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 Artist: Nocturne. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Artist: Nocturne. Show all posts

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


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

Punky Easter


This Tutorial was written by Chasunicorn

on March 29th, 2012.
*Updated November 2025*
Supplies:
Tube by Anna Liawanag
This tube is no longer Available and She now goes by Nocturne 
you can find other Easter Tubes HERE
Kit by Addictive Pleasures
She has re-shared some of her older FTU kits HERE
Filters:
AAA Frame~Foto Frame
Drop Shadow:
-2/0/55/3/black
(Use your own preferred if you want)
Canvas Size:
AV-150x150 Banner-600x250
C&P Elements:
*Paper3...select all on Raster 1 and C&P into selection
*Starry Circle
*Beads 3...RS 65%...Duplicate and Mirror...Merge down...Slide under Starry Circle
*Tube...Full Body tube...resize if needed...slide to the left of the tag...Opacity
56%...Duplicate and Mirror
*Close up...Move to the middle...Mirror...Opacity 62%
*Add the Close up again RS 55%...Place to the Right Side of the tag
Avatar:
*Close out all the background Tube Layers on the Banner Tag
*Copy Merged...Paste as new layer on a 150x150 canvas
*RS Layer 75%...Arrange layer to show the tube if desired
*Merge all Layers on both canvases...Apply Foto Frame with these settings
4/0/0/0/0/-45/100
Add any word art you wish to use
Add your name, Copyright info and Watermark
Re-Size your tag if you want to and you are done