WINTER CUTIES PTU

Written by Gwenda on November 30^th 2012

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.

I’m very excited to have been asked to be part of the Creative Team for Nicky at Inzpired Creationz. Thanks Nicky for allowing us to use your lovely kits!

You will need:

Font of choice – I used Blueplate Special, found

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Scrapkit is by Inzpired Creationz. It’s called Leopardy Winter, has some gorgeous elements in it, and can be purchased from SATC  

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Template 21 from TC Dzines.

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Tube of choice. I used two real cute tubes by Lia, a Free to use artist whose blog can be found

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The 2 tubes I used are included in my supplies, along with the mask and the winter scene I used. You can get those

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Open template in Photoshop. Copy, and close original.

Resize 80%, all layers checked.

Image – canvas size 700 x 700

Delete copyright.

Add new raster layer at the bottom, and fill white.

Layers – new raster layer. Selections – select all and paste Winter scene into selection.

Deselect.

Apply OMask 046 and merge group.

In layers palette, move C2 so it sits just above C.

Click on C Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat.

Click on C2 and hit delete.
Deselect.

Rename Circle frame.

OK Let’s fill all the template layers first.

I didn’t delete my template layers until I finished this tag, so I could remember what was what.

Pur rec – Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Paste Paper 1 into selection. Deselect.

Sharpen paper.

Dropshadow.

Pixel – Add new raster layer above pixel layer.

Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Paste Paper 1 into selection. Deselect.

Resize 98%, all layers unchecked.

Click on pixel. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Selections – invert.

Click on Paper 1 and hit delete.

Deselect. Merge Paper 1 layer down onto pixel layer.

Dropshadow.

Bl rec - Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Paste Paper 5 into selection. Deselect.

Sharpen. Give inner bevel of choice. Dropshadow.

Rec - Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Paste Paper 7 into selection. Deselect. Sharpen

Dots– Add new raster layer above pixel layer.

Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Paste Paper 1 into selection. Deselect.

Resize 98%, all layers unchecked.

Click on pixel. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Selections – invert.

Click on Paper 1 and hit delete.

Deselect. Merge Paper 1 layer down onto pixel layer.

Give inner bevel of choice

Dropshadow.

C – Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Paste Paper 3 into selection. Deselect.

Sharpen

C2 Frame – Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Selections – modify – expand 2. Layers – new raster layer. Paste Paper 1 into selection. Deselect.

Adjust – add noise Gaussian 40 monochrome checked.

Sharpen. Give inner bevel of choice. Dropshadow.

Tubes – Position the tubes with the 2 tigers above the tree tiger layer.

Line the tree tiger up with the corner of the corner of the rectangle at the top.

Dropshadow both

Boot 3 – Resize 30% and position above the two tigers tube, down near his paws.

Sharpen. Duplicate. In layers palette, move one copy below the tube.

On top copy, erase part of the boot, so it looks as if the tiger has his paw on the top part.

Dropshadow bottom boot.

Merge the top boot down to the two tiger tube, then merge down again to the other boot, (This enables you to move the element if you want to rearrange it later J )

Wordart – With magic wand, click inside each of the pink letters.

Selections – modify – expand 1. Layers – new raster layer. Paste Paper 3 into selection. DO NOT DESELECT.

Selections – modify expand 3. Layers – new raster layer. Fill white.

Deselect.

Drag white copy under paper 3 layer.

On paper layer. Adjust – add noise Gaussian 40, monochrome checked.

Dropshadow white layer.

On original wordart layer, add Dropshadow.

Merge all wordart layers together.

Right, now we can start adding some elements.

Snow 1 – Resize 85%, and position above the mask layer.

Sharpen, Duplicate, and move the bottom copy up and to the left slightly.

Snowflake cluster – Position top left above the snow layers.

Duplicate – mirror – flip.

Dropshadow both.

Christmas Tree – Resize 60% and position to the right above the C2 frame layer.

Sharpen. Dropshadow.

Presents – Resize 30%. Paste above the wordart layer.
Sharpen. Duplicate – mirror. In layers palette, move to sit above the Christmas tree.

Dropshadow both.

Ornament 4 – Resize 22%. Free rotate left 25. Sharpen.

Dropshadow.

Ornament 1 – Resize 20%. Sharpen.

Dropshadow.

Ornament 2 – Mirror. Resize 20% then 90% Sharpen.

Dropshadow.

Mittens – Resize 50% then 75%. Free rotate left 25.

Sharpen. Dropshadow.

Add any other embellishments of choice.

Close white background and merge visible

Crop & resize if desired.

Add copyrights and name.