Wish you were Here Tutorial

Tube used by Psycho Jimi, link to his site here. This is a free to use tube, so it is included in my supplies for this kit.

Template #17 by Yvette available here. Look over on the right-hand side of her blog and you will see the download links for her templates.

Also included in the supplies is a mask from my collection. I do not know the designer of the mask, so if it is yours please let me know and I will be pleased to all you in this tutorial and link to your site. Supplies available here.

Freebie scrap kit Pieces of Us, from my blog, available here.

Download scrap kit and supplies.

Open your template. Duplicate by hitting Shift – D. Close the original. Delete the layer with the artist information.

Open your mask.

Delete the background layer. Image—Resize—120%, Resize all layers checked. Image—Canvas Size—700 x 700.

Select the bottom layer of the template. Add New Raster Layer and move to the bottom. Flood fill white.

Select the white layer you just made. Open Paper 5, or paper of your choice, Image—Resize—700 x 700. Edit—Copy and Edit—Paste as a New Layer. Don’t close the paper yet, we will be using it again. Move this layer, with the paper, below the white layer.

Select the white layer. Go to Layers—New Mask Layer—From Image. Select the mask from the drop down menu. Merge group.

Select the heart layer. Selections—Select All—Selections Float—Selections Defloat. Open Paper 6, or paper of your choice. Edit—Copy, Edit—Paste as a New Layer, Selections—Invert, hit the delete key on your keyboard. Selections—None. Effect—add a drop shadow of your choice. I used Vertical 3, Horizontal -3, Opacity 50, Blur 5. Delete the heart layer. Don’t close the paper yet, we will be using it again.

Select the doodle layer. Selections—Select All—Selections Float—Selections Defloat. Open Paper 9, or paper of your choice. Edit—Copy, Edit—Paste as a New Layer, Selections—Invert, hit the delete key on your keyboard. Selections—None. Add a drop shadow. Delete the doodle layer.

Delete the heart frame 1 layer.

Select rectangle 1 layer. Selections—Select All—Selections Float—Selections Defloat. Open Paper 8, or paper of your choice. Edit—Copy, Edit Paste as a New Layer, Selection—Invert, hit the delete key on your keyboard. Selections—None. Delete rectangle 1 layer. Don’t close the paper yet, we will be using it again.

Select frame 1 layer. Selections—Select All—Selections Float—Selections Defloat. Edit—Copy Paper 5, or paper of your choice. Edit—Paste as a New Layer, Selections—Invert, hit the delete key on your keyboard. Selections—None. Add a drop shadow. Delete the frame 1 layer. Don’t close the paper yet, we will be using it again.

Select rectangle 2 layer. Selections—Select All—Selections Float—Selections Defloat. Open Paper 8, or paper of your choice. Edit—Copy, Edit Paste as a New Layer, Selection—Invert, hit the delete key on your keyboard. Selections—None. Delete rectangle 2 layer.

Select frame 2 layer. Selections—Select All—Selections Float—Selections Defloat. Edit—Copy Paper 5, or paper of your choice. Edit—Paste as a New Layer, Selections—Invert, hit the delete key on your keyboard. Selections—None. Add a drop shadow. Delete the frame 2 layer.

Select the heart frame top layer. Selections—Select All—Selections Float—Selections Defloat. Edit—Copy Paper 6, or paper of your choice. Edit—Paste as a New Layer, Selections—Invert, hit the delete key on your keyboard. Selections—None. Add a drop shadow. Delete the heart frame layer.

Open tube, Edit—Copy, Edit—Paste as a New Layer. Image—Resize—60%, Resize All Layers unchecked. Move the tube to the right, placing the bottom of the tube level with the bottom of the bottom frame and the left edge to the right of the heart frame layer. See completed image for placement, if necessary.

Layers—Duplicate. Select the bottom layer of the tube, Image—Resize to 105%, Resize All Layers unchecked. Effects—Texture Effects—Mosaic Glass. Use Grid Settings 50 – 50, Glass Curvature 50, Edge Curvature 0, Grout Width 2, Grout Diffusion 50. Adjust—Blur—Gaussian Blur 3.

Select the top layer of the tube, add a drop shadow.

Open Envelope 1. With white set as background and foreground transparent, select your Text Tool. Type in “Wish you were here,” or whatever message you want. Image—Free Rotate—Right 15. I used Jeffriana JF font. Move the text over the paper in the envelope. Edit—Copy, Edit Paste as a New Layer. Image—Resize—80%, Resize All Layers unchecked. Move the envelope down and to the left (see image for placement). Image—Free Rotate—Rotate Left 15. Add a drop shadow.

Open Doodle Heart. Edit—Copy, Edit—Paste as a New Layer. Image—Resize 115%, Resize All Layers unchecked. Move to the right. Drag layer down below the tube layers.
Open Butterfly 3. Go back up and select the top layer of your image. Edit Copy, Edit Paste as a New Layer. Image—Resize 20%, Resize All Layers unchecked. Layers—Duplicate two or three times. Position butterflies and angle to your liking. Add drop a shadow on each one.

Merge Visible. Add copyright information, and any additional text you wish. I added my name using foreground red, background blue. Image—Free Rotate—Left 25%, add a drop shadow.

You are finished! Thank you for your interest in my tutorial.