FTU - Valentine Dream

This tutorial was written by me on February 6th, 2013 Please do not claim as your own. Any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.

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Mask Of Choice - Mask 49 By Moonbeams & Spiderwebs

You can download it here 

Scrap Kit - FTU Scrap kit by Scraps Dimensions "Valentine's Dream"

You can download it here for a limited time only

Wordart - By JJ Designz at Creative Misfits

You can download it here 

Font Of Choice 

Tube Of Choice - Artwork Of Ismael Rac. You must have the proper license to use his work. You can fnd this tube at his store here

Program - Gimp 2.6..but any program will do.

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Open New Canvas

I did 650x650.you can resize it at the end if you would like.

Open Mask

Right click on your layers 

Go down to alpha by selection

Edit > fill w/ BG color - Make sure color is #FFFFFF

Open Paper 1

Right click on your layers

Click add layer mask

Then a window will pop up 

then click black (full transparency)

Then click add

Edit > Copy 

Edit > Paste

On Layers > click on floating selection

Then right click on layers

scroll down to anchor layer

Delete first layer!!!

You should have a mask..then a black square next to it on your layers.

Image > Merge Visible Layers 

Box should pop up..click clipped to image > Merge

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Ready...

Set...

Go...

Open Frame1

Use your ellipse tool and make a circle on paper 1

Copy

Paste as new layer on frame1

Open These Elements and use the same dropshadow as above. 

Candle1

Heart2

Hearts

Mailbox

Perfume

Scattered Hearts 3

Scattered Hearts

Wine Bottle

Rose 1

Rose 2

Wine Glass

Open up your tube and place it in the middle

Now open up your half tube and change the mode to overlay

Now dropshadow your elements with these settings.

Filters, Light And Shadows...DropShadow

Offset X - 9

Offset Y - 9

Blur Radius - 10

Opacity - 55

Color - #000000

Allow Resizing

Now resize your tag to 600x600 if you would like. 

When you are happy with your tag..

Add Copyright!!

Add Name!!

Merge All Layers!

Save!

Enjoy!!

Hope you enjoyed my tutorial. If you have done any of my tutorials, I would love to see your results. 

You may send them to brysonsmommy2009@gmail.com