Black n Gold - FTU

I am using the art of Chris Pastel which you can find HERE

I am using the FTU Exclusive FB Freebie by Kandii Popz called Happy New Year which you can find HERE 

Mask of Choice

Font of Choice

Filters Used:

Eye Candy Gradient Glow - Fat - White and Gold and White and Black

Open a new image 600x600

Open Hearts and place in the centre of the tag

Open Frame 2 and paste as a new layer - resize by 80 - Sharpen and place in the centre

Click inside with your magic wand - Selections - Modify - Expand by 5 - Open Curtain and paste as a new layer - Position on the top - Selections - Invert - Delete - Select none and move underneath the frame

Open Firework - Paste as a new layer - resize by 60 - Sharpen - Place on the top left - Duplicate - Image - Mirror and merge down

Open Doodle and paste as a new layer - Resize by 70 - Sharpen - Place on the top right - Duplicate - Image - Mirror - Flip and Merge down

Open Frame 1 and paste as a new layer - Resize by 80 - Sharpen - Place in the centre - Click inside with your magic wand - Selections - Modify - Expand by 5 - Open Town - resize by 60 - Sharpen and place in the frame - Selections - Invert - Delete - Select none and move under the frame

Open Bow 2 - resize by 60 - Sharpen - Place on the top right of the frame - Apply Gradient Glow - Gold

Open Balloon and paste as a new layer on the top left of the tag

Open Ribbon 1 and paste as a new layer - Resize by 60 - Position on the centre left

Open Rose - Resize by 60 - Sharpen - Place in the centre of the ribbon

Open Star - Resize by 70 - Sharpen - Place over the rose

Open Flying Kisses - Resize by 60 - Sharpen and position on the bottom right

Open Wordart - resize by 70 - Sharpen - Place on the centre right

Open your tube and paste as a new layer - Position in the centre

Open Glass - resize by 60 - Sharpen and place on the bottom left of the tube

Open Paper 7 and paste as a new layer - Send to the bottom and apply a mask of choice - merge group - Add drop shadows to your layers - Merge visible

Add correct copyright and licence information - merge down

Save as a png - Add your name - Save again - Done

Bright New Year - PTU

I am using the art of Enamorte which you can find HERE

This is her December Bonus Tube 

I am using the PTU IB Enamorte December Bonus Tube by Foxy's Designz which you can find HERE

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Font of Choice

Open a new image 600x600

Open Frame 1 and  paste as a new layer - Resize by 80 - Sharpen and place in the centre - click inside with your magic wand - Selections - Modify - expand by 5 - Open Paper 2 and paste as a new layer - Selections - Invert - Delete - Select none and move under the frame

Keeping on the paper layer - Open Element 3 - Resize by 60 - Sharpen and position toward the top - Duplicate - Image - Mirror and Merge down

Open Frame 2 - resize  by 60 - Sharpen and place in the centre

Open Element 17 and paste as a new layer - resize by 60 - Sharpen - Place in the centre

Open Element 7 - Resize by 60 - Sharpen - Place on the top right - Duplicate - Image - Mirror and Merge down

Open Element 11 - Paste as a new layer - Position in the centre

Open Element 10 - Resize by 50 - Sharpen and place on the bottom right of the clock - Duplicate - Image - Mirror and merge down

Open Element 15 - Resize by 60 - Sharpen - Place on the top left - Duplicate - Image - Mirror and Merge down

Open your tube and paste as a new layer in the centre

Open Element 19 - Resize by 70 - Sharpen and position  on the bottom of the tube

Open Element 16 - resize by 50 - Sharpen - Place on the bottom right - Duplicate - Image - Mirror - Merge Down

Open Element 13 - Resize by 20 - Sharpen and position on the bottom right of the disco ball on the right - Duplicate - Image - Mirror - merge down - Duplicate and hide for now - Open Element 12 - Resize as before - position on the bottom left of the previous layer on the right disco ball - Duplicate - Image - mirror - merge down - unhide the duplicate - Position above the other - merge down

Open Element 4 - resize by 50 - Sharpen - Place on the bottom of the tube

Open Wordart 2 - resize by 80 - Sharpen and place on the bottom

Add drop shadows to your layers - Merge visible

Add correct copyright and licence information - merge down

Save as a png - Add your name - Save again - Done

Loralei New Year - PTU

I am using the art of Charles Bristow which you can find HERE

I am using the PTU Scrapkit New Years Bash by Freek's Creations which you can find HERE

Mask of Choice

Font of Choice

Open a new image 600x600

Open Fireworks 2 and paste as a new layer - resize by 90 - Sharpen and place in the centre

Open Splatter and paste as a new layer - Resize by 80 - Sharpen and position toward the top - Duplicate - Image - Mirror and position on the bottom - Merge down

Open Clock and paste as a new layer - Position in the centre

Open Ribbon 2 and paste as a new layer - resize by 60 - Sharpen - Place on the centre far left of the clock - Duplicate - Image - Mirror and Merge down

Open Disco Ball and paste as a new layer - Resize by 60 - Sharpen and place on the top left

Open Lights and paste as a new layer - Resize by 50 - Sharpen and place on the top

