Birthday Cupcake

Supplies Needed:

Psp

Tube of choice. I've used one VeryMany, exclusive to SATC. tube can be found  here

Template 412 by Missy from Divine Intentionz  here

Mask 230 ny Vix here

Plugin: L en K's siteofwonders: here ( you need to google the filters they were free to use)

Plugin: Xero -  Bad Dream here

Eyecandy 4000 

Font here

Open the themplate. Duplicate and close the original file.

Delete the layer: 

Raster 3

Resize at 95 ad change the canvas size to: 650x650.

Make a gradient with two colors from the tube. my choice: 

Foreground: #fa4b77

Background: #df0129

Angle: 45

Repeats: 2

Style: linear

Invert: uncheked

Add a new layer above the white background. Floodfill with the gradient.

Effects - Plugins - L en K landksiteofwonders - L en K Elvida:

Distance: 98

Apply 4 times.

Layers - Load mask: Vix_mask230. Merge group. 

Effects - Plugins - Eyecandy 4000 - Squint:

Radius (pixels): 5.76

Apply L en K Elvida again.

Activate: Raster 2. Add a new layer and Flood fill with: #fa4b77

Apply: Effects - Plugins - Xero - Fritillary:

Delete the original layer from the template.

Do the same in the layer: Copy of Raster 2

Activate: rec shape right. Add a new layer and Flood fill with: #df0129

Effects - Texture Effects - Blinds:

Effects - Distortions Effects - Pixelate:

Delete the original layer from the template.

Do the same in the layer: rec shape left.

Activate: small squares. Add a new layer and Flood fill with: #fdb0c4

Effects - Plugins - Eyecandy 4000 - Glass:

Delete the original layer from the template.

Activate: rectangle. Change the color if you want. 

Apply: Effects - Plugins - Xero - Fritillary:

Apply: Effects - Plugins - Xero - Cravaggio:

Effects - Texture Effects - Blinds:

Effects - Plugins - Eyecandy 4000 - Gradient glow:

in the settings tab select: Electric Pink

Activate: square left. Add a new layer and Flood fill with the first gradient. Same settings used.

Apply L en K Elvida. Open the tube or closeup c/p in the canvas, select the part you like and remove the excess.

In the layer palette change the blend mode to: lighten.

For the closeup: Apply: Effects - Plugins - Xero - Radiance:

Do the same in the layer: square right.

Activate: rec back. Add a new layer and Flood fill with: #fdb0c4

Effects - Texture Effects - Blinds:

Effects - Plugins - L en K landksiteofwonders - L en K's Zitah:

Apply again.

Open the main tube, c/p in the canvas. Resize if needed. 

Add drop shadow:

V: -2 H: 4

O: 30 B: 6

Select the freehand selection tool:

low the opacity of the tube and make a selection here:

Edit - Clear. Deselect

Add shadow to the parts of the temp with the following settings:

V: 1 H: 3

O: 50 B: 5

Add copyright and your name. Merge Visible, copy and paste as new image. Export as a png or jpg.