Vintage Post Card

This tutorial was written for those that have a working knowledge of PSP Supplies Needed PSP - I used 7 Tube of choice Font of choice or the one I used Aquiline Two - here dsb flux - bright noise - click here for a link to download xero - Radiance and SoftMood - click here and download filter sets 2 and 4 under plug in sets Penta plug in - Dot and Cross - get it here Artwork is © Dave Nestler purchased through CILM Scrap kit © Rainy Day Scraps by Krista - purchased at Creative Scraps - Vintage Letters. You can visit Krista's blog here grungefame1 by Ginny - found here - first mask Internet Explorer users can drag this arrow down the page to keep track of your place Letz Begin Open a new image 600 x 600 - white background. Open paper 8 and resize 600 x 600. Copy and paste as a new layer. Masks - new - from image - select the grungeframe1 mask - source luminance and invert mask data checked - click OK. Masks - delete - yes. Resize 90% and sharpen three times. Effects - plug in filters - penta - dot and cross and apply these settings: 255, 10, 5. Open the polaroid1 frame - copy and paste as a new layer - and duplicate twice. Select layer 3 (bottom frame layer) and rotate right - 15. Select the next layer up (middle frame layer) and rotate left - 15. Hide layers 1 and 2. Select one of the three frame layers and merge - merge visible and then mirror. Duplicate merged layer - select original merged layer (bottom) and rotate - left 15. Sharpen both frame layers and unhide bottom two layers. Open the postcard frame. Copy and paste as a new layer and bring to the top. Resize 80% - sharpen and position (refer to mine if necessary). Select the "copy of merged" layer (top polaroid frame layer) - use your selection tool - rectangle - feather 0 and select the entire top of the polaroid frames sticking out above the postcard frame and hit delete. Since you have only selected the "copy of merged" layer - it will only delete the top of that one frame leaving the other polaroid frame as is. Selections - select none Hide all layers except the background and postcard frame layer. Select the postcard frame layer. Use your magic wand - tolerance 0 - feather 0 - sample merged not checked - hold down your shift key and click inside the frame making sure to select all areas inside the frame around the tag, flowers and ribbon. Selections - modify - expand 4. Copy and paste paper 9 as a new layer. Selections - invert - hit delete - do not deselect. Move paper below postcard frame layer. Copy and paste your tube as a new layer - resize if necessary - position where you want it - and then hit delete. Selections - select none. Change layer blend mode to hard light. Unhide all layers Select the postcard frame layer and add drop shadow: 4, 4, 50, 3, #100B00. Add same drop shadow to tube layer. Effects - plug in filters - xero - radiance and apply these settings: 215, 33, 98, 172. Effects - plug in filters - xero - softmood and apply these settings: 222, 121, 121, 121, -77, -5. Copy and paste the bowed button 2 as a new layer. Bring to the top and position. Add same drop shadow as before. Copy and paste bow 2 as a new layer - resize 60% - rotate right 20 - sharpen - position and add same drop shadow. Copy and paste bow 1 as a new layer. Resize 55% - rotate left 20 - sharpen - position and add same drop shadow Add new raster layer. Select your text tool - font I used is AquilineTwo - size is 80 - stroke is null - fill is #2D1D00 - type text and click OK. Effects - plug in filters - dsb flux - bright noise - 50 - mixed checked and click OK. Add drop shadow: 4, 4, 40, 3 #2D1D00. Add copyright information. Merge - crop and save. Done Home

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