Open Firework - resize by 80 - Sharpen and position on the top left

Open Frame - Resize by 70 - Sharpen and place in the centre

Open Centrepiece - resize by 60 - Sharpen and place in the centre

Open City and paste as a new layer - Position toward the bottom

Open Speakers - Image - Mirror - resize by 60 - Sharpen - Place on the bottom right

Open Balloons and paste as a new layer - Place on the right of the tag

Open Cake - Resize by 80 - Sharpen and position on the left

Open your tube and paste as a new layer - Position in the centre

Open Banner and paste as a new layer on the bottom of the tag

Open Note and Note 2 and paste as a new layer on the canvas - resize both by 50 - Sharpen and positon one under the other on the right of the tag

Open Paper 2 and paste as a new layer - Send to the bottom and apply a mask of choice - merge group - Add drop shadows to your layers - Merge visible

Add correct copyright and licence information - merge down

Save as a png - Add your name - Save again - Done

Calming - PTU

I am using the art of Kurama Phoenix which you can find HERE

I am using the IB Kurama Phoenix 3-3 kit by Foxy's Designz which you can find HERE on the 10th January!

Mask of Choice

Font of Choice

Eye Candy - Gradient Glow - Fat - White and Light Blue and then repeat using Purple

Open a new image 600x600

Open Frame 2 and paste as a new layer - Resize by 90 - Sharpen and place in the centre

Click inside with your magic wand - All 3 frame - Selections - Modify - Expand by 5 - Open Paper 1 and paste as a new layer - Open your tube and if using the one i did - I rotated by 90 left and positoned in the right frame - Duplicated - Mirrored and position in the left frame - Open another Phoenix tube and position in the centre frame - When happy with positioning - Selections - Invert - Delete on all the tubes and the paper - move under the frame - Merge the tubes together and change the blend mode of the tubes to Multiply

Open Element 8 and paste as a new layer - Send to the bottom

Open your main tube and position on the bottom of the tag

Open Element 12 - resize by 70 - Sharpen and position on the bottom left - Duplicate - Image - Mirror and Merge down - Send to above the netting layer

Open Element 20 and paste as a new layer - resize by 60 - Sharpen - Place on the top right -Duplicate - Image - Mirror and Merge down - Erase the parts of the frame that shows underneath the clipper part

Click underneath the tube - Open Element 9 - Resize by 70 - Sharpen and place on the right - Duplicate - Image - Mirror - Merge Down

Open Element 3 - Resize by 35 - Sharpen and place on the bottom right above the tube so it covers the straight edge of her legs - Repeat with Element 2 and position below the blue flower - merge down and erase the legs on the left of the flowers

Open Element 16 - resize by 60 and then by 80 - Sharpen - Positon over the frame

Click on the frame layer - Open Element 1 - resize by 90 - Position along the bottom - Duplicate and place in the centre - Duplicate and move above the previous one - merge visible

Open Frame 1 - resize by 80 - Sharpen - Position in the centre and move to the bottom

Open Wordart 1 - Paste as a new layer - resize by 60 and apply Gradient Glow at the settings above - Position on the bottom of the tube

Open Paper 3 and paste as a new layer - Send to the bottom and apply a mask of choice - merge group - Add drop shadows to your layers - merge visible

Add correct copyright and licence information - merge down 

Save as a png - Add your name - Save again - Done

Haunted - PTU

I am using the art of Akkasshaa which you can find HERE

I am using the PTU Scrapkit Haunted by Devilish Dezines which you can find HERE

Mask of Choice

Font of Choice

Open a new image 600x600

Open Frame 4 and paste as a new layer - Image - Rotate - Free Rotate - 90 Left - Position in the centre

Open Element 26 and paste as a new layer - resize by 60 - Sharpen and place on the top - Duplicate - Image - Mirror - Flip and Merge down when happy

Open Element 40 - Resize by 60 - Sharpen - Place on the top right of the frame - Duplicate - Image - Mirror and move on the bottom left - merge down

Open Element 32 - Resize by 35 - Sharpen and position on the bottom right - Duplicate and place on the left of the original and merge down

Open Element 48 and paste as a new layer - Resize by 50 - Sharpen - Place on the bottom right - Duplicate - Image - Flip - Mirror and place on the top left - Merge down

Open Element 21 and paste as a new layer - Resize by 80 - Sharpen and position toward the top

Open Element 14 - resize by 40 - Sharpen and position on the bottom right

Open Element 35 and paste as a new layer - resize by 80 - Sharpen and place at the top left

Duplicate - Image - Flip - Mirror and merge down

Open Element 20 - Resize by 80 - Place on the bottom and duplicate - Flip - Merge down

Open Element 50 - Resize by 60 - Sharpen - Place on the left

Open Element 9 and paste as a new layer - Resize by 60 - Sharpen - Place on the top left - Duplicate - Image - Mirror - Flip - Merge down

Click inside the frame with your magic wand - Selections - Modify - Expand by 6 - Open your tube and position - Duplicate and hide for now - Selections - Invert - Delete -Select none and move under your frame - Unhide your duplicate and making sure its at the top - Erase the overhanging parts at the bottom

Open Paper 6 and paste as a new layer - Send to the bottom and apply a mask of choice - merge group - Add drop shadows to your layers - merge visible

Add correct copyright and licence information - merge down

Save as a png - Add your name - Save again - Done

Dark Angel - PTU

I am using the art of Lady Mishka which you can find HERE

I am using the PTU Scrapkit Angel by Hania's Design which you can find HERE

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Font of Choice

This is a quick and easy tut with great results!

