CT tag featuring the beautiful art of Barbara Jensen

using her new tube Ginger 85-1.

With her, I am also using the IB

Cuddly Rigor Mortis 66-3 Scrap

by Ladyhawwk Designs. She is ready

to start filming and also to walk

the red carpets later. The latest

project is sure to be a blockbuster!

CT tag featuring the magical art of Rachel Anderson

& the gorgeous scrap Iced Fantasy by Tasha's Playground.

The cool hues of winter have helped 

create a cool fantasy in her realm.

Come discover the hidden gems 

that only winter can create.

CT tag featuring the gorgeous art of Barbara Jensen.

I am using her brand new tube Platinum 

Plus or 85-2. To help her celebrate,

I am using the scrap Celebrate

The New Year by Ladyhawwk Designs.

The clock has struck midnight &

the party is over. Tomorrow brings 

a new year but for now, a moment is 

captured as she is surrounded 

by remaining festivities. 

CT tag featuring the stunning art of Barbara Jensen.

I am using her tube Victorian Vixen 85-3.

With her, I am also using the IB

Scrap Sonia Roji 11-1 by Ladyhawwk Designs.

A touch of elegance with a touch of sexiness

defines her Christmas outfit. For a bit of fun,

she added antlers to her outfit. After all,

Christmas does need whimsical touches too.

CT tag & timeline featuring the 

adorable scrap A Ginger Xmas

by Crystal's Creations.

 These adorable gingerbread men

are ready for Christmas. 

They will help you unwrap

& decorate as needed in

the house.

CT tag featuring the magical art of Sara Butcher 

& the beautiful scrap Christmas Joy

by Gimptastic Scraps.

 She is looking for the perfect
place to decorate with her poppies.
The flowers will add the finishing
touches to her festive
Christmas decorations.

CT tag featuring the unique art of Enamorte.

I am also using the IB Enamorte 61-3 

Scrap by Honored Scraps.

She offers a glimpse into time

& other dimensions. Look

through her window to see

what awaits if you venture.

CT tag featuring the wonderful art of Michi Art.

I am using her current December 2016 Bonus Tube.

I am also using the wonderful IB Michi Art 

December Bonus 2016 Scrap by Hungry Hill.

She is adorable with a mix of 

girly & gothic. Combining both

together, she defines her own style.

 This tutorial was written
by Wicked Cupcake on
December 13,2016
Any resemblance to another
tutorial is purely coincidental.
I am using tubes by
Cuddly Rigor Mortis available
at CDO.


Supplies:
Tube of choice
Slats Template of choice
Mask of choice.
Font of choice

Plugins:
Xero Radiance
EyeCandy4000 Gradient Glow

Open up your slats template &
a tube of choice.
On the template, hold down
Shift D to duplicate it once.
Go to image - Canvas size
& set to 700x700. Makre sure
all layers is checked if needed.

Add a new raster layer above the
template layer. Fill with a color from
your tube.

Now in your layers palette, select the
template layer - making sure it is the
highlighted one. Go to Selections -
Select All - Float - Defloat - Invert.
Then on the Layers, select the color
fill layer. Press delete on your keyboard.
Select none.

Copy & paste your tube as a new layer
above the Fill layer.
Making sure the Color Fill layer is selected,
Go to Selections -
Select All - Float - Defloat - Invert.
Now select your tube layer & press delete
again to eliminate the tube outside of
the template.
Select none.

Merge the layers visible. Add a new Raster
layer under the merged layer.
Fill this layer with a light color from your tube.
I used a slightly off white one. Copy & paste
your tube above this layer & position at least
part of it under the template. Merge the new Fill
layer & the tube layer together.

Apply a mask of choice.

Merge group. Duplicate the layer once to see
the image better.

Back to the slat layer. Add a drop shadow of choice
to the layer. Duplicate once. Resize the copy layer 40%.
Move this layer so that it partially covers
a corner of choice of the main slat layer.
Apply the plugin Xero: Radiance with default settings
to the resized slats layer.

Select a color from your tube for the background fill color on
your Materials palette. Select your font tool.Select a font of choice
to use that fits your tag. Type out words of choice. For mine, i used the words Change Your View.
I used the rotate control on the box around the words to
rotate my text as wanted. Convert to Raster.
Apply EyeCandy4000 Gradient Glow - Fat with Glow Width 3.00
to the text. Add a drop shadow of choice.

Crop the tag to a desired size.
Add artist copyright & name to the tag.
Save as a png.
Thanks for trying my tutorial.

CT tag featuring the wonderful art of Pinup Toons

& the seasonal scrap Winter's Gift by Rebel Dezigns.

Winter can make the outdoors rather messy

at times. Yet there is a beauty in the 

snowy mess.

CT tag & wallpaper featuring the fantastic art of Michael Calandra.

With it, I am also using the beautiful scrap

Violet Winter by Tasha's Playground.

Outside, the owl surveys the winter

wonderland around her. Perphaps

she is looking for food or a place

to rest today. 
The wallpaper is 1920x1080

& available here.

CT tag featuring the art of Verymany

& the wonderful scrap 

Christmas With The Celts by

Irish Princess Designs. A Celtic

winter is filled with beauty 

& the magic of nature.

CT tag featuring the magical art of Caron Vinson.

With it, I am using the Holiday Elegance

scrap by Ladyhawwk Designs. Help her

decorate for the holidays. Presents

are wrapped and ready to be placed

under the tree. 

CT tag featuring the stunning pinup art of 

Justice Howard using her tube As If.

A touch of attitude & sexiness gives 

her a touch of intrigue.  Just what

lies under that exterior attitude?

CT tag featuring the stunning art of 

Rebecca Sinz using her tube Winter Magic.

Her winter world is illustrated in the ornament.

Brought out each winter to share its magic,

one has to wonder what she does during

the previous seasons - while waiting 

for her chance to shine in

this chilled season.

I also used the scrap Ice Angel

by Hungry Hill. Unfortunately it is 

not available any longer.

CT tag featuring the beautiful art of Renee Biertempfel

& the matching IB Renee Biertempfel 43-2

Scrap by Gimptastic Scraps.

In the arms of an angel, the animals

shall find solace and love.Never 

will they have to worry or know

danger with her watching over them.

CT Layouts & Quickpages featuring the

wonderful festive scrap Santa's Workshop

by Crystal's Creations. I have two 

FTU Fullsize Quickpages for you today.

These are for personal use only! 

You can download the zip here for them.

Such a great way to show off all your 

holiday pictures taken this time of year.

I did this tutorial tonight for a Tut-a-Thon.

I really love her tutorial & the results

are just wonderful.

It is called Silence &

can be found here. For my tag,

I used the art of Olga Fomina

& you can find her tubes at CDO.

 

CT tag featuring the wonderful art of Anna Liwanag 

& the fantastic scrap Winter Woods

by Tasha's Playground. The friends

pause a moment on a chilly winter day.

They have a long journey ahead of them

on their search. One may ask

what they are searching for, but

they do not wish to reveal it yet.

CT tag featuring the wonderful art of Rebecca Sinz

using her tube Christmas Kitties.

These two sweet cats love to nap together.

Their favorite nap spot is outside

amidst the leaves and plants. Be careful

not to wake them up if you 

discover them napping.

CT tag featuring the magical art of Melissa Dawn

& the wonderful IB Melissa Dawn 4-2

Scrap by Honored Scraps. I am also

featuring an animation by 

Rebel Dezigns from Pack 229. The kitty

can't wait to play in the snow. Her wings

are ready to fly among the 

snowflakes.