March 6, 2015

In Spring Comes Easter ~ by Joanne Salgado


Tutorial written by Joanne Salgado on February 18th, 2015
Any resemblance to any other tutorial is coincidental.
Do not copy and paste this tutorial anywhere on the net.
If you want to translate please ask first. 

Tube: Keith Garvey - you can purchase here 
Kit In Spring Comes Easter by Mellie Beans - you can purchase here and here
Mask 363 by Vix here 
Font: Canter Bold

Don't forget to save often.

1. Open a new image 600x600.

2. Open element 'scalloped frame'. copy and paste as new layer. Resize 25%. Duplicate. On the duplicated layer Image/Rotate/Free Rotate (right/25). Move this layer bellow the original. Resize 95% the duplicated layer.

3. Open element 'stamp 1' copy and paste as new layer. Resize 18%. Move this layer bellow the frames.

4. Open paper 'paper 04' copy and paste as new layer. Resize 16%. Select the copy layer, with the magic wand select inside the frame. Selections/Modify/Expand 3. Selections/Invert, select the paper layer, hit delete on the keyboard. Selections/Select None.

5. Open paper 'paper 12' copy and paste as new layer. Resize 16%. Select the frame layer, with the magic wand select inside the frame. Selections/Modify/Expand 3. Selections/Invert  select the paper layer, hit delete on the keyboard. Selections/Select None. Move this layer above the duplicated frame.

6. Open element 'dogwood' copy and paste as new layer. Resize 15%. Arrange it to the right upper corner of the frame. With the eraser tool clean the parts that got out of the frame.

7. Open element 'grass border' copy and paste as new layer. Resize 15%. Arrange it to the bottom of the frame. With the eraser tool clean the parts that got out of the frame.

8. Open element 'tree' copy and paste as new layer. Resize 10%. Arrange it to the left. Move the layer above the original frame.

9. Open element 'butterflies' copy and paste as new layer. Resize 30%. Arrange it to the right upper corner of the frame.

10. Open element 'bow' copy and paste as new layer. Resize 15%. Image/Rotate/Free Rotate (right/25). Arrange it to the right bottom of the frame.

11. Open element 'daffodils' copy and paste as new layer. Resize 15%. Arrange it to the right bottom of the frame above the blue bow.

12. Open element 'ribbon bow' copy and paste as new layer. Resize 10%. Arrange it to the left bottom of the frame.

13. Open element 'butterfly' copy and paste as new layer. Resize 10%. Image/Rotate/Free Rotate (right/25). Arrange it to the left bottom of the frame above the pink bow.

14. Open your tube. Resize as you like and arrange it to the right just above the corner of the duplicated frame.

15. Open paper 'paper 05' copy and paste as new layer. Resize 16%. Layers/Arrange/Send to bottom. Open your mask - I used 'Vix_Mask363'. Layers/New Mask Layer/From image (select the mask/source luminance/invert mask data unchecked). Layers/Merge/Merge Group.

16. Add shadow as you like. I used 1-1-65-2 black.

17. Add your copyright.

18. Add your name. I used Canter Bold/size: 48

Save.