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Hello, I am Sami, the Girl behind Guilty Pleasures. I have been writing tutorials since May 22, 2009. My first tutorial was called Twilight Obsession. How I got my name is simple. I found tagging to be my Guilty Pleasure. I thought it fit perfectly. I am a designer as well. You can find links to my blogs on my top menu. If you have questions please feel free to ask. Other wise you can read more about me on my ABOUT ME PAGE!

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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Cute but Goth

Gothic Cute " PTU" kit by Amy Marie you can purchase here at Wendy G's Store
Tube is the art work of  Ismael Rac. You can purchase at his store  
As always please do not use these tubes without a proper license and copyright!

New Raster Layer 650x650
open frame 2 copy and paste as new layer
place in the center
Resize down by 80% about 2 times

Open paper 23 copy and paste as new layer
Move below the frame layer
Erase all parts on the outside of the frame layer

Open GL1 copy and paste as new layer
Move below all other layers in the center

Open your tube layer copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% about 3 times and move below the
frame layer to the right. Erase all parts on the outside of the frame
add a luminace legacy to your close up layer

Now grab your full length tube layer copy and paste as new  layer
resize down 1 time by 80% and move to the left above all other layers

Open wire2 copy and paste as new layer
Move above the frame layer
To the bottom

Open sparklebrush1 copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% about 2 time and move to the bottom
Grab the eraser and carefully erase all parts on the out side of the frame

Open ribbonAM3 copy and paste as new layer
Move below full length tube layer  and to the left

open chalice1 copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% about 3 times
Move to the bottom right

open the sadteddy copy and paste as new layer
resize down by 44% about 1 time
Move above all other layers and center bottom of the Full length tube layer

Open the skrv1 copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 44% and then again by 80 % move to the center
between the tube and chalice

add your copyright, name and save





Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Vibrant Summer

Artwork of  Simon Hans , you can purchase at  PTE

"Summer Vibrant " PTU scrap kit by Designs by Joan  you may buy it at Scraps and the City

New transparent raster layer 650x650

open element 18 copy and paste as new layer
Place in the center

open paper 15 copy and paste as new layer
Place below the frame  and erase all parts on the outside of the frame

open your tube and copy and paste as new layer
Place in the center above all other layers

Open element 25 copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% and move below the tube layer to the left

open element 41 copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% about 3 times and move above all other layer
to the top right

open element 51 copy and paste as new layer
resize down by 80% about 2 times and move to the left
above the tree

Open element 61 copy and paste as new layer
resize down by 80% 3 times
place to the left below the tube layer above the tree and surf board

open element 4 copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% about 1 time
move below all other element layers above the frame layer

open element 27 copy and paste as new layer
resize down by 80% 1 time
Move below the tube layer to the right

Open element 26 copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% about 2 times
free rotate to the left by 45 and mirror..
move below the tube layer

open element 15 copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% and move to the left
directly above the Frame layer

Add your name copyright and save

**Written on 5.28.12 by Sami aka Guilty Pleasures using my own 
creativity  any similarities is completely coincidental. **








Saturday, May 26, 2012

Sexy Sweet


Artwork of Isamel Rac you may get it here 
Sweet Treats  PTU scrap kit by Amy Marie you may buy it here

Open the sweet treats template and Canvas Resize by 750x750
Open paper 42 copy and paste as new layer
copy and paste as new layer  - Move above element 7 on the template
Highlight  element 7 of the template and grab your magic wand
Click inside and once you have the march ants go to selections and invert.
highlight the paper layer and hit delete.
add a gradient glow

Open paper 43 copy and paste as new layer
copy and paste as new layer  - Move above element 6 on the template
Highlight  element 6 of the template and grab your magic wand
Click inside and once you have the march ants go to selections and invert.
highlight the paper layer and hit delete.
add a gradient glow

Open yuor close up tube copy and paste as new layer
Place above element 9
Highlight element 9 and grab your  magic wand and click inside element 9
Once you have your marching ants go to selections and invert
highlight the tube layer and hit delete

Highlighting your tube layer go to Effects Xero, Porcelain with the following settings
Duplicate the tube layer and highlight the original
Go to adjust , Gaussian blur with the following settings
highlight the duplicate tube layer go to Effects and add a black and white Film
Add overlay

