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My name is Susan M. Im a single stay at home mom of a wonderful little autistic boy.
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012

postheadericon Crystalized Tut


Feel free to use my tutorial as a guide and have fun giving it your own spin.

This tutorial assumes you have a working knowledge of PSP.

Needed Supplies :


Tube of Choice .. I am using the work of verymany which you must have a license to use. Please do not use this work without purchasing through PFD here.

Scrap Kit of Choice .. I have used a gorgeous PTU kit from Roo called "Crystalized" which you can purchase here.

Mask of Choice .. I have used WSL_Mask84 which can be downloaded from here.

Font of Choice .. Informal Roman

Let's get started

New image 600x600 and floodfill with white. New raster layer, select all, copy and paste Paper 9, select none. New mask layer from image WSL_Mask84, invert transparency unchecked, and merge group. Resize 110%.

Copy and paste Element 27 and resize 85%. Adjust/add remove noise/add noise/random monochrome checked/85%. Add size 3 fat white gradient glow followed by drop shadow. I have used 2/2/40/4 throughout.

Copy and paste Element 43 & resize 65%. Using your magic wand, select the center portion of your frame, selections modify/expand 5, copy and paste Paper 2 below your frame layer, selections invert and hit delete. Copy and paste your tube, resize as necessary, duplicate layer and drag this layer above your frame layer. On the tube layer below your frame layer, hit delete. Select none and drop shadow your frame.

On your top tube layer, erase the bottom of the tube so it appears to be coming out of the frame.

Copy and paste Element 8, resize 65% & drop shadow. Position along the bottom of your frame. Repeat with Element 3, resizing 85% & position along the bottom as well.

Copy and paste Element 11, resize 50%, rotate right 90 & drop shadow. Position on the left hand side of your frame. Copy and paste Element 42, resize 25% & drop shadow. Position bottom left hand corner.

Copy and paste Element 15, resize 50% twice & drop shadow. Position top right hand corner. Repeat with Element 17 and position at the top of your mirror ball's chain.

Copy and paste Element 50, resize 35% and then add the same noise & gradient glow as used before followed by drop shadow. Position top left hand corner of your frame. Drag this layer just above your frame layer.

Copy and paste Element 4, position bottom left hand corner. Layer duplicate & mirror. Layer duplicate & flip.

X out white background, merge visible. Open white background, resize to your liking (I have used 500x500).

Add copyright and name on your tag. I have used Informal Roman, Size 72 & color #4e134f. Afterwards I added the same noise, gradient glow & drop shadow as used before.

Save and you are done.

I hope you have enjoyed my tutorial.
Pls feel free to experiment and use my tutorial as a guide.
Saturday, August 25, 2012

postheadericon .99 cents Back to School Sale at Whimsical Divas !


.99 cents Back to School Sale at Whimsical Divas ! 

Continuing in our Back to School Sales ... from now until Sept 15, at Whimsical Divas, all Shal's World kits are .99 cents. And with lil one heading back to school, that gives me more time to create ! So from now until the end of the sale, pls drop by again to see what I have been able to come up with !

postheadericon B1G1 Free Back to School Sale at PicsForDesign !


 B1G1 Free Back to School Sale at PicsForDesign !

Back to school is a great time for bargains so why not another great sale ! From now until Sept 15, at PicsForDesign all Shal's World kits are B1G1 free. And with lil one heading back to school, that gives me more time to create ! So from now until the end of the sale, pls drop by again to see what I have been able to come up with !

postheadericon 50% off Back to School Sale at Twilight Scraps !


50% off Back to School Sale at Twilight Scraps ! 

Back to school is upon us here and what better reason to hold a sale ! From now until Sept 15, at Twilight Scraps all Shal's World kits over 1$ are 50% off . And with lil one heading back to school, that gives me more time to create ! So from now until the end of the sale, pls drop by again to see what I have been able to come up with !

postheadericon A is for Adorable Tut


Feel free to use my tutorial as a guide and have fun giving it your own spin.

This tutorial assumes you have a working knowledge of PSP.

