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Time Keeper

This tutorial was written by Paradise Designs on June 11 2010 and is based on a design of my own concept and any similarities are purely coincidental.
I'm using the amazing artwork of Susan McKivergan. You need a license to use her work. Due to unfortunate circumstances AMI has been closed. I will update when Susan decides to sell somewhere else.
If you are using the same tube you must abide buy AMI's TOU and use your AMI license with Susan's tubes.
Supplies:
Tube of Choice
Font(s) of Choice
Scrap Kit "Darker Side of Heaven" by Vicki. You can purchase it HERE.
My Template HERE.
You may not use these supplies for any other tutorials without permission. Please do not add any of these items to kits or grab bags.
Let's Begin...
Open my template and press shift+D, to duplicate. Delete the original template.
Go to Selections-Select All-Float-Defloat. Copy and Paste the checkered floor (ele11). Move to the middle bottom. Now copy and Paste Paper 5. Invert selection and hit delete on your keyboard.GO up to the floor layer and hit delete on your keyboard again. Select None. On the floor layer add a drop shadow of -2, 0, 50, 5. Merge these two layers together and delete the black template. Add a drop shadow to the merged layer.
Copy and Paste the Frame (ele51). Resize by 70 and rotate 90 right. With your magic wand tool, click inside the frame. Go to Selections-Modify-Expand by 8. Copy and Paste Paper 4. Invert Selection and hit delete on your keyboard. Invert selection back. Now copy and Paste the Moon (ele13). Resize by 50. Place in the upper right hand corner of the frame. Invert Selection and hit delete on your keyboard. Keep Selected. Duplicate. On the bottom moon go to Adjust-Blur-Gaussian Blur of 11. Copy and Paste the Sparkles (ele37). Resize by 50. Place in the middle of the frame, however you want it. More stars of less its up to you. Once happy hit delete on your keyboard. Select None. Add a drop shadow to the frame. Now merge the frame, moons, sparkles, and paper together. Make sure you have them in that order. Place the frame to the top right of the background.
Copy and Paste the Clock (ele42). Resize by 80. Add a drop shadow. Place to the left of the frame.
Copy and Paste the Stairs (ele44). Resize by 70. Add a drop shadow. Place to the left behind the clock.
Copy and Paste the Cloud (ele8). Resize by 80 and add a drop shadow. Place to the right of the clock but you want a little of it to cover the clock face.
Copy and Paste the the Pillar (ele21). Resize by 70 and a drop shadow. Place to the right bottom of the frame. Duplicate. Resize the dup by 80. Place to behind the stairs to the left. Making it look like its in the background. I decorated the front pillar with the vine (ele40) and the red rose (ele3) but you can decorate it with what you want.
Copy and Paste your tube. Resize if needed. Place in the middle. Add a drop shadow. If you are using the same tube as I did you need to move it behind the front pillar and duplicate. Place the duplicate behind the stairs layer. Erase some of the left bottom that covers the stairs on the top tube. Then copy and Paste the Candle Opera (ele48). Resize by 50 and add a drop shadow. Place in the middle of the top tube so it looks like its sitting on the bedding. If you are using a different tube you can omit the candles or place them where you like.
Resize your tag before adding your name and copyright.
Once happy with the size of your tag. Add your name and copyright. Merge Visible, and save as a PNG.
And you're done!
Thanks for trying my tutorial.
The one below is used with Zindy S.D. Nielson artwork, which a license is needed to use her work. You can get one on her site Zindy-Zone
Nurse Lovey

