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PTU Easter is Here

This tutorial was written by me on March 15, 2013.

It was made out of my own creation and any similarity is purely coincidental.

I used pspx2 but any version should work without problems.

Let's get started!

Artist: Keith Garvey

Scrapkit: Hoppy Easter by Stef's Scrapkits

Mask: Melissaz Creationz - Mask 9

Plugins: Xero - radiance, FM Tools - Blend Emboss

Font: Jellybaby ITC

*open your mask and minimize it in your workspace*

File - New - 700x700 - fill with white - rename background

Open ele25 - resize by 80% - sharpen - c/p as new layer

Open your tube close up - c/p as new layer - place under your frame

Click inside frame with your magic wand - expand by 10

On tube layer - invert - delete - deselect - duplicate tube and mirror

Move the mirrored one so that it fits inside the other side of the frame - merge down

Xero - radiance - change blend mode to screen

On frame layer again click inside both frames w magic wand - expand by 10

new layer - open paper4 - c/p into selection - deselect - move under tube layer

Add drop shadow to your frame

Open ele13 - resize by 75% - c/p as new layer - place to left

Open ele49 - resize by 65% - c/p as new layer - place to right

Open ele52 - resize by 80% - c/p as new layer - place to the bottom

Open ele15 - resize by 50% - c/p as new layer - place to left

Open ele59 - resize by 75% - sharpen - c/p as new layer - place to top

Open ele97 - resize by 60% - c/p as new layer - place to bottom left

Open ele09 - resize by 50% - then by 65% - sharpen - c/p as new layer - place to left

Open ele73 - resize by 50% - c/p as new layer - place to bottom

Go to background layer - click inside it with your magic wand - new layer

Open paper5 - c/p into selection - deselect

Layers - new mask layer - from image

Find your mask in your source window - make mask from source luminance - hit ok

Merge group - apply FM Tools - Blend Emboss to your mask

Open ele66 - c/p as new layer - crop your tag to your liking

Delete background layer - merge visible - add credits and your name