Get lost.. in my eyes

Supplies Needed: 

PSP 

Tube of your choice. I'm using a tube by VeryMany exclusive to SATC. You can find the tube here

Animation 4 by Rieka Rafita here

Font here

Xero Plugin: here

Open a new image: 600x200

Make a gradient with two colors from your tube:

Foreground: #fe8699

Background: #19060d

Angle: 45

Repeats: 0

Invert: unchecked

Style: linear

Fill your canvas with the gradient.

Effects - Plugins - Dbs Flux - Linear transmission:

Effects - Plugins - Xero - Fuzzifier:

Effects - Plugins - Xero - Carvaggio:

Duplicate the layer. Apply linear transmission again.

Effects - Plugins - Xero - Fritillary:

Change the blend mode of the layer to: Screen and the opacity to: 80.

Merge visible. 

Open the tube or the close up and. Copy and paste as a new layer, several times until you cover the canvas:

Close the background and merge this layers. Duplicate. 

Activate the original layer.change the blend mode to: Screen.

Select the duplicate now. Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur:

Radius: 4

Change the blend mode to: Overlay. Opacity: 85

Duplicate the layer and hide it. In your layer palette click in the eye.

Add the copyright info and Merge visible the others layers. 

Add a new layer. Fill with a light color: 

I used: #fe8699

Effects - Texture Effects - Blinds:

Width: 2

Opacity: 20

Color: black

Horizontal: checked

Light from left/top: unchecked

Selections - Select All. Contract by: 6 pixels. Edit - Clear.

Activate the duplicate layer closed (click in the eye), In the layer palette: Arrange - Bring to top.

Edit - Clear. Selections - Invert. Don't deselect.

Open your tube. Copy and paste as a new layer. Resize if needed.

Place it in the center or were you want. 

Selections - Invert. Edit - Clear. Deselect. apply drop shadow:

V: 2 H: 3

O: 45 B: 5

Move it below the frame. Add your name.

Close the background layer and merge visible the frame tube.

To animate:

Select the background merged, copy. Open Animation Shop. Paste as a new animation.

Open: RR_Sparkle4.mng. the animation has 18 frames.

You need to duplicate your background until you have 18 frames. 

Select the first frame. Edit - select all.

Activate the sparkle. select the first frame. Edit - select all and drag it to the background, place it where you like it.

Back to psp copy the merged frame. Paste as a new animation.

duplicate until you have 18 frames. Drag and drop in your animation and be careful with the borders. 

Now play the animation and if you like it. Save (=

Santa Stop Here

Supplies Needed:

PSP 

Tube of choice. I am using one by Barbara Jensen, you can purchase the tube: here

Scrap Xmas Magic (PTU) by Bibi. You can buy it here

Mask here 

(the mask is not made by me, but i can't find the person who made it, if you know the author please let me know to give proper credit)

Font here

Open a new Image 600x600. Fill the background with white.

Open: @PAPER (4). Copy - Paste as a new layer.  

Layers - Load mask: Mask_By_Rose7 - Merge group

Open: @PAPER (1). Copy - Paste as a new layer.  

Layers - Load mask: Mask_By_Rose7 - Merge group. 

Grab your selection tool and make a rectangule like this:

Selections - Invert. Edit - Clear. Deselect.

Open garlansj green. Copy - Paste as a new layer. Resize at 70 - Smart Size.

Arrange it in the top of the mask.

Open: xmas lights 2. Copy - Paste as a new layer. Resize at 35 - Smart Size. x2

Image - Flip. Image - Mirror. Arrange above the garland.

Open: Santa stop here!. Copy - Paste as a new layer. Resize at 50 - Smart Size.

Move it to the right corner of the mask.

Open: granitos. Copy - Paste as a new layer. Resize at 50 - Smart Size. 

Image - Flip. Duplicate and place it above the lights. 

Open: TREE (2). Copy - Paste as a new layer. Resize at 50 - Smart Size. 

Move the tree to the left part of your image. Duplicate and change the blend mode to: Soft Light

Open: fireworks. Copy - Paste as a new layer. Duplicate x2 and place it above the tree.

Open: GIFT (4). Copy - Paste as a new layer. Place it to the right bottom corner of the mask.

Open: VELAS (2). Copy - Paste as a new layer. Resize at 50 - Smart Size.

Arrange it above the box in the right side.

Open: GIFT (2). Copy - Paste as a new layer. Resize at 60 - Smart Size. 

Place it above the other gift.

Open: GIFT (1). Copy - Paste as a new layer. Resize at 50 - Smart Size.

place in front of the red present.

Open the tube.  Copy - Paste as a new layer. Resize if needed and place it where you want.

Drop shadow:

V: -2 H: 5

O: 60 B: 6

Now add all the elements you want to finish your tag. I've used the following elements:

colgante 2 

BOW (3)

BOW (1)

esfera bag

esfera santa bag

GLITTER STAR

green hat

green lolis

Santa stop here FLOWER DECO

SANTAS LETTER

CANDY CANE 1

CANDY CANE 2

candle1

RAMAS

DELICIOUS CAKES (1)

DELICIOUS CAKES (2)

Open, Copy - Paste, as a new layer, Sharpen after resize these elements.