Open your full length tube layer
copy and paste as new layer
Position above the Circles on the right  and Duplicate...
position  tube tube in desired areas
Highlight  circle 11 grab the magic wand, click inside the circle
Once you see your marching ants go to selections,  invert
Highlight the tube layer and hit delete..
Repeat for circle 12, and 15

Repeat the above steps for the left side

Open your full length tube layer copy and paste as new layer
Move above all other layers

Highlight Star 21 and go to adjust and add noise
With the following settings
add a Gradient glow

Open glittersplat4 copy and paste as new layer
Move below element 6

Open cupcake 2 copy and paste as new layer
Move above all other layers and to the left
Resize down by 80% about 2 times and move to the bottom left
behind the tube layer

Open emopup copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% about 3 times
Move to the bottom right below the tube layer
I have it to where it looks like it is peeking around her arm

open curledrib copy and place as new layer
Move below the cupcake layer
Near the bottom

Duplicate the ribbon and mirror
Move the duplicated ribbon below the pup
near the top

Open glass 1 copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% about 3 time
Move below the cupcake layer and above the ribbon
near the bottom

Add your copyright, name and Save


**THIS TUTORIAL WAS WRITTEN ON 5.26.12 BY SAMI AKA GUILTY PLEASURES BY MY OWN CREATIVITY AND IMAGINATION ANY SIMILARITIES IS COMPLETELY COINCIDENTAL!**









Thursday, May 24, 2012

Emo Rock


Kit is Rock my Emo by Toxic Poison Art purchase at The Scrappers Den
tube by Zlata_M You can purchase her work and a License to use at Pics for Design

New Raster Layer 650x650

frame 1 copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80%
Place in the center

Paper 9 copy and paste as new layer
Move below frame layer
Erase all parts on the outside of the Frame

Open tube and position as desired below the frame layer
Erase parts on the outside of the frame layer
Add a luminance

Duplicate your frame
Open the tube copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% about 1 time

Place as desired..
erase all parts of the frame covering the tube except for the legs

Open elemets 44 and 45 copy and paste both as new layers
Resize both down by 80% about 8 times
Place to the right above all other layers
place one to above the other and off to the side

Open element 41 copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% about 2 times and move to the right
below the bottles

Open element 22 copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% about 8 times
Move to the right above the bottles
Move to the left of the bottles

open element 39 copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% about 6 times move to the bottom left

open element 28 copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% about 6 times and move to the left
behind element 39

add your copyright name and Save

**WRITTEN ON 5.24.12 BY GUILTY PLEASURES. USING MY OWN MIND AND CREATIVITY. ANY RESEMBLANCE IS COMPLETELY COINCIDENTAL! PLEASE EMAIL TUT RESULTS TO SAMI.GUILTYPLEASURES@GMAIL.COM**




Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Cupcake Cutie


PTU scrapkit Cupcake Wars by Creative Scraps by Crys. 
You can purchase this kit at TKO Scraps
Tube is  by Very Many You can purchase at  Scraps and the City

New transparent raster layer 650x650

open frame 3 copy and paste as new layer
resize down 1 time by 80%

open close up tube copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80%  about 2 times
Move below the frame layer
Grab your eraser and erase all parts on the outside of the frame

open paper 14 copy and paste as new layer
Move below all other layers
Grab your eraser and erase all parts on the outside of the frame

Open element 55 copy and paste as new layer
Move below all other layers

open the full length tube
copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% about 2 -3 times
Mirror and place as I did Mine

open element 44 copy and paste as new layer
Move below the tube layer and Duplicate.. Here is where it is tricky
carefully erase the part of the ribbon covering the tube.. I left one part
right over the one leg

Open element 58 copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% 1 time and move to the bottom left

Open element 15 copy and paste as new layer
resize down by 80 % about 5 time place to the bottom left center
above all other layers

Element 14  Copy and paste as new layer
resize down by 80% about 5 times
move below element 15 and to the left a bit more

Open element 61 copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% about 2 times.. I used 3 on mine
Its up to you and what you think looks best..
Place to the bottom above all other layers

Open element 5 copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% about 5 times
Move to the right above  element 61
I have it to where it looks like it is sitting on my words

