Jose Cano-FTU-Tut

For this tut you will need a tube of choice, I'm using Jose Cano who can be found at Cano Tubes
I am using animation 247 from Simone and you can find all of her beautiful animations on her blog HERE
Font of choice and your imagination.

Open a new image 600x250 and choose 2 colors from your tube of choice.
Set your background color and foreground color to your liking, go threw your gradient palette and find foreground/background color.
Fill the background with the gradient color.
Add a new layer and add your tube, position where you like, duplicate and hide the top layer.
Open Mura's Miester-copies-duplicate-change the top number to 10.
Effects-artistic-halftone-circle-change the colors to match your tube.

On the tube layer, duplicate again.
Bottom layer-adjust-gaussian blur-5.
Add Xero-Radiance-use default.
Add Xero-porcelian-make sure all the colors are 0.
Add this drop shadow to the bottom tube layer -5,5,50,5.
Top layer change blend mode to luminance or what ever you prefer.

Add a new layer-add a matching color to your tube-selections-contract-6-delete.
Add another new layer-another color that matched your tube or the gradient-selections-contract-3-delete.

Add your copyright and proper license.

How I animated:
Hide the border,tube layers, merge visible.
Copy the halftone,paste as a new layer in animation shop.
Paste before current as many times as the animation, mine was 20.
CTL+A highlights all frames in animation, copy, paste on your halftone layer.
Place where you want.
Hide the merged layer, merge visible rest of the layers.
Copy paste as a new layer, paste before current 20 times, copy, paste on your animation set.
Play and save.

Enjoy!!

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!!

Zombiefied-PTU-Crafted By Gina

I am using a wonderful kit called Zombiefied by Crafted By Gina and you and purchase it HERE
I using the art of Pinup Toons and you can get them HERE

I'm using a mask by Vix and you can get her goodies off of her tut site HERE
Font I am using is Beyond Wonderland and is a FTU font you and get HERE
You will also need Eyecandy 4000-Gradient Glow

Lets begin!!

Open paper09-Shift+D and then close out the original.
Apply your mask of choice, Vix's mask is Halloween 0904.
Merge Group and add 2 new layers.
Grab frame01 and place on the top layer and place in the middle of the mask.
Grab paper08-copy-paste on the middle layer under the frame layer.
Use your majik wand and click on the inside of the frame-selections-expand-4-invert-delete and paper layer.
Add a drop shadow to the frame layer and merge down the frame and paper layer.

Grab the green hand, re size 60%-rotate left-15% and place on the upper left of the frame as a new layer.
Grab the "Zombie" word art-re size 65%- rotate-free-15% and place as a new layer on top of the hand you just added.
To the word art, add a gradient glow and a drop shadow.
Add your tube as a new layer and a drop shadow.
Re size if you need.

On the tube layer, add the cat-re size 55% and place to the bottom right of the frame.
On the "Zombie" word layer, add a new layer and grab the 2 balloons.
Re size bother balloons 65% and rotate one left and the other right and add a drop shadow.
On the same layer add the bats-re size 55% and place in the frame.
On the same layer you are on, grab 2 pieces of candy.
The round piece re size 55% and place to the bottom left of the frame.
The long piece, rotate free-15%-Right- add a drop shadow.
Move your tube so it looks like she is sitting on the candy.
Merge visible and add your copyright and also license info and enjoy.
You may animate from this point on if you wish or just leave as is.

You're Bootiful-PTU-Crated By Gina

For this tut I'm using Crafted By Gina's kit You're Bootiful and you can get it at SATC
You will need a tube of choice and I'm using Pinup Toons which you can get a CDO
You need a license to use this tube.
Font of choice and the one I'm using I am totally addicted to and that's Champagne and Limousines and yo can get it HERE

