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Saturday, February 8, 2014
CT tag show off - Dees'Sign Depot
Tag show off time! Yay!
This time I used this beautiful new kit by Dees'Sign Depot called Between Friends.
Here's a preview of the kit, available at Dees'Sign Depot store.
Here is the tag made using Between Friends kit and
gorgeous new released tube by Verymany called Kimberly.
Available HERE.
One more tag to show off today!
This time using gorgeous kit by Dees'Sign Depot called Mon Cheri D'Amour.
Here's a preview of the kit, available at Dees'Sign Depot store.
Here is forum set made with Mon Cheri kit and always beautiful
artwork of Zindy S.D. Nielsen. Tube is called ''You broke it''.
Available HERE.
Thank you for stopping by :) .
Friday, February 7, 2014
**CT PTU TUTORIAL - Breakaway**
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*This tutorial is written by me using Photoshop CS6 but any version will work.
Any similarity to any other tut is coincidental.*
Supplies:
Tube of choice. I'm using the artwork of Verymany.
You must purchase a license to be able to use their work.
Kit of choice. I'm using PTU kit 'Break Away'
Template of choice. DD_Template_TruthLie
Mask of choice. AR315_CMC_mask79
Font of choice. PG Isadora Cyr Pro
Let's get started...
Opent template. Hide or delete 'info' and all wordart layers.
Got to the last layer 'pink rectangle'. From the kit past Paper #6,
right click on the layer and Create Clipping Mask. Click on the
'green strip' layer and Create Mask using Paper #10. For tlayer
'stars' use Paper #9 for CC mask. And for layer 'plum oval' use
Paper #8 to create mask. Then hide or delete layer 'dotted oval'.
For the 'center light green rectangle' layer use Paper #11. Then use
Paper #9 to Create Clipping Mask for layer 'center green rectangles'.
Take full size tube then, and place it on the last paper. CC mask
for tube as well. Set tube Blend Mode on Luminosity. Make a copy of it
and for that one set B.Mode on Screen with Opacity 50%. For the copy
use Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur, Radius 5,0. Click on the layer
'white frame lines'. From the kit past Element #79, resize and place
at the bottom right side. Make a copy of it, Flip Horizontal and
place bottom left side. On those two place Element #102 with Drop
Shadow, Opacity 40%. Make a copy of it, resize to be smaller and
place where the empty space is from previous element. On those add
Element #76. Make a copy, Flip Horizontal and move it just a bit to
the left side. Now add 5 copies of Element #40 around those with
shadow 40% on all. Between 3rd and 4th rectangles place Element #12,
shadow. Then past Element #15 at the bottom with shadow. At the
bottom right, between buttons, place Element #24 with shadow on 40%.
On the 2nd rectangle past Element #50, resize a little and shadow.
Make a copy of it and move it a little down and right. Now we gonna
work on left oval. From the kit past Element #44, place at the top
of the oval with shadow. On it place Element #12, Drop Shadow 40%.
Make a copy of it and place more left and down. Above it add
Element #1, shadow. On it past Element #33 with shadow. Then add
Element #1 on it with shadow. Make a copy of it and place more to
the right. Place Element #33 on it, shadow. Make a copy of it,
resize to be smaller and place at the left oval side. Between those
two past Element #52 with shadow. On it add Element #15. Using
Eraser Tool remove extras from the 2nd, 3rd and 4th rectangle. Then
Drop Shadow. On it add Element #1 again with shadow on 40%. Make 2
more copies of it, Flip Horizontal both and place on the right
canvas side. Then place 'WordArt_1' and I did. Set Storke size 1 and
color white; Outer Glow size 4 and Opacity 75%. Now past full size
tube, Flip Horizontal and place at the bottom. Use filter or effect
of choice and Drop Shadow, Opacity 55%. Then past Element #40, resize
and place at the tube skirt. On it add Elements #14 and #25 with
shadow on both 40%. Next to it place Element #8, shadow. Then add
Elements #40 and 51 on it with shadow. Now select all of those
elements that are on tube and make a copy of them. Place them on
the tube foot, fallow photo to see exact place.
Now let's add mask:
Open your mask as new image.
Mask layer will be called 'Background' and will be locked.
Double click on same layer, press OK. Layer name will be 'Layer 0'.
Add a new layer above it and flood fill with color of choice,
or use a paper from kit . I use Paper #17.
Click on mask layer and hold CTRL+A to Select All, CTRL+C to Copy.
Click on the paper layer, hit Q to turn on Quick Mask mode.
CTRL+V to paste the mask. It should now be kinda red.
