Deborahs Corner In Cyberspace

DCIC V-Camo

2011-08-24T09:16:00.000-07:00

Needed a major distraction today, so played with DAZ and came up with this batch of posers for your use.

Download here from 4-shared

Deborah

Autism Awareness

2011-07-14T21:56:00.000-07:00

Autism Awareness

A close friend asked if I had ever done any Autism Related Scrapkits. I said no, but give me a few days I will see what I can come up with. Although this does not have many of the usual elements that I include in my kits, I did find a cute Teddy Bear in my DAZ items to act as the mascot for the kit, that I hope you will enjoy.

The kit contains,

10 Papers

20 Assorted Elements

26 Poser Teddies

The kit can be downloaded from 4-shared Here

Enjoy the kit.

Huggers,

Deborah

Honeybee Alpha

2011-05-29T20:49:00.000-07:00

I was playing with the honeybee posers today and came up with this cute little alpha. Hope you like it.

Download from 4 - share > here

Download from Rapidshare > here

2011-05-21T18:42:00.000-07:00

download from 4-shared - here

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2011-05-21T18:40:00.001-07:00

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2011-05-21T18:37:00.001-07:00

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2011-05-21T18:31:00.000-07:00

a few more for you. Enjoy!!!

Download 4-shared - here

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2011-05-21T18:29:00.001-07:00

Went through some family photos yesterday and decided to create some mists and tubes, hope you enjoy.

download 4-shared here

Penguins

2011-05-19T13:19:00.001-07:00

Did these sometime back, decided to create the preview and share today.

There are 27 different images in the zip file, plus the background. I hope you enjoy!!!

Download here from 4-shared

DCIC Toon Dragons

2011-04-11T19:25:00.000-07:00

DCIC Toon Dragons

Now aren't these just the cutest little guys, so had fun making them, all 80 of them. LOL!!!

Hope you enjoy them, and find many uses for them.

Download available from 4-shared - here

Enjoy!!!

Deborah

DCIC Honeybees

2011-04-10T23:45:00.000-07:00

DCIC Honeybees

Found this darling set of posers by a wonderful designer by the name of Toyyaris Designs.

Thought you might like to have some finished images. There are 61 total images, 10 poses with 6 variations in the zip file. Me thinks that I need to make up some flowers for the little guys.

The Honeybees can be downloaded from 4-shared - here

Rapidshare here

Enjoy!!!

Deborah

DCIC Leprechauns 01

2011-03-14T12:51:00.001-07:00

DCIC Leprechauns 01

Here are the rest of the Leprechauns that are part of the St Pats Scrapkit posted before. There are 15 poses for the Leprechaun. Hope you like.

4-shared here

Huggers,

Deborah

DCIC St Pats 2011

2011-03-14T12:41:00.000-07:00

DCIC St Pats 2011

Finally finished this kit for you for St. Patrick's Day, last night. I hope you like it, and that you have a great St. Patrick's Day on Thursday.

Available on 4-shared only.

4-Shared here

Deborah

New Year Greeting

2010-12-27T21:18:00.001-08:00

New Year Greeting

by Deborah in NC

Supplies Needed:

PSP (written in PSP X3, will work in other versions)

Zip File is here

-aclis_ny_25_12_2008

-mjnewyear008

-NYG pattern

-PlumaSegunda

Plugin Used

Mystic Nights>Frosted Glass - here

Simple>Diamonds - here

Italian Editor Effects>Disturbo Zoom - here

Getting It All Together

1. Install Plugins before opening PSP

2. Open PSP

Open the tubes in PSP and minimize

3. Material Palette

Foreground: #b8c6e8

Background: #263a72

Or use colors of own choice. A very light color for the Foreground, and a dark color (in the same color family as the foreground color)

4. Change Foreground to Gradient

Settings: Foreground/Background, Angle: 45, Repeats: 3, Invert: Unchecked, Linear selected

5. Change Background to Gradient

Settings: Foreground/Background, Angle: 45, Repeats: 3, Invert: Unchecked, Radial selected, Center Point; Horizontal & Vertical: 50, Focal Point; Horizontal & Vertical: 50, Link center and focal points

6. Open font in font viewer of choice and minimize

Method

1. File>New Image: Pixels: Selected, Width: 500, Height: 400, Raster & Transparent: Checked

Flood fill tool (default settings) and Flood fill new image with Foreground gradient

2. Raster>New raster layer

Flood fill with Background gradient

Layers>Properties: Change Blend Mode: Overlay

3. Layers>Merge>Merge Visible

4. Maximize aclis_ny_25_12_2008, activate mist layer

Edit>Copy

Minimize

5. Back to working copy

Edit>Paste as new layer

6. Layers>Properties: Change Blend Mode: Overlay

7. Layers>Merge>Merge Visible

8. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling: Default settings

9. Effects>Plugins>Mystic Nights>Frosted Glass

Settings: 15, Custom Colors: 1st square: white, 2nd square: #d7d9cf, rest of squares: black

10. Layers>New raster layer

Edit>Paste as new layer (your mist layer)

11. Move Tool, move to right side

12. Maximize mjnewyear008

Edit>Copy

13. Back to Working Copy

Edit>Paste as new layer

14. Resize to fit in the top left corner (I used 40%, Resize all layers: Unchecked)

15. Image>Mirror

16. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen

17. Move tool, move to top left corner

18. Material Palette: Change BG to pattern

Settings: NYG pattern, Angle: 0, Scale: 65

19. Material Palette: Change FG to null

20. Activate Text Tool

Font: PlumaSegunda, Size will vary based on version of PSP (I used 72), Create as Vector, the other settings are your preference

21. Add text of choice, I typed my first Word, then applied it, then the 2nd word, finally the 3rd word

Since it is Vector, click on the plus sign of "Vector" Layer

This will expand the Vector layer so you can see all the layers

Click on the one you want to adjust and the nodes will appear around the text

22. Use center node to position text where you want

Repeat for all lines of text you added

23. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow

Settings: 3, 3, 80, 3, Black, Unchecked

24. Repeat Drop Shadow

25. Activate top hat layer

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow

Settings: Settings the same, Except change Blur: 10

26. We will be adding some borders here, and the setting Symmetric will stay checked

Image>Add borders: 2, select BG, then I changed the color to a darker color of my BG color (#131725)

27. Image>Add borders: 10, Foreground

28. Image>Add borders: 2, darker BG

29. Image>Add borders: 10, White

30. Image>Add borders: 2, darker BG

31. Image>Add borders: 10, BG (original)

32. Image>Add borders: 2, darker BG

33. Magic Wand

Settings: Mode: Add (Shift), Match mode: Tolerance: 0, Sample Merged/Use all layers: Unchecked, Contiguous: Checked, Feather: 0, Anti-alias: Checked, Outside: Outside: Selected

34. Select the white border with the magic wand

35. Flood fill with Foreground Gradient

Do not Deselect

36. Maximize the mjnewyear008 image

Edit>Copy

Close original

37. Back to working copy

Edit>Paste into Selection (into the white border)

38. Effects>Plugins>Simple>Diamonds

39. Effects>Plugins>Mystic Nights>Frosted Glass: settings as before

40. Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel

Settings: #2, 5, 0, 5, 0, 0, White, 315, 50, 30

41. Selections>Select None

42. Magic Wand the 10 pixel outer dark border

43. Selections>Modify>Contract: 3

44. Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel

Settings: as before

45. Selections>Modify>Expand: 3

46. Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel

Settings: as before

47. Selections>Select None

48. Magic Wand inside the light blue 10 pixel border

49. Effects>Plugins>Italian Editor Effects>Disturbo Zoom: Default settings (0, 0, 213)

50. Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel

Settings: as before

51. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow,

Settings: as before

52. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow

Settings: change only the Vertical & Horizontal: -3

53. Selections>Select None

54. Layers>New raster layer

55. Add watermark

Layers>Merge>Merge All (flatten)

56. Resize to desired use

57. Jpeg and save

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial, and thank you for trying it. If so, feel free to leave a comment, they are nice to see but not 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: kay2ndjackson3@gmail.com.

If sharing, please direct to my blog site at: http://deborahscornerincyberspace.blogspot.com/

Graphics: artists unknown, if yours, please let me know so I can give you proper credit

Tuber: Champagne: ACLIS

http://www.aclisdesigns.com.ar

Written: 12-19-10

DCIC Piglet

2010-12-23T17:27:00.000-08:00

DCIC Piglet

Finally, here are the Piglets. There are 15 Piglets; 3 poses in 5 colors; and includes the hut & fence.

Download at:

4-Shared - here

RapidShare - here

Enjoy!!!

Deborah

DCIC Pig

2010-12-23T17:24:00.000-08:00

DCIC Pig

Here is the 2nd set, this one is the Pigs, and this contains 20 Pigs; 4 poses/5 colors; as well as the hut and fence.

Download at:

4-Shared - here

RapidShare - here

Enjoy!!!

Deborah

DCIC Boar

2010-12-23T17:20:00.000-08:00

DCIC Boar

Had a request for some real life pigs, so this and the next 2 posts will be some that I created with DAZ. These are the Boars, includes 15; 3 poses in 5 colors, as well as a hut and fence piece.

Download at:

4-Shared - here

RapidShare - here

Enjoy!!!

Deborah

DCIC Miss Piggy

2010-12-22T21:57:00.000-08:00

DCIC Miss Piggy

More Little Piggy's for you, this time some cute little ladies. There are 14 total, all the same pose, but with different outfits. After all, we ladies have to look our best, right? :)

These are available for download at:

4-Shared - here

RapidShare - here

Enjoy!!!

Deborah

DCIC Snowmen of Winter

2010-12-21T15:50:00.000-08:00

DCIC Snowmen of Winter

Just a few Snowmen for you today. Made these a few weeks ago, just didn't share them yet. Trying to clean out some folders, and found them. There are 4 snowmen for you.

They are available for upload at:

4-Shared - here

RapidShare - here

Enjoy!!!

Deborah

DCIC 3 Lil Pigs

2010-12-20T22:57:00.001-08:00

DCIC 3 Lil Pigs

Some more Fairytale Critters for you, this time, The 3 Little Pigs, and a Big Bad Wolf. This batch contains the 5 images shown in the preview below. Have fun with them.

The Cottage I uploaded earlier should work with them as well.

Available for download at:

4-shared - here

RapidShare - here

Enjoy!!!

Deborah

DCIC Fairytale Cottage

2010-12-20T22:49:00.001-08:00

DCIC Fairytale Cottage

Here is a cute cottage to go with the Fairytale Critters I am sharing. I hope you like and can use.

The zip file contains, the Cottage Image, a sky seamless tile background, and a grass with flowers PSP image.

Available for download at

4-shared - here

RapidShare - here

Enjoy!!!

Deborah

DCIC 3 Bears

2010-12-20T00:49:00.001-08:00

DCIC 3 Bears

Couldn't sleep, so played in DAZ and came up with these cuties for you, The 3 Bears. Thought they were adorable when I got them several months back, but didn't get to them right away. Three of the outfits are from a very talented lady (trumarcar) at Treasure Chest.

