No Excuses - DesignsByStina Inspired

Sample: Discloser: This tutorial assumes you have good working knowledge of Paint Shop Pro and its tools. It was created and written in PspX2 but may be done in previous versions. My tutorials are from my own creative imagination any resemblance to other tutorials is strictly coincidental. If I am using a brush or mask that belongs you and I don't have you listed please let me know which tutorial and which item is yours include your designer name and website information so I can give you credit and remove them from the materials. I am copyright compliant so any tutorial that has a tube whether it is a Pay To Use (PTU) or Free To Use (FTU) will never be included in my materials. The same goes for scrap kits.

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Materials Not Included:

Scrapkit: White Ribbon Day: By Designs By Stina

Tube(s):  Zindy S.D. Nielson

Mask: RD_MaskSet150_Mask2 and  RD_MaskSet118_Mask 1:By: Rachel Designs

PlugIns Used :
Xero: Porcelain:  default
Settings Used Throughout:

Mask Settings: 1,1,100,1, #808080

Tube Settings: 1,1,100,6, #202020

Ribbon Settings: 1,1,50, 1, #000000

Music Notes Settings: 2,2,50,2, #808080

WordArt Settings: 0,0,100,5, #000000

Flowers settings: 0,0,75,10, #000000

Leaves settings:  (-1),(-1), 55, 3.17, #202020

Tutorial Instructions:

Step 1: Create a new canvas: 800 * 800; Flood fill with white - rename layer - background

Step  2: Open  Paper07; CTRL+C and close

Step 3: On canvas: CTRL+L - rename layer - mask

Layers: Load Mask From Disk: RD_Mask150_Mask 2: check source luminance, fit to canvas, hide all mask; click load; merge group

Effects: 3D: Drop Shadow: use mask settings above

Step 4: Open  wire; CTRL+C and close

Step 5: On canvas: CTRL+L - rename layer - mask2

Layers: Load Mask From Disk: RD_Mask118_Mask 1: check source luminance, fit to canvas, hide all mask; click load; merge group

Effects: 3D: Drop Shadow: use mask settings above

Step 6: Open Frame01: CTRL+C and close

Step 7: On canvas: CTRL+L

SHIFT+S: 250 px ( width) all layers unchecked; rename layer - frame

Using your magic wand tool click on the inside of the left frame; Selections: Modify: Expand: 4

Layers New Layer: Name Left Matte

Step 8: Open paper04: CTRL+C and close

Step 9: On canvas: CTRL+SHIFT+L ; Layers: New Layer: Name  Picture

Step 10: Open tube: CTRL+C and close

Step 11: On canvas : CTRL+SHIFT+L

Duplicate: Adjust:  Gaussian Blur: 5.00 rename layer: tube effects

Effects: Plugins:  Xero: Porcelain: default settings

On original tube layer

Effects: 3D:Drop Shadow:  use tube settings above

Using your magic wand tool click on the inside of the left frame; Selections: Modify: Expand: 4

Layers New Layer: Name Right Matte

Step 12:  Open paper04: CTRL+C and close

Step 13: On canvas: CTRL+SHIFT+L ; Layers: New Layer: Name  Picture

Step 14: Open tube: CTRL+C and close

Step 15: On canvas : CTRL+SHIFT+L

Duplicate: Adjust:  Gaussian Blur: 5.00 rename layer: tube effects

Effects: Plugins:  Xero: Porcelain: default settings

Effects: 3D:Drop Shadow:  use tube settings above

Step 16: Open Ribbon4: CTRL+C and close

Step 17: On Canvas: CTRL+L, SHIFT+S, 100 px (width) all layers unchecked.

Move to the right side of your frame (see mine for placement)

Effects: 3D: Drop Shadow: use ribbon settings above

Duplicate, CTRL+M

Activate the mask2 layer

Step 18: Open musicnotes: CTRL+C

Step 19: On canvas: CTRL+L

SHIFT+S, 400 px (width) all layers unchecked, move slightly up. (see mine for placement)

Effects: 3D: Drop Shadow: Use music notes settings above

Highlight the left ribbon layer

Step 20: open words02: CTRL+C and close

Step 21: On canvas: CTRL+L

SHIFT+S: 224 px (width) all layers unchecked, move to the top of the frame. (see mine for placement)

Effects: Drop Shadow: Use word art settings above

Step 22: Open flowers CTRL+C and close

Step 23: CTRL+L, SHIFT+S:  250 px (width) all layers unchecked

CTRL+M, move this layer under the frame layer

Duplicate: Adjust: Blur: Gaussian Blur: 5.00

On original flower layer: Effects: 3D: Drop Shadow: Use flowers settings above

Step 24: Open leaves03: CTRL+C and close

Step 25: CTRL+L, SHIFT+S:  150 px (width) all layers unchecked

CTRL+M, CTRL+I, Duplicate, CTRL+M, CTRL+I

Merge down

Move this layer under the frame layer

Effects: 3D: Drop Shadow: use the leaves settings above

Step 26: Merge all

SHIFT+S: 500 px (width) all layers checked

Add copyright

name (Font I used for the name is: Cash Currency with a drop shadow :  1,1,100,1, #ffffff)

Save as jpg.

Thank you for trying my tutorial “Sexy Beast”. I hope you enjoyed it. Any questions or concerns please contact Karma Happy Creating!