Irish Beauty

Tube: gg1076 Vanessa by Keith Garvey

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FTU Scrapkit: Rockin the Shamrocks from Linda’s Creations

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Mask: WSL4 by Wee Scots Lass

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Font: Copperplate Gothic

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Open new image 700 x 700

Fill white.

Layer – new raster layer.

Selections – select all.

Paste Paper 4 into selection

Deselect

Apply Mask WSL?

In layers palette, merge group

Stretch to all edges

Duplicate

Merge both mask layers together

Frame 2

Paste above mask layer

Dropshadow

Clover Swirl

Paste above Frame layer and slide to top of frame.

Duplicate

Free rotate left 90

Slide to left of frame.

Sharpen

Duplicate - mirror

Dropshadow all three

Shamrock grass with gold coins

Mirror

Paste above Clover swirl layers

Free rotate left 90

 Slide to top right corner

Sharpen

Dropshadow

St Pattys Day Harp

Resize 50%

Paste above grass with gold coins layer

Slide to bottom left corner

Free rotate left 15

Sharpen

Dropshadow

Gold St Patricks Day Coin

Resize 40%

Paste above harp layer

Slide to far left and down

Sharpen

Dropshadow

Tube

Paste above coin layer

Slide to top and left

Sharpen

Dropshadow

Grass

Resize 15%

Paste above coin layer

Slide to bottom of frame

Sharpen

Dropshadow

White Flower

Mirror

Resize 70%

Paste above Grass layer

Slide to top right

Sharpen

Dropshadow

Orange Gerber

Resize 20%

Paste between Grass and White Flower layers

Slide up so it peeks out behind the white flower

Sharpen

Dropshadow

Gerber Daisy

Resize 50% then 70%

Paste above White Flower layer

Slide to the right

Rename GD1

Sharpen

Duplicate.

Rename this one GD2

Free rotate GD2 left 90 and slide left a little

Dropshadow both

White Flower 2

Resize 40%

Paste between two Gerber Daisy layers

Slide right and down a little

Sharpen
Dropshadow

Sunflowers

Resize 70%

Slide down and right slightly

Sharpen

Dropshadow

Tall Grass

Resize 60% then 70%

Paste above Sunflowers layer

Slide to bottom right corner.

Rename TG1

Sharpen

Duplicate. Rename TG2

Resize TG1 another 80%

Slide TG1 to bottom left corner

Dropshadow both

Dog

Resize 70%

Paste between TG1 and TG2 layers

Slide to bottom left

Sharpen

Dropshadow

TG2 should be above dog, then GD2

Green Pot of Gold

Resize 40% then 80%

Paste above GS2 layer

Slide to bottom right

Sharpen

Dropshadow

Daisy

Resize 15%

Paste above Pot of Gold layer

Slide to bottom right

Sharpen

Dropshadow

Yellow Bird

Resize 30%

Paste above Daisy layer

Slide to bottom centre

Sharpen

Dropshadow

Green Butterfly

Resize 25% then 75%

Paste above Yellow Bird layer

Free rotate left 25

Sharpen

Position as desired

Duplicate - mirror

Slide to bottom right

Dropshadow

Add copyright, close white background.

Save as a png.

Suddenly You Were There

Tube: My Baby by Alex Prihodko can be purchased

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FTU Scrapkit: Suddenly You Were There by Russian Dutch Heart Design

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Mask: WSL84 by Wee Scots Lass

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Font: Ave Fedan

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Open new image 700 x 700

Fill white.

New raster layer – Selections – Select all

Paste Paper 9 into selection

DO NOT DESELECT

Layers – new raster layer

Paste Paper 8 into selection

Deselect

Apply WSL Mask 84 to Paper 9 layer

In layers palette, merge group

Apply WSL Mask 84 to Paper 8 layer

In layers palette, merge group

On Paper 8 mask layer, Layers – Properties – Screen on default settings.

Drop opacity to 72

Click on white background and close

Merge both mask layers together.

Re-open white background

Stretch merged mask to all edges

Element 17

Resize 30%

Paste above mask layer

Sharpen

Duplicate – mirror – flip

Merge both together

Frame

Resize 15%

Paste below element 17 layer

Slide to bottom left corner

Sharpen

Dropshadow

Tube

Erase from below her elbows down

Paste above element 17 layer and slide to the top and right a little.

Sharpen.

Dropshadow

Element 4

Resize 35%

Paste above tube layer

Free rotate right 75

Slide to bottom left corner

Sharpen

Rename 4A

Duplicate. Rename 4B

Free rotate 4B left 90, and slide to far right.

In layers palette, move 4B to sit under the tube layer.

