Big news! + 4 new kits!

I have some wonderful news! I have been accepted into PFD store. I don't have all of my kit's in that store yet, but I do have several older one's there, as well as 4 newer one's that I have done over the past week or so.

A lil goth has 51 elements, 13 papers and 6 frames
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At the shore has 54 elements, 16 papers and 6 frames
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Where The Fae Play has 50 elements, 17 papers and 5 frames
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Land That I Love has 30 elements, 10 papers, 3 frames and 2 word art.
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Red Riding Hood Tutorial

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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 June 12, 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, masks, templates...etc. I will also assume that you add your desired drop shadows to each and every layer. :)

You will need the following in order to duplicate my tag:

Kit by MontiScrap at CDO
Tube by Pin Up Toons at CDO
Font - Segoe Print
Mask 89 
Let's begin!

1) Open the mask. Open paper 2, duplicate (shift + D) and close he original. Apply mask, layers>merge>group. Image>resize 75%.

2) Open frame 1, copy/paste onto your canvas and close the original. Resize as desired. Take your magic wand and click inside the frame, and go to selections>modify>expand 3 pixels, add a new layer and fill with paper 2 at 50% size. Deselect and drag this layer below the frame layer.

3) Open element 5, copy/paste and close original, resize as desired. Position behind the frame, but above the mask layers. Repeat process with element 17, only position opposite the wolf. :)

4) Open your tube, copy/paste as new, top layer and resize as desired. I used my magic wand tool to select the area inside the frame layer, and then clicked my tube layer and selections>invert, to erase the pixels stuck outside of the frame. I wanted her to appear to be coming out of the frame. Deselect.

5) Open element 2, copy/paste as a new layer, just below the frame but above the tree layer. Resize as desired.

6) For the next step, I made a sort of cluster area on the bottom right of the frame. I used elements 21, 23 (mirror), 14, 8 and 20, in that order. I resized as needed and arranged. You can view my image as a guide.

7) Now, open the word art element, copy/paste as a new layer. Resize as desired and position to the bottom left.

8) Almost done! Add your name to the tag and your copyright information. Merge layers visible, copy/paste as new image and save as. That's it, 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. :)

CU freebie for you

Was PTU, now FTU
You can download this, HERE

Was PTU, now FTU

Formerly PTU, now FTU.
Tagger sized Easter kit.
You can download this freebie, HERE

CDO CT Tags for HungryHill

CT Tags using Hungry Hills Brainstorm

Tubes by Pin Up Toons

Kit by HungryHill

Burlesque

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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 June 3, 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, masks, templates...etc. I will also assume that you add your desired drop shadows to each and every layer. :)

You will need the following in order to duplicate my tag:

Tube by Anna Liwanag at CDO
Burlesque Kit by Monti at CDO
Font: Simply Glamorous
Mask 4 by Melissaz Creationz
DSB Flux filters Linear Transmission

Let's begin!

1) Create a new, transparent canvas 800 X 600 pixels.

2) Open paper 8. Set to your foreground color and grab the airbrush tool with these settings: Shape: Round Size: 400, Hardness: 60, Step: 10, Density: 100, Thickness: 100, Rotation: 0, Opacity: 100, Blend mode: Normal, Rate: 5. Spray in the middle of your canvas for about 5-6 seconds. This will assure that you have a nice, even, round spray.

3) Go to plug in's and add DSB Flux - Linear Transmission: Radial size : 2, Rotation: 2,  Blend: 50 and check the Horizontal box, click OK.

4) Resize this layer to 70%.

5) Add frame 4 as a new layer. Resize to 50% and drag it down just a little. You'll want to make sure that the bottom layer is showing all the way around from under the frame.

6) Now, start adding elements around the frame on different layers. This is the elements that I am using and the sizes that I resized them to:
element 17 : 25%, Element 41: 30%, Element 21: 35% (mirror this layer), Element 6: 40%, Element 11: 30% and Element 54: 30%.

7) Add your tube layer now. Almost done. I resized mine to 85% and mirrored this layer.

8) Add your copyright information.

9) Add your text/name. I am using Simply Gorgeous at 72 pt. I am adding gradient glow with eye candy 4000 at 1 pixel, white. You can achieve the same effect by using a white drop shadow, though.

10) Layers>merge>visible....copy/paste as new image to crop and save.
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. :)

PTU FS Kit - The Art Of Calm

This is my newest kit, The Art of Calm.

 Relaxing, spa like and serene, the Art of Calm is all about taking

 it easy, unwinding and slowing down. Experience the calmness of

 this pleasing color palette with 32 elements, 12 papers and 2 frames.

purchase this kit HERE or HERE

CDO CT Tags for Foxy Designz

CDO CT Tags for Ann/Foxy using her kit.

Purple Fantasy-mini, and the artwork of Anna Liwanag.

Purchase Tube HERE

Purchase Kit HERE