Thursday, November 5, 2009

East Side Girls


This tutorial was written for you by Mazie on November 5, 2009.
SUPPLIES:
Scrap Kit "East Side" by Gothic Inspirations which you can purchase HERE
Tube by Keith Garvey which you can purchase here HERE
** Please do not use this tube without the appropriate license**

Mask of choice

Font: I used Quick Handle AOE


Let's Begin!

Open a blank canvas, 600 x 500 and flood fill white. Paste the tag cluster, resize to 60 percent and add a drop shadow. Paste frame 2, resize to 60 percent. Adjust, hue and saturation, colorize and set both numbers to zero. Click inside the frame with your magic wand. Selections, modify expand by 4 pixels. Paste a scrap paper of choice from the kit. Selections, invert then hit delete on your keyboard. Selections, invert. Paste the overlay, resize to 70 percent. Selections, invert then hit delete on your keyboard. Selections, select none. Drag the frame to the top of the layer palate and drop shadow your frame layer.

Paste your tube of choice, resize as needed and add a drop shadow. Paste the street lamp and resize to 50 percent. Drop shadow and position on the left side of your frame. Paste the handcuffs, resize to 25 percent. Drop shadow and position at the top right of your frame. Paste one of the word arts from the kit and resize to 50 percent. Position along the bottom of the frame. Using a font of choice, see my font selection above, type out "where the bad girls play..." convert to a raster and position below the word art from the kit. Add a drop shadow or a glow to your word art if you want to. Paste a scrap paper of choice from the kit and apply your mask, send the mask to the bottom of the layer palate. Add your name and copyright info and your done!!

Friday, October 23, 2009

First Snow



This tutorial was written for you by Mazie on October 23, 2009.

SUPPLIES:

Scrap Kit "Winter Angel" by Seven's Scraps which you can purchase HERE

Tube by Zindy Nielsen which you can purchase here HERE
** Please do not use this tube without the appropriate license**
Mask and winter scene of choice
Let's Begin!
Open a blank canvas, 600 x 500 and flood fill white. Paste frame 11, resize to 60 percent. Paste your winter scene and drop below the frame in the layer palate, erase any overhang. Add a drop shadow to the frame layer. Paste your tube, resize as needed. Paste wrap 2, resize to 65 percent and drop shadow, arrange along the bottom of the frame.

Paste snow 3 and arrange to cover the tag. Paste a lilly of choice from the kit, I used lilly 3. Resize to 65 percent, drop shadow and place in the lower right hand corner of the tag. Paste splash 1 and resize to 60 percent. Position in the upper left hand corner of the tag. Duplicate this layer than image, mirror. Merge the 2 splash layers together. Duplicate then image, flip, Merge the 2 splash layers together again and send to the bottom of the layer palate.

Close off your background layer and merge visible. Duplicate your tag twice, for a total of 3. On the middle tag layer in the palate, image, free rotate 10 degrees to the right. On the bottom layer, image, free rotate 10 degrees to the left. Paste a scrap paper of choice from the kit and apply your mask, send the mask to the bottom of the layer palate. Add your name and copyright info and your done!!

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Taking a break!!

I need to take a break from tut writing, real life has gotten hetic, and my online time is not as much as before. Thank you to all the wonderful designers for allowing me to work with their wonderful kits. I will try and post tuts here and there, so please keep me bookmarked and check back. All my Love, Mazie :)

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Welcome to my Hell



This tutorial was written for you by Mazie on October 8, 2009.
SUPPLIES:
Scrap Kit "Hell Scream" by Gothic Inspirations which you can purchase HERE
Tube by Zindy Nielsen which you can purchase here HERE
** Please do not use this tube without the appropriate license**

Mask 393 by Vix download that HERE

Word Overlay by Me download that HERE

Font of Choice, I used Trinigan
Let's Begin!

Open a blank canvas, 600 x 500 and flood fill white. Open the flower from the scrap kit and paste onto your canvas as a new layer. Image, resize to 60 percent and add a drop shadow. Position to the upper left hand corner of your tag. Duplicate this layer. On the duplicated layer go to Image, mirror, image, flip. Paste the tag cluster and resize to 70 percent, add a drop shadow and center this in your canvas. Paste grunge frame 4, and resize to 75 percent. Paste your tube of choice, and drag the tube below the frame in the layer palate. Erase any parts of the tube showing outside of the frame. Paste my word overlay, drop this below the frame in the layer palate. Add a drop shadow to the frame layer.

