Tutorial "Candylicious"

This tutorial was written by me on 12th June 2011. It was done with PSP X2 but it might work with other versions, too. This tutorial is copyrighted to me, any resemblance is purely coincidental and not intentional!

You need: "Candylicious" Tagger Size kit by SkyScrapsDesigns which you can purchase at ScrapsAndTheCity and a candilicious tube, I am using the artwork of Ismael Rac which you can purchase at XeracX Store

1. Open a new transparent canvas 700x600px, open SkyScraps-Candylicious-Mask2.png, resize 75%, copy and paste as new layer, Effects, Texture Effects, Mosaic - Glass, Number of columns/rows 100 (symmetric checked), glass curvature 30, edge curvature 0, grout width 2, grout diffusion 50, set the opacity to 50

2. Open SkyScraps-Candylicious-E62.png, copy and paste as new layer, open SkyScraps-Candylicious-E61.png, copy and paste as new layer, duplicate layer, on one - Effects, Image Effects, Offset 0/135 (Custom and Transparent checked), on the other one Image Effects, Offset 0/-135, hide mask layer, merge the other layers visible, add Dropshadow 1/1/20/3 #000000, unhide mask layer

3. Highlight top layer, open SkyScraps-Candylicious-E64.png, resize 80%, copy and paste as new layer, Effects, Image Effects, Offset 0/-135, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, merge down, add Dropshadow 1/1/40/3 #000000

4. Open SkyScraps-Candylicious-F9.png, rotate right, resize 65%, copy and paste as new layer, free rotate 15 degrees left (rotate single layer around canvas center checked), add Dropshadow 1/1/20/3 #000000, with magic wand tool click into the frame, selection, modify, expand 10px, add new rasterlayer, arrange layer, move down, open SkyScraps-Candylicious-pp4.png, set to pattern (Angle 0/Scale 50), fill selection with pattern, select none, highlight top layer again

5. Open SkyScraps-Candylicious-E55.png, rotate left, resize 90%, copy and paste as new layer, Image Effects, Offset -7/158, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, add Dropshadow to both, don't merge, open SkyScraps-Candylicious-E35.png, rotate left, resize 80%, copy and paste as new layer, move it up onto the ribbon and a very little to the left, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, add Dropshadow to both, don't merge, open SkyScraps-Candylicious-E47.png, resize 25%, copy and paste as new layer, move it up to the left, place it on the ribbon bow, add Dropshadow

6. Open SkyScraps-Candylicious-E27.png, resize 35%, copy and paste as new layer, free rotate 15 degrees left, move it to the left side of the frame, add Dropshadow, open SkyScraps-Candylicious-E68.png, resize 25%, copy and paste as new layer, free rotate 15 degrees left, move it to the left onto the stem of the lollipop, add Dropshadow, open two of the muffins, resize both 30%, copy and paste them as new layers, move them down to the left corner of the frame and place them as you like there, add Dropshadow to both

7. Open SkyScraps-Candylicious-E23.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, move it up to the right, add Dropshadow, open SkyScraps-Candylicious-E30.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, image mirror, move it down to the right, add Dropshadow

8. Open your tube now, copy and paste as new layer, if you are using the same one than me you have to resize 90% (resize all layers not checked), place it as you like, maybe you have to arrange the ribbon layers a little different from as they are now, add Dropshadow 1/1/20/8 #000000 to your tube

Now you can write down your name and/or text, please add copyright information and save your tag as .png or .jpg! Hope you like my tut, please enjoy ♥