DAZZLING VENUS FTU

Written by Gwenda on June 21^st 2013

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.

You will need:

Font of choice – I used Ballpark, found

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Scrapkit is called Dazzling by Bibi’s Collection. This kit is now Free to Use, and can be downloaded from Bibi’s blog

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Tube of choice. I used Venus by Keith Garvey. These tubes can be purchased through his store.

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 Mask of choice – I used 0mask046. I am unsure where I got this mask, so if it is yours please let me know and I will give credit.

You can get this mask

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Open new raster 700 x 700

Fill white.

Layers – new raster layer. Selections – select all and paste Paper 10 into selection.

Deselect.

Apply 0Mask 046 and merge group.

Duplicate. Mirror. Merge both mask layers together.

Drop opacity to 60

Element 8 (pink mesh) – Paste above mask layer and slide to top right corner.

Duplicate – mirror. Merge both layers together. Sharpen.

Duplicate – flip.

Dropshadow both.

Element 18 (frame) – Resize 110%. Paste above mesh layers.

Sharpen. Dropshadow.

Set foreground color to #5d001c and background to #faa4bd.

Make background gradient 45 degrees with 1 repeat.

Click inside frame with magic wand. Selections – modify – expand 6.

Layers – new raster layer. Fill with gradient.

Deselect.

Effects – texture effects – blinds with settings 5  30  color black.

Element 4 (feather) – Paste above mesh layer. Slide to the left.

Sharpen. Duplicate – mirror.

Dropshadow both.

Element 24 (glitter) – Resize 60%. Paste above gradient layer.

Sharpen. Dropshadow.

Element 35 (grey flower) – Paste above frame layer. Slide right. Duplicate twice. On one copy – mirror. On the other copy – Flip. In layers palette, move this flipped copy to sit above feathers. Slide to the top left. Duplicate – mirror.

Dropshadow all four.

Tube – Paste above element 35 layers. Slide into position.

Dropshadow.

Element 79 (white flower) – Paste above tube layer and slide to the bottom.

Duplicate. In layers palette, move under the tube, and slide up and right. Sharpen. Duplicate – mirror. Slide this one up a bit more.

Dropshadow all three.

Element 54 (bag) – Paste above element 79 layer

Slide to the bottom left corner.

Sharpen. Dropshadow.

Element 36 (blusher) –Paste above element 54 layer.

Slide to the bottom left corner.

Sharpen. Dropshadow.

Element 84 (teddy bear) – Resize 110%. Paste above element 36 layer.

Slide to the bottom left.

Sharpen twice.

Dropshadow.

Element 12 (nail polish) – Resize 80%. Paste above the bear layer.

Slide to the bottom. Sharpen

Dropshadow.

Element 56 (shoe) – Resize 90%. Paste above element 12 layer.

Slide to bottom right.

Sharpen. Dropshadow.

Element 55 (lipstick) – Resize 75%. Paste above shoe layer.

Slide to bottom right corner.

Sharpen. Dropshadow

Element 52 (bird) – Resize 85%.

Paste above element 55 layer.

Slide to top left.

Sharpen. Dropshadow.

Element 3 (sunglasses) – Resize 90%. Paste above element 52 layer.

Slide to bottom centre.

Sharpen. Dropshadow.

Element 53 (butterfly) – Resize 70%. Paste above sunglasses layer and slide to bottom.

Sharpen. Duplicate – mirror. Slide this copy up and right.

Dropshadow both.

Add any other embellishments of choice.

Close white background and merge visible

Crop & resize if desired.

Add copyrights and name.