Miss Independent

Miss Independent

 Supplies

PSP - I am using PSP X2 (But an older version should work also)

I used the adorable kit “Miss Independent” by Polka Dot Scraps

You can purchase this kit from

Pimp My Tags w/Scraps

Thank you Chassity for this adorable kit!

Tube of choice, I used the wonderful artwork of Ted Hammond

You will need a license to use his work,

you can get one here

Mask of choice, I used Mask 25 from Horse Play’s Pastures here

Font of choice, I used 2Peas Mr. Giggles, here

Xero Plugin – Porcelain

Notes

This tutorial assumes you have a working knowledge of PSP.

Install the mask if needed

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!  =^_^=

File> New

Image> Canvas Size>700x700

Flood fill with white

Layers>New Raster

Selections>Select All

Copy Paper6

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 Frame 1 as a new layer

Image>Resize 80%

Add drop shadow

Copy/Paste your tube as a new layer

Add drop shadow

Apply porcelain effect>default settings

Layers>Duplicate

Image>Resize 50%

Image>Mirror

Place under the mask layer

On Layer Palette, lower opacity to 47%

 Add your embellishments, I used the following:

Star1>Resize 25%

Star2>Resize 15%

Swirl1>Resize 20%

Leaves1>Image>Free Rotate>Right>

 20 degrees>Resize 35%

Ribbon1>Resize 50%

String1>Resize 50%

Clip1>Resize 40%

Accent1>Resize 50%

WA1>Resize 50%

For your text

Open Paper1

On your Materials Palette,

Use the following settings

for your background

For your foreground use color #ff0000

Using 2Peas Mr. Giggles

Font size 100

Stroke width 1

Floodfill your text with your pattern

Add your copyright and license number and text

Add your watermark

 If you are using a 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 are using a 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