Tutorial "Garv Heaven"

This tutorial was written by me on 30th June 2010. It was done with PSP9 but it might work with other versions, too. This tutorial is copyrighted to me, any resemblance is purely coincidental and not intentional!

You need: "Lovin' Garv" Scrapkit by Created By Jill, which you can purchase at Created By Jill Scraps, an adorable tube by Keith Garvey which you can purchase at MPT, WSL_Mask138.jpg by Chelle, Becky_Mask022.jpg and my Garv Heaven Wordart here (only to use for this tutorial)

1. Open both masks in PSP, open a new transparent canvas 650x650px, flood fill with white, add new rasterlayer, select all, open LG_paper9_cbj.jpg, copy and paste into selection, select none, layers, new masklayer, from image, load WSL_Mask138.jpg, source luminance checked, merge group, image, resize Width 120%/Height 95% (Aspect ratio and resize all layers not checked)

2. Open LG_window_cbj.png, resize 550px (Aspect ratio and resize all layers checked), copy and paste as new layer, with magic wand tool click into it, selection, modify, expand 5px, open LG_paper6_cbj.jpg, copy and paste as new layer, arrange beneath window frame, selection invert, press delete, select none, highlight window, add Dropshadow 2/2/25/2 #000000

3. Open LG_scatterspray_cbj.png, rotate 90 degrees right, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, move up to the left (Position x 25/Position y 70), duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, merge down, arrange layer above group layer

4. Open LG_flower5_cbj.png, with Shift D make a copy, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, move up to the left corner of the window, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, merge down, add Dropshadow, highlight the original flower, resize 40%, copy and paste as new layer, adjust - Hue/Saturation - Colorize 240/100, move up and a little to the left, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, merge down, add Dropshadow, copy the 40% resized blue flower again, paste as new layer, adjust - Hue/Saturation - Colorize 23/140, move up and a very little to the right, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, merge down, add Dropshadow

5. Open LG_swirl_cbj.png, resize 80%, copy and paste as new layer (layer arrange above the flowers but below the paper of the window frame), free rotate 45 degrees left, add Dropshadow 1/1/15/1 #000000

6. Highlight the paper layer of the window frame, open LG_rainbow_cbj.png, copy and paste as new layer, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, merge down, layers, new masklayer, from image, load Becky_Mask022.jpg, source luminance checked, merge group, duplicate layer, merge down
7. Highlight top layer, activate the original rainbow, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, image mirror, place it as you can see on my preview, draw a selection around the upper part of the rainbow, promote to layer, on the original rainbow layer press delete, select none, arrange the promoted part of the rainbow below the window layer, remove the small part of the promoted rainbow layer that you can see above the window door 8. Highlight top layer, open LG_balloons_cbj.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, move to the right and place them exactly on the edge of the rainbow, add Dropshadow 1/1/25/2 #000000

9. Open LG_clouds_cbj.png, select the one up on the left, copy and paste as new layer, move down to the left, now select the cloud up on the right, copy and paste as new layer, move it down to the right

10. Open LG_bird_cbj.png, resize 35%, copy and paste as new layer, move it down to the left and place it on the cloud, add Dropshadow 1/1/25/2 #000000

11. Open your tube, resize if needed, copy and paste as new layer, place as you wish and add Dropshadow of your choice, now you can add my wordart or write another text and/or your name

Add copyright info to your tag and save as .png or .jpg! Hope you like my tutorial, please have fun!