Merry Christmas and Blessed Yule

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and safe and Happy New Year!!

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!!

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!!