Duplicate – mirror. Rename 4C

Dropshadow all three

Element 7

Resize 30%

Paste above 4A layer

Free rotate right 90

Slide to bottom left corner

Sharpen

Dropshadow

Element 2

Mirror

Resize 40% then 50%

Paste above 7 layer

Free rotate left 45

Slide down and left

Sharpen

Dropshadow

Element 5

Resize 30% then 40%

Paste above element 2 layer

Free rotate right 90

Slide to bottom centre

Sharpen

Dropshadow

Element 15

Resize 15%

Paste above element 5 layer

Slide left

Sharpen

Dropshadow

Element 3

Resize 35% the 80%

Paste above element 15 layer

Slide to bottom left corner

Sharpen

Dropshadow

Element 11

Resize 18%

Paste above element 4A layer

Free rotate right 40

Slide to bottom right corner

Sharpen

Duplicate.

In layers palette, move bottom copy to sit below element 4A layer

On top copy, erase parts so it appears as if the ribbon is weaving around the leaves

Dropshadow top copy only

Element 10

Resize 15%

Paste above element 3 layer

Slide to bottom left corner

Sharpen

Dropshadow

Element 9

Resize 10%

Paste above element 10 layer

Position as desired

Sharpen

Duplicate – mirror

Resize another 80%

Dropshadow

Add copyright, close white background.

Save as a png.

Wheatfields and Wabbits

This tutorial was written by me on February 20^th 2018.

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental

Tube: Bunny5 by VeryMany

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FTU Scrapkit: Wheatfields by Mizteeques

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Mask: WSL4 by Wee Scots Lass

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Font: Flowers of Summer

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Layer – new raster layer.

Selections – select all.

Paste Paper 13 into selection

Deselect

Apply Mask WSL4

In layers palette, merge group

Stretch to all edges

Flip

Duplicate – merge both copies together

Element 15 Frame

Resize 85%

Paste above mask layer

NOTE: this frame is here as a guide to placing other elements, and will be deleted later

Element 20 (Dried Rose)

Resize 30%

Paste above Frame layer and slide to bottom of frame, and left a little

Sharpen

Dropshadow

Element 10 (White Flowers)

Resize 70%

Paste above Element 20 layer

Free rotate left 90

Slide to top right corner

Sharpen

Dropshadow

Element 2 Ear of Wheat

Resize 30%

Erase half of the stem

Paste above Element 10 layer

Slide down and right

Sharpen

Duplicate – mirror

Free rotate copy right 90

Slide this far right and up

Dropshadow both

Element 29 (Blue Flower)

Paste between the two Element 2 layers

Slide to top right corner

Sharpen

Dropshadow

Element 30 (Blue Flower)

Resize 75%

Paste above Element 29 layer

Slide to far right and up a little

Sharpen

Dropshadow

Element 13 (Yellow Star Flower)

Resize 20%

Paste above Element 30 layer

Slide to bottom centre

Sharpen

Duplicate

Slide this copy to sit at the bottom corner of the frame

Dropshadow both

Element 1 (Purple Flowers)

Resize 30%

Paste between the two Element 13 layers

Slide to bottom centre

Sharpen

Dropshadow

Element 8 (Pocketbook)

Resize 35%

Paste above Element 1 layer

Slide to bottom and left

Sharpen

Dropshadow

Top element 13 layer should be next

Element 5 (Wheatsheaf)

Resize 50%

Paste above top Element 13 layer

Free rotate right 15

Slide to far right and down

Sharpen

Dropshadow

Top element 2 layer should be next

Element 27 (Sunflower)

Resize 35%

Paste above top Element 2 layer

Slide right

Sharpen

Duplicate and slide a little bit down and left

Dropshadow both

Element 12 (Crates)

Resize 40%

Paste above Element 27 layers

Slide to bottom right corner

Sharpen

Dropshadow

Element 24 (Basket)

Resize 35%

Paste above Element 12 layer

Slide to bottom right corner

Sharpen

Dropshadow

Element 6 (Blue Flowers)

Resize 30% then 85%

Paste above Element 24 layer

Slide to bottom right corner

Sharpen

Dropshadow

Element 25 (Fox)

Resize 60%

Paste above Element 6 layer

Slide to bottom left corner

Sharpen

Dropshadow

Element 31 (Rabbit)

Resize 40%

Paste above Element 25 layer

Slide to bottom, and position just left of the basket

Sharpen

Dropshadow

Element 21 (Mouse)

Resize 50% then 80%

Paste above Element 31 layer

Slide down so he is sitting on the crate

Sharpen

Dropshadow

Element 25 (Bird)

Resize 25%

Paste above Element 21 layer

Slide down so he is sitting on the basket handle

Sharpen

Dropshadow

Tube

Shift D to duplicate.

Close original

Erase from elbows down

Mirror

Paste above Frame layer

Slide to top left corner

Erase any showing below the elements at the bottom

Dropshadow

DELETE FRAME

Duplicate Element 5

In layers palette, move to sit above mask layer

Slide to left centre.