I hope you enjoy them.

The zip file is available for download at 4-Shared & Rapidshare, links are below.

4-shared - here

Rapid Share - here

Enjoy!!!

Deborah

Magical Moment

2010-12-14T14:34:00.000-08:00

Magical Moment

by Deborah in NC

Supplies Needed:

PSP (written in PSP X3, will work in other versions)

-!!!dkj_10_holly_berries

-JC_ DGelsinger-Santa (tube was shared through Tag Along Tubes)

-KR Lots Of Holly (Font)

-krcorners (Font)

All supplies listed above are included in the zip file Here

Plugins used:

Simple>Diamonds, Pizza Slice Mirror

Greg's Factory Output II>Pool Shadow

Bordermania>Frame #2

Preparation:

Open PSP

1. Open JC_ DGelsinger-Santa in PSP

In layer palette, turn off the watermark layer (Raster 2), click on the eye image and a red x will appear over it

Click on to activate bottom (mist) layer (Raster 1)

Edit>Copy

Minimize for now

2. Open !!!dkj_10_holly_berries in PSP

Minimize for now

3. Open KR Lots of Holly font in font viewer of choice

4. Open krcorners font in font view of choice

5. From your tube image select two color for material palette with dropper tool

Foreground (FG), choose a light color (I used #ffdab4)

Background (BG), choose a medium color (I used #9b4919)

Change Foreground to Gradient, Foreground-Background Gradient

Settings:

Angle: 45

Repeats: 11

Invert: Unchecked

Radial: selected

Center Point & Focal Point Horizontal & Vertical: all at 50

Link center and focal points: checked

PATTERN

First we will create our pattern. This can be used later to assemble a background for letter or stat in Letter Creator of choice

1. File>New: Width & Height: 350, Pixels: selected, Raster & Transparent: Checked

2. Flood fill tool

Settings:

Match Mode: None

Sample Merged/Use all layers: Unchecked

Blend mode: Normal

Opacity: 100

Flood fill image with FG (Gradient)

3. Selections>Select All

Selections>Modify>Contract: 65

Edit>Paste into Selection (this is your JC_ DGelsinger-Santa tube image. It should still be in your clipboard, if not, re-maximize and Edit>Copy. Minimize. Then do this step)

Selections>Select None

4. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling: Default settings

5. Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur: 15

6. Effects>Plugins>Simple>Diamonds

7. Effects>Plugins>Simple>Pizza Slice Mirror

8. Effects>Texture Effects>Soft Plastic: 100, 97, 128, 45, FG (light color)

9. Effects>Plugins>Simple>Diamonds

10. Effects>Plugins>Simple>Pizza Slice Mirror

11. Effects>Plugins>Greg's Factory Output II>Pool Shadow: 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 135

12. Selections>Select All

13. Layers>New raster layer

14. Edit>Paste into selection

15. Layers>Properties

Change Blend Mode: Luminance (Legacy)

Change Opacity: 35

16. Layers>Merge>Merge Visible

17. JPEG optimizer, and save to location of choice

CORNER Accent

1. File>New

Width & Height: 350, Pixels: Selected, Raster & Transparent: Checked

2. Activate Text tool

Font: krcorners

Size: will depend on your version PSP, I used 400, Pixels: Selected

Font Style: B selected

Stroke width: 1.0

Create as: Vector

3. Material Palette, switch FG & BG colors

4. Type in " b" (lower case b without the quotes) and apply

5. Objects>Align>Center in Canvas

6. Layers>Convert to raster layer

7. The brick area will be open and needs to be filled in.

Activate your Magic Wand Tool

Settings:

Mode: Add (Shift)

Match mode: RGB Value

Tolerance: 0

Sample Merged/Use All layers: Unchecked

Contiguous: Checked

Feather: 0

Antia-alias: Checked

Outside: Selected

8. Apply magic wand inside each empty brick area

9. Activiate bottom layer in layer palette

10. Flood fill with FG (gradient)

11. Adjust>Add/Remove Noise>Add noise

Gaussian: Checked

Noise: 30

Monochrome: Checked

12. Selections>Select All

13. Adjust>Sharpen>Sharpen if desired

14. Activate top layer in layer palette

15. Selections>Select All

Selections>Float

Selections>Defloat

16. Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel: #2, 3, 0, 2, 0, 0, White, 315, 50, 30

17. You can add noise to this if you want, and sharpen as before, if desired

18. Layers>Merge>Merge visible

HOLLY ACCENT

1. Still working on the brick image, we will add holly to it.

Activate the Text Tool again.

Font: KR Lots Of Holly

Size: 300 pixels, again size will depend on the version of PSP you are using.

2. Material palette; change BG to a green color of choice (I used #414f3f)

3. Apply the holly image you wish to use (I used f (Lower case))

Layers>Convert to raster layer

Then I resized the layer 80% so it would fit where I wanted to place the holly on the corner image

Once I resized, I Sharpened it (Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen)

4. Effects>Plugins>Greg's Factory Output II>Pool Shadow: same settings as before

5. Adjust>Add/Remove Noise: Same settings as before

6. Move Tool, move the holly image to position in the corner of the brick accent

7. To finish the holly on the corner, let's add some berries.

Maximize !!!dkj_10_holly_berries

To activate the size of holly you wish to use, activate the Move Tool

Click on the berry image you want to activate the layer

Edit>Copy

Close original

8. Back to corner image

Edit>Paste as new layer

9. Move Tool, move the berry to position on the holly

10. To add more berries

Layer>Duplicate

11. Move to position where desired

12. Repeat Steps 10 & 11 above to add as many as you want in your corner

13. When all berries are positioned

Layers>Merge>Merge visible

14. Save this image as a .pspimage or .png to folder of choice

Our corner accent is ready. On to the tag/header

TAG/HEADER

1. Maximize JC_ DGelsinger-Santa

2. Edit>Copy

3. Edit>Paste as new image

4. Image>Resize: Longest side: 450

Pixels: selected

Lock Aspect Ratio: Checked

Resize all layers: Checked

5. Image>Canvas Size

Width: 450

Height: 450

Center: Selected

6. Layers>New raster layer

7. Layers>Arrange>Send to bottom

8. Material palette: Change FG & BG to original color choices

Change FG back to gradient

9. Flood fill tool

Flood fill with FG (gradient)

10. Activate top layer in layer palette

Layers>Duplicate

11. Turn off (click on eye icon) top layer (duplicate layer)

12. Activate middle layer (original mist layer)

13. Image>Resize

Percent: Selected

Width & Height: 125

Resize all layers: UNchecked

14. Layers>Properties; Change Blend mode: Screen

15. Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance

16. Activate bottom layer in layer palette

17. Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur: 35

18. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling: Default settings

19. Open top layer (click on eye icon)

Click on layer to activate

20. Effects>Image Effects>Offset: 15, -10, Custom: Checked, Transparent: Checked

21. Adjust>Add/Remove Noise>Add noise

Gaussian: Checked

Noise: 15

Monochrome: Checked

22. Layers>Merge>Merge All (Flatten)

23. Image>Add borders:

Symmetric: Checked

Left: 2, Top, Right & Bottom will self adjust

Color: BG

24. Image>Add borders

Same settings, only change color: FG

25. Image>Add borders

Same settings, only change color: BG

26. Effects>Plugins>Bordermania>Frame #2: 6, 6, 29, 87, Bevel: Checked, Notch Corners: Checked

27. Image>Add borders:

Symmetric: Checked

Left: 35, Top, Right & Bottom will self adjust

Color: FG

28. Magic Wand inside new border

29. Material Palette: Change BG to pattern, then select the pattern we created at the start of the tutorial.

Angle: 134, Scale: 57

30. Flood fill the selection with BG (pattern)

31. Selections>Float

32. Effects>3D Effects>Cutout: 0, 0, 90, 15, black, Unchecked

33. Selections>Defloat

34. Selections>Contract: 14

35. Effects>Plugins>Bordermania>Frame #2: same settings as before

36. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow: 2, 2, 65, 1, Black, Unchecked

37. Repeat Drop shadow, changing the Vertical & Horizontal: -2 (minus 2)

38. Selections>Select None

39. Image>Add borders:

Symmetric: Checked

Left: 2, Top, Right & Bottom will self adjust

Color: BG

40. Image>Add borders

Same settings, only change color: FG

41. Image>Add borders

Same settings, only change color: BG

42. Effects>Plugins>Bordermania>Frame #2: 6, 6, 29, 87, Bevel: Checked, Notch Corners: Checked

43. Maximize Corner Accent we created before

Edit>Copy

If you have not saved at this point, this image, and wish to use for future items, do so now

Close original

44. Back to Tag/Header image

Edit>Paste as new layer

45. Image>Resize

Percent: Selected

Width & Height: 60

Resize all layers: Unchecked

46. Move tool, move to position in top left corner of inner frame

47. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow: 2, 2, 65, 1, Black, Unchecked

48. Effects>Plugins>Simple>Top Left Mirror

49. (Optional) I added a 2nd set of corners to the outer frame, which I resize 35%

50. Layers>New raster layer

51. Add watermark

52. Add any text you wish to add

53. Layers>Merge>Merge all (flatten)

54. Image>Resize to desired use (ie., Header around 500 pixels, and tags around 350 pixels)

55. Jpeg optimize and save. Compression at 20 works fine.

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial, and thank you for trying it.

If so, feel free to leave a comment, they are nice to see but not required.

LEGAL INFO:

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: kay2ndjackson3@gmail.com.

