Kiss Me Forum Style

In this PSP tutorial I used the artwork by Zlata_M called Lara

purchased at Pics For Design

Beautiful PTU Scrapkit by Kathy's PSP Design 

called Kiss Me

also available at Pics for Design

I love the colour combination in this St. Patrick's Day Scrap kit

Plugins:  Mura Meister - Copies

EyeCandy 4 - Gradient Glow for copyright only

Optional:  L and K landksiteofwonders ~ Zitah

Word Art by myself HERE

Font Impact

D/S ~ light drop shadow of choice

*~ Let's get started ~*

Open New Image 650 x 250 px transparent

 Flood fill white

Open elem 7 ~ R/S 50% C/P

apply mura's meister - copies

wallpaper - rotate - change top number to 25

duplicate this layer - change blend mode to 'overlay' on copy

on original tube layer apply

Texture effects ~ Fur:

15 blur , 90 density, 11 length, 44 transparency

also apply plugin L en K landksiteofwonders - Zitah 

settings: 5, 22, 29, 47, 65, 66, 57, 32

Merge the top overlay layer

down to the Zitah layer

'copy' this merged layer

To make the border for this forum set:

select the very top layer

Add a new raster layer - flood fill white

Select all - modify contract by 5 px ~ press delete 

Rename this layer 'white border'

keep selection - select modify expand by 5

Add a new raster layer

Select all - 'Paste into the selection'

modify contract by 3 ~ press delete & deselect.

Rename this layer 'pink border'

Still on this layer ~ Texture Effects ~ Weave

1, 3, 20 color white, white, fill gaps checked ~ ok

This should give the pink border a pretty dotted effect.

Back to decorating your signature tag...

Open element 53 ~ R/S 40% copy

paste below the white border layer

Rename this layer 'center leaf frame'

On left hand column in PSP, find tool - Saturation Up/Down

Mine is located in the lighten/darken group of tools

On this leaf frame we are going to brighten

it by dragging this brush tool over the frame itself.

make a circular trace over the frame a couple of times

change blend mode to 'screen'

Copy main tube with floral headpiece

Paste as a new layer below leaf frame

Center face within the frame, press delete. D/S

Select the layer below this main facial tube

Open main tube again, R/S 50% C/P

arrange to left of your working image

duplicate & mirror

Merge down 

Add flowers as you wish around the bottom of the leaf frame

elem 21 ~ 50%, duplicate, mirror

elem 8 - 25%, duplicate, mirror

elem 29 ~ 20%

elem 71 ~ 10%, duplicate, mirror

elem 97 ~ 50% place over

tube on left, duplicate, mirror

using eraser tool, erase any part of the sparkle

that overly on her face

elem 12 ~ 35%

arrange along bottom of working image, duplicate

move these elements to align horizontally

*see reference tag*

elem 4 ~ 25%, duplicate & mirror

elem 6 ~  50% place behind far right Lara tube layer

Add a new raster layer. Rename it Gradient

We are going to make a gradient.

In your material box, set foreground colour to #eca8a0

fill colour to #d6b8d6

select gradient tab in foreground ~ 45 degree angle, repeats 0

Find the gradient fill tool on your left hand column in PSP

located within the flood fill group

Select All on your layers palette (gradient layer)

using the gradient fill tool, drag the paint can from the Top Right hand corner

at a diagonal line down 

towards the bottom left hand corner & release.

Change the blend mode to 'soft light'

This should give the layers below a soft romantic glow.

C/P wordart supplied

Add copyright above the white & pink border layers in a dark green colour

duplicate copyright

on original layer,

apply eye candy 4 ~ gradient glow width - 3

soft corners - 5, overall opacity 100

colour white. Merge the two copyright layers together

Add name in font Impact sz 72 foreground nil, fill any colour

rotate name 90 degrees to left, align along left border

Objects ~ Align Vertical center in canvas 

select all, float, defloat

3D effects - Cutout 2, 2, 25 opacity, 5 blur

shadow colour black  fill interior with colour # fcd9e1

apply drop shadow 2, 2, 25, 5 blur, black. Deselect

change blend mode to Hard Light

Drop shadow any elements you wish using a light setting

Bravo!  Almost done...

For Avatar

Open elem 53 ~ 30% all layers checked

Back to Signature tag

select layer named center leaf frame

using magic wand, click inside frame

modify expand by 2 px

copy MERGED** then deselect.

**we are copying everything that lies within this circle leaf frame**

Back to avatar frame,

Using magic wand, click inside, modify expand by 1 px

Add a new raster layer below frame

Paste into the selection. Deselect.

Add a soft D/S to the frame 0, 0, 25, 3 blur, black

add elem 38 ~ 25%

elem 62 ~ 35%

rotate 90 deg to left

Add first Initial using same technique as in Sig tag.

Merge visible and save as a PNG

to keep avatar transparent

Settings for saving as PNG:

Non-interlace

Optimized palette - optimizer: 16.7 million colours

Ok