melwdswife's musings: April 2014

My TOU's

My TOU's:

Cluster Frame TOU's:

Please, post a preview in your group, but please, link back to my blog for download. Thanks!

Tutorial TOU's:

All of my tuts are my own ideas and inspirations. Any resemblance to another tutorial is purely coincidental. Please do not rewrite or claim as your own.

All tutorials are for personal use only and all scrap kits and tubes are either free to use or paid to use. Please credit everyone that needs to be credited and give a link back to their site when using their supplies.

Please, enjoy yourself when doing my tutorials. If you are having problems with a link, please, let me know at melwdswife@yahoo.com. In the subject line, please put "link".

I would love to see what you have made! Send me the tag, and I will post it in my gallery! melwdswife@yahoo.com In the subject line, please put "tag".

Forum Challenge Hosts: You may use any of my tutorials in any of your challenges. You may share the original preview, but link back to my blog for view. Do not upload to your own share site.

If you have any questions or comments, please email me at melwdswife@yahoo.com

I reserve the right to amend these terms at any time.

Thank you!

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

CT Crystals Creations: Surf's Up

7:57 PM | Posted by melwdswife | Edit Post

CT for Crystals Creations

Kit: Surf's Up

Kit is by Crystals Creations, check out her blog for where to purchase! HERE

Tube is by James Adams. This beauty is only available with purchase of PinUps Fantasies and Faerie Tales, Volume 7, available HERE.

You must use all proper license and copyrights for all art you use. Thanks for looking!

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Saturday, April 26, 2014

~CT Tag showoff~ ~PinkParadox Productions~ ~Moon Shadow Fae~

7:31 PM | Posted by melwdswife | Edit Post

Hi everyone!

I have a new tag show off!

These tags are from PinkParadox Productions' Kit:

Moon Shadow Fae.

This kit is super big with some terrific papers! (I am not a paper geek, but these papers are A.W.E.S.O.M.E.!!!!!)

The kit is available HERE:

This first tag is also a CT for Celinart Pinups. *Currently, her store is down, and this tube is available at PinkParadox Productions*

This tube is: Adeline available HERE:

For this tag, I only used PinkParadox's kit. I am really pleased at how cute it is!

Thanks for looking! Remember, please do not claim these as your own...I work hard on these. Thanks!

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Wednesday, April 23, 2014

~PTU Tutorial~ ~Girly Summer~

9:31 PM | Posted by melwdswife | Edit Post

~CT PTU Tutorial~ ~PinkParadox Productions~

PTU TUT

~Girly Summer~

This tutorial was written on April 23, 2014.

Any similarities to another tutorial is purely coincidental.

Please do not claim as your own.

This tutorial writer assumes you have a working

knowledge of using Paint Shop Pro.

This tutorial was done in Paint Shop ProX4,

but can be adapted to use in other

Paint Shop Pro versions.

Tutorial

***CT for PinkParadox Productions***

Kit: Girly Summer, available at PinkParadox Productions Store HERE

Tube: Besty, by VeryMany Tubes, available at PFD HERE

You MUST have the proper license to use this piece!

Here's what else you will need:

Template: Template_02 by melwdswife (me, lol), available HERE for free download.

Mask: WSL_Mask 64 HERE:

Don't forget to leave her some love!!!

Plug-ins: Gradient Glow

Drop Shadow used: Vertical 4, Horizontal 4, Opacity 82, blur 4, color: #202020

Font: ProseScriptSSk HERE

Font Color: #ffbbe2 and #000000 (or other colors from your tube)

Remember, please use all images properly, and license where applicable.

We will start from the bottom layer up, unless otherwise stated.

Abbreviations used:

DS - drop shadow

RTF - resize to fit

C/P - copy and paste

Ready? Let's begin!

Open Template_02, Shift D, Close out the original.

Delete the Background layer and the copyright layer.

(please, dont forget to save as you go!)

*

C/P paper 6, RTF.

Add Mask, I used weescottlass' mask 64.

Merge group.

