Whisper In The Wind Designs : Gothic Scrap by Scottish Butterfly - CT tag, a Tut, & a FREEBIE cluster frame

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Gothic Scrap by Scottish Butterfly - CT tag, a Tut, & a FREEBIE cluster frame

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Tutorial using the Goth Scrap kit by Scottish Butterfly

Supplies Needed

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

The Goth Scrap kit by Scottish Butterfly, which is available for purchase at Mystical Scraps HERE

The Monster Love tube by Arthur Crowe, which is available for purchase at the Arthur Crowe Factory HERE

Any mask of your choosing, I chose a mask from DecoMasks

Any color or gradient and font of your choosing

Okay, let's begin. The first thing you will need to do, is to start a new image in Paint Shop Pro (PSP for short). To do this, look at the top left corner, and click on FILE>NEW> a pop up will open...set width and height to 600, make background white, and make sure the transparent box is not checked. Click okay, and you now have a blank size base for your tag, already sized and ready to go.

***(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.)***

I have chosen a mask from Deco masks. Okay, in Paint Shop Pro (PSP) click FILE>OPEN>and open the 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 pink, blue, green 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! :) Now, let's add a nice paper to add some color to your tag. To do this, click on FILE>OPEN> find paper #8 and open it, then click on the pick tool on the tool menu on the left (it looks like an arrow)..a white dotted line will surround the paper, now click EDIT>COPY> find the image 1 tab at the top and click on it...you will do this every time to paste new items as you want to keep building on Image 1 (this is your tag), now click EDIT>PASTE AS NEW LAYER. Decrease the size to fit. Slide the mask to the layer the paper is on in your side layers menu, so your mask is on top.

Now, let's add some other items to start adding depth and dimension to our tag! Click FILE>OPEN> find the full pose of your Monster Love tube and open it. Remove the unwanted parts of the tube...merge visible and copy and paste. Reduce her size by about 45% and place her centered on the tag. Now click FILE>OPEN> find the wire fence and open it, and then click EDIT>COPY> click on the Image 1 tab, then click EDIT>PASTE AS NEW LAYER. Leave the size as is, and place it behind the poser. Now click FILE>OPEN> find the chair #2 and open it, then click EDIT>COPY> click on the Image 1 tab, then click EDIT>PASTE AS NEW LAYER. Leave the size as it is, and place on the left side, behind the poser.

Okay now click FILE>OPEN> find the door and reduce the size by 20%. Place it on the right side of the tag behind the poser, with part sticking out past the right side of her, and part of it on the chair. Now Click FILE>OPEN>find the pillow and reduce the size 90% and place it on the chair...slide the poser to the front using the side layers menu. Now click FILE>OPEN> find the cross and open it, and reduce the size by 70% and place one on each side of the tag in the center area. Now Click FILE>OPEN>find the candle skull and open it then click EDIT>COPY> click on the Image 1 tab again, and then click EDIT>PASTE AS NEW LAYER. Reduce the size by 90% and place on the right bottom side of the poser. Now click FILE>OPEN> find the bottle and open it then click EDIT>COPY> click on the Image 1 tab again and then click EDIT>PASTE AS NEW LAYER. Decrease the size by 70% and place it on the bottom left side, near the back leg of the chair. Now Click FILE>OPEN>find the crystal ball and open it then click EDIT>COPY> click on the Image 1 tab again, and then click EDIT>PASTE AS NEW LAYER. Reduce the size by 85% and place it on the right side of the skull candle. Now Click FILE>OPEN>find the cracked mirror and open it then click EDIT>COPY> click on the Image 1 tab again, and then click EDIT>PASTE AS NEW LAYER. Reduce the size by 80% and place it at an angle on the right side, slide the skull candle back to the forefront.

Now Click FILE>OPEN>find the sword and open it then click EDIT>COPY> click on the Image 1 tab again, and then click EDIT>PASTE AS NEW LAYER. Reduce the size by 90% and place it on the bottom left by the chair and bottle...flip it vertically, then slide the bottle back to the forefront. Now click FILE>OPEN> find the pins and reduce the size by 80% and place on the right side underneath the cross, not duplicate and flip it horizontally and place above the cross....repeat process on right side. Now click FILE>OPEN>find the card and open it then click EDIT>COPY> click on the Image 1 tab again, and then click EDIT>PASTE AS NEW LAYER. Reduce the size by 90% and place it on the right side at the bottom near the bottle. Now click FILE>OPEN> find the heart #3 and open it then click EDIT>COPY> click on the Image 1 tab again and then click EDIT>PASTE AS NEW LAYER. Decrease the size by 90% and place it above the crystal ball. Now Click FILE>OPEN>find the cap and open it then click EDIT>COPY> click on the Image 1 tab again, and then click EDIT>PASTE AS NEW LAYER. Reduce the size by 85% and place one in all 4 corners.

Now Click FILE>OPEN>find the gem flower and open it then click EDIT>COPY> click on the Image 1 tab again, and then click EDIT>PASTE AS NEW LAYER. Reduce the size by 90% and place one in the center of all 4 corner caps. Now click FILE>OPEN> find the pins and reduce the size by 80% and place on the right side underneath the cross, not duplicate and flip it horizontally and place above the cross....repeat process on right side. Now click FILE>OPEN>find the noose and open it then click EDIT>COPY> click on the Image 1 tab again, and then click EDIT>PASTE AS NEW LAYER. Reduce the size by 80% and place it at the top right of the door. Now click FILE>OPEN> find the voodoo doll and open it then click EDIT>COPY> click on the Image 1 tab again and then click EDIT>PASTE AS NEW LAYER. Decrease the size by 80% and place it on the left by the bottle and the sword. Now Click FILE>OPEN>find the ivy and open it then click EDIT>COPY> click on the Image 1 tab again, and then click EDIT>PASTE AS NEW LAYER. Reduce the size by 60% and place on the right bottom at an angle...then use the side layers menu and slide it all the way to the bottom...then duplicate and flip it horizontally and add to the left bottom.

Now Click FILE>OPEN>find the charm and open it then click EDIT>COPY> click on the Image 1 tab again, and then click EDIT>PASTE AS NEW LAYER. Reduce the size by 95% and place it on the bottom left on the bottle. Now click FILE>OPEN> find the black symbol and reduce the size by 80% and place on the top left part of the door.Now click FILE>OPEN>find the charm #2 and open it then click EDIT>COPY> click on the Image 1 tab again, and then click EDIT>PASTE AS NEW LAYER. Reduce the size by 90% and place one on each of the centers of the side crosses...use the side layers menu to slide them to the forefront. Now click FILE>OPEN> find the mist and open it then click EDIT>COPY> click on the Image 1 tab again and then click EDIT>PASTE AS NEW LAYER. Leave the size as is and copy and paste it onto the tag in thirds...top 3rd, middle 3rd, bottom 3rd.

You did it! You now have finished this tag. You will need to add copy wright info to your tag, as it is the law. 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 me at robynebutts@gmail.com, so I can place it on my blog.

Hugs and blessings,

Robyne

FREEBIE cluster frame that I created using the Gothic Scrap kit by Scottish Butterfly, which can be purchased at Mystical Scraps HERE

Feel free to snag and use, but please do not claim as your own work...kindly link back to my blog please..TY!