Tag Tutorial - Rockaria - PTU

I have absolutely no idea why I called this tut such. I like ELO so
that might have something to do with it lmao!
(I find naming tuts tricky sometimes)
Anyway...

SUPPLIES NEEDED

Tube of Choice - I'm using Goth Chick by Keith Garvey
To use the same you must purchase from MPT, but feel
free to improvise with what you have


Scrapkit - Emo Girls Tag Kit by my mate Clarey - love it!
You can purchase this kit HERE

Wordart by me - I created this specifically to go with this
tutorial. Please do not share it, use in other tuts, in scrapkits,
on templates, in mask or wordart creation...all the etc you know. It's just
for you to use with this tutorial or in any other tags you might
wish to make. But, that's it xx Thank you :)
You can get Rock HERE and Chick HERE

Xero Greyscaler - oh, you know where to find it :)


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The Usual - 700 x 600

Add New Layer

FF White


Now open the Paper12

Resize 86% SS

Then

Taking your Crop tool - crop a section of the paper to

125 wide by 500 high

Tick to crop

Then Edit, Copy and close your Paper - and DON'T save the changes!

then Edit, Paste as a New Layer

It should position the paste fairly centrally - which is fine


OK

Open Paper 13

Repeat as above

(Your Crop Tool should have remembered your Width and Height settings

So move the crop section around the paper to get the area you'd like cropped - and hit Tick to apply)


Repeat for Papers 19 and 18 - not forgetting to resize the paper each time before you crop?

Fab!!


OK - so on the tag canvas - we have 4 strips of Paper


Top one - Pink Spotty paper - Image, Free Rotate, Left, 20 degrees and move it over

to the left of the tag canvas

Adjust, Sharpness, Sharpen


Click on next paper strip down - black and white chequered

Image, Free Rotate, Right, 45 degrees and leave where it is

I didn't feel it needed a sharpen, but if you do - then repeat the Sharpen as above


Click on the next paper down in the LP

It's skulls and bolts and stuff

Using move tool

Move it over on the tag canvas so it's just near the pointy edge of the chequered paper

See my tag for ref


And on the bottom paper strip...leave as it is

So hopefully, your basic tag should look vaguely or similar to mine?

Good-oh!


Right then...

Open your tube

Copy and Paste

Place as mine - line up as I've done and

position in the LP so it's below the pink polkadot paper

Now click on the Pink Polkadot paper

Image, Duplicate, Image, Mirror

and move this duplicated layer right down the LP

so it's just above the White Background

Repeat this for the chequered paper


Open Droplets2

Resize 50% SS

C&P

Place on the top left of the tag

Have it in the LP just above the two vertical paper strips

Now Duplicate it

BUT Don't mirror - just use move tool and move it over to the right


Open StarBurst2

Resize 90%

C&P

Place in the LP just above the White Back


Open bottlecap3

C&P

Place as mine

Now, if you've placed your tube as mine - the combination of the pinky paper

and this bottlecap should cover the tube edge at the bottom - huzzah!

lol!

Right, on we go...


Open swirlyframe5 (or one of the other colours of your choice)

Resize 80%

C&P

Place under the droplets layers in the LP



Open flower1

Resize 50%

C&P

Place as mine



Open flower 2

Repeat as above


Open smoke3

Resize 60% SS

C&P

Place as mine on the bottom left

in the LP below the Starburst layer

Duplicate

Image

Mirror

Image

Flip


Open starcluster2

Resize 60% SS

C&P

Place as mine bottom left

ABOVE the smoke layer in the LP

And repeat the Dup, Mirr and Flip for this

But in the LP, move the left stars above the Swirlyframe and

the right stars, leave where they are



Now open my wordart which I made for this tutorial (just a quick

remind...no sharing, ta)

C&P

Place them on their corresponding paper strips - ROCK goes on Pink

Polkadots and CHICK goes on the chequered one

Place them just above their respective paper strips in the LP

They are already shadowed and angled, you just use them as they are :)


OK

On the tube layer

Duplicate it

On the bottom tube

Xero Greyscaler on the default settings

then add a dropshadow of

-1, 10, 12, 2.00 Black

and on the top tube, just drop the opacity down to 44


Use the same shadow for the angled pinky polkadot paper strips and the

angled chequered ones and the right vertical strip too*


*NOTE: At this point, once all my stuff was placed, I moved the back black and white chequered strip UP

the tag canvas so I could see it more. I write these tuts as I make the tags and

I decide to move this strip 'til now lol - so please do the same, it's behind the tube's

head, just use move tool and move it up a bit and shadow


Use this shadow for the swirlyframe, starclusters, flowers, bottlecap and droplets

1, 6, 12, 2.00 Black


Don't shadow the smoke or starburst layers

And finally, add a shadow of

0, 0, 35, 7.00 Black to the back paper strip (the pink splatters one)


Now crop the canvas to a more taggy size - I got down to 690 x 582

but take care when you crop not to take out any shadow or edges of elements


Add your artist info now

and

then

Taking a colour from the tag as your Text tool Stroke Width of 2.00

and your fill on Black

Use the Right droplets as your name position

and

place your name

Use your same shadow as used for the elements

(I also added the name again in White with a contrasting font and a sharper shadow)


Now

Delete the White Back and save as PNG for best quality

Ta...and may I add...Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!! ;)

((hugs))

This tutorial was written 19th October 2010

Tag Tutorial - Bite Me! - PTU

Supplies Needed

Tube and Close Up Image of Choice - I'm using a fave from Ismael Rac
I got mine at AMI but you can now get this (I believe?!) from Rac's
Store HERE

Scrapkit - "Pinked" by me, you can get it from Clarey's store HERE
is now a FTU kit which you now get from HERE

Mask - by me, It's the first of the set HERE

Xero Graphics Greyscaler and Porcelain - fab freeware filters!

