The Patriot

Tube by Creo. The site is no longer online. I do not 

know where to get Creo's tubes anymore.

Please substitute it with one of your choice, if you 

do not have it...or even if you do! LOL

Template 273 by Millie -- Thank you Millie! 

Download from HERE.  

Patriotic Scrapkit by Monti HERE.

Thank you Monti for creating such an wonderful kit to play with! 

 Bodie MF font. 

Gothic Inspirations wordart HERE.  

Mask of choice  or use the one I used--My Mask HERE on my blog.

It is the last one in the post. 

Ready? Ok! Let's Begin! 

Shift D to duplicate your template. Close the original. 

Delete Millie's info layer.  Image- Canvas size 800x800. 

Starting from bottom layer, Select all, add a new raster layer, and copy and

paste Paper 3 of Monti's Kit into selctions.  Deselect. Add your mask or mine. 

Layers-merge-merge group.

***Note about adding papers. To add a paper, copy and paste into selections as a 

new layer, unless otherwise intructed. **

Raster 1  -- Paper 15

Click on Raster 2- Select all, float, defloat. Copy and paste Paper 17 onto your canvas  Resize to 92%. Selections invert. Delete. Deselect. 

Raster 3- Flag paper into selections

Raster 4 White stars paper resized 78%.

Raster 5  Paper 14.

Scalloped Frame of choice. I used Frame 18 and Resized to 95%.

 Place this over your paper 14 layer. 

Select Raster 10- select all, float, defloat, add a new raster layer . 

Copy and paste Paper 21 into selections.  

Selections modify expand by 3.  Copy and paste Paper 20 into selections. 

 Move the Paper 20 layer down under Paper 21. 

Glitter White resized to 50%.

Layers 6-9 I colorized them to red and added noise to them. 

Glitter blue resized 50%.

Glitter red resized 50%.

Flag 1 resized to 40% .

Raster 11 Paper 19- I duplicated mine

 a couple of times to see it better. 

Blue sunflower resized 40%.

White and red sunflower resized to 50%.

White sunflower resized 40%.

Red Sunflower resized 40%.

Glitter blue resized 50% Duplicate.

Glitter red resized 50% Duplicate.

Glitter White resized to 50% Duplicate.

 Place the glitters and their

duplicates  where you want them.

Red, white, and blue balloons, or balloons 

of your choice.   I re sized mine 40%.

Blue balloon resized to 50%

I added my tubes just above this layer. 

Gothic Inspirations wordart 75%.

Crop and/or resize your tag to your liking. 

Add your name or whatever names you want to. 

 I used Bodie MF font for my name and a gradient glow.

Add your watermark if you wish and the copyright to 

the artist tube you used. 

Please tick the boxes below and let me know how 

you like my tutorial. I would love to see your results!

My Dad

Here is what we will be making:

The image I used is by Arthur Crowe.   HERE.

Template #76 from Clarez -- Here.

Thank you for this beautiful template, Clarez!

Scrapkit from Amy and Leah called Dear Old Dad Here: 

Thank you for making this beautiful kit!

Mask of choice. The one I used is called  LLM_188.

You can find it HERE.

Shift D to duplicate and delete circle1 frame layer and  

Clarez's info which is the plz delete layer.

Now on your bottom layer, Select all add a new raster layer, copy and paste

paper 1 into selection. Add your mask from image. (You can also put the mask in your program's Mask folder and add it from disc.)   Layers Merge-Merge Group.

Now, click on the circle1 bg layer, select all, float defloat, add a new raster layer, --get a paper of choice- I chose paper 3, and paste it into selection. -Do not deselect--

Get your close-up and copy and paste it as a new layer. Resize if you want, I did not resize mine. 

Selections, invert, delete.

Copy and paste frame two from kit and put it over this layer.

Circle3 bg layer- Select all, float defloat, add a new raster layer, copy and paste paper 9 

into selection. 

Frame 6  resized to 59% Used raster deform tool to form around the small circle 3 layer.

Add your tube. Copy and paste Fish as a new layer and resize 50%. Place at top behind your main tube layer.

Copy and paste fishing pole as a new layer. Move to far left. 

Wallet resized 35%.

Keys  Resized to 25%

Words glow Layer- add a drop shadow of choice. 

Raster 2- Select all, float, defloat, add a new raster layer, copy and paste a paper of choice into selection. I chose Paper 1.

Copy of Raster 1- I added a thick  white gradient glow.

I also added a drop shadow. 

Raster 3---Dad wordart layer, Add the same gradient glow and drop shadow as before.

Add any other elements you want and dropshadow all desired.

Add your watermark if you wish, and make 

sure you add the copyright for the image you used.

Add your name or name(s) of whoever you want. 

For my name, I duplicated the layer and on the 

bottom layer added a Fat Gradient glow.

I also added a drop shadow of 2, -2, 5, 0. 

I saved mine as a PNG image.

You are done!

Please tick the boxes below and let me know how 

you like my tutorial. I would love to see your results!