SO TWEET TUTORIAL - PINUPTOONS

 this tutorial using Art by Pinuptoons, used with a licence...

available at Creative Design Outlet

scraps are by me - SoTweet available at Twilight Scraps HERE

I used Gems mask 164 from HERE

Snags are available in my Fotki HERE

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 open up a new canvas 650 x 350 pixels should do it

open up paper2 from the kit its a pink polka dot one...resize by 70% using smartsize

apply the mask by going to 

Layers - Load/Save mask from disk 

choose the mask called Gems mask 164

and click apply

go to Layers -merge- merge group

add the pink tree from the kit, and resize by 80%

 delete the tree trunk so you are just left with the swirly top

add a drop shadow of your choice

add the small pink scattered flowers, add a drop shadow

now to make the small little white frames

 using your selection tool set to square  

draw out a small square selection roughly 8 squares by 8

floodfill with white

then  go to selections modify - contract by 5

hit the delete key on your keyboard

go to selections none

now duplicate the this frame twice...

bottom frame go to image - free rotate -left by 10

next frame go to image - free rotate -right by 10

top frame go to image - free rotate -left by 10

arrange to your liking.... see my tag for example

add tubes to all 3 frames.. do this by...

 using your magic wand tool click inside 1 frame to mark the selection

go to selections -  expand by 3

  then open up your tube and paste as a new layer, once you are happy with the position of the tube

go to selections invert and hit the delete key to remove the excess 

go to selections none

repeat this process again for the other 2 frames

then move all 3 tube layers beneath all 3 the frame layers

add white scrap paper element from the kit resize by 70%

add SO TWEET wordart from the kit resize by 80% add a drop shadow

add the branch from the kit with the birdies on, resize by 80% add a drop shadow

add green string from the kit resize by 70% add a drop shadow

add green stitched from the kit, resize by 60%

add staple from the kit resize by 60% 

add your name and artist copyright and save your tag...