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

A Lil' Witchy

This tutorial was written on Sept 14, 2013

Any similarity to other tutorials is purely coincidental.

Gimp (psp may be used)

Scrapkit "Which Witch" by Thrifty Scraps By Gina

Mask of choice

New Image 700x700 Transparent

Open paper07, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Open mask

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

Depending on how large your mask is you may have to arrange it into the center of the canvas

Open frame03, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Arrange center of canvas

Using your fuzzy selection tool click in center of frame

Grow selection 2

Open paper04, copy and close

Paste as new layer, invert selection, delete, select none

In layers arrange Clipboard #2 below Clipboard #1

In layers select Clipboard #1 layer

Add dropshadow of choice

In layers select Clipboard #2

Alpha to selection

Open House, Copy and close

Paste as new layer

scale layer 60%

Invert selection, delete, select none

Add dropshadow of choice

In layers select frame layer

Open web, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Position top left corner of frame as desired and add a dropshadow

Open spider01, copy and close

Paste as new layer

scale layer 45%

Position on web as desired and add a dropshadow

Open tree, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Scale layer 45% and position bottom right corner

Add a dropshadow

Open witch02, copy and close

Paste as new layer

scale layer 60%

Position bottom left corner of canvas

Add dropshadow

Open coffin, copy and close

Paste as new layer

scale 30%

Position left side of tree

add dropshadow

Open cauldron, copy and close

Paste as new layer

scale layer 30%

Position right side of coffin

Add dropshadow

Open cat, copy and close

Paste as new layer

scale layer 35%

Posiiton bottom of witch

add dropshadow

In layers select spider

Merge down 4 times

scale 60%

Erase paper showing outside of frame

Now position all tube layers in their proper places.

In layers select mask layer (Clipboard)

Resize 70%

In Layers select cat layer

Open the following elements, copy and paste, resize, add dropshadow and position where desired:

Candy01

Candy02

Candy03

Candy04

Candy05

Candy06

Candy07

Candy08

Candy09

Merge Visible

Scale image 600x600

Add Copyright and lic # if needed

Merge Visible

Add name desired

Export as .png

Autumn Bounty

THIS IS A SPECIAL PSP TUTORIAL!

This tutorial was written on August 19, 2013

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental

PSPX2 (any version should work)

Scrapkit "Autumn Cove" by Thrifty Scraps by Gina

Tube is by Arthur Crowe

Mask of choice

New canvas 650x650 Transparent

Open Paper 07

Copy and close

Paste as new layer

Apply mask (tutorial HERE)

Open Window01

Copy and close

Paste as new layer

Duplicate and Flip

Arrange windows one slightly over the other (see my tag)

Add dropshadow to each window

Open Ivy01

Copy and close

Paste as new layer

Mirror and place at top of windows

add dropshadow

Open Leaf01

Copy - Close

Paste as new layer

Resize 35%

Mirror

arrange on left top corner of left window

Duplicate - Mirror and flip, arrange on the first set of leaves

Add a dropshadow to each

Open Flower01

Copy and close

Paste as new layer

Resize 35%

Arrange in center of leaves

add dropshadow

Open Bow01

Copy and close

Paste as new layer

Resize 35%

Position top right corner of right window

Add dropshadow

Open tube

Copy and close

Paste as new layer

Resize 55%

Position as desired

Add dropshadow

Using your point to point selection tool draw a selection around your windows

**You want the selection to be outside of the window panes but inside the outside edge of the windows**

Open paper03

Copy and close

Paste as a new layer

invert selection and delete

select none

In Layers arrange paper below bottom frame

In layers select Raster 6

Open Mushroom03

Copy and close

Paste as new layer

Arrange behind tube's ankles

add dropshadow

Open Squirrel02

Copy and paste

resize 60%

Position behind tube's feet

Add dropshadow

In layers select tube layer

Open the following elements, Copy/paste/resize as desired, add a dropshadow to each

Flower

Leaf03

Leaf04

Leaf06

Pincone01

Pinecones02

Squirrel01

Merge visible

Resize 600x600

Add copyright and Lic #

Merge visible

Add name desired

Save as .png