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This tutorial was written by Paradise Designs on May 23 2010 and is based on a design of my own concept and any similarities are purely coincidental
I'm using the lovely artwork of Shawli. You need a license to use her work. You can purchase one at MPT.
Supplies:
Tube of Choice
Font of Choice
Scrap Kit "Nurse Lovey" by Vicki of Pink Princess Scraps. You can purchase it HERE.
My Template 35 HERE.
Lets get going...
Open my template and press shift+D, to duplicate. Delete original template and now the copyright info on the template.
Highlight the middle oval layer. Go to selections-select all-float-defloat. Copy and paste paper 4. Invert selection and hit delete on your keyboard. Select None. Delete the original oval. Add a drop shadow to the paper oval.
Highlight the Upright Oval. Go to selections-select all-float-defloat. Add a new raster layer and flood fill with #a5194a. Select None. Now go to Adjust-Add/Remove Noise-Add noise and use these settings:
Gaussian
Noise: 61
Monochrome is Checked
Delete the original oval and add a drop shadow.
Copy and Paste the Notebook paper (ele36). Resize by 45 and rotate 10 right. Add a drop shadow. Place this where the gray rectangle in the back. Delete the rectangle.
Highlight the circle. Go to selections-select all-float-defloat. Copy and paste paper 11. Invert selection and hit delete on your keyboard. Select None. Delete the original circle. Add a drop shadow.
Highlight the square layer. Go to selections-select all-float-defloat-modify-Select Selection Border.Use these settings:
Inside
Border width: 20
Anti-alias is Checked
Copy and Paste Paper 10. Invert Selection and hit delete on your keyboard. Select None and add a drop shadow.
Highlight the thin rectangle. Go to selections-select all-float-defloat. Add a new raster layer and flood fill with #eb5c8f. Select None. Delete the original rectangle. Add a drop shadow.
Now add a drop shadow to the dotted lines layer.
Highlight the gray Square. Now go to selections-select all-float-defloat. Copy and Paste your tube. Place the face in the selected area. Invert Selection and hit delete on your keyboard. Select None. Duplicate. On the bottom tube change the blend mode to Luminance(legacy). Change the blend mode on the top tube to Soft Light.
Copy and Paste the Lollipop (ele29). Resize by 45 and add a drop shadow. Place in the middle of the square and small circle. Move below the square layer.
Copy and Paste the dark pink Paperclip (ele40). Resize by 40 and add a drop shadow. Place to where it looks like it is "clipped" onto the square and tube. Erase all but the small loop. We want it to look like its holding the picture of the tube onto the oval.
See my tag for reference
Copy and Paste the Heartbeat Line (ele3). Resize by 45. Place to the left of the thin rectangle. Duplicate. Now place the dup next to the original. You want to match up the ends, so it looks like one continuous beat. I put the first upward line right next to the last downward line. Erase the overlaps and any line and the ends that go over the ends of the rectangle. Merge together and add a drop shadow.
Copy and Paste the Nurse's hat (ele1). Resize by 50 and rotate 7 right. Place to the right of the thin rectangle. Add a drop shadow.
Copy and Paste the Pil Bottle (ele6). Resize by 50. Place to the the left of the rectangle. Add a drop shadow.
Copy and Paste the Syringe (ele7). Resize by 45 and rotate 7 left. Place to the left of the rectangle. Add a drop shadow.
Now type out a saying you'd like it. I typed out "I'm your new drug!" Covert to raster and rotate 10 left. Add a drop shadow. Place to the top left.
Copy and Paste your Tube. Resize if needed. Place to the right. Add a drop shadow. Erase any parts that go below the thin rectangle. Move tube below the thin rectangle layer.
Now you can resize before adding your name and copyright.
Once happy with the size, add your copyright and Name. Delete the white background. Merge Visible and save to your computer.
You're done!!
Thanks for trying my tutorial! Hope you had fun.
Lost

This tutorial was written by Paradise Designs on May 20 2010 and is based on a design of my own concept and any similarities are purely coincidental.
I'm using the lovely artwork of Unholy Vault Designs. You need a license to use her work. You can Purchase one at MPT.
Supplies:
Tube of Choice
Font of Choice
Scrap Kit "Lost Fairy" a collab by 3Ps Designs and Pink Princess Scraps. You can purchase it HERE.
Plug-ins:
Eye Candy - Gradient Glow
Lets get going...
Open a new canvas of 700x600, flood fill white. You can resize later.
Copy and Paste the Silver Frame (ele51). With your magic wand tool, click inside the frame. Go to Selections-Modify-Expand by 8. Add a new raster layer. Copy Paper 16. click on the new raster layer and paste into selection. Select None. Now go to Adjust-Hue/Saturation-Colorize set both to Zero(0). Move the paper layer below the frame layer. Add a drop shadow to the frame.
Copy and Paste the Window (ele83). Resize by 85 and add a drop shadow. Place in the middle of the frame. Duplicate the paper layer. Move the top paper layer above the window layer. With your freehand selection tool, go around the center of the paper like so:

