Tutorial "Ready To Fight"

This tutorial was written by me on 28th March 2012. It was done with PSP X2 but it might work with other versions, too. This tutorial is copyrighted to me, any resemblance is purely coincidental and not intentional!

You need: "Ready To Fight" Tagger Size PTU kit by Inzpired Creationz which you can purchase at ScrapsAndTheCity, a matching tube, I am using the adorable artwork of SkyScrapsDesigns which you can purchase at SATC too, template by Dees'SignDepot HERE, fonts Impact and BankGothic Md BT and filters Penta.com Jeans and L enK LenKSiteofWonders - Zitah

1. Open template in PSP, with Shift D make a copy, close the original, delete layers info, glitter cupcake, bottom wa, bottom white wa, bottom wa ds, life isn't fuckinf easy and LIFE, highlight top white squares, draw an exact rectangular selection around the last (fourth) one of the squares, promote selection to layer, select none, effects, image effects, offset 89/0, do the same with the last black dot, merge dot down, highlight the one square, merge down (with the other squares), duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, delete layer bottom white squares, now highlight the upper five squares, effects, image effects, offset -30/0, do the same with the dots and the grey strip, highlight the lower five squares, offset 30/0

2. Activate font, Impact Size 80, create as Vector, type READY (capital letters only) but leave some space between the letters, convert to rasterlayer, fit it into the upper white squares, do the same with the word FIGHT and fit it into the lower white squares, with font BankGothic Size 30 type READY TO FIGHT and place it into the grey strip

3. Highlight bottom striped circle, merge down (with top striped circle), select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, open Paper 14, copy and paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, selection invert, filter, Penta.com Jeans 25/3, select none, add Dropshadow 1/1/25/2 #000000, repeat with -1/-1, highlight top white squares, merge down (with copy of bottom white squares), select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, paste same papers as before as new layer again, selection invert, press delete, select none, adjust, add noise, noise 25, Random and Monochrome checked, add Dropshadow

4. Highlight top black circle, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, open Paper 2, set to pattern (Angle 0/Scale 50), fill selection with pattern, select none, add Drophshadow -1/-1/25/2 #000000, highlight bottom black circle, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, fill with pattern, select none, add Dropshadow 1/1/25/2 #000000

5. Highlight white square, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, open Paper 7, copy and paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, select none, add Dropshadow 1/1, highlight white oval frame, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, paste pink paper as new layer again, selection invert, press delete, select none, adjust, add noise, noise 50, Uniform and Monochrome checked, select none, add Dropshadow 1/1, highlight grey strip, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, paste pink paper as new layer again, selection invert, press delete, select none, adjust, add noise, noise 25, Random and Uniform checked, add Dropshadow 1/1, highlight small grey circle, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, paste pink paper as new layer again, selection invert, press delete, selection invert, filter, Penta.com Jeans, select none, add Dropshadow 1/1/25/2 #000000, repeat with -1/-1

6. Highlight bottom grey strip, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, open Paper 8, copy and paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, selection invert, filter, Penta.com Jeans, select none, add Dropshadow 1/1, highlight grey oval, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, open Paper 10, resize 600px, copy and paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, selection invert, selection, modify, contract 13px, open Paper 1, resize 600px, copy and paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, select none, highlight blue paper layer, add Dropshadow

7. Merge layers READY and FIGHT, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, copy Paper 7, paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, selection invert, filter, Penta.com Jeans, selection, modify, expand 2px, add new rasterlayer, fill with white, arrange layer, move down, select none, add Dropshadow, highlight dots, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, open Paper 8, copy and paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, selection invert, selection, modify, expand 2px, add new rasterlayer, fill with white, select none, arrange layer, move down, add Dropshadow, highlight the small words READY TO FIGHT, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, open Paper 14, copy and paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, select none, add Dropshadow

8. Highlight large square, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, paste Paper 14 as new layer again, selection invert, press delete, open tube, copy and paste as new layer two times, fit into selection as you wish, press delete on both tube layers, select none, merge both tube layers, draw a big rectangular selection around this layer, selection invert, press delete, select none, set blend mode to Luminance (L), duplicate tube layer, set blend mode to Screen, Adjust - Blur, Gaussian Blur 3, set opacity of top tube layer to 75, highlight tube layer above the blue paper, merge down, highlight top tube layer, merge down, filter, LenKSiteofWonders Zitah, standart settings, add Dropshadow

