Tutorial "StarLicious"

This tutorial was written by me on 8th October 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: "Sparkling Stars" Scrapkit by Tinas Magical Scrap World which you can purchase at ScrappinWarehouse, a tube plus close-up, I am using a free tube by Ismael Rac which you can get at XeracXStore, template #161 by Denz Designz and WSL_Mask84.jpg by Chelle

1. Open mask and template in PSP, with Shift D make a copy of the template, close original, delete layers DenzDesignz - delete, Respect and RESPECT Shadow 1, image, canvas size Width 620=px/Height 500px, Placement right, image canvas size Width 650px/Height 500px, Placement center, if you see a little part of a dot down on the right or up on the left, delete it

2. Open TMW_SSt_Paper6.jpg, resize 400px, layers, new masklayer, from image, load WSL_Mask84.jpg, source lumincance checked, merge group, copy and paste as new layer onto your template image, move it down to the left, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, merge down, arrange - send to bottom

3. Open TMW_SSt_GlitterScatter1.png, resize 75%, copy and paste as new layer, image mirror, move it to the left, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, merge down, arrange it above the group layer

4. Highlight white circle, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, open TMW_SSt_Paper27.jpg, copy and paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, select none, add Dropshadow 1/1/20/2 #000000, highlight small grey circle2, merge down (with small grey circle 1), select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, open TMW_SSt_Paper3.jpg, copy and paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, select none, add Dropshadow

5. Highlight dotted outline 2, merge down (with dotted outline 1), select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, open TMW_SSt_Paper4.jpg, copy and paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, select none, add Dropshadow

6. Open TMW_SSt_StringFrame1.png, resize 45%, copy and paste as new layer, move it down to the right, place it above the circle, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, move it a little more to the left, exactly on the upper circle, add Dropshadow to both StringFrames

7. Highlight dots 2, merge down (with dots 1), select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, copy TMW_SSt_Paper4.jpg, paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, select none, add Dropshadow, highlight white frame 2, merge down (with white frame 1), select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, paste TMW_SSt_Paper4.jpg as new layer, selection invert, press delele, select none, add Dropshadow

8. Highlight shape 1, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, open TMW_SSt_Paper28.jpg, resize 400px, copy and paste as new layer, move it to the left (as you can see on my preview), selection invert, press delete, open your close-up, if needed image mirror, copy and paste as new layer, move it to the left into the shape as you like, press delete, select none, set the opacity of the close-up to 50 and blend mode to Luminance (L), merge down (close-up and blue rectangle), duplicate layer, image mirror, move it exactly onto the shape 2 layer, delete shape 2, merge the two close-up/rectangle layers, add Dropshadow
9. Highlight corner dots 2, merge down (with corner dots 1), select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, copy TMW_SSt_Paper27.jpg, paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, select none, add Dropshadow

10. Highlight grey back 2, merge down (with grey back 1), select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, open TMW_SSt_Paper6.jpg, copy and paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, select none

11. Highlight top layer, open TMW_SSt_Flame3.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, image flip, move it up, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, add Dropshadow to both flames, open TMW_SSt_GlitterStars1.png, resize 30%, copy and paste as new layer, free rotate 90 degrees right, move it to the right into the frame, duplicate layer, image mirror12. Open TMW_SSt_RibbonFlower3.png, resize 30%, copy and paste as new layer, move it up to the left corner of the blue frame, add Dropshadow, duplicate layer, move down to the right corner of the blue frame

13. Open TMW_SSt_GlitterButterfly2.png, resize 30%, copy and paste as new layer, duplicate layer, rotate one butterfly 25 degrees right, sharpen, move it up to the right corner of the blue frame, add Dropshadow, rotate the other butterfly 25 degrees left, sharpen, move it down and only a little to the left, add Dropshadow

14. Highlight blue frames layer, open TMW_SSt_PaperStar4.png, resize 25%, copy and paste as new layer, move it down to the left, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, place it on the third of the dots, add Dropshadow to both paper stars, open TMW_SSt_Diamond1.png, resize 10%, copy and paste as new layer, move it a very little to the right or to the left (depends on how center your template was), the diamond should be exactly in the middle of both frames, duplicate layer, move it up, duplicate layer, move it down

15. Now open your tube, copy and paste as new layer, resize if needed, place as you wish, add Dropshadow 2/2/20/5 #000000

You can write down your name and/or text now, please add copyright information and save your tag as .png or .jpg! Hope you had fun, please enjoy ♥