Whisper In The Wind Designs : PTU TUT using the Mysterious Halloween scrap kit by Puddicat Creations, available at the Scrap Candy Shop!

Saturday, October 5, 2013

PTU TUT using the Mysterious Halloween scrap kit by Puddicat Creations, available at the Scrap Candy Shop!

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Preview of the Mysterious Halloween scrap kit!

Tutorial using the Mysterious Halloween scrap kit by Puddicat Creations, which is available at the Scrap Candy Shop HERE

Supplies Needed

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

The Mysterious Halloween scrap kit by Puddicat Creations, which can be purchased at Scrap Candy HERE

You will not need a tube, as this kit has 3 different witch posers included.

Any color or gradient and font of your choosing

Any mask 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 transparent, and make sure the transparent box is checked. Click okay, and you now have a blank size base for your tag, already sized and ready to go. Now add your background paper. I have chosen the paper #2. Open the paper, then copy and paste it to the blank image, and then reduce the size to fit.

***(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 Monnbeams & Spiderwebs #8. 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 metallic brass 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 make sure it is on front of the paper.

Now, let's add some other items to start adding depth and dimension to our tag! The first thing we want to do, is to add our witch. Open the witch #2 element, and reduce her size by 25% and place her on the left side of the tube. Next, find the El house #1 and open it, and reduce it by 70% and place it on the far back right side of the tag, towards the center area. Next, find and open El tree #1 and reduce its size by 35% and place it at the center top, then slide the witch to the forefront.

Next, find and open El cauldron#1 and reduce the size by 45%, and place it on the left bottom side of the tag, at the bottom left of the witch..make sure the witch is in the forefront. Next, find and open the El ladder #1 and reduce the size by 87& and place it against the right side of the house. Next, find and open El branch and reduce it by 70%, and place it in the top right corner of the tag, making sure it is on top of the mask layer.

Next, find and open El bird #2 and reduce the size by 90%..this is the white owl...place it on top of the right side of the house. Next, find and open the El books and reduce them by 80%, and place them on the bottom right, in front of the witch. Next, find and open El books #2 and reduce it by 85% and place it behind the other books and to the right. Next, find and open El grass #1 and reduce it by 40%, and place it on the bottom right...duplicate it and move this ne over to the edge of the tag...now duplicate and flip it and place it on the bottom left...duplicate again and place against the edge of the bottom left...slide the cauldron and the witch back to the forefront.

Next, find and open El #deco#1 and reduce it by 65% and place it in the top left corner hanging down; duplicate it and place the start of this one at the bottom of the first one...make sure they are in front of the witch layer. Next, find and open El pumpkin #2 and reduce it by 75% and place it on the right side above the books. Next, find and open El cat #1 and reduce it by 90% and place it on the bottom right side; slide it to be in front of the books

Next, find and open El flog #1 and leave the size as is and place it in the top left area; make sure it is behind the mask layer. Next, find and open El deco #3 and reduce it by 95% and place it on the left bottom, in front of the cauldron. Next, find and open El leaves #11 and reduce the size by 80% and place them across the very bottom of the tag. Lastly, find and open El bird #3 and reduce it by 95% and place it on top of the back of the cauldron.

Finally, you can use the effects menu and add 3D drop shadows wherever you would like them to be. Make sure at this point that you add the copyright information for the tube artist!! (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