Chocolate Cane2

Chocolate Cane2
©Barbara Butler
November 2013

I'm using the amazing kit Chocolate Cane 2 by Amy Marie.  You can fine it at www.amymarieskits.com
Template:  Blankxmas by Cakes which you can fine at taggitude.blogspot.com

Open up template and check to make sure it is at 72dpi.  Duplicate and close the original.  Delete the copyright layer.

01.  Layer 07:  Select all, float, defloat.  Paste Pp4 into the selection.  Select none.  Repeat for Layer 08.

02.  Layer 06:  Select all, float, defloat.  Paste Pp012 into the selection.  Select none.

03.  Layer 11:  Select all, float, defloat.  Paste Pp9 into the selection.  Select none.  Repeat for Layer 12.

04.  Layer 13:  Select all, float, defloat.  Paste Pp1 into the selection.  Select none.  Repeat for Layer 14.

05.  Layer 17:  Select all, float, defloat.  Paste Pp3 into the selection.  Select none.  Repeat for Layer 21.

06.  Layer 2:  Select all, float, defloat.  Paste Pp011 as a new layer.  Invert the selection and hit the delete key.  Select none.  Delete or close the original layer.  Repeat for Layer 3 but this time move the paper over a little bit so the stripes are inside the selection.

07.  Layer 15:  Select all, float, defloat.  Paste Pp012 as a new layer.  Invert the selection and hit the delete key.  Change the blend mode to Screen.  Repeat for Layers 18, 19, and 20.

08.  Layer 1:  Change the color of this one to a pink.  Repeat this for Layer 16.

09.  Layer 9:  Select all, float, defloat.  Paste Pp12 as a new layer.  Invert the selection and hit the delete key.  Select none.  Delete or close the original layer.  Repeat for Layer 10.

10.  Paste Element 6 on to the canvas.  Re size it by 75% once.  Place it on the left side.

11.  Paste Element 9 on to the canvas.  Re size it by 75% once.  Mirror it and place it in front of the tree.

12.  Paste Element 15 on to the canvas.  Re size it by 75% twice.  Place it on the top right.

13.  Paste Element 21 on to the canvas.  Re size it by 75% twice.  Place behind the train on the left.

14.  Paste Element 23 on to the canvas.  Re size it by 75% once.  Place it on the bottom right.

15.  Paste Element 27 on to the canvas.  Place it behind the dog on the right side.

16.  Paste Element 32 on to the canvas.  Re size it by 65% once.  Place it in front of the dog on the right side.

17.  Paste Tube(s) of choice on to the canvas.  Re size it as needed, place to your liking.  Add  copyright.

18.  Add name and save as a pspimage.  Add any effects you would like.  Crop and re size the tag as needed.  Save as a png and you are done.

Thank you for taking look at my tut.

Purple Angel

Purple Angel
©Barbara Butler
November 2013

I'm using the beautiful kit Purple Angel by Amy Marie for this tut.  You can fine it at www.amymarieskits.com
Template#60 by Rissa's Designs http://rissasdesigns.blogspot.com
Open template and check to make sure its at 72DPI.  Duplicate it and close the original.  Delete the copyright and word art layers.

01.  Rectangle 3:  Select all, float, defloat.  Paste Pp4 into the selection.  Select none.

02.  Rectangle 4:  Select all, float, defloat.  Hit the delete key a couple of times and paste Pp2 into the selection.  Select none.

03.  Circle:  Select all, float, defloat.  Hit the delete key a couple of times and paste Pp11 into the selection.  Select none.

04.  Rectangle 2:  Select all, float, defloat.  Paste Pp1 as a new layer.  Invert the selection and hit the delete key.  Select none.  Delete or close the original layer.

05.  Rectangle 1:  Select all, float, defloat.  Paste Pp6 as a new layer.  Invert the selection and hit the delete key.  Select none.  Delete or close the original layer.

