Tag Tutorial - PTU - Pink Patty

SUPPLIES NEEDED

Tube - I'm using Patty by Verymany which can be purchased from Scraps and the City HERE

Scrapkit - A fabulous kit by Bibi's Collection called Just Dance - you can purchase it HERE

Xero Graphics Greyscaler and Radiance

Font - Bebas Neue from HERE

Scripty Font of Choice

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Open a New Image in PSP
700 pixels wide by 550 pixels high
Add a New Raster
Floodfill White

Open BIBIJUSTDANCE ELEM (4)
The flower trail swirl
Resize this element 70%
Copy and Paste as a New Layer on the tag canvas
Place horizontally in middle of the canvas if needed
then Image, Flip

Open BIBIJUSTDANCE ELEM (3)
The branch doodle swirl
Resize 40%
C&P
And place so the left start point of the doodle is by the large purple
flower within the previous layer - see my screenshot for guidance



Open BIBIJUSTDANCE ELEM (48)
The pink circle dots
Resize 80%
C&P
Line it up as mine - see screenshot



Making sure you're on the top layer of the Layer Palette
(ie. the pink circle dots are highlighted blue on the right)
Hide the White Background layer for the moment
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
Unhide the White Background Layer
And using Move Tool, Move the merged layer up the tag canvas
making sure you don't touch the edge of the tag canvas
Then
Duplicate
Image
Flip
Image
Mirror

OK

Open BIBIJUSTDANCE ELEM (48) - the frames
Resize 80%
C&P
Make sure this layer is above the others in the LP
Place centrally to the tag
Then
Open BIBIJUSTDANCE PAPERS (12)
Resize the paper 15%
C&P
and place under the frame layer
Using whatever method you prefer - Magic Wand Selection, or Erase etc
Delete the paper outside of the framed area
I used Magic Wand Selection Delete with an Expand of 5
Then Invert and hit delete on the paper layer

Now, let's get the tube and close up placed so we can then concentrate
on the final element placements
Place your close up image in the left frame area on a new layer
Resize as prefered and then once more, do a Selection Delete to get rid
of the over-lapping image
Place your tube on the right side - I resized my tube 60%
Once placed as you'd like it
Duplicate the tube layer
On the top copy
Adjust, Blur, Gaussian Blur, 2.00
then
Xero Graphics - Greyscaler on the default settings
then
Xero Graphics - Radiance on the default settings
then
in the Layer Palette on this layer, change to Soft Light and drop the Opacity to 60
Now, activate the tube layer below this
by clicking on it
then right click and View, Current Only
then click on the Visibility Toggle (the eye with the no entry sign) on the
above Soft Light layer to unhide it
then on the main tube layer, right click once more and Layers, Merge Visible
Right click once more
View, All
Duplicate the tube layer
Move one just above the frame layer
and one just under it (above the paper)
Hide the top tube layer
Using Magic Wand Selection - select the inner frame area
Selections, Modify, Expand by 5
Selections, Invert
And take your Eraser tool on a hard strong setting and erase the bottom parts of the tube which stick out below the frame area
(ie. in this instance, the skirt and legs)
Once deleted, Selections None
Now unhide your Top tube layer
and repeat the erase of the skirt and legs area and any other areas that you'd like - I erased so the bow of the frame was showing "above" the tube and now, you'll see she's poking out of the frame - s'nice innit!
This will probably be the last time I explain this method so in future, refer back to this tutorial if you need a refresher (or, I'll probably pop it in the Glossary over on the right lol!)
(I've worked out that repeating myself over and over again is one of the things that puts me off tutorial writing - after 7 years it can be a little..well, samey lol!)
OK
Add a drop shadow to the bottom tube layer only
I used
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Black
Repeat the Duplicate, Blur, Xero Graphics etc method for the close up layer if liked - I did but I didn't drop the Opacity, kept it at 100
Apply a shadow to the bottom close up layer too

So then,
Crop your Canvas to 700 x 550
then
Image,
Canvas Size
and go up to 700 x 600 with a central placement
Now on the White Back layer
Floodfill once more with White


Open the BIBIJUSTDANCE ELEM (51)
The Winged Heart
Resize, 60%
Place under the frame and paper layers in the LP
Central to the tag area - see mine for line up placement

Open the BIBIJUSTDANCE ELEM (50)
The butterfly heart assortment
Resize 60%
C&P
Place as mine

Open the BIBIJUSTDANCE ELEM (58)
The pink rose
Resize, 40%
C&P
Place as mine

Open the BIBIJUSTDANCE ELEM (74)
The striped heart
Resize 60%
C&P
Place as mine

Open the BIBIJUSTDANCE ELEM (69)
The butterfly
Resize 60%
C&P
Image, Mirror
Place as mine on the rose

OK Now
With your Materials Palette (the two top colour boxes on the right of PSP)
Have the Foreground Stroke Properties on Black
and the background fill properties on Nothing