If sharing, please direct to my blog site at: http://deborahscornerincyberspace.blogspot.com/

Christmas Wish

2010-12-14T13:16:00.000-08:00

Christmas Wish

by Deborah in NC

Supplies Needed: (here)

PSP (written in PSP X3, will work in other versions)

-JM_achristmaswish_Deja10.9.05

-goldbead

-ts_mask58

-winni.texture.002

Plugins (optional)

Xenofex 2>Constellation

Preparation

Install Xenofex 2 into Plugins folder

Place goldbead in Pattern Folder for PSP

Place winni.texture.002 in Texture Folder for PSP

Open PSP

Open ts_mask58 in PSP & minimize

Open JM_achristmaswish_Deja10.9.05 in PSP

Dropper Tool, select a light color for your Material Palette Foreground (FG) color (I used #e8c382)

Dropper Tool, select a medium color for your Material Palette Background (BG) color (I used #b87d22)

Edit>Copy

Minimize

Material Palette, change FG to Foreground-Background gradient

Settings:

Angle: 45

Repeats: 1

Invert: Unchecked

Linear: Selected

Material Palette, change BG to Pattern, select: goldbead

Settings:

Angle: 0

Scale: 80

Method

Image>New

Settings:

Pixels: Selected

Width: 600

Height: 500

Raster & Transparent: Checked

Flood fill tool

Settings:

Match mode: None

Use all layers/Sample Merged: Unchecked

Blend Mode: Normal

Opacity: 100

Flood fill image with FG (gradient)

Selections>Select All

Edit>Paste into selection

Selections>Select None

Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling: Default settings

Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur: 35

Effects>Reflection Effects>Kaleidoscope: Use the Random button to select one that works for you

Layers>Duplicate

Effects>Texture Effects>Texture

Settings:

winni.texture.002

100, 0, 1, 0, 0, white, 315, 50, 30

Image>Rotate Left (Rotate Counterclockwise)

Effects>Texture Effects>Texture

Settings: as before

Image>Rotate Right (Rotate Clockwise)

Layers>New mask layer>From image

Settings:

ts_mask58

Source Luminance: Checked

Invert mask date: UNchecked

Layers>Merge>Merge Group

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow

Settings: 2, 2, 80, 2, black, Unchecked

Selections>Select All

Selections>Modify>Contract: 15

Layers>New Raster Layer

Edit>Paste into selection (tube image)

Selections>Select None

Layers>Arrange>Move Down (so mist layer is below the mask layer in Layer Palette)

Layers>Duplicate (this will make our misted image darker)

Layers>Merge>Merge all (Flatten)

Image>Add Border

Settings:

Symmetric: Checked

Left: 5

Color: a color not in your image edge (I used white)

Magic Wand

Settings:

Mode: Add (Shift)

Match Mode: RGB Value

Tolerance: 0

Use all layers (Sample merged): Unchecked

Contiguous: Checked

Feather: 0

Anti-alias: Checked

Outside: Selected

Magic wand new border

Flood fill inside selection with BG (pattern)

Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel

Settings:

Bevel: #2, 8

Image from top to bottom: 5, 3, 0, 0

Light from top to bottom: white, 315, 50, 30

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow

Settings: as before

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow

Settings: Change Vertical & Horizontal: -2 (minus 2)

Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen

Selections>Select None

Image>Add Border

Change Left: 25

Magic Wand inside new border

Flood fill with FG (gradient)

Effects>Reflections Effects>Kaleidoscope

Settings:

Image Area from top to bottom: -91, 22, 285, 25

Kaleidoscope Settings from top to bottom: 18, 3, 25

Edge Mode: Color: Checked, Color: #9af5c7

Effects>3D Effects>Cutout

Settings: 0, 0, 100, 15, black, unchecked

Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel

Settings: as before

Selections>Select None

Image>Add Border: as before

Magic Wand new border

Flood fill with FG (gradient)

Effects>Texture Effects>Soft Plastic

Settings:

Relief from top to bottom: 10, 100, 128

Lighting from top to bottom: 45, Color: BG color

Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance

Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel

Settings: as before

Selections>Select None

Image>Add Border

Change Left: 5

Magic Wand new border

Flood fill with BG (Pattern)

Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel

Settings: as before

Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow

Settings: Change Vertical & Horizontal: -2 (minus 2)

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow

Settings: Change Vertical & Horizontal: 2

Selections>Select None

Layers>New raster layer

Add watermark

Layers>Merge>Merge all (flatten)

OPTIONAL (Animation)

Freehand Selection Tool

Settings:

Selection type: Point to point

Mode: Add (Shift)

Feather: 0

Smoothing: 20

Anti-alias: checked

Lasso around the Star at the top that the girl is reaching for, close to the star, but it does not have to be exact.

Layers>Duplicate

Layer>Duplicate

Turn off "Copy of Background" layer in Layer Palette

Turn off "Copy (2) of Background" layer in Layer Palette

Activate "Background" layer

Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Xenofex 2

Settings:

Star Size (pixels): 5.51

Size Variation: 50

Edge Star Density: 50

Overall Star Density: 25

Overdrive: 50

Twinkle Amount: 75

Twinkle Rotation: 45

Background fill: Keep original image: Checked

Random Seed: 1

Turn on "Copy of Background" layer in Layer Palette

Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Xenofex 2

Settings:

Tap the Random Seed button once

Turn on "Copy (2) of Background" layer in Layer Palette

Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Xenofex 2

Settings:

Tap the Random Seed button once

Selections>Select None

Freehand around the Soldier toy in the window, again it does not have to be exact, just as close as you can get

Turn off "Copy of Background" layer in Layer Palette

Turn off "Copy (2) of Background" layer in Layer Palette

Activate "Background" layer

Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Xenofex 2

Settings:

Tap the Random Seed button once

Turn on "Copy of Background" layer in Layer Palette

Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Xenofex 2

Settings:

Tap the Random Seed button once

Turn on "Copy (2) of Background" layer in Layer Palette

Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Xenofex 2

Settings:

Tap the Random Seed button once

Selections>Select None

Make sure all layers in Layer Palette are turned on

File>Save As.....

Save in: Select folder of choice

File Name: Name your image

Save as type: PSP Animation Shop (*.psp)

Open Animation Shop

File>Open

Locate the image you just saved from PSP

Open

Edit>Select All

Here you can add text if you want

File>New: Width: 600, Height 200, Transparent: Checked

Alpha Tool (A symbol in the tool bar)

Click inside your image to activate the Text Tool

Select the Font you want

Select the Size you want

Click in the bottom white box, hightlight any text that is already there, and type in your desired text

It will appear in the gray box above what the text will look like

Make any changes to your settings if you do not like

Animation>Frame Properties: 25

Animation>Resize Animation

Pixel Size: checked

Width: choose the size that will work best for your use of the image (I used 550, since I will be creating an IM Letter with it)

Height: will self adjust

Resize Type: Bicubic resample

Maintain aspect ratio of: Checked, let settings self adjust

View>Animation

If you like what you have, we are ready to save

If not, undo the resizing, then repeat for size that works best for you

(If you undo and resize, make sure you View>Animation before moving to next step)

File>Save as....

Save in: Folder of choice

File Name: Name of choice

Save as type: CompuServe Graphics Interchange (*.gif)

Save

Finish

You are done!

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial, and thank you for trying it. If so, feel free to leave a comment, they are nice to see but not required.

LEGAL INFO:

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: kay2ndjackson3@gmail.com.

If sharing, please direct to my blog site at: http://deborahscornerincyberspace.blogspot.com/

Update on DCIC Christmas 2010

2010-12-07T18:23:00.000-08:00

It was brought to my attention that some were having problems download the DCIC Christmas 2010 from the sites indicated, so have added a new link to Mega Upload.

Hope this helps.

Mega Upload - here

Huggers,

Deborah

DCIC Reindeer DAZ Posers

2010-12-07T16:21:00.001-08:00

Here are all the DAZ poser Reindeer that were made to go along with the DCIC Christmas 2010 scrap kit. In all there are 40 posers; 16 Reindeer & 24 Reindeer w/sleigh. The preview below shows 5 of the different reindeer in the pack, 2 are the poses available, and the sleighs attached to each of the 8 reindeer images. I hope you enjoy them.

Pack is available for download from Rapidshare or 4-shared.

RapidShare - here

4-Shared - here

Huggers,

Deborah

Santa DAZ Posers

2010-12-07T15:23:00.000-08:00

Here is the full Santa Pack to go with the DCIC Christmas 2010 scrap kit. The pack contains 16 Santa image, 4 different poses and 4 different Toy Bag colors.

Available for download at RapidShare or 4-shared.

Rapidshare - here

4-shared-here

Enjoy!!!

Deborah

Jolly Christmas

2010-12-07T14:24:00.000-08:00

Jolly Christmas

Supplies Needed:

PSP (written in PSP X3, will work in other versions)

DCIC Christmas 2010 scrap kit by Deborah found here

Select from the kit:

2 papers of choice (I used DCIC Christmas 2010 Paper004 & DCIC Christmas 2010 Paper013)

1 of the Reindeer with sleigh images (I used DCIC Christmas2010 Blitzen w Sleigh 002)

1 of the Santa with red bag (I used DCIC Christmas2010 Santa 002 - Red)

1 of the present images (I used DCIC Christmas2010 Present 001)

DCIC Christmas2010 Tree 001

Optional: I chose to use several of the toy images from the kit to put in the bottom left corner. The ones I chose to use are listed below in Step 18.

Plugins I used:

Filters Unlimited 2.0>Edges, Square

Preparation:

Select & maximize the paper you are going to use for your background (I used DCIC Christmas 2010 Paper004)

Edit>Copy

Close the original

Method:

1. File>New: Width & Height: 600, Raster & Transparent: Checked

This will be our working copy

Selections>Select All

Edit>Paste into selection

2. Selections>Modify>Contract: 20

3. Maximize the 2nd paper of choice

Dropper Tool: Place over the color of the background you selected, and right click to set as your Background color in the Material Palette

Edit>Copy

Close the original

4. Back to working copy

Layers>New raster layer

Edit>Paste into selection

Selections>Select None

5. Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0>Edges, Square>Square Edge 09

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow: 2, 2, 65, 2, Black, Unchecked

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow: -2 (minus 2), -2 (minus 2), 65, 2, Black, Unchecked

6. Maximize DCIC Christmas2010 Tree 001

Edit>Copy

Close the original

7. Back to working copy

Edit>Paste as new layer

Image>Resize: Percent: Selected, Width: 60, Height will self adjust, Resize all layers: Unchecked

Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen

8. Move Tool, Move to top left corner of inner paper (see my header for placement)

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow: 7, 6, 65, 9, Black, Unchecked

9. Maximize your Reindeer with Sleigh image (Mine was DCIC Christmas2010 Blitzen w Sleigh 002)

Edit>Copy

Close the original

10. Back to working copy

Edit>Paste as new layer

Image>Resize: Percent: Selected, Width: 68, Height will self adjust, Resize all layers: Unchecked

Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen

11. You may want to move this image down a bit, I waited until I had the rest of my images placed, and adjusted at the end

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow: 7, 6, 65, 9, Black, Unchecked

12. Maximize the Santa with red bag image you selected (I used I used DCIC Christmas2010 Santa 002 - Red)

Edit>Copy

Close the original

13. Back to working copy

Edit>Paste as new layer

Image>Resize: Percent: Selected, Width: 55, Height will self adjust, Resize all layers: Unchecked

Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen

14. Move Tool: Move to bottom right corner area (see my header for placement)

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow: 7, 6, 65, 9, Black, Unchecked

15. Maximize the presents image you chose (I used DCIC Christmas2010 Present 001)

Edit>Copy

Close the original

16. Back to working copy

Edit>Paste as new layer

Image>Resize: Percent: Selected, Width: 35, Height will self adjust, Resize all layers: Unchecked

Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen

17. Move Tool: Move to bottom left corner area (see my header for placement)

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow: 7, 6, 65, 9, Black, Unchecked

18. At this point I chose a few of the toys that were included in the scrap kit and placed them in my image, resizing and drop shadowing

The ones I used were:

DCIC Christmas2010 Toy 004 (this one I moved below the presents layer)

DCIC Christmas2010 Toy 007 (drum)

DCIC Christmas2010 Toy 014 (teddy bear)

19. Once all your elements are added to your image, use the move tool to place how you like.

When you are done,

Layers>Merge>Merge All (Flatten)

20. Image>Add Borders: 2, Color: A color of choice (I clicked in the color selector box, then placed my cursor on the image background (first paper), and selected a color. Then I used the L Option and lowered the Lightness to make my color choice darker)

21. The main reason I left the top right corner empty was to add text to my image.

For the text, I used a gold pattern as my background color, and the same dark color I did my border above in for the FG color (the Stroke of text application was 1)

Add text if you like

22. New Raster layer

Add watermark

Layers>Merge>Merge All (Flatten)

23. If you are making a IncrediMail Letter (aka Stat), use the paper you chose for your background layer

Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tile: Default settings

Layers>Properties and lower to opacity so your background is text friendly

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial, and thank you for trying it. If so, feel free to leave a comment, they are nice to see but not required.

