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Easy Paper Making With “Seamless Pattern Creator 1″

July 28, 2011 in Basic Tutorials, Misc. Tutorials by Lise-Lotte Sunesen | No comments

Program used: PSP 9

Supplies: Seamless Pattern Creator 1 (PSP Scripts). The pack can be bought at Digital Scrap World.

A colorswatch and a texture. Or you can use mine (right click to save to your own computer):

* Install the scripts. How to do it, is described in the pack.

* Open the colorswatch and your texture pattern in your PSP.

* Chose two colors from the swatch with your color picker. I use color 5 as my background and color 8 as my foreground color.

* Run script “lhsPATTERN_TILE_vol1_01″. You now have a seamless tile that looks like this:

* Open a new 3600*3600 px. canvas.

* Chose a color from the swatch. I use #7. Pick the color with your color picker and flood fill the canvas.

* Add a new layer.

* In your color/material palette chose the pattern option. Find your new tile and set the scale to 25:

* Flood fill the empty layer with this pattern.

* Add a new layer. Again go to the color/material palette and find lhsPATTERN_tut_SeamlessPatternCreator1. Set the scale to 100.

* Flood fill the new layer in your canvas with this pattern.

* Change the blend mode of this layer to overlay and lower the opacity to approx. 65.

Your paper is now finished! Remember to save! :)

I have made three other examples of how to use the Seamless Pattern Creator 1. I have left out the text here and is just showing the settings with pictures.

EXAMPLE # 1:

I combine two of the scripts in this one. That can be done, when the tiles has the same size (/in this case 600*600 px) and the scale and angle is set to the same.

Background color in the paper: #5

Result:

EXAMPLE # 2:

Paper background color: # 6

Result:

EXAMPLE # 3:

Paper background color # 1.

Result:

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You can download the four papers here. These are 3600*3600 px. while the examples above are 600*600 px. You will have to click a couple of times on these preview to get to the full size.

Spring Cleaning

June 13, 2011 in Misc. Tutorials, Tag Tutorials by Lise-Lotte Sunesen | No comments

Program used: PSP 9

Level: Intermediate.

Supplies: kit Spring Cleaning by me. It can be bought at Digital Scrap World.

Pictures or tubes of your liking.

My mask. It can be downloaded here.

A font – I use VAG Rounded Lt.

* Open paper 1. Duplicate. Save. This is now your working canvas.

* Open the following elements and c/p them to your canvas:

cardboard05,

coffeestain,

frames03,

flower06,

brad02,

bow1

* Resize the brad to50%.

* Place everything like this and add a shadow to all elements (except the coffee stain):

* Resize the canvas to 550px. (Smartsize). All layers checked.

* Crop the canvas like this:

* Promote the background (/the paper) to a raster layer.

* Add a new layer. Flood fill it with white. Drag the layer to be the bottom layer.

* Apply lhsMASK04 to the paper layer with these settings:

* Merge group.

* With the Freehand Selection Tool select inside the three frames:

* Keep selected and then press delete on the stain layer, the cardboard layer, the merged group layer (/paper with mask) and to the white bottom layer.

* C/p the pictures or tubes you would like to use to the canvas. Drag them beneath the white layer. Cut away any excess that disturbs the other pictures/tubes within the frames.

* Add your name plus (if needed) copyright info.

* Save!

Your tag is finished! :)

I made two versions: one with pictures of my Nephew

and one with the lovely artwork of Susanne Woolcoot.

Spitfire (no scraps)

June 7, 2011 in Misc. Tutorials, Tag Tutorials by Lise-Lotte Sunesen | No comments

Program used: PSP 9

Level: beginner

Supplies: My background. It can be downloaded here. Plus a tube of your choice. I use one called “Musk Rose II” by Maxine Gadd. You can get it here.

* Open my background image. Duplicate. Save. This is now your working canvas.

* Duplicate the background layer. Set the new layer´s blend mode to burn.

* C/p your tube to the canvas. Lower the opacity. You need to be able to see the background clearly. With your rectangle selection tool select inside the light border like this:

Be sure, that all of your tube (inside the light border) is selected.

* Keep selected, promote your tube to selection. X-out the original tube layer.

* Add your text and tag. I wrote “Waiting” with font Typewriter size 48. I chose a red color from the womans lipstick. Change the blend mode to burn.

* Add copyright info (remember your license number), if needed.

Your tag is finished! :)

I hope you enjoyed this super easy tutorial!

Lise-Lotte S.

