Supplies:

PTU kit by Kaci at Scrappin Krazy Designs

Tube of choice. I used a gorgeous cowgirl tube by Jose Cano available at Scraps & the City

PlugIns: Xero and Eye Candy 5

Font: Vladimir Script

Let's Get Started:

Open a new 700 x 700 image.

Paste ele44.

Paste P07. Image> Resize to 65%. Position behind the right frame. Select the frame layer. Use your wand tool to click inside the right frame. Selections> Modify> Expand by 5. Selections> Invert. Select the paper layer and then hit the delete key on your keyboard. Selections> Select None.

Adjust> Softness> Soften More.

Paste P04. Image> Resize to 65%. Position behind the left frame and repeat the steps you did with the first paper. Adjust Softness same as before.

Paste tube closeup. Drag above the first paper. Position in the right frame. Image> Resize to 65%. Select the paper layer. Selections> Select All. Selections> Float. Selections> Defloat. Selectons> Invert. Select the tube layer and then hit the delete key on your keyboard. Selections> Select none.

Effects> PlugIns> Xero: SoftMood-Haziness 50, Glow-Red 10 Brightness 0 Contrast 0

Duplicate. Change the blend mode (located above layer list) to Luminance.

Merge the tubes together.

Effects> 3D Effects> Drop Shadow Vertical 2, Horizontal 2, Opacity 50, Blur 5, Color black.

Paste tube (I used the middle sized tube). Image> Mirror. Image> Resize to 85%. Select the paper layer. Selections> Select All. Selections> Float. Selections> Defloat. Selectons> Invert. Select the tube layer and then hit the delete key on your keyboard. Selections> Select none.

Effects> PlugIns> Xero: Porcelain- Softness 50, Strength 128, Brightness 128, Red channel 0, Green Channel 0, Blue channel 255.

Duplicate. Change blend mode to Soft Light.

Merge tube layers together and shadow.

Merge each tube with its paper layer.

Use Pick Tool to move the frame and papers down on the image further.

Paste third tube (you can skip this layer if you would like to only use 2 tubes). Drag to bottom layer. Image> Resize to 85%.  Position to the right at the top of the frame. Duplicate. Drag to top layer. Use erase tool to remove all of the bottom half of the tube that is over the right frame.

Select the bottom tube and add drop shadow.

Paste ele98. Image> Resize to 25%. Drag to top layer and position towards the top where the frames meet.

Paste ele100. Drag to bottom layer and center behind frames. Lower the wires layer opacity to 50%.

Paste ele38. Image> Resize to 50%.  Drag to top and position at bottom center of frames.

Paste ele65. Image> Resize to 50%. Drag behind the clock layer and position to the left of the clock.

Paste ele70. Image> Resize to 50%. Position to right behind the clock.

Paste ele31. Image> Resize to 50%. Drag behind screw and position centered behind it.

Paste ele16. Image> Resize to 50%. Drag above wire layer. Position to the left behind the frame. Duplicate. Mirror. Use erase tool to remove any part seen under frames.

Paste ele13. Position under the left frame. Duplicate and use Pick Tool to position under the right frame. Erase any part to the left of the pinecones on the duplicate layer.

Paste ele73.  Drag to top. Image> Resize to 45%. Position to the top of the right frame. Duplicate. Mirror. Position top of left frame.

Paste ele56. Image> Resize to 65%. Drag behind bottom tube layer and position to the left above frame. Duplicate. Image> Mirror. Position above the right frame.

Paste ele72. Image> Resize to 50%. Drag behind flowers and position to the left. Duplicate. Image> Mirror. Position at bottom of right frame.

Paste ele59. Image> Resize to 45%. Drag to top and position top of frame. Duplicate. Image> Mirror. Position top of left frame.

Paste ele62. Drag above wire and position to the right. Duplicate. Image> Mirror. Use erase tool to remove the stems of both that are visible under the frames.

Drop shadow all of the layers except the tubes, wire, and ele62. (Same settings as before).

Merge Visible.

Image> Resize to 650x650

Add copyright.

Add name with font of choice. I used Vladimir Script black size 72.

Effects> PlugIns> EyeCandy5: Impact- Gradient Glow Outside Glow, Mask Selection checked, Glow radius 5, Soften corners 8, Overall Opacity 100, Distortion amount 0, Distortion Lump size 7, Smoothness 100, color white.

Drop shadow name same settings as before.

Merge Visible.

Save as PNG.

Thank you Kaci for allowing me to use your awesome kit!! Thank you to Jose Cano for offering his work for purchase. I hope that you enjoy the tutorial.