The Original GWDesigns

Red Elegance

2009-10-28T18:58:00.003-04:00

Elegant Tag.
All Materials supplied in zip.
Tutorial in PDF format.
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Forever And Always

2009-07-17T10:32:00.004-04:00

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Tutorial is in PDF format, supplies included in zip.
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Always in My Heart

2009-06-14T07:34:00.007-04:00

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Materials:
1 tube of choice
1 misted accent tube
Filters Unlimited
Penta
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Pink Reflection

2009-06-13T10:56:00.006-04:00

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Pink Reflection
This tutorial is solely my own creation and I retain the intellectual copyright to the written material only. The copyright to the images belong to the original artist.

Materials:

2 Tubes of choice
Filters Unlimited 2, Distortion filters, Surface Tension
Graphics Plus Cross Shadow
Custom brush

Open tubes, shift+D to duplicate, close the originals. Install filters. Import brush.

1. Open a transparent canvas 600x450.

2. Select a dark color from your main tube for the foreground and a light color for the background. In the materials tab select the foreground/background gradient, sunburst,angle 0, repeats 0, invert checked. Center point h/v 50, link center and focal points checked. Flood fill the canvas.

3. Filters Unlimited 2, Distortion Filters, surface tension, default setting. Repeat effect. Effects, edge effects, enhance.

4. Select all, contract by 25, invert, adjust blur, Gaussian, radius 35. Effects, Plugin,Graphics Plus, Cross shadow,default setting except intensity set to 56. Apply drop shadow with these settings: v/h 1, opacity 65, blur 2 color black. Repeat drop shadow changing v/h to -1.

5. New Raster layer. Activate your tube, edit,copy. Select your selection tool, custom selection, settings: top 25, left 25, right 575, bottom 425. click Ok. Edit, paste into selection. Deselect.

6. Effects, plug in, Filters Unlimited 2, Distortion Filters, surface tension, default setting. In the layers palette set the blend mode to darken and the opacity to 40.

7. Edit paste as a new layer, your tube should still be in your clipboard. If using the image supplied re-size by 70% and move towards the left edge (see image for
placement). Apply drop shadow with these settings: v/h 2, opacity 65, blur 25, color
your dark color. If using a misted tube omit drop shadow.

8. Activate the flower tube, edit copy, edit paste as a new layer and move to the right corner not quite to the edge overlapping the frame slightly. In the layer palette set the blend mode to luminance L and the opacity of your choice, I used 50%. Activate your selection tool, custom selection, same settings as previously, selection invert and hit your delete key.

9. New layer. Select your brush, custom brush, SS-Swirl-288, size 256, right click in the upper right corner once. In the layer palette set the blend mode to Luminance L, Apply drop shadow v/h 1, opacity 65, blur 2 color your dark color.
Duplicate this layer.

10. Apply text if you wish with font and color of choice. Add your watermark. Merge all flatten. Re-size if needed. Compress and save as a jpeg.

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Bird Topper

2009-06-13T07:18:00.011-04:00

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This is a topper for stationery or will make a beautiful header. Supplies included. Tutorial is in PDF Format.

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Basket Weave Kitty

2009-06-11T13:42:00.013-04:00

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Tutorial in PDF format.
Materials Needed
Tube of choice
Eye Candy 4000 here

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Welcome Chicks

2009-06-09T07:29:00.010-04:00

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Welcome Chicks

This tutorial is solely my own creation. I claim the intellectual copyright only.

Materials needed:
1 Tube of choice
Filter Unlimited, Special effects 1
My Supplies

Open your tube, duplicate, close the original.
Import the filter into Filters Unlimited.

