Swagga By Stefani

PTU Marry The Night

2012-09-06T21:42:00.002-05:00

Tutorial written by ©Stephanie Spriggs aka Stefani for use on http://swaggabystefani.blogspot.com. Any similarity to another tutorial is purely coincidental and unintentional. Please do NOT claim as your own. My tutorials are for personal use only, please do not use them for monetary gain. If you wish to share my tutorial please contact me at swaggabystefani@gmail.com first to obtain permission.

Supplies Needed

New release from Foto Retro “Alana” available at Artistic Reality Talent on 9/7

PTU “Marry The Night” By KillerKitty Scraps

WSL_Mask221 available here

Font “Broken Ghost” at dafont.com

Open Paper 4

Resize to 600x600

Layers>Load/Save Mask

Load Mask from disk

WSL_Mask221

Merge group

Open Sparkles

Resize to 600x530

Copy>Paste as New Layer

Add drop shadow

Copy>Paste tube

Resize by 75%

Position tube to far right

Add drop shadow

Position sparkle layer to look like its wrapping around tube

Selections>Float>Defloat tube

On sparkle layer delete areas to give the effect of it swirling around tube

Copy>Paste Broken Glass

Resize by 75%

Add drop shadow

Open Cat1 and Cat2

Resize both by 50%

Place Cat1 by tubes feet

Cat2 to the right of the tag

Add drop shadow to both

Open Moongem 1

Resize by 50%

Flip Vertical and Horizontal

Copy>Paste

Position top right

Add drop shadow

Add Credits

Add Name

Add Gradient Glow at 8

Add Noise 80% Uniform Monochrome Checked

Hope you enjoyed!!

PTU EDC Tutorial

2012-08-30T14:29:00.002-05:00

Supplies Needed

PTU Kit “Funky Music” by Abstract Creations available at Artistic Reality Talent

“EDC” by Scott See You need a license with Artistic Reality Talent to use his work. Tube available here

DBSflux>Bright Noise available here

Eyecandy 4000>Gradient Glow

Zombified Font Available here

Open new 600x250

Open Paper6

Copy>Paste as New Layer

Click on background layer

Selections>Select All

New Raster Layer

Move to very top

Selections>Modify>Select Selection Borders with following settings

Floodfill selected area with #3abdae

Selections>Modify>Expand by 4

New Raster Layer under first border layer

Floodfill black

Selections>Modify>Expand by 2

New Raster Layer under both border layers

Floodfill white

Selections>Select None

Merge all 3 border layers

On new border layer

Effects>DSB Flux>Bright Noise following settings

Copy>Paste as New Layer close up of tube

Resize by 50%

Position to far right side

Change blend mode to Luminance 100% opacity

Duplicate

Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror with following settings

Copy>Paste as New Layer

Full size tube

Resize by 30%

Position in center

Copy>Paste as New Layer E70

Resize by 25%

Position in lower left hand corner

Copy>Paste as New Layer E32

Add credits

Add name

Gradient Glow with following settings

Gradient Glow again in black with following settings

Effects>3d Effects>Inner Bevel following settings

Add drop shadow with following settings

Hope you enjoy!

PTU Autumn Retreat Tutorial

2012-08-13T18:10:00.001-05:00

Supplies Needed

Annaica’s Place PTU Autumn Retreat Kit

Lady Mishka’s “Thanksgiving” tube which I received as a gift when she left the PSP world

WSL_Mask328 available in this pack

Font used is Digs My Hart

Xero Porcelain

Lets Get Started!!

Open New Image 650x650

Open Paper10

Copy>Paste as New Layer

Layers>Load/Save Mask>Load Mask From Disk

Choose your mask

Merge>Merge Group

Open tube

Copy Merged

Paste as New Layer

Resize by 75% and place to lower right of tag.