9. Open Halftone, copy and paste as new layer, arrange layer, send to bottom, add Dropshadow, highlight the layer where we used LenKsiteofwonders of, open Sparkle 3, copy and paste as new layer, open Skull 4, resize 30%, copy and paste as new layer, move it up to the left, add Dropshadow, duplicate layer, move it down to the right, open Ribbon 1, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, image flip, move it up to the right, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, merge down, add Dropshadow

10. Highlight top layer, open Cuffs 1, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, image mirror, image flip, move it up to the left, add Dropshadow, open T-Shirt, resize 70%, copy and paste as new layer, free rotate 10 degrees left, move it down to the left, add Dropshadow, arrange it below the white FIGHT layer, open Shoe 1, resize 40%, copy and paste as new layer, image mirror, move down to the left, add Dropshadow

11. Open your tube now, resize 600px height, copy and paste as new layer, image mirror, move it to the right, duplicate layer, set blend mode of the upper one to Screen, adjust, blur, gaussian blur 3, opacity to 75, merge down, arrange tube layer below the white font layers

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 tut, please enjoy ♥

Tutorial "Fairly Irish"

This tutorial was written by me on 13th March 2012. It was done with PSP X2 but it might work with other versions, too. This tutorial is copyrighted to me, any resemblance is purely coincidental and not intentional!

You need: "Fairly Irish" Tagger Size PTU kit by SleekNSassyDesignz which you can purchase at TwilightScraps, an adorable irish fairy tube plus Close-Up, I am using the fantastic artwork of Anna Fesenko which you can purchase at PicsForDesign, mask lucky mask by Vicky HERE and filter Penta.com Jeans

1. Open mask in PSP, open a new transparent canvas 700x700px, fill with #62dde2, layers, new masklayer, from image, load lucky mask, source luminance checked, merge group, filters, Penta.com Jeans 20/4, close mask

2. Open FI_Element30.png, resize 500px, copy and paste as new layer, add Dropshadow 4/4/40/7 #000000, open FI_Element2.png, resize 50% (resize all layers checked), selection, custom selection, Top 66/Left 0/Bottom 325/Right 265, copy, paste as new layer onto your tag, select none at your frame, close without saving, back to your tag, move the part of the frame down to the left (Position x 93/Position y 363), duplicate layer, image flip, now move the top one down until the borders are exactly together, merge down, duplicate, image mirror, merge down, press Strg X, Strg L, so the frame is exactly in the middle of the tag, arrange below the blue frame, add Dropshadow

3. Selection tool, custom selection, Top 120/Left 120/Bottom 580/Right 580, open FI_Paper10.jpg, copy and paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, don't deselect, arrange layer below the white frame, open your close-up/anyway with my tube I did not use the close up because the tube is large too, maybe you have to resize (I resized mine 75%), image mirror, copy and paste as new layer, fit into selection as you like, press delete, select none, on the tube layer draw a big rectangular selection, selection invert, press delete, select none, duplicate blue paper layer, make the lower one invisible, highlight tube layer, set blend mode to Luminance (L), merge down (with top blue paper layer), duplicate this layer, adjust, gaussian blur 5, blend mode to Screen, merge down, make the blue paper layer visible again, arrange it above the layer with the tube, set blend mode to Hard Light, opacity to 65

4. Highlight top layer, open FI_Element29.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, move it up to the left, add Dropshadow, open FI_Element7.png, resize 40%, copy and paste as new layer, add Dropshadow, open FI_Element5.png, resize 35%, copy and paste as new layer, add Dropshadow, merge down (with the other flower), move it up to the left

5. Open FI_Element26.png, resize 70%, copy and paste as new layer, move it up to the right corner of the frame, add Dropshadow, open FI_Element53.png, resize 40%, copy and paste as new layer, move it down to the left, add Dropshadow, open FI_Element14.png, resize 35%, copy and paste as new layer, move it down to the left, place it right to the dwarf, arrange layer below the dwarf, add Dropshadow, open FI_Element28.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, move it down to the left, place it right to the pot, arrange layer below the pot layer, add Dropshadow

6. Highlight top layer, open tube now, if you are using the same than I you need to resize 23%, copy and paste as new layer, place it on the right side, add Dropshadow, open FI_Element23.png, resize 35%, copy and paste as new layer, move it down to the right, place it on the fairy's foot, add Dropshadow

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 tag, please enjoy ♥

Tutorial "Irish Girl"

This tutorial was written by me on 12th March 2012. It was done with PSP X2 but it might work with other versions, too. This tutorial is copyrighted to me, any resemblance is purely coincidental and not intentional!