Font of Choice

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The Usual - 700 pixels by 600 pixels

Add New Layer

Floodfill White


Open the Pinked Frame - CircleGlitter

C&P

Move over to the right of the tag canvas


Duplicate

Image

Mirror

Open Pinked Paper13 or another from the kit

Resize 86% SS

C&P

Move over to the left of the tag canvas and

place below the frame on the left

Do a Selection Delete with an expand of 6

and hit Delete on the paper layer

then

Duplicate the paper part

Image

Mirror

Position as needed so both paper parts are

directly below their respective frames



Paste your large tube as a new layer

below the frame and position within the left one*

Duplicate

Image

Mirror



You may need to paste your main tube and position centrally so you

get a good idea where to place your image tubes


OK

Now repeat the Selection Delete for the tube layers

Now

on the left tube

Duplicate

and on the top copy - Adjust, Blur, Gaussian Blur 3.00

and change the Blend Mode to Overlay

and on the bottom tube layer

Apply Xero Greyscaler on the default settings

Repeat this for the right tube


Once you done this for the two big tubes - you

might want to do a canvas crop to

get rid of excess blurred tube that was hanging outside

of the tag canvas - so just crop the canvas then

Image

Canvas Size

and put it back to 700 x 600

And floodfill the White Background again :D


OK

Copy and Paste your main tube (if you haven't already done so)

and place centrally to the two frames (see my tag for ref)

Duplicate

and on the top tube - Adjust, Blur, Gaussian, 3.00 and set the blend mode to Overlay

then

On the bottom tube - Xero Porcelain on the default settings


Open PinkedPaper17

C&P

Move down the tag canvas so it's just above the White Back

Crop to canvas size 700 x 600

then

Apply my mask - Layers, Merge Group


Open the BradCluster (yeah, I know I used it in my last scrap tut - but me likes lol!)

C&P

Place under all the layer except the mask layer

and position as mine on the right

Image

Duplicate

Image

Mirror


Open the Circle of Pearls

70% SS

C&P

Place just below the main tubes layers in the LP

and on the left of the circle frames

Duplicate

DON'T mirror

Just move across to fit the right frame


Open the PinkedFrame-CircleBeads

Resize 70% SS

C&P

Place this just below the Brad Clusters in the LP

Move over and place to the top left (see my tag for ref)

Im, Dup, Im, Mirror



Open the Dotty Doodle

C&P

Place under all the circle frames in the LP

and position as mine on the top right

Right click the layer in the LP and choose Duplicate

then, Image Mirror



Open the Pussycat png

Resize 70%

C&P

Place to the left of the tag

Im, Dup, Im, Mirr


Open the paper flower

50%

C&P

Place as mine on the left

Im, Dup, Im, Mirr

I also flipped these but that's optional :)


Open the Scatter-GlitterSparkles

C&P

Place just above the BradCluster layer

and position as mine



Open the PinkedTagBackStudStrips

Cut out the bottom or top strip (doesn't matter which, they're the same lol!)

C&P

And place as mine, front and bottom centre of the tag canvas

Excellent for covering tube edges


Now, crop the canvas taking care not to edge off any mask or

glitter or any of the layers


I only cropped to 693 x 587 - big tag!


Now add some shadows of choice to the elements you'd

like to shadow

I'd suggest cats, flowers, bradclusters, frames, NOT the pearls (already shadowed)

and of course, the main tube bottom copy

I also added the White Sparkles but this is optional

then Add your name as liked

Add your artist info

Delete white Background

and

Ta-daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!! All done :) xx

I hope you enjoyed this simple tut, and if you purchase my
kit in order to make it the same as mine - then huge hugs and many thanks xx
You have no idea how much I appreciate it ((hugs))

This tutorial was written 16th October 2010

Tag Tutorial - Rememberance - Was PTU now FTU

Supplies Needed

Image or Tube of Choice - I'm using a fantastic one by Zindy Zone
Please visit her site and purchase IF you'd like to use the same one

Scrapkit - it's mine called "Pinked" and available from Clarey's shop
for the next week, not sure where it'll be after that lol - so if you'd
like it - please go HERE
This kit is now a FTU - freebie!! Go HERE

Basic Sans Serif Font of Choice

This tut is a copy and paste tut, no filters needed

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The Usual - but make your Tag Canvas 700 x 600 pixels

You can either crop later or start smaller :)

Add New Layer

FF White


Open Pinked BradCluster

C&P

Place to the top right of the tag canvas

Duplicate

Image

Mirror

and move this one over a little more to the left


Hide Background Layer

Merge Visible the two cluster layers

Keep hidden for the moment

Then

Duplicate this merged layer

Image

Flip

and

Move this flipped layer down the LP so it's below the first cluster layer

Merge visible these two cluster layers

Now, unhide background layer


Open Paper12 (or another of your choice)

C&P

Move under the frame layer in the LP and position as liked

then

Do a Selection Delete on the frame layer expanding by 6

and hitting Delete on the Paper layer


Open PinkedCurtains

Resize 80% SS

and then

C&P

Place under the frame layer in the LP

and apply a favourite shadow to it

I used 0, 0, 40, 10.00 Black

No need to do a Selection Delete on this layer, it doesn't show under the frame :)


OK


Open ChickenWire

C&P

Place to the top right of the tag canvas under all layers

except the White Back

then

Duplicate

Image

Mirror


Open the PinkedFlower (the action made one, it's pink!)

Resize 60% SS

C&P

Place as mine to the top right of the tag canvas between

over the pink brad part of the cluster

Duplicate

Image

Mirror

Open the PinkedRibbonBow

It comes pre-shadowed

C&P

Place it under the right flower

Duplicate

Image

Mirror

I erased the pieces of ribbon that were showing above the flowers

but this is personal choice - if you'd like them to stay, then fab :)

OK


Open SplatPinkGlitterBall

C&P

Image

Flip

Place to the right of the tag canvas

Under all layers except the White Back...well, obviously lol!

Duplicate

Image

Mirror


Now

Open your chosen Image or Tube if you're using one instead

Then

C&P

Place under the frame AND curtain layers in the LP

and do a Selection Delete as before for the tube layer


Crop the tag canvas now - I got down to 673 pixels by 580 pixels

Tick to Crop


Now - shadows!

