Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Green Round Frame + Bow

I thought that maybe a round frame would look cool. Used a scalloped shape I had and added a ribbon bow matching the color. If you want to add some leprechauns or clover, it can be turned into a St Patrick's day frame.
The design is 300 dpi, .png file and no shadows.
Have a great day!
Patricia.

Saturday, February 23, 2013

Paint from Bucket Mask

Hi! I wasn't sure what I wanted to do here. You could use it as background for a phrase or something else. I decided to turn the splash into a mask.
This design comes in two layers. To color the can do Ctrl + U and play with the levers to colorize and change colors.
To use the splash, place a picture, clip art or whatever above the splash layer. Then click on  Ctrl + G, that way the picture will 'stick' to the mask. You can play with it, so the mask gets covered by the picture. Make sure the picture is as big as the whole splash, or you may end up with parts that are just gray.
This is a .psd file, in two layers, 300 dpi, no shadows.
Have a great weekend!
Patricia.

Thursday, February 21, 2013

St Patrick's Paper

I designed this patterned paper using an action on CS5. I didn't add a background, so you can change it anytime you want.
I used some of the elements in a Scraps and Tubes St Patrick's offer.
The paper is 12x12", .png file, 300 dpi,  and there are no shadows.
Enjoy!
Patricia.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

I'm Irish

Hello!
I've made this freebie thinking you can use it as a border or title. Then it came to me that you can put it on a t-shirt! It would look cool, as long as it's done for you and not to get gain.
The 'I'm' is in LD Shelly Script, the 'Irish' is in LD Ugly Duckling. I applied different styles to each one. I added a bunch of shamrocks and they all have different styles (from Shelby K Smith's St Patrick's styles). I added the pot of gold and had to work a little bit on the hat to make it look like it's hanging from the 'h.'
This design is 300 dpi, with some shadows.
Have fun!
Patricia.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Missing You

For those of you who are missing someone and would like to send them a card, or scrapbook about your relationship, this is the perfect add-on.
There's nothing fancy. I wrote the words and added a soft glass style on them. I added the kiss shape and put it 'inside' the O. I thought about putting a heart shape and ended up going with the round shape to which I added a pink style. The background has a tag shape, with a style that has some bevel to give it some depth, you can only see the shadow, but it's there.
Hope you can use it!
Patricia.

Saturday, February 16, 2013

Lao Tzu

I made this one over a year ago. I'm in love with it, the phrase, the look, everything.
I can tell you what I used, but I didn't save the name of the fonts I used. My apologies.
I used the heart circle from Delicious Scraps. I put a gradient circle behind (under) all layers. I added the ribbon bow. I colored everything except the background in a shade of pink.
I applied a sticker style to the Cooper style words and a soft bevel to the script font.
This is about 6" around, 300 dpi, some shadows.
Hope you like it!
Patricia.

You and Me

This one was done with a heart shape that I used for the frame. I applied a chrome style on it. Same thing with the couple shape, first a stroke style to get just the silhouette, then a metal style.
The You is done with font Bernhard Modern. I applied a stroke style in cobalt blue.
The ampersand (&) I liked was in the Anglican font but took out the dot. It has the same chrome style as the frame.
The Me was done in font Carlotta, with an orange stroke style applied to it.
I put a soft gradient background. I added a heart shape inside the 'o' and applied a multicolor style.
I wanted to show a difference between the fonts: a strong one and a soft and rounded one. I also wanted to have an 'M' that would hook onto the ampersand.
I hope it's useful for any of your love layouts!
Patricia.

Mardi Gras Frame

Hello and I must apologize. Sometimes life comes at you like a freight train, sometimes you can dodge it and sometimes it just hits you and you have to get up, pick up the pieces and just keep going.
I've designed this frame for Mardi Gras. I used a square shape for the frame. I have a MeOhMy action that makes the mask, and I added the feathers from Scraps and Tubes. I made a pattern: dark pink (mauve?) dots on a green (hunter?) background, merged them together and saved it in patterns, I knew I'd needed later for the beads.
The beads came from an action from Marbled Circle, Curved Beads. At some point it asks you for a pattern and I didn't have anything matching those colors.
The frame is about 5"x5", 300 dpi, some shadows.
Better late than never, right?
Enjoy!
Patricia.