06.  Paste Element 5 on to the canvas.  Place it on the left side.

07.  Paste Element 10 on to the canvas.  Re size it by 65% wtice.  Place it on the top right.

08.  Paste Element 12 on to the canvas.  Re size it by 65% once.  Place on the left side and behind Element 5.

09.  Paste Element 18 on to the canvas.  Re size it by 65% once.  Place it on the left side.

10.  Paste Element 19 on to the canvas.  Re size it by 65% once.  Place on the right side.

11.  Paste Element 29 on to the canvas.  Place it on the bottom, add a gradient glow of choice.

12.  Paste Element 27 on to the canvas.  Re size it by 65% twice.  Place on the right side and behind the other elements.

13.  Paste Element 50 on to the canvas.  Re size it by 65% twice.  Mirror it and place it on the top right corner of the front rectangle.

14.  Paste Tube(s) of choice on to the canvas.  Re size as needed.  Add copyright.

15.  Add name and save as a pspimage.  Add any effects you would like.  Crop and re size as needed.  Save as a png and you are done.

Thank you for taking a look at my tut.

Christmas TIme In The CIty

Christmas Time In The City
©Barbara Butler
November 2013

I'm using the amazing kit Silver Bells by Amy Marie for this tut.  You can fine it at www.amymarieskits.com
Temp16 by Leah of Amy and Leah Gimptastic Tuts.  http://amyleahsgimptastictuts.blogspot.com

Open up template and check to make sure its at 72DPI.  Duplicate it and close the original.  Delete the copyright and any word art layers.

01.  Circle 1:  Select all, float, defloat.  Paste Pp1 into the selection.  Select none.  Repeat for Circle 2.

02.  Lrg Rect:  Select all, float, defloat.  Paste pp3 as a new layer. Invert the selection and hit the delete key.  Select none.  Delete or close the original layer.

03.  Square 3:  Select all, float, defloat.  Paste Pp9 as a new layer.  Invert the selection and hit the delete key.  Select none.  Delete or close the original layer.  Repeat for Square 4.

04.  Top Strip:  Select all, float, defloat.  Paste Pp10 as a new layer.  Invert the selection and hit the delete key.  Select none.  Delete or close the original layer.  Repeat for bottom strip.

05.  Square:  Select alll, float, defloat.  Paste Pp7 into the selection.  Select none.

06.  Frame Layers:  Flood fill all of these with a dark grey from the papers.  For the bow manually change the color.  Flood fill Square 1 and Square 2 with the same dark grey as the frames.

07.  Paste Element 1 on to the canvas.  Re size it by 75% twice.  Place on the bottom right of the picture frame.

08.  Paste Element 20 on to the canvas.  Re size it by 75% three times.  Place on the bottom left.

09.  Paste Element 24 on to the canvas.  Re size it by 65% twice.  Place on the top left of the picture frame and below the bow in the layer palette.

10.  Paste Element 29 on to the canvas.  Re size it by 65% once.  Place on the bottom left and below Element 20 in the layer palette.

11.  Paste Element 31 on to the canvas.  Re size it by 65% twice.  Place on the right side.

12.  Paste Element 40 on to the canvas.  Send it to the bottom.  If  you haven't deleted the background layer yet move the element up one.  Add a drop shadow of choice.

13.  Paste Element 39 on to the canvas.  Re size it by 75% twice.  Rotate 15 degrees to the left.

14.  Paste Element 61 on to the canvas.  Re size it by 75% twice.  Rotate 15 degrees to the right.

15.  Paste Element 74 on the canvas.  Re size it by 65% twice.  Mirror it and place it on the top left.

16.  Paste Element 68 on to the canvas.  Re size it by 65% twice.  Place on the bottom left and behind the other elements.

17.  Paste Tube(s) of choice on to the canvas.  Re size it as needed.  Place to your liking.  Add copyright.

18.  Add name and save as a pspimage.  Add any effects you would like.  Crop and resize if necessary.  Save as a png and you are done. 

Thank you for taking a look at my tut.

Cora's Christmas

Cora's Christmas
©Barbara Butler
November 2013

I'm using the beautiful kit Cora's Christmas by Amy Marie for this tag.  You can fine this kit at www.amymarieskits.com
New image 800X600 72DPI

01.  Paste Element 72 on to the canvas.  Take the magic wand and click on the inside.  Expand the selection by 3.  Add a new layer and paste Pp4 into the selection.  Select none.  Move the paper layer down below the frame.

