Supplies Needed
1 tube of choice – I used
the beautiful artwork of Joanna Bromley which can be purchased from
Digital Art Heaven.
Weescotlass Mask 39 here
My Template 225 here
“Lively Lavender” is a
tagger size scrap kit created by Tiny Turtle Designs and can be purchased here.
This tutorial was written
assuming you have a working knowledge of PSP.
~♥~ Let’s
get started ~♥~
Open up the template.
Shift + D.
Close out the original.
Highlight the background
layer.
Image/Canvas size 700 px.
Flood fill white.
Delete the credit layer.
Highlight Template Layer 1.
Click on it with your
Magic Wand.
New Raster Layer.
Copy and paste Paper 13
Into Selection.
Deselect.
Click the lock icon at
the top of the layers pallet to lock the layer.
Adjust/Blur/Motion Blur:
Angle: 0
Strength: 100%
OK
Click the lock at the top
of your layers pallet to unlock the layer.
Effects/Edge
Effects/Enhance.
Delete the template
layer.
Give the paper a slight
Inner Bevel:
Highlight Template Layer 2.
Click on it with your
Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 1
Into Selection.
Deselect.
Click the lock icon at
the top of the layers pallet to lock the layer.
Adjust/Blur/Motion Blur:
Use same settings
Click the lock at the top
of your layers pallet to unlock the layer.
Effects/Edge
Effects/Enhance.
Delete the template
layer.
Give the paper the same
slight Inner Bevel.
Highlight Template Layer 3.
Click on it with your
Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste element 27
Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template
layer.
Give the paper the same
slight Inner Bevel.
Repeat the above step
with Template Layer 4.
Highlight Template Layer 5.
Click on it with your
Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 10
Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template
layer.
Give it the same slight
Inner Bevel.
Highlight Template Layer 6.
Click on it with your
Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 22
Into Selection.
Deselect.
DO NOT delete the
template layer.
Highlight Template Layer 8.
Highlight Template Layer 8.
Merge Down.
Template Layer 8 and 7 should now be on the same layer.
Template Layer 8 and 7 should now be on the same layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
Copy and paste Paper 20
as a new layer.
Right Click on it in your
layers pallet and choose “Promote Section to Layer”
Deselect.
Delete the original paper
layer.
Delete the template
layer.
Give the paper layer the
same slight Inner Bevel.
Copy and Paste the
following items as new layers, resize as follows:
Element 50 – Change the
Properties to Soft Light.
Your tube: If you’re using the same as I did, resize 85%
and change the Properties to Soft Light.
Move these 2 elements
into position over the paper that belong to Template Layer 6. Don’t worry about what overhangs and overlaps, we’ll
take care of that in a bit.
Your tube again: Again, if you’re using the same as I did,
resize this one 55%
Take a good look at your
tag to be sure you like the position of the 3 elements.
Highlight Template Layer 6.
Click anywhere outside of
it with your Magic Wand.
Highlight each of the
elements that the Properties were changed to Soft Light and tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Highlight the horse layer.
Click anywhere outside of
it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Invert
Highlight the tube layer
that has the Properties set to Soft Light.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Add your
elements. I used:
6: Resize 5%/Duplicate 3x’s for a total of 4
8: Resize 5%/Duplicate 2x’s for a total of 3
106: Resize 50%//Section off and remove bottom
half. Duplicate 2x’s for a total of 3. Duplicate and flip each of them.
97: Resize 40%/Duplicate/Flip
26: Resize 70%/Duplicate
48: Resize 15%/Duplicate/Resize 70%/Duplicate –
Duplicate and flip all 3 flowers
19: Resize 12%/Duplicate/Mirror – Duplicate and
flip both elements. Duplicate and flip
all 4 elements.
108: Resize 50%
80: Resize 60%/Duplicate/Mirror/Flip
114: Resize 35%
25: Resize 15%
47: Resize 20%
47 (again): Resize 15%
50: Resize 40%
90: Resize 40%
Highlight your white
background.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 22 Into
Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Resize 120%
Merge Group.
Duplicate
Add your copyrights.
Add your name.
Color Pallet:
Foreground: Null
Background: #1a346b
Type your name.
Convert to Raster layer.
Give it a slight Inner
Bevel:
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
