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This tutorial was created by me on September 11, 2008.
Any similarities to any other tutorial are purely accidental and not intentional.
Please do not copy or post on another site without permission.
I’m using the fabulous licensed work of Leigh Young which can be purchased from MPT
Supplies needed:
PSP (I wrote this in X but any version will work)
Tube and font of choice
Plugins: No outside filters needed
Template: Template 12 by Caitlin’s Creations
(included in supplies)
Visit Caitlin's blog HERE
PTU Scrap Kit: Diet Disaster by Jessica
Her FABULOUS scrap kits can be purchased at Taggers Scraps HERE
You can also visit Jessica's blog HERE
Let’s get started!
Open your template in PSP
Shift D to duplicate and close the original
Delete the watermark layer
Resize by 80%
(all layers checked)
Image Canvas Size > 600 X 600, lock aspect ration unchecked,
center placement
Highlight bottom layer of your template
Click on the Large Grey Rectangle on your canvas
Hold the Shift key down and hit your down arrow once
Do this for each layer of the template
Layers > New Raster Layer > Arrange > Send to bottom
Flood Fill with white
Selections > Float
Open DD_Paper6_JD
Copy and paste onto your canvas
Resize by 85%
Selections > Invert
Click on paper layer
Hit Delete
Add drop shadow
0, 0, 60, 7
Delete Large Grey Rectangle Layer
Activate Large White Rectangle
Selections > Float
Open DD_Paper1_JD
Copy and paste onto your canvas
Resize by 85%
Selections > Invert
Click on paper layer
Hit Delete
Add drop shadow
0, 0, 60, 7
Delete Large White Rectangle layer
Highlight Black Lines Layer
Selections > Float
Open DD_Paper8_JD
Copy and paste onto your canvas
Selections > Invert
Click on paper layer
Hit Delete
Add drop shadow
0, 0, 60, 7
Delete Black Lines Layer
Selections > Float
Open DD_Paper4_JD
Copy and paste onto your canvas
Resize by 85%
Selections > Invert
Click on paper layer
Hit Delete
Delete Black Rectangles Layer
Highlight White Rectangles
Selections > Float
Click on the layer below it
Hit Delete
Shift + D to deselect
Drag your White Rectangles layer below your frames
Add drop shadow
0, 0, 60, 7 to frames
Rename Frames
Highlight Black Squares Rotate
Selections > Float
Open DD_Paper2_JD
Copy and paste onto your canvas
Resize by 50% and position within marching ants
Selections > Invert
Click on paper layer
Hit Delete
Delete Black Rectangles Layer
Highlight
Selections > Float
Click on the layer below it
Hit Delete
Shift + D to deselect
Delete
Add drop shadow
0, 0, 60, 7 to frame
Activate White Squares
Selections > Float
Open DD_Paper12_JD
Copy and paste onto your canvas
Resize by 75% and position within marching ants
Selections > Invert
Click on paper layer
Hit Delete
Activate White Squares again
Selections > Float
Click on your Frames layer
Add a new raster layer
Drag below Frames layer
Effects > 3D effects > Cutout
0, 0, 100, 10
Merge new shadow layer with Frames layer
Activate Center frame layer
Open DD_Nutrition Lable
Copy and paste as new layer
Free rotate 20 degrees left
Resize by 57% and sharpen
Position so you can see the Nutrition Facts at the top and erase any excess showing below the frame
Merge center frame and nutrition layer together
Click on your top layer on your layers palette
Open DD_Burger_JD
Copy and paste onto your canvas
Resize by 40% and sharpen
Position at the bottom of your left frame
Drag layer below frame
(see mine for placement)
Open DD_FrenchFries_JD
Copy and paste onto your canvas
Resize by 45% and sharpen
Drag below burger layer
Position at the bottom of your left frame
(see mine for placement)
Add same drop shadow
Open DD_soda_JD
Copy and paste onto your canvas
Resize by 45% and sharpen
Drag below fries layer
Position at the bottom of your left frame
(see mine for placement)
Add same drop shadow
Open DD_pizza_JD
Activate your top layer on your layers palette
Copy and paste pizza onto your canvas
Position at the bottom right of your template
Add same drop shadow
Click on your burger layer
Copy and paste as new layer
Rename Burger
Resize by 60% and sharpen
Hide your center frame (so you can see what you are doing)
Drag burger below frames layer and position to the right side of the frame
(see mine for placement)
Duplicate burger layer and position to the left side of the frame
Duplicate burger layer again
Click on the burger
Shift + right arrow
Duplicate layer and position on top of the other burgers
(we’re making a pile!)
Duplicate again and position to the left
(center the 2 burgers within the frame)
Duplicate one last time and position on the very top of your burger stack
When you are happy with your stack of burgers, merge all the burgers together
Unhide your nutrition frame
Merge your left side burger, fries, coke and frame layers together
Image > canvas size
Change to 700 X 700
Click on white background layer and floodfill with white
Open DD_foldedribbon_JD
Copy and paste ribbon onto your canvas
Resize by 75% and sharpen
Drag layer below your center frame layer
Position at the bottom of template
(see mine for reference)
Add same drop shadow
Copy and paste your tube
Resize if necessary and add same drop shadow
Place it where it looks best in reference to your canvas
Open DD_swirlbeads_JD
Copy and paste onto your canvas
Resize by 50% and free rotate 40 degrees right
Sharpen and position at the bottom left of your template
(see mine for placement)
Drag layer above white background
Duplicate layer
Image > Flip
Reposition to your liking
Add same drop shadow and merge beads together
Open DD_flowerred_JD
Copy and paste onto your canvas
Resize by 60% and sharpen
Position on the right of your template
Drag below Frames layer
With your flower layer still active:
Selections > Select All > Float > Defloat
Activate Frames layer
Use your eraser tool to erase just the flower petals on the left
Shift + D to deselect
Activate flower layer and erase any of the doodle visible within the frame
Add same drop shadow
Open DD_floweryellow_JD
Copy and paste onto your canvas
Resize by 60% and free rotate 40 degrees left
Sharpen and position above the right side of your frames
Selections > Select All > Float > Defloat
Activate Frames layer
Use your eraser tool to erase just the bottom and left petals that are hidden
Shift + D to deselect
Activate flower layer and erase any of the doodle visible within the frame and overlapping the red flower to the right
Add same drop shadow
Merge your flowers together
Activate top layer on your layers palette
Open Open DD_flower_JD
Copy and paste onto your canvas
Resize by 45% and sharpen
Position on the top left corner of your Frames
(see mine for reference)
Add same drop shadow
Activate top layer on your layers palette
Open Open DD_wordart1_JD
Copy and paste onto your canvas
Free Rotate 40 degrees right and position at top right of your canvas
Add the following drop shadow
2, 2, 60, 7
Add your copyright information and any text
Hide your white background and merge visible
Crop away any excess background
Resize by 78%
(all layers checked)
Sharpen
Save as PNG!
I'd love to post your results in my Tag Show Off Gallery
so feel free to email them to me HERE
