CDO CT Tutorial - Monti Scraps Pinuptoons IB-47-2

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Thank you for taking the time to do my tutorial. I hope you enjoy it, and would love to see your results, and receive your feedback! This tutorial was written by Mellie on February 23, 2014 and is copyright to me, the way I word thing's and the images that I use. All other images are copyright to their respective owners, including tubes/art, font, scrapkits and templates and should not be used without purchasing or written permission, nor without reading their terms of use. This tutorial is for education purposes only and is in no way intended to be used as any other purpose. This tutorial was written with the tube and kit in mind that is being shown, therefore, you may have to adjust your setting's should you choose to use images not suggested here, in this tutorial. For this tutorial, you will need to know several things. Paint Shop Pro (I am using version X), and a good working knowledge of how to operate it, layer palettes and plug-in filters. I will also assume that you add your desired drop shadows to each and every layer. :)
For this tutorial, you will need the following items:
PSP X, or similar version
My template (save as)
IB_PinupToons 47-2 kit, by Monti
This tube, by PinupToons
Mura's Meister Copies plug-in filter
Xenofex 1
VM Toolbox - Zoom Blur

Let's begin!
Open my template, shift + D, close original. Image>canvas size>650 X 650 pixels.
Open the 3 sheep elements from the kit. Copy one.
Using the magic wand tool, click a square of choice in the template, paste as new layer and resize this layer to 30%. Selections>invert, tap delete on sheep layer. Deselect. Continue the process until all 3 squares are filled in. Once you have them situated, merge>layers>visible.
Open element 27, the pink checked bow, copy/paste as new layer and resize to 83%. Place at bottom of template so that the sheep feet show.
Add a new layer, send to bottom, click your custom selection tool with this setting: top 236, left 60, bottom 480, right 590 and flood fill this selection with paper 3, I am using it at 75% original size. Deselect and apply Xenofex 1, shower door grid with default settings. Duplicate this layer. On the original layer, add VM Toolbox - Zoom blur with this setting: Amount 20 - Adjust 45.
Open word art, copy/paste as new layer, resize to 60%. Move to bottom left. Make sute it's the top layer.
Open your tube and copy/paste as new layer. Image>Mirror. Image>Canvas size 800 X 650 pixels. Resize the tube layer to 75%. Place the tube to the left of the frame images.
Add name, and any effect to name desired.
Add copyright information for your artist (s)
Merge visible, copy/paste as new to crop. Save as, and you're done!
Thank you for doing this tutorial. I'm glad you stopped by. I hope to have more tutorials in the near future, so keep checking back. :)

New Tag - Rebel Dezigns Kit

New tag using IB_Amy Matthews 

July 2013-bt kit for Rebel Dezigns!

Purchase kit HERE

Tube, by PinupToons can be found HERE

Thanks for looking

New CT Tag

CT Tag for Abstract 

Made using her awesome new kit called In The Garden

Purchase HERE

And the art of Ena Morte

Purchase HERE

CDO Monti Scraps- J'aime Paris!

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Thank you for taking the time to do my tutorial. I hope you enjoy it, and would love to see your results, and receive your feedback! This tutorial was written by Mellie on February 10, 2014 and is copyright to me, the way I word thing's and the images that I use. All other images are copyright to their respective owners, including tubes/art, font, scrapkits and templates and should not be used without purchasing or written permission, nor without reading their terms of use. This tutorial is for education purposes only and is in no way intended to be used as any other purpose. This tutorial was written with the tube and kit in mind that is being shown, therefore, you may have to adjust your setting's should you choose to use images not suggested here, in this tutorial. For this tutorial, you will need to know several things. Paint Shop Pro (I am using version X), and a good working knowledge of how to operate it, masks, layer palettes and plug-in filters.

For this tutorial, you will need the following items:
Kit by Monti - at CDO
Tube by PinUp Toons - at CDO
Mask 39 by Moonbeams & Spiderwebs
Font of choice - I am using Cheri.

I will not give you every element placement on this tutorial, only the order in which I placed them. I drop shadow each and every layer when I do a tutorial, and sharpen when I resize so don't forget! Let's begin, shall we?

