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Monday, May 27, 2024

Sad Clown

May 27, 2024 | | Edit Post

 




In this tutorial I used the beautiful kit "Sad Clown" from

Adrienne's Designs

This lovely AI kit includes 5 tubes and is available as a freebie

Once again, thank you Adrienne for your gorgeous freebie
kits and tubes!

 


 

I used png mask 378 from Mizteeques Digital Designs.

I applied a drop shadow of vertical 0, horizontal 5, opacity 75, blur 10.

 


Open a new transparent canvas 750 by 850 pixels and fill with white.


Paste frame 6 and resize 50%, select the interior with your magic wand, expand the selection by 20, make a new layer below the frame and paste paper 17 into the selection, deselect, mirror the paper, apply the shadow to the frame, merge it down onto the paper and position.

Paste element 25, resize 55%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 45, resize 40%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 27, resize 40%, position below element 45 and apply the shadow.

Paste element 23 on the top, resize 20%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 79, resize 25%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 83, resize 15%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 126, resize 15%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 94, resize 15%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 9, resize 15%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 96, resize 15%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 72, resize 10%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 59, resize 10%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 111, resize 8%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 87, resize 22%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste tube 5, resize 30%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 37, resize 45%, mirror, position below the tube and apply the shadow.

Paste element 34, resize 15%, position and apply the shadow.
 
Paste element 68, resize 30%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 40, resize 30%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 50 on the top, resize 12%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 51, resize 12%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 104, resize 7%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 70, resize 15%, position and apply the shadow.,

Paste element 102, resize 7%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 133, resize 7%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 97, resize 15%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 55, resize 10%, position and apply the shadow.
 
Paste element 64, resize 12%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 38 just above the white background, resize 70%, move it down so a bit shows below the tube and bottom group of elements, erase all the part that shows above that bit, we just want a base for those elements, then apply the drop shadow.

Check your layers and make any adjustments.

Open the mask, duplicate it and close the original, select all, float and defloat, make a new layer, paste paper 10 into the selection, deselect, copy the paper and paste above the white background, resize 70% and position and the top, duplicate, flip the copy, move it down so a little shows at the bottom and then erase the bulk of it leaving just that little bit at the bottom, duplicate the first copy again, mirror it and position so some shows on the left.

There are so many lovely elements in this kit, maybe you would like to add some more!  Then when you are done, crop, add your information and export on a transparent background as a png.

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Circus Magic

April 02, 2024 | | Edit Post

 



When I went to grab a link to
Adrienne's Designs
to post my last tutorial I came across this gorgeous
kit which I just had to have!
It's called "Circus Magic", it includes 9 tubes
 and is available for free on
Thank you Adrienne for yet another gorgeous kit!




You will need my jpeg mask 0018 and png mask 322 from
Mizteeque's Digital Designs.

I used a drop shadow of vertical 0, horizontal 5, opacity 75, blur 10.


Open a new transparent canvas 750 by 750 pixels and fill with white.

Paste element 32, resize 55%, mirror, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 38, resize 50%, mirror, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 34, resize 30%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 46, resize 30%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 67 above element 38, resize 20%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 89, resize 13%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 75, resize 13%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 31, resize 25%, position on the right below element 34, duplicate, mirror the copy and position on the left below element 46 and apply the shadow to each.

Paste element 29, resize 15%, position to the behind and to the left of element 34 and apply the shadow.

Paste element 30 above element 34, resize 20%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 28, resize 20%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 121, resize 18%, position and apply the shadow. 

Paste element 93, resize 10%, position and apply the shadow.  See how these last two elements are positioned on the stones at the bottom of elements 30 and 28.

Paste element 147, resize 5%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 47 on the top, resize 22%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste tube 5, resize 18%,  position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 106, resize 18%, position behind the tube and apply the shadow.

Paste element 51, resize 13%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 150, resize 7%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 98, resize 20%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste elements 154 and 158, resize each 10%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 126, resize 13%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 82 on the top, resize 8%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 102, resize 7%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste elements 134 and 137, resize each 7%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste elements 139 and 141, resize each 5%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 5, resize 3%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 6, resize 3%, mirror, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 3, resize 3%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 28, resize 65%, move it right down to just above the white background and position so the stones show below the bottom group of elements and tube, erase all the top part so just the bottom part shows as on my tag and apply the shadow.

