Happy Easter everyone!!

Hey everyone, just a quick note to wish you all a very Happy Easter. I'm in the middle of cooking my roast dinner and the smell is making me sooooo hungry lol

I am also going to have a go at making some little Easter cakes later on - wish me luck, it's been ages since I made anything like that!

Hugs, Sue

Happy Sunday!

Well I hope everyone is enjoying the last day of the weekend - I can't believe they go so quickly! I'm looking forward to Easter weekend so I can have a well earned break from work! I've treated myself to a few new tubes this morning so am trying to get some tuts done using them! I've also added a slide show to my blog - if you would like the tags you have made as a result of my tuts posted on the slide show please email them to me at suesdesignz@hotmail.co.uk

I would love to see them!

Hugs, Sue

PS. I've also just noticed the excessive use of exclamation marks - sorry :)

Feel The Groove

This tutorial was written by me on 1st April 2009
Any similarities to other tutorials are completely coincidental
and unintentional. I try and keep my tutorials as simple as
possible, but they are written assuming you have a good
working knowledge of PSP and Animation Shop


SUPPLIES NEEDED:-

Template 8 from Chica's Designz HERE
Rock Revolution Scrapkit from Misfits Scrapz HERE
Font of choice.
Tube of choice. I am using the artwork of Keith Garvey.
You will need a licence to use his work
which you can purchase at MPT HERE


1. Open the template. Make a duplicate and close the original. Delete the copyright layer

2. Copy and paste a tube of choice as a new layer and bring to the top of your layers pallette. Add a small dropshadow. Duplicate your tube layer and move the duplicated tube below the wordart layers. Take your selections tool and draw a rectangle around the bottom part of your duplicated tube, then hit delete on your keyboard so that it looks as though one leg is in front of the wordart and the other is behind. See my tag above to get a better idea! Once this is done X out your tube layers so we can work on the rest of the tag

3. On your layers pallette highlight rectangle 1. Go to selections, select all, float and defloat. Copy and paste a paper of choice from the kit as a new layer then go to selections, invert and hit delete on your keyboard. Add a small dropshadow to this layer.

4. Repeat step 3 for the second rectangle layer using a different paper

5. Highlight the bottom stitch layer on your layers pallette and go to selections, select all, float and defloat. Floodfill black and add a small dropshadow. Repeat with the top stitch layer

6. Highlight frame 1 on your layers pallette. Go to selections, select all, float and defloat. Copy and paste a paper of choice as a new layer then go to selections, invert and hit delete on your keyboard. Repeat on frame 3 using the same paper.

7. Highlight frame 2 and follow step 6 above using a different paper

8. Highlight frame back 1 on your layers pallette and go to selections, select all, float and defloat. Copy and paste the same paper as you used for step 7 as a new layer then go to selections, invert and hit delete on your keyboard. Keep selected and copy and paste a tube of choice as a new layer, then go to selections, invert and hit delete. Repeat with frame back 3 using the same paper

9. Highlight frame back 2 and repeat the above step using the same paper as you used in step 6

10. Leave flowers 1 and 2 as they are, I just added a small dropshadow to them

11. Add any elements of choice, I used some of the buttons and the vinyl. Add your name and copright and you're done!

I received an award!!

I received an award from Mo of Mo's Creations!

Thank you so much hunni for thinking of me, I had a rough day yesterday so you really cheered me up x

The rules are that I am to pass this on to 15 other blogs but that's impossible lol, so I am going to pass this award to the blogs that I find myself visiting all the time :)

Missy at Divine Intentionz
Bluey at Blue Dream Designs
Beaches of Blame Beaches Tutorials
Bel Vidotti at Le Fleur Stuffs
Sue at Sue_31 Did_It Tutorials and
Diane at Candy's Treats

Please check out their blogs!

