PTU - Changing Sands

This tutorial was written by me on August 9, 2014. Please do not claim as your own. Any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.

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Mask Of Choice 

Scrap Kit - PTU scrap kit called Changing Sands By Jackie's Jewels

You can purchase this kit here

Font Of Choice 

Tube Of Choice -  Artwork By Alex Prihodko. You must obtain a license from PFD to use this tube.

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 4

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 JJS_1

Now open Paper13. Use your rectangle tool and make a square

Copy and paste into JJS_1

Open These Elements and use the same dropshadow as above and resize to your liking!!!

JJS_26

JJS_39

JJS_44

JJS_6

JJS_49

JJS_61

JJS_63

JJS_65

JJS_75

JJS_77

JJS_90

Now dropshadow your elements with these settings.

Filters, Light And Shadows...DropShadow

Offset X - 9

Offset Y - 9

Blur Radius - 15

Opacity - 80

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.