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24 October 2013

AUTUMN

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THIS TUTORIAL WAS WRITTEN BY ARIZONA DREAMS
THIS TUTORIAL IS MY OWN ORIGINAL WORK AND ANY SIMILARITIES 
WITH ANY OTHER TUTORIAL ARE COINCIDENTAL AND UNINTENTIONAL.
PLEASE DO NOT CLAIM MY TUTORIAL AS YOUR OWN. THIS TUTORIAL IS FOR EVERYONE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THIS TUTORIAL IN YOUR GROUP 
PLEASE LINK LINK BACK TO MY BLOG

''AUTUMN"

CT FOR VERYMANY

TUBE: 'AUTUMN' BY VERYMANY
GET IT HERE

KIT: 'AUTUMN MUSIC' BY BIBI 
GET IT HERE

TEMPLATE: '301.' BY MILLIE
GET IT HERE

FONT OF CHOICE
MASK OF CHOICE

-----LETS BEGIN-----

OPEN TEMPLATE HIDE CREDIT LAYER

STARTING FROM THE BOTTOM AND WORKING OUR WAY UP

OPEN PAPER- 10 
PLACE OVER- 1 (CTRL+ALT+G=MERGE)
ADD DROP SHADOW TO 1

OPEN PAPER- 06
PLACE OVER- 2 (CTRL+ALT+G=MERGE)
ADD DROP SHADOW TO 2

OPEN PAPER- 10
PLACE OVER- 3 (CTRL+ALT+G=MERGE)
ADD DROP SHADOW TO 3

OPEN PAPER- 06
PLACE OVER- 4 (CTRL+ALT+G=MERGE)
ADD DROP SHADOW TO 4

OPEN PAPER- 01 
PLACE OVER- 5 (CTRL+ALT+G=MERGE)
ADD DROP SHADOW TO 5

OPEN PAPER- 01 
PLACE OVER- 6 (CTRL+ALT+G=MERGE)
ADD DROP SHADOW TO 6

OPEN PAPER- 01 
PLACE OVER- 7 (CTRL+ALT+G=MERGE)
ADD DROP SHADOW TO 7

OPEN TUBE- AUTUMN (CLOSE-UP) CHANGE OPACITY TO 65%
PLACE OVER- LAYER 3 (CTRL+ALT+G=MERGE)
ADD DROP SHADOW TO TUBE

DUPLICATE TUBE FLIP HORIZONTALLY
PLACE OVER- LAYER 4 (CTRL_ALT+G=MERGE)

OPEN TUBE- AUTUMN (FULL- BODY) CHANGE OPACITY TO 50%
PLACE OVER- LAYER 5 (CTRL_ALT+G=MERGE)
ADD DROP SHADOW TO TUBE

DUPLICATE TUBE (FULL-BODY)
PLACE OVER- LAYER 6 (CTRL_ALT+G=MERGE)

DUPLICATE TUBE (FULL-BODY)
PLACE OVER- LAYER 7 (CTRL_ALT+G=MERGE)

OPEN TUBE-AUTUMN (FULL-BODY)
PLACE OVER- GIRL COPY 2
ADD DROP SHADOW TO TUBE

-----ELEMENTS USED-----
76
75
25
36
31
20
28
47
37
11
8
69
71


YOU MAY USE MY TAG TO SEE WHERE TO PLACE THE ELEMENTS
OR YOU CAN GET AS CREATIVE AS YOU'D LIKE AND PLACE THEM
WHERE YOU WANT THEM. ADD A DROP SHADOW TO EACH ELEMENT
TO GIVE IT MORE DEPTH.