Bear Hugs

This tutorial was written by me on 1st April 2009
Any similarities to other tutorials are completely coincidental
and unintentional. I try and keep my tutorials as simple as
possible, but they are written assuming you have a good
working knowledge of PSP and Animation Shop


SUPPLIES NEEDED:-

Template 189 from Divine Intentionz HERE
Bear Hugs scrapkit from Bel Vidotti HERE
Font of choice - I am using Inspiriation Rob

Ready? Then let's get started. Make sure your supplies are open in PSP but minimize for now

1. Open template 189. Make a duplicate and close the original. Delete the copyright layer

2. On the rectangle layer go to selections, select all, float and defloat. Copy and paste a paper of choice as a new layer then go to selections, invert and hit delete on your keyboard. Add a small dropshadow and delete the original layer

3. Repeat the above step with the stars and brackets layers. I also added an inner bevel to these two layers

4. Copy and paste one of the bears as a new layer, resizing as necessasry

5. Copy and paste a couple of the butterflies as new layers, resizing as necessary. Add any other elements you wish and your name and copyright

That's it, you're done! Thanks for trying my tutorial. This would be the perfect size to use as a signature tag :)

One of those days ......

Ever had one of those days where you feel you can't do anything right? Am feeling very down today and must admit to having a little cry when I came home this evening much to the bemusement of my poor hubby who hadn't a clue what was wrong lol. Oh well, maybe an evening of psp will sort me out!

Hugs, Sue

Perfect Pose

This tutorial was written by me on 31st March 2009
Any similarities to other tutorials are completely coincidental
and unintentional. I try and keep my tutorials as simple as
possible, but they are written assuming you have a good
working knowledge of PSP and Animation Shop


SUPPLIES NEEDED:-

Template 7 from Chica's Designz HERE
Love Bug scrapkit from BlueDream Designs HERE
Font of choice. I am using Inspiration Rob
Eight tubes of choice from the same artist. I am using the
artwork of Keith Garvey. You will need a licence to use his work
which you can purchase at MPT HERE

Ready? Then let's get started. Make sure your supplies are open in PSP before you start

1. Make a duplicate of the template and close the original. Delete the copyright layer. On the circle frame layer go to selections, select all, float and defloat. Copy and paste a paper of choice from the kit as a new layer. Then go to selections, invert and hit delete on your keyboard. Delete the original circle frame layer

2. Repeat the above step on the circle layer using a different paper

3. Repeat again on the film back layer using another paper

4. Highlight the film strip layer. Using your magic wand select inside the top square. Go to selections, modify and expand by 2. Copy and paste one of the tubes as a new layer, then go to selections, invert and hit delete on your keyboard. Repeat this step with the other four squares using different tubes. Move the film strip layer above the tube layers. Merge the five tubes together and change the blend mode to luminance

5. On square 1 layer go to selections, select all, float and defloat. Copy and paste a paper of choice as a new layer then go to selections, invert and hit delete on your keyboard. Delete the original square 1 layer.

6. Repeat step 5 with square 2 and square 3.

7. Highlight frame 1 layer. Using your magic wand click inside the frame and go to selections, modify and expand by 5. Copy and paste a tube of choice into the frame then go to selections, invert and hit delete on your keyboard. Deselect and drag the tube below the frame layer. Highlight frame 1 again and this time go to selections, select all, float and defloat. Floodfill with a colour of your choice, I used black for mine

8. Repeat step 8 with frame 2 and frame 3

9. Highlight heart 1 layer. Go to selections, select all, float and defloat and floodfill with a colour of your choice. I used bright pink for mine. Repeat for the other hearts and the doodle if required.

10. Add any elements you wish to your tag. I deleted the doodle layer and used some lilies instead, and dotted a few bows around the tag. Add your name and copyright and that's it!

Thanks for trying my tutorial

S.W.A.L.K

This tutorial was written by me on 29th March 2009
Any similarities to other tutorials are completely coincidental
and unintentional. I try and keep my tutorials as simple as
possible, but they are written assuming you have a good
working knowledge of PSP and Animation Shop


SUPPLIES NEEDED:-

SWALK freebie add on kit from Candy's Treats HERE
You will probably need to go back a few posts to find it
Masks 12 and 190 from Weescotslass HERE
Font of choice. I am using Al Sandra
Two tubes of choice from the same artist. I am using the
artwork of Keith Garvey. You will need a licence to use his work
which you can purchase at MPT HERE

Ready? Then let's get started. Make sure your supplies are open in PSP before you start


1. Open a new image 600 x 600 and floodfill white. Copy and paste a paper of choice as a new layer. Apply WSL mask 12

2. Copy and paste another paper of choice as a new layer and apply WSL mask 190. Rotate the mask layer to the right by 90. Go to effects and apply Cybia screenworks effect fine rule using the default settings.

