Autumn Leaves Mask

It's been a while since I've made anything. Here's an mask for you. I hope you like it. Just right click and save. If you use this in a tutorial, please link back to my blog.

I did this in memory of my husband Willie. The theme was love. It was made during Valentines Day. Since I lost him Valentine's Day or any holiday holds no appeal to me. Anyway. I wanted to share this with everyone.

Fall by the Fireside

PTU CT Tutorial for Drea's Designs using her beautiful Fall by the Fireside kit. This kit has 128 elements and 24 papers giving you plenty of elements to choose from. You can find where to get it on her blog. Drea's Designs.

The creation of this tutorial is my own any resemblance to any other tutorial is strictly a coincidence.

Do not copy this tutorial or claim it as your own. If you would like to share it, please share the link to blog ONLY.

This tutorial was written using Adobe Photoshop CS5 and is for those with a working knowledge of Photoshop. This tutorial can be adapted for anyone with a working knowledge of PSP.

Before we start, I would like to remind you to save frequently. This is in case your program closes on you as mine is known to do. J  I save as a .psd file. This keeps your elements in layers instead of merging everything the way a .png file does. I also I do not say copy and paste your element onto your canvas. In photoshop, it is possible to drag and drop. But if you are more comfortable copying and pasting, then by all means do what is easier for you. I also use a white background while I’m making my tag but I delete it when I am finished. Also, when I say reduce, I am using the width as a guide. In Photoshop, when you are going to reduce an element, click on one corner of the element, hold down your shift key and resize your element. Doing it this way keeps it proportioned.

Supplies needed:

Fall by the Fireside scrap kit from Dreas Designs. You can find where to buy it here.

The tube I’m using is SoonFall by Alex Prihodko, you can find it at Pics For Designs. Remember, you cannot use any tubes without a license.

Mask: Mask 34 made by Splitz Designs. You can get it here.

I can’t remember where I got the font I used, you can use any font you want.

Okay, let’s get started.

Open a canvas 600x600.

Create your mask using paper 7. Place in the center of your canvas or to your liking. Lower Opacity to 82%.

DC 60: Reduce 31.14%. Place in the top part of your canvas to your liking. Duplicate and place slightly lower on the right side of your canvas.

DC 82: Reduce 57.77%. Place slightly to the left of your canvas.

DC 37: Reduce 61.06%. Place in front of DC82 to your liking. Open your Blending Options.

Check Drop Shadow using the default settings.

Check Outer Shadow – Under Elements – Size = 0

DC 40: Reduce 44.83%. Place on the left side of your canvas. Add a drop shadow.

DC 28: Reduce 36.57%. Place midway on the right side of your canvas. Add a drop shadow.

DC 118: Reduce 59.46%. Place on the right side of your canvas to your liking.

DC 59: Reduce 42.57%. Place on the left of your canvas. I have mine right under DC 40.

DC 116: Reduce 50.65%. Place over the top of the flame.

DC 46: Reduce 44.05%. Place on the left of your canvas just at the bottom of the water.

DC 71: Reduce 45.12%. Place midway on the right side of your canvas. Add a drop shadow.

DC 25: Reduce 36.52%. Place to the lower right of the birdhouse. Add a drop shadow.

DC 65: Reduce 59.70%. Place centered near the bottom of your canvas. Add a drop shadow.

DC 3: Reduce 16.39%. Place on the deck slightly off center to the right. Add a drop shadow. Duplicate and place to the left to your liking.

DC 7: Flip horizontally. Reduce 23.17% Place on the left of the deck. Add a drop shadow.

DC 114: Reduce 34.93%. Place on the left of your canvas to your liking. Add a drop shadow.

DC 24: Reduce 21.12%. Place on the welcome sign to your liking. Duplicate and add a drop shadow to the lower layer only.

DC 112: Reduce 16.49%. Place to the right of the welcome sign to your liking. Add a drop shadow.

DC 6: Reduce 17.31%. Place to the right of the leaf on the left. Add a drop shadow. Duplicate and place it to the lower right of your canvas.

DC 29: Flip horizontally. Reduce 19.71%. Place at the lower left of your canvas. Add a drop shadow.

DC 11: Reduce 44.49%. Place on the right side of your canvas. Add a drop shadow.

DC 90: Reduce 25.66%. Place on the right of your canvas. It’s going to look like it’s floating in the air. Add a drop shadow.

DC 103: Reduce 21.31%. Place in front of the welcome sign to your liking. Add a drop shadow.

DC 10: Reduce 21.28%. Place to the right of the books. Add a drop shadow.

Open your tube, resize and place as if she’s sitting on the folded blankets. Add a drop shadow.

DC 104: Reduce 17.76%. Place at the bottom left of your canvas. Add a drop shadow.

DC 31: Reduce 13.16%. Place in the lower center of your canvas to your liking. Add a drop shadow.

DC 15: Reduce width 21.21%, height 26.98%. Place in the lower right corner of your canvas. Add a drop shadow.

DC 75: Reduce 21.16%. Place to the left of the welcome sign. Add a drop shadow.

DC 56: Reduce 16.00 %. Place to the left of the mushrooms. Add a drop shadow.

DC 105: Reduce 22.98%. Place next to the snail to your liking. Add a drop shadow.

DC 57: Reduce 25.70%. Place on the lower right corner of your canvas. Add a drop shadow.

Type the name. Color is 931800. Size 52 points.

Open your Blending Options.

Check Bevel and Emboss using the default settings.

Check Drop Shadow using the default settings.

Check Inner Shadow using the default settings.

Check Stroke size 1 Color is ddb924. Place the name on the top right of your canvas.

Add your license and your watermark. Delete the white background if you used one, save as .png and you are done.

I hope this tutorial was easy to follow. Again, you do not have to follow this step by step. Add your own touch to it.