Add your copyright name and save


**written 5.22.12 by Sami ( Guilty Pleasures ) Using my own creativity. Any resemblance is completely coincidental. Please send all Tutorial results to 
Sami @ sami.guiltypleasures@gmail.com**






Princess - Emo Style


Matching PTU scrap kit by Bibi's Collection Emo Princess  
You can purchase both at Scraps and the City

New Transparent Raster Layer 650x650
Element 47 copy and paste as new layer
Placing slightly near the bottom of the layer

open paper 12 copy and paste as new layer
Resize down 2 times by 80% and move below
element 47

Highlight element 47 and click inside
When you see the marching ants go to selection invert and highlight the paper and hit delete

Duplicate element 47

Open tube copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% to desired
Place between  both duplicate and origional Ele. 47 layers
Grab your eraser and erase the parts of her legs on the outside of the  frame
Now highlight the duplicated layer and erase parts that are covering the tube

Open element 41 copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% about 3 times and move to the bottom
See mine for direct placement

open element 10 copy and paste as new layer
Move below all other layers and to the left
Duplicate, Mirror  ( You should have one on the right side now

open element 70 copy and paste as new layer
resize down by 80% 4 times and place below  element 41

open element 53 copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% about 5 times and move above all other layers
to the left

Open ele. 37 copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% about 3 times
Move to the right above all other layers

open element 28 copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% about 3 times and move below element 70 to the right of it

open element 52 copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% 2 times and move above  element 28 and to the right

open element 23 copy and paste as new layer
resize down by 80% about 3 times place above element 70

Add your copyright name and save

**written 5.22.12 by Sami ( Guilty Pleasures ) Using my own creativity. Any resemblance is completely coincidental. Please send all Tutorial results to 
Sami @ sami.guiltypleasures@gmail.com**









Sunday, May 20, 2012

Beauty Queen


ScrapKit Betsy - Liquis Designs  
Tube Zlata M 
You can purchase both at Scraps and the City

New Raster layer 650x650
frame 1 copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% 1 time

tube copy and paste as new layer
Move below frame layer  and duplicate
erase all parts on the outside of the frame layer

Paper  11 copy and paste as new layer
Move below all other layers
erase all parts on outside of frame

highlight the tube layer again
Add a porcelin with the following settings
Duplicate and Highlight the original Tube layer
add a Gaussian Blur with the following settings
Highlight the Duplicated tube layer
add a Black and White Film
Then add an overlay

Open your tube layer  resize down by 80% about 2 times
move up slightly. 

Open sparkle 1 copy and paste as new layer
Move between the full tube layer and frame
Erase all on outside of the frame

Open ribbon 2 copy and paste as new layer
resize down by 80% 1 time Move above the sparkle.

Open the bunny copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% about 3 times and move to the
 bottom left below the main tube layer

Open the razorblade copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% 3 times and free rotate to the left by 45
Move below the top of the bunny

open the ipod copy and paste as new layer
resize down by 80 % 3 times and move to the right
below main tube layer

open the potion copy and paste as new layer
resize down by 80% about 5 times and move below the
ipod layer and to the right

Open the crown copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% about 3 times
free rotate to the left by 45%
Place above  the bunny.

Add your copyright name and save


Saturday, May 19, 2012

Awesomeness


PTU Scrap Kit Awesome Sauce by Alika Scraps 
Purchase @ O Scrap Shack
tube by Martin Abel , Purchase his work and a license
 to use at CDO

New raster layer 600x600

Open element 37 Copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% about 3 times
place in the center

Open paper 9 copy and paste as new layer
Move below the frame layer
Erase all parts on the outside of the frame

Open tube layer copy and paste as new layer
Mirror and resize up by 110% about 2 times
Place below the frame layer and erase all parts on the outside

Add a porcelin with the following settings
Duplicate and Highlight the original Tube layer
add a Gaussian Blur with the following settings


Highlight the Duplicated tube layer
add a Black and White Film
Then add an overlay

Open your tube and copy and paste as new layer
Move above all other layers and to the right

Open element 61 copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% about 2 times
Move below all other layers and to the left bottom

Open element 3 copy and paste as new layer
Resize dwon by 80% 2 times and move below all other layers

open element 53 copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% about 2 times and move below the tube layer
Placing to the top right

