Tutorial "Elfdance"

This tutorial was written by me on 12th January 2010. It was done with PSP9 but it might work with other versions, too. This tutorial is copyrighted to me, any resemblance is purely coincidental and not intentional!

You need: PTU tagger size kit "Toujours Et Pour Jamais" by Designs by Ali, which you can purchase on Twilight Scraps or directly from her blog, mask Vix_Mask441 by Vix and template #23 by Tinas Magical World which you can download here

1. Open template and mask in PSP, with Shift D make a copy of the template, close the original, highlight top layer of the template, open DBA PAPER 40.jpg, resize 350Pixel, layers - new masklayer - from image, load Vix_Mask441, source luminance checked, merge group, copy and paste as new layer, move down to the left (Position x 33/Position y 200), duplicate layer, image flip, merge down, duplicate layer, image mirror, merge down, arrange this layer above the background layer

2. Highlight SmallHearts, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, open DBA PAPER 13.jpg, copy and paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, select none, add Dropshadow 2/2/35/2 #000000

3. Highlight HeartFrame, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, copy same paper, paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, select none, add Dropshadow

4. Highlight BlackRoundedRectangle, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, open DBA PAPER 42.jpg, resize 600px, copy and paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, select none, add Dropshadow

5. Highlight GreyRoundedRectangle, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, open DBA PAPER 41.jpg, resize 650px, copy and paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, select none

6. Highlight RoundedFrame, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, open DBA PAPER 42.jpg again, resize 650px, copy and paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, select none, add Dropshadow

7. Highlight Heart, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, open DBA PAPER 40.jpg, resize 600px, copy and paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, select none

8. Open DBA VALENTINE ELEMENT 2.png, resize 600px, copy and paste as new layer, move it down to the edge of the rounded rectangle, add Dropshadow, arrange - send to top

9. Open DBA TREBBLE DECORATED BOW FLOWERS 1.png, resize 35%, copy and paste as new layer, move up to the right, add Dropshadow

10. Open DBA DATE TAG BOW 1.png, resize 35%, free rotate 25 degrees left, adjust - sharpen, copy and paste as new layer, move it up to the left, add Dropshadow

11. Now open DBA VALETINE COOKIE 1.png, resize 75%, copy and paste as new layer, add Dropshadow and place as you wish! Of course you can also use a tube of your choice or another one of these cute cookies

Please add copyright information, either for Lisa (SophisticatedScraps) who did the cookies or for the artist whose tube you are using! You can add text and/or your name if you want! Save your tag as .png or .jpg! Please enjoy my tutorial and this adorable kit!