Open a new image 600x600

Open Element 39 - resize by 80 - Sharpen and place at the bottom

Open Element 75 and paste as a new layer - Place in the centre

Open Element 56 and place as a new layer in the centre

Open Element 97 - resize by 90 - Sharpen - Place in the centre

Open Element 7 - resize by 90 - Sharpen - Place over the previous layer

Open Element 11 and paste as a new layer - resize by 80 - Sharpen - Place on the top left - Duplicate - Image - Mirror and merge down

Open Element 91 - resize by 50 - Sharpen and place on the top left of the circle frame

Open Element 53 - resize as before and paste on the top right of the circle frame

Open Element 25 - resize by 90 - Sharpen and place over the previous layer

Open Element 8 and place in the centre of the tag

Open Element 48 and paste as a new layer - resize by 60 - Sharpen and position on the left

Open Element 29 and paste as a new layer - Place on the left

Open Element 1 - Resize by 80 - Sharpen and place on the bottom

Open Element 73 - Image - Mirror - resize by 65 - Sharpen - Place on the bottom right

Open your tube and paste - resize if neede and position on the right

Open Element 27 - Resize by 60 - Sharpen - Place on the top right

Open Paper 5 and paste as a new layer - Send to the bottom and apply a mask of choice - merge group - Add drop shadows to your layers -  merge visible

Add correct copyright and licence information - merge down

Save as a png - Add your name - Save again - Done

Green Beauty - PTU

I am using the art of Enamorte which you can find HERE

I am using the PTU IB Scrapkit Rachel Anderson 16-1 by Ladyhawwk Designs which you can find HERE

Mask of Choice

Font of Choice

Filters Used:

Eye Candy - Gradient Glow - Fat White and Green

Open a new image 600x600

Open Element 13 and paste as a new layer - Position in the centre

Open Element 10 and paste as a new layer - Image - Mirror - Resize by 70 - Sharpen and place on the centre left

Open Element 6 and paste as a new layer - Position on the centre bottom right

Open Frame 1 - Resize by 90 - Sharpen and place in the centre - Click inside with your magic wand - Selections - Modify - Expand by 5 - Open Paper 3 and paste as a new layer - Selections - Invert - Delete - Select none and move under the frame - Open Element 7 and paste as a new layer - Place in the centre of the paper 

Open Element 4 and paste as a new layer - Resize by 70 - Sharpen and place on the right of the frame - Duplicate - Image - Mirror and merge down

Open Element 18 - Resize by 65 - Sharpen and place on the bottom of the tag

Open Frame 3 and paste as a new layer - Resize by 70 - Sharpen - Place in the centre

Open Element 25 - Resize by 70 - Sharpen and position on the top of the tag - Duplicate - Image - Mirror and position below the original - Merge down

Open Element 12 and paste as a new layer - Resize by 80 - Sharpen - Place in the centre

Open your tube and paste as a new layer in the centre

Open Element 26 and paste as a new layer - resize by 80 - Sharpen and place on the bottom of the tube

Open Element 20 - Resize by 50 - Sharpen and place on the bottom left - Duplicate and place next to the original - merge down

Open Wordart - resize by 90 - Sharpen and place along the bottom - Apply Gradient Glow at the settings above

Open Element 5 and paste as a new layer - Resize by 60 - Sharpen and place on the top right

Open Paper 5 and paste as a new layer - Send to the bottom and apply a mask of choice - merge group

Add drop shadows to your layers - merge visible

Add correct copyright and licence information - merge down

Save as a png - Add your name - Save again - Done

Mask Off - PTU

I am using the art of Alehandra Vanhek which you can find HERE

I am using the PTU Scrapkit Samaelia made to match the tube by AmyMarie which you can find HERE

Mask of Choice

Font of Choice

Filters Used:

Xero - Radiance - 222, 137, 170, 170

Xero - Fritillary - 5, 30, 10, 76

Open a new image 600x600

Open Element 41 and paste as a new layer - Image - Mirror and resize by 60 - Sharpen and position to the right - Open Element 42 - Repeat the resize and place on the left

Open Element 26 and paste as a new layer - resize by 90 - Sharpen and place in the centre - Click inside with your magic wand - Selections - Modify - Expand by 6 - Open Paper 12 and paste as a new layer - Open Element 22 and paste as a new layer - resize by 40 - Sharpen - Place on the bottom left - Duplicate - Image - Mirror and merge down - Selections - Invert - Delete - Select none and move both under the frame - Apply Fritillary to the paper layer at the settings above

Keeping on the paper layer - Open Element 25 and paste as a new layer - Resize by 70 - Sharpen and position to the right - Open Element 55 and paste as a new layer - Position toward the top of the frame

Now back to the top - Open Element 32 and paste as a new layer - Place on the right - Duplicate - Image - Mirror and merge down

Open Element 34 and paste as a new layer - resize by 80 - Sharpen and place on the centre

