This tutorial was written by and copyrighted to Kirsty on 11th January 2010

 

This is my own creation and any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.
Under no uncertain terms are you allowed to make money from anything produced from this tut, this is against my TOU

For this tutorial you will need:
A Tube of your choice I am using the awesome artwork of Zindy S.D.Nielsen which you must have a license to use you can get one at ZINDY ZONE
Paper and Elements are from a scrap kit called Forbidden by Tamie, which is you can purchase from HERE
Template is by Missy, its #280 which you can download from HERE
*Please Note, all Missys templates are linked on the left hand side of her blog*
Lokas Artistic Effects - Aqua, which is a free plugin, you can download that HERE

 

 

Open up the template, duplicate it and then close the original
Now delete the following 3 layers in your layer template, Top ©missy, Words and the bottom white layers

 

In your layer pallet close out all the layers except for the bottom Blur layer
Selections / Select All
Using your selections tool click anywhere on your image, this will make your image float
Selections / DeFloat
Add a new raster layer and now flood fill once, with a colour that is going to go well with your image, I used the colour black

 

Now open up a paper, I used the gorgeous red silk one
In your layer pallet uncross the oval layer
Selections / Select All
Selections / Float
Selections / DeFloat
Now copy and paste your paper as a new layer
Selections / Invert and hit your delete key
Selections / Select None and now you can delete the original Oval layer

 

 

Now highlight the Smitten Words layer in your layer pallet
Selections / Select All
Selections / Float
Selections / DeFloat
Add a new raster layer and flood fill white, then change the opacity of this layer to overlay
Selections / Select None and then delete the orginal layer

 

Now open up ele10 which is an oval wire frame and resize this by 90%
Copy and paste as a new layer and make sure that this layer is above your smitten wordart layer in your layer pallet
Now using your deformation tool 'squash' this until it lines up with the large oval
Once your happy
Selections / Select All
Selections / Float
Selections / DeFloat
Add a new raster and flood fill with a colour of your choice, I used a nice gold colour #B7A871
While your ants are floating apply the Lokas Aqua effect using the following settings (we will use these settings for everything)

 

 

Once your happy
Selections / Select None then give this a nice healthy dropshadow and delete the original frame layer

 

Now open up your tube and the curtain from the kit which is ele27
Copy and paste your tube as a new layer and resize if needed, I resized mine by 90% and also if needed mirror so that your tube is facing towards the left, then give your tube a dropshadow and place it to the right hand side of the oval

 

In your layer pallet drag this underneath your gold frame layer

Now using your lasso tool cut away any part of your tube that you can see on the outside of the frame
*See my tag for reference*

 

 

Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

 

Now uncross the frame layer (little circle frame)
Selections / Select All
Using your selections tool click anywhere on your canvas, this will make your frame float
Selections / DeFloat and add a new raster layer, then flood fill with the same colour we just used for the oval frame, I used the gold again
While your ants are floating apply the Lokas Aqua effect again using the same settings as before
Selections / Select none and give this a nice healthy dropshadow, then delete the original frame layer

 

Now open up the clock, its ele63 and resize this by 40%
Then copy and paste this as a new layer and place this inside the small circle frame, drag this underneath the frame layer and then lower the opacity of this to 45 in your layer pallet

 

Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

 

Now in your layer pallet cross out your bottom merged layer and uncross the letter S layer
Selections / Select All
Using your selections tool click anywhere on your canvas, this will make the letter S float
Selections / DeFloat and add a new raster layer, now using a colour that goes well, I used a darkish red that goes with my paper oval, flood fill and the apply the Aqua settings
Selections / Select none and give this a nice healthy dropshadow, then delete the original letter S layer

 

 

Once your happy
Layers / Merge / Merge Visible, make sure that this is at the top in your layer pallet

 

 

Cross out the top layer which should be your smitten word and uncross your bottom merged layer

Layers / Merge / Merge Visible and now uncross the Smitten wordart layer

 

Now open up the leaes on the vine, which is ele46 and resize this by 90%, then copy and paste this as a new layer and place this at the right hand side of your image
Once your happy give this a dropshadow of your likng, then duplicate this layer and mirror

 

Open up the red petal  heart, which is ele37 and resize by 20%, copy and paste this as a new layer and place this at the bottom right hand corner of the oval, rotate slightly, I used the deformation tool for this
Once your happy give this a nice healthy dropshadow, then duplicate this layer and then mirror
Drag this up slightly so that its above the small circle frame

 

Now open up a flower of your choice, I used the white rose, as these will stand out, then resize it by 20% and give it a nice healthy dropshadow, then copy this
Back on your image add a new raster layer and then paste your white rose as a new selection, paste 4 or 5 on each leaf vine on each side
*See my tag for reference if needed*

Now higlight your Smitten wordart layer
Open up the candles, which are ele26 and resize these by 30%, copy and paste this as a new layer and place it over the bottom of the letter S
Duplicate the candle layer in your layer pallet and drag this underneath the smitten wordart layer
In your layer pallet highlight the top candle layer and using your lasso tool cut away the middle candle and bottom of the candleabra that are overlapping the letter S
Once your happy, highlight the bottom candle layer and give this the same healthy dropshadow as before

 

 

Once your happy

Add a new raster layer and add your name and copyright

 

Save as either a transparent Png or a Jpeg and your done