Now hit delete on your keyboard. You should be able to see the window and have it look like it is behind the columns.If you need to zoom in and with your eraser tool erase some of the top paper to make it look better.
Copy and Paste the Flower Border (ele17). Resize by 80. Add a drop shadow and place to the bottom right of the frame. Duplicate and Mirror, place that one to the bottom left.
Copy and Paste the Sparkles (ele92). Place in the middle.
Copy and Paste the Moon (ele14). Resize by 45. Adjust-Hue/Saturation-Colorize set both to Zero(0) and place it to the top left. Now we are going to add a "glow" to it. Go to Effects-Plug ins-Eye Candy-Gradient Glow apply these settings:

Move the moon below the bottom paper layer. Add a drop shadow.
Copy and Paste the Lantern (ele58). Resize by 45. Add a drop shadow. Place to the left of the frame.
Copy and Paste the Bird (ele35). Resize by 40 and mirror. Add a drop shadow and place to the top left.
Copy and Paste your Tube. Resize if needed. Place to the right. Go to Adjust-Hue/Saturation-Colorize set both to Zero(0). Add a drop shadow.
Now you can resize before adding your name and copyright.
Once happy with the size, add your copyright and Name. Delete the white background. Merge Visible and save to your computer.
and You're done!!
Thanks for trying my tutorial! Hope you had fun.
Silence
I'm using the unique artwork of Zindy S.D. Nielson. You need a license to use her work. You can purchase one at Zindy-Zone.
Supplies:
Tube of Choice
Font(s) of Choice
Scrap Kit "WidowMaker" by Vicki. You can purchase it HERE.
Let's Begin...
Open a new canvas of 700x600. Flood fill with white. You can resize later.
Copy and Paste the Frame (ele17). Using your selection tool draw out a rectangle inside the frame but overlapping the frame a bit. Like so:

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Copy and Paste Paper 16. Invert selection and hit delete on your keyboard. Select None. Move the paper layer below the frame layer.
Copy and Paste the Butterfly Charm (ele45). Resize by 60% and a drop shadow. Place to the top right of the frame.
Copy and Paste the Candles (ele23). Resize by 60% and drop shadow. Place to the bottom right of the frame.
Copy and Paste the Ivy (ele29). Rotate 75 right and add a drop shadow. Place to the bottom of the frame.
Copy and Paste the Scroll (ele57). Resize by 80% and add a drop shadow. Place to the bottom slightly to the left. With you Text tool. Type out "The Silence Hurts" or whatever saying you want. Convert to Raster. Move to the middle of the scroll and Rotate it slight to the left with your Pick tool(reform). Duplicate. On the bottom layer go to Adjust-Blur-Gaussian Blur Radius of 2. Change the Opacity to 57. On the top layer change the Opacity to 79.
Copy and Paste the Cross (ele19). Resize by 45 and Rotate 36 left. Add a drop shadow. Place to the left corner.
Copy and Paste the Rose (ele16). Resize by 35 and add a drop shadow. Place to the right of the cross.
Copy and Paste the Skull (ele55). Resize by 45 and add a drop shadow. Place to the left corner.
You might have to move the cross up a little so you can see it.
See my tag for reference.
Copy and Paste your tube. Resize if needed. With your selection tool make the same rectangle around the frame as you did before. Invert selection and hit delete on your keyboard. Select None. Move below the frame layer. Duplicate. On the bottom tube, go to Adjust-Hue and Saturation-Colorize have both set to 0 (zero). On the top tube change the blend mode to Soft Light. Add a drop shadow to the bottom tube layer.
Now with you freehand selection tool. Go around your tag (not to wide) like so:

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Copy and Paste a paper of choice, I'm using Paper 8. Invert selection and hit delete on your keyboard. Invert selection again. Go to Selections-Modify-Feather set the number of pixels to 15. Invert selection again. Hit delete on your keyboard 4 times. Select none. You should have a slight blur around the edges. Duplicate. Merge Down. Change the blend mode to 53.
Resize your tag before adding your name and copyright.
Once happy with the size of your tag. Add your name and copyright. Delete the white background, Merge Visible, and save as a PNG.
And you're done!
Thanks for trying my tutorial.
Thats Hot by Vicki

Awesome tut/tag as always hun TYSM!!
You can find this tut HERE.
Rock and Roll Hoochie Coo by Vicki

Thank you so much hun Love it!!!
You can find this tut HERE.
Also check out her blog Pink Princess Scraps.
She has some really awesome kits.
Pearly Diamonds by April
Cute but Shy by Lisa