You need: "Irish Girl" Tagger Size kit by SkyScrapsDesigns which you can purchase at ScrapsAndTheCity, a St. Patrick's Day tube plus Close-Up, I am using the fantastic artwork of Arthur Crowe which you can purchase at Arthur's store here, my Irish Girl template - Download here and filter Penta.com Jeans

1. Open template in PSP, with Shift D make a copy, delete layer ©Info, open SkyScraps-IG-E48.pngSkyScraps-IG-E48.png, resize 700px, copy and paste as new layer, add Dropshadow 1/1/20/3 #000000, arrange layer, send to bottom, open SkyScraps-IG-E55.png, copy and paste as new layer, move it up to the right, take care that it does not go out of the canvas on the top, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, merge down, add filter Penta.com Jeans 25/4, arrange layer, send to bottom

2. Highlight layer Elipse, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, open SkyScraps-IG-pp4.jpg, copy and paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, selection invert, adjust, add noise, noise 50, Uniform and Monochrome checked, selection, modify, contract 2px, add new rasterlayer, open SkyScraps-IG-pp5.jpg, set to pattern (Angle 0/Scale 50), fill selection with pattern, selection invert, highlight layer ThinRec, press delete, select none, add Dropshadow to the white Elipse layer

3. Highlight RightCircle, merge down (with LeftCircle), select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, paper SkyScraps-IG-pp5.jpg is still open, with your crop tool crop a little yellow peace from a clover, effects, image effects, seamless tiling, corner, linear and bidirectional checked, 0/0/100, set to pattern (Angle 0/Scale 100), fill selection with pattern, select none, add Dropshadow

4. Highlight RightClover, merge down (with LeftClover), select all, selection float, selection defloat, open SkyScraps-IG-pp6.jpg, resize 300px, copy and paste as new layer, move it up into the left selection, promote selection to layer, move small paper into the right selection now, promote selection to layer, select none, remove the small paper, merge both clovers, add Dropshadow

5. Highlight Rectangle, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, fill with the yellow pattern we used before, open your tube and close-up now, copy and paste as new layer (3 times), fit into selection as you like, selection invert, press delete on every tube layer, select none, merge tube layers, tube layer is active, draw a big rectangular selection around it, selection invert, press delete, select none, set blend mode of tube layer to Luminance (L), duplicate tube layer, adjust, blur, gaussian blur 2, blend mode to Screen, opacity to 75, duplicate the yellow paper layer, make the lower one invisible, highlight lower tube layer, merge down, highlight upper tube layer, merge down, set the opacity to 75, make the paper layer visible again and highlight it, select all, selection float, selection defloat, highlight raster2 (the green dots), promote selection to layer, select none, arrange this layer above the tube layer, adjust, hue/saturation 0/0, blend mode to overlay, opacity to 75

6. Highlight ThinRec, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, open SkyScraps-IG-pp1.jpg, copy and paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, select none, add Dropshadow, highlight IrishGirl, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, fill selection with the yellow pattern, select none, add noise, add Dropshadow

7. Open SkyScraps-IG-E44.png, resize 55%, copy and paste as new layer, free rotate 25% right, move it to the right and a little down, add Dropshadow, with your selection tool select the parts over ThinRec, promote selection to layer, on original star press delete, select none, arrange promoted parts below ThinRec

8. Highlight top layer, open SkyScraps-IG-E25.png, resize 35%, copy and paste as new layer, move it up to the left onto the clover, duplicate layer, image mirror, move it down onto the clover, add Dropshadow to both, open SkyScraps-IG-E42.png, resize 65%, copy and paste as new layer, move it to the right and a little down, add Dropshadow