Begin by opening paper 5, shift + d, close original. Apply MB and SW Mask 39, layers>merge>group. 
Add element 86 as new layer. Image>Mirror, resize 75%.
Add frame 7 as new layer. Resize 65%. Tap blank middle areas with magic wand, add new layer, selections>modify>expand by 5 pixels and flood with paper 2, scale 70. Drag layer below frame layer. While selected, add largest image of tube (paste>new layer), position and selections>invert>on tube layer hit delete. Make sure it's above paper, but below frame layers. Deselect. 
Add word art 2 as new layer. Resize to 65%. Selections>select all>selections>float, add new layer, flood fill with white. Deselect, drag below word art layer and merge the two layers together.
Add element 3 as new layer.
Add your full tube image as new layer. Resize if desired.
Add element 86 as new layer, resize 65%.
Add name, and any effect to name desired.
Add copyright information for your artist (s)
Merge visible, copy/paste as new to crop. Save as, and you're done!
Thank you for doing this tutorial. I'm glad you stopped by. I hope to have more tutorials in the near future, so keep checking back. :)

This Is Love

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Thank you for taking the time to do my tutorial. I hope you enjoy it, and would love to see your results, and receive your feedback! This tutorial was written by Mellie on February 9, 2014 and is copyright to me, the way I word thing's and the images that I use. All other images are copyright to their respective owners, including tubes/art, font, scrapkits and templates and should not be used without purchasing or written permission, nor without reading their terms of use. This tutorial is for education purposes only and is in no way intended to be used as any other purpose. This tutorial was written with the tube and kit in mind that is being shown, therefore, you may have to adjust your setting's should you choose to use images not suggested here, in this tutorial. For this tutorial, you will need several things. Paint Shop Pro (I am using version X), and a good working knowledge of how to operate it, masks, layer palettes, custom selections and plug-in filters.

For this tutorial you will need the following:
PSP X (or similar version)
Tube by PinupToons
Scrapkit by Rebel Dezigns - What Love Is - Mini Kit
Font of choice. I am using - Pussycat
Vix Valentine Mask 2
Distort - Radial Zigzag filter


Open paper of choice, I am using paper 1. Shift + D, close original. Apply Vix Valentine mask 2, layers>merge>group. Image>resize>85%. Copy/paste element 6, the heart, as new layer. Change your blend mode to hard light. Add drop shadow of choice. Copy/paste your tube as a new layer. Add drop shadow of choice. Move to left. Duplicate this layer, add distort radial zigzag with these settings: 0, 122, 124. Click ok. Drag beneath your top tube layer, set your blend mode to soft light. Move the top tube down and to the left just a bit.
Add elements 2, 8,10, 24, 27 and the wordart. Resize according to preference and drop shadow each layer. Use my tag above as a guide on placement and sizing :)
Thank you for doing this tutorial. I'm glad you stopped by. I hope to have more tutorials in the near future, so keep checking back. :)

Alone Together - Key To My Heart

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Thank you for taking the time to do my tutorial. I hope you enjoy it, and would love to see your results, and receive your feedback! This tutorial was written by Mellie on February 5, 2014 and is copyright to me, the way I word thing's and the images that I use. All other images are copyright to their respective owners, including tubes/art, font, scrapkits and templates and should not be used without purchasing or written permission, nor without reading their terms of use. This tutorial is for education purposes only and is in no way intended to be used as any other purpose. This tutorial was written with the tube and kit in mind that is being shown, therefore, you may have to adjust your setting's should you choose to use images not suggested here, in this tutorial. For this tutorial, you will need several things. Paint Shop Pro (I am using version X), and a good working knowledge of how to operate it, masks, layer palettes and plug-in filters.

For this tutorial you will need the following:

PSP X (or similar version)

Tube by Enamorte, available for purchase at CDO

Kit by Abstract Creations, available for purchase at CDO

Mask 39 by Moonbeans & Spiderwebs

Font of choice

Let's begin!

Open a new transparent canvas, 600 X 600 pixels. Using your selection tool, set on rectangle, use custom selection with these settings:

Flood fill with paper "p9", at 70% size. While selected go to selections>modify>contract and type in 10 pixels, click ok, tap delete on keyboard and add a new raster layer, selections>modify>expand and type in 2 pixels. Flood fill with paper "p1" at 70% size. Deselect and drag this as your bottom layer. Add a drop shadow to the "frame" layer that we just made. 

Open element "e32" and copy/paste as a new layer. Resize to 50% and sharpen. Move it to the upper left corner of the "frame" >layers>duplicate>Image>Mirror>Image>Flip, position as needed to suit and drop shadow both layers. Image>resize to 70%, ALL LAYERS ticked.

Click the p1 paper fill layer select all>float, open your tube and choose the largest close up layer, copy/paste as a new layer onto your canvas and resize to 70% while still selected. Position right corner of image, selections>invert, make sure you're on the tube layer and hit delete on the keyboard. Change the blend style of the tube layer to screen.

