Tutorial "Emo Passion"

This tutorial was written by me on 23rd March 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: "Emo Passion" Tagger Size kit by SkyScrapsDesigns which you can purchase at ScrapsAndTheCity, a real cool Emo tube, I am using a tube by Celine Bonnet which matches perfectly with this kit, template #392 by DivineIntentionz, Fonts Velvenda Cooler and Pixelmix, Effects, Penta.Com Jeans, dsb flux Bright Noise and Mura's Meister Copies

1. Open template in PSP, with Shift D make a copy, close the original, delete layers by missy, drop shadow, rect drop shadow, wordart and wordart back, image - canvas size Width 700px, Height 600px, Placement Center, highlight layer shape4, arrange layer, move down, merge down (with shape3), select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, open SkyScraps-pp7.jpg, set to pattern (Angle 0/Scale 50), fill selection with pattern, select none, add Dropshadow 1/1/35/5 #000000

2. Highlight thin rect, merge down (with thin rect), select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, fill with #292929, select none, Effects - Penta.Com, Jeans - Amount 20/Border Width 3 (always the same settings), add Dropshadow, highlight shape2, merge down (with shape1), select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, open SkyScraps-pp10.png, set to pattern (Angle 0/Scale 35), fill selection with pattern, select none, add Dropshadow

3. Highlight dotted line2, merge down (with dotted line), select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, fill selection with #40fcf5 (click fill 3 times), select none, add Dropshadow

4. Highlight circle back, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, fill with #ed087d, Effects, dsb flux, Bright Noise - Intensity 50/Mix checked, select none, add Dropshadow, highlight circle, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, fill with #292929, Effects -Penta.Com Jeans, don't deselect, open SkyScraps-M3.png, resize 95%, copy and paste as new layer, move and place as you like, selection invert, press delete, select none, open SkyScraps-E24.png, copy and paste as new layer, free rotate 10 degrees right, move it to the left, onto the circle

5. Highlight square back, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, fill with #40fcf5, Effects, dsb flux, Bright Noise, select none, add Dropshadow, highlight square, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, fill with #ed087d, add new rasterlayer, open SkyScraps-pp13.png, resize 50% (resize all layers not checked), free rotate 10 degrees left, copy and paste into selection, select none, add Dropshadow 1/1/35/1 #000000

6. Highlight rect back, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, fill with #ed087d, Effects, dsb flux, Bright Noise, select none, add Dropshadow 1/1/35/5 #000000, highlight rectangle, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, fill with #8cfdf9, don't deselect, selection, modify, expand 1px, open SkyScraps-M1.png, copy and paste as new layer, place as you wish, selection invert, press delete, select none

7. Highlight top layer, open font Velvenda Cooler, Foreground off, Background #292929, Size 36, write Emo Passion or whatever you want to, convert to rasterlayer, Effects - Penta.Com Jeans, select all, selection float, selection defloat, selection, modify, expand 2px, add new rasterlayer, arrange layer, move down, fill with #ed087d, select none, highlight original text layer, merge down, move it into the upper left corner of the rectangle, add Dropshadow, duplicate layer, move it into the lower right corner of the rectangle

8. Open font Pixelmix, set foreground to #ed087d, background to #40fcf5, then foreground off, background Gradient Foreground/Background, Style Linear, Angle 45, Repeat 2, Font Size 5, write Emo Passion or whatever you want to, convert to rasterlayer, duplicate layer, merge down, Effects, Mura's Meister Copies - Tiling/Tile Gap 1, draw a rectangular selection around 5 lines to the bottom and 4 lines to the right, selection, invert, press delete, select none, place it under the upper Emo Passion text, duplicate layer, place it above the lower Emo Passion text, merge the Pixel font text, add Dropshadow 1/1/35/3 #0000009. Highlight top layer, open SkyScraps-E52.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, image mirror, free rotate 30 degrees left, sharpen, move it up and a little to the left, add Dropshadow 1/1/35/5 #000000, open SkyScraps-E51.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, free rotate 30 degrees right, sharpen, move it down and a little to the right, add Dropshadow

