Steampunk Crow

 

CT Tag for 

Curious Creative Dreams

Scrapkit  ~ ''Steampunk Girl" available

at CCD Store HERE

Tube by Kajenna of PicsForDesign

called Edmund HERE

I loved working with this kit but then again I love Steampunk.

123 Elements including AI, 10 frames and 24 papers.

Thank you Stu ♥

Do All Things With Love

Artist Tube by Lorri Kajenna

purchased from Pics For Design

PTU Scrap kit Manipulated by Magik

called Romance in Red HERE

Love the elements in this kit ♥

Thank you Magik ♥

Mask Allison's Addictions Mask_26

HERE

Word Art by myself HERE

Plugin: Mura's Meister ~ Copies

Font 3 Grammes 5

D/S setting: 3, -3, 50, 5 black

Let's go...

1. Open new transparent image 800 x 800 px

Flood Fill white

Add NRL, select all

Open PP3, C/Paste into the selection. d/s

Apply mask to this paper. Merge group.

Drop opacity to 44.

2. Open Frame 7, C/P

Using magic wand, click inside this heart frame

expand selection by 5 px, 

Add NRL, open PP8, C/Paste into the selection. d/s

Sharpen more. Move paper below frame layer.

3. Open el27 ~ 30% C/P above frame layer

Use Mura's Meister ~ Copies:  #23, Shift X & Y at 60

Open el86, C/P, rotate 90 deg to right

Using magic wand, click inside all four squares inside frame.

Expand by 3 px, add NRL

Open PP2, C/Paste into the selection. d/s

4. Using magic wand, select red frame layer, top square window

click inside, expand by 3, invert

open main tube, resize 30%, C/P

Place desired portion of tube within selection, delete. d/s

Change blend mode to luminance legacy.

Do same for next 3 windows of frame 

using different portion of tube for each.

Duplicate each of these mini tube layers,

change blend mode of top layer to soft light or screen, whichever looks best;

play with the settings. 

5.  Open el 8, C/P

rotate 90 deg to left, arrange below paper layer of red frame

on left side. Duplicate, mirror.

For delicate lace layers use this D/S setting:

3/-3/25/10 blur, black

Open el 10, resize 75%

C/P above red frame. Duplicate, mirror

Place original swirl above lower portion of frame

and copy of swirl above upper portion of frame. D/S each.

Effect ~ edge effects ~ enhance on each of these swirls

6. Open main tube, resize 25-30%

C/P above red frame layer

Add elements of choice to make it your own creation

el 7 ~ 50%

el 95 ~ place above masked layer to upper left,

duplicate, mirror horizontal, mirror vertical

arrange to peek out on right

el 99

el 26 ~ 40%, duplicate, mirror horizontal, then vertical

This Kajenna tube comes with a hibiscus flower

resize 25-30%, C/P, duplicate & mirror

el 11 ~ 50% erase top portion of chain, sharpen

el 98 ~ 85%

el 13 ~ 50%

Add drop shadows to any elements of choice

If resized, sharpen once.

4.  Resize entire image to your liking

Add supplied word art D/S

Drop opacity to 67

5.  Add copyright, URL, watermark & name to tag

Delete white bg layer, merge visible, crop ~ merged opaque

and save as a PNG.

This being a quick tutorial for you.

xo

Witchy Woman

 In this PSP tutorial I'm using the amazing artwork of Lorri Kajenna

 purchased at PicsForDesign

A FTU scrapkit by Addictive Pleasures

called I Love Halloween ~ third kit down

♥ Thank you tamie ♥

Please check out her entire blog & leave some love.

Fecnikek's Halloween Mask HERE

I used 4hwmask2.fecnikek

Fire Animation by Scrappy Bit of Fun

 Grab the Simone Ani 301 HERE

Font Coraline's Cat

Drop Shadow of choice as you go

Be sure to sharpen elements if resizing

*~ Let's get started ~*

1. Open new Image 725 x 700 px transparent

Flood fill white

Add layer ~ select all

Open Paper 3, C/Paste into the selection d/s

Open fecnikek mask 2, merge All Flatten

Go to Image ~ Negative Image. Minimize

Back to working image, apply the mask to the paper. Merge Group.

R/S 98% 

2.  Open leaves 3, C/P, duplicate mirror, arrange

tree ~ mirror

window ~ 85% duplicate ~ blend mode multiply, merge down

Draw a selection inside of window,

add a new layer, flood fill black, d/s

Keep selection, open tube resize 85%

Mirror tube, rotate 12 deg to left, sharpen C/P & arrange

invert selection and press delete. d/s

Duplicate tube ~ Gaussian blur of 5, Hard Light blend mode

D/S Window

3.  Add main tube, R/S 35%, mirror C/P

duplicate ~ gaussian blur 5, blend mode soft light. opacity 42

Ivy 3 C/P

using deform/pick tool, press Control on keyboard

grab top left node and drag inwards to distort the ivy frame.