Check all your layers now.

Open paper 17 and apply my mask, paste it on the canvas just above the white background, resize 50% and position at the top, duplicate, mirror the copy, resize it another 80% and position the right, duplicate this smaller copy and move it over to the left.  Delete the masked paper.

Open Mizteeques mask and paper 17 again, on the mask, select all, float and defloat, make a new layer, copy the paper and paste it into the selection, deselect.  Copy the paper and paste it above your copies of my mask, resize 60% and position top left, duplicate, resize the copy another 90% and position on the right, duplicate this copy again, resize this copy another 90% and move over to the left.

Add any more elements you wish, then add your credit information and text and then export your tag as a png.





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Saturday, March 30, 2024

Moonlight Serenade

March 30, 2024 | | Edit Post

 




This tutorial uses a stunningly beautiful kit called "Moonlight Serenade" from
Adrienne.
This is a really beautiful AI kit that includes no less than 5
gorgeous matching tubes and is available totally free at
Thank you so much Adrienne for sharing 
your beautiful kits with us!








You will need my png mask 0085 and jpeg mask 0018.

 


I used a drop shadow of vertical 0, horizontal 5 opacity 75, blur 10.


Open a new transparent canvas 750 by 750 pixels and fill with white.

Paste element 46, resize 55%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 45, resize 55%, mirror, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 47, resize 55%, mirror, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 48, resize 40%, mirror, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 55, resize 35%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste tube 1, resize 22%, position and apply the shadow.

Open my png mask 85 and paper 2, on the mask select all, float and defloat, copy the paper and paste it as a new layer on the mask, position so the paving at the bottom is inside the selection, invert the selection and hit delete, deselect, copy the paper and paste it at the bottom of your tag layers just above the white background.  Duplicate this paper, resize the original paper another 80% and mirror it, position so it shows below the house and position the copy towards the bottom.

This is what you should have now.



Paste element 44, resize 15%, position just above the house and apply the shadow.

Paste element 39, resize 10%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 37, resize 10%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 41, resize 7%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 47 again, resize 30%, mirror, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 28, resize 12%, position between the window and tube just to the left of her and apply the shadow.

Paste element 70, resize 12%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 71, resize 10%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 68 on the top, resize 7%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 97, resize 5%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 99, resize 5%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 116, resize 7%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 106, resize 10%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 119, resize 12%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 142, resize 15%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 32, resize 12%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 155, resize 10%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 103, resize 12%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 87, resize 12%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 121, resize 7%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 135, resize 10%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 136, resize 10%, mirror, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 79, resize 12%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 98, resize 5%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 146, resize 5%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste elements 1, 3, 4, 6, resize each 3%, position where you like and apply the shadow.

Check your layers now and get them nicely in position, add a few more elements if you like!

Open paper 21 and apply my mask 4 to it, then copy and paste right at the bottom just above the white background.  Resize 55% and duplicate, position on top left and the other towards the bottom on the right.

When you are done, add your copyright information and text and export on a transparent background as a png.

 

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Friday, October 6, 2023

Awareness

October 06, 2023 | | Edit Post

 


 


In this tutorial I used the beautiful tube "Ann" from
Vika Misticheskaya.
You can purchase this tube at

The kit is called "Awareness".
This is a previous ptu kit sold at CDO by
Sophisticated Simone
but is now a freebie available on Simone's blog
Thank you Simone for making this kit available to us for free
for our BCA tags.

 





 

I used a drop shadow of vertical 0, horizontal 5, opacity 55, blur 10.

 

Open a new transparent canvas 750 by 750 pixels and fill with white.


Paste frame 003, resize 65%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste frame 004, resize 50%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste frame 001, resize 55%.  Select the interior with your magic wand and expand the selection by 10, make a new layer below it and paste paper 10 into the selection, deselect, apply the shadow to the frame, merge it down onto the paper and move into place.

Paste element 021, resize 20%, tuck below the merged frame/paper layer and apply the shadow.