With your Text Tool activated
Find the Bebas Neue font
with a Stroke of 2.00
Creating it as a Vector (always a Vector - well, unless stated otherwise hehe!)
Type out what you'd like
I went for Girly Girl
Then once you've applied
Stretch it to the size you'd like
See mine for guidance
Once you've done that
Convert to Raster
Now
Once you've done that -
Using Magic Wand
Click inside each of the letters to select them
Selections, Modify, Expand by 1
then use a nice contrasting paper from the kit
I went for BIBIKJUSTDANCE PAPERS (10)
Resize 47%
C&P
Then
back to the main tag canvas and our selection area
Paste as a New Layer
Using Move Tool, adjust the paper 'til you're happy with placement
then
Selections, Invert and hit Delete on the Paper layer
Make sure this paper fill is below the black outline font layer
Back to the Black outline font layer
Adjust, Brightness and Contrast and move your Brightness up to 255
(ie. we want to change the Black to White)
Done?
Cool
Ok now on this layer
Adjust, Add Noise and find the Factory Defaults (which on my PSP is
Random, 50, Monochrome not ticked)
Apply
And on this outline layer
Apply a dropshadow of
2
-1
36
3.96
Black
Now merge this layer down to the Paper Fill layer below it
Duplicate
Position as mine on the bottom right of the tag
then
Move both of these layers down the LP so they are where you'd like them
I moved my top one down to just below the winged heart
and the bottom one - well, I kept it where it was :D

OK
Now finally
Add the dropshadow to the elements
I used the same dropshadow that I used on the tube earlier, but you choose
what you'd like
Add to all elements except the merged backgroundy layer we made at the beginning and the two wordart layers we just made
Now add your name as liked
I went for a scripty font in White
and add your artists © info, URL and any scrapkit props you may like to add
Crop once more
Delete the white back
Save as PNG file for optimum quality
Oh, you're done!
Thank you for looking and if you have a go making it - enjoy!

This tutorial was written on the 6th March 2013 by Vix
It is a tutorial written as I went along this morning
trying to come up with new things which I've never done before and therefore
and any potential similarities to other tag tutorials that
may be available is wholly unintended, completely coincidental
and bleddy astonishing!
Any items supplied to use to create your own tag with this tutorial are supplied
in good faith - if I have used something not intended
for usage in this way, please contact me via email.
Any items created by me for the purposes of this tutorial MAY NOT be used in
any other tag tutorials or for PSP Supplies you create (wordart, brushes, masks, templates, kits)
Links to tube/scrap blogs or PTU tube 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.
This website is intended for educational/entertainment purposes only
NO linking to my tut examples, screen shots, files or graphics permitted
All of my tutorials are registered with TWI

Tag Tutorial - PTU - Enjoy the Ride

This tag uses one of my favourite ever tubes by Barbara Jensen - it never fails to
inspire me!

And this is another tag inspired by a song by Nik - Enjoy the Ride!
Check out his superb album "Ei8ht" from all good music sites

SUPPLIES NEEDED

Tube of Choice - I'm using "Sheer" by Barbara Jensen - an oldie but a very goodie!
See Barb's site for her beautiful tubes and don't use without a license...'cos that's just mean! (ok, it's also illegal too but yannow!)

Scrapkit of Choice - I'm using a PTU mini kit by the superb designer, Kristin Aagard @ Scrap Orchard
The kit is called Enjoy Life and you can purchase it HERE

Mura Meister Copies

Toadies What Are You?

Eye Candy 4000 - Gradient Glow

Font of Choice

This tut uses a method in PSP to make a mask - eeks! So, this isn't really for
beginners to tag making, but see how you get on...
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Open a New Image in PSP
650 x 600
Add a New Layer
FF White

Open the KAagard_EnjoyLife_Word_EnjoyTheRide file
Image, Resize 30%
Edit, Copy
Edit, Paste as a New Layer
(C&P for short!)

Right click on this layer in the Layer Palette (LP)
Duplicate
Hide the top one
Click on the bottom one in the LP to activate it
Go to Mura Meister Copies - Star Cluster preset
and change the Shift X and Shift Y sliders to 40 each
OK to Apply
Like the placement? Good
If not, Undo and go back in and do it again
You'll get a slightly different placement each time
so fiddle 'til you like it
Add a Dropshadow of
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Black

Now
Open KAagard_EnjoyLife_Frame1
Resize 15%
C&P
Above all the other layers
Open KAagard_EnjoyLife_Paper3
Image, Resize, 15%
C&P
Move down under the frame layer
And click inside the frame area and Use Magic Wand to do a Selection Delete
Expand by 3
then Invert and hit Delete to get rid of the excess paper
Now copy and paste your chosen tube
Use either a close up and fill the frame area
or a tube and do a double tube layer
(one above and one below the frame) and
erase the top and bottom as needed
Oh, girlies (and guys!) I've done it a thousand times
Check out my previous tuts to see the method
if you're not sure, but if you've done my tuts for
years, you'll be familiar with it hehe xx

Open the EnjoyLife_Heart
Image, Resize 15%
C&P
Place wherever you have a gap in the background wordart arrangement
Repeat if liked
and free rotate these heart layers 15% either to left or right, whichever you'd like

Open the EnjoyLife_Bubbles1
Resize to 15%
C&P
Place over the top of the tube area
Line up to how it looks good for your chosen tube
Repeat this with the _Bubbles2 file
And erase any that you'd like to remove (if any overlap where you don't want them)

Open the Enjoy_Life_Stitches
Resize 15%
C&P
Place just above the White Background layer

Open a few of the Flower files
Resize to 10%
C&P
Place as many or as few as you'd like on the tag canvas

It was at this point I decided I wanted to recolour the red
elements of the tag to match the red from my tube
So I did
If you'd like to do the same, just hover your Dropper tool over the colour
you'd like to swap to
Then go to the Materials Palette and find the Hue and Saturation value
then off to Adjust, Hue and Saturation, Colourize and place the
two numbers in there
I did this for the hearts and the wordart layer

Now
Add a Dropshadow of
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43
17.82
Black
to all the layers except the bubbles and stitches
(and the tube which you shadowed earlier!)