Open element 54 copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% about 5 times
Place above the bow in the center

open element 9 copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% 2 times
Move below the tube layer and to the bottom left

Add your copyright, name and save



Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Mystical Illusionz - Pretty In Pink

PTU Scrap Kit by Mystical Illusionz, you can purchase at Scraps and the City 
Tube is by Keith Garvey, You can purchase his work and a license to use at PTE 

Create New Raster Layer 600x600 

Open element 5 copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% 2 times
Place in the center

Open paper 2 copy and paste as new layer
Move Below the frame layer
Erase all parts of the paper on the outside of the frame

Open the close up tube layer
Resize down  80% by 1  and place between the frame and the paper layer
Erase all parts on the outside of the frame

Grab your tube layer
This time Full body
copy and paste as new layer
Move to the left above all other layers

Open element 23 copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% about 3 times
Move below the tube layer

Open element 28 copy and paste as new layer
resize down by 80% about 3 time and move behind the Full length tube layer

Open element 25 copy and paste as new layer
Move below the tube layer
Resize down by 80% to desired and Mirror 

Open element 33 copy and paste as new layer
Flip and place  Above the Frame layer and to the bottom

Add copyright name and save



Saturday, May 12, 2012

Emo-Sexy




Tube is a private commision by Arthur Crowe
Kit is by Alika Scraps - SmexyEmoStyle. 
You can purchase at The Scrappers Den

New raster layer 650x650

Open element 24 copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% x 2 place in the center

open element 35 copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% 1 time and move below element 24

Open your tube copy and paste as new layer
Duplicate and Move one below the frame layer
resize as needed.
Hide the Duplicated Tube layer

I positioned the face in the center of the frame
Erase all parts on the outside of the frame
Add a porcelin with the following Settings

Then Duplicate, The layer that is inside the circle.
Hide the duplicated layer
Add a Gaussian Blur with the following settings

Unhide the duplicate tube layer
Add a Black and White Film and an Overlay
She should look something like mine

Now unhide the original duplicated tube layer and
Resize to desired if needed
Move to the left above all other layers

Open element 88 copy and paste as new layer
Place to the top directly below the frame layer
I have mine places near her hair.
Erase all parts on the outside of the frame

Open element 83
copy and paste as new layer
resize down by 80 % 1 time
Move below the full body tube layer 

Open element 60
Copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% to desired.
I did about 3 times
Free rotate to the left by 15% 2 times
Move above element 83 and to the bottom

Open element 84 copy and paste as new layer
resize to desired. I did it about 3 times by 80%
Move just above element 83 and to the left a bit

Open element 64 copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% about 3 times
Free rotate to the left by 15 % and move to the right

Add your copyright, name and save :)





Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Bibi-licious

Scrap kit is Bibilicious  by Bibi's Collection.
Tube is by Alexander McMillan and Skyscraps. 
You can purchase the tube and the scrap Kit at Scraps and the City

New Raster Layer 650x650

Open element 40 copy and paste as new layer
place to the center right

Open up close up tube copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% about 2 times
Move below element 40 and erase all parts on the outside of the element

Open paper 5 copy and paste as new layer
Move below the tube layer and resize down by 80% 2 times
Erase all parts on the outside of Element 40

Open Element 52 copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% 3 times and move to the left
below all other layers

Open your full length tube copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% about 3 times and place center and to the right
above all other layers

Open element 6 copy and paste as new layer
Resize down 1 time by 80 % and move to the top below all other layers
Duplicate and move to the bottom below all other layers

Open element 11 copy and paste as new layer
Resize down 1 time by 80% and move above both element 6 layers

Open 24 copy and paste as new layer
resize down by 80% about 1 time and move below the full length tube

open element 20  copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80 % about 2 times and move to the left below the tube layer

Open element5  copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 90 % 1 time Move to the right
Above all other layers

Open element 38  copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80 % to desired and free rotate to the left as desired
Move above element 20

open element 39  copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% to desired and Move above element 38

Open element 44  copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% about 3 time and move to the right
below the dog layer

add your copyright name and save 

**Written 5.8.12 by Guilty Pleasures aka Sami. 
Any similarities to this is completely coincidental.**





Monday, May 7, 2012

Play Gurl

PTU Scrapkit is Emo PlayGurlz by Toxic Poison
Purchase at The Scrappers Den
Tube is   by Lady Mishka, Purchase at PFD

