FLUFFY KIND OF EASTER FTU

Written by Gwenda on March 23^rd 2014

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.

You will need:

Font of choice – I used Bellbottom laser, found

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Mask of choice. I used WSL84 by Wee Scots Lass

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Scrapkit is FTU called Ostern 2012 (Easter). You can download this pretty kit from Cadi’s Fun Scraps

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Tube of choice. I used Fluffy Bunny by Keith Garvey

You can purchase these tubes from his store.

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Template 208 by Pooker at Elegant Inspirations

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Open Pooker Template 2085. Shift D to copy, then close original

Delete top credits layer. There a couple of other layers to delete, but we will deal with them as we come to them.

Set foreground to #33411a and background to #977c39

Make gradient 90 degrees with 7 repeats.

Resize template 85%, all layers checked.

Click on background layer at the bottom and floodfill white.

Layers – new raster layer. Fill with gradient.

Deselect.

Apply Mask  WSL84

In layers palette, merge group.

Stretch mask to edges

HINT:

When filling small dotted areas with paper, or color, a quick and easy way is as follows:

Layers – new raster layer above the dotted layer you want to fill. Selections – select all. Paste paper into selection (or fill with color of your choice).
Deselect

Resize this layer approx 98% all layers unchecked, (just to bring it in from the sides).

Now click on your dotted layer. Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Selections – invert. Click on Paper, or color, layer and hit delete.

Deselect.

OK, starting from the bottom.

Frame 05 (from scrapkit) – Resize 80% then 90%.

Paste above mask layer.

Free rotate Right 45. Sharpen. Duplicate . merge both frames together.

Dropshadow.

Doodle 2 (from scrapkit) – Resize 80%. Paste above Frame 05 layer. Free rotate Left 25 and slide to top right.

Sharpen. Duplicate – mirror – flip.

Merge both together and Dropshadow.

BROWN DOTTED 5 – Delete this layer.

BLUE SQUARES – Resize Paper 10  30%.

Paste above blue squares layer and slide up to cover the top blue square.

Click on Blue squares template layer.

Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Selections – invert. Click on Paper 10 and hit delete.

Deselect.

Close template layer.

Sharpen paper.

Duplicate – mirror – flip.

Merge both squares together.

Give inner bevel of choice

Dropshadow.

WHITE DOTTED 11 – Adjust – add noise Gaussian 50. monochrome box checked.

Give inner bevel of choice

Dropshadow.

GREEN SQUARES – Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Fill with #f4e4f4.

Deselect.

Close template layer.

Adjust – add noise Gaussian 20, monochrome checked.

Dropshadow

WHITE DOTTED 10 – Refer to hint above to fill this layer. I used Paper 03

Close template layer.

Give inner bevel of choice

Dropshadow.

2 CREAM SQUARES – Resize Paper 03  25%.

Paste above blue squares layer and slide up to cover the top cream square.

Click on 2 Cream Squares template layer.

Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Selections – invert. Click on Paper 10 and hit delete.

Deselect.

Close template layer.

Sharpen paper.

Duplicate – mirror – flip.

Merge both squares together.

Give inner bevel of choice

Dropshadow.

BROWN DOTTED 4 – Refer to hint above to fill this layer. I used #f4e4f4

Close template layer.

Give inner bevel of choice

Dropshadow.

2 BROWN SQUARES – Resize Paper 17  20% then 80%

Adjust Hue & Saturation – Colorize 206  141.

Paste above 2 brown squares layer and slide up to cover the top brown square.

Click on 2 Brown Squares template layer.

Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Selections – invert. Click on Paper 17 and hit delete.

Deselect.

Close template layer.

Sharpen paper.

Duplicate – mirror – flip.

Merge both squares together.

Dropshadow.

WHITE DOTTED 9 – Refer to hint above to fill this layer. I used #7f298d

Close template layer.

Give inner bevel of choice

Dropshadow

2 GREEN CIRCLES 2 – Resize Paper 11  35%.

Adjust Hue & Saturation – Colorize 52   103.

Paste above 2 green circles2  layer and slide up to cover the top green circle.

Click on template layer.

Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Selections – invert. Click on Paper 11 and hit delete.

Deselect.

Close template layer.

Sharpen paper.

Duplicate – mirror – flip.

Merge both circles together.

Dropshadow.

WHITE DOTTED 8 – Adjust – add noise Gaussian 50. monochrome box checked.

Give inner bevel of choice

Dropshadow.

2 BROWN CIRCLES – Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Fill with #c1cc90

Deselect.

Close template layer.

Adjust – add noise Gaussian 20, monochrome checked.

Dropshadow

WHITE DOTTED 7 – Refer to hint above to fill this layer. I used #657531

Close template layer.

Give inner bevel of choice

Dropshadow

2 BLUE CIRCLES – Resize Paper 14  25%.

Paste above 2 blue circles template layer and slide up to cover the top blue circle.

Click on template layer.

Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Selections – invert. Click on Paper 14 and hit delete.

Deselect.

Close template layer.

Sharpen paper.

Duplicate – mirror – flip.

Merge both circles together.

Dropshadow.

WHITE DOTTED 6 – Adjust – add noise Gaussian 50. monochrome box checked.