OK, add a shadow of - 0, 0, 35, 7.00 Black to

the flowers, chicken wire and splats layers

and

Add the same shadow used for the curtains layer, to the frame layer


Using your dropper tool

Find a light colour in the tag you like (or dark, we're going

to be placing this across the middle section of the frame so

choose what will look good with your image)

and

add this to the Background Materials box

Have the Foreground box on Null

Go to Text Tool - and find a good basic sans serif font (plain, no squigglies lol!)

and

If you've a short tag name like mine, up the Kerning as needed - I went to 200

then

Type your name

and once happy with size and placement

Add a dropshadow, I used 1, -1, 52, 2.00 Black


Add your artists info

then

Delete the white back

and

save as a PNG!

All done :)

This tutorial was written 14th October 2010

Tag Tutorial - Lost - PTU

And now I can't stop singing that Michael Buble song!!

Supplies Needed

Tube and Image of Choice - I'm using one of last year's Hallowe'en ones by Barbara Jensen
Barb has some new ones out for this year so check them out too! But I love this tube
so am using it hehe

Scrapkit - yeeerrrrs! It's mine again - and if you'd like to buy it, it can be
purchased from Clarey's store HERE - Thank you if you do, it's very appreciated xx
and it's now a FREEBIE! FTU kit - you can get it HERE

Mura Meister Clouds

Mask - Vix_Mask341 available from my
tutorial site under Goodies HERE

Wordart - by me, made specially for this tutorial - please do
not use it in any other tag tutorials, or in the creation of
templates, masks, scraps, etc...you know the score :) PU only xx Thank you
You can get it HERE

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Open a New Image in PSP

650 wide by 600 high in 72 pixels/inch resolution

Add new Layer

Floodfill White

then


Open FrameCircle

C&P


Open the GreenCurtains

C&P

Place under the frame layer

and move slightly off centre then

Add a good dropshadow of choice

and

do a Selection Delete with an Expand of 6

Note: you can adjust the colour of the curtains if liked - I did :)


Then open Paper5 (Orange Chequered Pattern)

Image Resize 86% SS

C&P

Place under the Frame and Curtain layers

and

repeat the Selection Delete for this layer



Open Paper 21

Resize as before

C&P

Move down the Layer Palette just above the White Back

and Crop the Canvas to it's size (this gets rid of the 2 pixels excess from the paper lol!)

and the apply Vix_Mask341 to this paper layer


OK So now open your chosen image and tube

Place them as mine

If you want to have your tube emerging from the frame

please see my previous tut on the method for doing this

then

Move the image tube under the frame and curtain layers

but above the paper fill layer

then

Take your magic wand

Click outside the tube area on that layer

then

Selections Invert

then

In your Materials Palette, have your top box on a colour from the

tag and the bottom box on Black

then go to

Mura Meister Clouds

and

look for the Ghost Preset

Apply as mine below



(you may need to hit Reset Colours before applying)

then when applied

Change the Blend Mode to Screen

and

Do a Selection Delete for the excess image area

See what's happened, the Ghost effect has added some lush shading

around the tube's face...well, it did on my one, I hope it does on yours too :)


Open OrangeDoodleSwirl

C&P

Place as Mine

Above the mask layer in the LP

and position as mine

Then I erased the pointy part of the doodle that was showing

at the bottom left

then

Duplicate

Image

Mirror

Image

Flip


Open the Piece of Tulle

C&P

Place as mine under the curtain layer

and have it sticking out over the tube image face

but in a subtle way :D

Then

Do a Selection Delete to get rid of the excess

(No need to shadow, the element is pre-shadowed)


Open StringFlower2 (the orange one)

Position as mine on the left

then

Duplicate

Image

Mirror

Image

Flip


and move these two flowers layers down the LP to just above the

Doodle swirls layers


Then optional - add some sparkles or glitters from the kit

I used the Silver Scatter, I resized 70% and Adjust, Sharpness, Sharpen

then positioned, dupl, mirrored and flipped


Open my Wordart as provided

Recolour if needed and C&P and place as mine


So now - shadows!

Apply a dropshadow of 0, 0, 40, 10.00 Black to the frame layer

also apply to your bottom tube layer

then

for the Doodle Swirl and String Flowers - 2, 0, 50, 5.00 Black


So now crop your tag canvas if needed

Add your name in a font and style of choice

Add Artist info

Delete White Background

and

Save as a PNG

Ta-daaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!

Simple, but nice :) xx

This tutorial was written 6th October 2010.

Tag Tutorial - Oh She Rocks! - PTU

SUPPLIES NEEDED

Tube/Images of Choice - I'm using Rocker by Keith Garvey...love it!
You must buy Keith's work if you wish to use it in PSP tags - so go HERE for more details
But of course, feel free to use whatever tube/images you like


Scrapkit - by er..me :) It's called "Hallo-Rockin'-We'en" and you can purchase
it from Clarey's store HERE

and it's now a freebie FTU kit - go HERE

Xero Graphics Greytinter

That's it!

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Open a New Image in PSP - 700 pixels wide by 600 pixels high 72.00 pixels/inch resolution

Add New layer

Floodfill White


Right, now for the good stuff

Open FrameChequeredPlain

C&P

Image, Free Rotate, Right 90


Open GlitterFrame

C&P

Move down the LP so it's under the first frame


Open Paper14 (the red altar)

Image Resize 86% SS

C&P

Line up under the chequered frame but above the glittered one

and position as liked within - I had the altar slightly off to the right

then

Do a Selection Delete to remove the excess paper, with an expand of 6


Open Image 4 - (Chequered)

Resize as before

C&P

Place under the glitter frame layer in the LP

And repeat the Selection Delete


Open your tube now

Position as liked above all the other layers

Once happy with position, duplicate

and on the top copy

Adjust, Blur, BLUR MORE - aha!! You thought I was gonna say Gaussian?!?!!! hehe
Nope, for this, we just want blurred detail - So it's Adjust, Blur, Blur More

then on the bottom tube layer

Xero Graphics - Greytinter and change the Overall Tint slider to 85

Apply

then

on the top tube layer

Change the Blend Mode to Overlay or Soft Light - whichever you prefer

I used Soft Light

Now right click on the Tinted tube in the LP - and choose View, Current Only

Unhide the tube above, then click on the tinted layer again and

and choose Merge, Merge Visible

then

Right click on it again and choose View, All


Now, if you want you tube to look neatly

tucked into the frame in parts...read on, if not - skip to *

OK, so duplicate the tube layer

and move one layer down below the Chequered frame layer

Hide the top tube layer

Take Eraser on my hard settings - See Glossary of Terms over on the right

for good eraser settings

and all I did was erase part of the guitar wing.