Unhide the original wordart strip layer we hid at the beginning of the tut
Place where it suits your tag
Recolour if liked and apply the same shadow

On the stitches layer
add a drop shadow of
0
0
35
7.00
Black

Now take your font of choice
and using the Text tool
with both colour boxes on Black
and a Stroke of 1
Type out your name
Covert to Raster then
move down the LP
to where you'd like it
I placed mine just above the frame layer
Now Eye Candy 4000 - Gradient Glow
Look for the Preset called Neon Outline
and move the Glow Width slider all the way down to 3.00
OK to apply
and then apply the same larger dropshadow we used earlier

Hide the White Background
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
Duplicate the merged tag layer
Activate the bottom layer
and then in the Materials Palette
change both of your colour boxes to White
then
Go to Toadies - What are You?
And apply the default settings - 20 and 20
Now
Copy this Layer
and Paste as a NEW IMAGE
On this new Image
Image, Decrease Colour Depth, 2 Colours
and
Have the Palette Component on Grey Values
and
Reduction Method as Ordered Dither
OK to apply
and then
Image, Negative Image
Ooooh look, you've got a mask hehe!
Leave this image for now

Back to our working canvas
DELETE the Toadied layer
Pick two colours from your tag
I went for yellow and green
Make a FG/BG Gradient on the settings you like
I went for Linear on 45 with a 2 repeat
Add a New Layer
Floodfill with this gradient then
Layers, New Mask Layer, From Image
In the Source Window dropdown box
Choose your mask image you just made
and have the Create Mask from
Source Luminance selected
Invert Mask Date not ticked and hit OK
Ta-da!
There's your mask!
It's a little big for the tag - it touches the sides and we
don't want that (looks naaaaasty!) so
Layers, Merge, Merge GROUP
and you should see your mask layer is now all on one layer in the LP
So now
Image, Resize
90%
All Layers Not Ticked as we only
want to resize the mask layer

You can close the mask image you made now as we're done with it
Now finally
Add your artist and scrap designer (if applicable) information
Crop the canvas if liked (take care not to chop any of your tag)
and delete the White Background layer
Save as a PNG
All done! xx
Note: if you like to make lots of tags for others, don't add the Name layer
when I do - simply add it after you've done the mask addition xx

This tutorial was written on the 28th February 2013 by Vix
It is a tutorial written as I went along this morning
painstakingly trying to come up with new things which
I know I've never done before and therefore
and any potential similarities to other tag tutorials that
may be available is wholly unintended, completely coincidental
and would bleddy astonishing!
Any items supplied to use to create your own tag with this tutorial are supplied
in good faith - if I have used something not intended
for usage in this way, please contact me via email.
Any items created by me for the purposes of this tutorial MAY NOT be used in
any other tag tutorials or for PSP Supplies you create (wordart, brushes, masks, templates, kits)
Links to tube/scrap blogs or PTU tube 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.
This website is intended for educational/entertainment purposes only
NO linking to my tut examples, screen shots, files or graphics permitted
All of my tutorials are registered with TWI

Tag Tutorial - PTU - Bones and Beauty

SUPPLIES NEEDED

Tube - I'm using a beautiful and haunting one by
Jasmine Becket-Griffith, licensed via Creative Design Outlet(CDO)
If you'd like to use the same tube in your tag, you can purchase it HERE

Scrapkit I'm using a fab Inspired By mini-kit that was made to compliment the same tube. It's by my friend, Chichi
and it's also available from the CDO site HERE