On tube Xero>Porcelain use default settings

Add drop shadow with following setting

Open Element 50

Copy>Paste As New Layer

Resize by 25%

Place beside tubes left foot

Add same drop shadow

Open Element 7

Copy>Paste As New Layer

Resize by 75%

Place to left of tag

Position under tube layer

Open Element 23

Copy>Paste As New Layer

Resize by 50%

Place in front of tree

Open Element 8

Copy>Paste As New Layer

Resize by 35%

Place next to tree

Add copyright

Add name

Digs My Hart Size 30

Any Orange Color

Gradient Glow with following settings

Do this twice with 2 different colors

Position name where you want it.

Hope you enjoyed!!

Woah have I been busy!

2012-05-22T12:03:00.001-05:00

So since my last post {which was waaaaaaaaaaay to long ago!} I have gotten my GED, started beauty school, been told I am a horrible neglectful mother and that my mother in law is taking me to court for custody of my daughter, then she preceded to kick me out. I had to miss school so I could get all mine and my daughters stuff out of her house in 1 day. Plus on top of all of this my husband is moving to Georgia end of June and the baby and I won't be going with him until March of next year at the earliest. 5 years I been with my husband and have NEVER been that far away from him. Never more then a couple blocks. I don't know what I'm going to do or how I'm going to handle it. O and I am participating in Tagging Idol with PTE to keep my mind off things so wish me luck with that! Ill try to have some new tutorials and kits out soon. Maybe I'll even throw a few freebies in there =D

Now selling at 2 stores!!

2012-04-18T20:49:00.003-05:00

I am VERY excited to announce that I am now selling at not 1 but 2 stores!!

WhisprdDesignz and The Scrappers Den!
Both are having a designer call so check out the banners below for more info!!

WhisprdDesignz^

First PTU Kit is now for sale!!

2012-04-16T20:19:00.003-05:00

I will now be selling kits!! I am so happy and it's happening so fast!! I have my first kit "LollyPop Dreams" for sale at Whisprd Designz and more to come. Click the preview to head over and buy it!!

First Tag With My FTU Kit!!

2012-04-13T23:35:00.003-05:00

Here is a tag made using my FTU mini kit. Thank you Shelli I think you did an amazing job!!

I can't wait to see what else everyone comes up with! I am very happy to see my mini kit is usable!!

PTU Rock The Nite Simple Tut

2012-04-13T21:55:00.006-05:00

Supplies Needed

Annaica’s Place PTU Rock The Nite Kit

Font used is “Nervous” available at dafont.com

Noise

Gradient Glow

This is going to be a real simple but super cute tutorial.

First we are going to open AP_RocktheNiteELEMENT53.

Next we are going to open AP_RocktheNiteELEMENT46 and AP_RocktheNiteELEMENT47.

Copy and Paste both as new layers onto AP_RocktheNiteELEMENT53.

Place both in front of the frame

Next select the inside of the frame > invert

Click on AP_RocktheNiteElement46 and erase her left leg

It should look like this

Keep the inside of the frame selected.

Open Paper 6

Copy > Paste As New Layer

Delete

Adjust > Add/Remove Noise > Add Noise with following settings

Now open AP_RocktheNiteELEMENT1

Copy > Paste As New Layer

Add Noise with following settings

Duplicate

Place one at the top part behind the frame

Use the duplicate to cover the bottom part.

Add your credits

Add Name

Add Gradient Glow with following settings

Resize entire image to

500x636

Hope you enjoyed!!

Preview of First PTU Scrapkit!!

2012-04-13T18:58:00.003-05:00

I would like to present to you a preview of my first PTU Scrap Kit

I was inspired by LadyMishka's PFD Prepaid Lollypop

As of right now I am not selling at any stores but have applied. If any of you know of any doing designer calls please let me know! I can't wait to start selling my kits!! I hope you enjoy the preview. Keep an eye out because I will update as soon as it's available for purchase!

You don't wanna miss this!

2012-04-12T18:50:00.000-05:00

Click the tab above that to take you to Lady Mishka PSP Tubes to Purchase The Following

All grabbags are available in CU and PU. Please make sure when purchasing you purchase the correct one for your intended use of the elements.

