FLORA PTU

Written by Gwenda on September 7^th 2014

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental

You will need:

Font of choice – I used Vivian, found

HERE

Scrapkit is a fantastic PTU kit by Nika at Devilish Dezines, called Flora

You can purchase this kit from Scraps N Company

HERE

Tube of choice. I used one of the matching tubes by Di Halim. This one is called Flora. You can purchase these tubes from Scraps N Company also

HERE

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

File – New Image 700 x 700

Fill white

Layers – new raster layer. Selections – select all. Paste Paper 6 into selection.

Deselect.

Apply Mask. 0Mask 046

In layers palette merge group.

Duplicate Mask – mirror.

Merge both mask layers together.

Frame 2 – Resize 75%. Paste above mask layer

Sharpen.

Click inside frame with magic wand.

Selections – modify – expand 1

Layers – new raster layer. Paste Paper 4 into selection. DO NOT DESELECT.

Layers – new raster layer. Paste Element 12 (clock) into selection.

Deselect.

In layers palette, move paper 4 to sit below frame, and move clock to sit between frame and Paper 4

Sharpen paper.

Sharpen clock.

Add new raster layer above clock layer, and fill white.

Resize white layer 95%, all layers UN checked

Click on clock. Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Selections – Modify – expand 1. Selections – invert. Click on white layer and hit delete.

Deselect.

To white layer, adjust – blur – Gaussian blur 1. Drop opacity to 60

On clock, add dropshadow.

Merge clock down to white copy.

Dropshadow frame.

Element 44 (Tree) – Resize 70%.

Paste above mask layer.

Sharpen

Slide to top left corner.

Duplicate – mirror

Dropshadow both

Element 60 (Fountain) – Resize 60%.

Paste between paper 4 and clock layers.

Sharpen

Slide to the right and down a bit.

Dropshadow.

Element 55 (Lamp post) – Resize 70%.

Paste above Frame layer.

Sharpen

Slide to top left corner.

Dropshadow.

Element 21 (Poppy) – Resize 20% then 75%.

Paste below lamp post layer and slide to the left.
Sharpen.

Duplicate.

Slide one copy up a bit

Dropshadow both.

Element 40 (water) – Resize 80% twice

Paste above element 55 layer.

Slide to the top right corner.
Sharpen.

Dropshadow.

Bonus Cluster 2 – Resize 70%

Paste above Element 40 layer.

Slide to bottom left corner.
Sharpen. Duplicate

Resize bottom copy 60% and slide to right

Dropshadow.

Tube – If using the same one as me, resize 62%.

Paste above top bonus cluster 2 layer.
Slide far right.
Sharpen.

Dropshadow

Element 58 (Dragon) – Resize 40%.

Paste above Tube layer and slide to the top.
Sharpen.

Dropshadow.

Add any other embellishments of choice.

Crop & resize if desired.

Add copyrights and name.