You can - of course - use a tube and scrapkit of your choice

Mask - one of mine called Big Mask 19 which you can get HERE

Mura Meister Copies

Xero Graphics Greytinter

Font of your choice

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Open a New Image in PSP

700 x 600

FF White


Copy and Paste your chosen tube


Then

Open - Frame

Image, Resize 40%

C&P


Duplicate the tube layer

Hide the main copy for now

and

Position the duplicate within the frame area as liked

and then

Click inside with Magic Wand to activate the frame inner

Selections, Modify, Expand by 4

Selections Invert

And hit Delete on the tube layer

Make sure this is below the frame layer in the LP

Now, duplicate this selected tube layer

and on the top one, Adjust, Blur, Gaussian Blur, 2.00

and change the Blend Mode to Overlay

and on the bottom tube layer

Xero Graphics - Greytinter on Overall Tint slider at 100

Apply

Open one of the Papers you'd like, position within the frame inner area

and repeat the Selection Invert Delete process for the paper layer

and now the blurred tube layer too

Make sure this paper layer is below the frame and tube area layers

and finally add a subtle dropshadow of choice to the frame layer

I used 2, 0, 33, 5.00, Black


Now, making sure that the Main tube layer and the White Background are

hidden

Layers, Merge Visible

Unhide the White Background but keep the main tube layer hidden for the moment


So

Duplicate your frame layer

and on the top copy

Apply Mura Meister Copies on these settings of mine



Now unhide the main tube and move up to the Top of the LP

and check for placement of your tube against mine

We want the Copies to compliment the tube position

so if yours doesn't - then undo, go back and jiggle the

Copies settings

Once happy with the stretch and placement - apply and

move the tube up to the top

Duplicate the copies layer

Image

Flip


Open the Moon element

Image, Resize, 60%

C&P

Line up with the batwing of the tube to the right of the middle tag canvas

See my tag for ref

Move this moon layer down the LP so it's just above the White Back

Duplicate

and on the bottom copy - Adjust, Blur, Gaussian Blur, 5.00



Open the Bat

Image, Resize 20%

C&P

Place as mine at the top of the tag area



Open the Tombstones

Resize 50%

C&P

Place as mine over to the right

move down the LP so it's below the tube layer



Open the Tree

Resize 80%

C&P

Place as Mine over to the middle right

Position within the LP so it's below the tube layer

but above the two Mura's layers

Reposition the bat layer now if liked



Remember the spare frame layer we had?

Move this right up the Layer Palette so it's at the top

Duplicate once more, and hide one

then

place in the centre of the tag

Now

Mura Meister Copies, and apply these settings



Now position as mine over the moon area

and change the Blend Mode of this layer to

Hard Light

and drop the Opacity of this layer to 50%


and unhide the other frame layer

Image, Resize, 60%

Adjust, Sharpness, Sharpen if needed

Repeat the Copies settings you just applied to the other one

and also apply the same Greytinter settings as we did earlier

And position as mine


Open the Wordart2

Resize 60%

C&P

Place as mine over to the bottom right

and move down below the tube layer


Open Paper 5

Don't resize the paper just

Edit Copy

and then Edit, Paste as a New Layer

Move down below all the layers except the White Background

then

Crop to the current tag canvas size of 700 x 600

and

on this layer, apply my Mask called Vix-BigMask019

Layers, Merge Group and move the mask layer slightly over to the right a little

Duplicate

Image

Flip

and move this down a little so it peeks out from the bottom of the assorted elements and tubes - take care it's not touching the edge of the tag canvas


Activate the tube layer once more

Duplicate

And apply a Gaussian Blur overlay as liked

I used 2.00 blur and Soft Light

and apply Xero Greytinter to the bottom tube copy


Now apply a favourite dropshadow to the elements and tube layer

(don't shadow the framed Mura layers or the wordart -

they were all shadowed already)

I used

-2, 3, 23, 8.91, Black


Now finally

Add your name in a font of choice and finish of choice

Add your copyright information and/or license number

Crop

Delete the White Background

Save as a PNG file

Tag!

Hope you enjoyed this tut xx

This tutorial was written on the 23rd of October 2012 by Vix
It is a tutorial written as I went along this morning
and any potential similarities to other tag tutorials that
may be available is wholly unintended and completely coincidental.
Any items supplied to use to create your own tag with this tutorial are supplied
in good faith - if I have used something not intended
for usage in this way, please contact me via email.
Any items created by me for the purposes of this tutorial MAY NOT be used in
any other tag tutorials or for PSP Supplies you create (wordart, brushes, masks, templates, kits)
Links to tube/scrap blogs or PTU tube 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.
This website is intended for educational/entertainment purposes only
NO linking to my tut examples, screen shots, files or graphics permitted
All of my tutorials are registered with TWI

Tag Tutorial - PTU - Nightlife

SUPPLIES NEEDED

Tube of Choice - I'm using one of my favourites by Barbara Jensen which you can purchase at SATC

Taggers Scrapkit - Nightlife by Gemini Creationz - which you can purchase from SATC


Xero Graphics

Mura Meister Copies

Xenofex 2

Eye Candy 4000

Although this is a copy and paste style tutorial, experience in using the filters and understanding of PSP layers etc will be required :)

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Open a New Image in PSP - 700 wide by 600 high @ 72dpi

Add a New Layer

Floodfill White

Open the gemini_nightlife_cots file (the dots image)

Resize 50%

Copy

and Paste as a New layer on the tag canvas

And apply Mura Meister Copies on this setting



Now move the layer over to the right of the tag canvas as mine

Duplicate

Image

Mirror

Layers, Merge, Merge Down


Open your chosen tube

Resize as needed then copy and paste

Position centrally to the tag so you know where the

final position will be

Leave for now, we'll adjust it later

So...


Open the gemini_nightlife_fandangle

Image, Resize 50%

Copy and Paste

Place as mine on the top left of the tag area

Right click the layer in the layer palette and

choose Duplicate

then

Image

Flip

Merge these two layers together

Right click and duplicate again

then

Image

Mirror


Now, using your Dropper tool

Select a yellow shade from the yellow area of the fandangle layer

Place this colour in your top box (Foreground) area of your Materials Palette

Have your Background on Nothing

Now, Preset Shape Layer

Look for Rectangle

Set it to Line Style Solid and Width on 10

Now

Using the dotty layer as a guide, draw out your Rectangle - you want it

to be touching the black and white swirls of the fandangle layer

Draw it out and then when you're happy with sizing, Convert to Raster layer

Jiggle to adjust positioning if needed and once happy, move this Rectangle layer

BELOW the merged swirly fandangle layer in the LP

On this rectangle layer

Adjust, Add/Remove Noise

and choose Add Noise

Uniform, 10

Monochrome ticked

OK


Click inside the Rectangle layer using your Magic Wand on the usual settings

which are Add, RGB Value, 0 Tolerance and 0 Feather

So, click inside then Selections, Modify, Expand by 3

Selections, Load/Save Selection and choose SAVE Selection to Alpha Channel

Click Save

Keep Selected

Now add a new Layer just above the dots layer

but below the rectangle layer

and floodfill the selected area with Black

Keep Selected

Add a New Layer

Click on the Airbrush tool

Have it on these settings



Make sure your colour in the Foreground is WHITE

and then click to the top left area of the selected rectangle area

and draw your airbrush down the right, like a single swag finishing behind your tube

Then, over to the top right area of the selection

and swoop back to the left with the airbrush

(You'll end behind your tube each time)

OK?