1. Open new canvas 400x300 transparent.

2. Open your tube and select two complimentary colors. Lighter for your foreground and darker for your background.

3. Flood fill your canvas with your foreground color.

4. Activate your tube, edit, copy, edit, paste as a new layer.

5. Effects, Special Effefcts 1, Blur Lightness, Default setting.

6. Duplicate this layer and hide the copy.

7. Activate the original layer. Adjust Blur, Gaussian, Radius 25.

8. Unhide and activate top layer. Drop shadow with these settings:
V/H 2, Opacity 60,
Blur 8.

9. Select all, Contract by ten.

10. New layer and flood fill with your dark color. Do not deselect. Contract by 5 and hit your delete key. Deselect.

11. Top layer still active. Effects, Distortion Effects, Wave with these settings:
Horizontal Displacement 2 and 50.
Vertical Displacement 2 and 50. Repeat checked.

12. Apply same drop shadow. Layers merge Visible.

13. Apply text of your choosing with font and color of choice.

14. Apply same drop shadow.

15. Image add border, 10 px symmetric, in your foreground color.

16. Image add border, 5 px symmetric, in your background color.

17. Add your watermark.

18 Compress and save as a jpg.

Tutorial in PDF format with all supplies.

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Passion

2009-06-09T07:27:00.002-04:00

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Tutorial in PDF format, supplies included.
Materials Needed:
Greg's Factory Output Vol II, Pool Shadow here.
My supplies
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Reflection

2009-06-09T07:26:00.003-04:00

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Pink Reflection
This tutorial is solely my own creation and I retain the intellectual copyright to the

written material only. The copyright to the images belong to the original artist.

Materials:

2 Tubes of choice

Filters Unlimited 2, Distortion filters, Surface Tension

Graphics Plus Cross Shadow

Custom brush

Open tubes, shift+D to duplicate, close the originals. Install filters. Import brush.

1. Open a transparent canvas 600x450.

2. Select a dark color from your main tube for the foreground and a light color for the

background. In the materials tab select the foreground/background gradient, sunburst,

angle 0, repeats 0, invert checked. Center point h/v 50, link center and focal points

checked. Flood fill the canvas.

3. Filters Unlimited 2, Distortion Filters, surface tension, default setting. Repeat effect.

Effects, edge effects, enhance.

4. Select all, contract by 25, invert, adjust blur, Gaussian, radius 35. Effects, Plugin,

Graphics Plus, Cross shadow,default setting except intensity set to 56. Apply drop

shadow with these settings: v/h 1, opacity 65, blur 2 color black. Repeat drop shadow

changing v/h to -1.

5. New Raster layer. Activate your tube, edit,copy. Select your selection tool, custom

selection, settings: top 25, left 25, right 575, bottom 425. click Ok. Edit, paste into

selection. Deselect.

6. Effects, plug in, Filters Unlimited 2, Distortion Filters, surface tension, default setting.

In the layers palette set the blend mode to darken and the opacity to 40.

7. Edit paste as a new layer, your tube should still be in your clipboard. If using the

image supplied re-size by 70% and move towards the left edge (see image for

placement). Apply drop shadow with these settings: v/h 2, opacity 65, blur 25, color

your dark color. If using a misted tube omit drop shadow.

8. Activate the flower tube, edit copy, edit paste as a new layer and move to the right

corner not quite to the edge overlapping the frame slightly. In the layer palette set the

blend mode to luminance L and the opacity of your choice, I used 50%. Activate your

selection tool, custom selection, same settings as previously, selection invert and hit

your delete key.

9. New layer. Select your brush, custom brush, SS-Swirl-288, size 256, right click in the

upper right corner once. In the layer palette set the blend mode to Luminance L, Apply

drop shadow v/h 1, opacity 65, blur 2 color your dark color.

Duplicate this layer.

10. Apply text if you wish with font and color of choice. Add your watermark. Merge all

flatten. Re-size if needed. Compress and save as a jpeg.

Lace Frame

2009-06-09T07:25:00.002-04:00

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Unique frame using lace. Tutorial in PDF file, materials included.
Materials needed:
My supplies
Filter Mura Meister copies here.
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Captivating Beauty

2009-06-09T07:23:00.002-04:00

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Tutorial in PDF Format
Materials Needed:
2 tubes and gold pattern
Plug in Jeux de lignes, Entrelacement here
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Glittered Angel Mouse

2009-06-09T07:22:00.003-04:00

Quick little animated tag. Tutorial in PDF Format

View Animation
Materials Needed:
Plugin DSB flux, bright noise here.
Plugin Xero, sparkles here.
Animation Shop
Tube included in zip
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Kiss Me I'm Irish

2009-06-09T07:21:00.005-04:00

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Quick little Tag. Tutorial in PDF Format, inlcudes tubes.