02. Paste Element 71 on to the canvas.  Re size it by 65% once.  Place on the bottom left.

03.  Paste Element 77 on to the canvas.  Re size it twice once by 65% then again by 75%.  Place it on the left side of the snowman.

04.  Paste Element 88 on to the canvas.  Re size it by 65% once.  Place it on the right side.

05.  Paste Element 87 on to the canvas twice and merge them together.  Place them on the bottom and below the the snowman and teddy bear.

06.  Paste Element 58 on to the canvas.  Re size it by 65% twice.  Place on the bottom right.  Bring it above the snow layer.

07.  Paste Element 59 on to the canvas.  Re size it by 65% twice.  Place it on the right side of the first deer.

08.  Paste Element 61 on to the canvas.  Place above the snow layer.  Take the eraser and erase the parts that are hanging below.

09.  Paste Element 45 on to the canvas.  Re size it by 75% once.  Place on the top.

10.  Paste Element 20 on to the canvas.  Re size it by 65% once.  Place behind the elements on the left side.

11.  Paste Tube(s) of choice on to the canvas.  Re size it as needed. Place to your liking.  Add copyright.

12.  Add name and save as a pspimage.  Add any effects you would like.  Crop and re size if necessary.  Save as a png and you are done.

Thank you for taking a look at my tut.

Mint Cherry

Mint Cherry
©Barbara Butler
November 2013

I'm using Amy Marie's sweet Cherry Mint for this tut.  You can fine this kit www.amymarieskits.com
The template I'm using is by Punky Butts. Template 85

Open up template and check to make sure its at 72DPI.  Duplicate it and close the original.  Delete the copyright and word art layers.

01.  Large Circle:  Select all, float, defloat.  Paste Pp9 into the selection.  Select none.

02.  Left Blue Rectangle:  Select all, float, defloat.  Paste Pp22 into the selection.  Select none.  Repeat for the one on the right.

03.  Left Pink Rectangle:  Select all, float, defloat.  Paste Pp25 as a new layer.  Invert the selection and hit the delete key.  Select none.  Delete or close the original layer.  Repeat for the one on the right.

04.  Left Circle:  Select alll, float, defloat.  Paste Pp21 as a new layer.  Invert the selection and hit the delete key.  Select none.  Delete or close the original layer.  Repeat for the one on the right.

05.  Blue Frame Layers:  Select all, float, defloat.  Paste Pp15 as a new layer.  Invert the selection and hit the delete key.  Delete or close the original layer.  Do this for all the blue frame layers.

06.  Paste Element 4 on to the canvas.  Re size it by 65% once.  Place it on the bottom left.

07.  Paste Element 5 on to the canvas.  Re size it by 65% twice.  Place it on the top right.

08.  Paste Element 17 on to the canvas.  Re size it by 65% twice.  Mirror it and place it on the top left.

09.  Paste Element 22 on to the canvas.  Re size it twice, once by 65% then again by 85%.  Place it on the bottom right.

10.  Paste Element 31 on to the canvas.  Re size it by 65% twice.  Place behind Element 4.

11.  Paste Element 34 on to the canvas.  Re size it by 65% once.  Place behind the cake on the right side.

12.  Paste Element 36 on to the canvas.  Re size it by 65% twice.  Place behind the elements on the left side.

13.  Paste Element 42 on to the canvas.  Re size it by 65% once.  Mirror it and place it behind the elements on the right. 

14.  Paste Element 55 on to the canvas.  Re size it by 65% once.  Place behind all the elements on the bottom.

15.  Paste Element 61 on to the canvas.  Place on the top, and above all the paper layers.

16.  Paste Element 73 on to the canvas. Re size it by 65% once.  Place in front of the snowman on the right side.

17.  Paste Tube(s) of choice on to the canvas.  I'm using one of the beautiful cookies that come in the kit.  Re size it as needed and place to your liking.  Add copyright info.

