Love Shaped

This tutorial was written
by Sarah Fiack on
May 14, 2012
Any resemblance to another
tutorial is purely coincidental.
For this tutorial, I’m using
a tube by Helena Reis
You can purchase this tube at
DreamscapeImaging

Supplies:
Tube of choice
Scraps of choice.
I’m using a PTU scrap by TK Dezigns
called Crush.
You can purchase the scrap at PMTw/S
Mask Vix Mask363 Blog

Open a 600x600 new image.
Open up your tube & scrap supplies.

Choose a frame of choice.
Resize 90%
Rotate Free Rotate Right 90.

Using your magic wand tool,
hold the shift button down.
Click inside the frame.
Holding the shift button down
allows you to select multiple areas.
Selections modify expand by 12.

Paste a paper of choice as a new layer.
Selections invert & press delete button.
Move the paper under the frame layer.
Keep selected.

Paste your tube as a new layer
between the two layers.
Duplicate the tube layer once.
Move the tube copy to the top of
the layer palette.

Back on the original tube layer,
press delete.
Select none.
With the tube copy layer,erase
parts of the tube overlapping ribbons
& past the frame which you don't want visible.

Add a drop shadow to the original tube & frame layers.
2.2.50,5 Black.

Open a 2nd frame.
Resize 90%
Rotate Free Rotate Right 90.

Using your magic wand tool,
Click inside the frame.
Holding the shift button down
Selections modify expand by 12.
Paste a paper of choice.
Selections invert & press delete.
Select none.
Add the earlier drop shadow to the frame.

Merge the frame & paper layers together.
Rotate free rotate right 15
Duplicate once & mirror.
Move both layers to the bottom in your layer palette.
You want them to be on the background behind
the other layers.

Merge the two frame layers together &
resize 90%.

Open a bow element.
Resize 50%.
Paste along the top of one of the 2nd frames.

Open a wordart from scrap of choice.
Resize 50% twice.
Paste on the frame ribbons once.

Add a new raster layer to bottom of the tag.
Fill this layer with a color from your tag.
Apply the mask Vix Mask363.
Merge Group.

Merge layers 88%.
Add artist copyright info & name.
Save as png.
Thanks for trying my new tutorial.