DONT TOUCH THE SHAMROCKS FTU

Written by Gwenda on February 11^th 2013

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental

You will need:

Font of choice – I used Boxer script, found

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Hands off the Shamrocks template by Manipulated by Magik

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Scrapkit is a cute FTU kit called Come Visit Paddy’s Paddock by Randy’s Sin

You can grab this kit

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Tube of choice. I used Clover Girl by Elias Chatzoudis. I purchased this tube from MPT,

but you can now purchase these awesome tubes from Elias’s store. This particular tube is on sale there under the name Clover Babe

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Mask of choice – I used 0Mask011 LT-1-1.

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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Open Template.

Copy, and close original

Delete Credits, left circle, main shamrock, glass covering, three word art shadow layers, shamrock décor.

Image - Canvas size 700 x 600.

Click on background base at the bottom.

Fill with white.

Layers – new raster layer.

Selections – select all. Paste Paper 12 into selection.

Deselect.

Apply mask 0Mask011 LT-1-1

In layers palette, merge group.

Right Rectangle – Apply Xero Fritillary with settings 5  30  10  0

( If you don’t have this plugin, it doesn’t make a lot of difference J )

Give inner bevel of choice.

Dropshadow.

Repeat the above for the Left Rectangle.

Corner Brush Doodles – Give inner bevel of choice. Dropshadow.

Right Circle – Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Paste Paper 4 into selection.

Deselect.

Layers – properties – overlay.

Merge Paper 3 down to right circle template.

Sharpen.

Give inner bevel of choice.

Duplicate – mirror. (This becomes the Left Circle)

Dropshadow both.

Vine 1 (from scrapkit) -. Resize 50%. Paste above left circle layer. Sharpen.

Slide to the left and up.

Duplicate – mirror.

Dropshadow both

Centre Circle – Leave this as it is.

Circle Frame – Sharpen. Dropshadow.

Clovers 1 (from kit) – Resize 60%. Paste above circle frame layer.

Sharpen. Slide to the left.

Duplicate – mirror

Dropshadow both.

Fence – Resize 40%. Paste above clovers 1 layer and slide to the left.

Sharpen. Duplicate – mirror.

Dropshadow both.

Set foreground color to #1a3810 and background to #5f8c3c.

Make gradient 0 degrees with 1 repeat (darker color on outsides).

Bar 1 - Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Fill with gradient.
Deselect.

Delete template layer.

Give inner bevel of choice.

Adjust –add noise Uniform 55, with monochrome box checked.

Dropshadow.

Bar 2 - Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Fill with gradient.
Deselect.

Delete template layer.

Give inner bevel of choice.

Adjust –add noise Uniform 55, with monochrome box checked.

Dropshadow.

Tube – Position. Dropshadow.

WA Main Bkgrd – Dropshadow.

WA Main – Give inner bevel of choice.

Hands WA Bkgrd – Dropshadow

Hands WA– Give inner bevel of choice

Shamrocks WA Bkgrd – Dropshadow

Shamrocks WA– Give inner bevel of choice

Merge all six wordart layers together. (Click on the one on top and right click in layers palette. Click  MERGE – Merge Down.

Repeat this step until all six wordart layers are merged together.)

Resize 80% then 90%

Sharpen.

Move to desired position.

Blessings 1 – Resize 30%. Paste above Wordart layer and slide to bottom left.

Sharpen. Dropshadow.

Coins 1 – Resize 20% then 40%. Paste above the Blessings 1 layer

Sharpen.

Dropshadow.

Mousie 1 – Mirror. Resize 30% then 80% and paste above the Coins 1 layer.

Sharpen.
Dropshadow.

Fairy Dust – Resize 40%.

Paste above the mousie 1 layer and slide to the right.

Sharpen. Duplicate – mirror.
Dropshadow both.

Add copyrights and any other elements of your choice.