Saturday, 14 November 2009
Tag Tutorial - Decisions - FTU
For this tag, you will need...
Tube of Choice - I'm using one of my faves
Artwork © Jessica Dougherty
If you wish to use the same tube you must purchase it from CILM
Scrapkit - FTU - Alone by Bel Vidotti
This kit is available from her blogsite HERE
Thank you Bel for your fab kits x
Mask of Choice - I'm using Chelle's WSL_Mask220 which you
can get from Chelle's tut site - link is in my Cool Supplies section
Mura Meister Copies - optional
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The Usual (except this time the width is 650 pixels)
Open alonee39 bv (Envelope)
C&P
Move over to the left of the tag canvas
Open alonee48 bv (Frame)
80%
C&P
Line it up over the Envelope as mine
Choose one of the flowers
I used alonee33 bv
50%
C&P
Move to the top right of the frame
and down the LP to underneath it
Choose another coloured flower
Repeat as above and move over to the left of the first
flower
Choose another
Repeat as above and place on the bottom left
Open alonee44 bv (the heart element)
50%
C&P
Place as mine
Choose one of the papers
I used alonep14
85%
C&P
Move under the frame layer
and
Using Selection Tool, set to Rectangle
Draw out a selection over the frame
then
Selections Invert
Delete the excess paper
Open alonep19 bv
85%
C&P
Place above the White Background in the LP
and
Apply the WSL_Mask220
Layers, Merge, Merge Group
Open alonep18 bv
85%
Copy
then
Draw out another Selection rectangle
on the left of the frame area
Paste
Selections Invert
Delete
Move down below the Frame
Open alonee42 bv
C&P
Place under the Frame layer
and above the Papers
Line it up with the edge of the 2nd paper section as mine
then
Erase the excess chain which hangs outside the top
and bottom of the frame
(My eraser settings are in the Glossary of Terms section over on the right)
Merge the Chain and 2nd Paper section together
Open your tube
Size if needed
C&P
Place where you want it to be within the Frame
Duplicate
and Move
one down below the Frame, Chain and 2nd Paper section layers in the LP
and apply a shadow to the bottom one
I used 0, 0, 40.00, 10.26 Black
Hide the top one for now
Take your eraser again
and delete the excess tube which hangs
outside of the left and bottom of the frame
Unhide the top tube
and erase as needed so
the tube is emerging from the frame layer
(See my tag for ref)
Apply any extra elements that you might like
to use
I used one of the Teardrops 20%
then Mura Meister Encircle
with the X Shift on 70
and the Y Shift on 60
and then moved this under the frame and paper layers
Flower Branch 60%
Butterfly 30%
and I applied a dropshadow of 2, 2, 45.00, 5.00 Black
to the Butterfly, Flowers, Flower Branch, Chain and
Heart Element
and
To the Envelope and Frame layer
Apply the same shadow as the tube
Crop the Canvas now
to remove the excess canvas not needed
Add any wording you'd like to add - text brush or similar
and your name
Add Artist info
Delete White Background
and
save as transparent .PNG
All done :)