Heard It Thru The Grapevine

Heard It Thru The Grapevine
by Deborah in NC

Supplies Needed:
PSP (written in PSP X, will work in other versions)
Seachell Scrap Kit - Grape Vine found here
Filters Unlimited 2


To begin, open a New Raster image, 600 w x 500 h, transparent

From the Grape Vine scrap kit, open Grape Vine Element 6 (trellis)
Copy & Close
Paste as a new layer
Image>Resize to fit inside image (I used 25 percent), all layers UNchecked
Drop shadow: 2, 2, 90, 8, black, Unchecked

Open Grape Vine Element 2.
Copy & Close
Paste as a new layer
Image>Resize to fit inside image (I used 18 percent), all layers UNchecked
Free Rotate>Right, 13, nothing else checked
Move to cover the left leg of the trellis, position toward the bottom
Drop shadow: 0, 0, 90, 12, black, Unchecked
Duplicate layer
Mirror
Move to right leg of the trellis, position toward top.

Open Grape Vine Element 1.
Copy & Close
Paste as a new layer
Image>Resize to fit inside image (I used 18 percent), all layers UNchecked
Position in the middle of the trellis
Drop shadow: 0, 0, 90, 12, black, Unchecked

Merge Visible
Move to the right side of image

Open frame of choice from Grape Vine kit.
Copy, close element, and paste as a new layer

***NOTE: You will not see the frame in your image until you resize it down to a smaller size, see the next line of this tutorial as the original image is scrapsize, not tagger size and is much larger than your image.

Resize to fit on left side of image
Send layer to bottom
Reposition frame if needed so trellis overlaps the bottom right corner of the frame.
Magic Wand outside the frame layer. Invert. Contract by 5
Drop Shadow: 2, 2, 90, 23, Black, UNchecked
Drop Shadow: -2, -2, 90, 23, Black, UNchecked
Select None

Open Seachell_Grape Vine_Element18 (Wine bottle element) from kit in PSP. Copy, close element, paste as a new layer

Layers>Arrange>Bring to top
Resize, 8%, all layers UNchecked
Drop shadow: 2, 2, 90, 4.35, Black, UNchecked
Move with move tool to bottom left corner of frame layer

Open Seachell_Grape Vine_Element19 (Wineglass element) from kit. Copy, close element, paste as a new layer
Resize, 8%, all layers UNchecked
Drop shadow: 2, 2, 90, 4.35, Black, UNchecked
Move with move tool to bottom Right side of the wine bottle.
Duplicate layer, move down and to the left slightly

New raster layer
Send to bottom
Select All
Open one of the papers from Grape Vine kit. Copy, close paper, and paste into selection

Contract: 15. New Raster layer.
Open a 2nd paper from Grape Vine kit. Copy, close paper, and paste into selection

Selections>Select None
Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2>Edges, Square>Select one and Apply
Drop shadow: 0, 0, 50, 20, Black, Unchecked

If adding photo, graphic or Wordart to the frame do so now

Add any other elements you wish to image, I chose to add some bows. Drop shadow them as you add.

Merge all (flatten) when done.

Add border: 5, Symmetric, Dark Purple, Black or color from color swatch included in the kit

Add Text as desired.

Image>New Raster layer and watermark.

Resize, and save.

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial, and thank you for trying it. Comments are always welcome, but never required.


LEGAL INFO:
This tutorial was written and designed by Deborah and is made using teaching and tips gained from the web and PSP, Animation Shop, and the other programs used, the programs listed Help feature; and is my own creation. Any resemblance to other tutorials available is coincidental.
Please do not share this tutorial or to place it on any web site without my written permission. Please do not translate this tutorial into any other language without my written permission: kay2ndjackson@gmail.com. If sharing, please direct to my blog site at: http://deborahscornerincyberspace.blogspot.com/