FTU-Magic In The Moonlight

Original Post Date- 7/20/13, 5:25 PM Central Standard Time





This tutorial is borne from my own manipulated lil' mind. 
Any similarity to any other tutorial(s) is purely coincidental.
This tutorial was written for those who have a working 
knowledge of PSP and was written using PSP X2, 
tho' any version should work.

Supplies Needed: 
Scrapkit: I'm using a FTU kit from Digicats (& Dogs),
named By The Moonlight.
You can find this on her blog, here.

Tube: I'm using the artwork Zindy S. D. Nielsen.
* I have added colour to my tube for this tutorial.
You can find more gorgeous artwork here.
Do not use this artwork unless you have a license to do so 
& have purchased the tube at the ZindyZone Shop.

Mask: of choice
I'm using a mask 13 from Moonbeams & Spiderwebs.
The one I am using can be found here.

*Make sure to leave lots of love for the supplies.  

Filters: Xero- Radiance
Eye Candy 4000- Gradient Glow

Font: Lavenderia

Drop shadow: 0 0 55 4, black 

Save your progress often.

Let's do this!  

Open a new canvas 650 X 650 px.
Copy & paste a paper of choice.
Apply your mask & merge group. 

copy & paste Frame02. 

Resize 85%. 
With your magic wand, 

click inside the frame,
(you may need to click more than once 
on the right side where the flowers are.)
Selections- Modify & expand by 6. Invert.
Copy & paste another paper of choice, resizing 65%.
Hit delete & select none. 

Move paper under your frame.
Then add a drop shadow to the frame.

Add your main tube. 

Resize as needed.
Duplicate. 

On the top one, apply 
Xero: Radiance at these settings:

Then change the opacity to 50%.
Add a drop shadow to the bottom tube.
Back on the top tube,
use your magic wand to select the wings.
Add some noise- Uniform/ Monochrome/ 30.
Select none.

Now we'll add some elements.
For each one I added a drop shadow to, 
unless specified otherwise.

Fairy Moon- 37%. 

Mirror & rotate 12 right.
Place in the top right.

Moonlight-60% 

Rotate 12 right.
Position it so the top is in line 

with the bottom of the moon.
Move under the moon in layers palette.
Sharpen. No drop shadow.

Aurora- 30%. 

Position so its hidden under the moon,
but on the moonlight beam. Sharpen.
No drop shadow.

Stars- 40%. 

See my tag for placement.

Fairy Dust Bag- 50%.
Place on the left.

Fairy Dust- 65% 

Rotate 90 left. 

Sharpen.
Place by the fairy dust bag.
Move below it in layers palette. 
No drop shadow.

Butterfly- 25%. 

Rotate 27 right. 

Sharpen.
For the drop shadow, Use
6 2 55 4, black.

Sparkles- 75%. 

Rotate 30 right. 

Sharpen.

Add any other elements if you prefer.

Crop & resize to your own liking.

Now add your proper copyrights & watermarks.

Now add your name. 

Duplicate.
On the bottom one, add a light
gradient glow at these settings: 

Then add some noise:
Uniform/ Monochrome/ 35.

Finally, merge visible & save as a PNG & enjoy. 

Here's another version of the same tag, 

just using the kit & no tube:

I hope you have fun trying this tutorial.
I'd love to see your results. 

*hugz*

*Originally re-posted Nov 5th 2019 at http://himaddicts.spruz.com/
**Edited & updated by Magik on 26 May, 2021

@Magik

Thank you for the great tutorial.

I enjoyed it.

Thank you for trying the tutorial.
And thank you for this beautiful tag.

I have left you some awesomeness.