3. Copy and paste frame 3 as a new layer and add a small dropshadow. Using your magic wand click inside the square. Go to selections, modify and expand by 10. Copy and paste a paper of choice as a new layer then go to selections, invert and hit delete on your keyboard. Drag this layer beneath the frame layer. Keep selected, and copy and paste one of your tubes as a new layer into the square. Selections, invert and delete. You can now deselect. Change the blend mode on your tube to luminance legacy

4. Copy and paste your other tube as a new layer and place to the right of your tag. Add a small dropshadow

5. Copy and paste the silver bow as a new layer and resize by 30%. Add a dropshadow and sharpen once.

6. Add your name and copyright and your'd done!

Thanks for trying my tutorial

Daylight savings time!

Ugh I hate daylight savings time! Clocks go forward by one hour tonight (well, early hours of this morning) so we lose an hour's sleep in the mornings - and I am so not a morning person :(

Hope everyone is having a great weekend so far!

Hugs, Sue

Hoppy Easter

This tutorial was written by me on 9th March 2009
Any similarities to other tutorials are completely coincidental
and unintentional. I try and keep my tutorials as simple as
possible, but they are written assuming you have a good
working knowledge of PSP and Animation Shop


SUPPLIES NEEDED:-

Hooper Easter scrapkit by Sox of Soxsational Scraps. You can purchase the kit HERE
Mask of choice
Font of choice
Tubes of choice. I am using the artwork of Elias Chatzoudis.
You must have a licence to use his work which you can purchase from HERE

Ready? Then let's get started :)

Have all your supplies open in PSP but minimise for now

1. Open a new image 600 x 600 and floodfill white. Copy and paste a paper of choice
from the kit as a new layer. New mask layer from image and select the mask of your
choice. Apply the mask and on the layers pallette delete the mask layer. Answer yes
to the box that pops up then ungroup layers

2. Copy and paste one of the frames as a new layer. Resize by 70%. Add a dropshadow. Using your magic wand select inside the frame. Selections, modify, expand by 8. Copy and paste another paper of choice from the kit then go to selections, invert and delete. Drag the paper layer below the frame layer

3. Copy and paste one of the doodles and place at the top left of your tag. Duplicate that layer then go to image and mirror. Duplicate the mirrored layer then go to images and flip. Duplicate the flipped layer then go to images and mirror again. You should end up with a doodle in each corner

4. Copy and paste one of the Happy Easter banners from the kit. Resize as necessary and place at the top of your tag. Now add your tube and place slightly to the right of your tag

5. Add some elements of your choice from the kit. I used a flower, one of the bunnies and an easter basket. When happy with your tag add your name and copyright and save as a png file.

That's it all done! Thanks for trying my tutorial

Soft Kisses

This tutorial was written by me on 24th January 2009
Any similarities to other tutorials are completely coincidental
and unintentional. I try and keep my tutorials as simple as
possible, but they are written assuming you have a good
working knowledge of PSP and Animation Shop


SUPPLIES NEEDED:-

Bee Mine scrapkit by Tracey at Soxsational Scraps. You can purchase the kit HERE
Mask 55 by Enchanted by Darkness which you can download HERE
Template 30 by AquaRebel315 which you can download HERE
Font of choice - I used Satisfaction
Xero porcelain effect (optional)
Two tubes of choice from the same artist. I am using the artwork of Sonia Roji.
You must have a licence to use her work which you can purchase from HERE

Ready? Then let's get started :)


Make sure your mask is minimised in PSP

1. Open up the template in PSP. Make a duplicate (shift D) and close the original. Delete the copyright layer, highlight the white background layer and go to image, canvas size and increase canvas size to 600 x 600. You will probably need to floodfill the rest of the canvas white