Lady Mishka also has 2 new tubes available on her new site

And lets not forget about her prepaid project!! What a beauty! I can't wait to see her finished!

Lady Mishka is still selling at PFD as well so make sure to stop by there and check her stuff out. She also has a new Prepaid Project there

So make sure you stop by and check out her work. Once again the tabs at the top will take you to her new store AND her PFD page =D

FTU "Girls Do It Better"

2012-04-10T01:18:00.001-05:00

I have FINALLY made my first kit. This is a mini kit including 6 papers and 15 elements. I made it for a contest at The Emo Chicks PSP. I am offering it as a FTU kit here on my blog. I hope everyone enjoys. Please remember if you use my work in tutorials that you email me at swaggabystefani@gmail.com first to obtain permission. This goes for groups as well. If you want to use my kit in a challenge please email me to obtain permission. Anyways off to the good stuff! Click the preview to download.

Just an FYI if you are simply snagging without intent to tut my kit or use it as a challenge you do NOT have to ask permission. Just simply leave a nice little thank you, snagged, or anything to let me know you downloaded. If in the future you decide you want to use it in a tut or challenge then you WILL need to obtain permission. I hope this all makes sense. =/

Everybody's Fool Animated Tutorial

2012-04-08T12:36:00.003-05:00

Tutorial written by ©Stephanie Spriggs aka Stefani for use on http://swaggabystefani.blogspot.com. Any similarity to another tutorial is purely coincidental and unintentional. Please do NOT claim as your own. My tutorials are for personal use only, please do not use them for monetary gain. If you wish to share my tutorial please contact me at swaggabystefani@gmail.com first to obtain permission.

Supplies Needed
For this tutorial you will need 3 tubes. The tubes I am using are all by Ralf Straaberg. For the animation I am using “Priceless Piece of Art” and “Masked Pain”. For the background I will be using “Selling The Drama” Available at Dreamscape Imaging

FTU “School Of Rock” colab kit, We will be using Abstracts part. Available for download here

Font used is “Barbies Jalous Sisters” available at dafont.com

Animation Shop

We will start with the main banner. First open a canvas of 600x250.
Open p03 from the papers.
Copy > Paste as New Layer in the 600x250 canvas
Now we are going to take “Selling The Drama”
Copy > Paste As New Layer
Resize to 400x167
Place on left side making sure the top of her head meets the top of the banner
Duplicate > Mirror
Change blend mode to luminance at 25% for both

Now take the overlay I provided
Paste as new layer
Open RedSparkles
Copy > Paste as New Layer

Go back to the main layer
Select all > Selections > Modify> Select Selection Border
Using the following settings

Next make new raster layer
Flood fill black
Select none

Open BlackShoe
Resize by 50%
Move to lower left hand corner
Duplicate > Mirror

Now open frame1
Copy > Paste as new layer
Resize by 58%
Make sure frame is centered

Add your text
Add your credits
Add name

Now we are going to start the morphing animation.
Open “Masked Pain” and “Priceless Piece Of Art”
Now we are going to Paste as New Layer “Masked Pain” over “Priceless Piece Of Art”
Lower the opacity to 50% so you can match the tubes up properly.
Now we are going to crop out the parts we don’t need.

Use the following setting to resize

Now we want the dark haired girl to be the end of the animation so we will start with her on top. We are going to copy merged with her on top at 100% opacity.
You will do this in 10% increments until the top girl is at 0%
When you paste them into the banner they should go straight to the middle. All you have to do is make sure the frame is over them all.
Now we select the inside of the frame
This is what you should have. However, I havent added my text, credits, or name yet.

Now you are going to invert > delete for each tube layer of the morph
So you should end up with this

Select None

Now for animating.
Open AS
Starting with the top tube layer copy merged > paste as new animation
Close off top layer Copy Merged > Paste After Current Frame
Do this until all frames are pasted.
Remember to close off each frame as you do it!
One you have all frames posted Edit > Select All
Duplicate Selected
Go back and Select the 2nd set of frames (from the blonde girl to the end)
Animation > Reverse Frames
Animation > Frame Properties
Change to 20
View animation to make sure its how you want it.

