Sweet Times

Artlor Designs has a new kit Sweet Times http://yourscrapaddiction.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_126&products_id=1828

I've done 2 layouts, with matching quick page freebies.

Enjoy

February DSO Colour Challenge

Pain in my abdomen has been making sitting at a computer difficult to outright impossible, so it was very slow going creating this kit for this month's colour challenge at DSO, but I did manage to finish. Each item in the preview is in the kit in all 6 of the colours, so there are 10 zips this month.

http://www.4shared.com/file/222990937/bf2e5094/mlc_a_corner_of_the_garden_01.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/222992255/a126b154/mlc_a_corner_of_the_garden_02.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/222994546/11098f6/mlc_a_corner_of_the_garden_03.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/222996898/f1d79064/mlc_a_corner_of_the_garden_04.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/222997866/294bc6c9/mlc_a_corner_of_the_garden_05.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/223002787/702554d3/mlc_a_corner_of_the_garden_06.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/223006214/b147eb9c/mlc_a_corner_of_the_garden_07.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/223008988/85b9842c/mlc_a_corner_of_the_garden_08.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/223011568/524836fc/mlc_a_corner_of_the_garden_09.html

http://www.4shared.com/file/223013926/728fef10/mlc_a_corner_of_the_garden_10.html

I hope you like it.

Enjoy

SWAK

Oh my. I spotted S.W.A.K. by Digicats (and Dogs) & begged to be allowed to play with it. Happy, happy - she said yes!

I did 2 layouts which became quick page freebies for you.

Remember all my quick pages are for personal use only.

I also made 2 tags , with accompanying tutorials.

Tutorial for “Love You Beary Much” tag

What I used:
Scrap kit by Digicats (and Dogs) called SWAK http://scrappinjungle.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_121&products_id=820
The kit includes 3 posers by Perfect Posers http://perfectposers.com/.
Adobe PhotoShop Creative Suite 4 (Make sure “show transform controls” is checked to allow for easy resizing of elements.)

What I did:
1. Open a new transparent canvas 700 pixels x 700 pixels (I later enlarged to 800 pixels x 800 pixels to allow the outside text.) Use circular selection tool to create a circle. Fill with background of choice (paper 38).
2. Select a frame (frame 05). Copy & paste, resizing as needed, positioning at center of circle.
3. Select a decorative element (bow 08). Copy & paste, resizing & positioning as desired. Apply bevel & emboss effect.
4. Copy & paste a teddy bear (fuzzy bear 03). Resize as needed, positioning in front of the frame. Apply bevel & emboss effect.
5. Choose a candy heart for the bear to hold, if desired (candy heart 01b). Copy & paste, resizing & positioning.
6. Apply desired text. I used Fiolex Girls, a font that can be found at www.freefonts.com. Use a smaller font for tag information.
7. Merge visible & save.

Tutorial for “Flipped Over You” tag

What I used:
Scrap kit by Digicats (and Dogs) called SWAK http://scrappinjungle.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_121&products_id=820
The kit includes 3 posers by Perfect Posers http://perfectposers.com.
Paint Shop Pro XI (Use pick tool for easy resizing of elements).

What I did:
1. Open a new transparent canvas 700 pixels x 700 pixels. Use preset tool to create a heart. Fill with background of choice (paper06).
2. Choose a poser (Perfect Posers Very Pink 05). Copy & paste, resizing as necessary. Position as desired. Apply Effects>3D>Inner Bevel>8.
3. Select elements to highlight the poser (candy heart 03b & 03c). Copy & paste, resizing & positioning as desired. Apply Effects>3D>Inner Bevel>8.
4. Enter desired text. I used Fiolex Girls (Freefonts.com). Optionally, apply Effects>3D>Inner Bevel>2. Use a smaller font (Arial4) for tag information.
5. Merge visible & save.

Enjoy.

Girlie Girl

If you have Paint Shop Pro, you may want to check out the new kit by Tinx Scraps (aka Tonie Posers) called Girlie Girl http://digifoxsstudio.net/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_108&products_id=1926

The entire kit is in PSP format, including the posers, so those who use other imaging programs are unfortunately out of luck, because while PSP can open almost all image formats, only PSP can open PSP format.

I've made 2 tags, with tutorials.

Tutorial for “Girlie Girl” tag

What I used:
Girlie Girl kit by Tinx Scraps (aka Tonie Posers) http://digifoxsstudio.net/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_108&products_id=1926
Paint Shop Pro XI (Use “Pick” tool for easy resizing of elements.)