Longing For Summer

May 23, 2011 in Layout Tutorials, Misc. Tutorials, Tag Tutorials by Lise-Lotte Sunesen | No comments

Program used: PSP 9

Supplies: kit Longing For Summer by me. It can be bought at Digital Scrap World.

A tube of your choice. I use one of TooshToosh gorgeous tubes. You can find her site here. And the tube I used here.

A photo.

My masks. They can be downloaded here.

Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow.

* Open the two masks in PSP.

* Open paper 3. Duplicate. Save. This is now your working canvas.

* Resize the paper to 600*600 px. (Smartsize). All layers checked.

* Duplicate the paper layer.

* Add a new layer. Flood fil with white. Drag this layer to the bottom of the canvas.

* On the bottom PAPER layer add New Mask/From Image with these settings:

* Merge Group.

* Repeat with the second paper layer. This time use lhsMASK_02.  Merge Group again.

* Your canvas should look like this:

* Open the following elements: pearl cluster, frame cluster and button 1.

*C/p the elements onto your canvas. Resize them all to 18% (Smartsize) with All Layers unchecked.

*Add a shadow to the elements.

* Place the elements like this:

*Add a new layer above the paper layers. Open Picture Tool and find lhsGLITTER_kitLongingForSummer_PU_yellow. “Draw” a line with the glitter at the lower edge of the frame cluster. Add a very discrete shadow.

* Add your tube. Add a shadow.

I use one of TooshToosh cute tubes. I resized it to 85% and lowered the opacity to 85.

* Add copyright info.

* With the Rectangle Selection Tool select the frame:

* Go to the pearl cluster layer and press delete.

If your glitter layer can be seen within the selected area, then select that layer and press delete.

Repeat with the two paper layers and the white layer.

* Open the photo you want to use. C/p to the canvas. Drag it to the bottom of the canvas. Resize and reposition as needed.

* Add your tag name/text.

I chose to write on a circle, that I had drawn with the Eclipse Tool. Then I wrote my text on the curve of the circle. X-out the eclipse so that only the text remains visible. Then promote to layer.

I used font Pupcat Rg. size 36. Color black.

* Apply Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow – color white – with these settings:

* Add a shadow to the text.

* Open button 3. C/p to the canvas. Resize the button to 10%. Add a shadow. Place it after the curved text.

FINITO! :)

This is my result:

I hope you enjoyed!

Sweet Spring tutorial

May 4, 2011 in Misc. Tutorials, Tag Tutorials by Lise-Lotte Sunesen | No comments

Program used: PSP 9

Outside filter: Mura Meister Copies

Supplies: kit Sweet Spring by me. It can be bought at Digital Scrap World.

My Picture Frame. It can be downloaded here.

A tube of your choice. I use one of Tooshtooshs. It can be bought here.

* Install the Picture Frame by c/p the file to c:/documents/MyPSPfiles/PictureFrames

* Open a 550*550 px. canvas. Save.

* C/p the two butterflies to the canvas. Resize 18% (Smartsize).

* Add a shadow to the two butterflies and position them next to each other. Mine looks like this.

Merge the two layers.

* In Mura Meister Copies apply these settings:

* Open paper 4. Resize to 550*550 pixels (Smartsize). C/p it onto your canvas. Place it behind the butterfly-layer.

* Apply my Picture Frame with these settings:

* Open Leaf02. C/p it to the canvas beneath the butterflies. Resize it 18% (Smartsize). Copy it and mirror the copy.

* C/p flower 2, 6 and 7 plus ribbon 6 to your canvas. Resize all to 18% (Smartsize).

* Rotate two of the flowers to two different positions.

* Place everything to you liking. Mine looks like this:

* Add a new layer. “Spray” some sprinkles of glitter beneath the butterflies. I use the pink glitter tube. The Picture Tube is included in the kit. Place the layer above the Picture Frame layer.

* Add shadows to the elements. I also added a discrete shadow to the Picture Frame.

* C/p your tube above the Picture Frame layer. Resize if needed. I use one of Tooshtoosh´s cute tubes. I lowered the opacity of the tube to 74%.

* If needed add the copyright info.

* Optional: “tag your tag”.

Your tag is finished. Save.

My result:

Have A Hoppy Easter

March 14, 2011 in Misc. Tutorials, Tag Tutorials by Lise-Lotte Sunesen | No comments

Program used: PSP 9

Supplies: Kit “Hoppy Easter”. The kit can be bought at Digital Scrap World.