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial!

PTU Magic Amanda Tutorial

2012-03-20T23:42:00.001-05:00

2012-02-24T07:45:00.001-06:00

Finally an update! I have lost a CT position. I believe the reasoning behind me losing it was wrong on their part but I will not get any farther into it. However, I have gotten a new CT position with Crys' Creative Scraps. I have been trying to post her blinkie since last night but blogger apparently doesn't want me to yet lol. I will have that up as soon as blogger allows. I will also have a new tutorial up either today or tomorrow. I just want to thank everyone who reads my blogs, tries out my tutorials, and are just my friends. Thank you. Without you I wouldn't be who I am or be able to do what I do. =D

Party Girl PTU Tutorial

2012-01-19T15:36:00.001-06:00

Tutorial written by ©Stephanie Spriggs aka Swagga By Stefani for use on http://swaggabystefani.blogspot.com. Any similarity to another tutorial is purely coincidental and unintentional. Please do NOT claim as your own. My tutorials are for personal use only, please do not use them for monetary gain. If you wish to share my tutorial please contact me at swaggabystefani@gmail.com first to obtain permission.

Supplies Needed

Melissa Exclusive VeryMany Tube Available at Pics For Design

PTU Happy 2012 Kit by Bibi’s Collection available at The PSP Project

Aqua’s Mask AR315_CMC_Mask145 available on Creative Misfits Creations

Cocktail Bubbly font available at dafont.com

Open 650x650

Open Paper (6)

Copy > Paste As New Layer

Layers > Load/Save Mask > Load Mask From Disk

Choose Mask > Load

Go To Group Layer

Right Click > Merge > Merge Group

Move To Upper Left

Duplicate And Move To Lower Right

Open (25)

Copy > Paste As New Layer

Position Top Left

Open Tube

Select Red Layer > Copy Merged > Paste As New Layer

Resize by 30%

Position So She Is Sitting On Frame

Open (1)

Copy > Paste As New Layer

Resize by 75%

Position Lower Right

Open (2) and (3)

Copy > Paste As New Layer

Resize Both By 75%

Position Black Balloon To Left Of Tube

Position Pink Balloon Slightly Above

Duplicate And Mirror Both

Position To Right Of Tube With Pink Balloon Under Black Balloon

Open (45)

Copy > Paste As New Layer

Image > Rotate > Free Rotate 45* Right

Place Top Right Corner

Add Credits

Add Name

Adjust > Add/Remove Noise > Add Noise

Add Pink Gradient Glow 2 Times With Following Settings

Add White Gradient Glow Once With Same Settings

Taking Back PSP

2012-01-18T14:15:00.001-06:00

Hello all! I will be taking part in a wonderful event called Taking Back PSP.

What is Taking Back PSP? Well here is a description from there blog. You can visit their blog by clicking the graphic above.

"Taking Back PSP is a community event designed to bring taggers together for a fun evening, and at the same time raise funds for Pink Ribbon.org - an international organization focused on breast cancer research -- something that has affected each of us in one capacity or another.

Join us at the end of March, when we will hold a one time event, where attendees will have access to a TON of exclusive tubes, scrapkits, CU items --- and win door prizes including gift certificates, tubes, and other wonderful things.

Your event ticket will cost you a meer $10.00 - ALL of which will be donated to PinkRibbon.org."

There will be tons of exclusive items, awesome door prizes, and I will be contributing my first ever scrapkit! All of the items available at the event are completely exclusive to the even so you don't wanna miss out!

Another Forum Set Show Off!

2012-01-15T17:53:00.000-06:00

I made this today for a contest at Pimpin PSPers. If your not a member yet what are you waiting for? Lol
Anyways I was really proud of it so I decided I would post it on here to show it off. I used "Everybody's Fool" by Evanescence for my inspiration.

Forum Set Show Off

2012-01-14T19:36:00.001-06:00

The lovely Annaica recently asked the members of her Creative Team to make her a forum set using one of her kits.

