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Hello Everyone!

I finally realized my goal and became a Scrap Kit Designer! My designer name is EmJay Scraps. I've always loved working with graphics and I know I'm going to have a blast designing for you.  Not much to offer right now, but I am working on it. lol

You can find my scrap kits at Heartbeatz Creations. Check out the previews. below.

I know I have a nice following for my designer tag tutorials. And thank you, Folks, for all the kind emails complimenting my work. You will be happy to know that I will again be writing tutorials as soon as I get everything settled with the store.

Rock Roll 'n Stuff

Rock Roll ‘n Stuff

This tut was written by me, Em Jay, on 6-4-10 with all rights reserved.  Please do not copy and paste it in any group, any website, or call it your own. You can link to it using a text link to my blog.

This tut is written using a PTU kit designed by Brandies Eye Candies called 501 Grunge which can be purchased here at Wilma4Ever Store.   It was written using PSPX, but is adaptable to any version and is for people with a good working knowledge of PSP.

No outside filters needed.

Open a new image 550 by 550. Resize EJ_PP12 to 58% and c/p it as a new layer, duplicate.  Highlight bottom paper layer, Effects/Texture Effects/Mosaic-Antique with these settings Grid Settings 52, symmetric is checked, Mosaic Settings 31, 5, 33. Highlight the top paper layer, Effects/Texture Effects/Texture with these settings  Canvas course, size 100, Image 0,2,0,0, Color white, 315, 30, 50. Merge down.

Resize EJ_splatter to 60%, c/p as a new layer; position/rotate/resize as needed with the deform tool, duplicate and position/rotate/resize to cover a bit more of the paper area, merge down, sharpen once.

Resize EJ_frame7 to 68%, duplicate. Highlight top frame layer and add a drop shadow with these settings- Vertical/horizontal 1, Opacity 100, Blur 1.0, pick a very light color from your tube for the color. Repeat drop shadow changing Vertical/horizontal to -1. Highlight the bottom frame layer, Effects/Texture Effects/Mosaic-Antique.  Use the same settings as above except change the grid settings to 34. Now use your deform tool to resize this layer just a bit so that it fits inside of the top frame. Merge the top frame layer down.

Open EJ_skull5 and resize to 40%. C/P as a new layer, move it to the top left of the tag and rotate it to the left a bit using the deform tool. Add drop shadow. Open EJ_frame9 and resize to 60%, move it so that it circles skull 5. Add a drop shadow. Open EJ_bow5 and resize to 60%, c/p as a new layer and move and rotate using the deform tool on the lower left of the tag, add a drop shadow.

Add your focus tube on a new layer and add a drop shadow.  I used a cute goth rocker tube I have permission to use which is ©Ismael Alvarez, www.ismaelalvarez.com. Please do not use his artwork unless you have permission to do so.  You can always use a tube of your own choosing.

Open EJ_musicnote3 and EJ_star2. Resize both to 60%. C/P the note as a new layer, duplicate and merge down, add a drop shadow.  Do the same with the start.  Now you can duplicate each of these elements as many times as you would like and just arrange them here and there on your tag.  Use your deform tool to resize further and rotate if needed. 

It’s time to add your text.  I used a font called Cocktail with a very light color as my foreground color for the outline with stroke set to 1. The background was made using a gradient with two colors from my image. Once you have your text how you like it, add a drop shadow.  Add your watermark and copyright information, export as a jpeg and you’re done!

I hoped you enjoyed this tut!

Walking on Sunshine Blogtrain

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Join us today at the wilma4evercom_blogtrain yahoogroup!

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Our theme: Walking on Sunshine!

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Anything can be added: CU, PU, S4H, Tagger, Full Size, just anything you like!!!

Join us today!!!

Midsummer's Fairy

Midsummer’s Fairy

This tut was written by me, Em Jay, on 5-28-10 with all rights reserved.  Please do not copy and paste it in any group or call it your own. You can link to it using a text link to my blog.

This tut is written using a kit included in the Midsummer’s Dreams Collab created by Addictive Pleasures.  The Collab Kit can be yours free for a limited time with a minimum purchase at Heartbeatz Store.  The tutorial was written using PSPX, but is adaptable to any version and is for people with a good working knowledge of PSP. 

Supplies

WSL_Mask254 which can be downloaded here. Scroll down a bit and the links are on the right.

Open a new image 550 by 550, fill with white. Add new raster layer, select all, c/p paper p5 into selection. Add mask. Duplicate layer, Adjust/Hue and Saturation/Hue Saturation Lightness, saturation 33.  Use the deformation tool to resize this layer a little smaller. Click on the dropdown script menu and select the default script CenterLayer. Merge down.

C/P your focus tube as a new layer. Add a nice drop shadow.   I used a pretty fairy tube ©Cathy Delanssay with permission. Please do not use her artwork if you do not have permission to do so.  Feel free to use a tube of your own choosing.  Move the tube to the bottom of the mask layer.  For the tube I used, I highlighted the mask layer, select all, float, defloat.  Highlighted the tube layer, selection/invert, delete.