ADD NAME/QUOTE OR WHATEVER YOU'D LIKE
ADD CORRECT COPYRIGHT INFO

YOUR FINISHED, THANKS FOR FOLLOWING









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GRAND PRIX

12:39 | Edit Post
THIS TUTORIAL WAS WRITTEN BY ARIZONA DREAMS
THIS TUTORIAL IS MY OWN ORIGINAL WORK AND ANY SIMILARITIES 
WITH ANY OTHER TUTORIAL ARE COINCIDENTAL AND UNINTENTIONAL.
PLEASE DO NOT CLAIM MY TUTORIAL AS YOUR OWN. THIS TUTORIAL IS FOR EVERYONE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THIS TUTORIAL IN YOUR GROUP 
PLEASE LINK LINK BACK TO MY BLOG

''GRAND PRIX"

CT FOR KAJENNA

TUBE: 'GRAND PRIX' BY KAJENNA
GET IT HERE

KIT: 'GRAND PRIX' BY BLACK WIDOW CREATIONZ
GET IT HERE

TEMPLATE: '2.' BY AMY & LEAH GIMPTASTIC TUTS
GET IT HERE

FONT OF CHOICE
MASK OF CHOICE

-----LETS BEGIN-----

OPEN TEMPLATE 
HIDE CREDIT LAYER.  AND BG

STARTING FROM THE BOTTOM AND WORKING OUR WAY UP

ADD DROP SHADOW TO CIRCLE BACKING

OPEN PAPER- 06 
PLACE OVER- LRG CIRCLE (CTRL+ALT+G=MERGE)
ADD DROP SHADOW TO LRG CIRCLE

OPEN TUBE- GRAND PRIX CHANGE OPACITY TO 85%
PLACE OVER- LAYER 1 (CTRL+ALT+G=MERGE)
ADD DROP SHADOW TO TUBE

ADD DROP SHADOW TO RECT BACKING

OPEN PAPER- 02 RESIZE SMALLER
PLACE OVER- LRG RECT 2 (CTRL+ALT+G=MERGE)
ADD DROP SHADOW TO LRG RECT 2

OPEN TUBE- GRAND PRIX CHANGE OPACITY TO 85% AND FLIP HORZINTALLY
PLACE OVER- LAYER 2 (CTRL+ALT+G=MERGE)
ADD DROP SHADOW TO TUBE

ADD DROP SHADOW TO RECT BACKING 1

OPEN PAPER- 10
PLACE OVER- LRG RECT 1 (CTRL+ALT+G=MERGE)
ADD DROP SHADOW TO LRG RECT 1

CHANGE LRG STRIP BACKING COLOR OVERLAY TO #000000
ADD DROP SHADOW TO LRG STRIP BACKING

CHANGE THIN STRIP 1 COLOR OVERLAY TO #000000
ADD DROP SHADOW TO THIN STRIP 1

CHANGE THIN STRIP 2 COLOR OVERLAY TO #000000
ADD DROP SHADOW TO THIN STRIP 2

OPEN PAPER- 08
PLACE OVER- LRG STRIP (CTRL+ALT+G=MERGE)
ADD DROP SHADOW TO LRG STRIP

OPEN TUBE- GRAND PRIX RESIZE SMALLER
PLACE OVER- LAYER 4
ADD DROP SHADOW TO TUBE

-----ELEMENTS USED-----
03
02
22
30
32
34

YOU MAY USE MY TAG TO SEE WHERE TO PLACE THE ELEMENTS
OR YOU CAN GET AS CREATIVE AS YOU'D LIKE AND PLACE THEM
WHERE YOU WANT THEM. ADD A DROP SHADOW TO EACH ELEMENT
TO GIVE IT MORE DEPTH.

ADD NAME/QUOTE OR WHATEVER YOU'D LIKE
ADD CORRECT COPYRIGHT INFO

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22 October 2013

Word Art Tutorial

09:58 | Edit Post
Tutorial written by Kissing Kate on 22nd October 2013


**this is a technique tutorial rather than a tag tutorial ** 

This tutorial is my own original work and any similarities with any other tutorial are coincidental and unintentional.

Anyone with a good basic working knowledge of PS CS5 should be able to follow this tutorial. Please feel free to get creative when following this tutorial, it is for guidance only! 

Please do not claim this tutorial as your own. Anyone is welcome to use it and I would love to see your results. If you would like to share it in a group please link back to my blog.

Today we are going to be making some word art that will give your tags a little more pizzazz!!

Here is what we are going to make:


Supplies

Song lyrics of choice (mine is HERE)

Font use - Carbon Type HERE

Google translate - everything looks good in French ;-) 



Open up a new image 800 x 800 and fill white so you can see what you are doing.

Add a new layer and select the text tool... make a text box nearly as big as your image.