10. Open SkyScraps-E36.png, resize 40%, copy and paste as new layer, move it up to the left, add Dropshadow, open SkyScraps-E33.png, resize 25%, copy and paste as new layer, move it down to the left, add Dropshadow, open SkyScraps-E1.png, resize 30%, copy and paste as new layer, image mirror, move it down to the right, add Dropshadow

11. Open SkyScraps-E28.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, free rotate 20 degrees right, move it up to the right, add Dropshadow 1/1/15/5 #000000, arrange this layer under the pink glitter rectangle layer, open SkyScraps-E29.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, free rotate 40 degrees left, move it a little up and a little to the right, add Dropshadow

12. Highlight top layer, open SkyScraps-E19.png, resize 30%, copy and paste as new layer, place it onto the lower left corner of the rectangle, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, move it onto the upper right corner of the rectangle, add Dropshadow 1/1/35/5 #000000 to both

Now open your tube, copy and paste as new layer, resize if needed, place as you wish, add Dropshadow, if you want you can write down your name, add copyright information and save your tag as .png or .jpg!

Hope you like my tut, please have fun ♥

Tutorial "Punkilicious"

This tutorial was written by me on 14th March 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: "Punkilicious" PTU Scrapkit by Rieka Rafita which you can purchase at Twilight Scraps, a punkilicious tube, I am using the gorgeous artwork of Celine Bonnet which you can purchase at MPT and mask SkyScraps-MaskEmo2.png by SkyScrapsDesigns

1. Open mask in PSP, open a new transparent canvas 650x650px, select all, open RR_Paper5.jpg, copy and paste into selection, select none, layers, new masklayer, from image, load SkyScraps-MaskEmo2.png, source luminance and invert mask data checked, merge group

2. Open RR_Frame5.png, resize 450px, copy and paste as new layer, free rotate 45 degrees left (rotate single layer around canvas center always checked), add Dropshadow 1/1/35/4 #000000, open RR_Frame4.png, resize 400px, copy and paste as new layer, free rotate 45 degrees left, add Dropshadow, with magic wand tool click outside the frame, selection invert, selection, modify, contract 7px, open RR_Paper14.jpg, copy and paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, select none, arrange layer, move down

3. Open RR_Wire1.png, resize 75%, copy and paste as new layer, move it up to the right, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, merge down, add Dropshadow, arrange wire layer above mask layer, stay on the wire layer, open RR_GlitterStar.png, rotate 90 degrees left, resize 550px, copy and paste as new layer, add Dropshadow

4. Highlight blue paper layer, open RR_Sprinkle.png, resize 70%, copy and paste as new layer, add Dropshadow, open RR_Sparkle1.png, copy and paste as new layer, image mirror

5. Highlight top layer, open RR_Wire2.png, resize 70%, copy and paste as new layer, image mirror, move it up to the left, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, don't merge but add Dropshadow to both

6. Open RR_Skull2.png, resize 40%, copy and paste as new layer, free rotate 10 degrees left, sharpen, move it to the left, add Dropshadow, open RR_Bow5.png, resize 35%, copy and paste as new layer, move it to the right and a little down, place it somewhere on the wire, add Dropshadow, open RR_Flower1.png, resize 35%, copy and paste as new layer, move it up to the right, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, merge down, add Dropshadow

7. Open your tube now, copy and paste as new layer, resize if needed, place as you wish, add Dropshadow

Write down your name and/or text now, add copyright information and save your tag as .png or .jpg! Please enjoy, hope you like my tut ♥

Tutorial "Candy Cane Lover"

This tutorial was written by me on 20th December 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: "Candy Cane Lover" Tagger Kit by Kirsty's Scraps which you can purchase at Sophisti-Scraps and a lovely tube and close-up, I used the beautiful artwork of Celine Bonnet (the tube I used was in the MPT Christmas Gift 2010) but usually you can purchase Celine's gorgeous artwork MPT and font AceBinghamSH