My template plus PSP Picture Frame. They can be downloaded here. C/p the picture frame to the following folder (/varies from which Windows version you use, but the prinicipal is the same): c:/documents/MyPSPFiles/PictureFrames.

Optional plugins: EyeCandy 4000 (Gradient Glow) and EyeCandy 6 (Perspective Shadow)

 

* Open my template. Duplicate and close original. Save your new canvas. This is now your working canvas.

* Open paper 3 and 4 plus solid paper blue.

* Resize all the papers to 500*500 px. (Smartsize). C/p them to the template. Close the originals without saving them.

* x-out the all layers in the canvas except the dotted paper (/paper 3). Then go to the layer called scallop edge, select all, float, defloat and then go to the solid paper (blue) and promote to selection. Repeat with the stripe layer. This time promote the pink paper layer (/paper 4).

* C/p the bunny plus the ribbon and the ribbon bow to the canvas. Resize the bunny with 30%. Mirror. Resize the ribbon and bow with 18%. Rotate the bow with 60 degrees to the right.

* I wrote “Have A Hoppy Easter” with the text tool. I used a font called rhino dino. It can be downloaded from Kevin and Amanda’s font site: http://www.kevinandamanda.com/fonts/freescrapbookfonts/rhino-dino/

* Rasterise the text. Open EC 4000 Gradient Glow and apply these settings:

* Apply a shadow to all layers (/except the dotted background paper). I used EC 6 Perspective Shadow. For the bow I used a perspective shadow:

The rest of the embellishments (including the promoted paper layers) was given a drop shadow:

* Go to the bottom visible layer (/the dotted paper) and apply my picture frame lhsINKEDEDGE:

* Move the frame/inked edge layer so that it is below the ribbon layer.

 

The tag is finished! This is what mine looks like:

I hope you had fun! :)

Let’s Find The Treasure (A Blinkie Tutorial)

February 22, 2011 in Animation, Blinkie Tutorials, Misc. Tutorials by Lise-Lotte Sunesen | No comments

Programs used: PSP 9 and Animation Shop

Supplies: I used one of my own quick pages for this tutorial. You can buy the quick page at Digital Scrap World.

If you would rather use the kit “Pirate For A Day”, you can buy it here.

I also use a blinkie template made by myself, you can download it here.

* Open QP#1. Duplicate and close the orignal. Save.

* Use the Selection Tool (Rectangle) and make a selection, that looks something like this:

* Crop to selection.

* Resize so that the width is 100 px. Resize all layers (Smartsize).

* Add a new layer. Flood fill with black. Select all/Float/Defloat. Modify/Contract 1 px. Press delete. Select none.

* Merge the two layers. Duplicate this new merged layer eight times, so you have nine layers all in all.

* Save!

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Launch Animation Shop

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* Open the file, you just saved i PSP.

Also open my blinkie template. 

* Select all frames in both animations. Drag the text/blinkie part onto the canvas, you just made in PSP.

Place it something like this:

Remember you can always use the Undo button (/needs to be done in both animations), if you get it placed “wrongly”. I had to use that option a couple of times myself. ;)

* Now the blinkie is almost finished. It just needs a little fine tuning. This is what I did:

1) In frame 9 I changed the Frame Property to a display time of 25 (/instead of default 10)

2) In frame 1 I set the display time to 2.

3) In frame 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8 I set the display time to 7.

4) And finally in frame 4 I set it to 15.

* Save your animation as a gif file.

Your blinkie is finished! :)

This is what mine looks like:

I hope, you enjoyed this tutorial!

Dreams

January 15, 2011 in Misc. Tutorials, Tag Tutorials by Lise-Lotte Sunesen | No comments

Program used: PSP 9

Supplies: scrap kit “Forever And Ever” by Lise-Lotte Sunesen. It can be bought at Digital Scrap World. The kit is available at a very favorable price, because it is one of my older kits and therefore in the Bargain Bin.

A tube of your choice. I use a bridal tube tubed by Grace.

Font Carlotta. It can be downloaded for free here.

* Open paper 1. Duplicate and resize to 600 px. (Smartsize)

* Close the original paper. Save the new paper. This is now your working canvas.

* c/p the following elements to the canvas and resize them:

hearthanger (15% plus mirror)

bow (15%)

flower 1, 3, 4 (10%)

cardboard piece (15% plus duplicate – on duplicate mirror, flip)

frame (25%)

string of hearts (15% plus mirror)

* Resize the brown flower again. This time with 75%.