9. Open SkyScraps-IG-E31.png, resize 30%, copy and paste as new layer, image mirror, image flip, move it down to the left, add Dropshadow, open SkyScraps-IG-E21.png, resize 35%, copy and paste as new layer, move it down to the left, on to the right side of the hat, add Dropshadow, open SkyScraps-IG-E34.png, resize 30%, copy and paste as new layer, free rotate 90 degrees right, move it down to the left, add Dropshadow, open SkyScraps-IG-E19.png, resize 15%, copy and paste as new layer, move down, add Dropshadow, open SkyScraps-IG-E32.png, resize 40%, copy and paste as new layer, move it to the left and a little down, arrange this layer below the hat, add Dropshadow

10. Open your tube, copy and paste as new layer, resize if needed, place as you wish, duplicate layer, on the top layer, adjust, blur, gaussian blur 2, blend mode to screen, opacity to 75, merge down

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 tut, please enjoy!

Tutorial "City Style"

This tutorial was written by me on 16th February 2012. It was done with PSP X2 but it might work with other versions, too. This tutorial is copyrighted to me, any resemblance is purely coincidental and not intentional!

You need: "Citylicious" Tagger Size kit by SkyScrapsDesigns which you can purchase at ScrapsAndTheCity, a girly tube, I am using one by SkyScrapsDesigns, too you can also purchase at SATC and Vix_Mask147 here

1. Open mask in PSP, open a new transparent canvas 700x700px, fill canvas with #c70463, layers, new masklayer, from imagek, load Vix_Mask147, source luminance checked, merge group, open SkyScraps-Cytilicious-e51.png, resize 550px, copy and paste as new layer, open SkyScraps-Cytilicious-e46.png, resize 600px, copy and paste as new layer, effects, image effects, offset 0/-20

2. Highlight Pink Frame, with magic wand tool click into it, selection, modify, expand 3px, selection invert, highlight black net, press delete, arrange layer below the pink frame, invert selection again, highlight mask layer, add new rasterlayer, open SkyScraps-Cytilicious-pp5.jpg, set to pattern (Angle 90/Scale 50), fill selection with pattern, select none, add Dropshadow 1/1/50/2 #000000 to pink frame and black net

3. Open SkyScraps-Cytilicious-e40.png, copy and paste as new layer, move it to the left and a little down, duplicate layer, move it up to the right, merge down, add Dropshadow, place this layer above the mask layer

4. Highlight top layer, open SkyScraps-Cytilicious-e64.png, resize 40%, copy and paste as new layer, free rotate 40 degrees left, move it up to the left, duplicate layer, image mirror, move it down, merge down, add Dropshadow

5. Open SkyScraps-Cytilicious-e57.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, move it up to the right, add Dropshadow, open SkyScraps-Cytilicious-e15.png, resize 55%, copy and paste as new layer, move it down to the left, add Dropshadow, open SkyScraps-Cytilicious-e14.png, resize 65%, copy and paste as new layer, free rotate 40 degrees left, move it down to the left, add Dropshadow, open SkyScraps-Cytilicious-e23.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, free rotate 15 degrees left, move it down to the left, add Dropshadow

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

Now you can write down your name and/or text, add copyright information and save your tag as .png or .jpg! Hope you like my tut, please enjoy ♥

Tutorial "Cherry Honey"

This tutorial was written by me on 13th February 2012. It was done with PSP X2 but it might work with other versions, too. This tutorial is copyrighted to me, any resemblance is purely coincidental and not intentional!

You need: "Cherry Honey" PTU Scrapkit by Addictive Pleasures which you can purchase at Dreams-N-Digital and a cherrilicious tube, I am using the adorable artwork of Elias Chatzoudis which you can purchase at PTE

1. Open a new transparent canvas 700x600px, open frame2.png, resize 550px, copy and paste as new layer, with magic wand tool click outside the frame, selection invert, selection, modify, expand 2px, add new rasterlayer, arrange, move down, fill selection with #fdddd6, adjust, add noise, noise 50, Monochrome and Uniform checked, selection, modify, contract 4px, open p4.png, resize 550px, copy and paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, select none, add Dropshadow 1/1/25/2 #000000 to noise layer and to the frame

2. Highlight background layer, open glitter.png, resize 65%, copy and paste as new layer, effects, image effects, offset -120/0, duplicate layer, image mirror, merge down, add Dropshadow

