This tutorial was created by me on December 3, 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 Keith Garvey which can be purchased at MPT
Supplies needed:
PSP
(I wrote this in X but any version will work)
Tube of choice
Font of choice – I used PP Handwriting HERE
Mask: gemsmask-43 by Gems HERE
(visit her tutorial site for some really awesome tuts HERE)
Kit (PTU): Tickled Pink by Teresa of Teresa’s Scraps HERE
(visit her blog HERE)
Let’s get started!
Put your mask in your Mask folder
Open a new canvas 700 X 700, white background
Layers > Load/Save Mask from Disk
Find gemsmask-43from the drop down
Fit to canvas, Show all mask and Source Luminance checked
Hit Load
Merge Group
Copy and paste as new layer onto your canvas
Resize by 90% and center
Open TickledPink_Frame02_TH
Resize by 80%
Copy and paste onto your canvas
Click inside your frame with your magic wand
Selections > Modify > Expand by 10
Selections > Invert
Open TickledPink_Paper06_TH
Copy and paste onto your canvas
Hit delete
Drag below frame layer
Add a drop shadow to your frame
0, 0, 80, 7.5
Copy and paste your tube and position to your liking
Add same drop shadow
Open TickledPink_PinkIvy_TH
Copy and paste onto your canvas
Position on your frame
(see mine for reference)
Click on your frame layer
Selections > Float > Defloat
Click on your ivy layer and erase the portion showing on the frame at the bottom left
Deselect and add same drop shadow
Click on your frame layer
Open TickledPink_RibbonBow02_TH
Copy and paste onto your canvas
Image > Free Rotate 45 degrees right
Position so the bow sits right below the top edge of the frame
(see mine for reference)
Click on your frame layer again
With your magic wand, click outside your frame
Click on your bow layer and hit delete
Add same drop shadow
Open TickledPink_CurledRibbon01_TH
Resize by 80%
Copy and paste onto your canvas
Position at the bottom of your frame and drag below tube layer
Add same drop shadow
Click on your tube layer
Open TickledPink_CurledRibbon02_TH
Resize by 80%
Copy and paste onto your canvas
Image > flip and position at the bottom of your frame
Add same drop shadow
Click on your mask layer
Open TickledPink_Doodle01_TH
Copy and paste onto your canvas
Adjust > Add/Remove Noise > Add Noise
Uniform, 75, Monochrome checked
Hit Ok
Open TickledPink_Flowe02_TH
Resize by 75%
Copy and paste onto your canvas and position behind the top left corner of your frame
Add same drop shadow
Open TickledPink_JournalPaper_TH
Resize by 40%
Click on your canvas
Drag below ivy layer and position at the top right of your frame
(see mine for placement)
Add same drop shadow
Add some text to your note paper if you desire
Open TickledPink_Staple_TH
Resize by 50%
Image > rotate right
Copy and paste onto your canvas
Free rotate 25 degrees left and position so it’s over the
paper and the ivy
(see mine for reference)
Sharpen twice and add the same drop shadow
Add your copyright information and any other text.
Resize your canvas to no more then 504 px on the longest side
Sharpen if needed and save as .png
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