Tuesday, August 04, 2009

• Falling Into Fall Tutorial •

Falling Into Fall
• Supplies Needed •
• Tube of choice. I am using the amazing PinUp Toons.
• In order to use them you must obtain a license from CILM
Scrap Kit Falling Into Fall by Dawn and Tia at 2 Diva's Boutique
• Squares and Circles Template by Me at Cupcake Sprinkles
Font of choice.
I used An Unfortunate Even DeWarped and Stephanie Marie
1. Open all supplies in PSP
2. Open a 700x650 canvas (we will resize later) and flood fill white.
3. On my template - Click on the Rectangle Outline - Copy - Paste as new layer - Selections - Select all - Float - De float.
4. Open paper 1 - Image - Resize 75% smart size - Copy - Paste as new layer. Click on your rectangle outline layer - Selections - Invert - Delete your paper layer - Selections - Select none. Delete your template rectangle.
5. Duplicate your rectangle outline layer. On the bottom rectangle - Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur 20.
6. On my template - Click on the large circle - Copy - Paste as new layer - Selections - Select all - Float - De float.
7. Open paper 2 - Image - Resize 75% smart size - Copy - Paste as new layer. Click on your large circle layer - Selections - Invert - Delete your paper layer - Selections - Select none. Delete your template circle.
8. On my template - Click on the small circle - Copy - Paste as new layer - Selections - Select all - Float - De float.
9. Open paper 9 - Image - Resize 75% smart size - Copy - Paste as new layer. Click on your small circle layer - Selections - Invert - Delete your paper layer - Selections - Select none. Delete your template circle.
10. On my template - Click on the gray rectangle - Copy - Paste as new layer - Selections - Select all - Float - De float.
11. Open paper 7 - Image - Resize 75% smart size - Copy - Paste as new layer. Click on your large circle layer - Selections - Invert - Delete your paper layer - Selections - Select none. Delete your template rectangle.
12. On my template - Click on the black boxes - Copy - Paste as new layer - Selections - Select all - Float - De float.
13. Open various leaves provided in the kit making sure you have all spots of the box template layer covered. Once happy with the placement of the leaves - Selections - Invert - Delete all leaf layers - Selections - Select none - Delete the template box layer.
14. X - out your background layer and merge visible layers.
15. On my template - Click on the three white circles - Copy - Paste as new layer - Selections - Select all - Float - De float.
16. Open paper 11 - Image - Resize 75% smart size - Copy - Paste as new layer. Click on your white circle layer - Selections - Invert - Delete your paper layer - Selections - Select none. Delete your template circles.
17. Open buttons 1,2 and 4 - Resize each one 18% smart size. Copy and paste them over your three circles.
18. Now you want to add your tube. I resized mine by 95% bicubic and placed to the right of my tag. Once happy with placement so far with your background layer still x'ed out merge visible layers.
19. With your chosen font type out Falling using paper 6 and Fall using paper 7. Type your name using paper 2 with a border using paper 8. Add a drop shadow to all three.
20. With your second chosen font type into using leaf 10. Add a drop shadow.
21. Add all copyright and image information needed and merge all layers then save as a .jpeg.

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