Polka Dots & Flowers...

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This tutorial was written by me on April 20th 2009

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental

This tutorial was written in psp8 but should work in other versions.

You will need the following

2 Tubes (one close up and one main tube)

Mask

Scrap-kit

The mask I have used is sg_flower-backed

Download HERE

It's on page 32 of her masks

Scrap-kit Polka Dots Hearts & Flowers FTU from Dianne

Thanks so much Dianne for the freebie kit it's fab

Download HERE

The tubes are PTU ones from Ismael Rac you need a license

to use these tubes Purchase from HERE

Plugin needed is...dsb flux..Linear Transmission

Put the mask in your psp masks folder

Ok lets begin...

Open new white image 700x580

Selections, select all, layers, new raster layer

Copy and paste the purple dots paper into selection, select none

Layers, load save mask from disc, find the mask, load

Layers, merge group

With magic wand click inside of the 4 small squares on the mask

Selections, modify, expand by 2, layers, new raster layer

Flood-fill with a silver gradient,

Copy and paste the purple beads into selection

Select none

Make the mask layer active

Do the same as above to the large rectangle on the mask use a different Gradient

But don't copy and paste the purple beads

Copy and paste the Purple circle frame as new layer

Click inside of the frame with magic wand

Selections, modify, expand by 4, layers new raster layer

Floodfill with a gradient, I used the same one that I used for the

Large rectangle, select none

Apply the dsb flux linear transmission default settings

Drag these 2 layers under the frame layer

Copy and paste the transparent tube as new layer

With eraser tool erase any of the tube outside of the frame

Copy and paste your main tube as new layer

Place where you want it, add drop-shadow to frame and the main tube

Copy and paste some elements as new layers

Adding a slight drop-shadow as you go and sharpen if you want

Add your name and any copyrights

Layers, merge all

Save

Thanks for doing my tutorial

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Gaylene

xox