Written by Gwenda on January 24th 2012
Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental
You will need:
Font of choice – I used 1 Snappy DNA, found
Scrapkit by Laurie Made Me scraps called Romance FTU found
Tube of choice. I used Heart Hands by Keith Garvey. Keith’s tubes can be purchased at
Mask of choice – I used WSL4
Scrap Dimensions template 44 which can be found
Xero Plugin ( freeware)
Open template 44. Copy, and close original
Resize 55%, all layers checked.
Image – canvas size 700 x 700
Delete Raster 4, Copy of Raster 4, Raster 5, Raster 3
Click on bottom layer (Raster 1) and fill white.
OK. To fill template layers . . . Selections – select all – float – defloat. Layers – new raster layer – paste paper into selection. Deselect. Sharpen.
Delete template Layer.
(Same method when filling with colour or gradient)
Click on white background and add new raster layer.
Selections – select all. Selections - float. Selections – defloat.
Layers – new raster layer
Paste Paper 8 into Selection.
Deselect.
Layers – load/save mask WSL 4 from disk
Merge group.
Stretch to edges
Duplicate – mirror – flip.
Merge both mask layers together.
Starting from the bottom layer, I used:
Raster 8 – Paper 11. Dropshadow
Raster 9 – Paper 12
Inner bevel.
Dropshadow
Dropshadow
Raster 6 - Paper 5. Dropshadow
Raster 7 – Paper 4.
Inner bevel.
Dropshadow
Dropshadow
Set foreground at #e66b7d and background at # Efb4a4
Make background gradient 45 degrees with 3 repeats.
Raster 10 - Fill with Gradient
Effects – Xero frittillery with settings on 6 131 44 52
Dropshadow
Raster 2 – Paper 10
Effects – texture effects – weave with settings
1 4 2 color #efb4a4
Inner bevel.
Dropshadow
Dropshadow
Merge Raster 16 down to Raster 15
Fill with #b3394b
Inner bevel.
Dropshadow
Dropshadow
Tube – Position as desired.
Dropshadow.
Raster 14 – Dropshadow.
Raster 13 - Paper 1
Effects – texture effects – blinds with these settings.
5 30 both colours #b3394b horizontal box unchecked.
Repeat, with both boxes checked.
Repeat, with both boxes checked.
Dropshadow
Raster 12 - Dropshadow
Raster 11 – Fill with colour #b3394b
Inner bevel
Dropshadow
Element 6 – Resize 70%
Position above Raster 2
Sharpen. Dropshadow
Element 32 – Position over Raster 13.
Sharpen. Dropshadow.
Element 13 –Position to left above mask layer.
Duplicate – mirror – flip
Dropshadow both.
Element 7 – Resize 70%. Flip.
Position above Element 13 layer at top right.
Duplicate – mirror - flip
Inner bevel.
Dropshadow.
Element 44 – Resize 75% twice.
Sharpen
Duplicate – mirror and position as desired.
Dropshadow
Element 43 – Resize 75% twice.
Sharpen
Duplicate – mirror and position as desired.
Dropshadow
Erase tube legs where they stick out at the bottom below the words.
Add any other embellishments of choice.
Crop & resize if desired.
Add copyrights and name.
