LUCKY CHARM FTU

Written by Gwenda on March 7^th 2014

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental

You will need:

Font of choice – I used Celtic Hand, found

HERE

Scrapkit by Pinks Poetic Scraps called Lucky Charm FTU found

HERE

Tube of choice. I used the cute wee animals that come with the scrapkit

Mask of choice – I used 0Mask 046

I’m not sure where I got this mask, so if it is yours, please let me know and I will either remove it, or give credit.

You can download this mask.

HERE

Template 187 by Addictive Pleasures which can be found

HERE

Open Template 187. Copy, and close original

Delete copyright layer.

Resize all 90% (all layers checked)

Image – canvas size 700 x 700

Delete background.

Layers – new raster layer. Fill white.

NOTE: This is a full size kit, and the papers are large. Resize ALL papers 20% before starting.

Some layers state that papers are to be further resized. We will get to those as we need them

Click on the white background. Layers – new raster layer.

Selections – select all. Paste Paper 8 into selection.

Deselect.

Apply mask 0Mask046

In layers palette, merge group. Duplicate mask. On bottom copy – mirror

Merge both mask layers together.

Element 20 (flower stalks) – Resize 25%. Paste above mask layer and slide to top right corner.
Sharpen. Duplicate – mirror – flip

Dropshadow both

Raster 1 - (Pale green circle) - Selections – select all. Selections - float. Selections - defloat. Layers – new raster layer – paste Paper 6 into selection. Deselect.

Delete template Layer

Sharpen paper

Give inner bevel of choice

Dropshadow

Raster 10 - (Black square) - Selections – select all. Selections - float. Selections - defloat. Layers – new raster layer – paste Paper 5 into selection. Deselect.

Delete template Layer

Sharpen paper

Give inner bevel of choice

Dropshadow

Raster 4 - (Lime green square) - Selections – select all. Selections - float. Selections - defloat. Layers – new raster layer – paste Paper 1 into selection. Deselect.

Delete template Layer

Sharpen paper

Give inner bevel of choice

Dropshadow

Raster 3 (Green rectangle) - Selections – select all. Selections - float. Selections - defloat. Layers – new raster layer – paste Paper 6 into selection. Deselect.

Delete template Layer

Sharpen paper

Give inner bevel of choice

Dropshadow

Set foreground color to #b98534 and background color to #56782d

Make background gradient angle 45 with 1 repeat.

Raster 6 - (Dark green circle) - Selections – select all. Selections - float. Selections - defloat. Layers – new raster layer – Fill with gradient.

Deselect.

Effects – texture effects – weave with settings 1  6  15 both colors #563236

Delete template Layer

Raster 11 - (Gold glitter circle frame) – Adjust – add noise Gaussian 20, monochrome box checked.

Sharpen.

Give inner bevel of choice

Dropshadow

Raster 2 (Gold rectangle) – Resize Paper 4 another 80% (assuming you have already sized it 20%).

Paste paper above Gold rectangle layer and slide into position so it covers all of the rectangle.

Click on rectangle. Selections – select all. Selections - float. Selections - defloat. Selections – invert.

Click on Paper 4 and hit delete.

 Deselect.

Delete template Layer

Sharpen paper

Give inner bevel of choice

Dropshadow

Raster 9 (Black rectangle) – Resize Paper 5 another 80% (assuming you have already sized it 20%).

Paste paper above Black rectangle layer and slide into position so it covers all of the rectangle.

Click on rectangle. Selections – select all. Selections - float. Selections - defloat. Selections – invert.

Click on Paper 5 and hit delete.

 Deselect.

Delete template Layer

Sharpen paper

Give inner bevel of choice

Dropshadow

Element 23 (flowers) – Resize 25%. Paste above the Black rectangle layer and slide to the bottom right corner. Duplicate – mirror – flip. Slide down a bit.
Dropshadow both.

Raster 8 (Thin green rectangle) – Resize Paper 2 another 90% (assuming you have already sized it 20%).

Paste paper above thin green rectangle layer and slide into position so it covers all of the rectangle.

Click on rectangle. Selections – select all. Selections - float. Selections - defloat. Selections – invert.

Click on Paper 2 and hit delete.

 Deselect.

Delete template Layer

Sharpen paper

Give inner bevel of choice

Dropshadow

Raster 7 (Lower green circle) –

Selections – select all. Selections - float. Selections - defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Fill with #ebd862.

Deselect.

Effects – texture effects – weave with settings 1  6  15 both colors #563236

Raster 12 - (Pale green glitter circle frame) –

Selections – select all. Selections - float. Selections - defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Fill with #e52742a.

Deselect.

Delete template layer.

Adjust – add noise Gaussian 50, monochrome box checked.

Sharpen.

Give inner bevel of choice

Dropshadow

Element 9 (Bird) – Resize 20% + 80%.

Paste above the Black rectangle layer and slide to the top left.. Duplicate – mirror Sharpen.

Dropshadow.

Element 8 (Girl) – Mirror. Resize 30% + 60%.

Paste above the Black rectangle layer and slide to the top right Sharpen.

Dropshadow

Element 3 (Dog) – Resize 20% + 70%.

Paste above the Girl  layer and slide to the bottom right.

 Sharpen.

Dropshadow

Element 5 (Rabbit) – Resize 15%.

Paste above the Dog layer and slide to the bottom left corner.

 Sharpen.

Dropshadow

Add any other embellishments of choice.

Crop & resize if desired.

Add copyrights and name.