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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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  • Complete more tutorials than 2012
  • Complete my entire list
  • Do 10 Tutorials a Month
  • Do a complete blog makeover
  • Do More FTU Tutorials
  • Join a Tube Store Creative Team
Showing posts with label CraftedByGina. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CraftedByGina. Show all posts
Thursday, February 16, 2012

PS I Love You


Kit is PS i love you by Gina
Tube is a Free gift from Rzhevskii  from PFD
New raster layer 700x700
String 1 copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80%

Open paper 11 copy and pasre as new layer
Move below the string layer

Grab your magic wand
Highlight the string layer and click inside
go to selections, Invert and highlight the paper layer and hit delete.

Open your tube copy and paste as new layer
Move between the paper and string layer
Grab your magic wand
Highlight the string layer and click inside
go to selections, Invert and highlight the tube layer and hit delete.
Add a luminace legacy

Copy and paste the tube again and move above all other layers
resize to desired and place in the center

Open your wordart 2 copy and paste as new layer
Resize to desired and move below all other layers
Move to the left and duplicate and move the duplicated layer to the right

Open doodle 2 copy and paste as new layer
Resize to desired and move below the full length tube

open vine 3 copy and paste as new layer
Resize to desired and place by doodle 3

open the envelope copy and paste as new layer
Resize to desired and place to the center left behind the tube

Open bow 4 copy and paste as new layer
resize to desired and plave below tube layer and up near the top of the string!

add your name copy right and save



Saturday, February 4, 2012

Kandy Kissed


Tube is by Keith Garvey - You can purchase his work at PTE  
Scrap Kit is Kandy Kisses by  Kikeka Kits  (Crafted By Gina)
It is a Free To Use Kit 
Font is a pay font Mono Amour Script 

open frame 2 copy and paste as new layer
open close up part of your tube copy and paste as new layer
Move below the frame layer and erase parts that is sticking out  above the frame
Duplicate hide the duplicated layer.
Highlight the origional tube layer  and add a porcelin setting
Also add gaussian Blur 


Highlight your duplicated layer and unhide
Add the same porcelin setting and add an overlay

Open paper 10 copy  and paste as new layer
Move below all other layers
go to your selection tool and draw a rectangle over the center of the frame
Highlight your paper layer go to selection invert and hit delete

Open flowers 5 copy and paste as new layer
Move below the tube layers and place as desired.
I have mine to where it is in the right side of the tube

Go back to your tube and copy ans paste the full image
Move above all other layers
Move over to the left a bit and add  a porcelin to it as well

Open glitter 1 copy and paste as new layer  Move below all other layers
Open your cupcake dish copy and paste as new layer
Resize to desired move to the left and behind the full length tube layer

Open doodle1 copy and paste as new layer
resize down by 80% twice and move behide the cupcake dish layer
and slightly to the left

Open cupcakes3 copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 80% 2 times
place underneath full length tube  and to the right 

open your bear copy and paste as new layer
resize down to desired size and move below the cupcakes and slightly up a little bit..
See mine for exact placement

Add your name, copyright and save
I would love to see what you create. Please feel free to email me your 
results at guiltypleasurestt@yahoo.com and place DND: Tut Results 
in the subject line.. Thanks






Monday, March 22, 2010

Easter Morning

Scrap Kit by Gina.
It is a FTU kit that you can download from her blog
Do not use with out a license to do so.
  
 This tutorial was written by Samantha on 22March2010
any similarities to this is completely coincidental. 

Create new Rater layer 600x600

open frame 1
copy and paste as new layer
resize down by 70%

open your tube close up
copy ans paste as new layer
Move below your frame
Grab your magic wand and select inside the frame
Go to selection, modify and expand by 5

Highlight your tube layer
selections, invert and hit delete

open paper 5
copy and paste as new layer

Go to layers, load and save mask
merge mask group
add a drop shadow to your mask group

open doodle2
copy ans paste as new layer
move below all other layers
duplicate and flip and mirror

open butterfly4
copy and paste as new layer
Mirror and resize down by 60%
See mine for placement

Open your full version of the tube
copy and paste as new layer
see mine for placement

Now go back to the tube that is below
the frame and add a luminace legacy to it

open candybunny1
copy and paste as new layer
resize by 60%
Move below yuor full tube
and place near the bottom of the frame

Open 3 of your eggs
I am using eggs 1,3,and 5
copy and paste all ass new layer
Resize all 3 eggs by 40% and then by 80%
Move below your candy bunny

Add  your name and copyright
save and your done


Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Candy Kisses

It is a pleasure to be working with Gina from 
Ginas Gems Tuts N Stuff. She has great scrapkits. 

This Tut is Featuring Her Pink Candy Kisses Scrap Kit. 
You can purchase this Kit at Twilight Scraps.

Tube of Choice. I am using the Work of Keith Garvey. 
You can purchase his work at MPT.

Mask178 by Weescotslass


This tutorial was written by Samantha on 24February2010.
Any similarities to this is completely coincidental.
Create New raster layer 650x650
You can flood fill white but I choose to leave it transparent
Name this Background layer

Open Knotted Ribbon Heart Frame 1
Copy and paste as new layer
resize down by 80%

Open tube of choice
Copy ans paste as new layer.

I am using the Closeup layer first
Move below your frame layer

highlight the frame layer and grab your magic wand
Click inside the frame
go to selections, modifty and expand by 5

Highlighting your tube layer
go to selections and invert
Hit Delete

highlighting your background layer
Open a paper of choice, I am using paper 9
copy and paste as new layer

Open your mask as a new image
Go to layer, New Mask Layer, From Image
Open your mask of choice.
Merge Mask Group

Adjust your mask to where the heart is in the center
highlight your tube layer and add a Luminance Legacy to your tube.

Open your tube once again and grab a full size image
Copy and paste as new layer move above your heart frame
Go to image and mirror this layer
Move to the right

Open paper heart 4
copy and paste as new layer
resize down by 50 %
Moving below your frame layer
Add a free rotate to the left by 25

Open peppermint heart 1
Copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 50%
Move below your frame layer
placing the bottom of the heart over
the bottom of the paper heart

open Teddy Bears 2 copy and paste as new layer
Resize down by 20 %
Move to the bottom of the frame

Open butterfly 6
Copy ans paste as new layer
resize down by 50 %
Move to the top left

Add your copy right and name
Dont forget to save.
Send me your results. 
You can email them to 
I would love to display them on my blog.. 



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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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