Hurry Up Spring

 

For this tutorial you will need:

A tube of choice I am using the art of VeryMany, 
to use this tube you will need to purchase it from VeryManyTubes Here
FTU Scrapkit by Miggins part of the Scrappin' Your Heart Out Blog Train Here
be sure to check out the other goodies riding the train
Font of choice I used Leathering Demo Here
My Mask Here Just right click and save image as

Filters Used:
Mura's Meister Copies
xero Graytinter
VanDerLee UnPlugged-X Interlace

Open a new image Width 700 x Height 700. Flood fill with white

open the mask MD_HurrySpring.

Add a new raster layer to your working canvas, open Paper021 go to selection, select all & paste the paper into selection, select none then go to layers, new mask layer, from image, find the mask in the dropdown menu, source illuminance checked & apply

open E(3) Copy & paste onto the canvas, resize by 15%, then apply MuRa's Meister Copies, Select encircled from the drop down menu Number on 12, apply, Add a drop shadow I used -3, 3, 40, 6

open E(9) Copy & paste onto the canvas, resize by 10%, then apply MuRa's Meister Copies, Select encircled from the drop down menu Number on 10, apply, Add the same drop shadow.

open E(8) Copy & paste onto the canvas, resize by 25%, Select the middle with the selection too, go to selection, modify, expand by 18, then back to selections, feather by 22, add a new raster layer below E(8) fill with a colour complimentary to your tube of choice & fill, them selection, invert and hit delete, keep selected copy and paste your tube or closeup, position to your liking then hit delete, selections, select none, change the blend mode of this layer to soft light, or which ever blend you prefer, then add xero Graytinter on default settings, apply VDL Interlace default settings

Go to the crop tool Width & Height both set at 700 hit the tick.

open E(4) Copy & paste onto the canvas, resize by 15%, Image, Mirror, arrange at the right bottom of the frame, add a drop shadow.

open E(7) Copy & paste onto the canvas, resize by 15%, arrange at the top left of the frame, add a drop shadow.

Copy and paste your tube Resize & position to your liking, duplicate this layer, go to adjust, blur, gaussian blur, radius 3, apply, change the blend mode of this layer to Screen or soft light.

Add your name & copyright info. You are done!