Fae

I love this fairy!! I got it as a freebie from a promotion at MPT. It was one of those buy 2 get 1 free kind of promos. I love this! I couldn't wait to do something with her. I have a bunch more of these fairies that I want to get, too. But this particular one really spoke to me. :)

This tut is very very simple, but I loved it anyway. It didn't tell you what colors or fonts or elements to use. It left it entirely up to you. I used the elements that came with the fairy (butterflies) and I added a texture. I'm just so happy with this. It looks how I envisioned it in my head. Very satisfying.

Tutorial Used: http://www.freewebs.com/vixpsp/noname.htm


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Liberty

I really enjoyed this tut! It had some new and interesting things to learn, mostly through the plugins.

I changed the quote. It was supposed to read "Enlightening the world." (Something about that sounded rather cocky, as if the rest of the world wants our enlightenment or something.) I rather preferred Patrick Henry's "Give me liberty or give me death." It's one of my favorite quotes. And it's more personal, instead of involving the entire world. :)



Tutorial Used: http://www.camthalion.com/Tutorials/liberty.htm

A Rose is a Rose

This tut was a dud for me. Almost everything was done for you, so all you had to do was layer. Yawn. So I (of course) added some animation. It only livened it up slightly for me. It would be a good beginner tut, since there is nothing complicated at all. It would have been better if we were taken step by step through making the word art, or something. Anything. Layering is just too simplified.

I don't know if I chose the correct tube. I liked this one, but I guess I overdid the red a bit, lol. Oh well. I suspect Dh will like it. (By the way, it looks better if you click on it, and you can see it full size).


Tutorial Used: http://www.insatiabledreams.net/AngelTown/html/aroseisarose.html


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Happy Fall

I liked this tut! It didn't spell things out too much, and gave you a lot of flexibility with the elements. That's cool. It was very simple, so of course I then had to add animation, lol! (I do that when I get bored.) But you get to choose the colors, frame, elements, etc. I liked that.

The elements in this kit are very cute. I'll probably revisit this again.



Tutorial Used: http://www.simplytuts.co.uk/sensations/happyfall.html


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Triton

DH bought a used boat recently, and he's been sprucing it up. He needed a siggy for his fishing sites, so I tubed his boat (and DS in the process). It was kinda fun, but it was really tiny. I'll make him a new one when we get better photos. :)

Hot Hot Hot

This tut was okay. Kinda boring. I didn't really care for the look of it, so I added a little animation. I wanted some sizzle or fire. I probably would have added fire, but it didn't seem to blend well with the pink, so I went with sizzle instead. I don't know if I captured sizzle or not, but I gave it a shot. I like this tube better, too. Ironically, I had to PSP boards use the same tut in a challenge this week, so I just made one siggy and submitted it to each.

I hope next week's is a little more interesting.


Tutorial Used: http://s0s.sinfulcreativity.com/tuts/HotHotHot.html


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Pumpkin Patch

I found the mask portion of this tut a little confusing, but finally figured out what was intended. I have to keep reminding myself there is more than one way to apply a mask, lol. This tube by Zindy, and I adore it. I added the animation to the lightning (it wasn't called for in the tut), and I haven't decided yet if I like it. I also did it as a static image without the lightning at all, and I may use that instead, I don't know. I sort of like the lightning and I sort of don't.

You'll probably see this tube again. It's currently my favorite Halloween tube. :)



Tutorial Used: http://designsbyirishlass.blogspot.com/2009/09/at-pumpkin-patch.html



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