Open the clock element, resize to 60%, c/p it as a new layer on the top left of the tag. Open the bubble element, resize to 50%, c/p as a new layer and position it over the clock, merge down. Add a drop shadow to the clock. Drag this layer below the tube layer if it overlaps.

Open the rainbow and resize to 60%.  C/P as a new layer over the clock layer.  Using the deform tool and hold the shift key, drag the right middle node down making the rainbow look like it’s on a slight angle. Position the rainbow making sure that the right and left sides are at the edges of the mask.

Open the stars element, resize to 70%, drag below the tube layer.  Position the stars where you want them using the deform tool.  Duplicate layer and position it below the first bunch of stars.  I then used my eraser tool and erased some of the stars that were not fully shown because of being behind the clock or tube. Once you have your stars placed where you want them, merge the top stars layer down.  Add a drop shadow.

Highlight the top layer of your tag.  Open the umbrella element and resize to 60%.  C/P as a new layer on the bottom right of the tag, add a drop shadow.  Open the element ribbonandbow, resize to 70%, move it to the top of the tag, add a drop shadow. Open flowerribbon and resize to 30%, c/p as a new layer, duplicate three times. Position and resize these flowers here and there on the tag using the deform tool. Highlight the top flowerribon and merge down three times, add a drop shadow.

Now you can add your text, watermark and copyright information and you’re done!

Midsummer's Dreams - Minikit

As a CT member for Heartbeatz Creations, I decided to contribute to their Midsummer's Dreams Collab kit by offering you a freebie minikit following their theme and color scheme. You can download it here.  Enjoy!

Don't forget to stop by Heartbeatz Creations Store to check out the collab kit which is comprised of the work of 15 designers from the store. The kits are tagger sized and they all can be yours free with a minimum purchase. It's a BEAUTIFUL collab and GREAT deal!

Em

Fallen Into Darkness

Fallen Into Darkness

This tut was written by me, Em Jay, on 5-19-10 with all rights reserved.  Please do not copy and paste it in any group, any website, or call it your own. You can link to it using a text link to my blog.

This tut is written using a PTU kit created by Angel’s Designs called Broken Halo which can be purchased here at Underground Scraps.   It was written using PSPX, but is adaptable to any version and is for people with a good working knowledge of PSP.

Supplies

Artmama Mask 10 which can be downloaded here.

I used the artwork © Bez Boardman. Please do not use her artwork unless you have permission to do so.  Feel free to use a tube of your choice.

Open new image 550 by 550, fill with white. Add new raster layer, select all, c/p BH_Paper6 into selection. Add ArtmamaMask 10, merge group. C/P BH_Mesh as a new layer, change blend mode to Burn. C/P BH_GlitterSpill1 as a new layer and drag it below the mask layer.

C/P the focus tube you choose to use as a new layer and position it where you want it.  C/P BH_RedWings as a new layer and drag it below the focus tube.  Resize, rotate and position the wings with the deform tool. Highlight the focus tube layer and merge down.  Add a drop shadow.

C/P BH_WordArt1 as a new layer. Position, resize and rotate it with the deform tool. Open BH_PentagramWChain and resize to 25%. Position it to look like it’s hanging from the left side of the wordart. You may have to erase some of the top part of the chain to make it show like you want it.  Duplicate twice and position these two chains the same way. Highlight the WordArt layer and merge down 3 times.

Open BH_SkullBook and resize to 60%. C/P as a new layer and move it to the bottom right of the image, rotating it slightly to the left with the deform tool.  Open BH_Skull1, resize to 30%. C/P it as a new layer, postiion, rotate and resize if needed to fit on the page of the book.  Once you have it how you want it, change the blend mode to Overlay and reduce the opacity to 50. Open BH_Bottle1, resize to 20%, c/p as new layer and position it by the book, drag the layer below the book layer. Open BH_Potion, resize to 60%, c/p as a new layer and position it on the bottom of the book somewhere. Open BH_Lamp1, resize to 50%, c/p it somewhere on the bottom of the tag and use the deform tool to rotate it a little to the left. Open BH_Lamp2, resize to 30%, c/p it as a new layer and position it on the bottom of the tag somewhere. Add a drop shadow to each one of the element layers.

Open BH_Candle1, resize to 20%.  Open BH_Candle2, resize to 15%. Open BH_Clothsack, resize to 40%.  C/P all three of these elements as new layers and position them where you want them.  Add a drop shadow to each layer.  Open BH_Bead 1, 4, and 5. Resize them all to 30%.  C/P them as new layers near the bag, duplicating the layers to add as many more beads as you like.  Resize and rotate then using the deform tool.  Once you have them all where you want them, highlight the top bead layer and merge down as many times to get them all on one layer. Adjust/sharpen once and add a drop shadow.  C/P BH_BrokenHeart4 as a new layer and position it on the right top of the tag, rotating a little bit to the left.  Add a drop shadow. 

Now you can add your text. The font I used is called DivineRight.  Add your watermark and copyright information.  You’re done!