Paste element 019 at the bottom just above he white background, resize 40%, mirror and duplicate.  Position one copy over on the left and one so a little shows on the right below the frames and apply the shadow to each.

Paste element 038 on the top, resize 45%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 013, resize 30%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 048, resize 35%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 053, resize 75%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 020, resize 80%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste wordart 004, resize 80%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste wordart 003, resize 60%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 005b, resize 10%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 004, resize 30%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste the tube, resize 18% and mirror, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 034, resize 30%, position below the tube and apply the shadow.

Paste element 031, resize 30%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 037, resize 25%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 023, resize 15% and rotate 20 degrees to the left, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 002, resize 20%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 001, resize 12%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 004, resize 30%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 047 on the top, resize 10%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 024, resize 10%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 032, resize 20%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 025, resize 12%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 027, resize 20%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 041, resize 17% and mirror, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 015, resize 20%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 036, resize 15%, position and apply the shadow.

Check your layers and make any adjustments.

Paste element 046, resize 80% and move up and to the right, duplicate move the copy over to the left so a little shows on the left side of the tag and erase the rest of it, duplicate the original again, flip this copy and position so a little shows right at the bottom and again erase the rest, duplicate this bottom copy and merge the copy down onto the original to make it a little deeper colour.

When you are all done, crop, add your copyright information and text and export on a transparent background as a png.

 

 

 


 


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Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Steampunk Forever!

August 23, 2023 | | Edit Post

 



In this tutorial I used the fabulous freebie kit

"Steampunk Forever"

and matching tube from

Adrienne's Designs.

This is a really lovely kit and there are two sets of
matching tubes all up for grabs at
Thank you Adrienne!









 

I used png mask 242 from Mizteeques Digital Designs.


I used a drop shadow of vertical 0, horizontal 5, opacity 75, blur 10.

 


Open a new transparent canvas 750 by 850 pixels and fill with white.

Paste element 90, resize 40%, position right at the top and apply the shadow.

Paste element 77, resize 45%, mirror, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 5, resize 50%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 69, resize 45%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste frame 2 and resize 30%, select the interior with your magic wand, expand the selection by 20, make a new layer below it, paste paper 2 into the selection, deselect, apply the shadow to the frame, merge it down onto the paper and position.

Paste element 67, 35%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 79, resize 35%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 3, resize 70%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 32, resize 30%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 31, resize 30%, mirror, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 71, resize 25%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste your tube, resize and position. I resized my tube 38%.

Paste element 29, resize 30%, mirror, position below the tube and apply the shadow.

Paste element 30, resize 30%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 4, resize 50%, mirror, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 84, resize 35%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 114, resize 25%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 103, resize 25%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 37 on the top, resize 25%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 56, resize 25%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 115, resize 25%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 32, resize 30%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 39, resize 25%, mirror, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 97, resize 20%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 58, resize 25%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 120, resize 20%, mirror, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 64, resize 20%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 112, resize 22%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 16, resize 30%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 102, resize 10%, mirror, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 138, resize 17%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 123, resize 12%, position and apply the shadow.

Open the mask, select all, float and defloat,  make a new layer, paste paper 2 into the selection, copy the paper and paste it on your tag just above the white background, resize 80% and position on the left towards the top. 

Go back to the mask, make another layer, mirror paper 2 then copy it and paste it again in the selection then copy and paste on your canvas as before, resize it 80%, mirror it and position on the right at the top.

Duplicate the last mirrored copy of the mask twice, move one copy right down so just a little bit shows on the bottom left hand corner of your tag and erase the rest of it.  Mirror the other copy and position it on the right towards the bottom.

Check your layers, add your credit and text and export on a transparent background as a png

 

 

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Saturday, August 19, 2023

Cinderella's Magical Night!

August 19, 2023 | | Edit Post

 



In this tutorial I used the beautiful freebie kit

"Cinderella's Magical Night"
and matching tubes from
Adrienne's Designs.
This kit has some stunning elements and 2 packs of
matching tubes and is available on

Once again Adrienne, thank you for your 
awesome freebies!





You will need my png masks 0085 and 0092.

