Whisper In The Wind Designs : Tutorial for the Cops and Robbers scrap kit by Sweet Cravings Scraps, and featuring posers by MediEvil Creations!

Saturday, November 2, 2013

Tutorial for the Cops and Robbers scrap kit by Sweet Cravings Scraps, and featuring posers by MediEvil Creations!

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Preview of the Cops and Robbers scrap kit by Sweet Cravings Scraps!

Tutorial using the Cops and Robbers scrap kit by Sweet Cravings Scraps, and featuring cookie posers by MediEvil Creations.

Supplies Needed

Paint Shop Pro - I am using X5, but any should do!

The Cops and Robbers scrap kit by Sweet Cravings Scraps, which can be purchased at Exquisite Scraps HERE

The MediEvil cookie posers are included in this kit; however you can check out all of her posers on her blog HERE

Mask #84 from Wee Scott Lass

Template #331 by Millie's PSP Madness

Any color or gradient and font of your choosing

Okay, let's begin. The first thing you will need to do, is to open the Template # 331 by Millie's Psp Madness. Next, let's create our mask. I have chosen a mask #84 from Wee Scott Lass. Okay, in Paint Shop Pro (PSP) click FILE>OPEN>and open the 1st mask you have chosen, then start a new image FILE>NEW>600x600 and transparent needs to be checked. Choose color or gradient on the right side layers menu; I chose a dual toned black and white gradient...flood fill the new blank image with the color or gradient..the flood fill is the paint bucket shape. Now go to the top layers menu and click NEW MASK LAYER> from image...a pop up opens..click on the title of the mask you chose in the drop down menu. Now go back to the side layers menu and click on the square that has the layers combined...right click it then click merge..the merge group..and voila..you have a mask layer now! :) Just copy and paste it to the tag, and increase the size by 10%...move it around until you are happy with the amount that shows.

***(NOTE: there is a layers menu on the right side of your screen..if u do not see it then look up top and click VIEW>PALETTES>LAYERS and it will open up...u use this layer to bring things to the front..say for example u put a shoe on the tag but it went behind a bucket and u want it in front of the bucket...while holding the left click button on your mouse or touch pad down, you would slide the shoe to the layer the bucket is on..it would now be in the front...use this anytime u want to bring something to the forefront.)***

Now, let's add some other items to start adding depth and dimension to our tag! The first thing we want to do, is place papers on parts of our template. The following is where your papers should be: paper 13 on rasters 1 and 2, paper 7 on raster 3, paper 4 on rasters 4 and 5, paper 2 on rasters 6 and 7, and paper 1 on raster 8.

The next thing we want to do is to start adding our elements to make this tag come to life!! The very first thing we will want to do is to add our cookie posers. Find and open the cop cookie poser and reduce her by 30% and place her on the right side towards the bottom. Now find and open the robber cookie poser, also reduce her by 30% but place her on the left side, towards the bottom.

Next, find and open the jail cell and reduce it by 65 % and place it in front of the robber poser; play with it til you get it just right. Next, find and open the chain and leaving it as is, place it along the right side, making sure it is behind the cop poser; duplicate it and flip it horizontally and place it on the left, making sure it is behind the cookie robber. Next, find and open the keys 2 and reduce it by 90% and place it by the circle part on the cop's right wrist. Next, find and open the rusted shield and reduce it by 95% and place it on the cop's shirt.

Next, find and open the crime tape and reduce it by 80% and place it at the bottom center. Next, find and open the money bag and reduce it by 80% and place it on the bottom right side of the jail cell, making sure it is in the forefront. Next, find and open the money and reduce it by 95% and place it to the right of the money bag, and under the crime tape.

Next, find and open the chain string 3 and reduce it by 20%. Place it on the left side, making sure it is behind the white circle...duplicate it and flip it horizontally and place it on the right side. Next, find and open the bow #5 and reduce it by 85% and place it in the top right corner on top of the bead strand; open flower #5 and reduce it by 90% and center it on the bow. Next, find and open the bow #2 and reduce it by 80% and place it in the top left corner on top of the bead strand; open flower #8 and reduce it by 90% and center it on the bow. Next, find and open the butterfly and reduce it by 85% and place it on the top left. Decrease the size of the word art and move it down a bit.

Lastly, add 3D drop shadows wherever you would like them to be. Make sure at this point that you add the copyright information (VERY IMPORTANT)!!

You did it! You now have finished this tag. Finally, add a name in any font and color of your choosing. I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. If you did, please follow my blog and pass it along to others. If you make a tag using this tutorial, please send it to meat robynebutts@gmail.com, so I can place it on my blog.

Hugs and blessings,

Robyne