Deep in the Heart

Deep in the Heart

Supplies

PSPX2 (an older version will work also)

I used the scrapkit Deep in the Heart by Skulliez Skrapz

you can purchase it at Pimp My Tags w/Scraps

Thank you Danielle for a very pretty patriotic kit to work with!

Tube/s of choice: I am using the artwork of ©Keith Garvey

 You must have a license to use his work. 

You can purchase a license here

Choice of font, I used Wallow Hmk Bold here

Mask of choice, I used Mask 10 from Horse Play’s Pastures here

Xero Plugin – Porcelain

Notes

Install mask if needed

This tutorial assumes you have a working knowledge of PSP

Use the following settings for drop shadow, unless otherwise stated:

Effects>3D>Drop Shadow>

V 3

H 3

Opacity 60

Blur 8

Color Black

Shadow on new layer unchecked

=^_^=   Ready to start?  Let’s go!  =^_^=

Layers>New Raster

Selections>Select All

Copy Paper1

Paste into selection

Layers>Load/Save Mask>Load Mask From Disk

Source Luminance checked

Fit to Layer checked

Invert transparency not checked

Hide all mask checked

Layers>Merge>Merge Group

Selections>Select None

Copy/Paste Beaded Frame as a new layer

Add drop shadow

Image>Free Rotate>Right 25 degrees

Copy/Paste Wood Frame as a new layer

Add drop shadow

Highlight bottom layer in layer pallete

Copy/Paste the close up tube of your choice

Resize if needed, I resized mine 75%

Add drop shadow

Copy/Paste another tube as a new layer

Add drop shadow

Add porcelain effect>Default Settings

 You may choose to place your embellishments the

same way I did, or you go with your own ideas! Use mine

only as an example, after all this is your tag!

I used:

(Remember to add a drop shadow

to each embellishment)

AllAmerican

Belle

(each of the above is Image>Free Rotate>

Right 25 degrees)

FeltHeartFlag

Image>Resize 40%

Image>Free Rotate>Left 25 degrees

Bow2

Highlight tube layer

Layers>Duplicate

Image>Resize 75%

Image>Mirror

Country and Girl

Image>Free Rotate>Left 25%

In Layer Palette lover opacity to

 44% for each

Guitar

Image>Free Rotate>Left 90 degrees

Image>Resize 20%

Add the proper copyright and license information

Resize to your preference, I used 80%

I used colors #94a4bbfor the foreground

and #000a33for the background for my name

2.0 Stroke

Font Size 72

I also gave my name a slight bevel using the following settings

If you want to use the white background you can

Layers>Merge>Merge All (Flatten)

File>Export>JPEG Optimizer

Set compression value to 25

Save to where you want

If you want to use the transparent background you can

File>Export>PNG Optimizer

Click “ok” on the next screen

Save to where you want

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial!

debbie