3. Highlight top layer, open cherryblossom2.png, resize 65%, copy and paste as new layer, move it down to the right side of the frame, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, add Dropshadow to both, open bee.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, move it up, place it onto the branch, add Dropshadow

4. Open stamp.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, move it up to the right, add Dropshadow, open stamp2.png, resize 35%, copy and paste as new layer, move it down to the left, add Dropshadow, open bow.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, move it to the left and a little down, add Dropshadow, duplicate layer, move it to the right and a little up

5. Open your tube, copy and paste as new layer, resize if needed! If you are using the same tube than me, resize 90% and place as you wish, add Dropshadow, open textbeads.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, move down, add Dropshadow

You can write down your name and/or text now, add copyright information and save your tag as .png or .jpg ♥

Tutorial "L.O.V.E."

This tutorial was written by me on 12th January 2012. It was done with PSP X2 but it might work with other versions, too. This tutorial is copyrighted to me, any resemblance is purely coincidental and not intentional!

You need: "L.O.V.E." PTU Tagger Size Scrapkit by Tinas Magical Scrap World which you can purchase at Twilight Scraps, a sexy tube plus close up, I am using the gorgeous artwork of Ismael Rac which you can purchase at XeracxStore and Collab Template 15 by Pooker and Denny HERE

1. Open template in PSP, with Shift D make a copy, close the original, delete layer credit info, image resize 700px, resize all layers checked, image - canvas size Width 700px, Height 550px, Placement Center

2. Open TMW_LOVE_SeedBeads2.png, resize 50%, rotate left, copy and paste as new layer, move it up to the left, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, merge down, add Dropshadow 1/1/25/2 #000000, arrange layer, send to bottom

3. Highlight blackcircle, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, open TMW_LOVE_Paper1.jpg, set to pattern (Angle 0/Scale 65), fill selection with pattern, select none, add Dropshadow, repeat all those steps with ltgreycircle, ltpinkcircle1 and greycircle1

4. Highlight drk grey circle2, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, open TMW_LOVE_Paper5.jpg, set to pattern (Angle 0/Scale 65), fill selection with pattern, select none, add Dropshadow, repeat all those steps with ltpink circle2, black strip, Raster 5 and grey strip

5. Highlight small oval, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, open TMW_LOVE_Paper11.jpg, copy and paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, select none, add Dropshadow, highlight pinkcircle2, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, paste paper as new layer again, selection invert, press delete, select none, add Dropshadow, highlight heart, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, open TMW_LOVE_Paper12.jpg, copy and paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, select none, adjust, add noise 25, Uniform and Monochrome checked, add Dropshadow

6. Highlight white vertical strip, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, paste light paper as new layer again, selection invert, press delete, select none, add Dropshadow, highlight Dotted Recatngle, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, open TMW_LOVE_Paper13.jpg, copy and paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, select none, add Dropshadow

7. Highlight orange vertical strip, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, open TMW_LOVE_Paper3.jpg, set to pattern (Angle 0/Scale 85), fill selection with pattern, select none, add Dropshadow, repeat step with lt pink rectangle

8. Highlight larger black rectangle, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, open TMW_LOVE_Paper9.jpg, copy and paste as new layer, move the paper a bit to the left, so the heart is in the center, promote selection to layer, select none, add Dropshadow, highlight small black rectangle, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, highlight paper layer, select invert, press delete, select none, add Dropshadow

9. Highlight narrow strips, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, open TMW_LOVE_Paper13.jpg, copy and paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, select none, add Dropshadow, highlight white rounded rectangle, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, open TMW_LOVE_Paper11.jpg again, copy and paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, don't deselect, open your close up,copy and paste as new layer, fit into selection as you like, press delete, select none, set blend mode to Luminance (L), duplicate layer, set blend mode to Screen and opacity to 50, highlight lower tube layer, merge down, highlight top tube layer, merge down, add Dropshadow

10. Highlight top layer, open TMW_LOVE_Butterfly1.png, resize 40%, copy and paste as new layer, free rotate 35 degrees right, sharpen, move it up to the left, add Dropshadow, open TMW_LOVE_Banner.png, resize 40%, copy and paste as new layer, move it up to the right, add Dropshadow