Add DS of choice.

*

C/P paper 32, resize to 500x500.

Activate "outside bottom oval" Layer.

Take your magic wand and touch the oval.

Invert, activate paper 32, delete.

De-select all.

Delete original "outside bottom oval" layer.

Add DS of choice.

*

C/P paper 5, resize to 500x500.

Activate "bottom oval" Layer.

Take your magic wand and touch the oval.

Invert, activate paper 5, delete.

De-select all.

Delete original "bottom oval" layer.

*

C/P paper 32, resize to 500x500.

Activate "Top outside oval" Layer.

Take your magic wand and touch the oval.

Invert, activate paper 32, delete.

De-select all.

Delete original "Top outside oval" layer.

Add DS of choice.

*

C/P paper 17, resize to 500x500.

Activate "top oval" Layer.

Take your magic wand and touch the oval.

Invert, activate paper 17, delete.

De-select all.

Delete original "top oval" layer.

*

C/P paper 32, resize to 500x500.

Activate "outside middle oval" Layer.

Take your magic wand and touch the oval.

Invert, activate paper 32, delete.

De-select all.

Delete original "outside middle oval" layer.

Add DS of choice.

*

C/P paper 32, resize to 500x500.

Activate "middle oval" Layer.

Take your magic wand and touch the oval.

Invert, activate paper 32, delete.

De-select all.

Delete original "middle oval" layer.

*

C/P paper 27, resize to 500x500.

Activate "outer side" Layer.

Take your magic wand and touch the oval.

Invert, activate paper 27, delete.

De-select all.

Delete original "outer side" layer.

Add DS of choice.

*

C/P elements, RTF, refer to my image for placement and add DS

172, opacity of 61

126

159, twice

*

C/P paper 6, resize to 500x500.

Activate "side" Layer.

Take your magic wand and touch the side.

Invert, activate paper 6, delete.

De-select all.

Delete original "side" layer.

*

C/P elements, RTF, refer to my image for placement and add DS

4

*

C/P paper 27, resize to 500x500.

Activate "side rings b" Layer.

Take your magic wand and touch the side rings.

Invert, activate paper 27, delete.

De-select all.

Delete original "side rings b" layer.

Add DS of choice.

*

C/P paper 8, resize to 500x500.

Activate "side rings a" Layer.

Take your magic wand and touch the side rings.

Invert, activate paper 8, delete.

De-select all.

Delete original "side rings a" layer.

*

C/P elements, RTF, refer to my image for placement and add DS.

160, flip horizontal

54

*

C/P your tube. RTF.

Refer to my image for placement.

Add DS of choice.

Duplicate this x2.

Take both copies and move them underneath the "side rings b" layer.

Move them to where you would like. (Refer to my image)

Activate the side rings b layer.

with your magic wand, select inside the lower ring.

Invert selection.

activate the copy layer and delete.

Blend mode Luminance

Opacity 71

Activate the Side rings b layer.

With your magic wand, select the upper ring.

Invert selection

Activate the other copy layer and delete.

Blend mode Luminance (Lacacy)

Opacity 69

*

C/P elements, RTF, refer to my image for placement and add DS.

118

131

131 (again)

131 (a tird time)

50

17

176

176 (again)

64

98

97

2

Add copyright layer with proper license.

Add name, convert to raster.

Then add Eye Candy Gradient Glow to name:

width 12, Corners, 25, Opacity 100, color from tube add DS.

Thats it! :) Thanks for looking! Hope you enjoyed the tut.

I would love to see any tags you make with my tutorial,

Email them to me at: melwdswife@yahoo.com

Have fun! Please, leave some love or a thank you!

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Template FREEBIE!!!

8:49 PM | Posted by melwdswife | Edit Post

Hey y'all!

I was inspired by PinkParadox's kit: Girly Summer to create this template.

I hope y'all like it; It is a freebie for you! Click the image to download.

Please, don't claim as your own. And leave some love if you download.

Tut writers, if you use this template, please direct link to my blog for download, DO NOT include in your supplies. Thanks!

