Written by Gwenda on July 3rd 2012
Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely
coincidental
You will need:
Font of choice – I used Alba Matter, found
Scrapkit by Anna Jolank called Happy Days. This kit
is enormous! I only used a very small selection of the elements. It’s a
gorgeous and it’s FTU found
Tube of choice. I used Longing by Keith Garvey.
Keith’s gorgeous tubes can be purchased at
Mask of choice – I used WSL84
Pookers template 25 which can be found at Elegant
Inspirations
PREPARATION:
Open Pookers template 25. Copy, and close original
Delete copyright and mask layers
Resize all 110%
Image – canvas size 700 x 700
Click on white layer at the bottom and floodfill
white
In palette layer, move Large circle to sit above
small circle.
Click on small circle. Selections – float. Selections
– defloat.
Click on large circle and hit delete.
Deselect.
Deselect.
This forms a frame.
Repeat the above step with Largeshape 1 above
smallshape 1
Repeat with largeshape2 above smallshape 2
Resize all papers 25% before using.
To fill template layers . . . Selections – select all. Selections – float.
Selections - defloat. Layers – new
raster layer – paste paper into selection. Deselect. Sharpen.
Delete template layer.
OK Here we go . . .
Paper 2 – free rotate right 90
Click on white background. Layers – new raster layer.
Selections select all.
Paste Paper 2 (rotated) into selection.
Deselect.
Apply Mask
WSL84
Merge group.
Stretch mask to the right and to the bottom.
Starting from the bottom layer, I used:
Small Circle = Paper 5 into selection
Paste close up of tube above paper 5 layer.
Click on small circle. Selections – select all.
Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Selections – invert.
Click on tube and hit delete.
Click on tube and hit delete.
Deselect.
On tube layer, Properties – luminance legacy. Reduce
opacity to 32
Deselect.
Sharpen.
Add inner bevel of choice
Adjust – add noise Gaussian 80, monochrome checked.
Dropshadow.
Set foreground colour to #443e30 and background
colour to #f8f9ba
Strip 1 = Selections – select all. Selections – float.
Selections – defloat.
New raster layer. Fill with #443e30
Deselect.
Effects – texture effects – blinds with settings
1 2
1, colour #f8f9ba.
Dropshadow
Make background gradient with the 2 colours in your
palette. Angle 45 repeats 3
Strip 2 = Selections – select all. Selections – float.
Selections – defloat.
New raster layer. Fill with gradient.
Deselect.
Delete template layer.
Give inner bevel. Dropshadow.
Strip 3 = Same as Strip 1
Strip 4 = Same as Strip 2, except change gradient angle to
315
Smallshape 1 = Paper 2 into selection.
Largeshape 1 (frame) = Paper 7 into selection
Deselect.
Sharpen.
Add inner bevel of choice
Adjust – add noise Gaussian 80, monochrome checked.
Dropshadow.
Smallshape 2 = Paper 10 into selection
Paste close up of tube above paper 10 layer.
Click on small circle. Selections – select all.
Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Selections – invert.
Click on tube and hit delete.
Click on tube and hit delete.
Deselect.
On tube layer, Properties – luminance legacy. Reduce
opacity to 32
Largeshape 2 (frame) = Paper 7 into selection
Deselect.
Sharpen.
Add inner bevel of choice
Adjust – add noise Gaussian 80, monochrome checked.
Dropshadow.
Open Cluster 4
from kit. Resize 30% then 75%. Sharpen
Position above Largeshape 1 frame layer, so it peeks
out the left side.
Carefully erase the metal frame showing at the top.
Dropshadow.
Open Cluster 4
from the kit again. Resize 35% then 90%. Sharpen
Place this one above the mask layer to the left.
Again, erase the metal frame at the top.
Dropshadow.
Dropshadow.
Element 66 (leaves) – Flip. Resize 20% then 75%.
Position above Strip 4 layer.
Sharpen. Dropshadow.
Element 93 (beads) – Resize 40%. Position above mask layer (under
Cluster 4 layer) and move to bottom left.
Duplicate and move upwards to sit in top right
corner. Resize this 90%
Sharpen and dropshadow both.
Element 5 (chain) – Resize 10% then 50%. Sharpen
twice.
Position above Strip 4 and move into place.
Duplicate and move this one above Strip 3.
Dropshadow both chains.
Paste main tube and position as desired.
Dropshadow.
Add any other embellishments of choice.
Crop & resize if desired.
Add copyrights and name.
