Northern Exposure

 

This tutorial was written on December 4, 2025.

Supplies:

Northern Exposure scrap kit by Horseplay's Pasture Designs - HERE

Cozy Morning #13 by VeryMany - HERE

Mask of Choice

Canvas Size:

700x700

Step by Step:

1. Open Paper 18…Selections/All…C&P paper into selections and apply your mask of choice

Layers/New Mask Layer/from Image/Merge Group

2. Element 11…C&P as a new layer…MW the inside of the frame…Selections/Expand by 15

3. Paper 3… Add a new layer and C&P paper 3 into selection of the new layer…Slide this layer under the frame layer

4. Close Up Tube… Using your tube RS and place under the frame….Delete any portion of the close up that sticks out from under the frame

Adjust the layer style to Hard Light with a 55% Opacity

5. Full Tube…C&P your full length tube to either left or right of the frame

6. Element 8…C&P as a new layer…RS by 90% x3…Duplicate and arrange above the Mask layer

7. Element 9…C&P as a new layer…RS by 90% x3…Duplicate and arrange above the Frame layer

8. Element 10…C&P as a new layer…Align Horizontally Centered on the bottom of the frame

9. Element 28…C&P as a new layer…Align along the bottom of the full tube… She is going to look like she is sitting in a snowy patch

10. Element 35 Word Art… C&P where you would like your word art at

11. Add your © and name and you are complete

Copper & Cashmere

 This tutorial was written on November 28, 2025.

Supplies:

Copper & Cashmere Scrap Kit by IPD HERE

Tube by Nocturne  (Any sitting tube will work)

FB Timeline Template by Millie HERE

Fall word art or quote 

Step by Step:

1. Open the Template… Duplicate and close the original.

Delete the credit layer

2. Raster 1… Selections - Float De-float…Open Paper 30 and C&P as a new layer, adjust the paper to show what you want to see…. Then Image - Crop to Selection. Merge new layer down to the Raster 1.

3. Raster 2 & its duplicate layers & Raster 3(All the blue shapes)…Selections - Float - De-float…Open paper 3 and C&P paper into selection… Repeat the same process for each blue shape layer… Raster 3 is just slightly different instead of C&P in selection, C&P as a new layer and find a swatch for the long blue rectangle… Selection - Invert - Delete

4. All of the purple shapes and Raster 4 and repeat the same steps using Paper 1

5. Raster 5… Selection - Float - De-float then flood fill with complementary color I am using #dea838

6. Tube layer…C&P where ever you want it…RS if needed… I placed my tube right about center

7. Element 172… I resized this bundle of leaves and flowers a few times and duplicated it 3xs,  then arranged them along the bottom of the canvas

8. Element 161… I resized this stack of books and placed them to the right of my tube

9. Element 146… I resized this basket of yarn and duplicate then placed to the left of your tube

10. Element 169… I resized this shelf and placed it to the right of the tube, sliding into the corner

11. Word Art… Add your word art where you feel it works best

Add your ©  and name and save

Autumn Musings

This tutorial was written 

on November 14, 2025.

Supplies:

Paintshop Pro

 Any version should work 

Image or Paper from a kit

I chose a paper from a retired designer

with loads of orange in it

Tube of Choice 

I am using a tube by Rebecca Sinz 

you can find it HERE

Font Used:

Carmilla HERE

Filters/Effects:

Mosaic ~Glass 

Blur ~Radial

Canvas Size: 

700x275

Step by Step:

*Selections ~ Select All

C&P your paper or Image of choice.

Using these settings Twirl/Strength 100%/Twirl degrees 0/Elliptical checked/Horizontal 10/

Vertical 10/Protect Center 0

*C&P your tube… Center your tube on your design

Objects ~ Align ~Horizontal Center

Duplicate tube and Image ~ Flip ~ Vertical the slide to 

either side…Duplicate and Image ~ Mirror Horizontal and Merge Down

*Staying with this layer apply Effects ~ Texture ~ Mosaic Glass with these settings

25/25/12/0/10/100  

Blend Mode: Burn...Opacity: 40

*Middle Tube…Duplicate.. DS bottom tube layer

Top layer Blend: Hard Light Adjust ~ Sharpen

*I added a simple tagline in the font Carmilla

Add your name and the tube's copyrights

Trip to Grandmas

This tutorial was written on November 11, 2025.

