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

Tag Tutorial - Winter Cutie - PTU

Tube of Choice - I'm using a cute one by Elias Chatzoudis
@ MPT

Scrapkit - PTU - It's called "Winter Bliss" by my
mate Clarey :D She rocks and this kit is
gorgeous! If you'd like to purchase it, please
go HERE for more details

Masks - HERE and HERE

No filters required

This tut is short-handed, ie. I've explained quickly what
I've done, so people familiar with my tut processes should
be fine :D xx

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The Usual

then

Open rectangeframe3

Resize 80%

C&P


Open wintertree

Resize 80%

C&P

Place as mine to the left of the frame

Duplicate

Move one tree under the frame

Dropshadow the bottom tree - 0, 0, 40.00, 10.26 Black

then

Hide the top tree and

Click inside the frame with Magic Wand

and Do a Selection Delete on the bottom tree layer

Expand by 5

and hit Invert

but use your eraser to take away the

treepot at the bottom

Selections None

then

Unhide the Top tree

and erase the treepot so it looks like

the tree is coming out of the frame


Open Paper 9

C&P

Move down the tag canvas a little

then repeat the Selection Delete process

but this time, you can just hit Delete on the paper layer once you've inverted the

selection



Open Paper 8

C&P

Move down the LP to just above the White Back

and apply my Mask 434

Layers, Merge, Merge Group


Open Paper 3

C&P

Move to just above the last mask layer

and apply my Mask 435

Layers, Merge, Merge Group


Open bauble1

Resize 80%

C&P

Place on the right of the frame

Dropshadow as before


Open snowflake4

Resize, 60%

C&P

Place as mine and dropshadow


Open wiredflowers

Resize 60%

Drop down the LP to just above the masks

Duplicate

Image

Mirror

Image

Flip


Open curlyribbon1 and 2

C&P

Place where liked above the wireflowers layer

and dropshadow as before


Open snowdust1

Resize 70%

C&P

Place as mine


Open snowdust2

Resize 70%

C&P

Place just above the wireflowers in the LP

and at the top of the tag canvas as mine



Open the tube you've chosen to use

C&P

Resize as needed

Place where looks best

Duplicate

and move under the frame layer

Add a dropshadow to the bottom one

and repeat the Selection Delete Erase process

Once you've done this

Apply the same shadow to the frame layer

and the wireflowers


Add your name as liked and any words you might

want to use too - I used Palatino Linotype and two

colours from the tag and put winter at the top

and wonderland at the bottom lol!

Crop the canvas

Add your artist info

Delete the White Background

and

save as .PNG

Hope you like xx

Tag Tutorial - Christmas Comfort - PTU

Tube of Choice - I used one of the Christmas gifts by Keith Garvey from last
year @ MPT. However, I think this tube is now available to
buy if you'd like to use the same

Scrapkit - PTU - I'm using "Holiday Wishes" by Jessica @ Gothic Inspirations
I used this in my last PTU tut, but I said at the time, it's packed
full of goodies perfect for taggies...and I wasn't kidding lol!
If you'd like to purchase the kit, go to Jessica's blog for more
info HERE

Mask - by me HERE

Wordart - by me HERE

Xenofex 2 Constellation

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The Usual

then

Open the WindowWSnow

Resize 80%

C&P

Place centrally


Open Candles2

Resize 20%

C&P

Place on the left of the windowledge

Duplicate

Place on the right

Then

Drop both of these layers below the Windows layer

(The snow is on the window, so we're outside looking in :D)


Open the Pine Garland

Resize 50%

C&P

Place as mine at the top of the window

Then

Dropshadow

0, 0, 40.00, 10.26, Black


Now

Take your Magic Wand

Click outside of the Window

Modify and Expand the Selection by 6

then

hit Delete on the Pine Garland layer


Open my Wordart

C&P

Place on the window frame

and apply the same shadow as before if liked


Open TreePine

Resize 60%

C&P

Place as mine over to the left of the window

and

move it under the window frame in the LP

Apply Xenofex 2 Constellation on these settings;




Hit Random Seed to get the placement you'd like

then

and apply the same shadow as before

and do the same delete process as used for the Garland


Open Paper17

Resize 70%

C&P

Place under all the layers

and repeat the process for deletion of outside excess


You can - if you'd like - decorate your tree

with some of the candy canes etc

Resize them as needed

But, I didn't do this as I thought looked cool as it was :)


Open your chosen tube

C&P

Place as you'd like

Dropshadow

then drop down below all the layers to just above the tree

and

repeat the delete process


Open Paper7

Image, Resize 70%

C&P

Place just above the White Background

and

apply my Mask 434

then

Erase the parts of mask that show under the bottom of the window ledge


Open the Snowflake Frame

Resize 75%

C&P

Place just above the mask layer

and dropshadow as before

And again, delete the small part of frame that shows under the window ledge


Don't dropshadow the Window though xx


Last touches...

Open Holly2

Resize, 15%

C&P

Place to the right of the windowledge

Duplicate

Image

Mirror

Shadow as before


Finally, add your name in a style and font of choice

and

Add your artist info (and scrapkit designer info if required)

Crop the canvas to a more taggy size

Delete the White Background

and

save as .PNG

OR!!!