1. Open KISM-CandyCaneLover-Frame2.png, with Shift D make a copy, close the original, selection, custom selection - Left 315/Top 0/Right 576/Bottom 275, selection invert, press delete, select none, take your crop tool, layer opaque, double click, image, canvas size - Width 522/Height 550, Placement Up Right, duplicate layer, image mirror, merge down, duplicate layer, image flip, merge down, image, canvas size - Width 650/Height 650, Placement Center, resize frame 90% (resize all layers not checked)

2. Selection, Custom Selection Left 105/Top 90/Right 545/Bottom 560, open KISM-CandyCaneLover-Paper7.jpg, copy and paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, select none, arrange layer, send to bottom, highlight frame, add Dropshadow 0/0/40/3 #000000

3. Open KISM-CandyCaneLover-SnowFlake2.png, resize 35%, copy and paste as new layer, move it up to the left corner of the frame, duplicate layer, image mirror, merge down, duplicate layer, image flip, merge down, add Dropshadow, arrange layer, send to bottom, highlight top layer, open KISM-CandyCaneLover-SequinScatter.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, image mirror, move it up to the left, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, merge down, add Dropshadow, arrange layer about the snowflakes layer

4. Highlight top layer, open KISM-CandyCaneLover-FlowerSpray.png, copy and paste as new layer, move it to the left and a little up (Position x 15/Position y 0), duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, arrange the duplicated one above the scatter layer

5. Highlight top layer again, open KISM-CandyCaneLover-GlassDroplet.png, resize 40%, copy and paste as new layer, move it up to the left, duplicate layer, image mirror, merge down, add Dropshadow, open KISM-CandyCaneLover-Poinsetta.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, move it up to the left corner of the frame, add Dropshadow

6. Open KISM-CandyCaneLover-RibbonFlower.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, move it up to the right corner of the frame, add Dropshadow, open KISM-CandyCaneLover-StringBow.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, move it up to the right, place it on the flower, add Dropshadow

7. Open KISM-CandyCaneLover-Holly.png, resize 35%, copy and paste as new layer, move it down to the right corner of the frame, add Dropshadow

8. Highlight the paper layer under the frame, select all, selection float, selection defloat, open your close-up, copy and paste as new layer, place her as you wish, selection invert, press delete, select none, set the opacity of the close-up to 50, open KISM-CandyCaneLover-SnowFall.png, resize 75%, copy and paste as new layer, move it to the right, this layer is above the close-up and beneath the frame layer

9. Highlight top layer, open your tube, if it is the same than mine, image mirror, copy and paste as new layer, move it to the left or place it as you like, add Dropshadow of your choice, now open KISM-CandyCaneLover-Paper2.jpg, set it to background pattern (Angle 0/Scale 25), foreground #93040c, Line Style Solid, Stroke Width 0,5, write down your name and/or text

Please don't forget to add copyright information and save your tag as .png or .jpg! Hope you had fun ♥

Tutorial "Rawkalicious"

This tutorial was written by me on 18th October 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: "Rawkalicious" scrapkit by ToxicDesirez which you can purchase at ScrappinWarehouse, a tube, I used the beautiful artwork of Celine Bonnet which you can purchase at MPT, effect Xero Greyscaler

1. Open a new transparent canvas 650x650px, open Kristin - Rawkalicious - Frame 1.png, resize 550px, copy and paste as new layer, with magic wand tool click into both frames, selection, modify, expand 5px, highlight layer below the frame, open any paper, I took Kristin - Rawkalicious - Paper 4.png, copy and paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, selection stays invertet, open your tube (close up), copy and paste 2x and fit them into the frames as you like, press delete, select none, merge the two close up layers, effect - Xero Greyscaler, highlight frame, add Dropshadow 1/1/25/2 #000000

2. Open Kristin - Rawkalicious - CD.png, resize 75%, copy and paste as new layer, move to the left (Position x 12/Position y 160), with selection tool circle draw a selection exactly above the CD, delete CD, highlight backgroud layer, add new rasterlayer, flood fill with #fcd7f7, adjust, add noise, noise 25, Uniform and Monochrome checked, selection, edit selection, image mirror, edit selection, flood fill with #fcd7f7, add noise, noise 25, Uniform and Monochrome checked, select none