LEGAL INFO:

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: kay2ndjackson3@gmail.com.

If sharing, please direct to my blog site at: http://deborahscornerincyberspace.blogspot.com/

Dated: December 5, 2010

DCIC Christmas 2010 Recipe Cards

2010-12-04T12:08:00.000-08:00

Thought these might come in handy, Recipe Cards to share your Delicious Family Traditions Recipes with. There are 20 cards in all, and when printed at full size, they are 3x5 inches.

Merry Christmas!!!

RapidShare - here

4-Shared - here

Huggers,

Deborah

DCIC Christmas 2010

2010-12-03T11:31:00.000-08:00

DCIC Christmas 2010

Been awhile since I put out a full scrap kit, and so to make up for it, made a rather large one for you. This kit has 142 elements, and 15 papers, all Christmas related in "tagger" size. This kit has been months in the works, as I wanted to make it special.

I decided to combine my DAZ poser images with some tubing that I did, and other things that I created. Some of the DAZ poser images will be in separate expanded packs that include more of the images than what are in the scrap kit. They will be shared later.

I hope you enjoy this kit.

The kit is available for download at RapidShare, MegaUpload, or 4-shared

RapidShare - here

Mega Upload - here

4-Shared - here

Deborah

Smiley Posers

2010-11-26T18:05:00.000-08:00

Here is a large set of poser type images, Smileys for your enjoyment. Had some fun with these, and thought they were so cute, so hope you enjoy them. There are a total of 61 images, including a confused smiley with no hands, and a set of hands to pose as you wish.

This set is available for download at

Rapidshare - here

4 Shared - here

Huggers,

Deborah in NC

DCIC Jaguar

2010-10-23T12:59:00.000-07:00

Just playing around with poser images, and came up with 18 Jaguar images, and 2 backgrounds for this one. In preview below, not all items are shown. Hope you enjoy!!! Links to download are below.

Download here: Rapidshare or 4-shared

Please take a moment and read my TOU's, the first posting in the Poser Section on this blog found here

Deborah

Lil' Lambs - Posers

2010-10-13T20:57:00.001-07:00

A new toy for my DAZ poser program, and they just called out for me to work with them. LOL!!!

There are 31 various poses and black or white lambs included in the set. I hope you enjoy them.

Download from Rapidshare or 4-shared.

Please take a moment and read my TOU's, the first posting in the Poser Section on this blog found here

Huggers,

Deborah

Mavka Summer Dress Posers

2010-09-25T18:08:00.001-07:00

Life is a little frazzled, and painful the past week, so to get my mind off those things going on I decided to play with a new Poser image. This cute little image brought out some new creative playing with textures in my Poser program and came up with some patterns for the dresses. I hope you like them, and are able to use them. The zip file contains 10 Mavka images with a couple of different poses. Link to download are below.

Download available Rapidshare (Here) & 4-Shared (Here)

Please take a moment and read my TOU's, the first posting in the Poser Section on this blog found here

Enjoy!!!

Deborah

Poser - Strawberry Roan 01

2010-08-30T19:34:00.000-07:00

Here is the last one for today. Horses a close to my heart, so had to play with this one.

Hope you enjoy this.

You can download this from

4-shared: here or Rapidshare: here.

Please take a moment and read my TOU's, the first posting in the Poser Section.

Enjoy!!!

Deborah

Poser - Uni 01

2010-08-30T19:27:00.000-07:00

The next one I have created in the last week is for some unicorn images. There are 4 poses in the set, as you can see in the preview.

I love unicorns, so you can bet there will be more of these in the future.

These beauties can be downloaded

from 4-shared: here or Rapidshare: here

Please take a moment and read my TOU's, the first posting in the Poser Section on this blog found here

I hope you enjoy these.

Deborah

Poser - Dragon 01

2010-08-30T19:18:00.000-07:00

Ok, here is my first offer for Poser images. A single little dragon.

My son loves Dragons, so this is for him. He is learning to use the Poser program as well, just so he can create Dragons, so there may in the future be offers from him as well. This one happens to be mine. LOL!!! Mommy has to have fun first!

This little friend can be downloaded here.

Please take a moment and read my TOU's, the first posting in the Poser Section on this blog found here

I hope enjoy this creation.

Deborah

Posers TOU's

2010-08-30T19:14:00.000-07:00

I have recently branched out into a new graphics learning experience, Posers. What a great experience it is turning into. With this comes a new form of shares that I will be offering from time to time.

Here are the TOU's for my Poser images.

Terms of Use for DCIC Poser Images

The Poser image in the files are created by Deborah in NC

Although the original model is not mine (sorry, I am not that talented.....yet.....), the posed images were created by me.

It is shared here on my blogsite: DCIC (Deborah'sCornerInCyberspace) located here:

http://deborahscornerincyberspace.blogspot.com/

My Posers are free for private, personal use only.

This includes but is not limited to tags, stat/letter for IncrediMail, OE, & Windows Mail use.

When using my Poser images in your creations, I would greatly appreciate a link back to my blogsite.

http://deborahscornerincyberspace.blogspot.com/

Please do not offer them in other shares, such as ScrapKits without my written permission.

Contact me here: kay2ndjackson2@gmail.com

My Poser images are free to download, all I ask is you send to my blogsite for download.

Please do not upload to another site.

I hope you enjoy the Posers I have to offer, and would love to see what you may create with them.

Feel free to contact me a kay2ndjackson2@gmail.com if you wish to share your creations with me, or have any questions or comments.

If you use in a tutorial, I would love to see your work, and will include on my blog a link to your site for your tutorial.

Thank you for reading and following my Terms of Use for Poser image.

Deborah

http://deborahscornerincyberspace.blogspot.com/

2010-08-19T14:22:00.000-07:00

It has been awhile since I created a new kit. Life has a way of getting in the way, and other obligations as well.

Since our children have already, or are in the process of going Back To School, I thought you might like this new kit I finished up Tuesday. It was a week in the making, and learning to use a Poser program to create the Poser images that are included this time.

Here is a preview of the tagger size kit.

Included in the kit (not all are shown in the preview)

130 Elements

30 Papers

9 Posers

Download for the kit are available at Rapidshare or 4-Shared

I hope you enjoy this kit, and thank you for downloading it.

Huggers,

Deborah

Windows 7 help

2010-04-01T13:51:00.001-07:00

In November I upgraded my computer system to Windows 7, 32-bit. I then had issues with my plugins running for PSP. So after much work and help from a friend who has Windows 7, 64-bit, we came up with a solution that made it possible to use most plugins with Versions of PSP. Below I am posting a tutorial that was created for our Learning Groups, Chelseas Creators Corner and Maeves Creators Corner.

We found that you will need the 10 DLL & other types of files. These can be downloaded here.

Then where to place these files is listed here according to the bit system you are running.

For Windows 7 32-bit, unzip the rar file into your C: Windows System Folder AND your C: Windows System 32 folder.

For Windows 7 64-bit, unzip the rar file into your C: Wndows/SySWow64. You may also have to install to your System folder as well, if Plugins do not work when installed in SySWow64 folder.

We also found that you may have to adjust settings to your DEP and UAC through the control panel.

Here is what we found helped our systems work. Please read all the information below before doing any changes to your computer.

Windows 7 & Vista plugins not working help

Keep in mind that making modifications to the two areas will have some effect on the Microsoft security features. One is your DEP settings, the other is you UAC settings. I recommend that they have a firewall and anti virus program running at all times as well as current with all updates, & that they keep their Windows updates current, and with the following changes it may be essential that you have these all in place. You as the user of your computer makes the decision, weigh the pros and cons, to decide as to whether or not you will make the changes as indicated below.

DEP - stands for Data Execution Prevention. This is in place on computer operating systems XP, Vista, and Windows 7. Locating them is the only difference. I can only tell you from the Windows 7 standpoint since that is what I am running on how to locate them. With more feedback from others we can determine where the other Operating Systems are located and if it has any effect on the issues.

Next is the UAC. This is where when I made the changes, that it really had an effect on my PSP X2 and the plugins I have had issues with (Xenofex 1, Ulead's, and Eye Candy 3.1 for all version of PSP that I am running)

UAC - stands for User Account Control.

This is a security feature of Windows 7, and I think Vista (again will be able to say for sure with more feedback for users of XP and Vista) to prevent harmful programs from making changes to your computer.

Windows 7 & Vista - 32 & 64 bit

To locate DEP - Click on START (bottom left corner of your task bar (has the Windows logo on it)

Control Panel - click it

System and Security from the list click on the Words "System and Security", not the options that are available

Click on the word "System" in the next screen

Look for the Advanced System settings on the left side listing (the bottom one in the list)

Click it

A System Properties box will come up and on my computer it defaulted to the Advanced Tab. If yours does not, click it.

The top option is Performance, and there is a Settings button

Click the Settings button

A Performance Option box will come up, it has 3 tabs (Visual Effects, Advanced, and Data Execution Prevention)

Click the Data Execution Prevention Tab

Mine defaults to the Turn on DEP for essential Windows programs and services only.

This is what we want.

Click OK twice to return to the System screen

To locate UAC, activate your Control Panel from the Start menu

Look for User Accounts and Family Safety and click on the words "User Accounts and Family Safety"

In the next screen click on "User Accounts", again click on the words, not the options that are available.

In the white area of the main screen, at the very bottom is "Change User Account settings"

Click it

A screen with a slider bar on the left side will come up. The top of the slider bar is "Always Notify", and the bottom is Never Notify. In between both are two (2) more settings. Mine was defaulted to the 2nd from the top.

Slide this slider all the way to the bottom; "Never Notify" (The display on the right side will tell what the settings do for your security if you decide to change to it)

Click OK.

You will have to Restart your computer at this point for the change to go into effect.

Once your computer has restarted, open PSP. For me, the plugins I had problems with were working, and I hope they will be for you as well.

Written by Deborah in NC & Karen

Date written 12-16-09

Valentine 1

2010-01-30T11:05:00.000-08:00

Valentine 1
by Deborah in NC

This tutorial was written and designed by Deborah on January 29, 2010.
Any resemblance to other tutorials available is coincidental.

Skill Level: Intermediate

Supplies Needed:
PSP (written in PSP X3, will work in other versions)
These items are in the zip file found here

-~~~dkj_crumpled heart (Mask - place in your Masks folder)
-bowhearts1-sandi
-lz.perfectly pink
-ma1_msvalentineqe
-You will also need a font of choice (I used Auld Town Script) - included in zip file

No outside plugins are used in the tutorial.
All settings, unless otherwise stated remain the same.

Method:

Step 1.