New raster layer 650 x650
Open frame 1 copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% 1 time

Open the tube copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% and mirror 
Move below the tube frame layer and erase all parts on the outside of the frame
Add a Luminace Legacy to the tube

Open paper 5 copy and paste as new layer
Move below all other layers
Erase all parts on the out side of the frame

Open element 32 copy and paste as new layer
resize down by 80% 2 times and move to the bottom below all other layers

Open the tube layer again
copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% about 2 times and Move above all other layers

Open element 6 copy and paste as new layer
resize down to desired and mirror
Move to the right below the tube layer

open element 34 copy and paste as new layer
resize to desired and move below frame layer
Move to the left

Open element 22 copy and paste as new layer
resize down by 50 %  by 3 times
Move above element 34 over the loop

open element 24 copy and paste as new layer
resize down by 50% about 2 time
Move to the bottom left
behind the tube layer

open element 21 copy and paste as new layer
resize down by 50 % 1 time and move below the tube
layer
erase all parts of the element on the outside of the frame

add your name copyright and save

After you save crop off all extra of the   tag that is  not needed





Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Play With Me

PTU Kit Come  play with Me - Artlor Designs
You can purchase at Digi Scrap Dayz
No outside tubes

New raster layer 600x600
open puff Frame 4 copy and paste as new layer
resize down by 80% 1 time

Open poser 1 copy and paste as new layer
Move below  the frame
Erase all parts of the poser that is one the out side of the frame

Open paper 11 copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% about 3 times
Move below all other layers
Erase all parts that is on the outside of the frame

Open Poser 3 copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% about 4 times
Move to the right

open bear copy and paste as new layer
resize down by 80% about 4 times
Move above all other layer
Place  by the leg of the poser

open butterfly 3 copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% about 5 times move to the top left
slightly behind the poser

Open spray 2 copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% about 2 times
Move just above the frame layer
To the left

Add your name copyright and save



Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Totally Rad


Kit PTU Kit - Totally Rad Tashas playground. 
You can purchase this kit at Scraps and The City
Tube is by Elias Chatzoudis   You can purchase at PTE 

New raster layer 650x650

open frame 2 copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% and  move near the bottom

Open full length tube layer
copy and paste as new layer
Duplicate frame layer and move above the
tube layer
Grab the eraser and erase parts of the frame that covers the tube

Open paper 17 copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% about 2 times
Move below all other layers
Erase all parts of the paper that is on the outside of the frame

Open Disco ball 2 copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% about 3 times and place below the top frame layer
Duplicate Mirror and flip.   Move to the bottom

Open the stars copy and paste as new layer
Duplicate and move duplicate frame layer below
the tube   Erase the star covering her arm .  

Open the sparkle copy and paste as new layer
erase the parts on the bottom of the frame layer and the sides

Open the star copy and paste as new layer
Free Rotate to the left by 21% and move below the tube layer
Erase the parts of the top frame layer that is covering the star.. 
You can use mine for exact placement.. 

Add your copyright, name and Save




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License Numbers☆

Keith Garvey - KG1044
Roman Zaric - RZ161
Elias Art Shop - EAS10361
Bonnies Creations - BC-Samantha08
Indie Zone - iZ-5150
ART - ART134
Michi Art - MA0156
Gary Rudisill - GR0134
The Hunter - APSS0109
Arthur Crowe Factory - AC019
The PSP Project - TPP00427
Lorenzo Di Mauro- LO1240DM
PSP Asylum PA0149
Dreamscape Imaging - DSI1135
CDO - CDO-2216
PTE - PTE-0058
Barbara Jensen - BJ1635
Scraps and the City - SATC46
MPT - MPT4535(closed)
CILM - CI2428LM(closed)
AMI - AMI4903 (closed)
Ismael Rac - IRS111F
Zindy - ZZT1401
Suzanne Woolcott - SW1232
PFD - PFD_SweetSami or PFD_SK289012
Upyourart - Upyourart3303
Tosh - Toosh1682
Sweet Pinups - SPU-20SamFL27f477
MyTubedArt - MTA-0577
Artistically Inclined - AIL0172
Lady Mishka - LM_018713

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