Paste the wings and resize to 50 percent. Add a drop shadow and position at the top of the frame. Paste the key hang, resize to 40 percent and drop shadow. Place along the left hand side of the frame. Paste the skull stake and resize to 60 percent. Add a drop shadow and position to the right of the frame. Paste the candles and resize to 85 percent, add a drop shadow. Use your eraser tool to remove the bottom of the candles and place in the lower right hand corner of your tag. Paste a word art of choice from the kit, resize to 30 percent and drop shadow. Place the word art along the top of your tag. Paste a scrap paper of choice and apply your mask, send your mask layer to the bottom of the layer palate. Resize, crop and sharpen as desired. Add your name and copyright information and your done :)

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Queen of the Night


This tutorial was written for you by Mazie on October 4, 2009.

SUPPLIES:

Scrap Kit "In the Dead of Night" by Just a Girl Designs which you can purchase HERE

Tube by Elias Chatzoudis of MPT which you can purchase here HERE
** Please do not use this tube without the appropriate license**

Let's Begin!
Open a blank canvas, 600 x 500 and flood fill white. Open the spell book and paste as a new layer onto your canvas. Image, resize to 80 percent and add a drop shadow. Position towards the left hand side of your canvas. Paste tree 2 and resize to 75 percent. Add a drop shadow and position to the right hand side of your canvas. Paste frame 1 and resize to 60 percent.

Click inside the frame with your magic wand. Selections, modify expand by 3 pixels. Paste a scrap paper of choice from the kit. Selections, invert then hit delete on your keyboard. Selections, select none. Add a new raster layer and with your font tool type out Queen of the Night. Duplicate this layer twice and move both duplicated layers down to fill the frame with the words. Drag the frame to the top of the layer palate and add a drop shadow.

Paste your tube, resize as needed and add a drop shadow. Position your tube inside the frame, erase any parts of the tube you do not want showing outside of the frame. Paste tall grass 2, resize to 70 percent and drop shadow. Position along the bottom of the frame. Paste the cauldron, resize to 40 percent and drop shadow. Image, mirror and place in the bottom right hand corner of your tag. Paste the books, resize to 50 percent and drop shadow. Place at the bottom left of your tag.

Paste the crow, resize to 30 percent and drop shadow. Sit the crow on top of the frame. Paste the moon, resize to 50 percent and position at the top left of your tag, send this layer to the bottom of the layer palate. Resize, crop and sharpen as desired. Add your name and copyright information and your done :)

Thursday, October 1, 2009

So Hot



This tutorial was written for you by Mazie on October 1, 2009.
SUPPLIES:
Scrap Kit "So Hot" a collab by 3 awesome designers which you can purchase HERE
Tube by Keith Garvey which you can purchase here HERE
** Please do not use this tube without the appropriate license**
Let's Begin!

Open a blank canvas, 600 x 500 and flood fill white. Paste the glitter mat and resize to 90 percent, place this in the center of your canvas. Paste swirl 2 and resize to 40 percent, add a drop shadow of choice. Position in the top left corner of your tag. Duplicate this layer then image, mirror, image, flip. Paste word art 2, resize to 70 percent and drop shadow. Position in the top left corner of your tag. Duplicate this layer and move it to the bottom right of your tag.

Paste the ribbon frame and resize to 87 percent, add a drop shadow. Paste frame 3 and resize to 60 percent. Click inside all the parts of the frame with your magic wand. Selections, modify expand by 4 pixels. Paste a scrap paper of choice. Selections, invert then hit delete on your keyboard. Selections, select none. Drag the frame to the top of the layer palate and add a drop shadow. Paste your close up tube of choice and position where desired inside the frame, drop the tube layer below the frame in the layer palate. Erase any parts of the tube showing outside of the frame. Still on your tube layer go to Adjust, hue and saturation, colorize and set both numbers to zero, hit OK. Lower the opacity of your tube to 70 percent.

Paste your main tube, resize as needed and add a drop shadow. Add any other elements of choice, plenty to pick from in this collab! I added some flames and a flower to my tag. Resize, crop and sharpen as desired. Add your name and copyright information and your done :)

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Autumn Fae



This tutorial was written for you by Mazie on September 30, 2009.

SUPPLIES:

FTU Cluster Frame download HERE

Tube by Barbara Jensen which you can purchase here HERE
** Please do not use this tube without the appropriate license**

Scrap Paper of choice
Let's Begin! This is a super easy tut!!

Open a blank canvas, 600 x 500 and flood fill white. Paste your cluster frame as a new layer onto your canvas. Paste a scrap paper of choice, or simply add a new layer and flood fill with a color that matches your tube. Place the scrap paper or flood filled layer below the cluster in the layer palate. Erase any paper or flood layer showing outside of the cluster. Paste your tube of choice, add a drop shadow and erase any parts of the tube you do not want showing outside of the frame. Resize, crop and sharpen as desired. Add your name and copyright information. Thanks for trying this simple tut!!