What I did:
1. Open a new transparent canvas 700 pixels x 700 pixels. Use preset tool to create a heart. Fill with background of choice (paper 16).
2. Choose your photo & a frame (plain frame 3). If you don’t have a photo, copy the head & shoulders of the clipart figure in the next step. Copy & paste photo, then copy & paste the frame. Resize both as needed. Highlight photo & frame in layers palette & merge together. Position as desired & apply drop shadow.
3. Choose a clip art figure or poser (girlie). Copy & paste, resizing & positioning as desired. Apply drop shadow.
4. Copy & paste hearts 1, resizing as needed. Move layer down so that the string is behind the photo in the frame. Apply drop shadow.
5. Enter text. I used Garamond Bold Italics 18. I then applied Effects>3D>inner bevel>soft edge. Use a smaller size font for the tag information.
6. Merge visible & save.

Tutorial for “I Love Being a Girl” tag

What I used:
Girlie Girl kit by Tinx Scraps (aka Tonie Posers) http://digifoxsstudio.net/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_108&products_id=1926
Paint Shop Pro XI (Use “Pick” tool for easy resizing of elements.)

What I did:
1. Open a new transparent canvas 700 pixels x 700 pixels. Use preset shape tool to create a circle. Fill with background of choice (paper 9).
2. Create a new layer. Use preset shape tool to create a star. Fill with background of choice (paper 6). Apply effect>3D>inner bevel>bead.
3. Select poser (poser 1), copy & paste, resizing as needed, then apply drop shadow.
4. Choose an embellishment (balloon 2). Copy & paste, resizing as needed.
5. Choose a teddy bear (bear 2). Copy & paste, resizing as needed.
6. Enter desired text (minicar 12), apply effect>3D>chisel>transparent thin. Use a smaller size for tag information.
7. Merge visible & save.

Enjoy

Kupid Kitty

The Valentine edition of the starving artists train is now chugging into stores & Wench Designs' contribution is a really cute tagger kit called Kupid Kitty http://thecreativitybox.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=290&products_id=4774The kit is created at 72 dpi, so I don't have any freebie qp for you, but I did do a layout with the kit, featuring my furry baby girl Smudge, & my brother's two furry babies. I also did 2 tags with accompanying tutorials.


Tutorial for “Tease the Cat” tag

What I used:
Starving Artist tag kit from Wench Designs called Kupid Kitty http://thecreativitybox.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=290&products_id=4774
Adobe PhotoShop Creative Suite 4.0 (Make sure “show transform controls” is checked to allow easy resizing of elements.)

What I did:
1. Open a new transparent canvas 700 pixels x 700 pixels. Use the circular selection tool to create a large circle & fill with background of choice (paper 23).
2. Create a new layer & use the preset shapes tool to create a heart in the upper left area. Fill with background of choice (paper 18) by using new fill layer with “use previous layer to create clipping mask” checked. Highlight both the shape layer & the shape fill in the layers palette, right click in the layers palette & choose “merge layers” so the shape & its fill become a single unit. Apply bevel & emboss effect. (If you are using PSE, use the “hard edge” effect; in PSP apply drop shadow.)
3. Select a cat element (cat 2), a mouse element (mouse 3), & a fish bone element (bone 2). Copy & paste, resizing as needed, & positioning so the mouse is teasing the cat with the fish bone. Apply bevel & emboss effect to each element.
4. Choose a candy heart sentiment (candy heart 3). Copy & paste, resizing & positioning as desired. Apply bevel & emboss effect.
5. Choose a decorative element (butterfly 2), copy & paste, resizing & positioning as desired. Apply bevel & emboss effect.
6. Enter desired text. To make text curve, highlight the text in layers palette, right click & choose “warp text” then adjust settings as desired. In this case I used Cataneo BT 14 & applied a style (true love bevel 3 from Krissy’s Scraps). Use a smaller font for tag information.


7. Merge visible & save.

Tutorial for “Hey babe, be mine?” tag

What I’m using:
Starving Artist tag kit from Wench Designs called Kupid Kitty http://thecreativitybox.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=290&products_id=4774
Poser by Sinful Mindz http://sindfulmindz.blogspot.com
Adobe PhotoShop Creative Suite 4.0 (Make sure “show transform controls” is checked to allow easy resizing of elements.)

What I did:
1. Open a new transparent canvas 700 pixels x 700 pixels. Fill with background of choice (paper 19).
2. Copy & paste heart box 2. Resize & position as desired. Apply bevel & emboss effect.
3. Copy & paste poser of choice (maverick Cherry Luv 3), resizing as needed & positioning as desired. Apply bevel & emboss effect.
4. Choose an element for poser to hold, if appropriate (box 1). Copy & paste, resizing as necessary & positioning in or by poser’s hand. Apply bevel & emboss effect.
5. Choose a candy heart sentiment (candy heart 4). Copy & paste, resizing & positioning as desired.
6. Enter desired text. In this case I used CaslonNo540SwaD, using colours from the poser. I started font size at 14, but adjusted text size manually to be visually pleasing. Use a small font (Arial 3) for tag information.
7. Merge visible & save.

Enjoy.