Blooming in the Shadows Tutorial

 Blooming in the Shadows Tutorial 

Midnight Garden Kit HERE

Midnight Garden Frame Clusters HERE

Cookie Podka Summer HERE 

1. Open Frame Cluster 1 go to Windows>Duplicate close the original out 

2. Open purple mask go to Edit>Copy now go to the frame cluster go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool move it down beneath the frame cluster 

3. Open Paper 6 go to Edit>Copy then go step 4

4. Go down to the purple mask layer go to Selections>Select all>Float then go to Layers>Add new raster layer then go to Edit>Paste into Selection the purple gradient paper will fall into place then go to Selections>Select None now go to the purple gradient paper go to blend overlay then go to blend soft light we change the pink purple mask to a darker purple 

5. Open Forest Tree 3 go to Windows>Duplicate 2 times then close the original now go to 1 duplicate tree change the size by going to Image>Resize 65% then go to the 2nd duplicate change to 45% then  take the 1st larger tree go to Edit>Copy now go down the purple gradient paper go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place the tree on the right side as shown above. Then take the 2nd tree smaller one go to Edit>Copy then go to the images (right on top of the large purple tree) go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place it on the left side as shown above 

6. Open the word art Blooming in the Shadows go to Image>Resize 45% then go to Edit>Copy now go to the top image layers go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place it on top of the purple paper as shown above 

7. Open Cookie 7 go to Image>Resize 35% now go to Edit>Copy now go to the top image layers go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place her on top of the bridge now take your eraser put in size 3 , hardness 50, step 3 if your program as a maginfer go to view click it, now go to cookie careful erase the purple line across her two legs (change the 100 down to see it better once please you put back up to 100) and she is standing on the bridge 

8. Open Cookie 2 go to Image>Resize 45% then go to Edit>Copy then go to the top image layers go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place her on the right side of the bride as shown above as if she is trying to talk to her twin sister lol 

9. Open Unicorn 2 go to Image>Resize 25% then go to Edit>Copy go to the top image layers go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place the unicorn on the left side of the bridge as shown above then go to push and push up on feet then go to your 3d Effects>Drop Shadow 0 0 60 25 black click ok it gives it depth 

10. Open Bird 2 go to Image>Resize 20% then go to Edit>Copy now go to the top image layers go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place the purple bird on top of the grass leaf as shown above add the same drop shadow as before use

11. Open Bird 1 do the same as step 10 but add the bird to the bridge as shown above

12. Open Puppy 1 go to Image>Resize 20% now go to Edit>Copy now go to the top image layers go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place the puppy on the right side of Cookie leg then add the same drop shadow as before

13. Open Puppy 2 go to Image>Resize 20% then go to Image>Mirror then go to Edit>Copy now go to the top image layers go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place her down in front of the bridge on the left side of Cookie then add the same drop shadow again 

14. Open Frog 2 go to Image>Resize 20% then go to Edit>Copy now go to the top image layers go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place the frog in front of the bride of the Cookie twin on the bridge once place go to your push tool and push little up as if the frog in the grass a little as shown above 

15. Open Butterfly 2 (or your choice) go to Image>Resize 20% then go to Image>Free Rotate Right 25 click okay now go to Edit>Copy now go to the top image layers go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place it on the upper right corner as shown above then once in place go to Layers>Duplicate, Image>Mirror and adjust the duplicate butterfly on the lower left side as shown above in the flowers 

16. Go to Layers>Merge>Merge Visible

17. Add copyright as shown below 

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18. Add your name if you wish 

19. Go to Layers>Merge>Merge Visible 

20. Go to File save as PNG Format 

This complete the final tutorial of the blog train with the 5 frame clusters hope you enjoy my part of the blog train look for the other designers too may might write more tutorials afterwards with other designers too .. til then enjoy have a good weekend.. thank you for purchasing Cookie tube otherwise use your own tube choice.. look for new designs to come soon 

Hugs Sunshine 

written June 25th, 2026