Hope you enjoyed this tut.

At the Pond

At the Pond

This tut was written by me, Em Jay, on 5-13-10 with all rights reserved.  Please do not copy and paste it in any group, any website, or call it your own. You can link to it using a text link to my blog.

This tut is written using a PTU kit created by Ariasparkle called Fairy Bee which can be purchased here at Wilma4Ever Store.   It was written using PSPX, but is adaptable to any version and is for people with a good working knowledge of PSP.

No outside supplies needed.

For my focus tubes I used the two cookie posers included in the kit.  They are ©Ariasparkle.

If you find a scrap kit you really like to use on your tags and it only comes in full size, don’t shy away from buying it.  As long as the kit is 300dpi, it will size down nicely.  So, the first thing I did was resize the whole kit.  I resized everything down to 25%.

Open an image 550 by 550 and fill with white, c/p sk12-20 as new layer. Taking the magic wand, click inside the frame, selection/modify/expand 4, add new raster layer and c/p sk12paper3 into selection, select none.  Drag this paper layer below the frame.  Open the yellow button, sk12-9 and resize to 20%, sharpen twice, select none. C/P as a new layer over the scallops of the frame as shown in the sample image, duplicating the button as you go.  Once you have them all in place, close the bottom white layer and merge visible.

C/P sk12-4 as a new layer at the bottom of the frame, overlapping it a little on both sides and the bottom as shown, sharpen.  Duplicate this layer and using the deform tool position it up and to the right inside the frame, resizing it down to about half it’s original size, drag the layer below the main pond layer.  Highlighting the top pond layer, merge down.

C/P as new layers both cookie posers, resizing as needed with the deform tool.  After you have them placed where you want them, add a drop shadow to each one.

C/P sk12-17 as a new layer and position it up in the left corner of the tag, add drop shadow. Drag this layer below the pond layer. Add another yellow button to the center of the bow.

Open sk12-13 and resize to 25%. C/P as a new layer and move it over the center of the fern leaves on the bottom of the pond, add a drop shadow.  Duplicate as many of these little yellow flowers as you want and position them in little clusters over the fern.

Add your text and position and rotate slightly to the left using the deform tool. Drag the text layer below the pond layer, add a drop shadow.  Now you can add your watermark and copyright information, export as a jpeg and you’re done.

Hope you enjoyed this very easy tutorial that looks so cool!

Decadent Nights

Decadent Nights

This tut was written by me, Em Jay, on 5-11-10 with all rights reserved.  Please do not copy and paste it in any group or call it your own. You can link to it using a text link to my blog.

This tut is written using the  PTU kit created by Mystic Creations  called Decadent Nights which can be purchased at Heartbeatz Store.   It was written using PSPX, but is adaptable to any version and is for people with a good working knowledge of PSP.

No additional supplies needed.

Open a new image 550 by 550, fill with white. Set one vertical guide at 25, set horizontal guides at 150, 250, 350, and 450. C/P as a new layer Flower_Doodle02, rotate left 90, duplicate 3 times. Move the first doodle to the guide at 150, second doodle to guide 250, third doodle to guide 350, and fourth doodle to guide 450.  Make sure they all abut against the vertical guide.  Highlight top doodle and merge down three times. Duplicate this layer, mirror, merge down.  Duplicate and free rotate to the right 90.

Open NCDNPaper_13, Image/greyscale, Adjust/Brightness and Contrast 40/20, Image/Increase color depth 8 bits. Set the foreground to pattern and select this paper, scale 10.  Use the Preset shapes tool, rectangle. Set the line style to solid and width to 30. Close the background color.  Draw a rectangle frame about the size as in the sample image, convert to raster. Highlight the vertical doodle layer and move it up until you see a portion of it above the frame, merge down. Highlight the frame layer, select all, float, defloat. Add a nice inner bevel.

Using the magic wand, click inside the frame, modify/expand 4, add new raster layer. C/P MCDNPaper_06 into selection, adjust/sharpen, select none. Drag below the frame C/P MCDN_Diamond Chain as new layer and move to the left top corner of the frame, duplicate, mirror, flip, merge down.

C/P your focus tube as a new layer in your frame.  I used the poser tube included in the kit which is ©House of Poser.  Feel free to use a tube of your choice.  Once you have it positioned where you want it, add a nice drop shadow.

Open MCDNCandle_01, resize to 20%. C/P and move to the lower left corner of the frame, duplicate and drag this second candle below the first candle, add a drop shadow to each candle.  Open MCDNChampagneFlute, resize to 18%, c/p as new layer, duplicate, position both glasses on the lower right of the image, add a drop shadow to each glass. Open MCDNChampagne, resize to 50%.  Move to the lower right of the tag by the two glasses, add a drop shadow. Open MCDNTripleLoopBow_01, resize to 40%. Adjust/Brightness and Contrast 40/20. C/P as a new layer and move it to the right top corner of the tag.

Now you can add your text.  The font I used is called Bronte.  Add your watermark and copyright information and you’re done!

Easy-peasy! Hope you enjoyed this tut.