11. Open TMW_LOVE_Teddy.png, resize 35%, copy and paste as new layer, move it down to the left, add Dropshadow, open TMW_LOVE_HeartCandle.png, resize 45%, copy and paste as new layer, move it down to the right, add Dropshadow, open TMW_LOVE_Muffin.png, resize 30%, copy and paste as new layer, move it down to the right, place it next to the Candle, add Dropshadow, open TMW_LOVE_Rings.png, resize 15%, copy and paste as new layer, move it down to the right, place it in front of the Muffin and the Candle, add Dropshadow

12. Image, Canvas Size, Width 700px, Height 600px, Placement Up, open your tube, copy and paste as new layer, resize if needed, place as you wish, add Dropshadow 1/1/25/10 #000000, open TMW_LOVE_Sparkle.png, copy and paste as new layer

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 tut, please enjoy ♥

Tutorial "Winter Magic"

This tutorial was written by me on 24th November 2011. It was done with PSP X2 but it might work with other versions, too. This tutorial is copyrighted to me, any resemblance is purely coincidental and not intentional!

You need: "Winter Love" PTU Scrapkit by Designs by Sarah which you can purchase at PimpMyTagsWithScraps, a matching Christmas tube and close up, I am using the adorable artwork of Ismael Rac which you can purchase at XeracX Store, mask Vix_Mask3Christmas2010 by Vix here and filter Richard Rosenman - Scanlines

1. Open mask in PSP, open a new transparent canvas 700x700px, select all, open sb_pmt_winter-love_pp5.jpg, copy and paste into selection, select none, layers, new masklayer, from image, load mask, source luminance checked, merge group, open sb_pmt_winter-love_print 2.png, copy and paste as new layer, add Dropshadow 1/1/35/4 #000000, Shadow on new layer checked, highlight winter-love_print layer, select all, selection float, selection defloat, highlight Dropshadow layer, press delete 3x, select none, highlight layer above Dropshadow layer again, merge down

2. Open sb_pmt_winter-love_snow.png, resize 95%, copy and paste as new layer, image mirror, image flip, move it up (Position x 25/Position y 35), duplicate layer, image flip, merge down, open sb_pmt_winter-love_frame 1.png, resize 625px, copy and paste as new layer, add Dropshadow, Shadow on new layer not checked

3. Selection, custom selection, Top 120/Left 120/Bottom 580/Right 580, highlight layer below the frame, open sb_pmt_winter-love_pp6.jpg, copy and paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, open sb_pmt_winter-love_pp10.jpg, copy and paste as new layer, press delete, selection invert, selection, modify, contract 45px, on the red paper press delete, select none

4. Selection, custom selection, Top 120/Left 316/Bottom 580/Right 387, paste red paper as new layer again, selection invert, press delete, select none, duplicate layer (red stripe), free rotate 90 degrees right (rotate single layer... checked), merge all the red parts, press Strg X, Strg L, delete the empty layer, add Dropshadow to red paper layer

5. Highlight top layer (frame), with the magic wand tool click into the small frame up left, highlight white paper layer, open your close up, copy and paste as new layer, fit into the selection, selection invert, press delete, select none, duplicate layer, image mirror, move it down into the frame down right, highlight frame again, with the magic wand tool click into the small frame up right, highlight white paper layer, open your tube, copy and paste as new layer, fit into the selection as you like, selection invert, press delete, select none, duplicate layer, image mirror, move it down into the frame down left, merge all the tube layers, duplicate layer, set the blend mode of the top tube layer to screen, merge down, merge down (with the white paper layer), filters, Richard Rosenman - Scanlines 2/1/-25/0/0

6. Highlight top layer, open sb_pmt_winter-love_snowflakes 1.png, copy and paste as new layer, add Dropshadow (Shadow on new layer checked), highlight snowflakes layer again, select all, selection float, selection defloat, highlight shadow layer, press delete 3x, select none, highlight snowflakes layer, merge down

7. Open sb_pmt_winter-love_branch 5.png, resize 65%, copy and paste as new layer, image flip, move it up to the right, duplicate layer, image mirror, merge both branches, add Dropshadow (Shadow on new layer not checked), open sb_pmt_winter-love_pinecone.png, resize 60%, copy and paste as new layer, move it up to the left, duplicate layer, image mirror, merge down, add Dropshadow, open sb_pmt_winter-love_bells.png, resize 40%, copy and paste as new layer, move it up, add Dropshadow, merge bells, pinecones and branches to one element now