I used the Artwork of Myka Jelina available for purchase at her store Mykas Graphics

I also used Annaica's PTU kit Hippy Daze available on her blog Annaica's Place.

I did 2 banners because I wasn't sure how I felt about the animation lol.

I also made a few forum sets for a ladies in Pimpin PSPers. If your not a member already go check it out! It's an awesome Forum where you participate in challenges, earn points, and win awesome prizes. The members there are amazing!

For both sets I used the Artwork of Keith Garvey available at PTE. They are both done with no scraps. Both animations can be found at Aqua Rebel 315 Designs

The tube in the next set is no longer available

If you would like your own unique forum set by me just send me a message to swaggabystefani@gmail.com. Make sure your subject is Forum Set Request. I will fill all requests as quickly as life allows =D Be as specific as you would like to be in your request.

New Year Announcements

2012-01-14T02:16:00.002-06:00

Hello everyone! I thank you for putting up with my all over the place tutorials. I hope they have come to use for you and are easily understandable. I just wanted to let everyone know they will be getting a lot better. I have started taking tutorial lessons through Winni's Challenge 2 Write Group. If you would like to see a complete list of what the Winni Groups offer you can visit this site. If you decide you are interested in any of the things they have to offer tell them Stefani sent you =D. I am also taking Pixel Art Lessons through a Winni Group and can not wait until I have some awesome pixel art to share with you all. New tutorials coming this weekend so keep an eye out.

On another note I will not be offering anymore snaggables or templates until I have reached 10 "Thank You" or "Snagged" comments on each. I am not doing this to be cruel, however I do put a lot of time and effort into making goodies for you all and if I can not get a simple Thank You then I don't really see the point in continuing it. I have tons of things I would like to bring to this blog but without the support of my fans I feel I have no reason to waste my time. So if you enjoy something I have done, want to request something for me to do, or just want to continue receiving goodies then please just leave a little comment letting me know.

Thank you all!

My First Snaggable Set!

2012-01-09T00:37:00.001-06:00

A group I am in held a contest where we had to make an "I Voted" Snag. Well I liked mine so much I decided to make a set. There are 4. Feel free to snag but make sure you leave a Thank You if you do =D

PTU A Winter Wish Tutorial

2012-01-08T20:42:00.006-06:00

Tutorial written 1/8/12 using Paint Shop Pro 9 . Any similarity to another tutorial is purely coincidental. Please do NOT claim as your own. My tutorials are for personal use only, please do not use them for monetary gain. If you use my tutorials in your group please link back to my blog and leave a comment saying you are using it.

Supplies Needed

Ismael Rac tube Warm Winter available here

PTU Kit A Winter Wish by Annaica available here

Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow

Kingthing Christmas 2 Font available here

Open Tube

New Image 650x650

Open Element 73

Copy > Paste as New Layer

Position towards top of canvas

Open Element 19

Copy > Paste as New Layer

Resize by 50%

Position to right side of frame.

Selections > Invert

Use magic wand to select inside of frame

Open Paper 10

Copy > Paste Into Selection

Select None

Open Element 50

Copy > Paste as New Layer

Resize by 25%

Position inside frame to left.

Open Element 74

Copy > Paste as New Layer

Resize by 25%

Magic Wand select each square of element

Select frame layer > Delete

Open Paper 2

Copy > Paste Into Selection

Select None

Copy tube > Paste as New Layer

Resize by 35%

Image > Mirror

Position in front of window

Crop around outside of frame and tree

Add Credits

Add Name

Add white gradient glow at following settings twice

Add gradient glow color of font once.

EmoStyle Animated No Scraps Tutorial

2012-01-01T16:54:00.006-06:00

Tutorial written 1/1/12 using Paint Shop Pro 9 and Animation Shop 3. Any similarity to another tutorial is purely coincidental. Please do NOT claim as your own. My tutorials are for personal use only, please do not use them for monetary gain. If you use my tutorials in your group please link back to my blog and leave a comment saying you are using it.