Needed Supplies :


Tube of Choice .. I am using the work of Angela Newman which you must have a license to use. Please do not use her work without purchasing through the PSP Project here.

I am licensed through AMI which is now closed.

Scrap Kit of Choice .. I have used a gorgeous PTU kit from Sweet Dream Scraps called "Sweet Plum" which you can purchase here.

Mask of Choice .. I have used Vix_Mask363 which can be downloaded from here.

Word Art of Choice .. I have used word art by Word Art World which can be downloaded from here.

Font of Choice .. Cutie Pop

Let's get started

New image 600x600 and floodfill with white. New raster layer, select all, copy and paste Paper 6, select none. New mask layer from image Vix_Mask363, invert transparency unchecked, and merge group. Layer duplicate & merge down both mask layers.

Copy and paste Element 19 and resize 50%. Using your magic wand, select the center portion of your frame, selections modify/expand 5, copy and paste Paper 3, resize 65%, selections invert and hit delete. Select none and drop shadow your frame. I have used 2/2/40/4 throughout.

Copy and paste Element 23, resize 50% & drop shadow. Position on the left hand side. Repeat with Element 34, resizing 65% & positioning on the left hand side as well.

Copy and paste Element 22, resize 65% & drop shadow. Position along the bottom of your frame. Layer duplicate, flip, mirror and position along the bottom as well. Copy and paste Element 21, resize 75% & drop shadow. Position along the bottom again.

Copy and paste Element 18, resize 25% & drop shadow. Position bottom right hand corner. Copy and paste Element 31, resize 30% & drop shadow. Position top right hand corner. Repeat with Element 36, resizing 50% & position on your bow. Repeat with Element 17, resizing 30% twice & position in the centre of your bow.

Copy and paste Element 26, resize 75% & position on the right hand side towards the bottom a bit. Layer duplicate, mirror & flip.

Copy and paste Element 25, resize 75% & drop shadow. Position along the bottom.

Copy and paste your tube, resize as necessary & drop shadow.

Copy and paste Element 14, resize 50% & drop shadow. Position along the bottom. Copy and paste Element 16, resize 25%/75% & drop shadow. Position bottom left hand corner.

Copy and paste your word art and resize 25% twice. I then added a size 3 fat white gradient glow & drop shadow.

X out white background, merge visible. Open white background, resize to your liking (I have used 500x500).

Add copyright and name on your tag. I have used Cutie Pop, Size 48 & color #4d3843. Afterwards I added the same gradient glow as with the word art followed by drop shadow.

Save and you are done.

I hope you have enjoyed my tutorial.
Pls feel free to experiment and use my tutorial as a guide.
Friday, August 24, 2012

postheadericon Serenade Tut


Feel free to use my tutorial as a guide and have fun giving it your own spin.

This tutorial assumes you have a working knowledge of PSP.

Needed Supplies :


Tube of Choice .. I am using the work of Angela Newman which you must have a license to use. Please do not use her work without purchasing through the PSP Project here.

Scrap Kit of Choice .. I have used a gorgeous PTU kit from Wicked Princess called "Papa's Serenade" which you can purchase here.

Mask of Choice .. I have used WSL_Mask84 which can be downloaded from here.

Font of Choice .. Agency

Let's get started

New image 600x600 and floodfill with white. New raster layer, select all, copy and paste Paper 9, select none. New mask layer from image WSL_Mask84, invert transparency unchecked, and merge group. Resize 110%.

Layer duplicate and merge down both mask layers. Layer duplicate & mirror.

Copy and paste Sprinkle, resize 50%, rotate left 45 & drop shadow. I have used 2/2/40/4 throughout. Position top left hand corner. Layer duplicate & mirror. Merge down both sprinkles layers. Layer duplicate and move down just below your first layer of sprinkles. Merge down both layers. Layer duplicate & flip.

Copy and paste Vintage Frame & resize 70%. Using your magic wand, select the center portion of your frame, selections modify/expand 5, copy and paste Music Sheet, resize 75%, selections invert and hit delete. Select none and drop shadow your frame.

