Showing posts with label Halloween. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Halloween. Show all posts

Friday, October 11, 2024

Thursday, October 10, 2024

Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Witches 2

 Sharing with you

more AI Generated Witches

for Hallow's Eve Night

Personal Use Only

Enjoy!








Witches

 Sharing some

AI Witch Tubes

for your personal use only









Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Beware the Scarecrow


FTU Tutorial using
called Scary Cute HERE
Part of a blog train by The Creative Chicks
Exclusive Autumn tube by Ellie_Milk purchased at PicsForDesign
available HERE
Mask 6 ~ Halloween 2009 by Vix HERE
Mask_Vivienne_0067 HERE  
[Scroll down about 50 masks to find .jpg]
Word Art by myself HERE
Filter Xero ~ Radiance
D/S of choice or mine 2/-2/75/5 black
Font for name: Professor Minty

1.  Open new image 725 x 675 px transparent
Flood fill white
NRL ~ select all
C/Paste into the selection Paper 14, d/s
Apply Mask_Vivienne_0067, merge group
NRL, select all
C/Paste into selection paper 12, d/s
Apply Mask 6 ~ Vix Halloween Mask, merge group.

2. Open paper 1, draw a rectangular selection approx 585 x 32 px
across any portion of paper, copy. see  below:


Paste above Vix masked layer, centering to mask,
change blend mode to 'soft light' and D/S

3.  Build tag with elements of choice, D/S as you go:
Haunted House 3 ~ 75% 
tombstone ~ 50%
Frame 9 ~ 50%
select all, float, defloat, NRL
open paper 5, C/Paste into the selection, d/s
change blend mode to 'exclusion' & duplicate
D/S original black frame

Open Witch-in-Moon element,
using selection tool, draw a selection around the wording Happy Halloween
& delete. d/s 
Resize 75%, copy
Paste as upmost layer on working image
D/S using 2/-2/55, 10 blur, black

4.  leaf pile ~ 50%, duplicate, mirror
tombstones ~ 75%
grass ~ 38% C/P to left, duplicate, mirror to right
duplicate again, on original change blend mode to 'luminance legacy'
offset copy of grass down slightly
do same with grass on left side

5.  cemetary gate ~ 100%, duplicate, mirror, erase left side of duplicate
that overlaps
scarecrow3 ~ 50%
tombstones ~ 75%
skull ~ 20%, reduce opacity to 77, place on tombstone on left


6.  coffin1 ~ 50%, mirror, place to right
Cat-Pumpkin ~ 25%. place on coffin
use rectangular selection to remove bottom portion of cat
to simulate cat-pumpkin sitting inside coffin.
(tip:  drop opacity of cat-pumpkin to 50% to help visualize coffin beneath)
d/s & increase opacity of cat-pumpkin to 100%

7.  cobweb ~ 40% place over haunted house
bat1 ~ 25%, duplicate, resize duplicate another 75%, mirror, arrange
halloween tree ~ 75%
add word art supplied
open Main tube
if using same tube, colourize one layer of dress to grey
using hue 0, saturation 0
copy merged the tube layers
place on working image, resize tube 30%

pumpkin candles ~ 100% place on top of Main tube
erase any part of main tube that extends below the pumpkin candles
duplicate main tube
apply filter Xero ~ Radiance
setting:  128/50/128/255
drop opacity to 70%

8.  scarecrow ~ 50% place above main tube layers
but below pumpkin candles layer
spell book ~ 20%
black_cat ~ 40%

9.  Add copyright, url, watermark & name
delete white bg layer

Crop ~ merged opaque
Save as a PNG

Thank you for playing with this tutorial!

