Written by Gwenda on April 10th
2014
Any similarity to any other tutorial
is purely coincidental
You will need:
Font of choice – I used A&S
Snapper script, which you can download
Scrapkit is a beautiful kit called Marlene
by Nika at Devilish Dezines. I love the blue in this kit!
You
can purchase Nika’s kits from ScrapsnCompany
Tube of choice. I used a matching tube
by Vi Nina also called Marlene
You can purchase these tubes through ScrapsnCompany
as well. A one stop shop lol
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.
Open a new raster 700 x 700 and fill
white.
Layers – new raster layer.
Selections – select all. Paste Paper 5 into selection.
Deselect.
Apply mask 0Mask 46
In layers palette, merge group.
Duplicate – mirror. Merge both mask
layers together.
Frame 4 – Resize 80%. Paste above
the mask layer. Free rotate Right 90.
Click inside frame with magic wand.
Selections – modify – expand 4.
Layers – new raster layer. Paste Paper 4 into selection.
Deselect.
Sharpen paper
Dropshadow frame.
In layers palette, move paper to sit below
the frame layer
Drop opacity of the paper to 50.
Element 32
(star scatter)
– Resize 80%. Paste above Frame and slide to bottom right corner.
Duplicate. Merge both together.
Duplicate – Mirror.
Dropshadow both.
Tube – Mirror. Resize 75% then 80%.
Paste above element 32 layer. Slide to
bottom and erase any overhang at the bottom. Sharpen.
Dropshadow.
Element 34
(brown grass)
– Resize 80%. Paste above mask layer and slide to bottom centre. Sharpen
Duplicate. Resize one copy 60%. In
layers palette, move this to sit above Tube. Slide to bottom right corner.
Dropshadow both.
Element 27
(brown leaves)
– Resize 60% then 75%. Paste between tube and top copy of Element 34 layer and
slide right.
Sharpen. Dropshadow.
.
Element 13
(blue bullrush)
– Resize 80%. Paste above element 27 layer and slide to the right
Sharpen.
Dropshadow..
Element 26
(blue feathery plant)
– Resize 50% then 80%.
Paste above Element 13 layer and slide
down and right
Sharpen. Dropshadow.
Top copy of
element 34 should be the next layer
Element 25
(mushroom)
– Resize 40%. Paste above top copy of element 34 layer and slide right and
down.
Sharpen.
Sharpen.
Dropshadow.
Element 11
(blue leaves)
– Resize 40%. Paste above element 25 layer and slide right and down.
Sharpen.
Sharpen.
Dropshadow
Element 41
(blue lilies)
– Resize 50% then 60%. Paste above element 11 layer and slide right and down.
Sharpen.
Sharpen.
Dropshadow
Element 14 (2
bunches flowers)
– Resize 50%. Paste above element 41 layer and slide right and down.
Erase bunch on left
Sharpen.
Sharpen.
Dropshadow
Element 12
(Rock) –
Resize 60% then 80%. Erase bottom
shadow.
Paste above element 14 layer and slide
to bottom centre.
Sharpen.
Sharpen.
Dropshadow.
Element 29
(Lily on pad)
– Mirror. Resize 60%. Erase shadows at the bottom.
Paste above element 12 layer and slide
to bottom left corner.
Sharpen.
Sharpen.
Dropshadow.
Element 35
(Frog) –
Resize 40% then 80%. Paste above element 29 layer and slide to bottom left.
Position on lily pad
Sharpen.
Sharpen.
Dropshadow.
Element 31 (Butterfly) – Resize 30%. Paste above element
35 layer and slide left.
Sharpen. Duplicate – Resize 75%. Mirror
Sharpen. Duplicate – Resize 75%. Mirror
Dropshadow both.
Add any other embellishments of choice.
Crop & resize if desired.
Add copyrights and name.