Open PSP.

Step 2.

Open font, if using mine, and minimize to taskbar. Windows 7 users - you will probably have to install the font.

Step 3.

Open the 3 tube images in PSP. Minimize for now.

Step 4.

Select two colors for your material palette, they can be from the tubes or your own choice.
One light, set as your Foreground color (I used #dfc0f4)
One medium, set as your Background color (I used #f9617e)

Step 5.

File>New
Settings: Width & Height: 500, Raster & Transparent: checked

Step 6.

Flood fill tool (Default settings) and flood fill the new image with Foreground color

Adjust>Add/Remove Noise>Add Noise: Gaussian: checked, Noise: 25, Monochrome: checked

Step 7.

Layers>New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Background color
Layers>Load/Save Mask>Load mask from disk
Locate ~~~dkj_crumpled heart in the pulldown menu
Settings: Source luminance: checked, Fit to Canvas: checked, Invert transparency: UNchecked, Hide all mask: checked. Load.

Layers>Merge>Merge group
Image>Resize: 90, Percent, Resize all layers: Unchecked

Step 8.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow: 2, 2, 65, 6, Black, Unchecked

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow: -1, -1, 45, 15, Black, Unchecked

Adjust>Blur>Motion Blur: 95, 65

Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance
Repeat Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance

Step 9.

Maximize lz.perfectly pink
Edit>Copy, close original
Edit>Paste>Paste as new layer
Image>Resize: 80%, Resize all layers: UNchecked

Image>Free Rotate: Right, 25, nothing else checked

Move to top left part of the heart (see my header for example)
Layers>Properties>Blend mode: Luminance (Legacy)

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow: 2, 2, 60, 15, Black, UNchecked

Step 10.

Maximize bowhearts1-sandi
With mover tool, select one of the hearts that match your color selections (I used the pink one)
Edit>Copy, Close original
Edit>Paste>Paste as new layer
Image>Resize: 35%, Resize all layers: Unchecked

Mover tool, move to the top right heart (see my header for placement)
Note: You can colorize if you want to match your color choices. I used Manual Color Correction: Settings: Manual target color: checked, Source: the main pink color in the tube (#fabfe0), Target: Background color

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow: same settings as before

Step 11.

Maximize ma1_msvalentineqe
Edit>Copy, Close original
Edit>Paste>Paste as new layer
Image>Resize: 60%, Resize all layers: Unchecked

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow: same settings as before
Mover tool, move to bottom right corner

Step 12.

Activate Text tool.
Add text as desired (I used Auld Town Script, Size 48, pixels, Bold, Centered, Direction: Vertical and Left, Anti-alias: Sharp, Width: 1, Vector: Selected, Line Style: Solid, Warp text: checked, Auto kern: checked, Kerning: 0)

I used "Love" for mine, but feel free to add whatever you wish.
Optional: Then I clicked on the vectored text layer + sign in the front, to open the vector layer up.

Objects>Convert Text to Curves>As character shapes.

Click on the new + sign, to open up the individual letter layers.

Click on the L, a vector box will appear around it, the L only, click on the center node and move to place.

Click on each of the remaining letters layers, and move to position.
To move the word or words at one time, click on the named vector layer and vector box will appear around the whole word.

Step 13.

After you have positioned the letters where you want, Layers>Convert to Raster layer
Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel: #1, 8, 0, 20, 0, 0, white, 315, 50, 30

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow: same settings as before

Step 14.

Layers>Merge>Merge all (flatten)
Image>Canvas Size: Width and Height: 520, Color: Foreground, Centered

Magic Wand: Settings: Mode: Replace, Match Mode: RGB Value, Tolerance: 0, Use all layers/Sample merged: UNchecked, Contiguous: checked, Feather: 0, Antialias: checked, Outside: selected

Apply Magic Wand inside the newly created edge
Adjust>Add/Remove Noise>Add noise: as before
Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel: #2, 8, 0, 2, 0, 0, white, 315, 50, 30

Selections>Float
Effects>3D Effects>Cutout: 0, 0, 80, 7, black, Unchecked

Selections>Select None

Step 15.

Image>Add Border: Symmetric: checked, Top: 5, Color: Background

Apply Magic Wand inside the newly created edge
Effects>Reflection Effects>Pattern: 0, 0, 90, 0, 3, 3, 0, 0

Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance
Selections>Select None

Step 16.

Image>Add Border: Symmetric: checked, Top: 10, Color: Foreground

Apply Magic Wand inside the newly created edge
Adjust>Add/Remove Noise>Add noise: as before
Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel: #2, 8, 0, 2, 0, 0, white, 315, 50, 30
Selections>Float
Effects>3D Effects>Cutout: 0, 0, 80, 7, black, Unchecked
Selections>Select None

Step 17.

Layers>New raster layer
Add watermark

Step 18.

Image>Resize to desired size

Step 19.

File>JPG optimizer: Compression: 20

Locate folder to save in
Name your file
Save

That's it you have now done your Valentine.

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial, and thank you for trying it. If so, feel free to leave a comment, they are nice to see but not required.

LEGAL INFO:
This tutorial was written and designed by Deborah on January 29, 2010, and is made using teaching and tips gained from the web and PSP, Animation Shop, and the other programs used, these 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/

Mask by Deborah in NC
Tubes by Mary, and unknown, through group shares

Kitten & Butterfly Mini Tagger Kit

2010-01-06T20:09:00.001-08:00

Here is a new mini tagger size kit, based on a challenge from a group I belong to. In the preview below, all elements are shown, but not all papers. There are 16 elements, and 7 papers. I hope you enjoy!

Links to download:
Rapidshare (please use if possible)
&
4 share

Huggers,

Deborah in NC

Testers Examples

2010-01-03T13:53:00.000-08:00

New Year - New Choices

2009-12-21T21:28:00.000-08:00

New Year - New Choices
by Deborah in NC

PDF Version of this tutorial can be found here

Supplies Needed:
PSP (written in PSP X2, tested in 9 & X, will work in other versions with a few modifications)
Font of choice, I used Avalon Medium a PTU font found here
Supplies zip file here includes:
-007_verloop8a-ca
-1024-flower (by LaManouche other work available here or here)
-1163-luzcristina (by Luz Cristina other work available here)

Material palette: Select a light color of choice, your favorite color and set as your FG color. For BG change to pattern and open a pattern of choice or use mine from the zip (Settings for mine were Angle 68, Scale: 100)

1. Open 1024-flower. Duplicate image, close original.

2. Delete the watermark layer

3. Colorize to FG color

4. Duplicate Image (Shift + D). Minimize one copy

5. Open 1163-luzcristina.

6. Edit>Copy

7. Close original

8. Edit>Paste>Paste as a new layer

9. Move to bottom right corner of image

10. Layers>New Raster layer

11. Layers>Arrange>Send to bottom

12. Flood fill with FG

13. Selections>Select All

14. Maximize 2nd copy of flower, Edit>Copy, minimize copy

15. Edit>Paste>Paste into selection. Select None.

16. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless tiling: default settings

17. Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur: 10

18. Layer palette, activate the flower tube layer. Layers>Properties: Blend Mode: Soft Light

19. Layer palette, activate the woman and child layer. Layers>Properties: Blend Mode: Luminance (Legacy)

20. Layers>Merge>Merge all (flatten)

21. Selections>Select all

22. Selections>Modify>Contract: 3

23. Selections>Invert

24. Layers>New raster layer

25. Flood fill with BG (pattern)

26. Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel: #12, 5, 10, 3, 5, 0, white, 315, 30, 50

27. Selections>Select None

28. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow: 0, 0, 100, 15, black, Unchecked

29. Repeat Drop Shadow

30. Layers>Merge>Merge Visible

31. New Image: Width: 1600, Height: 900, pixels, Raster Transparent (we are making large so that when we resize you will have a nice clear image)

32. Flood fill with FG color

33. Selections>Select All

34. Maximize 2nd flower image. Edit>Copy. Close flower image.

35. Edit>Paste>Paste into selection

36. Selections>Select None

37. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless tile: deafault

38. Layers>Properties: lower opacity 50 to 70, your choice so that the image is pale in color

39. Layers>Merge>Merge All

40. Activate image created above. Edit>Copy. Minimize if you want to use as a header or tag, otherwise you can close the image

41. Edit>Paste>Paste as a new layer

42. Mover tool to position where you want the image to be. Mine is in the middle right. Be sure to leave space on the sides of about 20-30 pixels

43. Layers>Properties>Blend mode: Luminance (Legacy)

44. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow: as before

45. Text Tool: Font of choice (I used Avalon), Size: (2010 about double the size of the other text, New about 50% of 2010, rest of text I used 72), Bold: Selected, Centered: Selected, Vector: selected, Width: 0) and add text
2010, New..., Year...Beginnings...,Hopes...Dreams...

46. Position Text as desired

47. Layers>Convert to Raster layer

48. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow: 2, 2, 85, 5, black, Unchecked

49. Layers>New raster layer

50. Add watermark

51. Layers>Merge>Merge All

52. Resize to your monitor size (if necessary, Lock Aspect Ratio: Unchecked)

53. jpeg and save

That's it, you are done. You now have a desktop to ring in the New Year and Resolutions for the New Year.

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial, and thank you for trying it. If so, feel free to leave a comment, they are nice to see but not 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/

Wake Up It's A New Year

2009-12-18T08:28:00.001-08:00

Wake Up It's A New Year
by Deborah in NC
here is an example of what we will be making

PDF version of this tutorial can be found here

Supplies Needed:
PSP (written in PSP X, will work in other versions)
-!!!dkj_121309_scatter_mask
-BS_JCLeyendecker_New_Year's_Baby_LDM
-KMHappyNewYear2Shea
Supplies zipped can be found here

No outside plugins are used in this tutorial

1. New image: 500 x 500, pixels, Raster, Transparent (this is our working copy)

2. Flood fill with white

3. Open !!!dkj_121309_scatter_mask in PSP, Minimize

4. Open BS_JCLeyendecker_New_Year's_Baby_LDM in PSP

5. Edit>Copy

6. Minimize original

7. Working copy, Paste as a new layer.

8. Image>Resize: 50% (baby layer only)

9. Move to bottom right corner

10. Drop Shadow: -15, 10, 30, 5, Black, UNchecked

11. Open KMHappyNewYear2Shea in PSP

12. Edit>Copy

13. Close original

14. Working copy, Paste as a new layer.

15. Image>Resize: 50% (New Year Word Art layer)

16. Move to top left corner

17. Drop Shadow: 3, 3, 60, 5, Black, UNchecked

18. Layer palette, activate bottom layer (white layer)

19. Layers>New Raster layer

20. Material palette: FG: Select a color from the Happy New Year words layer, BG: Select a 2nd color from the Happy New Year words layer

21. Material palette: change BG to Foreground/Background gradient (Settings: Angle: 67, Repeats: 0, Linear)

22. Flood fill new raster layer with BG (gradient)

23. Layers>New Mask layer> From image (Settings: Select !!!dkj_121309_scatter_mask, Source Luminance, Invert mask data: UNchecked). OK

