Supplies Needed
Plug Ins used:
Sprayed Strokes – Brush
Strokes
“Fairy Tales of the Sea” is
a PTU scrap kit created by Susan of Tootypup Scraps and can be purchased from any of her stores here. This kit is only available in full size, but
if you contact her, she may help you out with tagger size. Thank you, Susan, for yet another amazing
kit!
This tutorial was written
assuming you have a working knowledge of PSP.
~♥~ Let’s
get started ~♥~
Open up a 700 x 700 blank
canvas.
Flood fill white.
Copy and paste Frame 00
as a new layer.
Resize 45%
Free rotate Left 90
degrees.
Duplicate the frame 2x
for a total of 3 frames.
Line them across your
canvas making sure the middle frame is at the top of your layers pallet and covers
the inside edges of the left and right frame – see my tag for reference.
Tip: Click on View/Grid. A grid will cover your entire work space and
help you align the frames so they’re all even.
To shut the grid off click on View/Grid again.
Close out your white
background.
Merge Visible.
Reopen your white
background.
Use your Magic Wand and
Click inside of each frame.
Selections/Modify/Expand
by 4.
Copy and paste Paper 12
as a new layer below the merged frame.
Resize 55%
Right click on the paper
in your layers pallet.
Choose “Promote Section
to Layer”
Deselect for now.
Delete the original paper
layer.
Copy and paste Frame 00 as
a new layer just above your white canvas layer.
Tap the letter K on your
keyboard to active your Pick Tool and squash the frame just a little to flatten
it – see my tag for reference.
Tap the letter M on your
keyboard to deactivate the Pick Tool.
Use your Magic Wand and
click inside the frame.
Selections/Modify/Expand
by 4.
New Raster layer below
the frame.
Copy and paste Paper 2
Into Selection.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 5
Into Selection – Change the Properties of this paper to Color (Legacy).
Deselect.
Open up Paper 7.
In your Color pallet
close out the foreground. Change the
background color to Pattern and look for Paper 7.
Angle: 0
Scale 70
Make your Rectangle Tool
active set on Rectangle and then set on Square and match your settings to mine:
Create a 275 pixel
square.
Right click on it in your
layers pallet and choose “Convert to Raster Layer” from the sub menu.
Duplicate the layer.
Mirror
Flip.
Move both squares into
position – see my tag for reference.
To both squares Apply
Brush Strokes – Crosshatch:
Stroke Length: 9
Stroke Length: 9
Sharpness: 6
Strength: 1
OK
Open up Paper 5.
Change the pattern in
your Color pallet to Paper 5.
Still using your
Rectangle Tool, set it on Rectangle, use same settings and create a rectangle
approximately 210 pixels wide x 390 pixels long.
Convert to Raster layer.
Move into position over
the left square – see my tag for reference.
Duplicate/Mirror/Flip
Apply Brush Strokes –
Crosshatch to each rectangle using same settings.
Create a rectangle
approximately 100 pixels wide x 500 pixels long.
Center on your canvas.
Convert to Raster layer.
Apply Brush Strokes –
Crosshatch:
Use same settings.
Change the pattern in
your color pallet back to Paper 7.
Create a rectangle that’s
approximately 70 pixels wide by 450 pixels long.
Convert to Raster layer.
Apply Brush Strokes – Crosshatch:
Use same settings.
Copy and paste your tube
as a new layer.
Add your elements. I used:
Seagrass 03: Resize 50%/Duplicate
Starfish 01: Resize 10%
Fish 01: 15%
Fish 01a: Resize 15%/Duplicate
Fish 01b: Resize 20%
Chest 02: Resize 15%
Beach Sand 01: Use Pick
Tool to flatten a little
Ocean Floor 01a: Resize 50%/Erase fish
Seashell 08a: Resize 20%
Highlight your white
background.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 12
Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Merge Group.
New Raster layer below
the merged group layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 5
Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Merge Group.
Move to the right just a
little – see my tag for reference.
Duplicate
Move to the left just a
little – see my tag for reference.
Add your copyrights.
Add your name.
Color Pallet:
Foreground: #4e2c2f
Background: #8d5621
Make your Text Tool
active.
Set the stroke to 1.
Type your name.
Give it a slight Inner
Bevel:
Make your Selection Tool
active set on Freehand.
Section out the bottom
1/3 of your name.
Ctrl + H (to activate
Feather Selection Box)
Number of Pixels: 30
OK
Shift + B (to activate
the Brightness/Contrast box)
Brightness: 115
Contrast: 11
OK
Deselect.
Color Pallet:
Foreground: #54b8b1
Make your Target Tool
active and barely bump the bottom of your name just to give it a hint of the
aqua green color.
Apply Brush Strokes –
Crosshatch
Use same settings.
Close out your white
background.
Save your tag as a PNG.
I hope you enjoyed this
tutorial.
I’d love to see your
results.
Hugs,
Bev
