GOLDEN GLOW FTU

Written by Gwenda on December 11^th 2012

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental

You will need:

Font of choice – I used Coventry Garden, found

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Template 65 by TracyF Designz

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I used a gorgeous FTU scrapkit called Vintage Christmas by Eileens Design

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Tube of choice. I used Deliah by Elizabeth Austin. You can purchase these great tubes from Up Your Art

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Mask of choice – I used OMask046 LT.

I’m not sure where I got this mask, so I have supplied it. Please let me know if this is yours, and I will either remove, or supply credits.

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I also used penta.com dot and cross filter. If you don’t have this, a very similar effect can be made using blinds. I’ll explain how to do this when we reach that part J

Open Template 65 by TracyF Designz.

Copy, and close original

Resize 105%, all layers checked.

Canvas size 700 x 700

Delete Layer 1 ( copyright ).

Delete Layer 2 (wordart)

Add new raster layer and send to the bottom.

Fill with white.

Layers – new raster layer.

Selections – select all. Paste Paper 7 into selection.

Deselect.

Apply mask OMask0461 LT

In layers palette, merge group.

We are going to fill our template layers now, starting from the bottom.

Oval – Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Paste Paper 8 into selections. DO NOT DESELECT.

Selections – modify – expand 5. Layers – new raster layer. Paste Paper 10 into selection.

Deselect.

Make sure Paper 10 oval is above Paper 8.

Click on Paper 8 oval. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Click on Paper 10 oval and hit delete.

Deselect.

You should be left with a frame.

Adjust – add noise Gaussian 40, monochrome checked.

Dropshadow Paper 10 frame.

Sharpen Paper 8 oval.

Rectangle - In layers palette, move glitter rectangle to sit directly above the rectangle.

Click on rectangle. Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Paste Paper 1 into selection. DO NOT DESELECT. Click on glitter rectangle and hit delete.

Deselect.

You should be left with a frame.

Sharpen frame and Dropshadow.

Sharpen paper 1 rectangle. Apply penta.com dot and cross filter on default settings.

You can use the following to get a similar effect:

Effects – blinds with settings width = 6 and opacity  = 40, with both boxes checked. Colour #cdc7a7

Repeat blinds, but this time uncheck the horizontal box.

Square 1 - In layers palette, move glitter square 1 to sit directly above square 1.

Click on square 1. Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Paste Paper 8 into selection. DO NOT DESELECT. Click on glitter square 1 and hit delete.

Deselect.

You should be left with a frame.

Sharpen frame and Dropshadow.

Sharpen Paper 8

Square 2 - In layers palette, move glitter square 2 to sit directly above square 2.

Click on square 1. Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Paste Paper 7 into selection. DO NOT DESELECT. Click on glitter square 2 and hit delete.

Deselect.

You should be left with a frame.

Sharpen frame and Dropshadow.

Sharpen Paper 7.

Rectangle - In layers palette, move glitter rectangle to sit directly above rectangle.

Click on rectangle. Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Paste Paper 3 into selection. DO NOT DESELECT. Click on glitter rectangle and hit delete.

Deselect.

You should be left with a frame.

Sharpen frame and Dropshadow.

Sharpen Paper 3.

Element 10 (tree branch) – Paste above glitter square frame 1.
Dropshadow.

Element 31 (gold leaves) – Paste above glitter rectangle frame

Dropshadow

Element 5 (flower scatter) – Position above element 31 layer.

Dropshadow.

Tube  – Dropshadow.

Element 78 (heart) – Resize 25%. Free rotate left 15

Sharpen. Duplicate – mirror and move back toward the other heart.

Dropshadow both.

Element 27 (ribbon) – Mirror. Position between the two heart layers.

Dropshadow.

Element 16 (cinnamon bundle) – Resize 40%.

Sharpen.  Dropshadow.

Add any other embellishments of choice.

Resize if desired.

Add copyright and name