Hit Q to turn off Quick Mask mode
and there should be shown selection on your canvas.
Hit the Add Layer Mask.
On paper layer, right click and Convert to Smart Object.
Right click again and Rasterize Layer.
Drag completed mask to your tag canvas as the bottom layer.
Resize it if needed.
Add proper copyright and your name on tag.
Hide or delete bottom 'Background' layer. And save your tag as .PNG file.
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That's it! Thank you for reading. I would love to see any tags made with this tutorial. You can past the link here as comment or send them to me on al3x_v@ymail.com
Sunday, February 2, 2014
**CT PTU TUTORIAL - I Love You Beary Much**
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*This tutorial is written by me using Photoshop CS6 but any version will work.
Any similarity to any other tut is coincidental.*
Supplies:
Tube of choice. I'm using the artwork of Verymany.
You must purchase a license to be able to use their work.
Kit of choice. I'm using PTU kit 'I love you beary much'
Template of choice. DD_Template_5
Mask of choice. WSL_Mask6
Font of choice. Poor Richard
Let's get started...
Open template. Hide or delete layers 'info' and 'font info'.
Go and click on the last layer 'right heart'. From the kit past
Paper #8, right click and Create Clipping Mask. Select 'black oval'
layer, past Paper #4 and CC Mask. Then create mask with Paper #1
for layer 'left heart'. From the kit past 2 copies of Element #48
and place right above the rod. Add Drop Shadow, Opacity 50%. Now
skip to the layer 'inside banners' and use Paper #7 to Create
Clipping Mask. For the layer 'black wordart' add Color Overlay,
color red and Bevel & Emboss, the way it's set already. Then click
layer 'dotted lines'. From the kit past Element #66 and place it on
the middle banner. At the bottom of canvas place few copies of
Element #3. At the left side place Element #44, Drop Shadow on 40%.
Make a copy of it and place at the right side. Add Element #25 and
place it at the left leaves, shadow. Next to it past Element #28 with
shadow. At the rod, on the left side, add Element #32, shadow. Now
place the full size tube between middle and right banner, Flip Horizontal
and shadow on 55%. Using Eraser Tool remove tube feet. On the bear add
2 copies of Element #35, shadow on both, 40%. Next to it place 2 copies
of Element #44, with shadow. Add another copy of that element where the
tube feet was. On the leaves place Element #67, no shadow. On the bear
past Element #77, shadow. At the end of leafes place Element #56 with
shadow. Between those two add Element #79, no shadow since element
already have it. On it place Element #15, shadow. Under that one past
Element #48. Then add 2 copies of Element 39, shadow on 40%. At the
canvas right bottom side place Element #44 with shadow. On it add
Element #14, shadow. Then place Elements #35 and #19 in there, shadow
on both. At the bottom center past Element #69, shadow. On it place
Element #19 with shadow. Then place Elements #34, #20 and #62 at the
bottom of flowers, shadow on all. Next to it past Element #31 with
shadow. The add Element #31 next to it. At the right side, on the
flowers, place Element #78, shadow. Next to it past Element #2 with
shadow on 40%. On it add Element #53 with shadow on 40%.
Now let's add mask:
Open your mask as new image.
Mask layer will be called 'Background' and will be locked.
Double click on same layer, press OK. Layer name will be 'Layer 0'.
Add a new layer above it and flood fill with color of choice,
or use a paper from kit . I use Paper #5.
Click on mask layer and hold CTRL+A to Select All, CTRL+C to Copy.
Click on the paper layer, hit Q to turn on Quick Mask mode.
CTRL+V to paste the mask. It should now be kinda red.
Hit Q to turn off Quick Mask mode
and there should be shown selection on your canvas.
Hit the Add Layer Mask.
On paper layer, right click and Convert to Smart Object.
Right click again and Rasterize Layer.
Drag completed mask to your tag canvas as the bottom layer.
Resize it if needed.
Add proper copyright and your name on tag.
Hide or delete bottom 'Background' layer. And save your tag as .PNG file.
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That's it! Thank you for reading. I would love to see any tags made with this tutorial. You can past the link here as comment or send them to me on al3x_v@ymail.com
**CT DEES'SIGN DEPOT - Between Friends**
Wohooo Dee have gorgeous new kit and I just love it!!!
Showing off my CT tag with 'Between Friends'
In this kit you can find 68 elements, 7 frames,
14 papers and 1 cluster. Beautiful combination of colors
and elements. You'll love it, trust me!
Using lovely tube by Ismael Rac.
Kit Preview:
-xoxo al3x-
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