How Do You Do That? Layering Digital Stamps/Brushes

For this week's installment of How Do You Do That? we'll play with the layering of digital stamps/brushes.  

Now, if digital brushes/stamps are new to you...here's a starter tutorial on how to load, use, etc.

And HERE is another good explanation with step by steps, too!

And when I was in House of 3, I did this brushes video tutorial....these Hof3 brushes aren't available anymore, but you get the jist of it & you can see HOW to do it on a video.  And, of course, you can use these same techniques using ANY brushes.

Ok, so now, let's do a little tut on how to layer....fun fun! And...we'll make a printable while we are at it!

**note: I'm using Adobe Photoshop here...Adobe Photoshop Elements will be slightly different.

Supplies:

Spring Circus Backgrounds

Spring Circus Tattoos

Spring Circus Brushes

Monogram Junque Brush kit

Mini Seals Brush kit

Step 1.

Open up your Yellow Chevron Background (the 8x10 size).

Recolor it by following this tutorial. And, in the image below, notice the numbers I've got in my Hue/Saturation box in case you want to do the same color.

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Step 2.

Open your Spring Tattoo & cut/paste onto your background.

Step 3. 

Go to: NEW>LAYER>  NEW & name it whatever you need...*note: for each brush color, create a NEW Layer.

Step. 4.

After you've LOADED your Mini Seals, Spring Circus & Monogram Junque Brushes following THIS tutorial, start to stamp on each New Layer...

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This is where it gets fun & you can layer & add depth.  Notice the top Layers Icon above....the 'green brushes' Layer is going to a 42% Opacity which will look like this:

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Step. 5

Now, create another New Layer & stamp your word onto its own Layer.  I did the top layer in white, THEN had fun layering by doing a grey stamp under the white "Love".

Now...you've created your own printable that you can print out on fab paper, like mentioned HERE, & frame it up!

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I created this one...framed it & am LOVING the Spring Circus I've got going on...

Happy weekend...& cReate to uplift & inspiRe!

& for some Friday inspiration...check out Heather's Whipper Berry link party...something fun!