Hope I explained that clearly :)

So, you should end up with a brush area that almost looks like lit up areas?

Cool!

With your area still selected

Copy and Paste your tube

one to the left and one to the right

and position under the rectangle layer but above the airbrush layer

Selections, Invert and hit Delete on both tube layers

Now

Selections, None for now...and in fact, it turns out we don't need

the saved selection, but never mind eh!

OK

Change the blend mode of both tube layers to Overlay

then

Xero Graphics, Radiance on the default settings

Note:

If you don't like the finished effect on your tube, then don't use the Xeros OR

change the Blend Mode of your tube cutout layers to suit the tube you use



Open the gemini_nightlife_stagelights

Image, Resize, 50%, All Layers Ticked

Copy

Paste this light as a new layer on the tag canvas

Move it below the tube layer

and line up the right side of the lights with the bottom right of the rectangle

Zoom in to see it better and line up like this...




OK

Duplicate this layer

Image

Mirror

Now this one doesn't line up properly so again, zoom in

and line up with the bottom left side of the rectangle...



OK

Now duplicate this layer

Image

Flip

And move this light UP until it "mirrors" the positioning of the lower one

and you can still see the tube underneath

Then

Duplicate this light layer

Image

Mirror

And once more, it's not a perfect mirror, so move this light layer over to the right

so it lines up with the outside of the rectangle area

Phew!! :)

OK, so that's those positioned - if you're happy with the positioning you

can merge those light layers together to one layer



Open the gemini_nightlife_feathertickler

Image, Resize 80%

Copy

Paste as a New Layer on the tag canvas

Move over to the left

Line up with the edges of the rectangle/lights

Duplicate

Move over to the right and line up as mine



Open the gemini_nightlife_halftone

Image

Resize 50%

Copy

Move over to the left side of the tag canvas

Move this layer down the Layer Palette

to just above the White Background layer

Duplicate

Image

Mirror


Open the string_hearts

Image, Resize, 50%

Place as mine over to the left

Duplicate

Image

Mirror

Line up as mine



Open the armina_fabric_flowers6b

Resize this flower image 20% (Image, Resize, 20%, All Layers Ticked)

Copy this image

Paste as a New Layer on your tag canvas

Place it to the left side at the top of the string hearts as mine

Duplicate

Image

Mirror

Layers, Merge, Merge Down

Duplicate

Image

Flip

Adjust if needed


Open the path

Image, Resize, 50%

Copy

and paste as a new Layer

Move over to the right at the bottom of the tag

And move down the Layer Palette so it's just above the Dots layer

See mine for placement

Duplicate

Image

Mirror

Layers, Merge, Merge Down so both paths are on one layer

Duplicate

Image

Flip!

And adjust up or down as needed, if needed


Back to the tube layer (yes, we got there in the end lol!)

Duplicate

And on the top layer

Adjust, Blur, Gaussian Blur 2.00

then

Xero Graphics, Radiance

Apply the default settings

then change the Blend Mode to Soft Light, and then

change the Opacity of this layer to about 60%

On the Bottom tube layer

Add a Dropshadow of



And apply it again (total 2 times)

Now

Right click on the bottom tube layer in the Layer Palette

View, Current Only

then Unhide the upper tube layer

Right click on the Bottom tube layer again and choose, Merge, Merge Visible

You basically want both tube layers merged onto one layer

Done that?

Excellent

OK

So now, click View, All so you can see all the layers again

But hide the Tube layer for now

then

Onto the bottom path layer

Take your Magic Wand and click on all the black areas of the bottom path layer

Once all of them are selected

Selections, Promote Selection to Layer

then

Xenofex 2 Constellation on these settings of mine...



Selections None

Repeat this step for the top path layer


OK

Keep your tube hidden for the moment

Now for your Text tool

Choose the font - I used Desigers on Size 72 and colour Black

Type out the word you'd like

Convert to Raster Layer

Position to compliment the path edge

then

Eye Candy 4000, Gradient Glow on the default setting EXCEPT change the colour to

match the yellow shade we've been using

Apply


OK

At this point, I erased the bottom of my tube which was protuding

I did this using my Selection Tool, on Rectangle with a Feather of 5

Chose the area that I wanted erased

then hit Delete a few times

OK


So now

Apply the dropshadow to all the element layers except the halftone and dots layers

Then

Finally - add your name in a font of choice

I used White, Dr Carbfred and applied the shadow twice

Add your Artist cr info

Delete the White Background layer

Crop to size and save as a PNG

All done! :)

Hope you've enjoyed this tutorial and have fun making your tags xx

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This tutorial was written on the 6th of August 2012 by Vix
It is a tutorial written as I went along this morning
and any potential similarities to other tag tutorials that
may be available is wholly unintended and completely coincidental.
Any items supplied to use to create your own tag with this tutorial are supplied
in good faith - if I have used something not intended
for usage in this way, please contact me via email.
Any items created by me for the purposes of this tutorial MAY NOT be used in
any other tag tutorials or for PSP Supplies you create (wordart, brushes, masks, templates, kits)
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.
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NO linking to my tut examples, screen shots, files or graphics permitted
All of my tutorials are registered with TWI

Tag Tutorial - PTU - Very Merry

This is another quite simple copy and paste tutorial, but
with another nice kit hehe :) xx

SUPPLIES NEEDED

Please bear with me but for some reason Blogger Editor isn't displaying properly and I'm out of time to do my usual fancy schmancy links and what not - so I'm adding them here as web addresses and when Blogger is fixed I'll do them properly lol!