Computer Problems
Punk Is Sexy
This tutorial was written by Paradise Designs on March 9 2010 and is based on a design of my own concept and any similarities are purely coincidental.
I'm using the amazing artwork of Ismael Rac. You need a license to use his work. You can Purchase one at HERE.
Supplies:
Tube(s) of Choice
Font of Choice
FTU Scrap Kit " Punnky" by Tamie. You can find it on her blog HERE
My Template 28, you can grab it HERE.
Plug Ins:
Penta - Jeans (optional)
Lets get going...
Open my template and duplicate (shift+D). Delete original temp and copyright info.
Highlight the Blue Oval layer. Selections-Select All-Float-Defloat. Copy and Paste Paper 3. Invert Selection and hit delete on your keyboard. Select none. Add a drop shadow to the paper and to the pink glittered oval.
Highlight the Black Oval layer. Selections-Select All-Float-Defloat. Copy and Paste a close up of your tube. Move it to the left a little. Invert Selection and hit delete on your keyboard. Select none. Lower the Opacity to about 55. Add a drop shadow to the tube and to the oval.
Copy and Paste the Glitter Trail. Resize by 45 and Rotate 90 left. Add a drop shadow. Move to the left behind the purple rectangle.
Highlight the Purple Rectangle. Go to Effects-PlugIns-Penta-Jeans and use these settings:
Amount: 28
Border Width: 4
Add a drop shadow to the rectangle, Dotted rectangle, and the wordart.
Highlight the Larger Square layer. Selections-Select All-Float-Defloat. Copy and Paste Paper 9. Invert Selection and hit delete on your keyboard. Keep Selected. Invert selection again. Copy and Paste your tube. Invert Selection and hit delete on your keyboard. Select None. Duplicate tube. On the bottom tube change the blend mode to Luminance (l) and on the top tube change the blend mode to Hard Light. Add a drop shadow to the square.
Highlight the Smaller Square layer. Selections-Select All-Float-Defloat. Copy and Paste Paper 8. Invert Selection and hit delete on your keyboard. Keep Selected. Invert selection again. Copy and Paste your tube. Invert Selection and hit delete on your keyboard. Select None. Duplicate tube. On the bottom tube change the blend mode to Luminance (l) and on the top tube change the blend mode to Overlay. Add a drop shadow to the square.
Copy and Paste your tube. Resize if needed. Place to the left. Add a drop shadow.
Copy and Paste Skull 3. Resize by 50 and rotate 10 left. Add a drop shadow and move to the left of the purple rectangle.
Copy and Paste the Hanger. Resize by 60. Add a drop shadow and place it to where it looks like its clipped onto the smaller square.
Copy and Paste Bow 4. Resize by 45. Add a drop shadow. Move this to the top of the hanger.
Copy and Paste the Butterfly. Resize by 45. Add a drop shadow. Move to right bottom corner of the larger square.
Add your copyright and Name. Delete your white background and Merge Visible. Save as a PNG
You're done!!
Thanks for trying my tutorial! Hope you had fun.
Cherry

I'm using the amazing artwork of Ismael Rac. You need a license to use his work. You can Purchase one at HERE.
Supplies:
Tube(s) of Choice
Font of Choice
Cherries of Choice (the ones I used are from Rac's Red Heel Cherry Tube)
My Template 27, you can grab it HERE.
Plug Ins:
Xenofex 2 - Constellation
Xero - Fritillary
Lets get going...
Open my template and duplicate (shift+D). Delete original temp and copyright info.
Using your magic wand tool, click inside the first frame of the filmstrip. Selection-Modify-Expand by 4. Copy and paste your tube. Move it where the part you want is in the middle. Invert selections and hit delete on your keyboard. Select None. Do the same with the next 3 film frames. Once you get all the frame filled merge the tube layers together. Move the tube layer below the filmstrip layer. Duplicate the tube layer. On the bottom tube layer go to Effects-PlugIns-Xenofex-Constellations and apply the following setting:

Change the top tube layer to Hard Light. Add a drop shadow to the bottom tube layer and the filmstrip.
Highlight the Smaller Circle layer. Go to Effects-PlugIns-Xero-Fritillary and apply the following setting:

Now Selections-Select All- Float-Defloat. Copy and Paste your tube. Invert Selection and hit delete on your keyboard. Select None. Duplicate. On the bottom tube layer go to and apply the following setting:
Width: 5
Opacity: 17
Color: Black
Horizontal and Light from left/top are Checked
Change the blend mode to Luminance (L). On the top tube layer change the blend mode to Overlay. Add drop shadows to the bottom tube layer and the circle.
Add a drop shadow to the dotted circle.
Highlight the right Black Square. Go to Effects-Texture Effects-Weave and apply the following setting:
Gap size: 1
Width: 7
Opacity: 5
Colors: White
Fill Gaps is Checked
Now Selections-Select All- Float-Defloat. Copy and Paste your tube again. Place the part you want to show. Invert selections and hit delete on your keyboard. Select None. Add a drop shadow to the white border.
Do the same to the other black square.
Using your magic wand tool, click on the red part of the bigger circle. Apply the same Constellation setting as before.
Copy and Paste your tube. Resize if needed. Place in the middle making your tube look like its sitting on the filmstrip. Duplicate. Add a drop shadow to the bottom layer and change the blend mode on the top layer to Hard Light.
Add your cherries where you like.
Add your copyright and Name. Delete your white background and Merge Visible. Save as a PNG
You're done!!
Thanks for trying my tutorial! Hope you had fun.
FTU - Easter Fun Collab
Sexy Bunny by Vicki
Kiss It
Supplies:
Tube of Choice
Font of Choice
My Supplies HERE.
These supplies are for personal use and this tutorial only.
You may not use these supplies for any other tutorials without permission.
Please do not add any of these items to kits or grab bags.
Lets get going...
Open a new canvas of 600x200, transparent.
Set your Background and Foreground to two different colors from your tube. Set your Foreground color to Foreground/Background gradient. With a 36 angle. Now flood fill your canvas with this gradient.
Copy and Paste the Halftone. Place in the middle.
Copy and Paste your tube. Place the part you'd like to show to the left. Duplicate. Change the blend mode on the bottom tube to Lumiance (Legacy) and the top tube to Soft Light.
Copy and Paste the Kiss. Place at the top right corner.
Copy and Paste the Sparkles. Place in the middle. Change the blend mode to Hard Light.
Copy and Paste your Tube. Place the face to the right. Duplicate. Change the blend mode on the top tube to Overlay.
Now with the crop tool crop the whole canvas. you want it to be the same size as we have (600x200). You just want to get rid of the parts of things that go beyond that. Add drop shadows to your bottom tube layers.
Selections-Select All-Modify-Select Selection Borders. Border width 5 and inside. Anti alias unchecked. Add a new raster layer. Now swap your foreground and background colors. And apply the gradient to the border. Select None. Go to Adjust-Add/Remove Noise-Add Noise:
87
Random and Monochrome checked
Add a drop shadow to the border.
With your Font tool (the font I used was Pussycat). Type out "Kiss It". Place at the bottom left. You can add a gradient glow of your liking or just a drop shadow, your choice.
Add your copyright and Name. Merge and save to your computer.
Now for the Avatar.
Open a new canvas 150x150, transparent. You can make it smaller if you need.
Set your Background and Foreground to two different colors from your tube. Set your Foreground color to Foreground/Background gradient. With a 36 angle. Now flood fill your canvas with this gradient.
Now up to Effects-Textures-Weave:
Gap size 1
Width 8
Opacity 2
Weave and Gap Color White
Fill gaps checked
Copy and Paste the Halftone. Place to the left a little.
Copy and Paste your Tube. Resize if needed. Place to the right a little.
Now with the crop tool crop the whole canvas. you want it to be the same size as we have (150x150). You just want to get rid of the parts of things that go beyond that. Add drop shadow to your tube.
Selections-Select All-Modify-Select Selection Borders. Border width 5 and inside. Anti alias unchecked. Add a new raster layer. Now swap your foreground and background colors. And apply the gradient to the border. Select None. Go to Adjust-Add/Remove Noise-Add Noise:
87
Random and Monochrome checked
Add a drop shadow to the border
And your Name or First Initial and your copyright. Merge and Save to your computer.
You're done!!
Thanks for trying my tutorial! Hope you had fun.
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I received this award from my sweet friend Vicki of Pink Princess Scraps. Thank you so much hun for this award! Check out Vicki's blog she has some really awesome kits!!
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