Open Element 76 and paste as a new layer - resize by 85 - Sharpen and position on the right - Duplicate - Image - Mirror and merge down

Open Element 40 - Resize by 60 - Sharpen - Place on the bottom left

Open Element 22 - Paste as a new layer - Position in the centre

Open your tube and paste as a new layer - Position in the centre and apply Radiance at the settings above

Open Element 62 and paste as a new layer - Resize by 50 - Sharpen and place on the bottom right - Duplicate - Image - Flip and position on the left - merge down

Open Element 63 - Image - Mirror - resize by 30 - Sharpen - Place on the bottom right

Open Element 33 - Resize by 60 - Sharpen - Place on the bottom left - Duplicate - Image - Mirror and merge down

Open Paper 16 and paste as a new layer - Send to the bottom and apply a mask of choice - merge group - Add drop shadows to your layers - merge visible

Add correct copyright and licence information - merge down

Save as a png - Add your name - Save again - Done

Look of Helen - PTU

I am using the art of Vika Misticheskaya which you can find HERE

I am using the PTU Scrapkit Helen made to match the tube by Hania's Design which you can find HERE

Mask of Choice

Font of Choice

Filters used:

Xero - Porcelain - Default - Set blue to 0

Open a new image 600x600

Open Element 24 and paste as a new layer

Resize by 70 - Sharpen - Place on the right - Duplicate - Image - Mirror and Merge down

Open Element 7 and paste as a new layer - Position in the centre

Open Element 43 - Resize by 80 - Sharpen and place on the top left - Duplicate - Image - Mirror and Merge down

Open Element 117 and paste as a new layer - resize by 80 - Sharpen - Place in the centre - Selections - Modify - Expand by 10 - Open Paper 3 and paste as a new layer - when happy with positioning - Selections - Invert - Delete - Select none and move to the bottom

Open Element 25 and paste as a new layer - resize by 80 - Sharpen - Place at the top of the frame

Open Element 28 and paste as a new layer - Place in the centre

Open Element 74 - Resize by 70 - Sharpen - Place in the centre

Open Element 55 - resize by 90 - Sharpen and place on the right

Open Element 63 and paste as a new layer - Resize by 80 - Sharpen and position on the left

Open Element 89 - resize by 80 - Sharpen - Place on the bottom right

Open Element 111 - Resize by 80 - Sharpen - Image - Mirror and position on the bottom left

Open Element 60 and paste - resize by 60 - Place on the bottom right

Open Element 77 - Mirror and position to the left of the centre

Open Element 91 - Resize by 80 - Sharpen and place on the left

Open your tube and paste as a new layer - Position in the centre - Apply Porcelain at the settings above

Open Element 85 and paste as a new layer - Position on the bottom - Duplicate - Mirror and position toward the top - merge down

Open Paper 4 and paste as a new layer - Send to the bottom and apply a mask of choice - merge group - Add drop shadows to your layers - merge visible

Add correct copyright and licence information - merge down

Save as a png - Add your name - Save again - Done

Let's Celebrate - PTU

I am using the art of Enamorte which you can find HERE

This is the bonus tube for the month of December - Available until the 31st!!

I am using the PTU Scrapkit Sophisticated Celebration by PinkParadox Productions which you can find HERE

Mask of Choice

Font of Choice

Open a new image 600x600

Open Element 136 and paste as a new layer - Resize by 60 - Sharpen and place in the centre

Open Frame 7 - Paste as a new layer - resize by 80 - Sharpen and place in the centre - click inside with your magic wand - Selections - Modify - Expand by 5 - Open Paper 20 and paste as a new layer - position - Selections - invert - Delete - Select none and move under the frame

Open Element 129 and paste as a new layer - resize by 50 - Sharpen and place in the centre

Open Element 125 and paste as a new layer - Resize by 40 - Sharpen and place on the top right - Duplicate - Image - Mirror and merge down

Open Element 90 and paste as a new layer - resize by 60 - Sharpen and place on the bottom left

Open Element 91 - resize as before - Sharpen and place on the bottom right

Open Element 83 and paste as a new layer - Position along the bottom and erase the overhanging parts

Open Frame 5 and paste as a new layer - resize by 80 - Sharpen and position in the centre

Moving back to the top layer - Open Element 106 and paste as a new layer - Position to the left - Open Element 69 and paste as a new layer - resize by 60 - Sharpen and position on the right - Open Element 2 and paste as a new layer - resize by 20 - Sharpen and position on the left - Open Element 86 and paste as a new layer - resize by 70 - Sharpen - Place on the right

Open Element 101 - resize by 80 - Sharpen and place along the bottom

Open your tube and paste as a new layer - Place in the centre

Open Element 135 - resize by 65 - Sharpen and place in the centre

Open Element 109 - resize by 50 - Sharpen and place on the bottom of the tube

Open Paper 10 and paste as a new layer - Send to the bottom and apply a mask of choice - merge group

Add drop shadows to your layers - merge visible

Add correct copyright and licence information - merge down

Save as a png - Add your name - Save again - Done

Red Christmas - PTU

I am using the art of Barbara Jensen which you can find HERE

I am using the PTU Scrapkit Santa Paws by Moonshine Dezinez which you can find HERE

