Tutorial Time!!!

Here's a preview of the tag we will be creating today:

For this tutorial I am using a PTU kit by Kittie's Sinful Designz called A Fairy Autumn Harvest. You can pick up this beauty at any of her stores listed on her blog HERE

I am also using a template by Kittie, Template 11, which you can find on her blog as well

The tubes I am using come from Sandlady at Pics For Design. You need a license to use her art.

Lets begin!

Open a new canvas, background white 600x600

Open the PSD template as a new layer

Apply papers of choice to the template layers

I used papers 2, 5, 9, 12, 15, 16, 17, & 18

I also recolored the frame and small heart template layers with a color from the kit and applied noise using RGB noise

Next add your elements

I used elements 99, 87, 73, 12, & 7

you will need to resize and rotate some of the elements to get the desired effect

Open your mask of choice as a layer and move to the bottom in your layers and channels pannel. I am using one of my own masks which you can find on the Creative Misfits Creations Blog

Apply paper of choice to the mask

Delete mask layer

Open your tube(s) as new layers

resize to your liking

To get the tube to pop out of the frame, duplicate the frame layer once and move one below your tube in your layers and channels panel.

on the upper frame layer only erase the bits that cover the tube you want to pop out

on the tube layer erase the bits that you don't want to pop out

add dropshadows to all layers except the interior of the frame, the top frame layer and your mask layer

Delete your bottom white layer

Add your copyright and text and save as a .png to keep transparency

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial!

xoxo,

More tutorials?!? I must be going crazy!

Here is a preview of the tag we will be making today!

This tutorial is written for Gimp but any program will do

I am using the artwork of Suzanne Woolcott (you will need to obtain a license to use her art) and a FTU kit "Waiting for Santa" from Eileen's Designs. You can find it on her blog Here

Open a new canvas in gimp. 600x600 with white as your background color

Open as layers Element 20 and scale it down and place in the upper center of your canvas

Next open as layers Paper 2 and move this layer underneath your frame layer

Scale down Paper 2 and place behind your frame

Make your frame layer active and use the magic wand tool to click inside of the frame. Next make the paper layer active again and grow the selection by 6. Select invert and cut. the paper should now appear to be inside the frame.

Open as layers Element 31 and place towards the bottom of the frame

Open as layers Element 59 and scale down and place to the left hand side of your frame

Open as layers Element 16 and scale down, rotate, and place to the bottom right hand side of your frame.

Open as layers Element 64, scale down and place to the bottom right hand side of your frame

Open as layers Element 11 and scale down and rotate & place to the left hand side of your frame towards the bottom (overlapping some of the reindeer's feet)

Open as layers Element 10 and scale down. Place this towards the bottom right hand side of your frame

Open as layers Element 1, scale down and place to the bottom left hand side of your frame