Night At The Club

This tutorial was written on October 6, 2013

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental

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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

In The Dark of Night

This tutorial was written on September 24, 2013

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental

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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

Boo 2 U

This tutorial was written on September 16, 2013

Any similarity to other tutorials is purely coincidental.

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Scrapkit "Scary Business" by Rissas Designs

Poser Tube by Tammy PoserTuben

Mask of choice

New image 650x650 Transparency

open mask of choice

On your new image open Paper07

Copy and close

Paste as new layer

Open frame3, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Scale layer 80%

Center frame

Using fuzzy selection tool click in center of frame

Grow selection 3

Open paper4, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Invert selection - Delete - Select none

In layer palette arrange Clipboard #2 below Clipboard #1

In layer palette select Clipboard #1

open tube, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Resize 70%

Position left side of frame and add shadow

Open the following elements, copy, close, paste as new layer, resize as needed, position as desired, add a dropshadow

bat

candy 1

candy 2

cauldron

ghosts

poison

tree

skullsitting

pumpkin

Merge visible

scale image 600x596

Add Copyright and lic # if needed

Merge visible

Add name desired

export as .png

Sencitive

This tutorial was written on Sept 2, 2013

Any similarity to other tutorials is purely coincidental.

Kit "Sencitive" by Rissas Designs

Tube "Sencitive" by Arthur Crowe

Mask of choice

New Image 650x650 Transparency

Open Paper 2, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Apply mask (you can find a great tutorial on how to do that HERE)

Open Frame, copy and close

Paste as new layer, center in canvas

Using fuzzy selection tool click in center of frame

Grow selection 2

Open Disco Ball, Copy and close

Paste into, select none

Add dropshadow of choice

Open tube, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Resize 60% and add dropshadow

Open, copy/paste, resize and add dropshadow to the following elements (arrange as desired)

Swirl

Butterfly

Music Note 1

Music Note 2

Guitar

Music Notes

MiniIpod

Merge Visible

Scale Image 600x600

Add copyright and Lic#

Merge Visible again

Add name desired

Export as a .png

Sweet Suprise

This tutorial was written on August 18, 2013

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental

Gimp

Scrapkit is "Cherry Cuppie" by Rissas Designs

Tube is a free tube by Verymany at Verymany Tubes

Mask of choice

Open Paper04, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Apply mask (you can follow a tutorial on using masks HERE)

Open Frame2, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Resize 70%

Using Rectangle Select around the inside of both frames

Open Paper 01, copy and close

Paste as new layer, invert selections and delete

Select none

In layers arrange Clipboard #2 below Clipboard #1

In layers select Clipboard #1

Open tube, copy large tube and close

Paste as new layer, resize 40%

Arrange in center of canvas

Add dropshadow

 Open the following elements, copy/paste, resize and position as desired. Add dropshadow to each element

*I do this because my tutorials are only guides and I want you to make your tag your own*

Flower1

HeartSwirl

Cakepop

CherryBranch

Cupcake02

IceCream01

IceCreamTreat

Shake

Merge Visible

Crop

Add Copyright and Lic#

Merge Visible

Add name desired

Export .png

Bitch

This tutorial was written on August 23, 2013

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental

Gimp

Scrapkit "Dark Night" by Rissas Designs

Tube by Arthur Crowe

Template by Dee

Open template and duplicate

Close original template

Delete Raster 1

In Layers select rust rectangle

right click on layer and select Alpha To Layer

Open paper 9, copy and close

Paste as new layer, invert selection and delete

Select none

Delete original template layer

In layers select teal square

right click on layer and select Alpha To Layer

Open paper 8, copy and close

Paste as new layer, invert selection and delete

Select none

Delete original template layer

In layers select brown oval

right click on layer and select Alpha To layer

Open paper 1, copy and close

Paste as new layer, invert selection and delete

Select none

Delete original template layer

In layers select rust shape center

right click on layer and select Alpha To Layer

Open paper 3, copy and close

Paste as new layer, invert selection and delete

select none

Delete original template layer

In layers select teal main shape

right click on layer and select Alpha To Layer

Open paper 4, copy and close

Paste as new lyaer, invert selection and delete

Select none

Delete original template layer

In layers select small teal squares

right click on layer and select Alpha To Layer

Open paper 10, copy and close

Paste as new layer, invert selection and delete

Select none

Delete original template layer

In layers select small brown circles

right click on layer and select Alpha To Layer

Open paper 5, copy and close

Paste as new layer, invert selection and delete

Select none

Delete original template layer

In layers select bitch rust

right click layer and select Alpha To Layer

New Layer and flood fill with b0447e

Add noise using these settings:

Select none and delete original template layer

In layers select wordart layer

Right click on layer and select Alpha To Layer

Grow selection 2, new layer

Flood fill ffffff

Select none

Arrange white wordart background just made below original wordart layer

IL select wordart layer and merge down 2x

Add dropshadow

Open tube, copy and close

Paste as new layer and resize if needed

Add the following elements, resize and place as desired. Give each element a dropshadow

Halftone

Skull

Candle

Butterfly

Corset

Book

In layers delete bg layer

Merge visible

scale image 600x561

Add copyright and lic #

Merge visible

Add name desired

Export as .png

Lets Party!

This tutorial was written on August 21, 2013

Any similarity to other tutorials is purely coincidental

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Tube by Sandra Chang-Adair at Artistic Dreams Imaging

Scrap kit "Night At The Club" by Rissas Designs

MaskBigMask015 by Vix

drop shadow: -2 / 2 / 5 / 50

New Canvas 700x700 Transparent

Open Frame 1

Copy and close

Paste as new layer

scale layer 80%

Arrange frame in center of canvas

Using fuzzy selection tool click in center of canvas

Grow selection 3

Open paper 7

copy and close

Paste as new layer

invert selection - delete - Select none

in layers arrange paper layer below frame layer

merge frame layer down 1x

Duplicate

Rotate -19.94

erase paper on bottom and right side of canvas

Duplicate

Rotate 36.31

Erase paper at bottom and right side of canvas

In layers select Background

Open paper 5

Copy and close

paste as new layer

apply mask (if you need a great tutorial on how to use masks you can go HERE)

in layers select top layer

open tube

copy and close

paste as new layer

scale layer 70%

arrange as desired

add drop shadow

add the following elements, resize as needed and add drop shadow to each

Disco Ball

Swirl 2

Ribbon 1

Speakers

IPod

Drink 1

Phone

Lipstick 2

Mascara

Purse

Nail Polish

Merge Visible

Resize 550x550

Add copyright and Lic #

Merge Visible

Add name desired

Export .png