AUTUMN ROMANCE FTU

Written by Gwenda on October 28^th 2013

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental

You will need:

Font of choice – I used 1 Snappy DNA Script, found

HERE

Scrapkit by Topcats Tagz called Autumn Romance. This gorgeous kit is FTU  and can be found

HERE

Tube of choice. I used a lovely one by Anna Marine. These tubes can be purchased from CDO

HERE

Mask of choice – I used WSL4

HERE

Template TT3 is by A Creative Space Between, which can be found

HERE

Open template TT3. Copy, and close original

Image – resize 105%, all layers checked

Image – canvas size 700 x 600

Delete Strip 2, Circle, circle border

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

Click on white background and add new raster layer.

Selections – select all. Selections - float. Selections – defloat.

Layers – new raster layer

Paste Paper 15 into Selection.

Deselect.

Layers – load/save mask WSL 4 from disk

Merge group.

Stretch to edges

Element 47 (frame) – Resize 60%.

Paste above mask level and slide to bottom right corner.

Sharpen. Duplicate – mirror – flip

Dropshadow both

RECTANGLE 1 – Selections – select all. Selections - float. Selections - defloat. Layers – new raster layer – paste Paper 19 into selection. Deselect.

Mirror paper 19 rectangle.

Sharpen. Give inner bevel of choice.

Duplicate.

In layers palette, move one copy to sit above Block2. Close this off for now.

Close template layer.

RECTANGLE 2 – Selections – select all. Selections - float. Selections - defloat. Layers – new raster layer – paste Paper 3 into selection. Deselect.

Sharpen. Give inner bevel of choice

Close template layer.

RECTANGLE 2 BORDER  - Selections – select all. Selections - float. Selections - defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Fill with brown #431d03 .

Deselect

Close template layer.

Adjust – add noise Gaussian 60, monochrome checked.

Give inner bevel of choice

Sharpen. Dropshadow.

(Note: All borders will be filled like this one)

RECTANGLE 3 – Selections – select all. Selections - float. Selections - defloat. Layers – new raster layer – paste Paper 15 into selection. Deselect.

Sharpen. Give inner bevel of choice.

Close template layer.

Dropshadow.

Element 23 (tree) – Paste above Rectangle 3 layer. Slide to bottom right corner.

Erase trunk showing at the bottom.

Sharpen. Duplicate – mirror.

Dropshadow both.

Set foreground color to #2a0700 and background color to  #755b10 

Make background gradient with angle 0 and 1 repeat. (darker color should be on outside).

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

Give inner bevel of choice.

Close template layer.

Dropshadow.

RECTANGLE 4 – Selections – select all. Selections - float. Selections - defloat. Layers – new raster layer – paste Paper 19 into selection. Deselect.

Sharpen.

Close template layer.

RECTANGLE 4 BORDER  - Selections – select all. Selections - float. Selections - defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Fill with brown #431d03 .

Deselect

Close template layer.

Adjust – add noise Gaussian 60, monochrome checked.

Give inner bevel of choice

Sharpen. Dropshadow.

STRIP 3 – Same as Strip 1

Set foreground color to #2a0700 and background color to  #e8cda1 

Make background gradient with angle 90 and 1 repeat. (darker color should be on outside).

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

Give inner bevel of choice.

Close template layer.

Dropshadow.

BLOCK 1 BORDER – Selections – select all. Selections - float. Selections - defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Fill with brown #431d03 .

Deselect

Close template layer.

Adjust – add noise Gaussian 60, monochrome checked.

Give inner bevel of choice

Sharpen. Dropshadow.

 BLOCK 2 – Open the copy of Paper 19 which you moved earlier.

Click on BLOCK 2. Selections – select all. Selections - float. Selections - defloat.

Selections – invert. Click on copy of Paper 19 and hit delete.
Deselect.

BLOCK 2 BORDER – Selections – select all. Selections - float. Selections - defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Fill with brown #431d03 .

Deselect

Close template layer.

Adjust – add noise Gaussian 60, monochrome checked.

Give inner bevel of choice

Sharpen. Dropshadow.

Element 45 (leaf string) – Paste above Block 2 Border. Slide to bottom right corner.

Sharpen.

Dropshadow.

TOP RECTANGLE  – Selections – select all. Selections - float. Selections - defloat. Layers – new raster layer – paste Paper 19 into selection. Deselect.

Sharpen.

Close template layer.

TOP RECTANGLE BORDER – Selections – select all. Selections - float. Selections - defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Fill with brown #431d03 .

Deselect

Close template layer.

Adjust – add noise Gaussian 60, monochrome checked.

Give inner bevel of choice

Sharpen. Dropshadow.

Element 15 (wheat cluster) – Paste above top rectangle border. Slide to bottom right corner.

Sharpen.
Dropshadow.

Element 55 (rabbits) – Resize 60% then 75%.

Paste above Element 15 and slide right and down slightly

Sharpen.
Dropshadow.

Element 57 (orange peel) – Mirror. Paste above element 55 layer. Slide to bottom right corner.

Sharpen.
Dropshadow.

Element 22 (orange flower branch) – Paste above element 57 layer. Slide to left and down a little.

Sharpen. Duplicate – mirror.

In layers palette, move this copy down to sit above RECTANGLE 2 BORDER

Dropshadow both.

Tube – I resized mine 105%. Paste above top element 22 layer.

Sharpen. Dropshadow.

Element 4 (fawn) – Mirror. Resize 75%.

Paste above tube layer and slide to bottom left corner.

Sharpen.
Dropshadow.

Element 56 (squirrel) – Resize 60%

Paste above Element 4 and slide to bottom right

Sharpen.
Dropshadow.

Element 36 (yellow butterfly) – Resize 60% then 80%.

Paste above Element 56 layer.

Free rotate left 15 and position as desired.

Sharpen. Duplicate – mirror. Move copy into desired position.

Dropshadow both.

Element 37 (orange butterfly) – Resize 60% then 80%.

Paste above Element 36 layer.

Free rotate right 15 and position as desired.

Sharpen.

Dropshadow.

Add any other elements

Add copyright