Supplies Needed
1 tube of choice – I used
the wonderful artwork of Jane Starr Weils which can be purchased from Digital Art Heaven.
Font of choice – I used Afecta here
My template 153 here
Vix mask 451 here
Plug Ins used:
Brush Strokes – Crosshatch
Greg’s Factory Output Vol.
II – Pool Shadow
“Magic Happens” is a
tagger size scrap kit created by me, Bev of HorsePlay’s Pasture Designs and can
be purchased from Digital Art Heaven here. You
can visit my designing blog here. Snaggables of this tag can be downloaded here. Leaving some love would be appreciated - enjoy!
This tutorial was written
assuming you have a working knowledge of PSP.
~♥~ Let’s
get started ~♥~
Open up the template.
Delete the top 5 layers.
Highlight the Raster 1
(the white background)
Images/Canvas Size:
700 x 700
OK
Flood fill white.
Highlight Raster 2 layer.
Click on it with your
Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 19
Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template
layer.
Apply to the paper Brush
Strokes – Crosshatch:
Use default Settings.
OK
Duplicate the layer and
change the Properties to Multiply.
Highlight Raster 3 layer.
Click on it with your
Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 13
Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the same Crosshatch
effect.
Delete the template
layer.
Copy and paste Element 64
as a new layer.
Resize 3%
Duplicate 2 times for a
total of 3 elements.
Move them into position
over Raster 4 template layer.
Duplicate all 3 elements
and move them into position over Raster 5 template layer.
Deselect template layers
4 & 5.
Highlight Raster 6 layer.
Click on it with your
Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 1
Into Selection.
Copy and paste Paper 17
as a new layer.
Move into position so
that only the black sky is over the selected area.
In your layers pallet
right click on the paper.
Choose “Promote Section
to layer” from the sub menu.
Deselect.
Delete the original paper
layer.
To each paper layer apply
the brush strokes effect.
Copy and paste Element 4 as
a new layer.
Resize 55%
Duplicate
Move each from over
Raster templates 7 and 8.
Delete both template
layers.
To the bottom frame:
Make your Selection Tool
active set on Point to Point.
Section around the frame keeping
the dotted line pretty much in the middle of the bones.
New Raster layer below
the frame.
Copy and paste Paper 17
Into Selection.
Deselect.
To the top frame.
Using your Selection
tool, section around this frame just as you did the bottom frame.
Paste Paper 17 as a new
layer below the frame.
Resize the paper 70%
Move the paper so just
the black sky is below the frame.
Promote this section to
Layer.
Delete the original
paper.
Copy and paste Element 30
as a new layer just below the frame.
Resize 40% and move into
position – see my tag for reference.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Copy and paste your tube
as a new layer.
If you’re using the same
one as I did, copy and paste, resize the Witch & Frogs tube layer 50%
Highlight the Frogs
layer.
Use your Selection Tool
set on Rectangle and section off the right 3 frogs.
Paste as a new layer on
your working canvas along the top frame and resize 35%. Use your Eraser Tool to erase the stone if
you happened to copy that, too.
Copy the left 3 frogs of
the tube.
Paste as a new layer on
your working canvas along the bottom frame and resize 35%. Again, if you copied the stones as well, use
your Eraser Tool and erase them.
Make your Selection Tool
active set on Freehand.
Section out an area like
so:
Control + H – Feather Selection
Box will open.
Feather amount: 30
OK
New Raster layer just
above the white background layer.
Copy and paste Paper 19
Into Selection.
Deselect.
Duplicate and change the
Properties to Multiply.
Add your
elements. I used:
El 14: Duplicate/Mirror
El 16: Resize 60%
El 40: Duplicate
El 54: Resize 45%/Change the Properties to
Difference
El 19: Resize 40%/Duplicate
El 8: Resize 30%/Mirror
El 32: Resize 50%/Duplicate/Resize
50%/Duplicate/Resize 50%
El 10
El 37: Resize 40%
El 61: Resize 50%/Duplicate
El 47: Resize 35%
El 11: Resize 40%
Highlight your white background.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 20
Into Selection.
Deselect.
Merge Group.
New Raster layer above
the merged mask layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 22
Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Merge Group.
Change the Properties of
this mask layer to Hard Light.
Lower the Opacity to 85.
Add your copyrights.
Add your name.
Color Pallet:
Foreground: #040404
Background: #992f66
Make your Text Tool
active.
Set the stroke width to
.50
Type your name.
Give it a slight Inner
Bevel:
Copy and paste as a new
layer el 12.
Resize as you want and
use to decorate your name.
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
