Sew Adorable - CT Tag for Monti

This adorable scrap kit MEGA can be purchased at CDO, by Monti's Scraps. 

And the amazing tube to go along with it by Michi! 

It is also a mega tube, which has several layers for you to play with!

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CDO CT Tutorial for LH Designs

Hugs and Kisses

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 May 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 X 

and a good working knowledge of how to operate it, 

layer palettes and plug-in filters, masks, templates...etc.

 I will also assume that you add your desired drop shadows to each and every layer. :)

This tutorial features no outside filters. You will, however, need to purchase 

the scrap kit from CDO store by LadyHawwk Designs.

 It is an inspired by Michi April bonus tube kit 2014. 

The bonus tube that I am using was available during the 

month of April, but you can purchase other similar tubes by Michi, here.

You will also need a font of choice. I am using Simply Glamorous.

Let's begin!

1) Create a new, transparent canvas 800 X 800 pixels. We will crop later!

2) Open your choice of paper in PSP. I am using paper 4, set your foreground to this paper/pattern and grab the airbrush tool. Use this setting: Shape: Round; Size 450; Hardness 50; Step 10; Density 50; Thickness 100; Rotation 0; Opacity 25%; Blend Mode: Normal and Rate 5. Trying to be in the center of the canvas exactly, press and hold down your left mouse button until there is a visible circle there. Let go of the mouse when you are satisfied and...

3) Go to effects; texture effects, blinds with this setting: Width 2; Opacity 30; color #0c8bbc, neither box ticked off. Click ok. Now, repeat those steps, only this time tick off the box: Horizontal, click ok.

4) Lower the opacity in the layer palette to somewhere around 60-70%

5) Image>Resize 75%, all layers unchecked.

6) Open element 28, the chair, and paste onto your canvas. Resize to 75% and drag it toward the bottom of the circle/canvas.

7) Paste the desired tube onto the canvas and situate her so that she is sitting on the black chair. I resized mine to 60%.

8) Now, we can begin adding our elements. For the flowers cluster, I simply opened element 40, resized, duplicated and mirrored one layer, then arranged to my liking, merged and viola! You can choose the elements that you would like to have, mine are only examples, but feel free to use my image as a guide to make yours, or go off on your own :)

9) Make sure that you add your copyright information for the artist/kit used.

10) Layers>Merge>Visible. Copy/paste as a 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. :)

Daddy

Daddy is a masculine kit that I created for Fathers Day. Think sports, outdoors, on the water, relaxing. Perfect to scrap your memories of good ol' dad!
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New CT for CCS

Two new CT tags for Stu/Creative Crazy Scraps from CDO.

You can find Stu's awesome kit: My Darkest Hour, here.

Caron Vinson tube, here and PinUp Toons tube, here.

Sweet As Honey

A Photoshop Sig tag Tut

You can click the image to see it in full size. 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 May 15, 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. Photo Shop (I am using version CS3), and a good working knowledge of how to operate it, layer palettes and plug-in filters, masks, templates...etc. I will also assume that you add your desired drop shadows to each and every layer. :)

To copy and paste in photoshop you will need to go to Select>ALL, then Edit>Copy.
With photoshop I use the move tool and transform them to resize so I cannot give you an accurate pixel size for each element. Just use your judgement. :)
To mirror an image, you go to Edit>Transform>Flip Horizontal.

For this tutorial you will need the adorable scrap kit by Monti, available at CDO

1) Let's begin by opening element 17. Duplicate it (Image>Duplicate) and close the original.
2) Let's resize the canvas, Image>Canvas size> 700 X 700 pixels and click ok.
3) Now, open frame 3. Copy/paste as new layer. Using the move tool (press V on keyboard) make sure on the top toolbar the box is ticked by "Show Transform Controls" and drag it smaller so that you can line up the honeycomb patterns with the first layer. It may take you a few tries, but it helps to zoom in (CTRL and + together) to see it well enough.
4) Now grab the magic wand tool, click the blank areas inside the frame layer ( I found 3) and go to Layer>New>Layer, choose a paper from the kit. I like paper 4. Open it in photoshop, and go to Edit>Define pattern. Now, using the paint bucket tool ( press G) flood fill it with the pattern/paper 4. Deselect by pressing CTRL + D. (same as psp!) Now drag this layer below the frame layer. Click on the frame layer in the palette and add a drop shadow. Here's how: at the bottom of the layer palettes is FX, press it with your mouse, and choose drop shadow. Play with the setting's or you can use mine:

5) Now let's start adding our goodies! I am using element 35 as my main/tube image. You can use my sig tag as a guide on element placement, or go off on your own. Just use the move tool to drag, or push the images to size up or down to your liking.
I'm adding element 11 above the frame layer and then adding element 19 as well as 48 and 30. Lastly I added the wordart 2. Now add your copyright information, we cannot forget that part. Almost done.
Now let's add our name. This is going to be a bit tricky, but you'll get it!
Grab the text tool (press T on your keyboard) and choose a font. I am using Bell Bottom Laser 60 pt. I set my color to the darkest brown that Monti used in the kit, you can use your eyedropper tool (press I) and select a color that way. Or just set the foreground to color # of choice. Add your name and at the top toolbar strip, choose Create warped text. Just click it once with the mouse and a box will appear, in the style drop down choose Arc, and set the bend at 50%, check horizontal. Leave the others at 0%, and click on ok. Now you have an arched text! Play around with the settings, if you'd like. Just remember you can go to edit:step backward, or you can press ALT + CTRL + Z and it will undo anything you just did.
Once you are satisfied with your image go to image>trim, this crops off the excess pixels around the sigtag. Save your image and you are done!

