Nerdy Turtle CU/PU Freebie

I was playing around in PSP yesterday and ended up making a nerdy turtle! You may use this for CU, no CU4CU. You may recolor and use in freebies, credit is nice but not required. :) 

DOWNLOAD HERE 

CT "2014" Tag + Snags

Got some CT tags today made with "2014" by Tiny Turtle Designs. Get over to her store and grab it for your New Years tags! 

And here are some snag: 

CT "New Year Celebration" Tag + Timeline Snag

Pink Paradox Productions has an amazing kit out called "Sophisticated Celebration" and it's just a great kit to work with for celebration and New Years themes! Be sure to get over to her store and grab it! 

Here is a tag I made with it: 

And here's a Facebook timeline banner, feel free to snag, but DO NOT ALTER. 

Thanks for stopping by and Happy New Year!!!

CT "Verdant Winter" Tags + Snags

Got some tags today made with the wintery kit by Tiny Turtle Designs "Verdant Winter". It's got gorgeous green and blue tones and is perfect for your chilly winter day tags. 

Now here are some extras, feel free to snag! 

Thanks for stopping by!

PTU "Everblu" Tutorial

This Tutorial was written by me, any resemblance to another tutorial is completely unintentional. PSP version used: PSP X5

Tube

I'm using the artwork of Keith Garvey. this tube

others can be found at his STORE

Scrap Kit

"Everblu" by Honored Scraps

Font

retrofitted

Filters

Eye Candy 4000> Gradient Glow

Lokas Software> Chrome

Open your canvas at 600x600 px.

Open Frame1, C&P, resize to fit inside your canvas. 

Open up your smaller close up of the tube, and duplicate.

Flip duplicated tube horizontally, position both under your frame.

Use your magic wand tool inside of the frames

Selections>Modify>Expand...5. 

Invert, delete on your keyboard for both close up tubes. 

Invert again, Layer>New Raster Layer, position as the very bottom layer.

Flood fill inside your frame #73a3a2. 

Selections>Select None. 

Merge your tube layers, and then duplicate them once. 

On the duplicated layer, Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur, 4. Blend mode-Screen.

On the original layer, Blend mode- Luminance.

Now open up your tube, C&P, resize to your liking. 

Now for the elements: 

Blossom1

Bougainville2

Bow2

Butterfly1

Fan1

FloralBranch1

Flower1

Flower5

Flower10

Flower11

Leaves2

LoveWrap1

Ribbon8

After you do all of your elements to your liking, it's time to do the copyright and license.

Then we do the name. 

I used retrofitted- 60 px, Bold, Anti-alias: Smooth.

Adjust>Add/Remove Noise>Add Noise... like so: 

Lokas Software>Chrome: 

EyeCandy4000>Gradient Glow with settings 3.00, 0, 100

and Color settings like so: 

Now add your drop shadows to everything and you're all done! 

Thanks for checking out my tut! :) 

PTU "Christmas in Jamaica" Tutorial

This Tutorial was written by me, any resemblance to another tutorial is completely unintentional. PSP version used: PSP X5

Tube

I'm using the artwork of Ismael Rac. this tube

others can be found at his STORE

Scrap Kit

"Christmas in Jamaica" by Karra's Kreative Korner

 purchase it at Pimpin' PSPers Warehouse

Template

HPD_175 found HERE

Font

Occidental

Filters

Vanderlee> Unplugged-X> Interlace & Pattern Offset

Eye Candy 4000> Gradient Glow

Ok let's get started! 

Open up your template and make raster 11, 12, & 13 invisible.

 C&P your tube without resizing.

Merge the bottom two layers (Raster 1&2) of the template,

fill with gradient like so: 

then duplicate your tube, position over the template layer you just merged, and merge them. 

Go back to the template layer, Selections>Float, Defloat, Invert, and then go back to your 

tube layer and hit delete on your keyboard. 

Selections>Select None. 

Duplicate your tube layer

Crop your canvas so there is no stray paper on the edges, 

Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur, 6. 