Now find some song lyrics that you like .. copy and paste them into google translate and change it to the French language.  This is optional.. I just wanted to change it up a bit. Now copy the French version and paste it into your text box.

Set the font to carbon type and make sure your foreground colour is black - font size 18 pt.  Now the text will be space out into paragraphs so select all, left align it and then go through and make it so it fits evenly on each line.. you want something like this:


Now hide your white back ground by clicking the little eye.

Right click on the text layer and convert to a smart object.

Hit the eye again so the white background shows up again.

Now on the text layer select the eraser and use a soft round brush - size 90 - opacity approx 90 (change opacity on top toolbar) - now erase the edges of the text. **PS will tell you you need to rasterize the layer when you starty to erase.. just click ok**  This doesnt have to be too neat - it looks good if its uneven.. you are going for a torn paper type of effect.. Leave some parts of the word a little faded maybe too!!

So now you can delete the white background and save your word art as a png.

There you go - easy peasy!!

Thank you for doing this tut - let me know how you get on.  Get as creative as you can!

Feel free to use the word art made here. 




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Putting Images Inside Text - Tutorial

06:22 | Edit Post

Tutorial written by Kissing Kate on 21st October 2013

**this is a technique tutorial rather than a tag tutorial ** 


This tutorial is my own original work and any similarities with any other tutorial are coincidental and unintentional.


Anyone with a good basic working knowledge of PS CS5 should be able to follow this tutorial. Please feel free to get creative when following this tutorial, it is for guidance only! 


Please do not claim this tutorial as your own. Anyone is welcome to use it and I would love to see your results. If you would like to share it in a group please link back to my blog.

Today we are going to be making this word siggy:


Supplies:

Cotton Eyed Country Scrap Kit HERE
Darlene tube by Verymany HERE
Magnum font HERE 

Feel free to use any tube and any scrapkit to suit your style!!

So open up a new file 600 x 200 pixels and fill white so you can see what you are doing.

Add a new layer  (Text layer) and click on your text tool.  Now choose a wide font - I used Magnum - to write out the word or name you want as your signature - mine is country to suit the tag.  Make the text size approx 36.

Right click on this text layer to get your blending options up on screen. I used the following settings:

Drop Shadow - Normal Blend Mode - Foreground colour black - Opacity 96 - distance 2 - size 3

Bevel - Inner Bevel - Depth 42% - Size 2

Stroke - Colour #bb0545 - Size 2 - opacity 63%

Now add a new layer (paper layer) and place paper 6 (or paper of choice).  Right click on this layer and 'create clipping mask'.. your paper will now be inside the text.  Now right click for the blending modes again and click on Bevel - Texture - choose a basic crosshatch style texture - Scale 1 - Depth 5 just to give the paper some detail.

Now in a new window open up your chosen tube and delete the layers you don't need.  The close up of the tube works well for this tut.  When you have what you need, select all - edit - copy - go back to the other window and paste the tube.  Now right click and 'create clipping mask'.  Resize the tube (making sure you hold shift while doing so to make sure you don't stretch the tube out of proportion) so it fits well inside the text.  You don't want details of her face getting hidden as to look odd.. move it around so it looks nice.  you can then duplicate this tube so you can have it inside the text a few times. I did it so there were 3 faces inside the text, each time angling her a little different to add some variety. 

Now I added the words 'Girl at Heart' using the same font as before.. and place it over the word country.  Sometimes PS likes to guess what you want to do and it might also clip this layer.. don't panic. If it does this just right click and release the clipping mask. 

Now use some of the elements from the scrap kit to decorate your word signature.  Add drop shadows to the elements to make them more realistic.

Now all you need to do is add your name and the correct copyright.

Delete the white background layer - save as a PNG image and you are finished.

Thank you for following this tutorial.  I would love to see what you have done with it.

If there is any other kind of basic tutorial you would like to see done, just drop me a message and I will try and do one for you!

