Elias Halloween-FTU

I am using the tube of Elias Chatzoudis and you can get all his tubes at his store HERE
(I bought this tube at PTE when they were up and running, please use the appropriate license.)
DBS-Bright Noise
Xero-Porcelain

That's about it. :D

Open an image 600x250.
Select 2 colors from your tube that compliment each other and use your Foreground gradient and fill your image with that gradient.
Effect-Distortion Effect-Displacement Map,Dither 25 pct, stretch to fit canvas checked,blur 0, 2D, intensity 100%, OK.
Use your preset shape-rectangle and make a rectangle like mine.
Objects-Align-Center In Canvas-Convert To Raster Layer.
Choose a Halloween type font and type out "I Love Halloween" or something else you like.
Make sure it stretches the full length of your canvas.
Objects-Align-Center In Canvas-Convert To Raster Layer.
Add a new layer and add your tube.
Duplicate your tube.
Bottom layer-Blur-Gaussian Blur-3-OK.
Add Xero-Porcelain and make sure all the colors are 0,ok.
Add this drop shadow -5,5,50,5.
Top layer make the blend mode Hard Light.
Hide everything but the tubes and Merge Visible.
Merge Visible again.
Add a new layer and add a color from your tube again.
Selections-Contract-8-ok-invert-Contract-3-ok-add a new layer while you still have the marching ants and add another color, right click to stop the ants.
Add your copyright and license info and name.
Hide the very top layer of your border and merge visible.
Click on the border and use your DBS-Bright Noise-Mix-100%.
Merge all and paste as a new image in your animation shop.
CTL+Z until your noise is gone.
Re add the noise again, merge all, paste before current, and repeat.

Enjoy!!

Elias Christmas Tut

For this tut I am using the work of ELias Chatzoudis. You need a license to use his tubes and you can purchase his work HERE
I am using some Christmas templates Minxy made and you can get them off her blog HERE
Font I used is MaSexy and you can get this freebie font HERE

No scraps needed, just some plugins and a bit of imagination!!

Open Minxy's template439-shift&D and close out the original template.

Remove Minxy's credits and also the background layer.
Merge down copy of dotted circle and dotted circle.
Change the color, adjust-color balance-manual color correction-the top color is the color you are changing and the bottom color is the color you want to make it.
Choose a color from your tube-adjust-noise-100%-uniform.
Merge down circle 2 and circle.
Change the color if you wish like you did above.
Apply Tramages-Tow The Line the default settings.
Apply a white gradient glow to the circle and this drop shadow 1,1,80,5.
On the black square change the color if you wish and add Xero-Fritillary and just mess around with the settings to something you like.
Add a white gradient glow and the drop shadow as above.
Merge down square 3&2 and change the color if you wish, I left if green.
Go to Effects-Texture Effects-Blinds-5,45 color black, horizontal and reapply the same effect and check from left to right and horizontal and see what happens!!
Apply the white gradient glow and same drop shadow.
Repeat above for the red box.
The white back of the tree, add the noise and drops shadow.
We are starting with tree pt4 and add the tramages zero tolerance default settings strait down to pt1.
Tree end add the xero fritillary.
Square back add noise and drop shadow.
For the word art, grab your magic want and make sure the contigous isn't checked and click on the black part and change the color to a color of your tube, add noise to your liking.
Add your tube as a new layer and re size to fit the tag.
Add your license info and proper copyright.
Merge visible and if you wish to animate you may do so.

This is how I did mine.
Add name you want, convert to raster layer.
Selections-select all-float-defloat- add a new layer, add gradient glow.
Add this drop shadow 1,1,80,5 and make sure shadow on a new layer is CHECKED.
Add noise-100%-uniform, merge all.
Copy and paste in your animation shop.
Go back until your noise is gone from your gradient glow.
Re add the noise, merge all, copy, and paste before current.
Repeat and view your animation and save.

Enjoy!!

Tut by Wynters Wonders using my kit It's A Witch Thing.

Wynter used my kit and made this wonderful tag. You can see this tut and also other tuts done by her. Thank you again Wynter.
See this and other tuts on her blog HERE

Autumn Cove-PTU-Crafted By Gina

Mask by Melissaz Creationz #13 you can visit her blog HERE
Font of choice or you can use the one I used Cambridge HERE
Kit is called Autumn Cove by Crafted By Gina and you purchase her tagger size kits HERE
I'm using the wonderful art of Elias and you can now visit his own personal store HERE

Open your paper06-Shift&D and close out your original paper.
Apply your mask and merge group.
Grab the grass and add a new layer.
Re size by 80%-add a drop shadow-layers-duplicate-mirror-re size 80% and use your move tool and move it so it looks like mine and merge down the copy.
Go to the mask layer and add window01 as a new layer and move behind the grassy knoll you just added. (Refer to my tag for placement or idea.)
Back to the mask layer and add branch01-re size 80%- rotate-left-15% and place behind the window you just added so it looks like it's peeking out behind the window.
Use your move tool and click on the window and add blueberries02 as a new layer and add the blueberries-re size-70% and place to the left of the window a bit.
Use the move tool and move everything to how you like it and merge visible.
Grab flower02 and add as a new layer-re size-40% and place in front of the blueberries.
Grab blueberries01-add as a new layer-re size-40% and place to the left of the grassy knoll like mine.
Merge visible and add your tube, license info, and your done!!
Enjoy!!