Additional TOU's included in the zip file. :)

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Wednesday, April 16, 2014

PTU Tut: Honey Bee's Spring

3:22 PM | Posted by melwdswife | Edit Post

PTU TUT ~ ~ ~ Honey Bee's Spring

CT for Crystal's Creations

This tutorial was written on April 15, 2014.

Any similarities to another tutorial is purely coincidental.

Please do not claim as your own.

This tutorial writer assumes you have a working

knowledge of using Paint Shop Pro.

This tutorial was done in Paint Shop ProX4,

but can be adapted to use in other

Paint Shop Pro versions.

Tutorial

CT for Crystals Creations

Kit: Spring Bee

Check her blog for the stores she sells at, HERE

Tube: By Ana Neves, entitled, Maze. I purchased this kit at DSI, which is now closed.

She now sells at CDO. HERE

You MUST have the proper license to use this work!

Here's what you need:

Plug-ins: Gradient Glow

Drop Shadow used: Vertical 4, Horizontal 4, Opacity 82, blur 4, color: #202020

Inner Bevel: Bevel 2, width 15, smoothness 25, depth 18, ambience 4, shininess 30, color: white #ffffff, angle: 4, intensity 35, elevation 63

Font: Pea Ellie Bellie HERE

Font Color: #dab841 and #f34f7c (or other colors from your tube/ kit)

Remember, please use all images properly, and license where applicable.

We will start from the bottom layer up, unless otherwise stated.

Abbreviations used:

DS - drop shadow

RTF - resize to fit

C/P - copy and paste

Ready? Let's begin!

Open new image 500x500

(please, dont forget to save as you go!)

C/P elements, RTF, refer to my image for placement and add DS

sb_ee1

sb_ee18

sb_ee25

C/P sb_ee31, RTF, See my image for placement.

Open Tube, Shift D, exit out of original tube;

Copy and paste in image, add DS of choice.

Move image to where you want it. Duplicate it.

Leave this on the bottom for now, name tone copy Maze, the other Maze2.

We will get back to these soon.

C/P paper 11, RTF and duplicate; rename one layer PL1 and the other PL2.

Take your magic wand, activate the frame layer, touch inside bottom side of frame,

expand 10, invert, activate Maze layer, delete.

De-select.

Repeat with Paper PL1.

Take your magic wand, activate the frame layer, touch inside upper side of frame,

expand 10, invert, activate PL2, delete.

De-select.

Change blend mode to soft light.

C/P elements, RTF, refer to my image for placement and add DS

sb_ee22

sb_ee8

sb_ee28

sb_ee20

sb_ee32

sb_ee14

Bring up Maze2. Erase those parts you do not want.

C/P elements, RTF, refer to my image for placement and add DS

sb_ee9

sb_ee21

sb_ee24

Add copyright layer with proper license.

Add name, convert to raster, inner bevel: (see above for Inner Bevel Details)

Then add Eye Candy Gradient Glow to name, width 12, Corners, 25, Opacity 100, color from tube add DS.

Thats it! :) Thanks for looking! Hope you enjoyed the tut.

I would love to see any tags you make with my tutorial! email them to me at: melwdswife@yahoo.com Have fun! Please, leave some love or a thank you!

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Friday, April 11, 2014

~CT PinkParadox Productions~ ~Endless Meadows~

9:50 PM | Posted by melwdswife | Edit Post

~CT for PinkParadox Productions~

~Endless Meadows~

(Click the image above to go to the store for purchase)

It has 125 elements, 10 frames, and 30 papers! Oranges, Pinks, sweet little meadow critters! Love this! And super versatile for different tags! Just check out my showoffs below!

For this tag, I used the art of Tatyana Haustova available at AIL, HERE

For this tag, I used the art of Zindy, entitled Spring Ready, available at her shop HERE:

Remember, all these tags came from my own mind, so please do not claim as your own. Don't forget to use the proper licenses and copyrights when you create your tags!

Thank you for looking!