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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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Friday, September 4, 2009

Sugary Sweet

Scrap kit by Tiny you can purchase it @ Tiny D's Tiny D's Scrappin Designs
Art work of Elias Chatzoudis you can purchase it @ MPT
Mask 364 by VIX



Create new raster layer 600x600

Open your tube copy and paste as new raster layer
Flood Fill White

Go to your magic wand too and go to selections
We are going to create a frame.
Create a new raster layer
You want the shape set to rounded Rectangle
Make a small rounded rectangle
Go to Selections, Modify border and outside by 5
Flood fill the frame border with a color from your tube
Duplicate and move down, Merge both together \

Copy and paste your tubemove below your frame layer
selecting your magic wand again
Click inside both frames and go to selections,
modify and expand by 5 then highlighting your tube layer
Go to selections and invert, hit the delete key

Now open up a paper of choice I am using pp19
Copy and paste as new layer, moving above your
white Background layer
Open mask of choice i am using mask 364 by Vix
Merge mask group

Now open your tube once again
Copy and paste as new layer
Mirror your tube

Here is where we have fun with it

Open your sucker elements
I am using 3, Lolli7,8, and 10
Copy and paste lolli 10 as new layer
resizing by 20% Moving slightly below your tube image
Copy and paste lolli8 as a new layer
resizing by 20%. free rototae right by 20
Copy and paste lolli7 as new layer
resizing by 20% free rotate left by 20

Open 2 candy sticks of choice
Copy and paste as new layer
resizing by 30% free rotate right by 20%
copy and paste as new layer resizing by 30%
free rotate left by 20
moving both to the right below her feet

open up an icecream cone of choice
copy and paste as new layer
resizing to your liking and place in the center
of your suckers below her legs

Open up your sparkles
copy and paste as new layer
resize by 50% and free rotate right by 90

Move below your all other layers right above your frame layer
Duplicate and mirror moving the duplicated layer right above your mask layer
Grab your eraser and erase the part of the duplicated layer of sparkles that covers your 1st tube layer

add words if you choose or leave it alone

Add your copyright, name and save

I would love to see your results :) So send them to
Scrapsbysamantha@gmail.com
Thursday, September 3, 2009

Pink Seduction

Scrap Kit pretty in pink by Ali. You can puchase @ Paradise4Scrappers
Tube by Keith Karvery, You can purchase his work @ MPT. Do not use unless you have a proper license to do so.
Maske 362 by Vix, you can download it here. Please make sure you leave a little love when downloading.



Create new raster layer 600x600 Flood fill white,
Open your frame, i am using frame 1
copy and paste as new layer resizing by 50%

Open your tube, copy and paste as new layer
move below your frame
highlight your frame layer and grab your magic
wand clicking inside your frame
go to selections, modify and expand by 6%

highlight your tube layer
go to selections, invert and hid delete
move to the left and take your settings to luminance

Copy and paste your tube layer again
mirror your tube and move the the right.
Resize your tube by 90% (see mine for placement )
duplicate your frame layer and move above
the complete tube layer

highlight your tube layer, and grab your eraser tool
carefully erase the part of the tube that is below the frame
now hightlight your top frame layer and erase the part
of the frame that is covering your tube


Open the paper of choice I am using paper26
highlight your white back ground layer
copy and paste your paper
Go to layers, New masklayer, from image
find your mask in the box, make sure your
source luminance is checked hit okay..

Merge Mask Group
Now open up the butterfly of choice
I am using butterfly 1 copy and paste as new layer
resizing it by 20% move to the top left of your frame for placement

Open the flowers of your choice
I am using flower 3
copy and paste as new layer
free rotate left by 90% and resize by 30%
Move the the bottom of your frame

Add your copyright, name and save.

I would love to see your results please send them to
scrapsbysamantha@gmail.com
Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Whispers of the wind

New tutorial Whispers of the Wind.
I am using the beautiful ScrapKit by Ziggyfan - Something Special
Tube is by Jennifer Janesko Do not use unless you have the proper permissions to do so. You can obtain a licesnce to use her work here CILM



This tutorial was written by me on 2September2009. All similarities to this is completely coincidental.

Lets begin :)

You need pspx2 or any earlier version
Open New Raster Layer 600x600
Flood fill White
Open your frame, copy and paste as new layer
Open your tube and copy and paste as new layer
Move under your frame and resize your tube layer by 89%

Duplicate your frame layer and move above your tube layer
Grab your eraser tool and carefully erase the frame over
the hair and arm. Becareful not to erase to much of the frame

Now open up your paper of choice
I am using paper 3
Copy and paste as new layer moving just above your
white back ground layer

Highlighting your intact frame
Grab your magic wand and click inside the frame
Go to selections, Modify, and expand by 6%
Highlighting your paper. Go to selections, invert and hit delete

Open your bows. I am using the purplish one.
Copy and paste as new layer
Moving above all other layers
Resing by 50% free rotate left by 40%

Open your buttons. cut out one and copy and paste as new
layer. Resizing by 50% and free rotate left by 25%
and Move above your bow and to the center..


Grab a font of choice. I am using
Good vibrations

Type out " WHISPERS OF THE WIND IS EVERY DREAM OF THE SOUL."
add a gradient glow of choice

add your copyright, name and save
your done..

Send your results to scrapsbysamantha@gmail.com

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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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