But if you're using a different tube, see if there's a bit of it you want to erase

for it to look like it's emerging from the frame

Once you've erased, unhide the top tube

and I repeated the erase of the guitar wing - so it looks like it's tucked "in" the frame

and I also

got rid of the bottom edge of her legs and the guitar so again, it looks neatly tucked into the frame

BUT this is something I love to do, if you are happy with your tube as it is - well, then don't do any of the erasing part lol!!


*OK

Open your large tube image

C&P

Position on the left of the tag under the glitter frame layer

Then

Duplicate

BUT don't Image Mirror

Just

Move the duplicated one over to the right

(See my tag for ref)

and then

once happy with placement, do a Selection Delete for these two layers

with an Expansion of 6 like before

Then

Crop the tag now to get rid of excess image tube - I had loads overhanging the canvas lol!

Once you've cropped, Image, Canvas Size and put it back to 700 x 600

You'll need to floodfill the White background layer again


OK


Now

Apply Greytinter as before to the two image layers

and drop the Opacity of the layers to 75


Open the Red Bow (Bow3) from my Elements folder

Resize 20% SS

C&P

Place as mine on the left of the tag

Image

Duplicate

Image

Mirror

and move down below the two main tube layers


Open the CharmonaChain-Star

Resize 80% SS

C&P

Place as mine on the left

Duplicate

But don't mirror

just move over so it's under the right hand side bow


Open the TagBack3 - the Black Glitter one

C&P

Place just above the White Background layer in the LP


Open DoodleGelSwirlRed

C&P

Place on the left as mine

then

Image

Duplicate

Image

Mirror


Open the WireHeart

C&P

Place as Mine top left of tag (just above the Black Glitter back in the LP but below the Doodles)

Duplicate

Image

Mirror

Image

Flip


Open GlitterScatterRed from the Wordart folder

C&P

Position as mine Top right of the tag canvas

and move below the tubes and first frame and fill in the LP

Duplicate

Image

Mirror

Image

Flip


Open the Rock This wordart

C&P

Place as prefered on the tag canvas, see mine for ref



Now then, onto Shadows...


For the Glitter Scatters - Minus 4, 3, 18, 8.00 Black

Same for the CharmsonaChain-Stars

For the Bows - 2, 0, 50, 5.00 Black

Same for DoodleSwirls, ChickenWireHearts, GlitterBack,

and Both frame layers

Wordart is already shadowed so don't re-shadow

and

for the main tube layer - apply a favourite tube of choice if liked


OK

So now, add your name as liked

And your artist info

and

then

Crop once more if liked, then delete the White Background

layer and save as a PNG.

Enjoy!! xx

This tutorial was written 6th October 2010.

Tag Tutorial - Eeeeks! - PTU

Tube/Image of Choice - I'm using my ol' favourite - Tabitha by Keith Garvey. It's just superb and you can purchase it from MPT


Scrapkit - again, I'm using Ghost Town by my pal Clarey HERE


Xero Graphics Soft Mood XL - yup, the XL version - if you haven't
already got it - grab it HERE


Mura Meister Copies - use your search engine to find and download


Xenofex 2 Constellation (optional)

Masks - Chelle Weescotslass WSL_Mask220 and my mask Vix_Mask286

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Open a New Image in PSP - 650 wide by 600 high

Add New Layer

Floodfill White



Open acrylic frame

Resize 80% SS

C&P

Place on the tag canvas

S'nice innit? But we're going to recolour this in a min :D



Open curledribbon2

Resize 50% SS

C&P

Then

Image, Free Rotate, Right 90

and

Mura Meister Copies - on the Encircle preset - default settings

Apply

Move this layer below the acrylicframe layer


Open Paper14 (pumpkins one)

Resize 86% SS

C&P

Place under the ribbon frame we just made

then

Click inside the Ribbonframe layer centrally with Magic Wand

and Selections, Modify, Expand by 2

Invert

and hit Delete on the paper layer

Selections None

Make sure your paper is below the ribbonframe layer



Now, on the acrylicframe layer

Adjust, Hue and Saturation, Colourize

and choose

Hue 24 and Saturation 192

Click OK to apply


then

Open Paper2 (the black one)

Resize as before

C&P

Place under the acrylicframe in the LP

but above the rest

and repeat the Selection Expand Delete

BUT this time Expand by 4

then

Invert, and Delete the Excess black paper

Selections None


Open Paper10 (spotty)

Resize as before

C&P

Place just above the White Background in the LP

and

Crop Tool - Snap Crop Rectangle to: Merge Opaque

and it will get rid of the slight bit of paper overhanging the tag canvas


Then

Apply Chelle's WSL_Mask220 (one of my all-time faves!)

and

Layers, Merge, Merge Group


Open Paper 2 again (the black one)

Repeat the resize, C&P and Crop

then

Apply to this black paper - my mask Vix_Mask286

Layers, Merge, Merge Group


And make sure this mask layer is above the spotty one in the LP


OK

Onwards!!


Open your chosen tube

(I know I use Tabitha every Hallowe'en season - but she is such a rockin' tube!!!)