Supplies Needed

Zlata_M’s EMOstyLe tube available at The PSP Project

Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow

Xero Fritillary available here

Pauls Esther Font available here

Open Tube

New Image 800x300

Flood fill New Image with #3ab9d5

Duplicate x2

Rename layers 1,2, and 3

Select 1

Effects > Xero > Fritillary

5,30,10,15

Select 2

Effects > Xero > Fritillary

5,30,10,16

Select 3

Effects > Xero > Fritillary

5,20,10,17

Copy Close Up layer of tube

Paste as New Layer

Resize by 50%

Position to far left

Set layer properties to Luminance Legacy 100% Opacity

Duplicate

Image > Mirror

Copy Tube

Paste as New Layer

Resize by 40%

Position in middle

New Raster Layer name it Border

Make sure its top layer

Select All

Selections > Modify > Select Selection Borders with following settings

Flood fill with black

New Raster Layer name it Border 2

Select > Modify > Expand by 4

Flood fill with #3ab9d5

New Raster Layer name is Border 3

Selections > Modify > Expand by 2

Flood fill with white.

Select none

On Border 2

Adjust > Add noise > Uniform 75% Monochrome unchecked

Add Credits

Add Name

Add Gradient Glow in #3ab9d5 2 times with the following settings

Gradient Glow in black once with same settings

If using for Facebook Cover or want unanimated STOP here.

For animation continue.

Open Animation Shop.

In PSP hide layers 2 and 3

Copy merged layer 1

Paste as new animation in AS

Back in PSP reshow layer 2

Copy merged

Paste after current frame

Reshow layer 3

Paste after current frame

Edit > Select All

Animation > Frame Properties

Change to 25

First Tutorial! PTU Totally Zirconia

2011-12-19T21:15:00.008-06:00

Materials Needed

Limited Edition Elias “Irene” tube from PTE

Elias “Starfighter” available at PTE

PTU Scrap Kit “Totally Zirconia” by Alika bought at The PSP Project

Font AR CHRISTY

Template “Crave You” by me.

Plug Ins

Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow

Xero Fritillary

Delete “credit” layer on template.

Select “main” layer

Copy as_paper07 > paste into selection

Select > None

Select “main border” layer

Copy as_paper06 > paste into selection

Select > None

Select “main” layer of template

Copy CU layer of “Starfighter” tube

Paste as new layer

Position as desired
Selections > Invert

Delete

Lower layer opacity to 50

Copy full body layer of “Irene”

Paste as new layer

Position behind word art 2

Copy as15

Paste as new layer

Duplicate

Position one on top circle, other on bottom circle

Copy as45

Paste as new layer

Resize by 50%

Position under word art 2

Copy as30

Paste as new layer

Position under mask layer

Image > Rotate > Free Rotate with following settings

Add credits

Add name

AR CHRISTY size 72

Choose a pink color from “Irene”

Convert to raster layer

Effects > Eye Candy 4000 > Gradient Glow

Glow width 3

Choose a yellow from “Irene”

Do this x3

Then repeat with main pink text color once

Effects > Plug Ins > Xero > Fritillary

Exciting News!

2011-12-17T01:06:00.002-06:00

I know I have yet to get anything up for Rissa. BUT that is because I got an early Christmas present....a new laptop!! I have been busy getting all my files and programs transferred over. I also got another CT Position!! For an awesome new store called The PSP Project. I am very excited to now have 2 CT's when I never in my wildest dreams thought I could even have 1. Thank you soo much for the opportunity! I will have CT Blinkies on here as soon as they are made. Keep an eye out for my CT tags, cluster frames, and tutorials. I hope you all enjoy!

First CT Position!

2011-12-12T15:17:00.004-06:00

I have officially gotten my first ever CT Position. Thanks to the lovely Marissa! You can find her kits on her blog here. rissasdesigns.blogspot.com/ I am looking forward to working with her and the other amazing ladies on the CT. Thank you tons for this opportunity! Now to go play!!