Mask of Choice

Font of Choice

Open a new image 600x600

Open Frame 3 and paste as a new layer - Position slightly off centre to the left - Selections - Modify - Expand by 4 - Open Paper 3 and paste as a new layer - Selections - Invert - Delete - Select none and move underneath

Open Element 14 and paste as a new layer - Place in the centre

Open Element 40 - Resize by 80 - Sharpen - Place on the left - Duplicate - image - mirror and merge down

Open Element 42 - resize by 80 - Sharpen and position on the top left

Open Element 49 - Resize by 60 - Sharpen - place on the right - Duplicate - image - mirror - merge down

Open Elemenr 26 - resize by 35 - Sharpen and place along the bottom

Open your tube and paste as a new layer - Position on the centre

Open Element 23 - Resize by 70 - Sharpen and position on the left - Move underneath the tube

Open Element 17 and paste as a new layer - resize by 70 - Sharpen - Place on the bottom and move under the tube - Open Element 3 - Resize by 70 - Sharpen and place on the bottom

Open Element 39 - Resize by 60 - Sharpen - Position on the bottom right and move under the tube

Open Element 15 and paste as a new layer - Resize by 60 - Sharpen and position in front of the tree - move under the tube

Open Element 41 - Resize by 50 - Sharpen - Place on the right and again move under the tube and move under to the sign

Open Element 6 and paste as a new layer - Resize by 50 - Sharpen - move under the tube

Open Paper 4 and paste as a new layer - Send to the bottom and apply a mask of choice - merge group

Add drop shadows to your layers - merge visible

Add correct copyright and licence information - merge down

Save as a png - Add your name - Save again - Done

Santa's Helper - PTU

I am using the art of Felice which you can find HERE

I am using the PTU Scrapkit Santa's Helper by Felice which you can find HERE

Mask of Choice

Font of Choice

Open a new image 600x600

Open Blanky Bordeaux and paste as a new layer - resize by 50 - Sharpen and place on the bottom centre

Open Fireplace Cluster and paste as a new layer - resize by 80 - Sharpen and place in the centre

Open Santa Sleigh and paste as a new layer - Resize by 35 - Sharpen - Place over the frame and move underneath

Open Tree Branch and paste as a new layer - resize by 30 - Sharpen and place on the middle right - Duplicate - Image - Mirror and merge down

Open Mouse in Stocking and paste as a new layer - Resize by 30 - Sharpen and position on the right of the frame layer

Open Mistletoe - Resize as before and position on the top right of the frame

Open Tree and paste as a new layer - resize by 80 - Sharpen and place on the left

Open Lantern - resize by 60 - Sharpen and place on the fireplace

Open Gift 1 and paste as a new layer - Resize by 30 - Sharpen and place on the far bottom left of thee tree - Duplicate and hide for now - Open Gift 4 - resize as before and place on the right of the previous gift - Duplicate and hide for now - unhide the duplicated Gift 1 and position on the right of the previous gift - Unhide Duplicated gift 4 and place next to the last gift

Open Stag 2 and paste as a new layer - Image - Mirror - resize by 60 - Sharpen - Place on the right

Open Santa Kitty and paste as a new layer - resize by 50 - Sharpen and position in front of the stag - Open Xmas Cluster - Image - Mirror - Resize by 50 - Sharpen and place on the bottom right - Open Santa Pup and paste as a new layer - resize by 60 - Sharpen and place on top of the previous layer

Open Clock 1 and paste as a new layer - resize by 50 - Sharpen and position on the top right of the tree - Open your tube and paste as a new layer - Position on the left

Open paper 9 and paste as a new layer - Send to the bottom and apply a mask of choice - merge group

Add drop shadows to your layers - merge visible

Add correct copyright and licence information - merge down

Save as a png - Add your name - Save again - Done

Merry Christmas - PTU

I am using the art of KiwiFireStorm which you can find HERE

I am using the PTU Scrapkit Jolly Ole Elf by QueenBrat Designs which you can find HERE

Mask of Choice

Font of Choice

Open a new image 600x600

Open Red Candy Cane Frame and paste as a new layer - Image - Mirror - resize by 70 - Sharpen and position to the left centre of the canvas - click inside with your magic wand - Selections - Modify - Expand by 5 - Open Fireplace - Position in the frame - Selections - Invert - Delete - Select none and move under the frame

Open red Poinsettia and paste as a new layer - resize by 40 - Sharpen and position on the left of the frame - Duplicate and move above the original - Merge down - Duplicate - Image - Mirror - Merge Down

Open Star Bear and paste as a new layer - Resize by 90 - Sharpen - Position on the top left of the frame

Open Red Bow and paste as a new layer - Resize by 35 - Sharpen and position on the left centre of the frame

Open Chubbican Santa - Resize by 60 - Sharpen - Place on the bottom left

Open North Pole sign and paste as a new layer - Resize by 80 - Sharpen and place below the santa tube

Open Mailbox - resize by 70 - Sharpen and place on the right

Open Christmas Tree - Resize by 80 - Sharpen and place on the left of the previous layer

Open Reindeer - resize by 45 - Sharpen and position on the right of the tree

Open Red Glitter Cookies gift and paste as a new layer - resize by 30 - Sharpen and position on the right in the centre of the tree and reindeer