C&P

Place as liked - either left or right of the tag canvas as mine


Open the Close Up/Image tube if you're using one

C&P

And place on the opposite side to your tube

So, mines on the right

Do a Selection Delete to get rid of the excess tube and

make sure this layer is below the acrylic frame but above the black paper fill


Open GlitterSplat 2

Resize 60% SS

C&P

Place over on the right of the tag canvas (see mine for ref)

and move down

so it's just above the mask layers in the LP

(Do this on the opposite side if you placed main tube right etc)


Duplicate

Image

Mirror

Image

Flip


Open spidersweb2

C&P

Place as mine - line it up under the acrylicframe layer

but above your tube image

and place so it's "sticking" to the sides of the frame

On this web layer

Adjust, Add/Remove Noise, Add Noise, 30 Uniform with Monochrome Ticked

and apply a Drop Shadow to the web of

2

Minus 9

18

8.00

Black

Now click inside the acrylicframe with Magic Wand and do a

Selection Delete for the excess web


Duplicate your Image layer that's within the frame

And on the top copy

Adjust, Blur, Gaussian Blur 3.00

then

Go to the bottom image and apply Xero Soft Mood XL on these settings

of mine...



Then

On the Top copy of the Image

Change the Blend Mode to Screen and drop the Opacity to 67

Back to the bottom tube image and apply the same dropshadow we used for the web


(Note: if needed, do a Selection Delete to remove any blurred tube image that may poke out under the frame edge

but there wasn't any when I made mine, so it'll depend on tube placement and amount of expansion you use)


Hide your main tube for now


Open hauntedhouse2

Resize 60% SS

C&P

Place under the acrylicframe layer, and the two image layers but above the black fill in the LP

and position as mine within the frame

Apply the same Soft Mood settings

then

Do a Selection Delete to get rid of the excess house


Unhide your Main tube layer

and check you're still happy with placement

if not, move it about :D


Open stripedswirly3

Image, Resize 30% SS

C&P

Layers, Arrange, Bring to the Top so you can see what you're doing

then

Image, Free Rotate, Right 90

and

Apply Mura Meister Copies

BUT

Change the Shift X and Y sliders to 60

and the Number to 20

Apply

then

Move down the LP so it's just above the masks layers


Apply a subtle dropshadow to the two glitter splat layers

0, 0, 35, 7.00 Black

Same for the swirly circled layer you just made


then

Apply a good tube shadow to the curledribbon frame layer

I used 0, 0, 40, 10.00 Black

Optional: add a Xenofex 2 Constellation

setting to this layer - BUT do it BEFORE you apply shadow

or it'll look odd lol!

Apply same dropshadow to the acrylicframe layer

and to your main tube layer

Now

Add your name in a style and font of choice

THEN if you're adding the spider - see * below

Apply the same shadow as for the web

Add Artist info

Crop the Canvas

Delete the White Background

and save as PNG

Hope you enjoyed this tut :) xx

*NOTE: For added spookiness, I took the Spider from the SpookyTree in Clarey's kit

and added it to the finished tag above (Simples, just open the Tree - take Selection Tool

Draw out a Rectangle around the spider and some of his trail - then Cut, Selections None, close

the tree and DON'T save changes then Paste your cut selection

onto your current tag canvas and place where liked and shadow as for the web erasing any excess

trail if needed) but this is optional as I know a few taggers who

don't like the eight legged beasties lol!!

This tutorial was written 5th October 2010

Tag Tutorial - Fright Night - PTU

Tube of Choice - I'm using one of my favourites by Suzanne Woolcott - you can purchase it HERE at the Gorjuss store.


Scrapkit - Ghost Town by Clarey- I love this! You can get it HERE at Clarey's store.


Mask - my own Mask - Vix_Mask452 which you can get at my blogsite HERE

Wordart - by me, created specifically for use with this tutorial. Please do not share this wordart around, use for any other tag tuts or use in your
kits, masks, templates, stuff that you share. It's PU only for you. Okely-dokely?? Thank you xx

Get the wordart HERE
It's a PNG so just right click and save to your own computers :)

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This kit is rockingly good - so we're making a BIG tag!!

Again, as with any of my tuts, if you prefer smaller tags then start smaller and

adjust the resizings as needed...

OK

So - open a New Image in PSP - 700 pixels wide by 600 pixels high with a 72.00 pixels/inch Resolution (always a 72.00 resolution

when making signature tags)


Add a New Layer and guess what? Correct! Floodfill White


Now

Open your chosen tube, C&P and place as a New Layer on the canvas

then

Open purpleframe

Image, Rotate Right

C&P as a New Layer on the tag canvas

Close the original purpleframe file and don't save changes

Line up the frame centrally to the tag canvas (you may need to just move it up or down a little)

so it lines up with the bottom of your tube's feet...if it has any :)


Open hauntedhouse2

Image Resize

80% Smartsize

C&P

and line it up as I have done with the bottom edge of the frame

Make sure the house is under the tube but above the frame layer in the LP


Open fence

Image Resize 70%

C&P

Move this layer UNDER the frame layer in the LP


Right, that's the bones of the tag....let's get onto the meat lol


Open paper7 (the spiders)

Image, Resize 86% SS

C&P

Place under the frame layer in the LP

then take Magic Wand on the usual selection settings

and click inside the left frame square

Selections, Modify, Expand by 4

Selections Invert

and hit Delete on the paper layer

Selections None


Take Paper10 (the spotty one)

Repeat as above for the right section of frame


then

Open Paper16 (candycorn)

and repeat above for the middle section


OK

So that's the frames filled


Now

Open Paper15 (hauntedhouse)

Resize

C&P

Then

Apply my mask Vix_Mask452

Layers, Merge, Merge Group

and make sure you move this layer below all the other but above the White Background

Take your Selection Tool, on Rectangle

And draw out a Rectangle horizontally along the bottom of your tag canvas

and then when on the Masked layer, hit Delete

We want to get rid of the mask that pokes out underneath the frame at the bottom

Selections None

Again, with Selection Tool - draw out a smallish square on the Haunted House layer

to include the small moon and bats - then hit Delete (gorgeous though it is, we've got a moon from the paper beautifully showing behind the house lol!)

