Author: Precious Beauties
• 8:00 PM
Supplies Needed:
Tube: I am using one by Jose Cano purchased from PTE (now closed)
You can now find his tubes here
Template: Ssam BCA Temp3 (this site seems to be closed so I uploaded it to my Box account, all copyrights remain the designers) found here
Scrap kit: Check You ChiChi's by Tasha's Playground found here

Open the template, duplicate and close the original. Delete the copyright and resize canvas by 700 x 700.

Select Raster 2, go to Selections - Select All - Float - Defloat.

Copy and paste a paper of choice above the selected layer. Position to your liking. Go to Selections - Invert and hit delete on the keyboard. Delete the template layer. Apply a drop shadow.

Repeat the above steps for the remaining template layers.

Open Cityscape, resize by 95 percent. Copy and paste as a new layer. Place in the center of the template. Apply a drop shadow.

Open BCA Ribbon, resize by 60 percent. Copy and paste as a new layer. Place in the upper right corner of the cityscape you just added. Apply a drop shadow.

Open Hearts, resize by 60 percent. Copy and paste as a new layer. Position in the upper left hand corner on top of all layers. Apply a drop shadow. Duplicate, mirror and flip, reposition if needed.

Open Flair 3, resize by 30 percent. Copy and paste as a new layer. Position on top of the BCA ribbon. Apply a drop shadow.

Open Star 2, resize by 40 percent. Copy and paste as a new layer. Position in the lower left hand corner of the cityscape and paper. Apply a drop shadow. Duplicate, place on the right hand side near the ribbon.

Open Star 3, resize by 30 percent. Copy and paste as a new layer. Position overlapping the star on the left. Apply a drop shadow. Duplicate, position overlapping the bottom of the star you just added.

Select the word art layer. Go to Selections - Select All - Float - Defloat.

Copy and paste a paper of choice above the selected layer, or you can add a new layer and flood fill with a gradient of choice. Go to Selections - Invert and hit delete on your keyboard. Delete the template layer. Apply a drop shadow.

Using a font of choice, type the word HOPE in the bottom of the circle. You can add another saying if preferred.

Copy and paste the tube as a new layer. Position in the middle of the tag just below the cityscape. Resize if desired, apply a drop shadow.

Add any copyrights and your name. Crop, resize if desired. Save as a PNG (close background first).

Thank you for trying one of my tuts, I hope you have enjoyed yourself and I look forward to having you back here again!! I would love to see what you have created.
Author: Precious Beauties
• 10:21 AM

Supplies Needed:
Tube of choice, I am using Jose Cano found at SATC
Scrap kit Check Your Chichis by Tasha’s Playground
Template TracyFDesigns BCA Template 1 found here

Open the template, duplicate and close the original. Delete the copyright and resize the canvas by 700 x 700. Add a background layer and flood fill with white.

Select the large top circle, go to Selections – Select All – Float – Defloat.

Copy and paste a paper of choice above the selected layer. Position to your liking. Go to Selections – Invert and hit delete on the keyboard. Delete the template layer and apply a drop shadow.

Repeat the above steps for the remaining template layers.

Open Cityscape, copy and paste as a new layer. Place in the center of the template, apply a drop shadow. Select the background layer right behind it, go to Selections – Select All – Float – Defloat. Select the Cityscape again and go to Selections – Invert and hit delete on the keyboard.

Copy and paste the tube as a new layer, position to your liking in the center of the template. Resize if needed, apply a drop shadow.

Open BCA Ribbon, resize by 40 percent, copy and paste as a new layer. Place in the upper right hand corner of the rectangle. Apply a drop shadow.

Open Star 2, duplicate. Resize one by 30 percent and the other by 40 percent. Copy and paste the larger star as a new layer. Place at the top of the tag in the center. Apply a drop shadow. Copy and paste the smaller star as a new layer. Place in the lower left hand corner overlapping the small strip and middle rectangle. Apply a drop shadow. Duplicate, and place in the center of the ribbon.

Open Star 3, resize by 25 percent. Copy and paste as a new layer. Place in the lower left hand corner overlapping the pink star. Apply a drop shadow. Duplicate, and place overlapping the star on the top right and I also placed one inside the pink star at the top.

Open Hearts, resize by 60 percent, copy and paste as a new layer. Place on the right hand side behind the tube. Apply a drop shadow. Duplicate and mirror, reposition if needed.

I added Check Your ChiChis at the bottom of the template this is up to you. You can always add something else if you like.

Add any copyrights and your name. Crop, resize if desired. Save as a PNG (close background first).

Thank you for trying one of my tuts, I hope you have enjoyed yourself and I look forward to having you come back again!
Author: Precious Beauties
• 9:24 PM
Supplies Needed:
Tube of choice, I am using one of Zindy Nielsen found here
Scrap kit Break the Silence by Designed by Stina
Mask of choice

Domestic Violence is a very serious matter, I am very proud of having a man that loves me and would never place his hands on me in a matter to hurt me. But, there are those out there not as fortunate as myself that may need your help.

Open a new image 700 x 700 with a white background.

Select a paper of choice, resize if desired. Go to the Preset Shapes and select the circle. Set the foreground as the paper and the background as null (none). Use a width around 20. Go to Object - Align - Center in Canvas. Change to Raster layer. Go to Selections - Select All - Float - Defloat. Now go to Modify - Select Selection Borders and set to 5. Add a new layer below the circle, flood fill with a color you like. Merge the circle and border layers.

Open a paper of choice and paste as a new layer below the circle. Click inside the circle frame. Go to Selections - Modify - Expand by 5. Now click back on the paper and go to Selections - Invert and hit delete on your keyboard.

Apply a drop shadow to the frame layer.