3. On two circle layer, select all, selection float, selection defloat, selection, modify, contract 4px, open Kristin - Rawkalicious - Paper 6.png, set to pattern (Angle 0/Scale 50), add new rasterlayer, flood fill with paper, select none, add Dropshadow to this layer and the layer below

4. Highlight top layer, open Kristin - Rawkalicious - Disco Ball.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, move it up, add Dropshadow, open Kristin - Rawkalicious - Club Scene.png, copy and paste as new layer, move it down and a little to the left, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, move it a little down, arrange layer, send to bottom

5. Highlight top layer again, open Kristin - Rawkalicious - Heart.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, move it up to the right, add Dropshadow, open Kristin - Rawkalicious - Sparkles 1.png, copy and paste as new layer, with selection tool remove any of the sparkles

6. Open Kristin - Rawkalicious - Guitar Doodle.png, copy and paste as new layer, move it to the left (Position x 12/Position y 33), selection, custom selection Top 0/Left 215/Bottom 650/Right 650, press delete, select none, duplicate layer, image mirror, merge down, arrange layer, send to bottom, arrange layer, move up (it should be second layer from below)

7. Highlight lowest layer (the one with the duplicate club scene), open Kristin - Rawkalicious - Splat.png, copy and paste as new layer, free rotate 90 degrees left (position x 121/position y 70), duplicate layer, move down (position x 101/position y 210), merge down, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, merge down

8. Open your tube now, copy and paste as new layer, resize if needed, place as you wish, sparkle and club scene should be top layers and tube layer should be arrange below, add Dropshadow to the tube

Now you can write down your name and/or text! Please add copyright information and save your tag as .png or .jpg! Hope you enjoyed my tut, have fun!

Tutorial "VIP - One Night Only"

This tutorial was written by me on 18th October 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: "Celine Tagger Kit Collab" (SkyScraps part) by SkyScrapsDesigns and PinkPrincessScraps which you can purchase at ScrapsAndTheCity and a lovely tube by Celine Bonnet which you can purchase at MyPSPTubes, Filter - VM Extravaganza - Transmission and Xero - Porcelaine

1. Open a new transparent canvas 700x650px, open SkyScraps-F7.png, resize 89%, copy and paste as new layer, free rotate 90 degrees left, add Dropshadow 1/1/25/1 #000000

2. Open SkyScraps-E11.png, resize 85%, copy and paste as new layer, free rotate 90 degrees left, move it to the left, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, merge down, add Dropshadow, arrange layer, send to bottom

3. Highlight frame, with magic wand tool click into the frame, selection, modify, expand 5px, open SkyScraps-pp1.png, copy and paste as new layer, arrange layer, move down (under the frame), selection invert, press delete, open your close up tube, copy and paste as new layer, fit into the selection as you like, press delete, select none, set the blend mode to Luminance, duplicate layer, highlight the lower tube layer, adjust, blur, Gaussian Blur 15, merge down the blurred layer with the paper layer, then highlight the normal tube layer and merge down with paper layer, Effects - Xero Porcelaine 50/128/128 - Red/Green/Blue 0, duplicate layer, Effects - VM Extravaganza - Transmission 3/0/40, set the opacity to 25

4. Open SkyScraps-E9.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, move it into the upper left corner of the frame, set blend mode to Brighten and the opacity to 355. Highlight top layer open SkyScraps-E7.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, move it down to the right corner of the frame, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, merge down, add Dropshadow 1/1/25/1 #000000, add Drophshadow 3/3/35/6 #95049b

6. Open SkyScraps-E15B.png, resize 45%, copy and paste as new layer, move it down to the left corner of the frame, add Dropshadow 1/1/25/1 #000000

7. Open your tube, copy and paste as new layer, resize if needed, place it as you wish, add Dropshadow 3/3/35/6 #000000

8. Now you can write down your name and/or text, add copyright information and save your tag as .png or .jpg!