MY FANTASY FTU

Written by Gwenda on 14th September 2012

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental

You will need:

Font of choice – I used Bavand, found

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Template 417 by Missy at Divine Intentionz

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Scrapkit by LaCarolita called My Fantasy. This lovely kit is FTU found

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2 tubes of choice. I used Zartaxis and 014 by Anne Stokes.

Anne's URL is

http://www.annestokes.com/

but I have included these 2 tubes with supplies.

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Mask of choice. I used  WSL84 by Wee Scots Lass.

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Copy template, and close original.

Resize 90% all layers checked.

Image - canvas size 700 x 700, but click the UP arrow.

Fill background with white.

Delete layers 1 (copyright), 6 (rectangle back), 12 (Thin rectangle centre), 13 (centre rectangle), 17 (rectangle back)

Add new raster layer above the white background.

Selections - select all and fill with #665b82.

Deselect.

Apply mask WSL84.

Merge group.

Stretch mask to sides and top.

Zartaxis tube - resize 70%. Mirror. Sharpen. Dropshadow. Paste as top layer and move to left.

Tube 014 - resize 75%. Sharpen. Dropshadow. Paste as top layer and move into position so the flat top of the tree is at the top of the circle.

Small rectangle - In layers palette, move to the top and position over the 014 tube. Hides the bottom of the tube :)

Set foreground colour to #132E12 and background to #AAD77D

Make background gradient, Linear 0 degrees with 1 repeats.

Click on Small rectangle - Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Fill with gradient.

Deselect. Delete template layer.

Give inner bevel of choice. Dropshadow.

Set foreground colour to #8A74B5 and background to #AAD77D

Make background gradient, Linear 45 degrees with 1 repeats.

Rectangle - Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Fill with purple/green gradient. DO NOT DESELECT

Selections – modify – expand 4

Layers – new raster layer. Fill white.

Deselect. Delete template layer.

Click back on coloured rectangle.

Selections – select all. Selections – float. Selections – defloat.

Click on white rectangle and hit delete.

Deselect.

You should have a white frame above your coloured rectangle.

To white frame adjust – add noise Gaussian 80, mono checked.

Sharpen. Dropshadow.

Set foreground colour to #132E12 and background to #AAD77D

Make background gradient, Linear 90 degrees with 1 repeats.

Thin rectangle Left – Selections – select all.  Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Fill with green gradient.

Deselect. Delete template layer.

Dropshadow.

Thin rectangle Right – Same as Thin rectangle left.

Circle Back - Selections – select all.  Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Fill with #132E12.

Deselect. Delete template layer.

adjust – add noise Gaussian 80, mono checked.

Sharpen. Dropshadow.

Circle – Selections – select all.  Selections – float. Selections – defloat.

Paste Paper 2 into selection. DO NOT DESELECT.

Selections – invert.

Click on tube 014 and using eraser tool, remove the excess at the top only.

Deselect.

Delete template layer.

To Paper 2 layer, add inner bevel of choice.

Merge Frame back down to Raster 18.

Set foreground colour to #132E12 and background to #AAD77D

Make background gradient, Linear 45 degrees with 3 repeats.

Raster 18 (merged frame backs) - Selections – select all.  Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Fill with green gradient.

Deselect,

Effects – textures – texture. I used snakeskin with default settings. Repeat texture.

Frame - Selections – select all.  Selections – float. Selections – defloat. Layers – new raster layer. Fill with #132E12.

Give inner bevel of choice. Dropshadow

Delete template layer

Rectangle - Resize Paper 2 80%

Adjust – Hue & Saturation 183   93

Paste below the Rectangle.
Click on rectangle. Selections - select all. Selections - float. Selections - defloat. Selections - invert.

Click on paper 2 and hit delete.

Deselect.

Sharpen.

Give inner bevel of choice. Dropshadow.

Delete template layer.

Star 1 – Move to the right

Star 2 – Move to the left

Merge both star layers together.

Adjust – Hue & Saturation 183   93

Adjust – add noise Gaussian 80, mono checked

Give inner bevel of choice. Dropshadow.

Stars - Selections - select all. Selections - float. Selections – defloat.

Layers – new raster layer. Fill with #AAD77D.

Give inner bevel of choice. Dropshadow.

Delete template layer.

Bird 1 – Resize 30% then 90%.

Position to right of small rectangle.

Sharpen. Duplicate – mirror and move up to desired position on left.

Dropshadow both.

Decoration 6 (mushrooms) – Resize 50% then 80%.

Sharpen. Dropshadow.

Fairydust 1  - Mirror. Place to the left.

Close white background and mask layers.

Merge visible all other layers.

Centralize ( Easiest way is to cut - Ctrl X, then paste - Ctrl V )

Re-open mask layer and move into a position you like. Stretch if necessary.

Merge visible.

Crop & resize if desired.

Add copyrights and name.