BCA Tut FTU

You will need my BCA kit that you can find HERE
You will also need a BCA tube of choice. I'm using one I bought from MPT, but you can also now find Elias tubes HERE
I'm also using my BCA template and gradient you can get off my scrap blog HERE
Pretty script font of choice or MarmaladeJF which I used and you can get FTU HERE
Eyecandy-4000-Gradient Glow and Xero-Porcelain.

Lets begin!!

Open my BCA template-Shift+D and close out the original template.
Remove my credit layer and also the pink ribbon.
Raster4 add paper01 and add a gradient glow.
Add a drop shadow. I used 1,1,80,5
Next layer I added paper03 and a gradient glow.
Add another drop shadow.
Raster3 add my BCA gradient or paper07 and a gradient glow.
Add drop shadow.
Raster2, leave alone for now.
Word circle, you can change the color or add a gradient glow and drop shadow.
Add your tube as a new layer.
Back to raster2.
Add a close up of your BCA tube add a new layer.
On raster2 layer do the fallowing:
Selections-float-defloat-invert-delete the close up layer.
Duplicate your closeup tube layer.
On the bottom layer Adjust-Blur-Gaussian Blur-5 and add Xero-Porcelain.
Make sure all the colors are 0.
On the top layer, play around with your blend mode.
I used Hard Light.
Lower opacity to 60%- add porcelain again and merge down.
Add a slight drop shadow.

Lets decorate!!

Grab flower 1 and 2.
Re size flower01-roate-free-15%-right and place as a new layer just under the large circle and add a drop shadow.
Duplicate-Mirror.
Do the same again for flower02 as above and repeat again for flower01.
Look at my tag for ideas.
Add flair01- re size 55%-rotate-15%-right-free and place as a new layer.
Drag your flair layer just below the word circle.
On the word circle layer grab the pink sneakers-re size- 50% and place in front of the flair as a new layer and add a drop shadow.
On the tube layer add butterfly01-re size-40%-rotate-free-left and place on top of a flower of choice.
Merge visible.
Add your copyright and license info and your done.
Enjoy!!

Autism Speaks-FTU-Crafted By Gina

I'm using a wonderful FTU kit of Gina's called Autism Speaks, you can get it on her blog HERE

I'm using the wonderful work of Elias Chatzoudis and you can get his tubes HERE

I'm using a mask of Vix from her goodies section which you can find on her tut site HERE

You will need a font of choice too.

Ok......Lets begin!!

(This is a rather large tag and you can resize if you wish at the end of the tut.
I prefer to work on a larger scale.)

Grab paper02, copy and paste as a new image.
Add your mask and merge group.

Add 2 new layers and on the top layer grab vine01 and place in the center of the mask, copy, paste, mirror and place.
On the middle layer add the close up image of your choice.
Using your majik wand and click on the center of the vine frame we made.
Selections-Modify-Expand-3-Invert and delete the tube layer.
Playing with the blend mode, find a blend you like.
I used hard light.

Merge visible and add your tube as a new layer and mirror, if you want.

Grab flower06 and place behind your tube.
Grab the puzzle pieces and place to the left of your tube.
As a new layer, grab the autism word art re size 55% and place it so it reads AUTISM SPEAKS.
I added a gradient glow.
Grab flower05, resize 55%, mirror, and place above the white flower you just added and also below the white flower too.
You are going to use the same yellow flower and place right above the puzzle pieces.
Grab butterfly02, resize 65%, rotate free-15 degrees- right and place near a flower.

Add your copyright and license info and ENJOY!!

Spookylicious!!

For this you will need Mura's Miester-Clouds.
Template of choice: Toxic Desirez is where I found mine.
Tube of choice: Elias Chatzoudis PTE. Please make sure you have the proper copyright and license number.
Font of choice: I used Cinnamon Roll Frosted font and can't share due to it being PTU.
Ummm........Oh and a picture of a creepy house also. I have one on my blog and you can find it HERE

Open your template and delete the info.

On the rectangle part past your creepy house. Trim it up with the rectangle tool.
On the dotted line add a little noise or just leave alone.
Spookylicious change the color to a color in your tube.
I made mine a blackish gray. 202020 I believe.
Onto the moon......lol
Add a layer on top of the moon.
Used mura's miester-cloud and use 2 colors that make it look like a moon.
I used 2 different grays.
Now that you have done that, use your majik wand and click on the moon.
Selections-Invert, click on the cloud you made and hit delete.
You should have a circle left behind.
Delete the original moon and add a gradient glow to your new moon...lol (No pun intended....lol)
Merge visible and add your tube, license number, and person getting this tag.

Animate if you want.

My tag is up top for a idea.

While adding your font, add a drop shadow.
Go to noise, 25% random.
Merge all, click on the bats, noise 25% random.
Copy and paste in animation.
Do this again and paste before current.
Do this again, one more time, paste before current.

You should have 3 frames.
Resize if needed and save.

Avatar!! 150x150

Use the same mura's cloud.
Add your tube, resize a bit.
Add copyright and license number.
Add a new layer.

On the bottom later, selection, select all, float, modify, select border, 3...On the top layer add a color from your tube to your frame.
Add name or initial of person receiving the set.

Enjoy!!!

If you want to animate, just look over the tag part.