SOMETHING SCRAPPY

Tutorial written by Cheryl of Frogkid Creations 13 May 2009

This tutorial is from my own ideas while playing in PSP.

Any similarity to another tutorial is purely by coincidence, and no copyright infringement is intended.

Please do not remove this tutorial from my website, or upload to any other site or group without my written permission.

This tutorial was written in PSP9, but could easily be done in any other version of PSP.

You will need to have a knowledge of the program and its tools.

Supplies:

Tube and Accents of choice

Mask - zuzzana_mask02.jpg

I have used the awesome images created by Trina Clark and purchased from Digiscrapkits

These images are included in the zip of supplies

Filters:

Mura Meister: Copies

**All settings will remain the same unless stated otherwise

HEADER

1. File> New> 550x550 Raster Background

2. Edit> Copy your paper

3. Select All > Paste into selection > Select None

4. Layers> Mask from Image > zuzanna_mask02.jpg

Settings: Source Luminance and Invert Mask Data Checked

5. Layers> Merge Group

6. Custom Selection

Top 170; Left 480; Right 520; Bottom 420

Edit> Copy

7. Paste as a new image and minimize for your background

8. Back to main image

Image> Canvas size 600x600> placement center

9. Layers> New Raster Layer > Flood fill with white

Layers> Arrange> Send to bottom

10. File> New Image 650x650

11. Copy and Paste flower1 accent into center

12. Effects> Mura Meister> Copies

Encircle – Circle-(Tile Mode)-Behind

Number 11

Shift X and Shift Y 50

Angle 0

Rotation 100

Phase –25

Cycle 100

Attenuation 0

Scale 100

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13. Edit> Copy

You can now close out this image as you are finished with it.

14. Back to main canvas

Edit> Paste as a new layer

15. Layers> Arrange> Bring to top

16. Effects> 3D Effects> Drop Shadow H/V 0 Opacity 40 Blur 5.00

17. Copy ladybug1 and paste as a new layer.

Move to the bottom of your header image

18. Effects> 3D Effects> Drop Shadow

19. Copy flower2 and paste as a new layer

Move to the top left of your flower circle

20. Effects> 3D Effects> Drop Shadow

21. Close off Raster 1

Layers> merge visible

22. Image> Resize> 90%

Weighted Average selected

Lock Aspect Ratio Checked

Resize All Layers Unchecked

23. Open all layers

24. Copy wordart and paste as a new layer

Move to the bottom center of your canvas

25. Copy ladybugs2 and paste as a new layer

26. Layers> Merge Visible

27. New Raster Layer

Apply your watermark

Merge All > Flatten

28. File> Export at 20-25% jpg compression and save.

You can now close your header out as we are finished with it.

BACKGROUND

1. Open the custom selection image we pasted before

2. Image> Canvas Size> 1700 (or your width) x 260

3. Layers> New Raster Layer

4. Layers> Arrange> Send to Bottom

5. Flood fill with White

6. Layers> Merge Visible

7. Effects> Image Effects> Seamless Tiling

Edge/Vertical 0

Width 51

Transition 50

8. Layers> New Raster Layer

Apply your watermark.

** You can apply any accents of your choice at this time

9. File> Export at 20-25% jpg compression and save

Run through Letter Creator and  you have a new stationery

Please link this tutorial back to

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/FrogkidCreations/

Thank you for trying my tutorial.

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