If you want to add an animated snow effect to the tag, then do so now

and save as a .GIF

Have fun and Merry Christmas xx

Tag Tutorial - Christmas Love - PTU

Close Ups of Choice - I used two from Keith Garvey
These can be obtained from MPT

Scrapkit - I'm using a fantastic Christmas kit by Jessica @ Gothic Inspirations
It's PTU and called "Holiday Wishes" and packed with tons of goodies for lots
of Christmas tags, I love it, thank you Jess hun xx
If you'd like to buy it, please visit GI for more details

My Masks - Vix_Mask434 which can be right clicked and saved from
my other blog HERE and Vix_Mask147 which you can get from my
tut site HERE

Wordart by me HERE
It's a PNG file so should be no background on your downloaded one

Xero Graphics GreyTinter


Xenofex 2 Constellation - optional


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The Usual - except make the tag canvas 650 wide x 600 pixels

then

Open Frame4

Resize 70%

C&P

Place centrally to the canvas

So let's get this frame filled so we can fill the tag with goodies :D


Open two tubes of choice - facial close ups or large tubes if prefered

I used close ups

Then C&P

Place as liked

then use a Selection Delete with an expand of 14 - yes really lol! - and

Invert and delete the excess tube/s

and Crop the canvas to it's current size 650 x 600

then

Duplicate the tube layers

Adjust, Blur, Gaussian Blur 2.00

and change the Blend Mode to Soft Light

and

then

on the bottom tube layer - apply Xero Graphics Greytinter on the default settings


Paste a Paper from the kit - I used

Paper18 - resized to 70%

Move the paper under the tubes and repeat the Selection Delete as before

as you just want this paper as a background frame fill

(There is a space in the bottom middle of the frame - but this will be sorted in a minute lol!)


Open Paper 7

Resize as before

C&P

then apply my mask - Vix_Mask434

and

Layers, Merge, Merge Group

now open Paper 10

Resize and C&P as before

but this time - apply Mask...yeah, my mask 147 again hehe, I think

it compliments a lot of tags so I'm using it again, but feel free to use

a different one of your choice

and Merge Group as before

then

move the 2nd mask down the LP so it's under the 1st mask layer


Back to the elements...

Open Bow2

Resize 50%

C&P

and place in the bottom middle of the frames

Open the Candles - gorgeous!

Resize 25%

C&P

Place on the left side of the frame

Duplicate

and move the duplicate over to the right of the frame


open CandyCanesWBow

Resize 40%

C&P

Place as mine


Open the Leaves Fern

Resize 40%

C&P

Place as mine on the right


Open the Bow (it matches the one on the Candy Canes)

Image, Resize 25%

C&P

Place as mine over the Leaves


Move the candles layers to the top of the LP


Open the Pine Garland

Image, Resize 80%

C&P

Place as mine just above the frame layer


I also added a subtle Constellation effect to the Leaves layer - but this is optional


Now add some dropshadows where you'd like

I added a drop of 2, 2, 45.00,

to

Leaves

Candy Cane

Bow

Bow 2 (the gold one)

Pine Garland

then

I added a dropshadow of 0, 0, 40, 10.26 Black to the Frame layer


Open my Wordart

C&P

Place as Mine


Then add your Name as liked

Add your Artist info

and then

Crop the tag again and

Delete the White Background

and

Save as .PNG

Tag Tutorial - Girly Girl Two - PTU

Tubes of Choice - I used a couple by the fab Elias Chatzoudis
His work is PTU and should be purchased from MPT

Scrapkit - PTU - "It Girl" by my pal Clarey, it's her first
kit in a while and it's v.cool :D Love it hun, thank you xx
If you'd like to purchase it, you can get it from her shop HERE

Mask - WSL_Mask220 by Chelle, it's a fave of mine :D
Can be downloaded by visiting Chelle's tut site which
is linked in Cool Supplies over on the right

Mura Meister Copies

Font of Choice
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The Usual

then

Open White Square Frame

50%

C&P


Move to top left of canvas

Duplicate

Image

Mirror

Image

Flip


Open flower1

C&P

Place in the centre

and

Mura Meister Copies - on Encircle

but change the Number slider to 6

Move down below the frames layers


Over to the papers

Open Paper 10

C&P

Place in the top left frame area

Open Paper 12

C&P

Place in the bottom right frame area

Using Magic Wand with a Selection Delete of with an expand of 6

Delete the excess paper/s

and move the top left paper and frame layers down

the Layer Palette so they are below the bottom right ones


Open Paper 3

C&P

Apply WSL_Mask220



Now

Open eyeshadow

Resize 60%

C&P

Place as mine


Open Lipstick

C&P

Place as mine


Open Mascara

Resize 80%

C&P

Place as mine


Open Phone

Image, Resize 60%

C&P

Place as Mine


Open Varnish

C&P

Place as mine


Take your two face tubes

Resize as needed - I went down about 80%

You want the paper fills to show as well

C&P your tubes

Shadow as liked

and then

use the same Selection Delete with an expand of 6

to get rid of the excess tube/s


Open Glitter Splat 2

Image Resize 40%

C&P

Move to the top right

and move down under the flower layer in the LP

Duplicate

Image

Mirror

Image

Flip


Open Ribbon1

Resize 80%

Move to the top middle of the canvas

Line up as mine and

then move down the LP to just above

the flower layer

Duplicate

Image

Flip


Now add a dropshadow to all element layers

except the papers and mask

Shadow of 2, 2, 45, 5.00 Black


Then Crop the canvas

and add your Name in a style or font of choice

I used a glitter fill for the stroke - Stroke of 2.00 and

Black fill for my name and then shadowed as before

then

Add the artist info

and delete the White background

and save as .PNG

All done :D

Thanks for Looking xx