Materials Needed.
Tubes of choice.
Plugin VM Extravaganza, linear transmission
embellishments of choice
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Cat Elegance

2009-03-08T23:21:00.002-04:00

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Tutorial in PDF format, supplies included in zip.
Materials Needed:
FM tile tools here.
DC Pro, rain here.
Xero, Porcelain here.
Brushstrokes Crosshatch in supplies.
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Frosted Gradient

2009-03-07T10:29:00.005-05:00

Tutorial in PDF format.
Materials Needed:
Filter Tramages, Tow the Line, here.
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Feathered Snowflake

2009-03-07T10:03:00.003-05:00

Tutorial in PDF format.
Materials Needed:
Filter Ulead Particle here
VM Extravaganza, Aura Detector here
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Pensive Frame

2009-03-07T09:44:00.004-05:00

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Tutorial in PDF format, supplies included.
Materials Needed:
Filters Unlimited 2, Effects 1 demo here.
Greg's Factory Output, Vol II, Pool shadow here.
My supplies
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Winter Beauty

2009-03-07T05:22:00.006-05:00

Animated tag tutorial in PDF Format.
View Animation.
Materials Needed.
My Supplies included in zip
VM Distortion, Radiator II
VM Distortion, Starmaker
Lokas Software, Snow
VM Natural, sparkle
DSB flux, bright noise all of which can be found here
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Flowers for You

2009-03-04T14:07:00.003-05:00

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Quick little tag tutorial in PDF Format includes supplies.
Materials needed
Tube of choice
Gold pattern
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Soft Edge Blend Frame

2009-03-03T17:11:00.001-05:00

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Simple yet elegant frame. Tutorial in PDF Format.

Materials Needed:
Greg's Factory Output Folume 2, Pool Shadow here
Simple Filter here
My supplies in download zip.
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Fluted Circle Frame

2009-03-03T12:47:00.000-05:00

Quick and unusual frame. Tutorial in PDF Format.
View Another Example
Materials Needed:
Image
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Critter Praise

2009-03-03T11:41:00.003-05:00

Cute little Animation. Tutorial in PDF format, supplies included.
View Animation
Materials Needed:
Animation Shop
My Supplies
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MaskedTopper

2009-03-03T07:16:00.002-05:00

Stationery Topper using mask and tube/image. Tutorial PDF format.
Preview Full size
Materials Needed:
No outside filters
My Supplies included in zip
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Magnetic Wave Topper

2009-03-02T19:43:00.001-05:00

Stationery Topper complete with script for sending. Tutorial in PDF Format.

Full Size Preview
Materials Needed:
VM Experimental, Magnetic Detection here
My supplies included in zip.
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Polar Wave Topper

2009-03-01T18:00:00.002-05:00

Stationery Topper. PDF Format
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Materials needed:
No Outside Filters
Supplies included in zip.
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Tulip Swirl Topper

2009-03-01T17:00:00.001-05:00

Stationery Topper. PDF Format.
Preview Full Size
Materials Needed:
Funhouse and Psychosis 1 here
Xero Porcelein here
Tube included in zip
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Banjo Blend Topper

2009-03-01T16:26:00.001-05:00

Stationery Topper Tutorial. PDF format.

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Materials Needed:
Xero Filter Porcelein here
Lokas Software 3D Shadow here
Tube included in zip
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Blue Angel Topper

2009-03-01T15:58:00.001-05:00

This will create a nice stationery topper. It comes complete with script for display.PDF Format.

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Materials Needed:
VM Natural here
Kiwi Oelfilter here
Tube, image, mask included in zip
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