My First Tutorial

This is my very 1st tutorial, hopefully they'll get better as I go along. :-)

This tag was made with the FTU kit called My Fantasy by Larcolita's Designz. Get the kit here, it's near the bottom. She has some truly amazing kits!




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First you will need to open the My Fantasy frame. Click on the magic wand & click inside the frame in all open spaces to get the marching ants.
Go to Selections, modify & expand by 2.
Leaving the selections on that layer, open a new layer & flood fill with color of choice.
Selections, select none.
Move this layer below the frame layer.

Open the Decoration 1 image, copy & paste as new layer onto tag. Position as desired.

Open the Bird 2 Image, resize by 50%, copy & paste as new layer onto tag. position as desired.

Open the Dust 1 image, copy & paste onto tag. Position as desired.

Open the Dust 2 image, & do the same as with dust 1 image. Position as desired.

Open the Faerie image, copy 7 paste as a new layer onto the tag. Position her as you want her. Some of the image can be out of the frame, it will be removed later.

Click on the eye on the Faerie layer to disable it. Find the frame layer, choose the freehand selection tool. Trace the inside edge of the frame where the faerie is and covering the part of where the faerie is that needs to be removed. Go back to the faerie layer and click the eye again to enable the image. Now hit delete on your keyboard, this should remove the part of the image that isn't inside the frame. Adjust the image as needed.

Add a new layer, and choose the size, font, & color you wish to use. Add your name. I made mine with two separate layers, both with a different color to give a little more depth.

Now go through each layer and give them all a dropshadow. Go to Effects, 3D Effects, Dropshadow. You can use whatever setting you prefer, but my setting were:
vertical / horizontal - 0
opacity - 50
blur - 6.00
color - black

Now just be sure to add credits to your tag before saving! :-)

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Hope you enjoy & let me know how I did on my 1st tut! Hugs!

Where has the time gone!

Already the middle of January already! I gotta get some designing done. I have just released three new zencart templates at Fairy Dreams, Starlight Scraps & Dezigns By Amanda. Working on some blog layouts to match those too. I was hoping to get a Valentine's kit finished up too by the end of the month.

For those who have been asking how my dad is and how school is going.....My dad's doing alot better than he was, we almost lost him on Christmas Eve, so we had a horrible Christmas around here. I was driving back & forth to North Carolina almost every day til they had him stable. He's home now, but under hospice care. Seems to be doing pretty good though! As for school, I'm really liking it! I love the fact of it being online! :-)

I'll try to get back with some kind of freebie for ya soon!

Hugs!

Freebie at Fairy Dreams

I am hosting this week's freebie at Fairy Dream Designs. You can get this bow script for free this week only! Get it here.

I am having the biggest sale at all of my stores to celebrate my birthday tomorrow (6th), my 11th wedding anniversary on Friday (8th) , my hubby's birthday
on Sunday (10th), and my dad's birthday on Tuesday of next week (12th).
My stores have almost all items marked at ONLY 79 Cents. Sale ends January 12th. Visit one of these stores for this amazing deal! Fairy Dream Designs , Starlight Scraps , Dezigns By Amanda.

I would like to give a big thank you to everyone who have sent their kind words & prayers for my dad. He is back home now but under hospice care. Keep us in your thoughts & prayers that he will keep recovering. Everyone's kind words have meant so much! :-)

I would also like to announce that Starlight Scraps has just opened and is holding a Designer & CT Call. Spaces are limited, so if you are looking for another great store to sell at then visit the store for more details. Starlight Scraps.

Freebie Element Set

Been a while since I posted a freebie. Here is a little element set that I made playing around with some scripts. Hope someone can use them. Personal use only.





Download it here.

Thanksgiving & Black Friday Sales

All of my stores are currently having a sale for Thanksgiving & Black Friday. All of my products $5 & under are Only $1 from 11/25 - 11/30. Don't miss on this amazing sale and you can shop at your favorite store from the links on the right!

Dezigns By Amanda is also having an extra-special sale for the holiday weekend. All iof the Memberships are currently on sale and also the Gift Certificates are 25% Off the original low price! Memberships make great gifts and can be transferred by emailing me before purchase that you want them sent to someone as a gift.

Memberships
1 yr - Only $25
6 Months - Only - $20
I Want It All - $10

Gift Certificates never expire and are great to keep on hand for the many new releases to come. You can even send some of your gift certificate to a friend from your account! These make great Secret Santa Gifts!

Gift Certificates
$100 - Only $30
$50 - Only $18.75
$25 - Only $7.50

Buy My Store & I Want It All - ONLY $10 TODAY ONLY!

Today is my youngest daughters 3rd Birthday! And to celebrate, I am offering my "Buy My Store" at Fairy Dream Designs and my "I Want It All" at Dezigns By Amanda" for ONLY $10. This special is for TODAY ONLY, so get yours at one the stores below today! This includes all scripts, scrap kits, alphas, etc that you see in my store.

Digital Dezigns By Amanda

Fairy Dream Designs

Memberships Available - LIMITED TIME ONLY - At Dezigns By Amanda

New memberships are now available for a limited time! They are currently on special and you can save 67-70% off.

1 Year Unlimited Downloads - $80 - On Special for ONLY $25
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With the 1 year memberships you can download anything currently in the store you want plus all new releases within the next year.
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Don't forget, the memberships are only available for a limited time. Get yours while you can! These memberships also make great gifts at these special prices.

Memberships include all downloadable items in the store: printables, scrap kits, psp scripts, templates, elements, alphas, etc. Something in store for designers of all kinds! Many of the products are CU OK. Designer Services & Custom Orders are excluded!

See all memberships here.

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Freebie Kit For Halloween!

Since I have been so busy and haven't made a new kit in quite a while, I figured I would make one and give to you as a Halloween Freebie!




DOWNLOAD HERE

75 CENT SALE!

I am having a 75¢ sale on my designs at ALL of my stores. All items priced $4.50 & under are only 75 cents!

A sale you won't wanna miss! kits, scripts, elements, alphas, & so much more!

What I have decided to try now.

Well...after putting it off time & time again, I have finally decided I wanted to try designing zencart templates. I will be using graphics from my own kits & creations and from Wacky Winnie Designz which has given me permission to use her kits for this purpose! :-) She has some awesome kits too, I must add! Check out her blog here.

Here's my very first template up for sale now at Fairy Dream Designs!