SO - you'll need

Tube of Choice - preferably one with different sized versions - I'm using one by Keith Garvey called "Christmas Pixie"
I love it!!
You can get this tube from PTE - http://psptubesemporium.com/
or use another triple tube or just one mahoosive tube and resize as needed


Kit - Merry Christmas by...me! You can get it for 30% off
until the end of December at SATC and Clarey's Designz
http://www.scrapsandthecity.com or http://www.clareys-designz.com

Mask by me - Vix_Mask434 - the snowflakey one from a while back



Click on the thumbnail to get the full sized one and right click and save to your
own computers

No other Filters needed

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Open a New Image in PSP

700 x 600

Add New Layer

Floodfill White



Then open Vix-MC-E21a (realistic tree with baubles
or use on of the other two coloured versions in the kit)

C&P

Move over to the left of the tag - middleish

Open

Vix-MC-E1 (The Peppermint Twist Trio Frame)

C&P

Place under the tree in the LP (Layer Palette...that bit over on the right
of PSP which shows yer layers)

and then move over to the right of the tag canvas more

Lining it up as mine for positioning


Now

Open your Tube/Close Up Combo

Get the full bodied tube

C&P

Line up as mine - making sure she's above the
other layers in the LP

Now

Open the Middle sized tube

C&P

Place as mine - and move to just under the Tree layer

Now

Duplicate this tube layer

Move one copy of the tube DOWN the LP so it's under the Frame layer

Hide the top copy of the tube for now

Apply a nice dropshadow to this Bottom tube layer

I went for

1

6

12

2.00

Black

Now taking your Magic Wand on the usual settings (see the side Glossary
of Terms if you're unsure about Selection Erasing)

Click inside the botton frame area (the middle bit)

Selections

Modify Expand by 3

Selections

Invert

Don't hit Delete - we want to keep the top of the tube

So, just grab your Eraser and erase the bit of the tube at the bottom of
the frame area - ie. the skirt that overhangs the frame section

Selections None

Unhide the Top copy of this tube

Apply the same shadow then

Taking your Eraser again

Erase so the skirt area is once again removed
taking care not to erase any shadowed area on the bottom right of the tube

You may need to zoom in a bit for this bit - I know I did lol!
(I went into 200%)
So erase the area carefully on the right of the tube
then you can go a little madder and erase the rest of the
tube bottom as before so she now
appears to be emerging from the frame

(If you're not happy doing this erase part, then don't apply the shadow to the top tube copy
and then you can just do the erase without worrying about removing shadow)

OK, now for some papers within the frame

You can either apply one paper to each frame section
or one whole paper to all - you choose :)

To do this - and I'm gonna shorthand it

Click inside the area of frame you'd like filled
Selection Expand as we did for the Tube earlier

Then

Don't Invert

Just take your chosen paper/s

C&P

Position within the selection

Now, Selections, Invert

Hit Delete on the Paper layer within the LP

Selections None

Move the paper down the LP so it's just above the White Background
and repeat as needed

I used Vix-MC-P11 (white one with red snowflakes)
for all three frame fills


OK
So looking like mine?

Eeeeeeeeexcellent!


So now,

Take your largest version of your tube

C&P

Place over to the right of the tag canvas

Sandwich this layer betweem the paper and frame layers in the LP

If you're having your tube filling the area, don't bother applying a shadow

but if - like me - you're having your face "peeking in" from the frame

then do :)

I used

0

0

50

21.78

Black

(Big and Smudgy Central Shadow)

Then, once more do a Selection Expand Delete as before on this tube


Now CROP the tag to the current size 'cos if you've just

done the large tube and shadow combo, it's still there, sneakily hiding

outside of the tag canvas...

Wanna see? If yes, read on - if not, just crop and skip ahead to the asterisk

So, BEFORE you crop - Go to

Image, Canvas Size

and go to Width 750 x Height 600

LOOK! There it is all hiding under the outside of the tag canvas...schneaky lol!

This can sometimes cause problems with shadow lines on tags and excess tube bits too

Nothing irritates me like when I finish a tag, make a load for friends and then

see a flippin' shadow line or iffy cropped bit.

SO, in my tuts, I always crop to the actual canvas size to get rid of any of this stuff.

People sometimes wonder why I do it...and now, YOU know :D xx

Oh, so just go to your Undo Arrow and Click undo once to get back to your original

tag canvas size of 700 x 600 and NOW you can Crop to Canvas size of 700 x 600

OK

Back to the tut...