2. Highlight the white background layer and copy and paste a paper of choice as a new layer. Go to layers, new mask layer from image. Select EBDMask55 from the dropdown and make sure source luminance is checked, then press ok. Highlight the mask layer and delete. Answer yes to the box that pops up. Highlight the layer that says "group", right click on this layer and ungroup layers

3. Highlight raster 3. Go to selections, select all, float and defloat. Keep selected and copy and paste a paper of choice from the kit as a new layer. Go to selections, invert and hit delete on your keyboard. Deselect and give a small dropshadow of 0, 0, 50, 5. Delete the original raster 3 layer

4. Highlight raster 2. Go to selections, select all, float and defloat. Keep selected and copy and paste a paper of choice from the kit as a new layer. Go to selections, invert and hit delete on your keyboard. Deselect and give a small dropshadow of 0, 0, 50, 5. Delete the original raster 2 layer

5. Highlight raster 1. Go to selections, select all, float and defloat. Keep selected and copy and paste a paper of choice from the kit as a new layer. Go to selections, invert and hit delete on your keyboard. Deselect and give a small dropshadow of 0, 0, 50, 5. DO NOT DELETE THE ORIGINAL LAYER

6. Highlight copy of raster 1. Go to selections, select all, float and defloat. Keep selected and copy and paste a paper of choice from the kit as a new layer. Go to selections, invert and hit delete on your keyboard. Deselect and give a small dropshadow of 0, 0, 50, 5. DO NOT DELETE THE ORIGINAL LAYER

7. Highlight raster 4. Go to selections, select all, float and defloat. Keep selected and copy and paste a paper of choice from the kit as a new layer. Go to selections, invert and hit delete on your keyboard. Deselect and give a small dropshadow of 0, 0, 50, 5. Delete the original raster 4 layer

8. Highlight copy of raster 4. Go to selections, select all, float and defloat. Keep selected and copy and paste a paper of choice from the kit as a new layer. Go to selections, invert and hit delete on your keyboard. Deselect and give a small dropshadow of 0, 0, 50, 5. Delete the original copy of raster 4 layer

9. Highlight raster 1. Using your magic wand select inside the square. Copy and paste your tube as a new layer, making sure it's above the square paper layer. Position your tube to where you want it then go to selections, invert and hit delete on your keyboard. Deselect and give a small dropshadow of 0, 0, 50, 5. Apply xero porcelain effect with the default settings. You can now delete the original raster 1 layer.

10. Repeat the above step for the other square which will be copy of raster 1

11. Copy and paste your main tube as a new layer. Dropshadow and resize if required. Drag your tube layer to the top of all the other layers

12. Highlight the white background layer and copy and paste flower art 1 as a new layer. Add a dropshadow. Go to layers, and duplicate the flower art layer. Then go to image and mirror. Duplicate this layer then go to image and flip. Duplicate this layer then go to image and mirror. You should end up with one flower art in each corner.

13. Copy and paste one of the hanging hearts as a new layer. Resize by 40% and add a dropshadow. Place in one of the corners of the frame. Go to layers, duplicate then image, mirror.

14. Add the apropriate copyright and your name and you're done!

Thanks for trying my tutorial

Purple Princess

This tutorial was written by me on 12th March 2009
Any similarities to other tutorials are completely coincidental
and unintentional. I try and keep my tutorials as simple as
possible, but they are written assuming you have a good
working knowledge of PSP and Animation Shop


SUPPLIES NEEDED:-

Template 23 from AquaRebel Designz HERE
About Girls scrapkit from Scrap Dimensions HERE
Font of choice
Mask of choice. I am using one by Sophisticated Simone which you can
get from HERE
Tube of choice. I am using the awesome artwork of Popeye Wong.
You can visit his site HERE

Ready? Then let's get started :)

Open your supplies is psp but minimise for now


1. Open the template. Make a duplicate and close the original. Delete the copyright layer on the copy you just made. Add a new raster layer and send to the bottom but above the white background layer. Copy and paste a paper of choice from the kit and apply a mask of choice

2. Highlight raster 7 on your layers pallette then go to selections, select all, float and defloat. Keep selected and copy and paste a paper of choice as a new layer. Then go to selections, invert and hit delete on your keyboard. Give this layer a small dropshadow and delete the original raster 7 layer