24. Layers>Merge>Merge All (flatten)

25. New image: 300 x 300, pixels, raster, transparent

26. Flood fill with BG (gradient)

27. Selections>Select All

28. Maximize BS_JCLeyendecker_New_Year's_Baby_LDM

29. Edit>Copy

30. Close original

31. Edit>Paste>Paste into selection

32. Selections>Select None

33. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tile: default settings

34. Adjust>Blur>Radial Blur: Settings: Twirl: checked, Strength: 70, Twirl Degrees: 0, Elliptical: checked, Horizontal, Vertical offset, & Protect Center: 0

35. Repeat Radial Blur

36. Back to working copy

37. Material palette: change FG to pattern, select pattern you just made (Settings: Angle: 68, Scale: 200)

38. Image>Add border: 1, color: white, Symmetric: checked

39. Image>Add border: 7, color: BG, Symmetric: checked

40. Image>Add border: 10, color: white, Symmetric: checked

41. Magic Wand (Settings: Add/Shift, RGB, Tolerance: 0, Use all layers/Sample layer: UNchecked, Contiguous: checked, Feather: 0, Antialias: check, Outside: selected) inside the new border

42. Flood fill with FG (pattern)

43. Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel (Settings: #1, 2, 0, 2, 0, 0, white, 225, 40, 50)

44. Selections>Select None

45. Image>Add border: 1, color: white, Symmetric: checked

46. Image>Add border: 7, color: FG, Symmetric: checked

47. Image>Add border: 30, color: white, Symmetric: checked

48. Magic Wand inside the new border

49. Flood fill with FG (pattern)

50. Effects>Artistic Effects>Topography (Settings: Width: 5, Density: 83, Angle: 45, Color: white

51. Selections>Float

52. Effects>3D Effects>Cutout (settings: 0, 0, 90, 25, FG, UNchecked)

53. Selections>Modify>Contract: 5

54. Effects>3D Effects>Cutout (settings: 0, 0, 90, 25, BG, UNchecked)

55. Selections>Modify>Contract: 5

56. Effects>3D Effects>Cutout (settings: 1, 1, 40, 6, Black, UNchecked)

57. Effects>3D Effects>Cutout (settings: -1, -1, 40, 6, Black, UNchecked)

58. Selections>Select None

59. Image>Add border: 1, color: white, Symmetric: checked

60. Image>Add border: 7, color: BG, Symmetric: checked

61. Image>Add border: 10, color: white, Symmetric: checked

62. Magic Wand inside the new border

63. Flood fill with FG (pattern)

64. Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel settings as before

65. Selections>Select None

66. Image>Add border: 7, color: FG, Symmetric: checked

67. Image>Add border: 1, color: white, Symmetric: checked

68. Selections>Select All

69. Selections>Modify>Contract: 82

70. Selections>Float

71. Effects>3D Effects>Cutout (settings: 1, 1, 70, 6, Black, UNchecked)

72. Effects>3D Effects>Cutout (settings: -1, -1, 70, 6, Black, UNchecked)

73. Selections>Invert

74. Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel (Settings: #1, 20, 0, 2, 0, 0, white, 225, 40, 50)

75. Selections>Select None

76. Layers>New raster layer

77. Add watermark

78. Add text as desired

79. Resize and save

You are done.

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial, and I wish you a very Happy New Year. Thank you for trying the tutorial. If you enjoyed the tutorial, please feel free to leave a comment in the comments section below. Comments are nice to see but not 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/

Tubes by: LDM & KM, and were through group share
Mask by: Deborah in NC

A special thank you to the ladies who tested this tutorial: jeanne, Karen, Patt, and Pastor Karen

Seasons Reason

2009-12-12T17:53:00.001-08:00

Seasons Reason
by Deborah in NC

PDF Version can be found here:

Supplies Needed:
PSP (written in PSP X2, will work in other versions)
-DCIC Cranberry Season Papers here
-Paper 20
-Paper of choice
Tubes here
-dkj_09_Reason_Season_121209
-dkj_09_Reason_Season_Star_121209

1. Open Paper 20 from DCIC Cranberry Season Papers.

2. Duplicate (Shift + D).

3. Minimize original.

4. The Duplicate image is our working copy.

5. Open dkj_09_Reason_Season_121209

6. Edit>Copy

7. Close original

8. Paste as a new layer

9.Image>Resize layer: 60%, Bicubic

10. Adjust>Add/Remove Noise>Moire Pattern Removal: Fine Details: 1, Remove Bands: 4

11. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow: Vertical: -20, Horizontal: 0, Opacity: 20, Blur: 35, Color: #fce6a7, Shadow on new layer: UNchecked

12. Repeat Drop Shadow

13. Open dkj_09_Reason_Season_Star_121209

14. Edit>Copy

15. Close original

16. Paste as a new layer

17. Move to top left corner

18. Colorize if desired

19. Selections>Select All

20. Selections>Float

21. Selections>Defloat

22. Selections>Modify>Expand: 20

23. Layers>New raster layer

24. Layers>Arrange>Move Down

25. Material palette: change FG to #f8ca29 and BG to a15e00

26. Material palette: change FG to gradient Settings: Foreground/Background, Angle: 0, Repeats: 19, Radial: selected, Vertical & Horizontal: 50

27. Flood fill tool: Flood fill selection with FG (gradient)

28. Adjust>Add/Remove Noise>Add Noise: Gaussian: checked, Noise: 50, Monochrome: checked

29. Selections>Select None

30. Adjust>Blur>Blur More

31. Smudge Brush tool (settings: Round, Size: 15, Hardness: 50, Step: 10, Density: 35, Thickness: 100, Rotation: 0, Opacity: 100, All layers/Sample layers: UNchecked

32. Place the smudge brush tool on the rounded edge as indicated here:

33. Click, hold and "flick" slightly to drag out from the edge, you should have something like this:

34. Repeat the smudge in the same place if needed to make it look like my example above

35. Move to the next rounded edge, and repeat the smudge as above.

36. Repeat smudge for remaining rounded edges

37. Activate the Star layer (top layer)

38. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow: V&H: 3, Opacity: 100, Blur: 4, Color: black, Shadow new layer: Unchecked

39. Repeat Drop Shadow with this change only: V&H: -3

40. Layers>Merge>Merge All

41. Image>Add borders: 1, symmetric checked, Color: black

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42.*1 - Image>Add borders: 7, symmetric, white

Magic Wand (settings: Add/Shift, RGB Value, Tolerance: 0, All layers: UNchecked, Contiguous: checked, Feather: 0, Anti-alias: checked, Outside: selected) inside new border

Flood fill with FG (gradient)

Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel: #1, 2, 0, 2, 0, 0, white, 315, 86, 20

Adjust>Add/Remove Noise>Add noise: as before

Select None
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43. Image>Add border: 10, symmetric, white

44. Magic wand inside new border

45. Maximize DCIC Cranberry Season Paper 20

46. Edit>Copy

47. Reminimize

48. Image>Paste into selection

49. Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel: as before

50. Repeat *1 above

51. Image>Add border: 20, symmetric, white

52. Magic Wand inside new border

53. Select and open a 2nd paper of choice from DCIC Cranberry Season Papers

54. Edit>Copy

55. Close image

56. Image>Paste into selection

57. Effects>3D Effects>Inner bevel: as before only change color to FG

58. Adjust>Add/Remove Noise>Add Noise: as before

59. Effects>Distortion Effects>Ripple (Settings: Center offset - Horizontal: 50.00, Vertical: 50 / Settings - Amplitude: 10, Wavelength: 40 / Edge Mode: Transparent: checked

60. Selections>Select None

61. Image>Add border: 7, symmetric, white

62. Magic wand inside new border

63. Maximize DCIC Cranberry Season Paper 20

64. Edit>Copy

65. Close

66. Image>Paste into selection

67. Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel: as before, only change color back to white

68. Selections>Select None

69. Add text as desired

70. Resize & save for desired use.

That's it, you are done!

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial, and thank you for trying it. If so, feel free to leave a comment, they are nice to see but not 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/

Cranberry Season

2009-12-09T16:52:00.000-08:00

New scrap kit by Deborah.

I have been working on this one for several weeks, and finished last night. It is named Cranberry Season, and is based around the color of Cranberries. It is a tagger size and in png format, so is smaller than the previous kits that I have made and shared. This one will be featured in a PSP tutorial later in the week as well, so be on the lookout for it.

Now for what the kit contains:
20 papers
2 Quick pages
85 Elements
- 4 each of frames, bows, buttons and assorted graphics, and;
- 13 Recipe cards

The uploads are to two places; RapidShare and 4-Shared, links are below the previews.

Here is the preview of the Scrap Kit. Not all items are shown, but there is at least one of everything (except the papers) to give you an idea.

Link to RapidShare (please use whenever possible)
Elements
Papers

Link to 4-shared
Elements
Papers

Here is the preview of the first Quick page:

And here is the preview of the 2nd Quick Page:

Links for QuickPages:
RapidShare
4-Shared

Thank you to all who download and Happy Scrapping.

If you feel like leaving a comment, they are greatly appreciated, but not mandatory.

Huggers,

Deborah in NC

It's A Gingerbread Christmas

2009-12-06T20:36:00.000-08:00

It's A Gingerbread Christmas
by Deborah in NC

PDF Version of Tutorial here

Supplies Needed:
PSP (written in PSP X, will work in other versions)
-PinkuPixie - Gingerbread Christmas found here

This was part of a large blog train, and links for other parts are listed below the download area of PinkuPixie's site

Plugin used: Eye Candy 4000

Let's begin:

1. Open a new image 500x500, pixels, raster, transparent

2. Select All

3. Open 1st paper of choice from kit in PSP

4. Edit>Copy

Close

Edit>Paste into selection

Selections>Modifify>Contract: 25

New Raster Layer

Open 2nd paper of choice from kit

Edit>Copy

Close

Edit>Paste into selection

Selections>Select None

Magic Wand: default settings outside the 2nd paper in PSP

Effects>3D Effects>Cutout: Vertical and Horizontal: 0, Opacity: 100, Blur: 20, Color: Black, Fill interior with color: UNchecked

Selections>Select None

Merge Visible

Open ppixie_gbc_frame

Edit>Copy

Close

Edit>Paste as a new layer

Image>Resize: 15, Percent, Resample using: Pixel Resize, Lock Aspect Ratio: checked, Resize all layer: UNchecked

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow: Vertical & Horizontal: 1, Opacity: 80, Blur: 5, Color: Black, Drop shadow on new layer: UNchecked

Magic Wand inside frame area

New raster layer

Layers>Arrange>Move Down

Selections>Modify>Expand: 15

Flood fill with white

Effects>Plugins>Eye Candy 4000>HSB Noise: Click on Settings Option, Select: Smooth Fractal Noise
Settings for rest of plugin: Hue Variation: 100, Saturation Variation: 100, Brightness Variation: 45, Opacity Variation: 0, Lump Width (pixels): 72.00, Lump Height: 82.00, Pattern: Smooth Fractal, Fractal Roughness: 92, Seamless Tile: UNchecked, Random Seed: 1

Selections>Invert

Effects>Plugins>Eye Candy 4000>Gradient Glow: Basic Tab - Glow Width (pixels): 25.00, Soft Corners (%): 25, Overall Opacity (%): 35, Draw Only Outside Selection: Checked
Color Tab: Rainbow, Opacity: 100,

Selections>Select None

Activate the top layer

Layers>Merge Down

Open Candy Cane image from kit in PSP.