Open paper03 Shift+d and close out the original papers.
Layer-Promote background layer.
Grab string03 and place on the paper layer as a new layer, try and get it as close to the center of the page as possible.
Re size the paper layer about 90%.
Use the magik wand and click on the inside of the frame.
Selections-Modify-Expand-4-Invert-Delete the paper layer.
Add your tube as a new layer and trim it up so it fits in the string frame.
Grab the spider web and place as a new layer UNDER your tube layer.
Click in the inside of the fame again and repeat the above instructions when you deleted the paper from the string.
Add a drop shadow I use 1,1,80,5.
Grab spider2 and place that behind the sting layer and add a drop shadow.
(Look at my tag if you get lost.)
Grab the cauldron and place as a new layer on the knot of the string and add a drop shadow.
Grab the bubbles resize-45% and place right above the cauldron and add a slight drop shadow.
Grab the green potion re size-45% and place to the left of the cauldron.
Grab potion02 re size-35% and place right next to the other potion you just added.
Grab frog02 re size-55% and place right by the potions.
Grab the other frog re size-55% and place on top of the green potion.
Grab ghost re size-55%-mirror and place right above the frogs foot....lol
Merge visible and duplicate-delete the bottom layer.
Grab the sign and place behind the tag all the way to the left.
Grab the moon re size-75% and place behind the tag all the way to the upper left corner.
Merge visible and add all your copyrights and 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!!

Fibromyalgia Awareness-Crafted By Gina-FTU

I'm using a wonderful awareness kit from Gina. You can find it on her blog HERE

You will need a mask and the Misfits blog has a bunch of wonderful masks HERE

I'm using the work of Keith Garvey and you can find his tubes PTE
You need a license to use his work.


I'm not sure of the font I'm using is FTU or not, but DaFont has a ton of free fonts you can grab HERE

Filter used Xero-Porcelain

I chose to animate my tag using some butterflies.
The butterflies I used can be found HERE

This is a full size kit and there will be a bunch of resizing.

Lets begin!!

Open your paper03 and resize to 700x700, copy and paste as a new image, CTL V.
Add your mask and merge group.
Add 2 layers On the top layer grab frame 2 and resize 30% and place in the middle of the mask layer.
On the layer below the frame, grab paper paper01 and resize to 600x600 and place below the the frame.
Trim up the paper layer by using your rectangle selection tool.
On that same paper layer add your tube and trim it up using the rectangle selection tool again.
Add the Xero-Porcelain default setting and kit OK.

Merge visible and lets decorate!!

Grab the wrap02 and resize 30% and place at the bottom of the frame.
Grab flower01, resize 10% and place on the bow of the wrap.
Grab the awareness ribbon, resize 15%, rotate free-right-15% and place at the upper left corner of the frame.
Grab flower02, resize 10%, and place on the awareness ribbon.
(Don't forget to add your drop shadows.)

Grab birdie 1&2, resize 15%, place at the bottom right corner of the wrap and place so it looks like they are kissing.
Grab butterfly 2&3, resize 10% and place around the flower on the wrap.
I mirrored the second butterfly so it looked like they were flying around it.

Add your copyright info and license.

If you wish to animate from here, this is how I did it.

Open your selected animation in animation shop and highlight all the frames CTL A,leave as is for now.
(My butterfly animation has 15 frames.)
Open your tag in animation shop as a new animation and place before current until you have 15 frames or as many as your animation has in it.

CTL A highlight all frames of your tag and just leave as for now.
Copy your animation and place on the FIRST frame of your tag and place it where you'd like.
View your animation and make sure it's where it needs to be and enjoy!!

Dark Streak-PTU-SkySraps

For this tut you will need a tube of choice.
I'm using the stunning work of Suzanne Woolcott, you must have a license to use her work and you can purchase her tubes and other art HERE

The kit I'm using is Dark Streak by Skyscraps. You can purchase her kits and tubes SATC

You will need a mask of choice and you can find a ton of free ones HERE

You will also need a font of choice and the one I'm using is PTU, but Fontspace has some great free ones for you to choose from HERE

No filters are needed so lets begin!!

Open your paper of choice, copy and paste as a new image, CTL V.
Apply your mask of choice.

Grab the rose bunch and place as a new layer.
Resize to 45%, rotate free-60 degrees and place to the bottom of the mask.
(Look at my tag for reference.)
Copy, paste and mirror the rose and place so the stems overlap each other.

On the mask layer grab both of the loopy candy canes and resize 50% and place the dark one first to the left of the roses and then the lighter of the candy canes.
If you notice, they look like trees.
Don't forget to add a drop shadow.

Next grab the twig and berries and resize 35% and place in front of the tree.
Back to the rose layer.

Add your tube as a new layer.
Back to the rose layer, again...lol

Grab your flowers of choice from the kit you are using.
Resize 30% and place on the rose layer.
I did mine as so.

Resize 30%, added drop shadow, placed, copy, paste, mirror, and place.

Merge visible and add all you copyright and license info and you done.
Enjoy!!