Thursday, February 14, 2013

I Love U Forever

Happy Valentine's Day!
I've been so into Valentine's that I forgot about Mardi Gras, so I will post something right after this one.
This is the sweetest design I've made. It has a shape from Delicious Scraps to which I added a soft, gorgeous pink style from Shelby Kate Schmitz. The I and U are done in font Conchoid, and FOREVER is in font DeRoos. I added a soft bevel to that word, so you'll need a colored background to see it best. That's why I added the blue background, which is just for display. The design comes without a background.
This is about 6.5" x 11", 300 dpi, no shadows.
Have a great day!
Patricia.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Stamp Frame

Hey!
This freebie I made thinking it could be used as a frame, so I added a heart shape that has xoxo on it. I also added another heart with just swirls. And a couple shape.
I made the frame out of a stamp shape and cut out the inside. I added a white bevel to it, so it doesn't look just like a cut out.
I duplicated the original stamp shape and put it in another layer. Turned it black and used Gaussian blur (11.5) to make it look like a shadow. I moved it around until it was visible only on the right side and bottom. I stretched a little bit the lower right corner on the shadow layer, and pushed it in a bit on the stamp layer.
Then I added the chartreuse layer so you could see the couple shape, otherwise it's invisible with the shadow background. I applied a stroke style to the couple, so you only see the thin line around it. If you do Ctrl + U on the shape, hit colorize and start playing with the levels you can change its color. Try it!
The two hearts can be used as seals on the frame, or anyway you'd like to used them in your layout. They have a white puffy style on them.
Since all of them are in their own separate layer, you can hide the elements you don't like in your frame.
I hope they're useful!
Patricia
PS: everything is 300 dpi, and the shadow is in its own layer. :)

Monday, February 11, 2013

February Border

Hi!
This one has a bunch of stuff in it.
I first made the swirl out of a shape. It was more involved than what you see, I took out some swirls that were in the way. Then I typed February in Chunky Times font. I put every single letter in its own layer, then arranged them to follow the swirl. When I liked what I saw I merged the word layers together. Each one got their own style. I think they're from Shelby Kate Schmitz at About.com. I used one of her Pink or Valentine's styles.
I added the hearts from a template by Delicious Scraps. I put the hearts on the background, but I wanted the letters to be surrounded by hearts, so I put the same hearts on top (above) all layers. I gave each layer of hearts a different style. The ones you see have a soft, pink style. You don't see much the ones on top, because they have like a glossy, almost transparent look that you only see if you look at the word 'February.' I added the lips (shape) and put on a plastic red style on them, placed it inside the heart. I could've gone and added more stuff to it, but I thought that maybe you'd want to add tags 'hanging' from the loops, or other things, so I left room for that.
I added the black only for display. It comes with a blank background. Since this is a border, it's about 4.5" x 11". 300 dpi, .png file, some shadows.
I hope you can use it!
Patricia.

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Always

Hello!
The big day is coming up!
This design was done starting with a rectangle piece of 'paper.' I put a gradient on it. For the words I used font Carlotta. I added a swirl and replaced what looked like flowers for the hearts and merged them. Then I added the butterfly. They all have the same style on, just a white beveled type, that makes them jump out of the page.
In CS5 I doubled up the background page, turned it black, gave it a Gaussian blur (11). Then went to Transform and started stretching the corners and pushing in the middles on all 4 sides. Not bad, huh?
As always, this art is 300 dpi and you can see the shadow.
Enjoy!
Patricia.

I ♥ U Frame

Hi!
This frame was so easy to make.
You get a square black frame. Find the font that you like the best. I used Blackoak Std font, and added two shapes: the heart and lips. And then merged all together.
You get the template to use with other styles that you may have, and three more samples: red stroke, pink plastic and purple glitter.
Just open one of the frames and put a picture or whatever you need under the layer that has the frame. With the eraser tool, get rid of the parts of the picture you don't want. Then highlight both layers and do Control + E and you've merged them together.
These are about 4" to the square, 300 dpi, no shadows.
Patricia.

Monday, February 4, 2013

Happy Valentine's Day

This is a cute freebie that I made over a year ago. It can be used as a topper or border. It comes with no shadows.
I'm sorry I don't remember all the fonts I used. The word 'day' seems to have been done with Honey Script (back in those days I didn't save my files with all the names and info that I'd have needed for later use-I've learned in process of time to do better). The word 'valentine's' looks like a type of Counselor script. And Happy, I'm not sure. It's a bit embarrassing, but I wanted to share this so much that I'll accept ridicule.
I played with the word 'valentine's' and the heart shape. I added a freebie from Delicious Scraps and this is what you get today.
I hope you can use it!
Patricia.

Friday, February 1, 2013

Bee Mine

This is a cute take on the "Be Mine" valentine saying.
I used a clip art bee. The phrase 'mine' was done with Jane Austen font. The hearts were cut from a shape.
I played with the colors and styles until I got something pleasant.
It can be used as a border, topper, turn it into a sticker. Have fun with it.
As always, this is a freebie for personal use. 300 dpi, no shadows.
Have a great weekend!
Patricia.