IM SEXY AND I KNOW IT - HOW TO -BLINDS EFFECT

 
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For this tag I am using the fantastic artwork of Keith Garvey

 you can purchase tubes from PTE HERE

PTU scraps used were by me, Valentine HERE,
extra's/snags available HERE

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open canvas 600 x 250 pixels

copy and paste Paper8 Resize by 80% using smartsize
then copy and paste background1 and arrange to liking

add tube of choice,  a close up image either side of the edges of the tag

I used 1 close up and 1 normal size tube duplicated them,  then  go to Image - Mirror

chenge the blend mode to screen on all 4 images

add the text IM SEXY AND I KNOW IT
I used bank gothicMid  font size 40 background fill white foregrounf fill null

add a slight drop shadow, i used v2 h2 opacity 30  blur 4

then lower the opacity of this layer to around 60%

arrange to the top

duplicate this layer and arrange near the bottom of the tag

next using your selection tool draw out a small rectangle selection for the bottom text to sit on background fill white foreground null

convert to raster then change the blend mode to soft light

then apply the plugin by going to Effects - Plugins - VM TRANSMISSION 

use the following settings

- LINE WIDTH6  OFFSET 0 CONTRAST 40

then slide this layer beneath the text layer

add the main tube and a drop shadow, then slide this layer beneath both the text and white rectangle layers

add heart scatter2 from the kit and slide this behind the main tube layer

add a couple of butterflies from the kit, resize as needed

next add a new raster layer and floodfill with light grey, 

then go to selections - select all then seletions - contract by 4 

then hit the delete key to remove the excess

go to selections none
add your name and copyright