Night At The Club

This tutorial was written on October 6, 2013

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental

Gimp

Scrapkit "Night At The Club" by Rissas Designs

Tube by Verymany

Mask of choice

New Image 550x550 Transparency

Open Paper5, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Scale layer 550x550 and center in canvas

Open mask - Resize image 550x550

Apply mask (use the link above to use my basic tut for this)

Open Frame2, Copy and paste

Scale layer 70% and position in center of canvas

Using Free select tool and holding down SHIFT key select around each frame

Open Paper4

Scale image 550x550

Copy and close

Paste as new layer

Invert selection, delete and select none

In layers arrange Clipboard #2 layer below Clipboard #1 layer

Select Clipboard #1 layer

Open tube, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Resize 40%

Position in center of frame

Add dropshadow

Merge down 1x

Erase bottom of tube below inside edge of frame

Add the following elements to the frame (resize and add dropshadow as desired) Position them to your liking:

Ipod

Lipgloss

Mascara

Phone

Lipstick

Nail Polish

Ipod

Belt

Speakers

Heart Ribbon2

Merge Visible

Add copyright and Lic #

Merge Visible

Add name desired

Export .png

Bubblegum Girl

This tutorial was written on September 4, 2013

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental

Gimp

Scrapkit "Bubblegum Kisses" by Starz Creationz

Tube by Verymany

Mask of choice

New Image 550x550 Transparency

Open P7, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Apply Mask (find a tut to do this by clicking the menu button above)

Open tube, copy and close

Paste as new layer

scale layer 40%

In layers select mask layer

Open F4, copy and close

Paste as New layer

Open the following elements, copy/paste as new layer, resize add dropshadow and arrange as desired:

**Arrange these layers to suit your taste**

E3

E63

E11

E8

E20

Merge Visible

Crop

Add copyright and Lic#

Merge Visible

Add name desired

Export as .png

Lady Pumpkin

This tutorial was written on October 1, 2013

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.

PSP (any version should work)

Tube "Lady Pumpkin" by Ninaste at Beehive Studio

Scrapkit "Lady Pumpkin" by Hania Design

Plugins: Xero Radiance | Penta Color Dot

New Image 550x550 Transparent

Open Element 26

Copy and close

Paste as new Layer

Position top left corner of canvas

Duplicate - Mirror

Merge down

Duplicate - Flip

Merge down

Open Element 70

Resize 80%

Position bottom of canvas

open Element 02

Copy - Close

Paste as new layer

Resize 60%

Position bottom left corner on top edge of grass

Duplicate - Mirror

Open Element 07

Copy - Close

Paste as new layer

Resize 70%

Position center left on canvas

IL arrange frame layer below Raster 4

Using magic selection tool click in center of frame

Expand selection 10

Open Paper 07

Copy and close

Paste as new layer

Invert selection - Delete - invert selection

Open tube close up

Copy and close

Paste as new layer

Resize 60%

invert selection - Delete - Select None

Merge down 1x

In layers arrange tube layer below frame layer

Duplicate tube layer

On bottom layer apply Gaussian Blur (Radius 5)

Apply Xero - Radiance (Default settings)

On top layer set blend mode to screen

Merge down

Apply Penta - Color Dot (default settings)

In layers select Copy of Raster 4 layer

Open full size tube, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Resize 40%

Resize 80%

Position right side of frame

Add dropshadow

In layers Select Copy of Raster 4 layer

Open the following, copy and paste, resize, and arrange as desired. Add dropshadow to each:

Element 63

Element 80

Element 79

Element 90

Element 06

Element 09

Element 73

Element 42

Merge visible

Add copyright and Lic #

Merge Visible

Add name desired

Save as .png

Bootiful

This tutorial was written September 30, 2013

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental

Gimp

Scrapkit "Your Bootiful" by Thrifty Scraps By Gina

Tube by Elias Chatzoudis

PLUGINS: None

New Image 600x250 Transparency

Open Paper01, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Open tube, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Position right side of canvas (position so bottom of tube shows)

Change Mode to screen and opacity to 58.9

Paste as New Layer

Position left side of canvas (position so top half of tube shows)

Add dropshadow

Open the following elements, copy/paste, Resize, add dropshadow and position as desired:

