg - light blue

Back rectangle - gradient of light purple and blue
Apply noise at 20

Border back rectangle - dark purple

Border - gradient of medium purple and blue
Apply fritillary filter - default settings

Oval - medium gradient again

Circle - medium purple

Word art - apply noise

Line circle - light blue and noise

Border circle - dark purple
Apply noise and gel effect

Front rectangle - dark purple and light blue
Apply bubbles filter - default setting

Rectangle frame - dark purple
Apply noise and gel effect

Small rectangle - apply fritillary filter

Small frame - light blue
Apply noise

Dotted lines - Gradient of dark purple and blue

Heart - medium blue 
Apply noise

Ribbon - gradient of dark purple and blue
Apply gel effect

Glitter heart - Dark blue
Apply noise

Word art - delete and write your own

Paste your tube
Move to right area

Add name

Add copyright info

Save

To Animate

Open animation in AS

Copy merge your tag in psp and paste into AS

Ctrl L until you have 18 frames

Delete info layer from animation
Ctrl A

Drag to tag 

Click back button on animation and repeat drag to tag

I repeated this 4 times so I covered areas of tag I wanted

View tag and if it looks how you want it to save as gif.

That's it!

Dollmaker

This tutorial was written by me and for those

who have a good working knowledge of psp.

Supplies Needed

Tube, I used artwork by ©Amberly Berendson at MTA. 

Font, I used Alien League

Plug-in, I used  Richard Rosenman - Scanlines

My Animated Red Section

Let's Begin!

Open new canvas 650 x 250

Fill with #1d1b1b

New layer

Add texture using #141313

My texture is HERE.

Paste your tube a few times and move 

how you like them

Using eraser tool at opacity of 30

erase parts of tube so they blend together

Apply scanlines filter

Change opacity to 20

and blend mode to screen

Paste tube and center

Apply drop shadow

Using rectangle preset tool

set at 6 foreground #372721

background closed

Draw out a frame just a little smaller than canvas

Convert to raster

Float

Add new layer

Apply texture like above

Apply bevel of choice

Crop any of your centered tube that's outside frame

Add name

Add copyright info

Close everything above the tube background

Copy merged

Paste into AS

Ctrl L until you have 6 frames

Open my red section

Ctrl A

Drag to tag

Place where you like it

Back to psp

Open all the layers that are closed and close those that are open.

Copy merged

Paste in AS 

Ctrl A

Drag to tag and line it up

where it goes

For my tag I also applied underwater to my tubes eyes by using these

underwater settings in AS.

Start by selecting the eyes on tube and copying them to AS

Then apply animation

Delete the first frame 
Ctrl A
Drag to tag and line up where it goes on tube

Save as gif.

Ooky Spooky

This tutorial was written by me and for those

who have a good working knowledge of psp.

Supplies Needed

Tube, I used artwork by ©Amberly Berendson at MTA. 

Scrap kit, I used PTU Ooky Spooky by Skulliez Skrapz

at Pimp My Tags W/ Scraps

Font, I used Pixelette.

Filter, I used Mura's Meister - Copies.

Items from kit we will be using

dcorbitt_ookspooky_bat.png

dcorbitt_ookspooky_ghost.png

dcorbitt_ookspooky_skeleton.png

dcorbitt_ookyspooky_halloweentitle.png

dcorbitt_ookyspooky_spooky.png

dcorbitt_ookyspooky_pp6.jpg

dcorbitt_ookyspooky_sp5.jpg

dcorbitt_ookyspooky_pp4.jpg

dcorbitt_ookyspooky_sp3.jpg

Let's Begin!

Open new canvas 700 x 700.

Select preset shape - rectangle

using paper as foreground with background closed.

Width 8

Draw rectangle out quite large.

Use my tag a guide if needed.

Add a bevel to frame.

Select - modify - expand by 2.

Add new layer

Fill with black.

Move below frame.

Merge the two.

Using magic wand click inside frame.

Modify - expand by 5

Invert

Paste paper and hit delete.

Do above steps again only change from rectangle to circle.

Once you have both shapes done paste tube and place where you like.

Paste the other elements and place where you like.

For the ghost and halloween word art 

I duplicated the ghost and moved one below word art and one above.

Then on top copy I erased part of ghost so it's like he's wrapped around the H.

For Ooky Spooky

I used the spooky word art and just cropped the SP off for ooky.

Add Name.

For name I typed out name and applied.

Objects - Align - Center

Then applied filter using

tiling changing gap to 1.

Add copy right info.

Save!

Christmas Pixies

This tutorial was written by me and for those

who have a good working knowledge of psp.

Supplies Needed

Tube of choice, I used artwork by ©Amberly Berendson at MTA. 

Font of choice, I used PetuniaBounce.

Plug-ins,Filters Unlimited 2 (optional) 

My Supplies

Open my supplies and select rectangle frame and float 

then add new layer and flood fill with color of choice or leave black.

Select rectangle and do the same. I used #680d0c.

Add texture - fine leather 

black, angel 30, blur 0, trans. 250, # of furrows 41, length 6

Select frame bg and repeat above steps.

I used #589502 and #aeb09b.

Add tubes and place where you like them.

Crop any excess.

Add drop shadow.

Add name.

Add copyright.

Normal People

This tutorial was written by me and for those

who have a good working knowledge of psp.

Supplies Needed

Tube of choice, I used artwork by ©Amberly Berendson at MTA. 

Font of choice, I used Boopee.

Plug-ins,Filters Unlimited 2 (optional) 

My Supplies 

Let's Begin!

Open my supplies delete info layer.

You are going to do the same directions for each layer of template.

Select layer and float then add new layer and 

flood fill with color or gradient of choice.

Add a texture using Filters Unlimited - Paper Texture

and whatever option of the many there are to choose from.

My tube used was very colorful so I tried to add as many colors and textures as I could.

I used filter paper and stripped and papyrus and I also used grungy type brushes.

After each layer close original layer off.

Add Name.

Add Drop Shadow.

Add CopyRight.