FTU Joy's of Spring

This tut was written April 23rd, 2023 for those with a basic knowledge of psp.

I am using the awesome artwork of ©Alicia Mujica

The tube is called May Special Edition My Alicia Mujica 9_Tube 3

You need a license to use this tube, please do not use without a license.

(I could not find the tube in her store so I linked to her store.)

You can find this tube at  her Store HERE

I used PSP2020...but any of them should work.

FTU The Joy's of Spring by Melissaz Creationz HERE  

Check out the rest of the blog HERE

Mask of choice, I used Miz Teeque's 179 HERE

Check out the rest of the blog HERE

Mask of choice, I used DD Assorted Mask 3 (blog closed now)

Font of choice I used Lilypad Avenue

Drop shadow is V -1 H -4, 40, 10, Black or use what you prefer.

Let's get started

*Remember to add your drop shadow as you go along*

This is a Quickie 

Open a new image 800 x 800, paste paper 10, apply your mask, delete,

merge group.

Resize element 8 to 90%, free rotate to the left, click inside with the 

magic wand, expand by 5, paste paper 3, move how you like, invert, delete,

keep selected.

Resize your tube to 50%, paste one in each frame, 2 going one way and 

the other 2 the other way, delete, each one, erase the overlapping hair in each 

frame, merge the tubes together.

Duplicate, go to Adjust, Blur, Gaussian blur, number on 5, change the blend

mode to Soft Light, merge down.

On the frames, go to Effects, Texture Effects, Weave with these numbers

5, 5, 50, top color #4a6943, fill gaps unchecked.

Resize element 17 to 60%, paste at the bottom below the frames, duplicate, resize

smaller to 50%, paste to the left, duplicate, mirror.

Resize your tube to 50%, paste above the frame below the top grasses.

Paste element 33 behind the tube on the right, duplicate, mirror, duplicate

both and move out more on each side.

Paste element 28 on the right behind the tube, change the color to #f6f0bf,

I used the Change to Target tool, duplicate, mirror.

Resize element 16 to 60%, paste on the frame, duplicate, mirror, duplicate 

both and move each out to the outside edge of the frames.

Resize element 18 to 90%, paste on the mask layer on the upper left, duplicate,

mirror.

Paste element 26 on the left above the frame, duplicate, mirror.

Paste element 12 on the left being on the top layer, duplicate, mirror.

Resize element 4 to 85%, change the color.

Paste element 36, 37 and 40 above the wordart how you like.

Paste element 31 at the bottom above the wordart, change the color 

to #f6f0bf, duplicate, resize smaller to 75%, move by the other frogs, duplicate

a couple of times.

Paste element 34 above the wordart, change the color.

Add any other elements you would like, make it your own.

Crop your tag to be sure no shadows or lines are on the edges.

 Then add your copyright and name.

That's it

Hope you enjoyed doing my tut.