Much Love, Cat xx





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18 October 2013

HARVEST ANGEL 2

20:04 | Edit Post
 CT BY *JESSICA* FOR BEEHIVE DIGITAL STUDIO USING 

TUBE 'HARVEST ANGEL' BY NINASTE
IT CAN BE FOUND HERE

MATCHING KIT 'TRICK OR TREAT ANGEL' BY TINY TURTLE DESIGNS
KIT CAN BE FOUND HERE


CT BY *JESSICA* FOR BEEHIVE DIGITAL STUDIO USING 

TUBE 'HARVEST ANGEL' BY NINASTE
IT CAN BE FOUND HERE

MATCHING KIT 'BEAUTIFUL FANTASY' BY PINKPARADOX PRODUCTIONS
KIT CAN BE FOUND HERE



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GALA CT TUTORIAL

17:36 | Edit Post
THIS TUTORIAL WAS WRITTEN BY ARIZONA DREAMS
THIS TUTORIAL IS MY OWN ORIGINAL WORK AND ANY SIMILARITIES
WITH ANY OTHER TUTORIAL ARE COINCIDENTAL AND UNINTENTIONAL.
PLEASE DO NOT CLAIM MY TUTORIAL AS YOUR OWN. THIS TUTORIAL IS FOR EVERYONE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THIS TUTORIAL IN YOUR GROUP
PLEASE LINK LINK BACK TO MY BLOG

CT FOR MISTICHESKAYA

TUBE: 'GALA' BY MISTICHESKAYA
GET IT HERE

KIT: 'HALLOWENIE' BY LILY ROSE DESIGNS
GET IT HERE

TEMPLATE: '2013 KANDEE HALLOWEEN COLLAB 5.' BY
DANGERLOUSLY DELICIOUS DESIGNS
GET IT HERE

FONT OF CHOICE
MASK OF CHOICE

-----LETS BEGIN-----

OPEN TEMPLATE
HIDE CREDIT LAYER, STAR, BACKGROUND LAYER

STARTING FROM THE BOTTOM AND WORKING OUR WAY UP

OPEN PAPER- 01
PLACE OVER- GREEN RECT. 2 (CTRL+ALT+G=MERGE)
ADD DROP SHADOW TO GREEN RECT. 2

OPEN PAPER- 05
PLACE OVER- ORANGE STRIPE (CTRL+ALT+G=MERGE)
ADD DROP SHADOW TO ORANGE STRIPE

OPEN PAPER- 03
PLACE OVER- TEAL RECT. (CTRL+ALT+G=MERGE)
ADD DROP SHADOW TO TEAL RECT.

OPEN PAPER- 02
PLACE OVER- PURPLE OVAL (CTRL+ALT+G=MERGE)
ADD DROP SHADOW TO PURPLE OVAL

OPEN PAPER- 01
PLACE OVER- GREEN STRIPE (CTRL+ALT+G=MERGE)
ADD DROP SHADOW TO GREEN STRIPE

OPEN PAPER- 05
PLACE OVER- GREEN RECT. 1 (CTRL+ALT+G=MERGE)
ADD DROP SHADOW TO GREEN RECT. 1

OPEN PAPER- 03
PLACE OVER- TEAL CIRCLE (CTRL+ALT+G=MERGE)
ADD DROP SHADOW TO TEAL CIRCLE

OPEN PAPER- 02
PLACE OVER- WORD BACKING (CTRL+ALT+G=MERGE)
ADD DROP SHADOW TO WORD BACKING

OPEN PAPER- 05
PLACE OVER- WORDING (CTRL+ALT+G=MERGE)
ADD DROP SHADOW TO WORDING

OPEN TUBE- 'GALA' (CLOSE-UP) CHANGE OPACITY TO 85% RESIZE SMALLER
PLACE OVER- LAYER 7 (CTRL+ALT+G=MERGE)
ADD DROP SHADOW TO TUBE

OPEN TUBE- 'GALA' (FULL-BODY) RESIZE SMALLER FLIP HORIZONTAL
PLACE OVER- WITCH RED (CLOSE UP LAYER
ADD DROP SHADOW TO TUBE

-----ELEMENTS USED-----
14
13
64
27
92
42
54
56
94


YOU MAY USE MY TAG TO SEE WHERE TO PLACE THE ELEMENTS
OR YOU CAN GET AS CREATIVE AS YOU'D LIKE AND PLACE THEM
WHERE YOU WANT THEM. ADD A DROP SHADOW TO EACH ELEMENT
TO GIVE IT MORE DEPTH.

