Glitzy Dame- PTU

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I've used the lovely PTU artwork of Keith Garvey. Get it at PTE.
This is a PTU kit called Dr. Feel Good from TammyKat Dezigns. Get it at PMTw/S.
The mask is WSL_Mask117 by Wee Scot Lass.
Font used is Alex Brush.


Let’s Begin!

Open a new canvas that’s 800x800 pixels.

Open blingframe1 from kit.
Copy and Paste it as a new layer on your canvas.

Copy and Paste your regular sized tube above the frame.
Resize the tube as needed to be as you like it.
Layers>Duplicate your frame layer and move one above your tube.
Using your eraser tool, erase any portion of the tube hanging out the bottom of the frame.
On the upper frame layer, erase any portion of the frame at the top that’s covering your tube.

Copy and Paste your close up tube under the bottom frame.
Duplicate this tube.
On the bottom one of this tube, turn it to black white by going to
Effects>Photo Effects>Black and White Film and set everything to 0.
On the duplicated tube change the blend mode to Soft Light.

Open paper pattern2 from kit.
Copy and Paste it below the bottom tubes.
Resize it to fit the frame slightly so that the pattern shows through.
Erase any portion of the paper hanging outside the frame.

Open acryliccircles1-lips from kit.
Copy and Paste it behind the paper.
Resize and arrange it as shown.

Open blingystitches-black from kit.
Copy and Paste it above the frame.
Resize and arrange it at the bottom as shown.

Open blingystitches-pink from kit.
Copy and Paste it as a new layer.
Resize and arrange it at the bottom as shown.

Open blingybracket from kit.
Copy and Paste it as a new layer.
Resize and arrange it to the right as shown.

Open star2 from kit.
Copy and Paste it as a new layer.
Resize and arrange it to the bottom as shown.

Open paperstrips1 from kit.
Copy and Paste it as a new layer.
Image>Mirror
Resize and arrange it to the bottom right as shown.

Open heart-pinned from kit.
Copy and Paste it as a new layer.
Resize and arrange it to the bottom as shown.

Open greyflower from kit.
Copy and Paste it as a new layer.
Resize and arrange it to the right as shown.

Open starflair from kit.
Copy and Paste it as a new layer.
Resize and arrange it to the right as shown.

Open pinkflower from kit.
Copy and Paste it as a new layer.
Resize and arrange it to the right as shown.

Open damask4-paper from kit.
Copy and Paste it at the bottom of the tag.
Add your mask by going to Layer>Load/ Save Mask>Load Mask from Disk.
Apply the mask named WSL_Mask117.
Merge the mask group by right clicking the layer of the finished mask, go to Merge>Merge Group.
Resize and arrange it to fit as shown.

I used the font Alex Brush. Set it to a size you like and a stroke width of 3.
Foreground color to white and background color to #d62f5c.
Duplicate the layer and select the second font layer with the font tool.
Set the stroke width to 0.
Merge the 2 font layer and convert to a raster layer.

Drop shadow everything except the mask.
Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, set the drop to 3 vertical, 2 horizontal, 75 opacity, 4 blur.

Add your copyright info and your tag.

Merge everything in Layers>Merge>Merge Visible

Crop and resize as needed!



All Finished!