Branch 01

Leaf05

Leaf06

LeafScatter02

Mushroom01

Merge Visible

You may have to resize so it's 250 longest side

Select All, new layer, Floodfill color from tube

shrink selection 4 and delete

Select none

Add Copyright and Lic#

Merge Visible

Add name desired

Export .png

If you want to make an icon for this simply crop out the original banner 150x150

and give a border, Add copyright and Lic#, export as .png as well

Monster Waltz

This tutorial was written on September 25, 2013

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental

PSP (I used 12)

Tube by Ty Wilson at Artistic Dreams Imaging

Template 126 by Spawn

PLUGINS: 

EC4000 (HSB Noise)

Jeux del Lignes (Entralacement)

Open template and duplicate

close original template

open tube, duplicate, close original tube and minimize copy for now

Delete credits layer

In layers select Main Background

Select all - Float - Defloat

New Raster Layer

Floodfill #de7321 or bright color from tube
Apply EC4000 - HSB Noise using these settings:

Select none

Delete original template layer

In layer palette select Raster 1

In Layer palette select Lines layer

Select all - Float - Defloat

New raster layer

Flood fill #5f398d or another dark color from tube
Apply Inner Bevel using these settings:

Give dropshadow of choice

In layer palette select Bottom layer

Select All - Float - Defloat

New Raster layer

Flood fill #42ad42

Apply Jeux de Lignes - Entralacement (default settings)

Delete original template

In layers select Top

Select All - Float - Defloat

New Raster Layer

Flood fill #42ad42

Apply Jeux de Lignes - Entralacement (default settings)

Select none

Delete original template

In layers select Middle

Select All - Float - Defloat

New Raster Layer

Flood fill #213994

Select None

Delete original template layer

In layers select Border Layer

Select All - Float - Defloat

New Raster Layer

Flood fill #8c90a4

Select none

Delete original template layer

In layers select Raster 4

Restore tube, copy and close out

Paste as new layer

Position far right

Add dropshadow

Add Copyright and Lic#

Merge visible

Add name desired

Save as .png

In The Dark of Night

This tutorial was written on September 24, 2013

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental

Gimp

Kit: "Dark Night" by Rissas Designs

Tube: by Arthur Crowe

Mask: Mask3Sparkle by BellaLuna at Creative Misfits Creations

You can find a tutorial on how to apply a mask by clicking on the basic gimp tuts button in the menu above

New Image 650x650 Transparency

Open Paper 3, Copy and close

Paste as new layer

Open mask and apply

Open frame 3, copy and close

paste as new layer

scale layer 80%

Position frame in center of canvas

Using fuzzy selection tool click inside middle of frame

Grow selection 3

Open Paper 8, copy and close

Paste as new layer

invert selection - Delete - select none

In layers arrange clipboard #2 below Clipboard #1 and select clipboard #1

Open bow 2, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Scale layer 35% and position left edge of frame

Duplicate and arrange copy on right edge of frame

add dropshadow to both

Open birds, copy and close

Paste as new layer and in layers arrange birds below the bow and add dropshadow

In layers choose the bow

Open candle, copy and close

Paste as new layer

scale layer 60%

Arrange bottom left edge of frame

Duplicate - Mirror

Arrange bottom right edge of frame

give each candle a dropshadow

Open, Copy/paste, resize and position the following elements as desired. Don't forget dropshadows:

Dark Books

Butterfly

Skull2

open tube, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Scale layer 80%

Position center of canvas

add dropshadow

Merge Visible

Resize 600x594

Add Copyright and Lic#

Merge Visible

Add name desired

Export .png

Ouija Witch

This tutorial was written on September 23, 2013

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental

Gimp

Tube "Coraline" by Ninaste (this is a limited edition) at Beehive Studio

Scrapkit is a FTU. "Spooktacular" by Sinfully Creative Scraps

Mask of choice (I used a trese Mask 0283)

New image 650x650 Transparency

Open Paper 1, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Apply mask (click on the basic gimp tutorials in the menu above for a tut on how to do this)

Open Frame 1, Copy and close

Paste as new layer

scale layer 60%

Position right side of canvas

Usng fuzzy selection tool click in middle of canvas

Grow selection 3

Open Paper 2, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Invert selection, delete, select none

In layers arrange Clipboard #2 below Clipboard #1

Select Clipboard #1

Open tube, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Mirror and scale layer 50%

Position left side of frame

Add dropshadow

Open, copy/paste, resize and add dropshadow to the following elements placing them as desired

37

35

33

31

18

11