* * * * *

Here is a tag made for me by

a friend Bobbie

♥






















 

Monday, September 30, 2024

Pretty Face ~ FTU Tutorial

 


FTU Tutorial using 
the gorgeous Nargiana tube by Misticheskaya HERE
Free Quickpage Scrap by Cutie Pie Scrap HERE or HERE
You may need to sign in or register to d/l freebies.
The Free Old Halloween Pie Stacked Paper HERE
Mask by Heidi of ie ZombieAsylum ~ HERE
and MD-Mask2 ~ HERE *
*if this a mask that belongs to you, please let me know
so I can give you credit*
Word Art by myself HERE or original Word Art by Cindy C HERE
Full credit goes to Cindy for the idea of this word art
D/S of choice
Font for name: 2 Peas Haunted House

1. Open the quickpage, resize to 700 x 700 px or size of choice
Apply the Md-mask2. Merge group. resize 98%
duplicate, close duplicate layer.

open stacked paper, copy, minimize
on working image, using rectangular selection tool,
draw a rectangle inside opening of quickpage,
extending beyond inner border by approx 4 px.
NRL
Paste the stacked paper into-the-selection. d/s
Sharpen.

2. Open duplicate quickpage layer,
apply Heidi's mask363, merge group.
move this masked layer above stacked paper layer.

3.  Open main tube of choice, mirror, resize 30%, C/P
above stacked paper layer. Duplicate.
Move duplicate above quickpage layer.
Erase part of tube layer covered by flowers.
Duplicate this layer, change blend mode to 'soft light'. Reduce opacity if desired.
Repeat this effect for tube layer below quickpage.
Drop shadow the bottommost tube layer only.

4.  Open word art of choice (remove watermark), resize 45%
C/P
Add copyright, url, watermark & name
Save as a PNG.

Thank you for trying this quickie tutorial.







 



Saturday, September 14, 2024

Scary Frankie 'n Lily FTU

*click on image to see full size*

I haven't written a tutorial in ages and had to when I found this 

PTU now FTU scrapkit by Miggins called 'Scary'  HERE 

(scroll down) Thank you Miggins ♥

Arthur Crowe Free Tube if you purchase $8 worth of Arthur Crowe tubes

at Paper Dolls Scrap Store HERE

RD Mask854 by Rachel Designs HERE
Word Art by myself HERE
Font for name ~ Addams AltogetherOoky
D/S 2, -1, 75, 5 blur, colour black


1. Open transparent image 700 x 725 px  Flood fill white
NRL Select all ~ paste Paper 19 'into' the selection d/s
Apply RD Mask854 by Rachel, merge group.
resize masked layer 97%
apply Effects ~ Edge effects ~ Enhance


2.  Beginning from masked layer, keep layering:

elem 45 ~ 35%, duplicate, arrange one upper left
and one bottom right D/S
elem 33 ~ mirror, 40% change blend mode to luminance legacy
elem 34 ~ 70%, duplicate, change opacity to 'multiply'
& merge down to original, D/S
elem 09 ~ 30%, arrange to top

2.  Add main couple tube, resize 70%
elem 13 ~ 100%
elem 52 ~ 25%, C/P onto shoulder of main tube
duplicate, move duplicate below main tube on layer palette
Select original owl layer, erase any parts of owl
that would cover area of head/neck of main tube
*see reference tag*
elem 41 ~ 25%, rotate 90 deg to left
C/P to left of main tube towards branch
duplicate as many times as desired, arranging each as desired

3.  Select main couple tube
Using eraser, erase any parts that extend beneath brown branch
duplicate tube, move this layer above all other layers
Erase any parts on tube that you wish to show of the branch
(lower opacity of this tube layer, helps to achieve this)
*see reference tag* 

elem 49 ~ with selection tool, select small bat only
C/P onto working image, resize 30%, D/S
place anywhere on branch

open elem 03 ~ 50% change foreground color to #2a2b29
using change-to-target tool, brush this element to change colour
C/P, arrange to right, D/S
elem 46 ~ 40% C/P, duplicate, change blend mode to 'multiply'
and reduce opacity to '40', merge down, D/S 

duplicate elem 03 and move this layer above tombstone
Using eraser, erase part of leaves that you do not want
covering the tombstone  *see reference tag*

elem 51 ~ 15%, image mirror, change blend mode to 'dissolve'
drop opacity to '80;
elem 18 ~ 25%, D/S, use sharpen tool size 50, brush face/eyes
this helps to define the eyes

