SWEET SPRING FANTASY FTU

Written by Gwenda on April 12^th 2014

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental

You will need:

Font of choice – I used AR Bonnie, found

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Tube of choice. I used one by Rachael Anderson from pack 19. These tubes can be purchased through CDO

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Scrapkit is called Sweet Fantasy by Chichi Designz. It’s awesome, and it’s FTU. You can download it

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Template 23 by Lucky Star Scraps

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Mask of choice – I used WSL084 by Wee Scots Lass

You can download this mask.

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Template layers will be identified with capitals, and items from the scrapkit will be in lower case.

Open Template. Copy, and close original.

Resize 98%, all layers checked

Image – canvas size 700 x 700

Click on BG (at the bottom) and fill with white.

Delete top layer (credits)

Layers – new raster layer above white BG. Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat.

Paste Paper 15 into selection.

Deselect.

Apply mask WSL84

In layers palette, merge group.

Stretch mask to all edges.

Doodle – Resize 80%. Paste above mask layer and slide to bottom right.

Sharpen. Duplicate – mirror – flip.

Dropshadow both..

LAYER 1 (2 LARGE GREEN RECTANGLES) – Resize Paper 11 80%.

Paste above template layer. Close it for now so you can see what comes next.

Branch 1 – Paste above paper layer and line up with left corner of the top rectangle, then slide left.

Sharpen. Duplicate – mirror – flip. Merge both layers together. Dropshadow.

Reopen Paper 11.

Click on the template layer. Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Selections – invert.

Click on Paper 11 and hit delete. Click on Branch1 layer and hit delete.

Deselect.

Delete template layer.

LAYER 2 (WHITE GLITTER FRAME) - Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer.

Paste Paper 14 into selection.

Deselect.

Delete template layer.

Adjust – add noise random 50, monochrome box checked.

Give inner bevel of choice.
Dropshadow

LAYER 3 (TWO BLUE CIRCLES) - Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer.

Paste Paper 2 into selection.

Deselect.

Sharpen

Delete template layer.

Erase the bottom left circle.

On the top circle. Duplicate – mirror – flip.

Merge both together.

LAYER 4 (WHITE GLITTER FRAME) - Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer.

Paste Paper 14 into selection.

Deselect.

Delete template layer.

Adjust – add noise random 50, monochrome box checked.

Give inner bevel of choice.
Dropshadow.

Bubbles (from scrapkit) – Paste above Layer 4 frame and slide up and right.

Sharpen. Duplicate – mirror – flip

Dropshadow both.

LAYER 5 (2 SMALL GREEN RECTANGLES) – Resize Paper 4  40%.

Paste above template layer 5 and slide up to cover the top rectangle (try and avoid including the frame around this paper if possible).

Once happy with position, sharpen. Duplicate – mirror – flip. Merge both copies together.

Click on temple layer 5. Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Selections – invert. Click on Paper 4 and hit delete.

Deselect.

Delete template layer.

Give inner bevel of choice.

Dropshadow.

LAYER 6 (2 SMALL BLUE RECTANGLES) – Resize Paper 13  40%.

Paste above template layer 6 and slide up to cover the top rectangle (try and line up top left corner of paper with top left corner of template).

Once happy with position, sharpen. Duplicate – mirror – flip. Merge both copies together.

Click on temple layer 6. Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Selections – invert. Click on Paper 13 and hit delete.

Deselect.

Delete template layer.

Give inner bevel of choice.

Dropshadow.

LAYER 7 (BLUE CIRCLE) –  Click on temple layer 5. Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer.

Paste Paper 12 into selection.

Deselect.

Delete template layer.

Effects – edge effects – enhance.

LAYER 8 (WHITE GLITTER FRAME) - Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer.

Paste Paper 14 into selection.

Deselect.

Delete template layer.

Adjust – add noise random 50, monochrome box checked.

Give inner bevel of choice.
Dropshadow.

LAYER 9 (GREEN RECTANGLES) – Resize Paper 8   25%.

Paste above template layer 9 and slide right to cover the right half of the  template

Once happy with position, sharpen. Duplicate – mirror. Merge both copies together.

Erase the parts that show at the top and the bottom of Layer 10 white strips

Diamond Rain – Resize 30%. Past above Paper 8 layer and slide to the left side. Sharpen. Duplicate, and merge both layers together. Duplicate again – mirror.
Dropshadow both.

Layer 10 (white stripes) – Resize Paper 4  70%. Paste above layer 10, again avoiding the frame bit if possible. Close for now so you can see what comes next.

Open Branch 1 Resize 90%. Paste over closed Paper 4 layer. Line branch up with the top of the upper white stripe. Sharpen.

Open Paper 4 layer again. Click on Layer 10 template. Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Selections – invert. Click on Paper 4 and hit delete. Click on Branch1 and hit delete.

Deselect.

Erase the bottom line of the branch layer. On top layer Duplicate – mirror – flip.

Merge both branch layers together and give inner bevel of choice.

Merge branch layer down to Paper 4 layer. Dropshadow.

Delete template layer.

LAYER 11 (BLUE CIRCLE) –  Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer.

Paste Paper 12 into selection.

Deselect.

Delete template layer.

Sharpen paper. Effects – texture effects – Texture. I used woodgrain on default settings.

Give inner bevel of choice.
Dropshadow.

LAYER 12 (WHITE CIRCLE) –  Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer.

Paste Paper 1 into selection. DO NOT DESELECT

Layers – new raster layer. Paste Firework into selection

Deselect.

Delete template layer.

Sharpen paper and firework.

Dropshadow both.

Flowers – Resize 70%. Erase the left blossom. Paste above firework layer and slide to bottom right.

Sharpen,. Duplicate – mirror – flip.

Dropshadown both.

Layer 13 (white BG to wordart) – Sharpen. Dropshadow.

Set foreground to #5ba6bd and background to #7333c9

Make gradient 0 degrees with 1 repeat (darker color top and bottom)

Layer 14 (Wordart) – Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Fill with gradient.

Deselect.

Give this layer an inner bevel of choice.

Merge down to white wordart background.

Move to wordart to position of choice.

Add any other embellishments if you want to.

Crop & resize if desired.

Add copyrights and name.