Sharpen. Sharpen more.  Open Paper 5, mirror.

C/P beneath ivy frame. Draw a point to point selection around ivy, invert

Select paper layer & delete. d/s

Add web ~ 50% on top of paper

Decorate your tag to your liking

barrel ~ 75%

book ~ 25%

couldron2 ~ 75%

mouse ~ 45%

ivy ~ 50%

pumpkin 2 ~ 75%, duplicate ~ mirror, resize 75%

spider 2 ~ 45%

4.  Resize working image if desired, all layers checked

Add copyright, url, license & Name

Close white bg layer. Merge visible Save as a PNG

To Animate:

Open Simone Fire Animation 301 Mng in Animation Shop

Rezize Smart size 50%

Back to PSP, On working image copy 'merged visible'

and Paste in A/S as a New Animation

The fire animation has 21 frames therefore

duplicate your main image to equal 21 frames. Edit select All & edit Propogate Paste

On Fire animation, Edit select All & Copy

Drag first frame of fire animation

on to the first frame of working image

Place the animation on top of  couldron, slightly to right

Return to Fire animation, select UNDO, animation ~Mirror ~ select All

Copy first frame and place on couldron in middle

Return to Fire ani, select UNDO, Animation mirror

select all, copy first frame 

and paste left side of couldron

If placement error is made, simply UNDO your animation & try again.

Essentially I copied 3 fire animations to cover bottom of couldron

Check your image animation by selecting VIEW animation.

If happy, use optimization Wizard

Customize settings:  255 colors, opt median cut, error diffusion

Partial transparency set at 85%, select Yes match with this color 'white'

Ok, next, next, finish. 

Voila!

Winter Hugs

 In this PSP tutorial I used the artwork of Kajenna  

called Polar available for purchase at PicsForDesign

You must have a proper license for use of their images.

FTU Sampler 4 kit by Deedles & Doodles

available HERE. You do need to login to d/l freebie.

Mask also by Dee ~ DD-Winter2020-2

download HERE

snow brush element HERE

Plugin: Mura's Meister ~ Copies

Fonts for word: CK Cursive & Futuristic Fixed Width

Font for Name: Christmas

A light drop shadow of choice

*~ Let's get started ~*

1.  Open New Image 725 x 725 px

Be sure the resolution is set to 72 px/inch & color depth 

is set to RBG 8 bits/channel - transparent checked. 

Flood fill white

Add a new raster layer - select all

Open paper 4, C/paste into the selection 

Open Mask, minimize

Apply mask to paper layer.

Resize masked layer 105% using smart size.

2. Add element 6 ~ 75%

C/P slightly to right

Adjust brightness/contrast ~ Levels ~ setting 0, 116, 231

duplicate this element, hide copy for now

3.  Add element 11 ~ 50%

Using Mura's Meister Copies, setting Number: 17

Shift X ~ 70

Shift Y ~ 65

all other setting at default. Apply

Open element frame ~ 75% C/P, D/S

4.  Using magic wand, click inside frame,

modify selection expand by 5 px

Add a new raster layer

Open paper 1,  copy & paste into the selection.

deselect & move below frame.

5.  'Unhide' white Christmas tree element from step 2 above.

Move this tree above the paper layer within the frame, slightly to left.

Open main tube, resize 25%, mirror

*if using same tube as example, I merged the bears with ice layer before copying*

paste tube to right of duplicate copy of white christmas tree and 

move below tree layer.

6.  Select frame layer, 

open main tube merged with ice layer ~ 47%

C/P above frame, slightly to left

Apply mask to this tube layer

Add element 12 ~ 50% C/P to right of polar bears

Apply same brightness/contrast ~ Levels setting as above

7. Open snow brush element ~ 75& C/P

place above polar bears

change blend mode to 'screen' and duplicate,

move copy side by side

*this is done to soften the edges and make it appear as snow*

8. Add snow element 14 ~ 75% C/P

duplicate and r/s another 75%, duplicate & mirror

All these snowflakes should be on top of main tube. 

Open main tube again, resize  45 - 50%

C/P above Paper 4 masked layer.

Move tube to top left, apply same mask to tube.

The idea is to have the eyes of the polar bears

peeking through. 

Repeat with right side, mirroring tube before applying mask.

**see reference tag for placement.

9. To make wordart:

Using font CK Cursive, write word 'winter' in color white

Using font Futuristic Fixed Width, write words

'sending winter hugs' ` aligned left,

 in background color #373737, no foreground colour.

I used a white drop shadow on this word layer

using 1/1/75/3 colour #ffffff

then drop opacity to your liking if desired.

10.  If you wish to resize tag, do so now.

Add copyright, license, url & name.

Delete white background layer

Merge visible, crop merged opaque

and save as a PNG.

Thanks for looking & I hope you enjoy your result!

xoxo