SWEET AMANDA

 

Please click on TAG to see in full size.

Supplies needed to complete this tutorial.

Open Paper014, duplicate and close original.
Re-size by 90% and at 72 dpi (resolution).
Sharpen.

Open Mask99SophisticatSimone.
Make sure your paper is active and go to Layers,
New Mask Layer, from image.
In source window select the mask.
Create mask from : source luminance and leave UN-checked Invert mask data.
Click OK.
Right click on your paper in the layers palette and select merge group.

C/P element 013 as a new layer.
Duplicate twice.
On one layer, free rotate to the left by 30 degrees.
On the next layer, free rotate to the right by 40 degrees.
Arrange all to the left of the tag.
Add drop shadow to each. I used, V=0, H=-5, Opacity=74, Blur=9, color=black.

C/P element 090 as a new layer.
Rotate to the left by 90 degrees.
Re-size by 75%. Move to the right of the tag.

Select your magic wand, feather set to zero, tolerance set to 10.
Click in the middle of the frame.
Go to selections, modify, expand by 6.

C/P a close up of your tube.
With your mover tool, position the area of the tube you want to see in the frame.
Go to Selections, Invert and delete.
Move the close up under the frame layer.

Using your crop tool, snap crop rectangle to: merged opaque.
Duplicate your close up tube.
On bottom layer of tube, blur by 4.
On the duplicated layer, set blend mode to Screen.

X-out all layers except the frame and the two close up layers.
Add drop shadow to frame.
Merge visible.

UN-x your other layers now.

C/P your tube as a new layer and re-size if you need too.
Position to the left of the frame.
C/P element 039 as a new layer. Re-size by 50%. Position to the left of the tag.
C/P element 009 as a new layer. Re-size by 50%. Position to the right of the shoes.
C/P element 057 as a new layer. Re-size by 75%. Position this layer under the shoes. See

tag for reference.
C/P element 012 as a new layer. Position this layer under your tube and frame layers.

Move to the left and over the leaves.
C/P element 006 as a new layer. Position this layer under your tube and frame layers.

Move to the top of the tag. Should appear behind frame at top.
C/P element 054 as a new layer. Re-size by 50%. Position to the right hand side of tag.
C/P element 094 as a new layer. Position over the frame with the star being at the top

edge of frame. Add drop shadow.
Add any other elements that you feel would look good or add to the look you are achieving.

Add artist copyright and scrap kit maker information.

Add name.
Font used: Recorda Script, size 200, sharp, no stroke width, color: #e18e00
Add noise: 77%, random checked, monochrome checked.
Add small drop shadow: V=0, H=-1, Opacity=88, Blur=1, Color=black.

Merge visible and save as PNG.