Drop shadow:

V: 2 H: 2

O: 50 B: 5

Add copyright info.

For the name: Write your name using a gold pattern in the background. 

Duplicate if you want and apply shadow to the original layer:

V: 1 H: 3

O: 45 B: 4

write your name again but with the color: #d30e21. 

move it to the left a little to show more the gold pattern

Save now as jpg or png.

Is a Xmas Magic

Supplies Needed:

PSP 

Tube of choice. I am using one by Barbara Jensen Exclusive to SNC, you can purchase the tube: here

Scrap Xmas Magic (PTU) by Bibi. You can buy it here

Mask 212 by Gems here

Plugins:

Eyecandy 3

Eyecandy 4000

Open a new image: 650x650

Floodfill with white.

Open: @PAPER (2). Copy - Paste as a new layer. 

Layers - Load mask: gemsmasks-212 - Merge group.

Open: frame 1. Resize at 60 - Smart Size. Image - Mirror. Move it to the bottom.

Duplicate. Image - Mirror.

Close the white background and the mask layer. Merge the frames layers and unhide the layers.

Select the magic wand tool click inside of each frame (hold shift key in your keyboard).

Selections - Modify - Expand: 5.

Open: @PAPER (2). Copy - Paste as a new layer. Resize at 70 - Smart Size. 

Selections - Invert. Edit - Clear.Deselect. Move the layer below the frame.

select the frames layer, click in the bottom frame with your magic wand, expand by 5.

Open the close up of your tube. Copy - Paste as a new layer. Selections - Invert. Edit - Clear. Deselect.

Move the layer below the frame and change the blend mode to: Darken.

Open the tube. Copy - Paste as a new layer. Move it to the right side. Duplicate and 

change the blend mode to: Overlay, low the opacity to: 65.

Apply Drop Shadow to the original tube layer:

V: 0 H: 5

O: 40 B: 7

Open, Copy - Paste, as a new layer these elements from the kit:

Copos red. 

GIFT (1)

GIFT (2)

GIFT (3)

TREE (1)

BOW (4)

CANDY CANE 1. rotate 15 right. Image - Mirror.

ESFERA

esfera santa bag

X FLOWER

xmas lights 2

candy cane deco. rotate 15 right. 

garlansj green

RAMAS. rotate 90 left.

santas baggie

REINDIER. Image - Mirror.

BOW (3)

Gaby 

VELAS (1)

DELICIOUS CAKES (2)

flor pascua. rotate 30 right.

Resize at 30 or 40 two times, it depends of you ;)

Apply Drop Shadow:

V: -1 H: 2

O: 40 B: 3

For the name:

write your name with the color: #02cb00. 

Image - Rotate - Free Rotate:

left - 25 degrees.

Effects - texture effects - blinds:

width: 2

Opacity: 20

color: black

Horizontal checked

Effects - Plugins - Eyecandy 3 - Inner Bevel:

Effects - Plugins - Eyecandy 4000 - Gradient Glow:

Default settings

Apply Drop Shadow:

V: 2 H: 5

O: 35 B: 3

Add the copyright info. Merge visible. Copy, paste as new image. Save as png or jpg.

You're done with it!!

Things that make you go

Supplies Needed: 

PSP 

Tube of choice. I am using one by Barbara Jensen, you can purchase the tube: here

Scrap kit Lovely Autumn (FTU) by: Bibi here

Template 1 by: Lorna here

Font here

Plugins:

Funhouse here

Open the template, Shift + D, close the original.

Delete the layer: copyright.

Now I will start from the bottom. 

Activate the layer: Rectangles. Select All - Float - Defloat.

Open: Lovely Autumn Papers (1). Copy - Paste. Selections -Invert. 

Edit - Clear. Deselect. Delete the original layer.

Activate the layer: small sqaures. Select All - Float - Defloat.

Open: Lovely Autumn Papers (9). Copy - Paste. Selections -Invert. 

Edit - Clear. Deselect. Delete the original layer.

Open, Copy - Paste, as a new layer, Sharpen after resize these elements from the kit:

deco circle (1).

Glitter lights (4)

fall tree (2)

fall tree (3)

Activate the layer: main part. Select All - Float - Defloat.

Open: Lovely Autumn Papers (10). Copy - Paste. Selections -Invert. 

Edit - Clear. Deselect. Delete the original layer.

Activate the layer: large circle. Select All - Float - Defloat.

Open: Lovely Autumn Papers (2). Copy - Paste. Selections - Invert. 

Edit - Clear.Delete the original layer. 

Open the close up of the tube. Copy - Paste. Selections - Invert. 

Edit - Clear. Selections -Invert. Don't Deselect.

Open: Lovely Autumn Papers (4). Copy - Paste. Selections - Invert. 

Edit - Clear. Selections - Invert. Selections - Modify - Contract by: 10.

Edit - Clear and deselect.

Do the same for the layer: small circle.

Activate the closeup from the left circle. Change the blend mode to overlay.