Merge down your frame & it's background. Layer duplicate, resize 75% & rotate left 20. Position bottom left hand corner of your first frame. Layer duplicate, resize 75% & rotate right 40. Position bottom right hand corner of your first frame.

Copy and paste Lamp & drop shadow. Position on the left hand side.

Copy and paste Ribbon 2, resize 70%, rotate right 90, mirror & drop shadow. Position bottom left hand corner. Layer duplicate, resize 65%, mirror, flip and position top right hand corner of your largest frame.

Copy and paste Bow 1 & drop shadow. Position towards the bottom.

Copy and paste Carnation Spray 2, resize 70% & drop shadow. Position along the bottom. Repeat with Fan Spray and position on the left hand side.

Copy and paste Windcharms, resize 70% & drop shadow. Position on the right hand side. Copy and paste Roses and position at the top of your Windcharms.

Copy and paste your tube, resize as necessary & drop shadow.

Copy and paste Cards, resize 40% & drop shadow. Position bottom right hand corner. Repeat with Book 2, resizing 50% & position next to your cards. Repeat with Chello, resizing 40% & position bottom left hand corner.

X out white background, merge visible. Open white background, resize to your liking (I have used 500x500).

Add copyright and name on your tag. I have used Agency, size 60, color black. I then added a size 3 fat color #d1bea2 gradient glow followed by drop shadow.

Save and you are done.

I hope you have enjoyed my tutorial.
Pls feel free to experiment and use my tutorial as a guide.
Thursday, August 23, 2012

postheadericon Elias' Happy Halloween Tut


Feel free to use my tutorial as a guide and have fun giving it your own spin.

This tutorial assumes you have a working knowledge of PSP.

Needed Supplies :


Tube of Choice .. I am using the work of Elias Chatzoudis which you must have a license to use. Please do not use his work without purchasing through his own store here.

I am licensed through MPT which is now closed.

Scrap Kit of Choice .. I have used a gorgeous PTU kit from Wicked Creationz Scraps called "Skull Banger" which you can purchase here.

Mask of Choice .. I have used WSL_Mask84 which can be downloaded from here.

I also used Vix_Mask281 which can be downloaded from here.

Font of Choice .. BN Manson Nights

Let's get started

New image 600x600 and floodfill with white. New raster layer, select all, copy and paste Paper 12, select none. New mask layer from image WSL_Mask84, invert transparency unchecked, and merge group. Resize 110%.

Repeat using Paper 7 and mask Vix_Mask281. Adjust/add remove noise/add noise/random monochrome checked 35%. Resize 110%.

Copy and paste Element 25 and resize 90%. Using your magic wand, select the center portion of your frame, selections modify/expand 5, copy and paste Paper 10, selections invert and hit delete. Copy and paste Element 28 and hit delete. Select none and drop shadow your frame. I have used 2/2/40/4 throughout.

Copy and paste Element 27, resize 30% & drop shadow. Position on the right hand side centre of your frame. Layer duplicate & mirror.

Copy and paste Element 4, resize 65% & drop shadow. Repeat with Element 1 and position top right hand corner so it appears your first element is hanging from the heart.

Copy and paste Element 26, resize 50% & drop shadow. Position on the left hand side.

Copy and paste your tube, resize as necessary & drop shadow.

Copy and paste Element 9, resize 40% & drop shadow. Position bottom right hand corner. Repeat with Element 23 and position next to your ghost.

Copy and paste Element 19, resize 50% & drop shadow. POsition bottom left hand corner.

Copy and paste Element 10, resize 50% & drop shadow. Position bottom left hand corner. Layer duplicate & mirror. Drag this layer just beneath your spider layer. 

X out white background, merge visible. Open white background, resize to your liking (I have used 500x500).

Add copyright and name on your tag. I have used BN Manson Nights, Size 60, Paper 2 as my background (Angle 45/Scale 50). I then added the same noise effect we used earlier, followed by this gradient glow then drop shadow.




Save and you are done.

I hope you have enjoyed my tutorial.
Pls feel free to experiment and use my tutorial as a guide.
Monday, August 13, 2012

postheadericon Emo Love Tut


Feel free to use my tutorial as a guide and have fun giving it your own spin.