I used a drop shadow of vertical 0, horizontal 5, opacity 45, blur 10.

 


Open a new transparent canvas 750 by 850 and fill with white.

Open my mask 0092, select all, float and defloat, make a new layer, paste paper 7 into the selection, copy the paper, paste it on your canvas, resize 60%, mirror and position towards the bottom on the left.  Paste the paper again, this time resize it 70%, mirror it and position towards the top and right.

Open my mask 0085, select all, float and defloat, paste paper 8 as a new layer, move the paper up so the bottom of the paving fills the mask, invert the selection and hit delete on the paper, then copy it and paste it on your canvas, resize it 90% and position at the bottom.

Paste element 1, resize 60%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 6, resize 55% and mirror, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 17, resize 50% and mirror, position below element 6 so it shows to the left of it and apply the shadow.

Paste element 22 on the top, resize 25%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 127, resize 15%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 47, resize 38%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 145, resize 12%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste your tube, resize, position and apply the shadow.  I resized my tube 40%.

Paste element 62, resize 50%, position below the tube and apply the shadow.

Paste element 32, resize 20%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 14, resize 50%, mirror, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 54, resize 25%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 65, resize 12%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 88 on the top, resize 20%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 61, resize 22%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 120, resize 15%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 44, resize 15%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 69, resize 18%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 33, resize 20%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 108, resize 15%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 82, resize 15%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 56, resize 22%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 144, resize 12%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 97, resize 25%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 40, resize 20%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 138, resize 12%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 74, resize 15%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 72, resize 15%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 63, resize 20%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 148, resize 12%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 64, resize 15%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 137, resize 12%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 112, resize 12%, position and apply the shadow.

Check your layers, add your copyright information and text and export on a transparent background as a png.

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

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Monday, August 14, 2023

Creepy Time!

August 14, 2023 | | Edit Post

 



In this tutorial I used the fabulous kit "Creepy Time" and matching tube from
Adrienne's Designs.
You can get this awesome kit and many other fabulous freebies from
Thank you again Adrienne for sharing with us.







You will need my mask 0037 here.

I used a drop shadow of vertical 0, horizontal 5, opacity 75, blur 10.

 


Open a new transparent canvas 700 by 800 pixels and fill with white.

Make a new layer, select all, paste paper 4 into the selection, deselect, apply the mask and resize it 90%.

Paste element 1, resize 85%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 5, resize 55%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 132, resize 15%, position, apply the shadow and merge down onto the window.

Paste element 4, resize 70%, position right at the bottom just above the mask so you just have some branches showing around the window, erase any bits out that show below the window and apply the shadow.

Paste element 76, resize 80%, position so the bottom of the element shows along the bottom of the window, erase the bird and apply the shadow. 

Paste element 46, resize 30%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 25 on the top, resize 20%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 143, resize 20%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 54, resize 17%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 83, resize 17%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 115, resize 40%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 12, resize 45% and mirror, position and apply the shadow.

Duplicate your copy of element 76 (that's the one with the bird that you erased and move it across so it shows below element 12 and then drag it below the original copy.

Paste your tube choice on the top, resize, position and apply the shadow.  I resized mine 40%.

Paste element 120, resize 15%, position below the tube on he left and apply the shadow.

Paste element 25, resize 10%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 124, resize 10%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 169, resize 7%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 63, resize 17%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 162, resize 12%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 156, resize 8%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 51, resize 17%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 128, resize 15%, position on the right and apply the shadow.

Paste element 91, resize 15%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 123, resize 10%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 86, resize 20%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 62, resize 17%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 74 right at the bottom just above the mask, resize 80%, position erasing any of the bird that shows and apply the shadow.

Paste element 18, resize 120%,  position it above element 70 again erasing most of it, we just want the base and apply the shadow.

Paste element 40 on the top, resize 25%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 112, resize 20%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 89, resize 17%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 49, resize 10%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 71, resize 20%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 92, resize 12%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 75, resize 17%, mirror, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 66, resize 17%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 155, resize 15%, position and apply the shadow.

Paste element 68, resize 6%, position and apply the shadow.

Check your layers, add your copyright information and credits and export on a transparent background as a png.

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