In Memory of Patt/SnowAngel



My dear friend and mentor, Patt/SnowAngel was called to Heaven suddenly on April 10, 2010. Patt tested many of the tutorials I have on this site. She touched the hearts and souls of many folks throughout the world. Girlfriend, you will be missed.

Our beloved SnowAngel, Patt, now is a real angel;
watching from Heaven above and smiling down on us with her love.
Her faith clearly showed in the Christian letters she created;
not ashamed of what lay deep in her soul.
Patt had a genuine love for creating her art;
and passing along her love of creating to the world.
With every email we shared, her sense of humor was there,
and you always felt her deep sense of care.
Fly free, SnowAngel. You earned your wings, my dear friend.
Written by Jeanne Maack
4-10-10


Saturday, December 12, 2009

Shalom Judaic

This is a holiday gift for all my Jewish friends.  Shalom.

Supplies:  HERE

dkj_09_1_Kings_2_3_121009
dkj_09_1_Star_of_David_1_121009 colorized
donnaKcornerblings9014-4 colorized
doveofpeace colorized
jp303
OliveBranch by justjeanne
Jean Splice Font

Plugin:  Greg's Factory Outlet II Pool Shadow


Step 1:  open each of the graphics and minimize.

Step 2:  Set Foreground color #b7b4ab
Background color #804e2d

Step 3:  Maximize dkj_09_1_Kings_2_3_121009, select tube layer, copy and paste as a new image.  Close original.  Select all. 

Step 4:  Layer New Raster Layer.  Maximize jp303.  Edit, copy, close original and paste into selection.  Reduce opacity to 76%.  Change blend mode to Soft Light.  Layer/Send to bottom. Deselect.

Step 5:  Activate Tube Layer.  Drop Shadow 3/3/100/8 Black.  Repeat but change vertical and horizontal to -3.  Deselect.  Merge All/Flatten.

Step 6:  Add Borders:
1 pixels black
7 pixels Background
7 pixels Foreground
1 pixels black

Selections/Select All/Modify/Contract 16

Cut Out 0/0/90/10 Background color.  Invert.  Apply Greg's Factory Outlet II Pool Shadow Default settings.

Inner Bevel:  #2/5/4/3/0/3/White/315/50/30.  Deselect.

Step 7:  Change Foreground to pattern settings 0/100.  Select jp303.  Add Border 46 pixels Foreground color.  Magic Wand - Magic Wand Settings Add (Shift) RGB Value 0 Tolerance Contiguous checked 0 Feather Outside. 

Flood fill with pattern.  Inner Bevel as before.  Deselect.

Step 8:  Repeat Step 6 entirely.

Step 9:  Add Border 36 white.  Magic Wand.  Flood fill with pattern.  Apply Gaussian Blur 25.  Apply Pool Shadow as before.  Inner Bevel as before.

Step 10:  Repeat Step 6 entirely.

Step 11:  Maximize doveofpeace colorized.   Edit/copy, close original.  Paste as a new layer.  Move to bottom left corner.

Step 12:  Maximize dkj_09_1_Star_of_David_1_121009 colorized.   Edit/copy, close original.  Paste as a new layer.  Move to top right corner.

Step 13:  Maximize donnaKcornerblings9014-4 colorized.   Edit/copy, close original.  Paste as a new layer.  Move to top left corner.  Duplicate layer, mirror and flip.

Step 14:  Maximize OliveBranch by justjeanne.   Edit/copy, close original.  Paste as a new layer , move to top. 

Step 15:  Change Foreground back to Color.  Add text.  Font Jean Splice.  Size 48 Stroke 1.  Type Shalom.  Objects Align Center Horizontally in Canvas.  Convert to Raster Layer.  Inner Bevel as before.

Step 16:  Layer New Raster Layer.  Apply watermark.  Layers Merge All/Flatten. 

Resize as you wish for an Incredimail Stat or a tag.  Create a background for an Incredimail stat and assemble in Letter Creator.

This tutorial was written and designed by jeanne and is made using teaching and tips gained from the web and PSP, Animation Shop, and the other programs used, the programs listed Help feature.  Any resemblance to other tutorials available is coincidental.   Please do not share this tutorial or to place it on any web site without my permission: justjeanne1949@comcast.net