*Open the Paper - Vix-MC-P7

C&P

Just above the White Back in the LP

Do another crop to canvas size

Now

Open Vix-MC-E27 - one of the scatters

C&P

Place over on the right of the tag as mine

Making sure this layer is above all the others (we'll move down in a min)

Duplicate

then Move (don't mirror flip as the scatter is shadowed)

over to the left of the tag canvas area

Again, Position as Mine

Now move both of these layers down the LP

so they're just above the Mask layer

OK

Now open Vix-MC-E74 - the wordart

C&P

It should position itself in the middle of the tag area?

If not, move down so it's in the middleish - see me tag for ref

Then

Move down the LP so it's just above the Mask layer


Now taking your Magic Wand again

Click inside the three strip areas of the frame

Selection Modify Expand as before

Then

Hit Delete on all the layers that show through this frame bit

So

the Mask Layer

The Wordart Layer

the two Scatter Layers

Once they've been deleted - Selections None

Now add a nice shadow to the frame layer

I used

1

1

52

2.00

Black

OK

Open Vix-MC-E23 - the sparkles

C&P

Place above all the other layers in the LP

and position as mine


Final bits now...

Add a dropshadow to your main tube and the tree

I used

-1

5

27

12.00

Black


Add your name in a font and style of choice

Place where you prefer

And

then add your Artist CR info and URL etc

Do one more crop to tag canvas - taking care not to crop the Sparkles layer

You might want to add a Black fill layer so you can see what you're doing :)

I got down to 691 x 570

and

Now, Delete the White Background (And black fill layer if you use one)

Merge all layers Visible

and

Save as a PNG file


Ta-daaaaaa!!

Thanks for trying my tut, if you buy it, thanks for
buying the kit ((hugs)) and importantly - enjoy your tag hehe xx

Tag Tutorial - PTU - It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas

This is a nice, simple copy and paste tag tutorial
It is not taxing on the PSP skills :)
However, it uses a gorgeous kit *wink* and is fab for getting to
know your PSP layers or if you need a tag in a hurry! :D

SUPPLIES NEEDED


Tube - I'm using Merry by Celinart Pin Up which you can get from Scraps and the City HERE

Scrapkit - PTU - A collab by SkyScraps and me called "Christmas Delight"
You can purchase it HERE


Mask by me - it's one of my Christmas Masks from 2008
called Vix_Mask301
and it's available from my tutsite for download if you
don't have it already
Scroll down the page and find them HERE

Xero Graphics - Radiance

Eye Candy Gradient Glow - optional


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Open a New Image in PSP - 700 x 600

Add New Layer

Floodfill White


Open the file Vix-E3 (The Black frame)

C & P

Position in the centre of the tag canvas


Open the file - SkyScraps-CD-E40 (The Christmas Tree)

Image

Resize

80% Smartsize

Copy

and Paste as a new Layer above the frame layer


Open the file SkyScraps-CD-E21 (the red swirly ribbon)

Image

Resize

50% Smartsize

Copy

and Paste as a new Layer on the right side of the frame

Duplicate

Image

Mirror


Now Move BOTH of these ribbon layers

down the Layer Palette so they're just above the White Background layer


Open my paper Vix-P2 (the green one)

Image

Resize

86%

Copy

and Paste

as a new Layer

Click with your Magic Wand inside both of the frame sections

Selections

Modify

Expand

4

Selections

Invert

and hit Delete on the paper layer

Selections

None

and make sure the Paper layer is above the ribbons and below the frame


Open vix-E29 (the baubles)

Image

Resize

60%

Copy

Paste on the left side of the tag canvas

Line it up to the top of the frame

Duplicate

Image

Mirror



Open the Celine tube

Edit

Copy

Paste as a New Layer

It'll be massive - hooray! lol!!

So place on the left side of the tag canvas

Under the frame layer

Line up as Mine

Use Magic Wand once more - and do the same selection

as before

and hit Delete on the tube layer

Selections

None

In the Layer Palette (the LP) change the Blend Mode of

the tube to Screen and drop the Opacity to 53 or thereabouts


Now

Paste the tube again

And this time

Resize the tube

60%

Move over to the right of the tag canvas (see mine for placement)

and move the tube layer up to the top of the LP

Duplicate the tube layer

on the top copy

Adjust, Blur, Gaussian Blur, 2.00

then

Xero Graphics - Radiance

on these settings



Then change the Blend Mode in the Layer Palette to Soft Light



Open the SkyScraps-CD-pp6 (Paper)

Image

Resize

75%

(So the paper should be 600 x 600 now)

Now

Apply my mask to the Paper

Then

Copy the Masked Paper

Paste as a new layer on the Tag canvas

Place it on the left side just above the White Background

Duplicate

Image

Mirror

Image

Flip


Now open Vix-E41 (the scatter)

Copy

Paste over on the right side

Move in to position as mine

Duplicate

Move that layer over to the left

Move both scatter layers down the LP so

they're just below

the Paper frame fill layer


Open the file Vix-E34 (the holly)

Copy

Place as mine on the left side of the frame

Duplicate

Image

Flip


Make sure both of these layers are

just below the main tube layer in the LP


Open the file Vix-E39S (the shadowed glitter ornament)

Copy

Paste over to the left side of the tag canvas

Move this layer in the LP

down to just above

the Mask layers

Place as mine

Duplicate

Move the duplicate over to the top right as mine


Open the file - Vix-E45 (the Celebrate wordart)

Copy

Paste as a New Layer

just above the ornament layers

and place as mine

Duplicate

and move down to line up with the bottom of the frame

See my tag again for reference :D


OK

Nearly there!