Edit>Copy

Close

Edit>Paste as a new layer

Image>Resize: 15, Percent, Resample using: Pixel Resize, Lock Aspect Ratio: checked, Resize all layer: UNchecked

Move to bottom right corner of frame image

Duplicate layer

Image>Mirror

Image>Rotate>Right, 45.00, nothing else checked

Move to top left corner of frame

Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow: Vertical & Horizontal: 3, Opacity: 40, Blur: 5, Color: Black, Drop shadow on new layer: UNchecked

Activate 1st Candy Cane layer

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow: Vertical & Horizontal: -3, all other the same

Open Gingerbread Girl image in PSP

Edit>Copy

Close

Edit>Paste as a new layer

Image>Resize: 15, Percent, Resample using: Pixel Resize, Lock Aspect Ratio: checked, Resize all layer: UNchecked

Move to bottom left corner of your image

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow: Vertical & Horizontal: 0, Opacity: 90, Blur: 15, Color: Black, Drop shadow on new layer: UNchecked

Open Gingerbread boy image in PSP

Edit>Copy

Close

Edit>Paste as a new layer

Image>Resize: 15, Percent, Resample using: Pixel Resize, Lock Aspect Ratio: checked, Resize all layer: UNchecked

Move to top right corner of your image

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow: Vertical & Horizontal: 0, Opacity: 90, Blur: 15, Color: Black, Drop shadow on new layer: UNchecked

Open the Peppermint Candy image in PSP

Edit>Copy

Close

Edit>Paste as a new layer

Image>Resize: 15, Percent, Resample using: Pixel Resize, Lock Aspect Ratio: checked, Resize all layer: UNchecked

Move to bottom right corner of your image

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow: Vertical & Horizontal: 0, Opacity: 90, Blur: 15, Color: Black, Drop shadow on new layer: UNchecked

Open one of the Gumdrop images in PSP

Edit>Copy

Close

Edit>Paste as a new layer

Image>Resize: 15, Percent, Resample using: Pixel Resize, Lock Aspect Ratio: checked, Resize all layer: UNchecked

Move to bottom right corner of your image, placing over the Peppermint Candy image slightly

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow: Vertical & Horizontal: 0, Opacity: 90, Blur: 15, Color: Black, Drop shadow on new layer: UNchecked

Layers>Merge down

Layers>Duplicate

Move the top copy to the upper left corner of the image

Layers>Merge All (flatten)

Image>Add border: Symmetric: Checked, Left: 1, Color: Black

Apply text to inside the frame in color, font and size you wish, along with any drop shadow you want

Add a layer and your watermark.

Resize and save for desired use.

To get a very colorful effect, try repeating the Eye Candy 4000>HSB Noise over the whole image. You will end up with something like this:

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial, and that you and yours have a very Blessed Christmas! I thank you for trying the tutorial, and please feel free to leave a comment, they are nice to see but not required.
If you wish to share your results with me, email them to kay2ndjackson@gmail.com, I would love to see your results.

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/

This tutorial was conceived on December 6, 2009, Released to blog site December 6, 2009.

Christmas Masked

2009-12-06T15:26:00.000-08:00

Christmas Masked
by Deborah in NC

Supplies Needed:
PSP (written in PSP X, will work in other versions)
Zip file here

---CERDA~colored fairies_Layers
-Chmas-24-KK's-DeZines
-IE_Tube83_Juletrae
-LiteBlue Fairy
-mask 1
-mask 2

Plugins needed: Filters Unlimited

PDF document of tutorial here

Lets Begin:

1. Open a new image 800x800, pixels, Raster, Transparent

2. Set FG in material palette to 2 color gradient, and select or create a gradient of choice (light to medium colors work best). Settings: Angle: 45, Repeats: 9, Radial, Vertical and Horizontal: 50

3. Flood fill image with FG (gradient)

4. New image 500x500, pixels, Raster, Transparent

5. Material palette, change the FG to a medium complimentary color to your larger image, and BG to white

6. Flood fill new image with FG

7. New raster layer

8. Flood fill with BG (white)

9. Layers>New Mask Layer: Mask 1, Source luminance: checked, Invert mask data: UNchecked

10. Merge group

11. Change blend mode: Dissolve
(Double click on top layer to open dialogue box, OR right click on layer-select properties to open dialogue box, OR use the blend mode bar on right side of layer)

12. Merge visible.

13. Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited>Square Edges: #1

14. Edit>Copy

15. Minimize image

16. Working copy: Edit>Paste as a new layer

17. Move to top left corner

18. Change blend mode: soft light

19. Drop shadow: Vertical & Horizontal: 2, Opacity: 80, Blur: 8, Color: black, Shadow on new layer: UNchecked

20. Repeat drop shadow, change Vertical & Horizontal: -2

21. Maximize masked image. Undo to the point of the white flood fill, it should still be visible.

22. Layers>New Mask Layer: Mask 2, Source luminance: checked, Invert mask data: UNchecked

23. Merge group

24. Change blend mode: Dissolve

25. Merge visible

26. Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited>Square Edges: #12

27. Edit>Copy

28. Minimize image

29. Working copy: Edit>Paste as a new layer

30. Repeat steps 18, 19, & 20

31. Move to bottom right corner

32. Open IE_Tube83_Juletrae

33. Edit>Copy

34. Close

35. Working copy: Edit>Paste as a new layer

36. Resize layer: 80%

37. Move to position over whichever masked layer you prefer, position in center

38. Drop Shadow: Vertical & Horizontal: 4, Opacity: 80, Blur: 6, Color: black, Shadow on new layer: UNchecked

39. Open --CERDA~colored fairies_Layers.

40. Select one of the fairies layers in layer palette, then Edit>Copy

41. Minimize

42. Working copy: Edit>Paste as a new layer

43. Move to position placing star on tree

44. Drop shadow: as before

45. Maximize --CERDA~colored fairies_Layers

46. Select the same or a different fairy, then Edit>Copy

47. Close

48. Working copy: Edit>Paste as a new layer

49. Image>Mirror

50. Move to position where you wish to place by the tree.

51. Drop shadow: as before

52. Open Chmas-24-KK's-DeZines.

53. Edit>Copy

54. Close

55. Working copy: Edit>Paste as a new layer

56. Resize layer: 80%

57. Move to position on the other masked layer.

58. Drop shadow: as before

59. Open LiteBlue Fairy

60. Edit>Copy

61. Close

62. Working copy: Edit>Paste as a new layer

63. Resize layer: 80%

64. Image>Mirror (if desired)

65. Move to position around the block image (see my example for placement)

66. Drop shadow: as before

67. Selections>Select All

68. Selections>Modify>Contract: 20

69. Selections>Invert

70. Check that none of the masked layers overlap into the selected area. If they do, use the mover tool to reposition inside the selected area, as well as any of the tube layers that may need repositioning

71. Merge Visible.

72. Selection>Promote Selection to layer

73. Inner Bevel: #2, 12, 4, 4, 0, 0, white, 315, 50, 20

74. Change blend mode: Burn

75. Merge Visible

76. Select None

77. Add layer and watermark

78. Resize to desired use.

79. Save

You are finished!!!

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial, and that you and yours have a very Blessed Christmas! I thank you for trying the tutorial, and please feel free to leave a comment, they are nice to see but not required.
If you wish to share your results with me, email them to kay2ndjackson@gmail.com, I would love to see your results.

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/

This tutorial was conceived on December 3, 2009, Released to blog site December 6, 2009.

Tubes by talented others, if tuber known it is in the tube image, I received them through group shares and am sharing as I received them.

Here is another example:

Christmas Tree

2009-12-04T17:05:00.000-08:00

Christmas Tree
by Deborah in NC

Skill Level: Intermediate (working knowledge of PSP helpful, colorizing knowledge a must)

Supplies Needed:
PSP (written in PSP X, will work in other versions)
Christmas Tree zip file here
-ChristmasTree_White_LG_patao
-dkj_09-Garland overlay
-dkj_09-gift master
-dkj_09-ornament master
-dkj_09-star master
-dkj_09-teddy bear master
-dkj_09-word art MC
Also included
-dkj_09-ornament master-blue
-dkj_09-ornament master-green
-dkj_09-ornament master-orange
-dkj_09-ornament master-pink
-dkj_09-ornament master-purple
-dkj_09-ornament master-red
-dkj_09-ornament master-silver
-dkj_09-ornament master-yellow
Eye Candy 4000>Corona

Unzip supplies to location of choice so you can find them easily.

Let's begin.
New image: 500x600, pixels, raster, Black
Open ChristmasTree_White_LG_patao
Edit>Copy
Close original
Edit>Paste as a new layer on working copy
Open dkj_09-Garland overlay
Duplicate (Shift+D on keyboard)
Close original.
Bottom garland layer should be the active layer (if not, click the layer to activate it)
Edit>Copy
Working copy, Edit>paste as a new layer
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#1 - Selections>Select All
Selections>Float
Selections>Defloat
Selections>Modify>Expand: 4
Layers>New raster layer
Flood fill with a color or gradient of choice
Selections>Select None
Adjust>Blur>Blur More
Adjust>Add noise>Gaussian Blur: checked, Noise: 50, Monochrome: checked
Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow: Vertical & Horizontal: 2, Opacity: 40, Blur: 9, Color: Black, Shadow on new layer: UNchecked
Layers>Merge Down
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Mover tool, move to bottom boughs of Christmas Tree.

Back to dkj_09-Garland overlay, activate 3rd garland layer
Edit>Copy
Working copy, Edit>paste as a new layer
Repeat #1 above
Mover tool, move above the garland on the bottom boughs of Christmas Tree. (see example above for placement)

Back to dkj_09-Garland overlay, activate 2nd garland layer
Edit>Copy
Working copy, Edit>paste as a new layer
Repeat #1 above
Mover tool, move to upper branches of Christmas Tree (see example above for placement)

Back to dkj_09-Garland overlay, activate top garland layer
Edit>Copy
Working copy, Edit>paste as a new layer
Repeat #1 above
Mover tool, move to uppermost branches of Christmas Tree (see example above for placement)

Open dkj_09-ornament master (there are two layers, ornament (bottom) layer will be active.
.....or you can select from the available colorized ornaments in the zip file to open instead.
Duplicate Image (Shift+D on keyboard)
Close original
Colorize to desired color (Skip this step if you are using any of the colored ornaments)
Edit>Copy Merged
Back to working copy
Edit>paste as a new layer
Drop shadow: settings as before
Image>Resize the ornament if desired
Mover tool, position on the tree where desired
If you wish to have all your ornaments the same color, duplicate layer, and position in other portions of the tree
If you wish to have different colors, go back to ornament, undo the previous colorization, and recolorize.
Use as many or as few as you like.

