SWEET SPRING FTU

Written by Gwenda on June 28^th  2014

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental

You will need:

Font of choice – I used Autumn, found

HERE

Scrapkit is Doux Primtemps Attitude, a FTU kit from Le Monde de Neferwene.

You can download this kit

HERE

Tube of choice. I used one by Alex Prihodko, called Victoria. You can purchase these fantastic tubes from PicsforDesign

HERE

Mask of choice – I used number 59 by Insatiable Dreams.

You can download this mask.

HERE

Open a new raster 700 x 700 and fill white.

Layers – new raster layer.

Selections – Select All. Paste Paper 1 into selection.

Deselect.

Adjust Hue & Saturation – Colorize H=47  S=115

Adjust Brightness & Contrast. B= minus 30  C=0

Apply mask 59 Insatiable Dreams

In layers palette, merge group.

Duplicate mask – mirror. Merge both mask layers together

Element 1 (Frame) – Resize 60%. Paste above the mask layer.

Click inside frame with magic wand. Selections – modify – expand 2.

Layers – new raster layer. Paste Paper 4 into selection.

Deselect.

In layers palette, move paper under frame.  

Sharpen paper.

Sharpen frame.

Dropshadow frame.

Element 4 (yellow flowers) – Resize 30%.

Paste above mask layer.

Slide to left.

Sharpen.

Dropshadow

Tube – Paste above frame. Slide to the desired position.

Dropshadow.

Element 5 (flower) – Resize 50% then 70%. Paste above tube layer.

Slide to left and up slightly.

Sharpen. Duplicate. Mirror.

Resize another 80% and slide to left.

Dropshadow both.

Element 11 (grass blades) – Resize 50% twice. Paste between two element 5 flower layers.

Free rotate right 90, and slide left.
Sharpen.

Duplicate twice

On bottom copy - free rotate left 15, and slide up.

On center copy - mirror. Resize 85%. Free rotate left 15. Slide left.

Dropshadow all three copies

Element 18 (bell flower stalk) – Mirror. Resize 60% then 70%. Paste above top element 5 layer.

Slide left.

Sharpen.

Dropshadow

Element 13 (leaves) – Mirror. Resize 50% twice. Paste above element 18 layer. Slide to bottom left corner.

Erase the stalk and leaves on the right hand side.

Sharpen.
Duplicate - Mirror

Dropshadow both.

Element 20 (yellow flower) –Resize 20%. Paste above element 13 layer and slide to bottom left corner.

Sharpen
Duplicate. Resize this copy 75% and slide right

Dropshadow.

Element 2 (hat) – Resize 50% Paste above element 20 layer and slide to bottom center.

Sharpen. Dropshadow.

Element 34 (ribbon) – Paste above element 2 layer and slide to bottom left corner.

Sharpen. Dropshadow.

Element 38 (sparkle) – Resize 50% then 75%. Paste above element 34 layer and slide to bottom left corner.

Sharpen. Dropshadow.

Element 22 (butterfly) – Resize 10% Paste above element 38 layer and slide to desired position.

Sharpen. Duplicate – mirror. Resize this copy another 75%

Dropshadow both.

Element 23 (Bird) – Mirror. Resize 30% then 80% Paste above element 22 layers and slide to desired position.

Sharpen.

Dropshadow.

Add any other embellishments of choice.

Erase the bottom part of your tube if it shows below the elements.

Crop & resize if desired.

Add copyrights and name.