Use your blend mode Screen on this one

Use your filter Vanderlee>Unplugged-X> Pattern Offset, 30.

Back down to the original and blend mode Luminance (L)

Open kkpaper11, resize to 600 px, and C&P under Raster 3. 

Click on Raster 3 layer, and Selections>Float, defloat, invert, back to paper layer and 

 hit delete on your keyboard

null Raster 3. 

Open kkpaper13, resize to 600 px and C&P under Raster 4. 

Click on Raster 4 layer, Selections>Float, defloat, invert, back to paper layer and

hit delete on your keyboard, null Raster 4. 

Now go to Raster layer 9, drag it down until it's the next layer above Raster layer 5.

Do the same with Raster layer 7, 

Merge layers, 9, 7, and 5 together, and then open kkpaper7, C&P under this layer. 

On the merged layer Selections>Float, defloat, invert, back down to kkpaper7, 

delete on your keyboard, null merged 9, 7, 5 layers.

Merge layers 10, 8, 6.

then flood fill with your gradient from earlier. 

C&P your tube layer again, duplicate twice, resize just a wee bit smaller..

Position the face of the tube in each circle. 

back down to merged circles, Selections>Float, defloat, invert, and then on 

each tube layer click delete. 

Merge the circle tube layers. 

Duplicate, and crop your canvas so theres no stray stuff on the edges.

Top duplicated layer, Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur, 4. 

filter Vanderlee>Unplugged-X>Interlace with these setting: 

and then blend mode Screen.

Bottom layer, Soft light.

Now C&P your tube layer one last time, resize to the inside of your canvas. 

Now for the elements: 

kk_birds

kk_butterflies

kk_candy cane

kk_Christmas tree

kk_clouds

kk_drink1

kk_envelope

kk_gift1

kk_gift2

kk_gift3

kk_leaves

kk_lights

kk_postage

kk_sand

kk_santa hat

kk_seashell2

kk_seashell3

kk_starfish

kk_sun

kk_sunglasses

kk_wordart1

kk_wreath

Add your copyright and license info, and now for the name.

I used Occidental at 48 px, Bold, Anti-alias: Smooth.

With the color #5dbec9

Convert to Raster Layer, and then 

Adjust>Add/Remove Noise>Add Noise... 

Eye Candy 4000>Gradient Glow with Basic settings

3.00, 0, 100

And Color setting like so: 

Now add your drop shadows to all of your layers and TADA!!! 

You're all done! 

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my tutorial! :) 

CT "A Winter Setting" Tag + Snags

I made a CT tag today using a beautiful kit by Creative Scraps by Crys called "Winter Romance" and it has a lot of gorgeous elements for Christmas OR Winter tags, it's very versatile! :) You can get it at 

Mystical Scraps! 

Here is the tag I made with it: 

And here are some snags for you! 

Thanks for stopping by! 

CT "Winter Wonderland" Tags + Snags

I made two CT tags with Tiny Turtle Designs "Winter Wonderland" kit, and I have to say this is one of the most gorgeous Winter kits I've ever worked with. Be sure to check it out in HER STORE. 

Here are the tags I made with this gorgeous kit: 

And here are some snags for ya: 

Thanks for stopping by! 

CT "Elegant Holiday" Tag Show-offs

Pink Paradox Productions has an amazing new Christmas kit called "Elegant Holiday" and it's got gorgeous black, silver, and red tones. You can find in her PERSONAL STORE. 

And here are the tags I made with it: 

New PTU Kit: "Feelin' Frosty"

I've got a new kit available in all of my stores today called Feelin' Frosty! This winter kit has beautiful colors of pinks, turquoise, and silver, and will make you want to go outside and lace up the ice skates or build a snowman! Perfect for incorporating some Winter fun into your tags! Has 81 elements and 14 papers, tagger size, PU and S4H okay! 

Here's a tag that I made with this kit and the artwork of Ismael Rac

Thanks for stopping by!