Open dkj_09-star master.
Duplicate Image (Shift+D on keyboard)
Close original
Colorize to desired color
Edit>Copy
Back to working copy
Edit>paste as a new layer
Move to top of tree
Effects>Plugins>Eye Candy 4000>Corona (Settings: Glow Width: 26.63, Flare Size: 5.00, Stretch: 100, Waver: 64, Blur: 0, Overal opacity: 100, Color: very light color of choice (I used a pale yellow), Draw Only Outside Selection: Checked, Radiate from the selection: UNchecked, Random Seed: 1

Open dkj_09-gift master
Duplicate Image (Shift+D on keyboard)
There are 3 layers; bottom layer the gift layer, middle layer is the vertical ribbon, top layer the horizontal ribbon. Each layer can be colorized to colors of choice. Ribbon layers can be moved to position of choice as well.
Once you have the gift and ribbons colorized to your liking, Edit>Copy merged
Back to working copy, Edit>Paste as a new layer
Resize and/or rotate to your liking.
Move to position at the bottom of the tree
Repeat for as many gifts as you wish to use, colorizing differently if you like by activating the original gift image, undoing previous colorizing, and re-colorize.

Open dkj_09-teddy bear.
Edit>Copy
Back to working copy
Edit>paste as a new layer
Move to bottom of the tree, position (mirror if need be) at the bottom of the tree.
Drop Shadow: Vertical & Horizontal: 2, Opacity: 60, Blur: 5, Color: Black, Shadow on new layer: UNchecked

Open dkj_09-Word Art
Duplicate Image (Shift+D on keyboard)
Colorize if desired
Edit>Copy
Back to working copy
Edit>paste as a new layer
Image>Free Rotate: Left: Selected, 25, nothing checked
Drop shadow: as before
Drop shadow: change vertical and horizontal: -2, all other settings the same
Repeat Effects>Eye Candy 4000>Corona, change color if desire

Layers>Merge All
Image>Add border: Symmetric: checked, Left: 1, color: white
Image>Add border: Symmetric: checked, Left: 1, color: black

Add raster layer
Add watermark
Resize to desired size
Jpeg and save

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial, and that you and yours have a very Blessed Christmas! I thank you for trying the tutorial, and please feel free to leave a comment, they are nice to see but not required.
If you wish to share your results with me, email them to kay2ndjackson@gmail.com, I would love to see your results.

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/

This tutorial was conceived on December 3, 2009, Released to blog site December 4, 2009.
Graphics used in this tutorial, Tree tubed by unknown source
Rest of items were the creation of Deborah in NC
Tubes by Deborah are shared on Google groups at this group: http://groups.google.com/group/psp-tubes-such

Tutorial in pdf format can be found here

Heirloom Recipe Scrapkit

2009-11-01T21:31:00.000-08:00

I have a new scrap kit ready, and waiting for all you lovely folks to download and work with. It is a full size kit, and this is another recipe based kit, so it includes some more recipe cards for you, size 3x5. I hope you enjoy it. It has taken me a few weeks to put this one together. All the elements are hand drawn using PSP by me & I learned alot while making this kit. The theme heirloom is using a concept of pioneer or colonial times.
The new layout on my blog site here is made using some of the items in this kit too.
Ok, so what is included in the kit, you ask? In this kit you will have:

20 papers
2 Quick Pages
37 Elements
4 Flowers
6 Frames
18 Recipe Cards
10 Ribbons

The kit is available in PNG or PSP format, and links for them are below.
Here is a preview of the kit, not all items are shown.

Now to download this Kit, click on one of the links below. There is one for RapidShare and one for 4-shared. When possible, would appreciate if you could use the RapidShare link.
PNG
RapidShare
4-Shared

PSP
RapidShare
4-Shared
Comments left are greatly appreciated, but not required.
Have fun with the kit.
Deborah in NC

Heard It Thru The Grapevine

2009-10-17T00:41:00.000-07:00

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/

2009-10-16T15:14:00.000-07:00

My Day at the Park
by Deborah in NC

*This tutorial is available in IncrediMail format here
Materials Needed:
-Tube of choice (I used one by Anyama which can be found here)
-At The Park scrap (retired) kit by Seachell (can be found here) *with permission from Seachell
Be sure to check out her site for many more items (She has many kits available as freebies) here
-Template 49 by Ali (can be found here)
-Tutorial Supplies
contains: Word Art by me & pattern pine_yellow (can be found here)
-Eye Candy 4000 (can be found any filters download site)
-Filters Unlimited (can be found here http://www.icnet.de/filters_unlimited/)

We are ready to begin.

Open Template 49 in PSP. Duplicate the image, and close the original. Delete the watermark layer.
Turn off all layers, then activate "black circle" layer

Select All, Float, Defloat, Expand 2
New Raster Layer. Bring to top.

Open paper of choice from Seachell At the Park kit.
Copy, close.
Paste into selection.
Drop Shadow: 6, 12, 42, 26, Black, Unchecked
Float
Cutout: 0, 0, 21, 85, Black, Unchecked
Select None
Turn layer off

Activate "middle rectangle" layer
Magic wand inside top rectangle, and 3rd rectangle
Expand 2
New Layer, Bring to top
Open & copy a second paper of choice from Seachell At the Park kit.
Close. Paste into selection.
Drop Shadow: 3, 5, 42, 13, Black, Unchecked
Select None
Turn layer off

Activate "middle rectangle" layer
Magic wand inside second and 4th rectangle
Expand 2
Turn layer off
New Layer, Bring to top
Open & copy a second paper of choice from Seachell At the Park kit.
Close. Paste into selection.
Drop Shadow: 3, 5, 42, 13, Black, Unchecked
Select None
Merge Down
Turn layer off

Activate "inner frame" layer
Select All, Float, Defloat, Expand 2
New Raster Layer. Bring to top.
Flood fill with color or colors of choice
Add noise: Gaussian, 10, Monochrome
Select None
Plugins>Eye Candy 4000>Jiggle

Settings: Movement Type: Brownian Motion, Bubble size: 8.68, Warp amount: 17.98, Twist: 80, Seamless Tile: Checked, Random Seed: 699
Drop Shadow as before

Activate "outter frame" layer
Magic Wand inside all 3 frames, Expand 2
New Raster layer, Bring to top
Cutout: 0, 0, 21, 26.45, Black, Unchecked
Select None

Activate "outter frame" layer again
Select All, Float, Defloat, Expand 2
Turn layer off
Open Pine_yellow pattern in PSP & minimize
New Raster layer, Bring to top
In the material palette, change the FG to pattern, and select Pine_yellow (settings: Angle 90, Scale: 80)
Flood fill top right frame
In the material palette, change the settings: Angle: 45
Flood fill top left frame
In the material palette, change the settings: Angle: 180
Flood fill the bottom frame
Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance
Inner Bevel. Settings: #11, 20, 12, 2, -22, 10, white, 60, 25
Select None

Magic wand in an area outside the frames, Expand 2, Invert
Drop Shadow as before
Drop Shadow with these settings: -3, -5, 22, 18, Black, Unchecked
Merge Down, but don't Deselect

Turn on all the top layers (not the template ones) and activate the filled inner frame layer
Invert. Delete key on your computer keyboard.
Select None

Layers>View>All. Merge Visible.

New raster layer. Send to bottom
Select all.
Open one last paper from Seachell At the Park kit.
Paste into selection. Select None.
Plugins>Filters Unlimited>Edges, Square>Square Edge 05
Lower layer opacity as desired (mine was 65)
Merge All.

Copy tube image. Paste as a new layer. Position, resize as needed.
Drop Shadow: 3, 5, 50, 43.48, Black, Unchecked

Select one of the bird images from Seachell At the Park kit and open.
Copy, close, and paste as a new layer
Resize: Percent, 15, Smart Size, Resize all layers: Unchecked.
Drop Shadow with these settings: -3, -5, 22, 18, Black, Unchecked
Move to the top of the bottom frame

Use other elements from Seachell At the Park kit, copy and paste into image. Resize and position inside the frames.
The ribbon lace I used was sized using the deform tool.
Add drop shadows as you go.
Make sure your tube and bird layer is on top in the layer palette.

When finished adding elements from Seachell At the Park kit to your image, Merge all.

Open and copy MYATP Word Art dkj 101409, close. Paste as a new layer.
If you wish to colorize, do so now. Resize (if desired) and position where desired
Add drop shadow

Select a font and add text. (Mine is 2 Peas Sweet Pea)
Position.

Add copyright information and watermark.

Merge All.

You are done. Thank you for trying my tutorial & I hope you have enjoyed it.

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/

2009-10-01T14:29:00.001-07:00

Here is an add on to the Breast Cancer Awareness kit, an Alpha. I hope you will like it.
It has all 26 letters of the English language included. Available in PNG's and PSP.

Preview:

Download links:
PNGS:
RapidShare
4-shared

PSP:
RapidShare
4-shared

Breast Cancer Awareness Scrap Kit

2009-09-28T23:47:00.000-07:00

This new Scrap Kit is dedicated to my mother who is a Breast Cancer Survivor. She is my role model in life, and I certainly hope that I make her proud. She is so loved by me, as well as my 2 children. Mom, this one is for you.

This was a challenge on a group that I belong to, dedicated to the Breast Cancer Awareness campaign. To find out more information about Breast Cancer, here is a great link to start with.

http://ww5.komen.org/

This is the preview of the kit (not all items shown).

It is available in PSP or PNG versions, and is on Rapid Share and 4-shared (links below).

This is a full size kit & contains:

6 Buttons
5 Frames
2 Ribbons
3 Awareness Ribbons
5 Bows
5 Flowers
5 Keychains
6 Shirts

Rapidshare downloads

PNGs
PSP

4-shared downloads

PNGs
PSP

Comments not necessary, but appreciated.

Creative Canning Cuisine Scrap Kit

2009-09-22T11:37:00.000-07:00

As a special thank you to our Canning Group member on Yahoo Groups, jeanne and I have collaborated together to create a couple of Scrap Kits. The kits are a Canning Theme, and are full size for those that would like to use them for their Scrap Kit Projects.

Here is a Preview of mine.

This is my first attempt at a Full Size and Complete Kit, and I hope you enjoy it.
Kit contains:
4 bows
5 buttons
6 corners
13 elements
4 frames
20 papers
1 Quick Page
12 recipe cards
7 ribbons

Download the kit here.

PNG's format

RapidShare
4-shared

PSP format

RapidShare
4-shared

To see jeanne's and all other submissions previews to the collaboration, please click here:
http://2bestfriendscorner.blogspot.com/

If interested in learning more about Canning and other home preservation methods using approved USDA methods, please feel free to check out our group, Creative Canning Cuisine.
Link: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CreativeCanningCuisine/
Be sure to tell us how you found us, through my blogsite.

Comments not necessary, but appreciated.

Starting Out

2009-06-12T16:58:00.000-07:00

This is the first post to the blog to complete a lesson on Winni's Designer Group.

Thank you for stopping by.

Deborah