Open Candy Cane gift and paste as a new layer - resize by 80 - Sharpen and place beneath Santa

Open your tube and position along the bottom

Open Red Snowflake and paste as a new layer - resize by 20 - Sharpen and position on the snow on the top of the mailbox - Duplicate and position next to the original - Merge Down

Open Paper Red Cookies and paste as a new layer - Send to the bottom and apply a mask of choice - merge group

Add drop shadows to your layers - merge visible

Add correct copyright and licence numbers - merge down

Save as a png - Add your name - Save again - Done

Christmas Snow - PTU

I am using the art of Charles Bristow which you can find HERE

I am using the PTU Scrapkit SnowBunny made to match the tube by Creative Scraps by Crys which you can find HERE

Mask of Choice

Font of Choice

Open a new image 600x600

Open Element 31 and paste as a new layer - resize by 90 and place on the bottom

Open Frame 2 and paste as a new layer - Resize by 60 - Sharpen and position in the centre - Click inside with your magic wand - Selections - Modify - Expand by 4 - Open Paper 2 and paste as a new layer - Selections - Invert - Delete - Select none and move under the frame - Keeping on the paper layer, Open Element 9 - Resize by 70 - Sharpen - Position on the right -Duplicate and place in the centre - Duplicate again and place on the left - Merge these layers together - Open Element 19 and resize by 70 - Sharpen and place in the centre of the frame - Open Element 17 and paste as a new layer - resize by 60 - Sharpen - Place to the right - Duplicate - Image - Mirror and merge down - Now back to the top

Open Element 20 - Resize by 90 - Place to the far left and erase some of the branch that sticks out on the bottom 

Open Element 12 - Image - Mirror - Resize by 50 - Sharpen and place on the bottom left

Open Element 10 - Resize by 80 - Sharpen and place on the top - Duplicate - Move below the original - merge down

Open Element 25 - resize by 60 - Sharpen and place on the right

Open Element 15 - resize by 65 - Sharpen and move to the bottom

Open Element 8 and paste as a new layer - resize by 70 - Sharpen and place on the fence top

Open Element 2 and paste as a new layer - resize by 70 - Sharpen and place on the bottom

Open Element 2 - resize  by 60 - Sharpen and place on the bottom right

Open Element 26 and paste as a new layer - Resize by 40 - Sharpen and place on the bottom centre

Open Element 27 - Paste as a new layer - resize by 70 - Sharpen and place on the right of the previous layer

Open your tube and position on the left - Resizing if necessary

Open Paper 9 and paste as a new layer - Send to the bottom and apply a mask of choice - merge group - Open paper 10 and paste as a new layer above the mask - Apply the same mask and merge group

Add drop shadows to your layers - merge visible

Add correct copyright and licence information - merge down

Save as a png - Add your name - Save again - Done

Happy New Year 2014 - PTU

I am using the art of Celine which you can find HERE

I am using the PTU Scrapkit Happy New Years 2 by AmyMarie which you can find HERE

Mask of Choice

Font of Choice

Open a new image 600x600

Open Element 72 and paste as a new layer - resize by 70 - Sharpen and place in the centre - Click inside with your magic wand - Selections - Modify - Expand by 5 - Open Paper 7 and paste as a new layer - Selections - Invert - Delete - Select none and move under the frame - Effects - texture effects - weave - Gap size 1, Width 4, Opacity 4, Weave colour White and Gap Colour Gold - Fill gaps checked - OK

Keeping on the paper layer - Open Element 65 and paste as a new layer - Position on the left - Open Element 64 and paste as a new layer - Position on the right

Open Element 22 and paste as a new layer - resize by 55 - Sharpen and place on the top of the frame

Open Element 37 and paste as a new layer - Position on the left - Duplicate - Image - Mirror and merge down

Open Element 31 and paste as a new layer - Resize by 60 - Sharpen and position on the bottom right

Open Element 87 - resize as before - Sharpen and position on the bottom left

Open Element 18 - Image - Mirror - Resize by 70 - Sharpen and place on the bottom right

Open Element 1 - Resize by 65 - Sharpen and position in front of the previous layer

Open Element 15 and position on the bottom centre of the tag

Open your tube and paste as a new layer - Place in the centre

Open Element 50 - Resize by 80 - Sharpen and position on the bottom left - Duplicate - Image - Mirror and merge down

Open Element 29 and paste as a new layer - resize by 85 - Sharpen and place on the bottom of the tube

Open Paper 2 and paste as a new layer - Send to the bottom and apply a mask of choice - merge group

Add drop shadows to your layers - Merge visible

Add correct copyright and licence information - merge down

Save as a png - Add your name - Save again - Done

Sexy Present - PTU

I am using the art of Anna Liwanag which you can find HERE 

I am using the PTU IB Anna Liwanag 58-1 by Hungry Hill which you can find HERE 

Mask of Choice

Font of Choice

Open a new image 600x600

Open Snow Scatter and paste as a new layer - Resize by 70 - Sharpen and place at the top - Duplicate - Image - Mirror - Place at the bottom and merge down

