Welcome to Crazed Creations by Crystal Tutorials!
I have been hunting down all of my tutorials for a few years now,
and finally I was able to locate them just the other day.
Some things to know about these tutorials... 
Most of them are missing links to supplies, whether it is 
because an artist or designer has retired, tagger's blog has 
been deleted etc. In this case, please treat the tutorial
as inspiration. As I update each tutorial, I will slowly re-release them.
ALL Tutorials before 2024 are AI FREE, meaning no AI was used.
and all newer tutorials will be labelled accordingly.

Any and all Tutorials posted within this site
are of my own creation.
Any similarities to any other is purely coincidental.
 DO NOT CLAIM AS YOUR OWN!
You are allowed to use them as challenges within your forum 
by linking back to this site.
I hope you enjoy the tutorials that I have created.
Please feel free to leave comments and or suggestions!!!
Some tips...
I use abbreviations in my tutorials, 
the more common ones are below:
C&P~Copy and Paste
RS~Re-size
DS~Drop Shadow
MW~Magic Wand
Showing posts with label 2025. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2025. Show all posts

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