ADD NAME/QUOTE OR WHATEVER YOU'D LIKE
ADD CORRECT COPYRIGHT INFO

YOUR FINISHED, THANKS FOR FOLLOWING









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16 October 2013

MILA CT TUTORIAL

12:31 | Edit Post
THIS TUTORIAL WAS WRITTEN BY ARIZONA DREAMS
THIS TUTORIAL IS MY OWN ORIGINAL WORK AND ANY SIMILARITIES 
WITH ANY OTHER TUTORIAL ARE COINCIDENTAL AND UNINTENTIONAL.
PLEASE DO NOT CLAIM MY TUTORIAL AS YOUR OWN. THIS TUTORIAL IS FOR EVERYONE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THIS TUTORIAL IN YOUR GROUP 
PLEASE LINK LINK BACK TO MY BLOG

''MILA"

CT FOR VERYMANY

TUBE: 'MILA' BY VERYMANY
GET IT HERE

KIT: 'ARMY GIRL' BY LILY ROSE DESIGNS
GET IT HERE

TEMPLATE: '51.' BY DRAMA BOMB DESIGNS
GET IT HERE

FONT OF CHOICE
MASK OF CHOICE

-----LETS BEGIN-----

OPEN TEMPLATE 
HIDE CREDIT LAYER, BACKGROUND LAYER

STARTING FROM THE BOTTOM AND WORKING OUR WAY UP

OPEN PAPER- 03
PLACE OVER- 1 (CTRL+ALT+G=MERGE)
ADD DROP SHADOW TO 1

OPEN PAPER- 06
PLACE OVER- 2 (CTRL+ALT+G=MERGE)
ADD DROP SHADOW TO 2

OPEN PAPER- 02
PLACE OVER- 3 (CTRL+ALT+G=MERGE)
ADD DROP SHADOW TO 3

OPEN PAPER- 08
PLACE OVER- 4 (CTRL+ALT+G=MERGE)
ADD DROP SHADOW TO 4

OPEN PAPER- 02
PLACE OVER- 5 (CTRL+ALT+G=MERGE)
ADD DROP SHADOW TO 5

OPEN PAPER- 01
PLACE OVER- 6 (CTRL+ALT+G=MERGE)
ADD DROP SHADOW TO 6

OPEN PAPER- 04
PLACE OVER- 7 (CTRL+ALT+G=MERGE)
ADD DROP SHADOW TO 7

OPEN PAPER- 07
PLACE OVER- 8 (CTRL+ALT+G=MERGE)
ADD DROP SHADOW TO 8

OPEN PAPER- 02
PLACE OVER- 9 (CTRL+ALT+G=MERGE)
ADD DROP SHADOW TO 9

OPEN PAPER- 03
PLACE OVER- 10 (CTRL+ALT+G=MERGE)
ADD DROP SHADOW TO 10

OPEN TUBE- CLOSE UP CHANGE OPACITY TO 50%
PLACE OVER- LAYER 3 (CTRL+ALT+G=MERGE)
ADD DROP SHADOW TO TUBE

DUPLICATE TUBE 
PLACE OVER- LAYER 4 (CTRL+ALT+G=MERGE)

OPEN TUBE- CLOSE UP RESIZE SMALLER
PLACE OVER- LAYER 7 (CTRL+ALT+G=MERGE)
ADD DROP SHADOW TO TUBE

OPEN TUBE- FULL BODY RESIZE SMALLER
PLACE OVER- LAYER 5
ADD DROP SHADOW


-----ELEMENTS USED-----
01
38
62
18
26
22
41
75
11
63
42

YOU MAY USE MY TAG TO SEE WHERE TO PLACE THE ELEMENTS
OR YOU CAN GET AS CREATIVE AS YOU'D LIKE AND PLACE THEM
WHERE YOU WANT THEM. ADD A DROP SHADOW TO EACH ELEMENT
TO GIVE IT MORE DEPTH.

ADD NAME/QUOTE OR WHATEVER YOU'D LIKE
ADD CORRECT COPYRIGHT INFO

YOUR FINISHED, THANKS FOR FOLLOWING








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