Selections None


Open ghost3

C&P

Place within the area of the right frame square

Dropshadow it as prefered for your tubes

then

Do a Selection Delete to get rid of the excess ghost (now, there's a sentence ya don't say everyday lol!!)


Open ghost2

and repeat as above for the left


Open cat

Image Resize 30% SS

C&P

Place on the right of the frame as mine

So this layer will be at the top of the LP


Open owl

Resize as for cat

then

C&P

and place as mine with his little claws

overhanging the frame

Again, he'll be above the other layers in the LP


Open pumpkin1

Resize 40%

C&P

Place as mine over on the left of the tag


Open pumpkin3

Resize as before and place as mine


Open spider

Resize 20%

C&P

Place as mine


Open candle

Image Resize 20% SS

C&P

Place as mine - IF you use the same tube as me, you'll need to erase the tube's candle


Now

Open the Sparkles 1 2 and 3

Place as liked just above the Masked Layer in the LP

Resize if needed/liked

If any stick out under the frame layer at the bottom - erase them


Open the Wordart I've provided for this tutorial...ONLY!

C&P

Line it up as mine

and

Move it down the layer palette (LP) to just below the Haunted House layer


Now

Tube - Shadow 2, 2, 50, 5.00 Black

Apply this same shadow to pumpkins, spider, candle, cat and owl


House - 0, 0, 40, 10.00 Black

Apply this same shadow to frame and fence layers


Now add your name in a font and style as liked

And place it over the right side above the ghost's head :)

Dropshadow as for the tube


Add your artist info now

then

Go to Crop Tool

And clicking on the Nodes, move the crop inwardly taking care

not to crop any shadow, mask etc

Tick to Crop


then

Delete White Background

and

Save as a PNG

All done!!

Enjoy :) xx

This tutorial was written on 5th October 2010

Tag Tutorial - Clareycakes - PTU

SUPPLIES NEEDED

Tube of Choice - I used a PTU one by Suzanne Woolcott aka gorjuss

Scrapkit - Cupcake Party Tag Kit by Clarey - you can purchase it HERE

Xenofex 2 Rip Open

Mura Meister Copies

Mask of your Choice - a rectangular one would be good

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OK - We're going to make a nice big tag :D So if you need to start
smaller - cool, just adjust the following sizings as in proportion to your start size :)

The Usual - but make it a 650 x 600 pixel New Image

Add New Layer

Floodfill White


Open roundframe1 from Clarey's kit

C&P

Resize 80% Smartsize

Using Magic Wand on your usual selection settings - see my Glossary of Terms section over on the right if you're not sure what settings to use

Click inside the roundframe1 and Selections, Modify, Expand by 6

then find the paper12

Image, Resize 86% Smartsize

C&P on the tag canvas

Place as liked within the frame

Selections, Invert, Delete

Selections, Invert

and then find paper6

Resize as before

C&P

But, move this down the tag canvas

so it's just under halfway up the frame centre - see my tag for ref

Once happy with placement - repeat the Selections, Invert and Delete

Selections, None


Now, move both of these paper layers down the LP

so both are under the frame layer

Whole paper nearest the bottom


So, on the pink half filled paper layer

Take your Freehand Selection Tool

Have it set to 3 Feather - Add - Point to Point

And select the top horizontal edge of the paper

Start at the left side - go across the top of the pink paper area and slightly beyond

then back over to the left side again to join it - jaggedy as you like - from one

side of the paper to the other

See this example below to show you how I selected it



Keep Selected

then

Xenofex 2 - Rip Open and apply the following settings



So now, see the gorgeous cupcakes that come with this kit?

We're going to stuff our pink paper pocket with cakes! :D

Choose which you'd like to go with the tube you're using

Resize the cakes 50% or so, make them different sizes if prefered

then

C&P

Move down the LP so they're below the Pink Paper layer

and place as liked

Once happy with placement of the cakes

Apply a dropshadow of your choice to them to give some depth

I used 0, 0, 40.00, 10.00, Black


Then, open paperflower3

C&P

Then

Go to Mura Meister Copies - look for the Encircle Preset

and change the X and Y Sliders to 70 each

Apply

Open paperflower6

C&P

Image Free Rotate, 90 degrees to the right

then move this flower - over the tag canvas so it's lined up with

the pink flower on the middle of the left side

Move down the LP so it's below it

Duplicate

Image

Mirror

Line up on the right side

Duplicate this flower on the right

Image

Free Rotate, LEFT, 90 Degrees

And place as mine under the top central flower

Duplicate this one

Image

Flip


Now

Open a chosen paper to go with your tag so far - I used Paper11

Don't Resize this one

just C&P

then

Crop to canvas size 650 x 600 tick crop tool


Make sure the paper is just above the white background

then

Take your mask of choice - a rectangle shaped dimension one would be best, and then apply

Layers, Merge, Merge Group


Now open your chosen tube

C&P

Place as liked

Add effects as liked and shadow as prefered :)


Now on the flowers and frame layer

Apply a dropshadow as liked

I used the same one I did for the cupcakes earlier


Open scatterswirl2

Image

Resize 60%

C&P

Now

Line this swirl up with the top right area of the mask layer

See my tag for reference

Now

Move the swirls down the LP to just above the Mask Layer

Duplicate

Image

Flip

Image

Mirror

Now merge these two layers together

and apply a subtle shadow

I used

2

0

16

1.98

Black


Add your name in a colour and font of choice

Apply a Bevel or (as I did) a SuperBladePro preset

and

Shadow as before


Apply any other bits you might like to use - I added some sparkles which I love at the moment, am obsessed with sparkles lol!