* Duplicate the pink flower. Rotate one of them (I rotated mine 55 degrees).

* Place everything to your liking.

* Chose the inner of the frame with the magic wand. Modify/expand with 2 pixels. Then go to the paper layer and promote to layer. X-out the original paper layer.

* Add a new layer. Make it the bottom layer, flood fill with white.

* Drag the new paper layer (/the promoted selection), so that the cardboard pieces are beneath it.

*Add some shadow. I used Eye Candy 5 (Perspective Shadow), because I wanted to use a perspective shadow on several of the items. Including the bride.

* Add your text/tag. I wrote Dreams with font Carlotta size 80.

I hope, you enjoyed this tutorial! :)

This is my result:

Where Is Santa? Christmas card

December 6, 2010 in Hybrid, Misc. Tutorials, Tag Tutorials by Lise-Lotte Sunesen | No comments

Program used: PSP 9

Level: Intermediate

Supplies: Scrap kit “Where Is Santa?” by Lise-Lotte Sunesen. The kit can be bought here.

My PSP Picture Frame. It can be downloaded here.

Font Propecy script. It can be downloaded here.

* Open a 1800*1200 px canvas. Save. This is now our working canvas.

* Open paper 1, c/p it to the canvas.

* Resize the paper to 75% (smartsize – all layers un-checked)

* Place the paper to your liking. This is what mine looks like:

* Open the embellishments, you would like to use. I use the following: a round frame, the standing reindeer, the two Christmas hats plus the two kids. I also use a bow and a holly berry.

* Resize all the elements to 40% (Smartsize).

* Mirror the reindeer, the eldest girl plus the berry.

* Rotate the holly berry 15 degrees to the left.

* Rotate the hat for the big girl 20 degrees to the right.

* Place everything to your liking. This is what mine looks like now:


* I wrote “Merry Christmas” with font Propecy Script size 110. I picked a red color from the card to write the text with.

* Go to layer 1 (/this is an empty layer). Select it with the magic wand, then crop to selection.

* Go to the paper layer and apply Picture Frame lhsINKEDEDGE with these settings:

* Set the picture frame layer to blend mode Screen.

* Time to add some shadows to your card. I used Eye Candy 6 for this. I didn´t add any shadow to the text.

* Whith the freehand selection select inside the frame. Go to the paper layer and press delete.

* My card looks like this now:

* Time to dig out a picture to use in the card.

* C/p the picture behind the paper layer. Resize and reposition the picture as needed.

* Your card is now finished.  Remember to save!

* If you want to use the card digitally (i.e. e-mail it to family and friends), then  duplicate the card and resize it to approx. 600 px. (smartsize -all layers checked). And save as a jpg.

* If you want to print your card follow these steps:

1. Duplicate the canvas. Close the original.

2. Merge all.

3. Flip the canvas, then mirror it.

4. Go to the print tool and apply these settings:

5. Fold the printed card and cut away the excess.

I hope you had fun with this tutorial. Merry Christmas! :)

Too Cute To Scare Tag

October 7, 2010 in Misc. Tutorials, Tag Tutorials by Lise-Lotte Sunesen | No comments

Program used: PSP 9

Supplies:

My PSP Picture Frame. It can be downloaded here. Install it by copying it to your c:/documents/MyPSPfiles/PictureFrame folder.

Kit Too Cute To Scare by me. It can be bought at Digital Scrap World.

*Open and duplicate paper 5 from the kit. Save it. This is now our working canvas.

* Open the following embellishments:

ribbon # 1

torncardboard # 4

house # 5

monster # 6

kid # 2 and # 5

ghost # 2

flags with DS (/drop shadow)

C/p the embellishments to the canvas.

* Resize All Layers (Smartsize) to 600 px.

* Then resize ALL the embellishments to 75%. Repeat with the monster and the flags.

* With Custom Selection Tool apply these settings:

Crop to selection.

* Apply Picture Frame lhsDISTRESSEDedge_02 to the paper layer with these settings:

* Arrange everything to your liking.

I rotated my monster three degrees to the right, because I wanted it to fit to the torn cardboard.

* Apply shadow to the elements.

* Add your tag or text.

I wrote Trick Or Treat with font SBC Distressed Typewriter size 36. Color black.

* Select your text, and expand it with 4 px, keep selected, add a new layer beneath the text and flood fill with white.

* Add a shadow to the white layer(s).

/ I chose not to add a white layer to my “or”.

* Your tag is now finished. Save! :)

This is my result:

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