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You can do pretty much what you like with your result: create signatures with name added, extras or stats, websets.


This pointing hand is here to help you. You can drag and drop it and use it as a marker to help with following the tutorial.
Martine



Tube of your choice, free or not, but in either case, credit must be given on the tag. I used a tube ©Barachan - www.barachan.com.
It must be purchased and you need a license to use it. More info here Dreamscape Imaging.

Templates: by Daira at Loving Miranda Creationz - A Kiss For A Rose in Valentine Day's Set III and Today N Everyday in Valentine Day's Set V.

Rose: a tube (c)Sheila Craig voodoo4u2nv-deviantART. The rose is available in her 4 shared account here under Assorted Scrap Elements & Word Art = flowers.

Word Art: by Vickie H Fernandez at DigiVickie.

Filters :

Fonts: Visitor TT2 BRK and Pixelette for the credits.

You can download my E-Book which will let you work without being connected.



STEP 1

Open the template Today N Everyday (Valentine's Day Set III) - Duplicate and close the original. Delete the credit layer. Resize all layers to 90%.

STEP 2

Le fond : Remplir avec #FFEBFB.

Poem: I used the poem in the template A Kiss For A Rose - you can use your own. Resize to 77%. Adjust > Sharpen > Sharpen. Position above the background layer, on the right. Lower the opacity to around 40. I moved about the first few lines by selecting them and then pasting them where I wanted.

Ellipse: Selections > Select All > Selections > Float > Selections > Defloat. Add a layer and fill with a gradient #D428B2 and #FFEBFB.




Duplicate this layer. On the first layer, apply Tramages > Tow The Line

And on the second layer Filters Unlimited - Video > Interlace. Check Odd Scanlines and Include Alpha Channel.

Select None.
Delete the original laye.
Close all layers except those two new ones and merge them visible.
Apply Eye Candy 5 - Impact > Gradient Glow

Open all the layers.
Black Circle: Selections > Select All > Selections > Float > Selections > Defloat. Add a layer and fill with the same gradient.
Apply Mura's Meister > Tone. Click on Reset.
And the same Gradient Glow.
Select None.
Delete the original layer.

Strip: Selections > Select All > Selections > Float > Selections > Defloat. Add a layer and fill with #000000.
Apply the same Gradient Glow.
Select None.
Delete the original layer.

V-Day: I added a new layer and type the text again so it was clearer. Remember we resized earlier. I used Visitor TT2 BRK, colour #D428B2 in size 12, antialias off. 
Delete the original text.

Heart: Selections > Select All > Selections > Float > Selections > Defloat. Add a layer and fill with this new gradient. Same colours but click on a different style

Text: Click on the text tool, colour black, Vector, size 10 and font Visitor TT2 BRK.
Then click on Objects and choose Align > Center in canvas.
Then click on Layer > Convert to raster Layer.

Apply Mura Meister > Copies.
Preset Menu bottom left - choose Tiling.
Use the default settings except for Shift X et Shift Y, enter 50 and for Tile Gap, replace 0 by 2.


Paste as a new layer. Selections > Invert and Delete.
Select None.
Delete the original layer.
Apply the same Gradient Glow.

Circle: Selections > Select All > Selections > Float > Selections > Defloat. Add a layer and fill with the gradient used for filling the heart.
Apply Xero > Fritillary.

Select None.
Apply the same Gradient Glow.
Delete the original layer.

Grey Circle Inner Frame: Selections > Select All > Selections > Float > Selections > Defloat. Add a layer and fill with the gradient used for filling the heart.
Apply an inner bevel

Select None
 Apply the same Gradient Glow.
Delete the original layer.

Tube : Resize if needed and copy paste as a new layer.
Add a drop shadow.

V = 2

O = 40

H = 2

B = 3

Text 'I Love you today': Selections > Select All > Selections > Float > Selections > Defloat. Add a layer and fill with the gradient used for filling the heart.
Apply Eye Candy 5 - Impact > Extrude. Click on Factory Default then choose Centered, Small Taper and OK.
Select None.
Delete the original layer.

Text 'And everyday...' : Apply Eye Candy 5 - Impact > Extrude. Click on Factory Default then choose Centered, Small Taper.
Click on Basic > Selectionner Solid colour and enter #D428B2.

Word Art - U R Mine: Use the lasso tool to select the word Mine. Copy paste as a new layer, exactly above then delete the original Mine.
U R : Appliquer Eye Candy 5 - Impact > Extrude. Same settings used for And everyday...
Mine: Selections > Select All > Selections > Float > Selections > Defloat. Fill with the gradient used for filling the heart.
Apply Eye Candy 5 - Impact > Extrude. Click on Factory Default then choose Centered, Small Taper and OK.
Select None.

STEP 3: Credits

Choose a small font, like Pixelette, in size 6, antialias off.

STEP 4: Save

Save as an optimized jpg or png for better colours, with this background #FFEBFB.

Martine
10 February 2011

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact me