2 Cat Hearts

This tutorial was written
by Sarah Fiack on
August 2nd 2013
Any resemblance to another
tutorial is purely coincidental.
I am using a tube by Concetta Kilmer
which is available at CDO.

I am using Magnolia scrap by
Chichi Designz which can be purchased
at CDO.

WSL_Mask 187
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Plugins: Xero Softmood
Xero Porcelain
Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow

Open a 700x700 new image.
Choose your tube and scrap supplies.

Open a grass element.
Paste as a new layer onto your new image.
On your tube, resize 80%. Paste as a new
layer & position by the grass.

Open a tree element.
Position by a grass element.
Move the tree layer to behind
the grass layer.

Open a cloud element.
Resize 70%.
Paste by the tree layer.
Move the cloud layer underneath
the tree layer in your layer palette.

Open scattered leaves element.
Resize 80%.
Paste as a new layer
Position this layer underneath your
main tube so it appears the tube is
"on the leaves".

Paste a paper of choice as a
new layer - making sure it is the bottom
layer of the tag below the above elements.
Apply the mask WSL_Mask 187.
Merge group.

Add a drop shadow to the following
layers, tube, tree, cloud and grass.
2,2,50,5 black.

Open a butterfly element.
Resize 25%. Paste twice on the
tag & position as wanted.

Merge layers visible.
Crop to desired size.
Duplicate the layer. On the top layer,
Apply Xero softmood. Default settings.

On the bottom layer,
Apply the plugin Xero Porcelain
Softness 85 Strength 128 Brightness 128

Merge the two layers together.
Duplciate once. On the bottom layer,
adjust - blur gauassian blur 10.00
Effects - texture effects - blind
Width 5.00
Opacity 20 color black
Both boxes checked

Choose your font tool
Add text of choice to the tag.
I added a gradient glow to the text
but that is optional.
I used Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow
Fat Glow width 3.00

Add artist copyright and name.
Save as png.
Thanks for trying my tutorial.