This tutorial assumes you have a working knowledge of PSP.

Needed Supplies :


Tube of Choice .. I am using the work of Estrella Salvador which you must have a license to use. Please do not use this work without purchasing through the PSP Project here.

Scrap Kit of Choice .. I have used a gorgeous PTU kit from Amy Marie Kits Scraps called "Emo Alice" which you can purchase here.

Mask of Choice .. I have used WSL_Mask84 which can be downloaded from here.

Font of Choice .. 2 Peas Blueberry Pie

Let's get started

New image 600x600 and floodfill with white. New raster layer, select all, copy and paste Paper 9, select none. New mask layer from image WSL_Mask84, invert transparency unchecked, and merge group. Resize 110%.

Copy and paste Glitter Stars 1. Adjust color balance/manual color correction from #5a0d47 to black. Resize 105%.

Copy and paste Frame 1 & resize 70%. Using your magic wand, select the center portion of your frame, selections modify/expand 3, copy and paste Paper 2, resize 75%, selections invert and hit delete. Copy and paste Wire 2 and hit delete. Select none and drop shadow your frame & wire. I have used 2/2/40/4 throughout.

Copy and paste Flower 1, adjust/add remove noise/add noise/uniform monochrome checked/35% & drop shadow. Position on the left hand side. Layer duplicate and position towards the top centre. Copy and paste again and adjust color as you did earlier, add noise, mirror & drop shadow. Position on the right hand side.

Copy and paste String 2, resize 75% & adjust color as your did earlier with the Glitter Stars. Drop shadow & position top left hand corner. Copy and paste Curled Ribbon 1 & drop shadow. Position top left hand corner as well. Copy and paste Stars 1, resize 50% & drop shadow. Position on your ribbon.

Copy and paste Stars again, resize 65% & drop shadow. Position bottom right hand corner. Copy and paste String 2, resize 50%, flip & drop shadow. Position bottom right hand corner on your Stars.

Copy and paste Curled Ribbon 3 & drop shadow. Position on the right hand side. Copy and paste Clip, resize 65% & drop shadow. Position top right hand corner.

Copy and paste your tube, resize as necessary & drop shadow.

Copy and paste Skull 2, resize 50% & drop shadow. Position top left hand corner on your stars. Copy and paste Emo Key Chain, resize 65% & drop shadow. Drag this layer beneath your Skull and position so it appears to be hanging from it.

Copy and paste Love Key, resize 50% & drop shadow. Position bottom right hand corner.

Copy and paste Music Notes, resize 85% & drop shadow. Position along the bottom. Copy and paste Heart 5, resize 40% & drop shadow. Position bottom left hand corner. Repeat with Guitar 2, resizing 50%, rotate left 20 & position on your Heart.

Copy and paste Sparkle, resize 75% & position bottom left hand corner. Layer duplicate & mirror. Merge down both Sparkle layers. Layer duplicate, flip & drag this layer beneath your tube layer.

X out white background, merge visible. Open white background, resize to your liking (I have used 500x500).

Add copyright and name on your tag. I have used 2 Peas Blueberry Pie, Size 72 black and then added a size 3 fat white gradient glow, followed by a size 3 fat #5a0d47 one and then drop shadow.

Save and you are done.

I hope you have enjoyed my tutorial.
Pls feel free to experiment and use my tutorial as a guide.
Sunday, August 12, 2012

postheadericon Verymany Our Love Runs Deep Extras


Verymany Our Love Runs Deep Extras

Tube of Choice .. I am using the work of Verymany which you must have a license to use. Please do not use this work without purchasing through The PSP Project here

The particular image I have used is a prepaid exclusive for the PSP Project and is currently no longer available as a prepaid item. It is available through The TPP Vault as well as other great past prepaid tubes. You can visit the prepaid exclusive section in the store as well to have the opportunity to obtain other great exclusive works.

Scrap Kit of Choice .. I have used a gorgeous PTU kit from Wicked Princess Scraps called "Devonika" which you can purchase here



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