Give inner bevel of choice

Dropshadow

2 CREAM CIRCLES 2 – Resize Paper 19  20% then 80%.

Paste above 2 cream circles2 template layer and slide up to cover the top cream circle.

Click on template layer.

Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Selections – invert. Click on Paper 19 and hit delete.

Deselect.

Close template layer.

Sharpen paper.

Duplicate – mirror – flip.

Merge both circles together.

Dropshadow

BROWN DOTTED 3 – Refer to hint above to fill this layer. I used #657531

Close template layer.

Give inner bevel of choice

Dropshadow

Flower 6 – Resize 30. Paste above BROWN DOTTED 3 layer. Slide down – you can move it into place later.

Sharpen. Dropshadow.

Flower 7 – Resize 30. Paste above Flower 6 layer. Slide left – you can move it into place later.

Sharpen. Dropshadow

Set foreground color to #6d3bd3 and background to #ccb8f2

Make gradient 45 degrees with 7 repeats.

2 CREAM CIRCLES – Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat.

Layers – new raster layer. Fill both circles with gradient.

Deselect.

Close template layer.

Adjust – Adjust – add noise. Gaussian 20 monochrome checked.

Dropshadow.

BROWN DOTTED 2 – Delete this layer.

2 BROWN CIRCLES – Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat.

Layers – new raster layer. Fill both circles with #ccb8f2

Deselect.

Close template layer.

Dropshadow.

WHITE DOTTED 5 – Refer to hint above to fill this layer. I used #6d3bd3

Close template layer.

Give inner bevel of choice

Dropshadow

2 BLUE CIRCLES  – Resize Paper 12  20% . Paste above 2 blue circles template layer and slide up to cover the top blue circle.

Click on template layer.

Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Selections – invert. Click on Paper 12 and hit delete.

Deselect.

Close template layer.

Sharpen paper.

Duplicate – mirror – flip.

Merge both circles together.

Dropshadow

WHITE DOTTED 4 – Adjust – add noise Gaussian 50. monochrome box checked.

Give inner bevel of choice

Dropshadow

2 GREEN CIRCLES  – Resize Paper 17  14% . Paste above 2 green circles template layer and slide up to cover the top green circle.

Click on template layer.

Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Selections – invert. Click on Paper 17 and hit delete.

Deselect.

Close template layer.

Sharpen paper.

Duplicate – mirror – flip.

Merge both circles together.

Dropshadow

WHITE DOTTED 3 – Refer to hint above to fill this layer. I used #6d3bd3

Close template layer.

Give inner bevel of choice

Dropshadow

CREAM GLITTER SHAPE - Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Fill white

Deselect.

Close template layer.

Adjust – add noise. Gaussian 20 monochrome checked

Add inner bevel of choice

Dropshadow.

BLUE SHAPE - Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Paste Paper 11 into selection

Deselect.

Close template layer.

Add inner bevel of choice

Dropshadow.

GREEN GLITTER CIRCLE - Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Fill with #817738

Deselect.

Close template layer.

Adjust – add noise. Gaussian 20 monochrome checked

Add inner bevel of choice

Dropshadow.

Set foreground color to #817738 and background to #dcd06a

Make gradient angle 45 with 7 repeats

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

Deselect.

Close template layer.

Add inner bevel of choice

Dropshadow.

WHITE DOTTED 2 – Adjust – add noise Gaussian 50, monochrome box checked.

Give inner bevel of choice

Dropshadow

BLUE GLITTER CIRCLE – Delete this layer.

CREAM CIRCLE 1 - Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Fill with #817738

Deselect.

Close template layer.

Adjust – add noise. Gaussian 20 monochrome checked

Add inner bevel of choice

Dropshadow.

BROWN DOTTED 1 – Refer to hint above to fill this layer. I used White

Close template layer.

Give inner bevel of choice

Dropshadow

GREEN CIRCLE 1 - Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Paste Paper 16 into selection

Deselect.

Close template layer.

Add inner bevel of choice

Dropshadow

WHITE DOTTED 1 – Refer to hint above to fill this layer. I used #817738

Close template layer.

Give inner bevel of choice

Dropshadow

Grass 01 – Resize 80%. Paste above WHITE DOTTED 1 layer. Slide down to bottom right corner.

Dropshadow.

Grass 04 – Resize 60%.

Paste below Grass 01 and slide right and down.

Dropshadow

Butterfly 03 – Resize 40%. Paste above Grass 04 layer and slide to top right.

Tube – Paste above Butterfly 03 layer and position as desired.

Dropshadow

(Grass 01 layer should be next)

Flowers R11 – Resize 45%. Paste above Grass 01 layer and slide down and right.

Dropshadow.

Grass 02 – Resize 40%. Paste above Flowers R11 layer and slide left and down

Sharpen. Duplicate – Mirror. Slide this copy up slightly, and to the right.

Dropshadow both.

Bunny 03 – Resize 40% then 80%. Paste above Grass 02 layers and slide to bottom right.

Sharpen. Dropshadow.

Bunny 07 – Resize 40% then 85%. Paste above Bunny 03 layer and slide to bottom left.

Sharpen. Dropshadow

Add any other embellishments of choice.

Crop & resize if desired.

Add copyrights and name.