18.  Add name and save as a pspimage.  Add any effects you would like.  Crop and re size as needed.  Save as a png and you are done.

Thank you for taking a look at my tut.

Carolane

Carolane
©Barbara Butler
November 2013

I'm using the beautiful kit Carolane by Amy Marie for this one.  You can fine this kit at www.amymarieskits.com
New Image 800X600 72DPI

01.  Select all, and paste Pp4 into the selection.  Select none.

02.  Paste Element 22 on to the canvas.  Re size it by 75% once.  Place it on the bottom right.

03.  Paste Element 54 on to the canvas.  Re size it by 75% once.  Place on the left side.

04.  Paste Element 62 on to the canvas.  Re size it by 75% twice.  Place towards the top.

05.  Paste Element 47 on to the canvas.  Re size it by 75% once.  Place on the top left.  Duplicate it and move the duplicate over to the right.  Place both behind Element 62.

06.  Paste Element 24 on to the canvas.  Re size it by 50% twice.  Place on the left side of the tree.

07.  Paste Element 25 on to the canvas.  Re size it twice once by 50% then again by 75%.  Place it to the left and behind the first one.

08.  Paste Element 8 on to the canvas.  Re size it  by 75% twice.   Place on the top right.

09.  Paste Element 9 on to the canvas.  Re size it by 75% once.  Place near the first one.

10.  Merge Elements 8&9 together.  Duplicate it and move them to the left side.  Mirror them and re size them by 75% one more time.

11.  Add Tube(s) of choice to the canvas.  I'm using the cookies that come in this kit.  Re size as needed.  Add any copyright.

12.  Add name and save as a pspimage.  Add any effects you would like.  Crop and re size as needed.  Save as a png and you are done.

Thank you for taking a look at my tut.

Merry Vika Christmas

Merry Vika Christmas
©Barbara Butler
November 2013

I'm using Amy Marie's kit Merry Vika Christmas for this tut.  You can fine this kit at www.amymarieskits.com

Template-Dezigns by Ali 113 this template can be found at http://designsbyali.blogspot.com.  This an old template that I've had so the link might not work.

Open up template and check to make sure it is at 72 or lower dpi.  Duplicate and close the original template.  Delete the copyright layer.  Re size the canvas so the elements will fit.

01.  Shape 1:  Select all, float, defloat.  Paste Pp9 as a new layer.  Invert the selection and hit the delete key.  Select none.  Delete or close the original layer.  Repeat this for the two copies of Shape 1.

02.  Raster 1:  Select all, float, defloat.  Paste Pp5 as a new layer.  Invert the selection and hit the delete key.  Select none.  Delete or close the original layer.  Repeat this for Rasters 2 and 3.

03.  Raster 4:  Select all, float, defloat.  Paste Pp6 as a new layer.  Invert the selection and hit the delete key.  Select none.  Delete or close the original layer.  Repeat this for Shape 2 and Copy of Shape 2.

04.  Paste Element 4 on to the canvas.  Re size by 75% twice.  Place on the top right.

05.  Back on Shape 1 and its copies Select all, float, defloat.  Paste Element 11 on to the canvas.  Move around just a little bit to where only a little bit is showing invert the selection and hit the delete key.  Repeat this for each copy.  Select none.

06.  Paste Ball1 on to the canvas.  Re size by 75% once.  Send it to the bottom.

07.  Paste Berries on to the canvas.  Move it to the left of the Ball.

08.  Paste Birdhouse on the canvas.  Re size by 75% twice.  Place on the bottom left.

09.  Paste Bird Limb on to the canvas.  Re size by 75% twice.  Place behind and to the right of the birdhouse.

10. Paste Cat on to the canvas.  Re size by 75% twice.  Place on the bottom right.

11.  Paste Deer 2 on to the canvas.  Place towards the top.

12.  Paste Tube(s) of choice on to the canvas.  Re size as needed, and place to your liking.  Add copyright.

13.  Add name and save as a pspimage.  Add any effects you would like.  Crop and re size as needed.  Save as a png and you are done.

Thank you for taking a look at my tut.