Open Frame 3 and paste as a new layer - Resize by 50 - Sharpen and place in the centre - Click inside with your magic wand - Selections - Modify - Expand by 5 - Open your close up tube and position - Selections - Invert - Delete - Select none and move under the frame

Open Frame 2 - Resize by 85 - Sharpen - Place in the centre

Open Glitter Circle and paste as a new layer - resize by 80 - Sharpen and place in the centre

Open Ornament 3 and paste as a new layer - resize by 50 - Sharpen and place on the top right of the frame - erase some of the ribbon that sticks out above the lights

Open Bow and paste as a new layer - resize by 30 - Sharpen and place on the top middle of the frame - See my tag for placements

Open Tree - Resize by 70 - Sharpen and position to the left

Open Santa and paste as a new layer - resize by 30 - Sharpen and place on the bottom

Open your tube and paste as a new layer - Position to the left

Open ribbon - Image - Mirror - Resize by 80 - Sharpen and place along the bottom - Erase the parts of the tube legs that stick out under the ribbon

Open Centre piece and paste - resize by 65 - Sharpen and place on the bottom right

Open paper 1 and paste as a new layer - Send to the bottom and apply a mask of choice - merge group

Add drop shadows to your layers - Merge visible

Add correct copyright and licence information - merge dow

Save as a png - Add your name - Save again - Done

Beautiful Love - PTU

I am using the art of Anna Liwanag which you can find HERE 

I am using the PTU IB Anna Liwanag 58-2 by Ladyhawwk Designs which you can find HERE 

Mask of Choice

Font of Choice

Filters Used:

Xero - Fritillary - 5, 50, 20, 46

Xero - Radiance - 128, 50, 64, 103

Open a new image 600x600

Open Frame 3 and paste as a new  layer - resize by 80 - Sharpen and place in the centre

Click inside with your magic wand - Selections - Modify - expand by 5 - Open Paper 7 and paste as a new layer - Selections - Invert - Delete - Select none and move under the frame - Apply Fritillary at the settings above

Staying on the paper layer - Open Element 7 and position toward the bottom

Open Element 12 and paste as a new layer - resize by 80 - Sharpen and position on the left

Open your tube and paste as a new layer - Position in the centre and apply Radiance at the settings above

Open Element 21 and paste as a new layer - resize  by 50 - Sharpen and place on the bottom right - Duplicate - Image - Mirror and merge down

Open Element 34 and paste as a new layer - resize by 70 - Sharpen and position on the bottom right - Open Element 35 - Image - Mirror - Resize as before and place on the bottom left

Open Element 36 and paste as a new layer - Resize by 80 - Sharpen and place on the bottom

Open Element 19 - resize by 50 - Sharpen and position on the bottom right

Open Element 1 - Resize by 20 - Sharpen - Position on the right of the frame - Duplicate and move underneath - Merge down

Open Element 2 - resize by 30 - Sharpen and position between the 2 previous layers

Open Element 8 - resize by 70 - Sharpen and place on the bottom right

Open Wordart - resize by 60 - Sharpen and place on the bottom 

Open Paper 6 and paste as a new layer - Send to the bottom - Apply a mask of choice - merge group - Open Paper 2 - Send to above the previous mask - Apply the same mask as before and merge group - Change the blend mode to soft light

Add drop shadows to your layers - merge visible

Add correct copyright and licence information - merge down

Save as a png - Add your  name - Save again - Done

Winter Magic - PTU

I am using the art of Jennifer Janesko which you can find HERE

I am using the PTU Scrapkit Frosty Morning by Baby Cakes Scraps which you can find HERE

Mask of Choice

Font of Choice

Filters Used:

Xero - Radiance - 88, 88, 188, 121

Eye Candy - Gradient Glow - Fat - Pink and White

Open a new image 600x600

Open Element 20 - Resize by 70 - Sharpen and place in the centre - Click inside with your magic wand - Selections - Modify - Expand by 5 - Open Paper 8 and paste as a new layer - Selections - Invert - Delete - Select none and move under the frame

Open Element 52 and paste as a new layer - resize by 70 - Sharpen and place over the previous frame - click inside both of the frames - Selections - Modify - E xpand by 5 - Open Paper 10 and paste as a new layer - Open your close up tube and position on the small frame - resize if needed - Selections - Invert - Delete - Select none and move both under the frame

Change the blend mode of the tube to Luminance

Click on the paper layer and open Element 15 - Resize by 50 - Sharpen and position on the top left - Duplicate and position on the bottom right - Merge down

Open Element 19 - Image - Rotate - Free Rotate - 90 Left - Resize by 40 - Sharpen and position on the left of the frame

Open Element 4 - Resize by 40 - Sharpen and position on the far bottom left

Open Element 35 and paste as a new layer - Place in the centre

Open Element 31 - Resize by 25 - Sharpen and position on the bottom right

Open Element 44 - Resize  by 60 - Sharpen and place on the bottom - Apply Gradient Glow at the settings above

Open your tube and paste as a new layer - Position on the left and apply radiance at the settings above

Open Paper 7 and paste as a new layer - Send to the bottom and apply a mask of choice - merge group