Now, add your artist info

and Crop the tag canvas

I got down to

623 x 546

Then

Delete the White Background

and

save your work as a PNG file - so it's transparent backed

and when posting in your forums, will not have a white background :)


Hope you enjoyed this simple, copy and paste tut - simple, maybe...but effective? I think so hehe xx

This tutorial was written on 1st October 2010 by Vix
All of my tutorials are registered with TWI

Tag Tutorial - When Irish Eyes - PTU

Tubes/Images of your Choice - I'm using a Tube and Close up

Artwork © Jennifer Janesko

If you wish to use the same tube you must purchase it from CILM

However feel free to use whatever you have

Scrapkit - A superb St Pats kit by my pal Clarey called "Luck of the Irish"
It's PTU and available from her store HERE

Xero Graphics Radiance

Mask of your Choice - I used one of my own Mask403

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Open a New Image in PSP - 650 x 600

Add New Layer

Floodfill White

then

Open clarey_luckoftheirish_stamp frame2

C&P

Place centrally in the tag canvas

Image, Resize 70%

then

Adjust, Hue and Saturation, Colourize,

and then change the Hue to 65 and the Saturation to 105

Now

Move this stamp frame over to the top left of the canvas

Leave plenty of room on the top left and middle left though

Duplicate the frame layer

Image, Free Rotate, Right 20 degrees

then

move down the tag canvas to place as mine


Open Paper 4

C&P

Place under the rotated frame in the LP

then use Magic Wand on the usual selection settings

and do a Selection Delete with an Expand of 4


Open Paper 7

C&P

Place under the first frame in the LP

and repeat the Magic Wand Selection Delete as before

Open your Chosen Tube/Image/Close up

C&P

Place on the tag canvas

and move between the chosen frame and paper in the LP

so it's sandwiched in between - then

on the Image/Tube/Close Up layer

Apply Xero Radiance on these settings...

Strangeness - 103

Charm - 73

Truth - 82

Beauty - 131


Apply a favourite dropshadow if using a tube

then

use Selection Delete as before to get rid of the excess tube

Repeat for the other frame with either a close up or

different tube/image of your choice

This time, I didn't add the Radiance as my image was so light already


Open shamrockofshamrocks1

Resize 90%

C&P

Move down the LP so it's just above the White Background


Open Paper 9

C&P

Place below the shamrocks layer in the LP

and

Apply Vix_Mask403 to the Paper layer


Open the Emerald Glitter

Resize 60%

C&P

Move to the top right of the tag canvas

(see mine for placement)

then

Duplicate

Image

Mirror

Image

Flip

Move both of these Glitter layers down the LP so that the bottom left on

is below the shamrock layer but above the masked paper layer

and the top right one is above the shamrock layer


Open curledribbon

60%

C&P

Line it up with the top of the straight frame (see my tag for placement)

then

Duplicate the ribbon

Image, Free Rotate, 20 degrees right

and place along the bottom of the rotated frame


Open the potofgold

Resize 60%

C&P

Place as mine


Open shamrockdecoration

50%

C&P

Place as mine


Now add dropshadows to the two frames

I used

0, 0, 38.00, 10.00 Black


Then, on the elements - I used 2, 2, 45, 5.00 Black


Now crop the tag canvas to remove any excess paper or tube/image that may be outside the canvas

and

add your name in a style and font of your liking

I used a glitter fill and added the name to the pot and used

the element dropshadow

Finally,

Add your artist info

Delete the White Background and

Save as PNG

Hope you enjoy and if you celebrate St Patrick's Day - have a happy one!

Tag Tutorial - Viva - PTU

Tube of Choice - I'm using a gorgeous one by Ted Hammond

Artwork © Ted Hammond

If you wish to use the same tube you must purchase it from CILM

However feel free to use whatever you have in your collection


Scrapkit - PTU - I'm using the superb "Sin City" by Jessica over @ Gothic Inspirations - thank you sweetie xx

Please go HERE for more details

Background Image of choice - preferably a Las Vegas shot - I used one
from Stock Xchng www.sxc.hu - I used Las Vegas as the search word
and found one I liked by getjustin on (I think) about Page 6 or so.


Two masks by Chelle WeeScotsLass - Mask 145 and 220

Xero Graphics - Pastellise

Xenofex 1 - Shower Door

(both of these filter plug ins are freely available from the Net)

Lokas Shadow (optional)


Sparkles of Choice also optional

Font of Choice - I used a FontDiner.com font called Loungy

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OK - so
The Usual, a new Canvas in PSP

I used 680 x 600 (nice and big but if you'd like to start smaller

or you have forum restrictions where you post, then just adjust as needed and

do the same for the following element percentages too)


Then

C&P your chosen tube as a New Layer

Place centrally to the tag canvas, resize if needed

then hide the tube layer for now


Open Paper5

Leave for the moment


Now, open the Nightlife photo/image you've chosen to use - a landscape image

works better than a portait one

IF you've used the same one as me, resize image 30%

then

C&P as a new layer on our tag canvas(ideally you

want the image size to be not as massive as the canvas, but

large enough to take the mask) just above the White Background

Now unhide your tube so we can build the tag around it


Now

On the Background image,

Use Chelle's mask WSL_Mask145

Layers, Merge, Merge Group

Make sure it's below your tube layer

then

duplicate the mask layer

and on the bottom copy,

Adjust, Blur, Gaussian Blur by 10

then

go to Xenofex 1 - Look for Shower Door

and apply the Collage preset from the drop down menu


Now duplicate the untouched mask layer again

and on the top copy

Apply Xero Graphics Pastellise - on these settings of mine



Hope you get the same effect as me - you shouldn't have any extra background

added to the layer - if it's applied right, the preview window hopefully will show

as mine

Anyway, once applied

Change the Blend Mode of this mask layer in the LP to either Soft Light or Overlay -

whichever you prefer


So you should have 3 masked layers

the Top one in the LP should be the Pastellised one

the middle should be the untouched mask one

and the bottom should be the Shower Doored one

Yes?

Cool!


OK

Duplicate your tube layer

and

On the top one - apply Pastellise as we did for the mask layer

Same settings

but this time

Change the Blend Mode in the LP to Burn or similar, we want a nice darkened effect

OK?


Cool

Now, let's element this baby up lol!