Open Frame 02 and resize by 60 percent., don’t close. Copy and paste as new layer below the frame background. Resize if needed, you should be able to see the first ring all the way around frame. Apply a drop shadow. Now erase all of the first ring so you have just all smaller ring left on the image you left open. Copy and paste as a new layer on top of the frame. Apply a drop shadow.

Copy and paste the tube as a new layer inside the frame. Resize if needed, erase anything outside of the frame. Apply a drop shadow.

Open Wire Heart With Ribbon, resize by 30 percent. Copy and paste as a new layer, place in the lower left hand corner. Apply a drop shadow.

Open DVA Ribbon and resize by 25 percent, copy and paste as a new layer on the right side in the middle of the frame. Apply a drop shadow.

Open Flower 02 and resize by 10 percent, copy and paste as a new layer in the center of the ribbon. Apply a drop shadow.

Open Flower 01 and resize by 12 percent. Copy and paste as a new layer on top of the wire heart and card. Apply a drop shadow. Duplicate, place in the top right corner of the frame.

Open Bear and resize by 20 percent, mirror, copy and paste as a new layer. Place in the lower right corner of the frame. Apply a drop shadow.

Open Bougainvillea 01 and resize by 12 percent. Copy and paste as a new layer behind the flower on the right hand side. Apply a drop shadow. Move below the frame background. Duplicate and move to the other side above the ribbon on the wire heart.

Open Bougainvillea 03 and resize by 25 percent. Copy and paste as a new layer above the frame on top of the dark purple ones just added, apply a drop shadow. Duplicate and mirror, reposition if needed.

Open Pressed Blossom 03 and resize by 20 percent. Copy and paste as a new layer on the left hand side behind the dark purple flowers. Apply a drop shadow.

Open Pressed Blossom 01 and resize by 20 percent, copy and paste as a new layer right above the wire heart, move below the frame. Apply a drop shadow. Duplicate and move to the top of the frame on the right hand side.

Open Word Art 01 and resize by 50 percent. Copy and paste as a new layer at the bottom of the tag. Apply a small drop shadow.

Open Butterfly 01 and resize by 15 percent, copy and paste as a new layer. Place to your liking, apply a drop shadow. Duplicate as many as you like.

Open Butterfly 03 and resize by 10 percent. Copy and paste as a new layer placing wherever you like. I also rotated some right 15 degrees. Duplicate as many times as you like. Apply a drop shadow.

Add any copyrights and your name.

Crop, resize if desired. Save as a PNG

Thank you for trying one of my tutorials, I hope you have enjoyed using one of my tuts and hope to see ya back here for more. I would love to see what you have created.
Author: Precious Beauties
• 12:21 PM
Supplies Needed:
Scrap kit Pink Hope by Bel Vidotti
You can download the kit here, her site seems to be down.
Tube of choice, I am using one of Ismael Rac and you can find his awesome site here
Mask of choice
Eye Candy 4000 - Gradient Glow

Are you ready to begin?
Awesome!

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, please be sure to get yourself checked, it can save your life.

Open a new image 700 x 700 with a white background.

Select the Preshape tool - Eclipes - Circle.

On your canvas draw out a circle, Stroke 20.00 color doesnt matter, fill should not be checked. Once your happy with the size convert to raster layer.

Go to Selections - Select All - Float - Defloat - Invert

Choose a paper of your choice and paste as a new layer above your circle. position to your liking, hit delete on your key board.

This part is optional, go to Effects - Plugins and find Eye Candy 4000 - go to Gradient Glow - these are the setting I used:
Glow Width - 3.00
Soft Corners - 100
Overall Opacity - 100
Color - #fe749e

I made a gradient by placing white in the center of the color bar, but you dont need to do this if you like it how it already is.

Delete the template layer for the circle.

Click inside the circle frame with your magic wand, go to Selections - Modify - Expand by 5 - Invert.

Open a paper of choice, resize 700 x 700 pixels. Paste as a new layer below your frame. once happy with its position hit delete on your key board.

Apply a drop shadow to your frame if you already havent.

Copy and paste tube as a new layer, resize if needed. Erase anything that is out past the frame. Apply a drop shadow.

Open element 14 and resize by 50 percent. Paste as a new layer at the bottom of the frame, position in the middle. Apply a drop shadow.

Open element 17 and resize by 40 percent. Paste as a new layer at the bottom of the frame, position on one side of the flower. Duplicate and place on the other side. See my tag for reference if needed.

Open element 21, rotate left and paste as a new layer. Position behind the flowers except for one of the on the outer side. Take the Pick tool and "pick" at the sides until you have it to your liking. You can also resize if you dont have the Pick tool. Apply a drop shadow.

Open element 27 and resize by 40 percent and then again by 70 percent, paste as a new layer. Position on top of the flower on the right. Apply a drop shadow.

Open element 26 and resize by 40 percent, paste as a new layer. Position on top of the flower on the left. Apply a drop shadow.

Open element 31 and resize by 40 percent, paste as a new layer and move to the bottom of the flowers. Move this layer just above the white background. Apply a drop shadow. Duplicate twice and position on both sides.

Open element 45 and resize by 50 percent then again by 45. Paste as a new layer. Move to the left side of the tag just above her hands. Apply a drop shadow. Duplicate and move to the right side above her hands.

Duplicate the hearts a few times and place at the bottom of the tag.

Open a paper of choice and paste as a new layer above the white background layer. Apply the mask to this layer. Delete the mask layer and merge. Resize if needed.

Select your text tool and type out "Don't forget to Love yourself". I positioned mine at the top left of my tag. Change it to a raster layer when your happy with it. I rotated mine 45 degrees left. I also added a white gradient glow and a drop shadow.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name.

Crop, and resize if desired.

Save as a PNG.

You are done! I hope you enjoyed using on of my tuts, I would love to see what you created.