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Sunday 19 May 2019

Cupcake Queen Set

Cupcake Queen Forum Set

I made this set using my template, the wonderful designer Jenn from Ginnibug Designs and the art of Alehandra Vanhek.
This wonderful kit Cupcake Cutie is full of 85 wonderfully cute elements and 24 colourful papers. 
You can buy this kit at Pics for Design Here under the name LapisGin.
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Hugs
Shaz/Gem

Wednesday 15 May 2019

Cupcake Queen Template

Cupcake Queen Template Set
I have a beautiful kit and tube with a cupcake theme and hunted everywhere online for a template and couldn't find any so decided to make a set myself. I will be using it in a tutorial using Jenn's wonderful kit and Alehandra Vanhek's wonderful tube but thought i would share the template set just incase anyone else goes a hunting.

Here is a preview of the Set
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cupcake template 2
cupcake template 1


You can download here at Box

The templates are saved in Psp and Psd so can be used in both programs.
Have fun and please respect my TOU
Hugs
Shaz/Gem

Tuesday 14 May 2019

PTU Steampunk Alice PTU

Steampunk Alice
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This tutorial was written by me Shaz/Gem on the 13th May 2019 and is all my own idea and creation. Any resemblance to other tutorials is purely coincidental and not intended. For this tutorial you will need to have a working knowledge of Paint Shop Pro. 

You will need:-
Paint Shop Pro - I am using X5 but any version will work.
Scrap kit - I am using an awesome kit by Jennifer at Ginnibug Designs called Steampunk Alice. You can buy this kit at Picsfordesign under the name LapisGin. HERE
Tube of choice - I am using a beautiful tube by Laguna called Steampunk Alice with Rabbit. You can buy the tube HERE
Mask of choice - I am using a wonderful mask by Designs by Vaybs Mask 72. Download HERE
Font of choice - I am using Allana-Regular which you can download HERE
Plugins:-
Eye Candy Impact - Glass
Eye Candy Impact - Gradient Glow

Lets Begin:-

1. Open new image 650 x 650 Transparent
2. Open Paper 9. Copy and Paste as a new layer. Layers load mask and load DBV_Mask 72, delete and Merge group.
3. Open Paper 14. Go to Colour palette foreground and click on pattern. Find the image of paper 35% Angle Size 100. Go to Preset Shapes and find Gear 5, width 30. Close fill and draw a circle (see mine for reference). Once happy with the size and placement convert to layer.
4. With your magic wand click inside frame, selections modify Expand by 7.
5. Open Paper 3 and Resize by 75% then 90%. Copy and paste as a new layer and move the paper where you would like. Invert Delete. Selections none. Move below frame layer.
6. Make frame layer active. Plugins Eye candy impact Glass with the settings below. Drop shadow V3, H3, Opacity 35 Blur 7.63 Black.
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7. Open Tube, Copy and paste as a new layer. Resize by 35% then 80%. Move to where you would like it placed. Drop shadow as above.
8.Open Element 55. Resize by 40%. Copy and paste moving to the left. Sharpen and drop shadow.
9. Open Element 49. Resize by 40%. Copy and paste moving down and left. Drop shadow.
10. Open Element 77. Resize by 55%. Copy and paste moving up and right. Drop shadow.
11. Open Element 66. Resize by 35% then 70%. Copy and paste moving slightly up and right. Drop shadow.
12. Make layer 6 active on your palette. Right click and duplicate, move to the right side of canvas. On layer palette bring to top.
13. Open Element 68. Resize by 25% then 80%. Copy and paste move slightly left. Sharpen and Drop shadow.
14. Open Element 78. Resize 30%. Copy and paste moving right and down. Sharpen and Drop shadow.
15. Open Element 69. Resize by 65%. Copy and paste moving down. Sharpen and Drop shadow.
16. Open Element 12. Resize by 30% then 75%. Copy and paste moving left and down. Drop shadow.
17. Open Element 25. Resize by 30%. Copy and paste moving left and down. Drop shadow.
18. Open Element 43. Copy and paste moving slightly left. Sharpen and Drop shadow.
19. Open Element 9. Copy and paste moving slightly down. Eye candy Gradient glow settings below. Drop Shadow.
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20. Add your name using Allana Regular font and colour Black then add the same gradient glow.
21. Add your copyright and License details and save as a PNG

That's it we are done. 
I hope that you managed to follow the tutorial without any problems and enjoyed it at the same time.
Any questions or queries please don't hesitate to ask.
Hugs 
Shaz 

Monday 13 May 2019

Oh my Goodness

Oh My Goodness

It sure has been a long time since i came here and did any tutorial work or making templates, masks or word art.
I have had to take a while away from PSP and being online due to 2 very different reasons.
Firstly my bipolar has been taking over my life and i couldn't concentrate on anything let alone make any tags. It got to the point everything i tried to make i ended up throwing away, and believe me it was a lot of tags. 
I finally started getting my head back together when i had a fall and hurt my shoulder. I pulled and tore all the ligaments and had a constant numbness in my hand. This went on for a few months with me popping pain relief and it started easing off. Then my black lab snapped at my cat and i went to swat her butt and pulled my shoulder again. The pain was so bad i felt physically sick with it and burst into tears, so Hayls dragged me down to A&E and i got x rays done. Turns out the ligaments and tendons weren't fixed and i needed to rest it up not using it for five days. I was given a sling to rest it and saw my own nurse five days later who told me to keep taking anti inflammatory and to rest but take it out for half hour three times a day. Well for the last 2 months the shoulder hasn't got any better and it looks like i am getting osteoarthritis in the joints too. Hopefully i can get an appointment with a doctor rather than a nurse as something needs to be done for the pain and fact i can't lift my arm or use it for anything heavy.
So that's what has been happening in my life.
On a plus note Hayls bought me a new laptop and i love it though getting used to Windows 10 is a fun pass time.
Thought i would write a few new tuts and maybe show off a few tags too 
So please keep eyes peeled for more to come
Hugs and best wishes to all
Shaz/Gem