Now, add elements of choice. I am using element e12, and e18, resized to about 65% each, make sure you sharpen at least twice on those 2 after resizing, and add drop shadow of choice.

Add your tube and resize as needed (85%ish), sharpen and drop shadow this layer. Almost done!

I am seeing that my tag needs something a bit "extra", so let's add a new raster layer, and send to the bottom. Add mask 39 from Moonbeams & Spiderwebs, layers>merge>group. Make sure that it is bottom layer. I resized to 85%.

Add your copyright information, and any remaining elements you'd like.

Add your name on a separate layer. I am using a font called Anne Boleyn SH at 72 pt. Add drop shadow. Layers>Merge>Visible. Copy/paste as new image to crop and save as.

 Thank you for doing this tutorial. I'm glad you stopped by. I hope to have more tutorials in the near future, so keep checking back. :)

Showing off

I don't have a tutorial for this tag, but I wanted to show it off anyway. I am so ready for warm weather, and this tag makes me think of summertime here. I know that people have had it way worse than we have down here in Florida, but this is not what we're used to, so it's been a pretty hard Winter. Anyway, I love this tag! You can click it to see it full sized. Thanks for looking :)

Soldier Lover

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Thank you for taking the time to do my tutorial. I hope you enjoy it, and would love to see your results, and receive your feedback! This tutorial was written by Mellie on February 2, 2014 and is copyright to me, the way I word thing's and the images that I use. All other images are copyright to their respective owners, including tubes/art, font, scrapkits and templates and should not be used without purchasing or written permission, nor without reading their terms of use. This tutorial is for education purposes only and is in no way intended to be used as any other purpose. This tutorial was written with the tube and kit in mind that is being shown, therefore, you may have to adjust your setting's should you choose to use images not suggested here, in this tutorial. For this tutorial, you will need several things. Paint Shop Pro (I am using version X), and a good working knowledge of how to operate it, masks, layer palettes and plug-in filters.

For this tutorial, you will need the following items:
Tube by Deacon Black
Scrapkit by Monti - Inspired By Deacon Black
Super Blade Pro - by Flaming Pear
Preset - Clear Glass for SBP
Vix Mask 360
Chrissy's Chaos Mask 30.

Let's being!
Open paper 06, shift + D and close the original. Apply Chrissy's Mask 30, Layers>Merge>Group. Open Paper 1, copy/paste as new layer and apply Vix Mask 360, Layers>Merge>Group. Close all the papers and masks, we're done with them.
Open Element 13, copy/paste as new layer, drop shadow of choice. Open element 27, copy/paste as new layer, resize to 60%, sharpen and drop shadow of choice. Open frame 1, copy/paste as new layer, drop shadow.
Open element 6, copy/paste as a new layer, drop shadow of choice, position to right lower portion of frame. Open element 14, copy/paste as new layer, resize to 60%, sharpen and add drop shadow of choice, position over lower end of stems on roses. Open element 3, copy/paste as new layer, resize to 60%, sharpen and add drop shadow of choice. Position to the right of bow and roses, a bit.
Open element 30, copy/paste as a new layer, resize to 40%, sharpen and add drop shadow of choice. Position to top left of the frame.
Open your tube, copy paste as a new layer. Add drop shadow of choice and position to left of frame.
Open element 1, copy/paste as new layer, resize to 40%, sharpen and drop shadow of choice. Place in lower left corner of frame, over the tube layer so that she is standing behind it. Open element 2, copy/paste as new layer, resize to 30%, sharpen and drop shadow of choice. Position as top layer, over backpack layer.
Hide all 3 top layers (tube, boot and backpack) standing on one of the other layers, choose Layers>Merge>Visible and resize to 70-75%. Unhide all layers, and merge the backpack and boot layers together, resize to 70-75% as well. Make sure that is your top layer.
Add your copyright information on a new layer. Time to add your name. I am using a font called Fontdinerdotcom Huggable set at 72 point using fill color #2e4300. Add name and position as desired, select all>selections>float and add super blade pro M_CoconutIce preset. While selected go to Selections>Modify>Expand and type in 2 pixels. Add a new raster layer and flood fill with #aae5ab. Deselect, and drag this layer below the name layer. Add drop shadow of choice, and merge the two together. Merge visible layers, copy/paste as new image to crop excess pixels and save as.
That's it, we're done! Thank you for doing this tutorial. I'm glad you stopped by. I hope to have more tutorials in the near future, so keep checking back. :)