May Blossoms

This tutorial was written by me on February 6^th 2018.

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental

Tube: Angela by VeryMany

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FTU Scrapkit: May Blossoms from Melissaz Creationz

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Mask: WSL75 by Wee Scots Lass

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Font: Autumn

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Open new image 700 x 700

Fill white.

Layers – new raster layer

Selections – select all.

Paste paper 09 into selection

Deselect

Apply mask

In layers palette – merge group

Stretch to all edges

Element 32 (Glitter scatter)

Paste above mask layer.

Slide to bottom right corner.

Sharpen

Duplicate – mirror

Merge both together

Duplicate – Flip

Move down a little

Dropshadow both

Element 02 (Frame)

Resize 110%

Paste above element 32 layers

Sharpen

Click inside with magic wand.

Selections – modify – expand 5

Layer – new raster layer

Paste Paper 03 into selection

Deselect.

In layers palette, move paper 3 to sit below frame.

Dropshadow frame.

Element 18 (Doily)

Paste below paper 3 layer

Slide to top centre so it peeks above frame

Duplicate twice

Flip one copy

Slide other copy to the left and position as desired.

Duplicate – Mirror

Merge all four copies of doily together.

Dropshadow.

Element 06 (Flower vine)

Resize 65%

Paste above frame layer

Slide to left side of frame

Sharpen

Duplicate – Mirror

Element 12 (Purple Daisy)

Paste between two element 06 layers.

Slide to bottom and slightly off to left. Rename PD1

Duplicate

Move to the right just below centre, (PD2)

Duplicate – mirror

Slide down slightly

 Dropshadow all three

Element 30 (Rope)

Paste above top copy of element 06l.

Adjust – add noise – Gaussian 50

Adjust – sharpness – sharpen more.

Dropshadow

Tube

Resize 90%

Cut off just below the waist

Paste above element 30 layer.

Slide to top and slightly left

Sharpen

Dropshadow

PD1 is next layer

Element 13 (Red Flower)

Paste above Tube layer.

Slide down and slightly right.

Sharpen

Duplicate – mirror

Slide this copy far left

Dropshadow

Element 05 (Stalk)

Resize 75%

Paste between two element 13 layers

Slide right

Sharpen

Dropshadow

Next layer should be PD3

Element 14 (twin flowers)

Paste above PD3 layer

Slide to bottom centre.

Sharpen

Rename Twins 1

Duplicate – mirror

Slide this to the right and up a little

Rename Twins 2

Duplicate Twins 2 and slide to bottom left corner

Rename Twins 3

Dropshadow all three

In layers palette, move PD2 down to sit above Twins 1

Element 10 (Grey flowers)

Paste above PD2 layer

Sharpen

Duplicate – mirror bottom copy

Slide back to right, and down slightly

Dropshadow both.

Element 08 (Pink Lily)

Paste above top element 10 layer

Slide down and right

Sharpen

Dropshadow

Next layer should be Twins 2

Element 03 (White Lily)

Resize 75% then 90%

Flip

Paste above Twins 2 layer

Slide down to bottom right corner

Sharpen

Dropshadow

Next layer should be second element 13 layer

Element 15 (Pink Flower)

Paste above Element 13 layer

Slide down and left

Sharpen

Dropshadow

Next layer should be Twins 3

Element 27 (Butterfly)

Resize 75%

Paste above Twins 3

Duplicate – Mirror

Resize 85%

Place as desired

Dropshadow both

To be honest it doesn’t really matter which order the flowers are in.

Rotate, move duplicate and place wherever you want to

Add copyright, close white background.

Save as a png.