Tutorial "Gamer Girl"

This tutorial was written by me on 23rd March 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 Kit "Flashback" by Cora's Creations, which you can purchase at Sophisti-Scraps, a gorgeous tube and close up, I am using the artwork of Scott Blair which you can purchase at MPT and WSL_Mask84.jpg by Chelle

1. Open mask in PSP, open a new canvas 650x650px, flood fill with white, add new rasterlayer, select all, open cc-pp-04.png, copy, paste into selection, select none, layers - new masklayer - from image, load WSL_Mask84.jpg, source luminance checked, merge group, resize 105% (resize all layers not checked)

2. Open cc-bracket-02.png, resize 80%, copy and paste as new layer, add Dropshadow 2/2/20/3 #000000, with the magic wand tool click into the frame, selection, modify, expand 10px, open cc-pp-11.png, copy and paste as new layer, selection, invert, press delete, don't deselect, arrange paper beneath frame layer, open cc-sparkling.png, copy and paste as new layer, move a little up, paste into selection as you wish, press delete, select none, duplicate layer, image flip, merge down, add Dropshadow 2/2/50/3 #389fa8 to cc-sparkling.png

3. Highlight top layer, open cc-epoxy-spill.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, free rotate 90 degrees right, move up to the right, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, merge down, add Dropshadow 2/2/20/3 #000000, arrange above group layer4. Stay on this layer, open cc-splat-02.png, copy and paste as new layer, add Dropshadow, highlight top layer, open cc-ribbon-04.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, free rotate 90 degrees left, image flip, move it down to the right, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, merge down, add Dropshadow, arrange this layer above cc-splat-02.png5. Highlight top layer, open cc-frame-02.png, resize 75%, copy and paste as new layer, free rotate 85 degrees right, move to the left, with the magic wand tool click outside the frame, selection, invert, selection, modify, contract 3px, open cc-pp-04.png, rotate 90 degrees right, copy and paste as new layer, fit into selection as you wish, selection, invert, press delete, don't deselect, arrange layer beneath frame layer, open your close up, copy and paste as new layer, fit into selection as you wish, press delete, select none, set the opacity of the close up to 50, add Dropshadow 2/2/20/3 #000000 to frame, highlight the paper under the close up, Effects - Texture Effects - Weave - Gap Size 1/Width 6/Opacity 10 - Colours White - Fill Gaps checked

6. Highlight top layer, open cc-beads-02.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, free rotate 65 degrees right, sharpen, move down to the left, add Dropshadow, open cc-love-wa.png, resize 30%, copy and paste as new layer, move up to the right, add Dropshadow

7. Open cc-ribbon-01.png, resize 30%, copy and paste as new layer, image mirror, move it up to the right, add Dropshadow

8. Now open your tube, copy and paste as new layer, resize if needed, place as you wish, add copyright information! Open paper cc-pp-04.png again, set it to background pattern (Angle 0/Scale 25), Foreground transparent and write down your name, add Dropshadow of your choice

We are done now! Save your tag as .png or .jpg! Hope you had fun! Please enjoy!