OLD FASHIONED FTU

Written by Gwenda on May 12th 2012

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental

You will need:

Font of choice – I used Champagne & Limousines, found

HERE

Template by Biene called Fallen

HERE

Scrapkit by Becky called Great Gramma Carrie's Parlor. This lovely kit is FTU found

HERE

Tube of choice. I used "With Every Breath" which is my favourite Jennifer Janesko tube.

I purchased mine through CILM, but  these tubes can now be purchased through CDO

HERE

Mask of choice. I used  WSL4 by Wee Scots Lass.

HERE

Copy template, and close original.

Delete the top 4 layers.

Resize 90% all layers checked.

Image - canvas size 650 x 650

Fill gaps in background with white

Add new raster layer above the white background.

Selections - select all and paste Paper 1 into selection.

Deselect.

Apply mask WSL4.

Merge group.

Stretch mask to edges.

Black rectangle - Resize Paper 2 115% and paste above the black rectangle.
Click on black rectangle. Selections - select all. Selections - float. Selections - defloat. Selections - invert.

Click on paper 2 and hit delete.

Deselect.

Sharpen. Dropshadow.

Delete template layer.

Gradient Square - Adjust Hue & Saturation H = 39   S = 79

Give inner bevel of choice. Dropshadow.

Pink rectangle right - Selections - select all. Selections - float. Selections - defloat. Layers - new raster layer. Paste Paper 10 into selection.

Deselect.

Delete template layer.

Move this above the gradient rectangle right.

Click on gradient rectangle right

Selections - select all. Selections - float. Selections - defloat. Click on Pink rectangle right (which should now have Paper 10 in it) and hit delete.

Deselect.

Dropshadow frame.

Gradient rectangle right - Adjust Hue & Saturation H = 39   S = 79

Apply Xero fritillary with settings 5    30    10    9

Paste tube, at original size. Mirror and paste above Gradient rectangle right.

Move into a position you like. Dropshadow tube.

Click on Gradient rectangle right.

Selections - select all. Selections - float. Selections - defloat. Selections - invert.

Click on tube and hit delete.

Deselect.

Drop opacity of the tube to 22

NOTE: If you don't have the Xero plugins, you can use any other texture you like

Stripe - Selections - select all. Selections - float. Selections - defloat. Layers - new raster layer. Paste Paper 10 into selection.

Deselect.

Delete template layer.

Give inner bevel of choice

Dropshadow

Chain (from scrapkit) - Paste above the stripe layer.
free rotate left 90 and position in centre of stripe, to the left. Sharpen Duplicate - mirror.

Erase the overhang between the circle and the first small heart. Merge both chain layers together and dropshadow.

Small Hearts - Selections - select all. Selections - float. Selections - defloat. Layers - new raster layer. Paste Paper 8 into selection.

Deselect.

Delete template layer.

Adjust - add noise random 60 with monochrome checked.

Give inner bevel of choice

Dropshadow.

OK, time to do the circle. I found it easier to move the circle to the centre to work on it, then move it back once I was finished.

Click on grey circle. Duplicate.

Close duplicate layer off for now. This will serve as a guide to place the finished circle back to where it needs to be.

Click on original grey circle. Cut (Ctrl X) and paste (Ctrl V), so that the circle is in the exact centre of the canvas.

Tube - If using the same one as me, resize 80% twice. Paste above grey circle and move into position. Dropshadow tube.

Click on grey circle. Selections - select all. Selections - float. Selections - defloat. Layers - new raster layer. Paste Paper 1 into selection. DO NOT DESELECT YET.

Selections - invert. Click on tube and hit delete.

Deselect.

Delete template layer.

Sharpen paper 1 circle.

Sharpen tube.

Doilie1 - Resize 110% and paste as a new layer below the Paper 1 circle.

Sharpen. Dropshadow.

Frame 3 - Resize 115% and paste above the tube in your circle.

Sharpen. Dropshadow.

Now, merge together the frame 3 layer, the tube, the paper 1 circle and the doilie1.

Open the grey circle we closed off previously, and using it as a rough guide, move the merged circle back into position.

Delete the grey circle.

Vine - Mirror. Resize 80%.

Paste below the stripe layer, towards the bottom ( see mine as an example).

Duplicate vine - flip, and move up a bit.

Merge together. Sharpen.

Whiteyellow petunia - Resize 40% twice.

Sharpen.

Duplicate several times, and place as desired on the vine.

Merge all petunia layers into one, and dropshadow.

Merge petunia layer down onto vine.

Duplicate - mirror, and move this left a bit.
Dropshadow both.

Close off white background and mask layers, and merge visible.

Centralize (cut and paste).

Re-open mask layer and merge visible.

Add any embellishments of choice.

Crop & resize if desired.

Add copyrights and name.