Duplicate and change the blend mode to hard light. Adjust - blur - blur.

Effects - Plugins - Funhouse - Moire Mirror:

Moirgnitude 3

Activate the closeup from the right circle. Change the blend mode to overlay.

Duplicate. Adjust - blur - blur more.

Effects - Plugins - Funhouse - Moire Mirror:

Moirgnitude 6

Open, Copy - Paste, as a new layer, Sharpen after resize these elements from the kit:

Deco (6). Resize at 50 - Smart Size. Duplicate. Image - Mirror. Image - Flip.

baner. Resize at 50 - Smart Size.

lazos (1). Resize at 70 - Smart Size. Image - Mirror.

Bibifly (1). Resize at 50 - Smart Size. Image - Mirror.

acorn brown. Resize at 35 - Smart Size.

Deco (11). Resize at 75 - Smart Size. Duplicate. Image - Flip.

lazos (6). Resize at 50 - Smart Size.

noor. Resize at 40 - Smart Size.

loli funny (4). Resize at 50 - Smart Size.

deco circle (2). Resize at 50 - Smart Size

Champiniones (1) and (2). Resize at 35 - Smart Size.

Bottle (1). Resize at 50 - Smart Size

Flores (11). Resize at 50 - Smart Size. x2

selina. Resize at 75 - Smart Size

babyliz home. Resize at 60 - Smart Size

Heart (1). Resize at 30 - Smart Size

leaves (12). Resize at 50 - Smart Size.

noe. Resize at 50 - Smart Size.

brella. Resize at 47 - Smart Size. Image - Mirror.

leaves (12). Resize at 50 - Smart Size.

leaves (6). Resize at 35 - Smart Size. x2. Image - Free Rotate: Right, 20 degrees

leaves (7). Resize at 30 - Smart Size.

Glitter lights  (5). Resize at 15 - Smart Size. x2

Add drop shadow to the elements of your choice:

V: -2 H: 5

O: 60 B: 7

Activate the layer: wordart

Adjust - Hue and Saturation - Colorize:

Hue: 15

Saturation: 177

Adjust - Add/Remove Noise - Noise:

Random

7 percent

monochrome

Open - Copy - Paste your tube as new layer. Resize if need it. 

Move it to the center of your tag and apply drop shadow:

V: 3 H: 4

O: 65 B: 6

Add your name and copyright. info. Merge visible. Copy, paste as new image

Save as png or jpg.

You're done with it!!

A lovely Autumn

Supplies Needed: 

PSP 

Tube of choice. I am using one by Barbara Jensen, Exclusive for SNC Store. you can purchase the tube: here

Scrap kit Lovely Autumn (FTU) by: my dear Bibi here

Mask by me: here

Font here

Plugins:

Xero Bad Dream here

Lokas Crude Metal here

Open a new image: 600x600

Open: Lovely Autumn Papers (11). Copy - Paste as a new layer.  

Layers - Load mask: DBG_002 - Merge group.

Open: deco circle (3). Copy - Paste, as a new layer. Arrange it over the mask

Open: lazos (2). Copy - Paste, as a new layer. Image - Mirror. Image - Flip.

Resize at 50 - Smart Size. Move it to the left corner.

Open the tube. Copy - Paste, as a new layer. Rezise if needed arrange it in the center.

Duplicate. Adjust - Blur - Average:

Filter Aperture: 7

Apply: Xero - Bad Dream:

Change the blend mode to Soft Light.

select the original tube layer and aplly drop shadow:

Apply drop shadow:

V: 0 H: 3

O: 55 B: 4

Open, Copy - Paste, as a new layer, Sharpen after resize these elements from the kit:

leaves (14). Resize at 70 - Smart Size. duplicate

sign (2). Resize at 70 - Smart Size.

leaves (9). Resize at 50 - Smart Size. 

hat 2. Resize at 40 - Smart Size. 

flores (5). Resize at 40 - Smart Size.

flores (7). Resize at 35 - Smart Size.

flores (10). Resize at 50 - Smart Size. x2

leaves (11). Resize at 50 - Smart Size. x2. Duplicate. Image - Mirror

flores (12). Resize at 60 - Smart Size.

flores (4). Resize at 50 - Smart Size. x2

flores (2). Resize at 50 - Smart Size. x2

flores (8). Resize at 40 - Smart Size. x2

cupcake yellow. Resize at 35 - Smart Size.

acorn. Resize at 50 - Smart Size. x2

Bibifly (3). Resize at 60 - Smart Size. 

lazos (7). Resize at 40 - Smart Size. Duplicate. Image - Rotate: 20 degrees - Left.

Apply drop shadow:

V: -1 H: 2

O: 45 B: 5

For the name:

Make a gradient with 2 colors from the layer palette:

foreground: #a41413

background: #f0b809 

Angle: 312

Repeats: 0

Invert: not checked

Effects - Plugins - Lokas Software - Crude Metal:

Duplicate and Change the blend mode to Hard Light

Select the original name layer and apply the same shadow used for the elements.

Add the copyright info. Save now as jpg or png.

You're done!