Tutorial "Kitty Cute"

This tutorial was written by me on 7th January 2011. 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: "Kitty" PTU Scrapkit by Addictive Pleasures which you can purchase at Dreams-N-Digital, an adorable tube, I am using the beautiful artwork of Keith Garvey which you can purchase at MPT , template Missy_tagtemplate378.psd by Missy

1. Open template in PSP, with Shift D make a copy, close the original, image - resize Width 600px/Height 518px (resize all layers checked), image - canvas size Width 700px/Height 550px, placement center, delete layers by missy, heart, heart2 and rectangle

2. Highlight square4, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, open p2.png, resize 450px, copy and paste as new layer, move it up and fit into selection, selection invert, press delete, select none, add Dropshadow 2/2/25/1 #000000, highlight square5, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, copy resized p2.png again, paste as new layer, move it down and fit into selection, selection invert, press delete, select none, add Dropshadow

3. Highlight square2, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, open p1.png, resize 450px, copy and paste as new layer, move it up, fit into selection, selection invert, press delete, select none, add Dropshadow, highlight square1, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, copy resized p1.png again, paste as new layer, move it down, fit into selection, selection invert, press delete, select none, add Dropshadow

4. Highlight thin rectangle, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, open a new transparent canvas 100x100px, flood fill with black, selection, custom selection Left 0/Top 35/Right 100/Bottom 70, flood fill with #ee6aba, select none, selection, custom selection Left 0/Top 70/Right 100/Bottom 100, flood fill with #10cfe6, select none, set to pattern (Angle 0/Scale 10), back to your tag, fill selection with pattern, select none, add Dropshadow

5. Highlight circle2, merge down (with circle1), select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, back to your 100x100px canvas, flood fill with black again, selection, custom selection, Left 0/Top 0/Right 50/Bottom 50, new rasterlayer, flood fill with #ee6aba, select none, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, set to pattern (Angle 0/Scale 10), back to your tag, fill selection with pattern, select none, add Dropshadow

7. Highlight square3, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, fill selection with black, selection, modify, contract 13px, copy resized p1.png again, paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, select none, highlight dotted square, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, paste p1.png as new layer again, selection invert, press delete, select none, add Dropshadow, highlight black square, add Dropshadow

8. Open circles.png, copy and paste as new layer, move it to the left, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, merge down, add Dropshadow, arrange this layer below the checkered circle layers, highlight checkered circle layers, open splat.png, copy and paste as new layer, move it up onto the right circle, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, merge down, add Dropshadow9. Highlight top layer, open frame3.png, resize 75%, copy and paste as new layer, free rotate 15 degrees right (Rotate single layer around canvas center checked), add Dropshadow, open ribbon5.png, resize 75%, copy and paste as new layer, free rotate 15 degrees right, move it a little down to the left side of the frame, add Dropshadow, open ribbon2.png, copy and paste as new layer, free rotate 75 degrees left, move it to the right and a little down, add Dropshadow

10. Open HeartCharm.png, resize 40%, copy and paste as new layer, move it up to the left corner of the black rectangle, add Dropshadow, open butterfly.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, free rotate 20 degrees right, move it up to the left corner of the black rectangle, add Dropshadow

11. Open fan.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, free rotate 15 degrees right, move it down to the right, add Dropshadow, arrange this layer under the pink ribbon layer but above the blue ribbon layer, open fluffyheart.png, resize 65%, copy and paste as new layer, image mirror, move it down next to the fan, add Dropshadow, open slipper.png, resize 75%, copy and paste as new layer, image mirror, move it down to the right, add Dropshadow

12. Highlight fluffyheart layer, open your tube, copy and paste as new layer, resize if needed, place as you wish, add Dropshadow 2/2/25/10 #000000

You can write down your name and/or text now, add copyright information and save your tag as .png or .jpg! Hope you like my tutorial, have fun ♥