Add drop shadows to your layers - Merge visible

Add correct copyright and licence information - merge down

Save as a png - Add your name - Save again - Done

Christmas Child - PTU

I am using the art of Trinita which you can find HERE

I am using the PTU Scrapkit Waiting for Christmas by PinkParadox Productions which you can find HERE

Mask of Choice

Font of Choice

Open a new image 600x600

Open Element 143 and paste as a new layer - resize by 80 and position to the left

Open Element 149 and paste as a new layer - resize by 60 - Sharpen and position along the bottom - Duplicate 3 more times and position above one another - merge these layers down

Open Element 111 and paste as a new layer - resize by 60 - Sharpen and place on the top of the snow layers

Open Element 83 and paste as a new layer - Resize by 60 - Sharpen and position on the left

Open Element 145 and paste as a new layer - resize by 70 - Sharpen and place in the centre

Open Element 73 and paste as a new layer - resize by 70 - Sharpen and place on the left

Open Element 114 - resize by 50 - Sharpen and place on the right of the house

Open Element 86 - Image - Mirror - resize by 50 - Sharpen and place in front of the snowman

Open Element 9 and paste as a new layer - Resize by 60 - Sharpen and place to the right

Open Element 80 - resize  by 40 - Sharpen and place on the bottom left of the previous layer

open your tube and paste as a new layer - Place in the centre

Open Paper 4 and paste as a new layer - Send to the bottom and apply a mask of choice - merge group - Open Paper 7 and paste as a new layer - Send to above the previous mask layer - Apply a different mask - Merge group

Add drop shadows to your layers - Merge visible

Add correct copyright and licence information - merge down

Save as a png - Add your name - Save again - Done

Autumn Snow - PTU

I am using the art of PinUpToons which you can find HERE

I am using the PTU Scrapkit Early Snow by Hungry Hill which you can find HERE

Mask of Choice

Font of Choice

Filters Used:

Eye Candy - Gradient Glow - Fat - White and Brown

Open a new image 600x600

Open Tag Back and paste as a new layer - resize by 70 - Sharpen and place in the centre

Open Scatter and paste as a new layer - resize by 60 - Sharpen - Position on the top - Duplicate - Image - Mirror and position on the bottom - Merge down

Open Diamond Circle - Resize by 75 - Sharpen and position to the right of the canvas

Open House - resize by 70 - Sharpen and position above centre

Open Twig 2 - Resize by 85 - Sharpen and position on the right

Open Grapevine Snowman and paste as a new layer - resize by 80 and position on the bottom right

Open Tree 3 - resize by 75 - Sharpen and position on the far left

Open your tube and position in the centre

Open Branch 3 - Resize by 90 - Sharpen and position along the bottom

Open WA3 and paste as a new layer - Resize by 80 - Sharpen and place along the bottom - Apply Gradient Glow at the settings above

Open Bird 2 - resize by 30 - Sharpen and position on the branch on the bottom right

Open Lantern - resize by 30 - Sharpen and position on the centre left

Open Cluster and paste as a new layer - Resize by 50 - Sharpen and place on the bottom left

Click on your tube - Open Flurry - Resize by 80 and position 

Open Paper 11 and paste as a new layer - Send to the bottom and apply a mask of choice - merge group

Add drop shadows to your layers - merge visible

Add correct copyright and licence information - Merge down

Save as a png - Add your name - Save again - Done

Winter Blues - PTU

I am using the art of Barbara Jensen which you can find HERE

I am using the PTU Scrapkit Winter Frost by Foxy's Designz which you can find HERE

Mask of Choice

Font of Choice

Filters used:

Xero - Radiance - 128, 30, 128, 146

Open a new image 600x600

Open Wreath and paste as a new layer - Resize by 70 - Sharpen and position on the bottom right

Open Frame 2 and paste as a new layer - Resize by 70 - Sharpen and position to the right slightly off centre - Click inside with your magic wand - Selections - Modify - Expand by 8 - Open Paper 7 and paste as a new layer - Open Stars - Resize by 40 - Sharpen - Place on the bottom - Duplicate and position to the top - merge down - Selections - Invert - Delete - Select none and move all under the frame

Open Swag - Image - Mirror - resize by 70 - Sharpen and place on the top right of the frame

Open Tree - resize by 80 - Sharpen and place on the left

Open Candycane plant - image - Mirror - resize by 60 - Sharpen - Place on the bottom left of the tree

Open your tube and paste as a new layer - Position on the right of the tag - Apply Radiance at the settings above

Open Ribbon 2 and paste as a new layer - resize by 40 - Sharpen and position under the tube - erase some of the tubes legs that are sticking out underneath

Open Bible Candles and paste as a new layer - Resize by 60 - Sharpen and place on the bottom right of the tree

Open Paper 3 and paste as a new layer - Send to the bottom and apply a mask of choice - merge group

Add drop shadows to your layers - Merge visible

Add correct copyright and licence information - merge down

Save as a png - Add your name - Save again - Done

2 Show Off Tags using the 2014 CDO Celebration Collab

Hiya, i have 2 CT Show off tags for you showing the versatility of the collab kit! Top one is using the art of Enamorte and the bottom the amazing work of Anna Liwanag!

This collab is bought to you by the designers of CDO and is Free when you purchase 2 or more kits from the store - Hurry up though - this deal is on until the 31st December