CT Tutorial for Monti Scraps -Sew Adorable

Tutorial by Mellie Beans

You can click the image to see it in full size.

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 May 15, 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. Photo Shop (I am using version CS3), and a good working knowledge of how to operate it, layer palettes and plug-in filters, masks, templates...etc. I will also assume that you add your desired drop shadows to each and every layer. :)

For this tutorial you will need to purchase the scrap kit that I am using from CDO store, by Monti. I am using the glorious artwork of Caron Vinson, which can also be purchased at CDO.

You must first register with CDO for a license number in order to use their artist's tubes.

Let's get started! :)

First let's open the little frame: Frame 3, duplicate your image, and close the original.

Take the magic wand tool and click all blank areas within the frame, I clicked 3 times, select>modify>expand by 5 pixels and add a new layer. Flood fill this layer with paper 13, or other paper of your choice. Deselect and drag this layer below the frame layer.

Now, open your tube, and copy layer 2. Paste it onto the canvas and grab the move tool, make sure that "show transform controls" is selected on your toolbar. You should be able to form it to fit just right inside that frame area. Just pull, stretch or push to fit, and once it is just right click on apply.

Now, lets make the canvas size larger. Go to Image>Canvas size, and type in 800 X 650 pixels, click ok.

Add the female mannequin element as the top layer, and resize as desired. Drop shadow your layer.

Add the ball of wool 5 as your next layer, resize as desired. Drop shadow your layer.

Add the matching thread spool, and the coordinating needle and thread elements. Repeat resize and drop shadow steps.

Time to add some text! Using your text tool, type out the words "You Make Me Sew Very Happy" I am using Lobster Two 14 pt. I'm going to show you how to make it wavy and larger. Once you type the words out, click the Warp text tool, on your tool bar at the top, in style, in the drop down choose either flag, make sure that the Horizontal is checked and change the bend amount to 65%. Horizontal and Vertical distortion stay at 0%  Click ok. Viola!

Right click the layer in your layer palette and choose "rasterize type". Now grab the move tool and resize, or rotate as desired. Add your name for your sig tag.

Once you are satisfied with your results, merge visible layers and go to Image>trim. Save as and you are 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. :)

Facebook Fanpage Freebie - Embossed Overlays

I have for you a 3 pack of embossed overlays. These can be used as PU, CU, S4O, and/or S4H.
In order to receive my freebie offer you must like my page on Facebook. 

Exclusive Scrap Kit - Devil Faerie

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PTU Devil Faerie

Purchase HERE

Exclusive scrap kit, with inspiration by Charles R Bristow tube, Devil Faerie 2.

PUT/PU Scrapkit - Splish Splash

Mellie Beans-Splish Splash

This cute, fun, tagger sized kit is bath themed

 with every essential for bath time!

Available for purchase in any of my stores, 

which you can find by clicking the blinkies on the left.

CT Tags for CCS -Inspired by Jamie Kidd 62-2

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CT Tags for Creative Crazy Scraps

2 new tags using Stu's ScrapCCS_IB-JamieKidd-62-2 

available at CDO store,

 awesome art of Jamie Kidd, which can also be found at the CDO store.

PTU Mama - A Mini Kit

Mama, a mini kit, 

includes 21 elements, 3 frames and 10 different papers,

 all tagger sized. 

Mama is inspired by Mothers, and everything I could think of. 

Flowers, baskets, relaxing, love and greenery. I hope you enjoy it 

Purchase HERE or HERE

New CT tags

New CT tag for Ladyhawwk using her LHD_IB-Alicia-Excl3A Kit and the art of Alicia Mujica! Kit: http://www.cdoestore.com/index.php?p=product&id=41310&parent=490 and Tube: http://www.cdoestore.com/index.php?p=product&id=41298&parent=721

PTU Say It Loud!

This fun neon inspired kit is whimsical, girly and flirty. 

This is a tagger sized kit, here's what you get: 52 elements,

 3 frames and 20 papers. Personal use only, S4O friendly.

Purchase HERE or HERE

2 new tags for TammyKat

I used TammyKat's IB PinupToons kit -82-2 for these 2 tags.
The kit can be purchased, along with the tubes at CDO store here:
Kit: http://www.cdoestore.com/index.php?p=product&id=41788&parent=488
Tube: http://www.cdoestore.com/index.php?p=product&id=41443&parent=216
Tube: http://www.cdoestore.com/index.php?p=product&id=41444&parent=216

PTU Kit- A Fairytale Life

This is my newest kit - A FairyTale Life. This was a fun little kit to make! All of my kits are only $1, for the month of May!
You can find it in any of my stores, by clicking on the blinkies to the left.