Signs Of Spring Ftu

For this tutorial i used the gorgeous art of Rossana Castellino

I purchased this tube from Dreamscape Imaging.

You can now purchase from CDO

Stunning Ftu facebook freebie scrapkit

`Spread A Little Happiness` from Studio Dawn Inskip here

Template 71 by Pooker at Elegant Inspirations here

Wordart from Mudmaven Designs here

Mask of choice

Open the template in psp and resize 85% all layers  checked.

Resize canvas to 700x700,all layers checked and re-floodfill the white background.

Close off the credits layer.

Click on the white background and add a new layer.

Laters>select all and paste a paper of choice into selection.

*As this is a full sized kit,i always resize my papers to 700x700 pixels*

I used paper 8,selections>invert>edit>cut and deselect.

Now add your mask.

Layers>new mask layer>from image find your mask  and hit ok.

Merge group.

Click on the white strip layer and move down to the bottom of the template.

Repeat with the small grey circle,black strip and the dots layers.

Now click on one of the template layers-selections>select all>float.defloat &

paste a paper of choice as a new layer.

Selections>invert>edit>cut and deselect.

Repeat these steps until all your template layers are filled.

Add drop shadows to the template layers.

I use 2 2 50 5.

On the main circle layer,paste in your  tube.

Now resize and place any elements you like from the kit,

remember to sharpen any elements after resizing.

You can use my tag as a guide or go your own way :)

Add the wordart,and add a gradient glow,then add your name using a pretty font.

When you are happy with your tag,delete the white background,and merge all layers.

Resize to your liking then add your credits.

Save as a png and that`s it you are done!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial :)