Smoky Valentine

This tag/tutorial was made for the beautiful tube Smoky Eyes from trinita. She's a new designer at Picsfordesign.

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 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 use a white background while I’m making my tag but I delete it when I am finished.

Supplies needed:

Amy Marie’s Show Me scrap kit. You can find where to buy it here.

I’m using the very awesome Smoky Eyes from trinita. You can get it here.

Mask: Mask 535 by Insatiable Dreams, you can find it here. Scroll down the page, it’s under Masks 13.

Font used is called 38. You can use any font you want though.

Open a canvas 500x500

Create your mask using paper 13. Place on your canvas to your liking.

Bow 5 = Reduce 36.6%. Place in the upper left corner of your mask. Add a drop shadow.

Net 1 = Rotate 94. Reduce 58.5%. Place in the lower right corner of your canvas.

Frame 1 = Reduce 76.9%. Place in the middle of your canvas. Add a drop shadow.

Ribbon 1 = Reduce 61.2%. Place on the left side of your frame. Add a drop shadow.

B3 = Rotate –10.6. Place on the left side of your frame. Add a drop shadow.

Duplicate. Flip Horizontally. Reduce 79.6%. Rotate –13.7. Place on the lower right of your frame.

B2 = Reduce 69.5%. Rotate –11.0. Place over B3. Add a drop shadow.

Duplicate. Flip Horizontally. Reduce 81.7%. Rotate –13.7. Place over B3 copy.

Lip = Reduce 28.2%. Rotate –25.6. Place inside your frame slightly to the right. Add a drop shadow.

Diamond Heart = Reduce 14.1%. Rotate –22.4. Place on the left of your frame towards the bottom or to your liking. Add a drop shadow.

Rosewfeather = Reduce 37.0%. Place on the right side of your canvas. Add a drop shadow.

Champagne Bottle = Reduce 51.2%. Place over the Rosewfeather or to your liking. Add a drop shadow.

Dragonfly1 = Reduce 23.7%. Rotate –20.2. Place on the top right corner of your canvas or to your liking. Add a drop shadow.

Open your tube. Reduce to your liking. Place in the middle of your canvas towards the bottom. Add a drop shadow.

RosenBeads = Reduce 14.6%. Place in the lower left corner of your canvas.

Glass = Reduce 31.8%. Place in the bottom right corner of your canvas. Add a drop shadow.

Laceglove2 = Reduce 45.3%. Place to the left of the glass. Add a drop shadow.

Duplicate. Reduce 91.0%. Place slightly lower than the first glove.

Cat = Reduce 37.8%. Place it on top of the gloves, as if it’s sitting on them. Add a drop shadow.

Lipstick = Reduse 20.6%. Place on the left side of your canvas to the right of the rose. Add a drop shadow.

Nailpolish = Reduce 22.8%. Place to the right of the lipstick or to your liking. Add a drop shadow.

GemF2 = Reduce 17.5%. Place inside your frame at the top. Add a drop shadow.

Type the name. The color settings are D60101.  Size 68 points. After you type in your name, go to your blending options.

Check Drop Shadow using the default settings.

Check Bevel and Emboss using the default settings.

Check Stroke size 2, color is 000000. Place the name on the top left of your canvas.

Add your license and your watermark.

Delete the white background. Save as .png.

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.