Duplicate Element 1

In layers palette, move to sit above duplicate of element 5 layer

Slide to left centre.

Add copyright, close white background.

Save as a png.

Bloomin Spring

Tube: gg562 Simone by Keith Garvey

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FTU Scrapkit: Bloomin Spring from Mizteeques

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Mask: WSL4 by Wee Scots Lass

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Font: Bellbottom Laser

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This tutorial was written by me on February 17^th 2018.

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental

Open new image 700 x 700

Fill white.

Layers – new raster layer

Selections – select all.

Paste paper 15 into selection

Deselect

Apply mask

In layers palette – merge group

Stretch to all edges

Duplicate

On to copy, drop opacity to around 50%

Merge both mask layers together

Element 9 (Heart Scatter)

Paste above mask layer

Slide to top left corner

Duplicate – mirror

On right side copy, erase larger heart top centre

Merge both element 9 copies together

DO NOT DROPSHADOW

Element 13 (Frame)

Resize 75%

Paste above element 9 layer.

Sharpen

Click inside with magic wand.

Selections – modify – expand 10

Paste Paper 6 into selection

Deselect.

Paper 6 layer – flip

Sharpen

In layers palette, move paper 6 below frame

Dropshadow Frame

Element 10 (Grass)

Paste above frame

Slide down to bottom centre.

Sharpen

Duplicate

Rename Grass Bottom, and Grass Top

Tube

Paste between the two grass layers.

Slide up and left.

Sharpen

Dropshadow

Go to the Grass Top copy

Erase part, so that her hand and arm show through

Dropshadow Grass Top copy

Close Tube layer off for now so you can see what you are doing

Element 20 (Red flowers)

Resize 70%

Paste just below tube layer.

Free rotate right 30.

Erase stalks at the bottom, up as far as the join

Slide far left and down a little

Sharpen

Rename Red 20 left

Duplicate – mirror. Rename this Red 20 Right

Slide to top right of frame

Dropshadow both

Element 24 (Pink flowers)

Resize 70%

Paste between Red 20 left and Red 20 Right layers.

Free rotate right 30.

Erase stalks at the bottom, up as far as the join

Slide to bottom left and position slightly down and right of the red flower

Sharpen

Rename Pink 24 Left

Duplicate

Rename Pink 24 Right

Slide this copy to top right of frame

Dropshadow both

In layers palette, move the Red 20 Right to sit above Pink 24 Right

Element 6 (White Flower)

Resize 30% then 80%

Paste above Tube layer.

Slide right, and position at the base of the frame

Sharpen

Duplicate

Slide to top right of frame

Duplicate this copy – mirror

Slide back to the right and arrange along the right side of frame.

Sharpen

Duplicate once more and position

Dropshadow all four, but do not merge.

They should be in staggered line up the right side of the frame, but of course, you can move them around once all the other elements are in place.

Element 17 (Grass Stalk)

Paste above top element 6 layer.

Slide to right

Sharpen

Dropshadow

Copy of element 24 should be next layer

Element 39 (Ribbon)

Resize 75%

Paste above element 17 layer

Free rotate right 45

Flip

Slide to right.

Sharpen Ribbon Bottom

Duplicate – Rename Ribbon Top

DO NOT DROPSHADOW

Element 8 (Flower)

Resize 85%.

Rename Flower 8A

Paste above Grass Top layer

Slide to bottom right corner

Sharpen

Duplicate. Rename Flower 8B

In layers palette, move Flower 8B to sit above Ribbon Bottom layer.

Duplicate – Mirror. Rename Flower 8C

Slide Flower 8C towards the right, and position it just below Flower 8B

Dropshadow all three copies

Red Right 20 should be the next layer

Element 25 (Fuchsia Branch)

Paste above Red 20 Right layer

Slide to bottom right

Sharpen

Dropshadow

Element 12 (Rock)

Resize 70%

Paste above element 25 layer

Slide to bottom right corner

Sharpen

Dropshadow

Element 3 (Pink Viola Flower)

Resize 20% then 80%

Paste above element 12 layer

Slide to far right and down to cover up some of the green stalks

Sharpen

Dropshadow

Grass Top should be next layer, then Flower 8A above that.

Ribbon Top Layer

Carefully erase parts of Ribbon Top layer, so that the ribbon seems to weave amongst the flowers.

Dropshadow Ribbon Top

Element 33 (Key)

Resize 30%

Paste above Ribbon Top layer

Free rotate right 30

Slide to bottom and right

Sharpen

Dropshadow

Element 11 (White daisy)

Resize 15%.

Paste above element 33 layer and position as desired.

Sharpen

Duplicate a couple of times and move around

Dropshadow all

Remember to open tube, and any other closed layers

Add copyright, close white background.

Save as a png.