4.  Add word art supplied
To change colour of word art from white to lime green,
use Manual Color Correction tool
(if you don't have this tool in your upper toolbar,
simply go to View ~ Customize
Scroll left column to 'All Commands'
scroll right column to find 'Manual Color Correction'
click on the blue icon & drag it into your top tool bar within PSP

be sure word art is selected, click on Manual Color Correction tool
(see below)


change source to colour white
and target to colour #dee6d8, select OK
D/S word art


5.  Delete white background layer,
resize all layers if desired
Crop merged, opaque

Add copyright, url, & name.
Merge visible, save as a png.

Thanks for trying my tut!

xo 

Strange Creatures Cluster & Spray

 Sharing Strange Creatures Cluster Frame & matching Spray 

created using

an alluring PTU mini-Scrapkit by


called "Strange Creatures"
"
available for purchase HERE



Preview of kit:





Thursday, September 5, 2024

Spooky Havoc Cluster Frame

Sharing with you a Halloween Cluster Frame & matching Spray created
using an Amazing FTU Scrapkit by
called "Golden Havoc"
*Please leave love for Stu when downloading the scrapkit.

 I created tags with the cluster & spray; just scroll below.




Using a wonderful tube by Very Many below:


Using a stunning AI tube by Lark's Loft below:






Sunday, October 29, 2023

Wicked Angels

 *click on image to see full size*
  CT Tag for 
 AI Scrapkit  ~ 'Wicked Angels' available
at CCD HERE
Tube by Carolina Seabra available for purchase HERE


An older scrap kit but wicked nonetheless and includes:
60 Elements and 10 papers
All kits 'on sale' this month.





Saturday, October 21, 2023

Vampire Queen ~ CT Tag

 *click on image to see full size*
  CT Tag for 
 AI Scrapkit  ~ 'Vampire Queen' available
at CCD HERE
Tube by Goldwasser available for purchase HERE
Word Art by myself 
Animation by Simone of Scrappy Bit of Fun HERE


A brilliant, Vampirish Scrap kit that includes:
104 Elements including AI, 10 frames
and 20 papers. All kits 'on sale' this month.




Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Dark Angel ~ CT Tag Curious Creative Dreams

 *click on image to see full size*
  CT Tag for 
 AI Scrapkit  ~ 'Darkest Queen' available
at CCD HERE
Tube by Laguna available for purchase at Pics For Design
Word Art by myself 
supplied at bottom of post.


The colours of this scrapkit are amazing. It includes:
96 Elements including AI, 10 frames
and 18 papers.





Friday, October 13, 2023

Nightmare Alley Girl ~ CT Tag


 *click on image to see full size*
  CT Tag for 
 AI Halloween Scrapkit  ~ 'Nightmare Alley' available
at CCD HERE
*animations not included

What an amazing scrapkit to work with and just in time for Halloween!
88 Elements including AI Generated elements/tubes, 8 frames
and 15 papers.

Monday, September 25, 2023

CT Tag Dark Whispers




 *click on image to see full size*
Artist Tube ~ Goldwasser.Art available at 
 Haunting AI Scrapkit  ~ 'Dark Whispers' available
Leaf animation by Scrappy Bit of Fun
Spider Animation coloured by myself


Another favourite of mine is Gothic/Halloween
and this kit won't disappoint you.
125 Elements including AI elements, 6 frames
and 20 papers. A must for your Halloween collection.

Thursday, August 24, 2023

Secret Enchantress ~ Katharine

*click on image to see full size*
Artist Tube ~ VM Artists ~ Katharine
Available HERE
 Amazing Scrapkit  ~ 'Secret Enchantress' available
Beautiful animation by Sophisticat Simone 382
available HERE

This most Enchanting kit has 104 elements including AI elements,
10 frames & 20 papers. The elements are 
simply stunning!
*Note:  The word art was created by myself.