Supplies:

Tube of Choice

I am using Cutie by Nocturne

This tube was available through PFD 

Kit by Wicked Princess Scraps HERE 

Word Art of Choice

Drop Shadow:

0 - 0 - 65 - 10

Canvas:

851x315

Step by Step:

*Selections ~ Select All

*Open Paper 1 and C&P into selection

*Open Element 14…C&P as a new layer

RS by 75% then place to the left of the canvas

*Open Element 16…C&P as a new layer

RS by 75% twice and place to the right side of the canvas

*Open Element 17…C&P as a new layer

RS by 50% and then again by 75% then place to the right just behind the building

*Open Element 11…C&P as a new layer

RS by 55% three times and then place at the corner of the building

*Open Element 10…C&P as a new layer

RS by 55% three times then place to the Right of the cart just behind the well

*Open Element 9…C&P as a new layer

RS by 55% and now I am going to slide this element to the bottom of the canvas…

Adjust the layer so it looks like a pile of leaves

*Now if you want to add a tube you can, 

I added a dog tube by Nocturne but you can choose whichever tube you want

*Selections ~ Select All

*Images ~ Crop to Selection

*Click on the top layer of your design...

Layers ~ New Raster Layer ~ Enter... Selections ~Select All

*Open Paper 11... Images ~ Rotate Right...

C&P into Selection... Selections ~ Modify ~ Contract by 5 ~ Delete

 *At this point when nearing what I think is the end of the design

I add my drop shadow...which I have posted above... 

but feel free to use a different shadow configuration

Add your shadow to each layer except the bottom layer

*I have chosen a quote to use by Oprah Winfrey

and have made it into a tag line/word art.

*Add your Copyright info and enjoy you new timeline cover

Look Calm

This tutorial was written by Chasunicorn

On May 26, 2012.

*Updated November 2025*

Supplies:

Tube by Arthur Crowe's May Calendar Tube

Not seen him since his own store

Template: Dees' Sign Depot

Kit by Alikas Scraps

This Designer seems to have retired

Mask of Choice

I am using an Exclusive Mask for ACDivas by Artmama 

Filters:

Dsb Flux~Bright Noise/Add Noise

Photo Effex~Scanlines

Eye Candy 5: Texture Noise

Gradiant Glow

Drop Shadow:

-1/-3/42/6/Black

(adjust to fit your likes)

Template:

 (Remember to Deselect after each layer)

*Duplicate Template and close the original

*Raster 1....MW layer...C&P into selection paper 11...

appy your mask...Layers/New Mask/From Image...Merge Group

*Halftone...Select All/ Float/ Defloat...Fill with a color

from your tube or kit...Add Noise/dsb flux: Bright Noise (your own settings

that you like)

*Brown Oval...MW...C&P into selection paper 8

*Blue Rectangle...MW...C&P into selection paper 6

*Green Square...MW...C&P into selection paper 9

*Raster 2...Add Noise/dsb flux: Bright Noise (your own settings

that you like)

*Beige Circle...MW...Fill with a color from your tube or kit...

Photo Effex: Scanlines with these settings 3/5/25/17/100

*Brown Square Strips...MW...C&P into selection paper 7

*Small Blue Square...MW...C&P into selection paper 9...

Eye Candy 5: Texture Noise (your own settings that you like)...

Add a portion of your tube to this layer Select All/ Float/ Defloat/

Invert/Delete/ Deselect...Opacity 72%...Blend Mode Luminance (L)

*Raster 3...Delete

*Small Green Circle...MW...C&P into selection paper 10...

Penta: Color Dot Default Settings

**Add Gradiant Glow to all layers you have modified

except halftone, Beige Circle and Bullet Holes

C&P Elements:

 (Remember to add your own spin if you would like)

*Element 32...Place above Beige Circle and RS 95%

*Element 41...Place above Green Square

*Element 3...RS 75%x2...Move to the right...Mirror/Flip...

Merge Down...Place above the frame

*Element 2...RS 75%...Place above Small Green Circle...

Move towards the bottom of the canvas

*Element 9...RS 75%...Place to the left of the tag near the bottom

*Element 7...RS 85%...Place in front of the cupcake

*Element 10...RS 85%x3...Image/Free Rotate/30%/Right...

Place behind the cupcake

*Element 14...Place behind Lollipop

*Element 36...RS 85%x3 place in front of the other Cupcake

*Element 46...RS 85%x3 Place above Small Green Circle

*Element 62...Place above the layer bullet holes...Duplicate and Flip

Add your preferred Tube where you think it looks best

Duplicate...Gaussian Blur at 5...Blend mode Hard Light

Add your name, Copyright info and Watermark

Re-Size your tag if you want to and you are done