Red Riding Hood - PTU

This tutorial was written December 5th, 2013. I used Corel X5, but it should work in other versions as well.
It’s assumed that you have working knowledge on how to resize and working with layers.
Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.
Please look at my TOU for more info.

The supplies you need:
Any tube or image you decide on. I’m using a stunning tube by Sarah Bennett at My Tubed Art.
This tube was not released at the time of writing this tutorial, but should be just around the corner.
I also used a stunning PTU kit called “Red Christmas” by CBJ, which you can purchase at ZindyZone. This kit has tons of goodies to play with.
This kit can be purchased as a collection with a Zindy tube or separatly, and you are free to use the kit with any artist/tube you want.
Here is a preview of the kit:

Materials you need:
A mask of your choice. I used “DD_WinterMask_11” by Dangerously Delicious (Dee).
A font that you like. I used “A&S Christmas Script”. This is a PTU font.
I also used “PF Rhonda Seven” (size 8px, anti-alias off) for the copyright (Optional)
Eye Candy 4000 – Gradient Glow (Optional)

My settings for drop shadow: -3, -3, 70, 8, Black.
I always add the drop shadow to the layers once I’m done, but you can add the drop shadow as you go if you like.

Lets get started!

Make a new transparent canvas 700x700 px.
Paste a frame and resize if needed. I used CBJ_RCBracetFrm and resized it down by 55%.
Paste the tube (or an image) underneath the frame and place in position.

Back on the frame layer, click inside the frame with your Magic Wand.
Expand the selection by 5 and add a new layer underneath the tube layer.
Paste a paper of choice inside the selection. I used CBJ_RCP3.
With the selection still active, go to the tube layer, Invert the Selection and hit delete.

Paste RCFlakes right above the paper layer. Resize it by 50% and hit delete to get rid of the bits that are outside the frame. There are multiple ways to do this, so just do it the way you prefer.
Deselect.
Activate the bottom layer and add DoodleFrame as a new layer. Resize it down by 75% and rotate it 20 degrees to the right.

Now it’s time to have some fun and add some elements :)

Activate the top layer and add RCHolly as a new layer. Resize it down by 50% and place it at the bottom center.
Paste RCArrangement as a new layer. Resize it by 50%, mirror it and place it at the top right corner of the frame.
Paste CBJ_RCRedDec and resize it down to 30%. Place it at the left center of the frame. Look at my tag for reference.
Paste CBJ_RCRibbon1 or 2 and resize it by 50%. Rotate it 90 degrees to the right and place it underneath the Holly layer. Move it towards the left, duplicate and mirror the copy.
See my tag for reference.
Paste CBJ_RCABranch2 right above the Holly, resize it by 50% and place it towards the bottom right side. Duplicate and mirror. Merge these 2 branches together.
Paste CBJ_RCGiftBow as a new layer right above the Branches and resize it by 50%. Place it at the bottom center.
Go back to the Branch layers and remove the thicker sticks that are sticking out below the GiftBow. See my tag for reference to what I removed and placement.
Activate the bottom layer again and add CBJ_RCBerrieDeco. Resize it by 50% and place it in the top left corner.

Now you can add any other elements you want.

If you’re done with that, go to the bottom layer again. Select all and paste a paper into the selection.  I used Paper 12. Deselect.
Add a mask to this layer and Merge Group. You might want to play around with it a little with the Pick Tool. At least that’s what I did.

If you haven’t added a Drop Shadow to the layers, now it’s time to do so.
I even added the Drop Shadow to the mask layer to make it pop.

Crop your tag with Merge Opaque.

Activate your Font Tool and type out your name.
Convert to Raster and add a Gradient Glow with one of two colors from the tag.
I used the Fat setting with 2 red colour and these settings:

Add the same Drop Shadow to the name.
Resize your tag down to 500px on the longest side.
Add proper copyright info and save as PNG.

Thanks for trying my tutorial.
I’d love to see what you make :)

Hugs Lithy