Open Vegas Sign

Image Resize 50%

C&P

Place as mine


Open Dice 2

50%

C&P

Place to the right of your tube

Duplicate

Image

Mirror


Open Scatter Bling

70%

C&P

Place to the left of the tag as mine

Move this down the LP below all the mask layers

then

Duplicate

Image

Mirror


Open Poker Chips

30%

C&P

Place to the left

Duplicate

Image

Mirror


Open Money

50%

C&P

Place to the right of the tag as mine

just under the right dice layer

Then


Open Money Bag

40%

C&P

Place above your tube layer

and duplicate

Use to cover any half body or leg chop off from your tube

or (in my case) the furry carpet (yikes! lol!)

Anyway, use it as mine, but don't mirror image the bag

Just duplicate and move over as needed


Now - remember our paper from way back? lol!

Go to Pattern (in the Materials Palette, next one along from Colour/Gradient)

Find the Money Paper - but change

the Scale to 40

See my settings here



Click OK

and you should now have the Pattern in your Foreground (or Background) box

Good

So add a New layer just above the White Background

and Floodfill this new layer with your Money pattern :D

OK

Now you can close the Paper - we're done with that

And

On this money layer

Apply Chelle's Mask - WSL_Mask220

Layers, Merge, Merge Group

and

Duplicate this layer for added emphasis


Now then - dropshadows!

One of the best finishing touches for any tag imho :D

So...

Don't shadow any of the mask layers

but for all the elements use

2, 2, 45.00, 5.00 Black

Apply to all elements

and

On your bottom copy of your tube - not the Pastellised one

Apply

a favourite dropshadow that you'd usually use for tubes

I used one from Lokas Shadow called Flat Faint Shadow (it's a preset in there)


Now, crop the canvas again to the size you'd like it (it

also helps to get rid of any overhangs, if there are any)

I just cropped to the size it is - 680 x 600


Add your Artist info now and if using photo/image
that needs a courtesy mention, add that too.

And if liked, add some sparklies you may have

I added a New layer

and looked in my Picture Tube tool and found Sparkle (dunno if

it's a preset or one that I obtained but I used that)

and placed various sizes of it to compliment the Sparkle Bling layers

I also used some other sparkles I had :D Improvise with what you have

and see what you like

then

finally -

Using one of the fabulous Font Diner retro Vegas style fonts

(I used Loungy)

I added the name in a glitter fill and black stroke

Place in the blank space top right

and added the element dropshadow

All done :D

Hope you enjoy xx

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This tutorial was written on 25th February 2010 by VixIt is a tutorial based on a tag of my own design created
this morning and
any potential similarities to other tag tutorials that
may be available is wholly unintended and completely coincidental.
Links to tube/scrap blogs or sites are added either through necessity or creator courtesy,
and it is entirely up to the individual (ie. You!) if you choose to visit these sites and/or download/purchase from them.
Scraps used in my tutorials that I've obtained from PTU purchased scrap kits are NOT supplied in my tutorials supplies.
NO linking to my tut examples, screen shots, files or graphics permitted
All of my tutorials are registered with TWI

Tag Tutorial - Sweet Love - PTU

Tube of Choice - I'm using a cutie by Suzanne Woolcott

If you'd like to use the same - please visit her site HERE


Scrapkit - PTU - a completely gorgeous one called Love is In the Air by my pal Clarey

You can purchase it from her store HERE


Masks - 445 and 446 by me :) Both are available to save from my blog HERE


Toadies - What Are You


Penta.com - Colour Dot

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The Usual - but make the canvas size 650 x 600

If you'd like a smaller tag, adjust your canvas size accordingly

and the same goes for the following resize percentages

Adjust to what you'd need instead...

OK


Open the Chocolates

C&P

Place to the middle left of the canvas

Duplicate

Image

Mirror


Open the SW tube (if you're using a different tube, adjust placement to suit your tag)

C&P

Place as mine



Open the HeartFrame2

80%

C&P

Place as mine

under the other layers and above the White Background


Change both colour boxes to White

and

Duplicate the Heart Frame

Apply Toadies - What are You on

the default settings

then

Penta.com Colour Dot on

the default settings

Make sure this frame is below the original frame in the LP


Duplicate the chocolate box layers

and repeat the Toadies and Penta for the bottom copies

BUT

Change the X-Dose slider in Toadies to 10 from 20


Click inside the non Toadied heart frame with Magic Wand

Selections, Modify, Expand by 5

Open Paper 9 - or another delicious one of your choosing

C&P

Move between the two heart frame layers

and do a Selection Delete on the Paper layer

Selections None

Crop the canvas using Crop Tool - Snap Crop Rectangle to: Merged Opaque

(Should be the same size as your canvas)


Just above the White Background

C&P Paper 7

then

Apply my mask - Vix_Mask446 to it

Layers, Merge, Merge Group

and move across the canvas to line up with the heart frame a little more

See my placement for reference


Open the Cupcake

Resize 20%

C&P

Place to the left in front of the chocolates

Duplicate

Image

Mirror


Open Flower 6

70%

C&P

Place as mine to the left of the tag at the top left

of the heart frame then

Duplicate

Image

Mirror


Open another of the flowers

70%

C&P

Image

Flip

then place in the centre of the heart frame as mine


Open another of the flowers

Resize as before

C&P

Image

Mirror

But, move this over to the left of the tag and place underneath the

left side flower

Duplicate

Image

Mirror

and

move these under the chocolate box layer (the non Toadied one)

in the LP


Use Dropper Tool

Choose a colour from the tag

Place in Background Material Palette colour box

Have Foreground on Nill

Type out your name in a font of choice

Stretch out to fit where liked

then

Apply a simple and subtle dropshadow to it

I used 0, 0 ,35, 7.00 Black


and now

on the Cupcake, Chocs and

the flowers layer - add a shadow of

2, 2, 45, 5.00 Black

or a shadow of your choice

and on the heart frame, apply a shadow like

3, 3, 54, 7.00 Black

or one of your choice

and on the tube layer - shadow as prefered


Add your Artist info now


Crop the canvas

Delete the White Background

and

save as a PNG

All done xx