3. Repeat the above step with raster layer 5 and copy of raster layer 5 using a different paper

4. Repeat once more with raster layer 4 using a different paper again

5. Highlight raster 2. Go to selections, select all, float and defloat. Keep selected and floodfill the outlines of the three squares white or another colour of your choice

6. Repeat the above step with raster layer 1 and copy of layer 1 using a dark purple or another colour of your choice

7. Copy and paste your tube as a new layer and position to the right of your tag. Add any other elements that you wish - I dotted a few flowers around the tag and one of the bows but you can use any you like

8. When happy with your tag add your name and copyright, and save as a png file

Thanks for trying my tutorial.

Elias Babes Rock

This tutorial was written by me on 10th March 2009
Any similarities to other tutorials are completely coincidental
and unintentional. I try and keep my tutorials as simple as
possible, but they are written assuming you have a good
working knowledge of PSP and Animation Shop

SUPPLIES NEEDED:-

Template 176 from Divine Intentionz HERE
Elias Fan Buttons also from Divine Intentionz
Girls Rock Too scrapkit by Missy at Misfits Scrapz HERE
Font of choice
Mask of choice
Five tubes from Elias Chatzoudis.
You must have a licence to use his work which you can purchase from HERE

Ready? Then let's get started :)

Have all your supplies open in PSP but minimise for now

1. Open the template. Make a duplicate and close the original. Delete the copyright layer

2. Copy and paste a paper of choice from the kit as a new layer and send to the bottom
of the layers but above the white background. Apply a mask of choice and ungroup layers

3. Highlight rectangle 5 on your layers pallette and using your magic wand select inside the
rectangle. Go to selections, select all, float and defloat. Keep selected and copy and paste a
paper of choice as a new layer. Go to selections, invert and hit delete on your keyboard. Select none. Highlight rectangle 5 again (the grey rectangle not the paper one). Copy and paste one of the tubes as a new layer then go to selections, invert and hit delete on your keyboard. Move the tube layer above the paper rectangle layer

4. Repeat the above step with the remaining rectangles using different tubes

5. Highlight the Elias Babes wordart layer. Go to selections, select all, float and defloat. Copy and paste a paper of choice as a new layer then go to selections, invert and hit delete on your keyboard. Add a dropshadow and an inner bevel of your choice

6. Add a couple of the Elias fan buttons as new layers and any other elements if you wish

7. When happy with your tag add your name and copyright and then save as a png file

Thanks for trying my tutorial.

Love or Lust?

This tutorial was written by me on 9th March 2009
Any similarities to other tutorials are completely coincidental
and unintentional. I try and keep my tutorials as simple as
possible, but they are written assuming you have a good
working knowledge of PSP and Animation Shop


SUPPLIES NEEDED:-

Love or Lust scrapkit by Bluey of BlueDream Designs. You can obtain the kit HERE
Font of choice
Tubes of choice. I am using the artwork of Keith Garvey
You must have a licence to use his work which you can purchase from HERE

Ready? Then let's get started :)

Have all your supplies open in PSP but minimise for now


1. Open the love or lust book frame from the kit. Add a new raster layer and floodfill white

2. Using your magic wand select inside the frame and go to selections, modify and expand by 8.
Copy and paste a paper of choice into the frame and go to selections, invert and hit delete on your keyboard. Drag the paper layer below the frame layer

3. Add your tube as a new layer, placing it inside the frame so it's half in and half out. A laying down tube would work best with this tutorial

4. Copy and paste the ornament as a new layer and place at the top left of your tag. Duplicate that layer and then go to image and mirror

5. Add any elements of your choice. I used some of the flowers, a couple of bows and one of the lust beads

6. When you're happy with your tag add your name and copyright and save as a png file

That's it all done - thanks for trying my tutorial and remember you can post your results
on the appropriate thread

Happy Mother's Day!

Hi everyone :)

Well it's Mother's Day here in the UK so I'd like to wish you all a very happy Mother's Day, and I hope you all get thoroughly spoiled as you deserve!

Hugs, Sue