So now

Crop the tag canvas to it's size or smaller if liked

Delete the White Background layer

Apply a favourite drop shadow to any element that

doesn't already have one

I used a subtle one for the holly and ribbons

and a larger one for the frame, tree and bottom tube layer


Now finally

Add your name in a font and style of choice

Shadow it

and then add your Artist Info

Save as PNG

That's it

All done and I hope you enjoy your tag xx

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

************************

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

Tag Tutorial - Christmas Magical - PTU

Tube of Choice - I'm using a seasonal one

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 - I'm using "Christmas Magic" by Clarey which is gorgeous

and PTU

If you'd like it, please visit Clarey's store HERE

Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow

Xero Graphics Greytinter

Mask - Vix_Mask434 HERE

You can choose to do this tag animated - or not :)

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The Usual except 650 wide and 600 pixel canvas

then

Open Frame 2

C&P

Image, Resize 80% (all layers not ticked)


Open Paper 8

C&P

Sandwich between the two frame layers

in the LP

and

Do a Magic Wand

Selection Delete with an Expand of 8

and Delete the excess paper


Open Paper 11

Repeat as above (put this paper above

the other one in the LP)


Now take your Lasso Tool

on Selection Type Point to Point

Mode: Add

Feather and Smoothing 0 and Anti Alias ticked

and draw out a zig zag line across the paper circle

and encompass the rest of the layer - you can start over

at the circle frame and work from left to right - then go over the top of the circle paper

and join up back at the left

(see my tag to get an idea of the zig zag)

Then

on this paper layer

Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow

Glow Width 3.00 Soft Corners 0 and Overall Opacity 100

Apply


Now

C&P your chosen Christmassy tube

Place this at the top of the layers

and where you'd like it to be on the tag

then

Duplicate

on the top layer of tube

Adjust, Blur, Gaussian Blur, 2.00

then

change the Blend Mode to Overlay

and

on the bottom tube layer

Apply Xero Graphics Greytinter

Right click on the Greytintered tube in the LP

View, Current Only

then

unhide the Top tube

and

right click again and Merge, Merge Visible

and merge the two tube layers together

then

right click again - View, All

and duplicate the tube

move one down to below the zig zag paper


Now apply a dropshadow to the bottom one

Something like

Vertical -2

Horizontal 6

Opacity 38

Blur 7.25

Black

and hide the top tube

Take your Eraser and erase the part of the tube

that sticks out under the frame

Unhide the top tube

and erase some of that

so it looks like she's coming out of the frame behind

the paper

and then

apply the same shadow to the zig zag paper


Open the fairy lights from Clarey's kit

C&P

Move down the LP to between the frame and zig zag paper layers

Apply a shadow of 0, 0, 35.00


Open Bow 1

Image, Resize 50%

C&P

Place on the left

Duplicate

Image

Mirror


Open the Gifts 1 and 3

Resize 70%

C&P

Place as mine

Shadow the same as the fairy lights


Open Glitter Doodle 4

C&P

Move up the tag canvas to just near the bows as mine

Shadow as before


Open Glitter Doodle 1

C&P

Place under the bows as mine

Shadow as before


Open Holly

Resize, 30%

C&P

Place on the left of the pressies

Duplicate

Image

Mirror

Place as mine

and shadow both


Open Paper 12

C&P

Apply my Mask - Vix_Mask434

and move down the LP to just above the White back

Add a shadow to the frame now - something like 0, 0, 40, 10.26 Black

then

Add your name in a prefered font and style of choice

I used CK Constitution, Black fill, No Stroke

and applied the same Gradient Glow as the zig zag paper

then

Shadow as the elements

Crop the Canvas now

and

add your Artist info etc

If you want an animated tag, read on

If you're happy as it is - then delete the White Back and

save as PNG

IF you're animating - read on...


Duplicate the fairy lights layer twice to total 3 layers


Hide the top two layers

and we're starting on the bottom one

Zoom in if you need to see better

So,

Now

On the furthest fairy light to left

With Magic Wand on Tolerance of about 30

Click inside the light to get the colour selected - might take a few clicks and

don't worry about selecting the white bit in the middle

then skip the next bulb and go for the middle one

Select as before

So, you should now have two bulbs selected

Now go to

Adjust, Brightness and Contrast,

and have the Brightness on 20

and Contrast on 5

OK

Selections None

and

Hide this layer

Unhide the 2nd layer up

Now

Select the next two (the 2nd from left and the one after the middle one)

and

repeat the Brightness etc

Hide

and finally

Select the last bulb on the right

and repeat as above


OK

Hide the top two lights layers

then

Edit, Copy Merged

take to Ani Shop

Paste as New Animation

Back to PSP

Hide the bottom lights layer

and unhide the middle one

Edit, Copy Merged as before

Take to Ani Shop

and Paste After Current Frame

Back to PSP

and hide the middle lights

Unhide the top ones

and repeat as above


So, now in Ani Shop

We've got 3 frames

Click on Frame 1

Edit, Select All

then

Animation, Animation Properties,

change to Opaque, White

then

Animation, Frame Properties

and have the speed on 30

View, Animation

and Save As gif :D

Hope you enjoyed this tut and I wish you

a very blessed and Merry Christmas

xx