8. Open sb_pmt_winter-love_branch 1.png, resize 40%, copy and paste as new layer, image flip, free rotate 90 degrees left, move it down to the right, add Dropshadow, open sb_pmt_winter-love_bird.png, resize 40%, copy and paste as new layer, move it down to the right, place it onto the branch, add Dropshadow

9. Open sb_pmt_winter-love_gem snowflake 2.png, resize 25%, copy and paste as new layer 3x, place them somewhere on your tag, arrange them under the frame layer, add Dropshadow to all snowflakes

10. Highlight top layer again, open your tube, copy and paste as new layer, resize if needed, place as you wish, add Dropshadow

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 tut, please enjoy ♥

Tutorial "Naughty Elf"

This tutorial was written by me on 24th November 2011. It was done with PSP X2 but it might work with other versions, too. This tutorial is copyrighted to me, any resemblance is purely coincidental and not intentional!

You need: "Naughty Elves" PTU Scrapkit by Designs by Sarah which you can purchase at PimpMyTagsWithScraps, a matching Christmas tube and close up, I am using the adorable artwork of Ismael Rac which you can purchase at XeracX Store, mask32 by Erica here and filter L en K landksiteofwonders - Zitah

1. Open mask in PSP, open a new transparent canvas 700x700px, select all, open sb_pmt_naughty-elves_pp1.jpg, copy and paste into selection, select none, layers, new masklayer, from image, load mask, source luminance checked, merge group, add Dropshadow 1/1/35/5 #000000

2. Open sb_pmt_naughty-elves_frame3.png, resize 600px, copy and paste as new layer, duplicate layer, on the lower frame, image, free rotate 20 degrees left, highlight top frame again, open sb_pmt_naughty-elves_frame4.png, resize 600px, copy and paste as new layer, add Dropshadow

3. With magic wand tool click into the frame, selection, modify, expand 10px, open sb_pmt_naughty-elves_pp3.jpg, copy and paste as new layer, selection, invert, press delete, arrange layer, move down, don't deselect but leave inverted, open your close up, copy and paste as new layer (5 times) and place them into the selection as you like, when you are satisfied, highlight all the tube layers and press delete to remove the parts outside the selection, select none, highlight top tube layer, merge down and repeat until all tube layers are merged, stay on the tube layer, draw a big rectangular selection around the frame, selection invert, press delete, select none

4. Set the blend mode of your tube layer to Luminance (L), duplicate layer, blend mode to screen, adjust, blur, gaussian blur 4, make masklayer and all frame layers invisible, highlight paper layer, select all, selection float, selection defloat, selection invert, on both tube layers press delete, select none, merge visible, duplicate layer, filter, L en K landksiteofwonders - L en K's Zitah, all settings as they are but Control 2 - 10, set the opacity of this layer to 30, make all layers visible again but stay on the upper tube layer

5. Open sb_pmt_naughty-elves_snow.png, resize 75%, copy and paste as new layer, move it down, add Dropshadow -1/1/35/5 #000000, highlight top layer, open sb_pmt_naughty-elves_branch.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, move it down to the right corner of the frame, add Dropshadow, open sb_pmt_naughty-elves_santa bag.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, move it down to the right corner of the frame, place it in front of the branch, add Dropshadow

6. Open sb_pmt_naughty-elves_bow3.png, resize 35%, copy and paste as new layer, move it down to the right and place it on the right side of the bag, add Dropshadow, open sb_pmt_naughty-elves_ornament1.png, resize 35%, copy and paste as new layer, image, free rotate 60 degrees left, move it down, place it in front of the bag, add Dropshadow, open sb_pmt_naughty-elves_hat.png, resize 35%, copy and paste as new layer, image mirror, move down, add Dropshadow

7. Open sb_pmt_naughty-elves_flower1.png, resize 35%, copy and paste as new layer, add Dropshadow, open sb_pmt_naughty-elves_button2.png, resize 60%, copy and paste as new layer, move it exactly into the center of the flower, add Dropshadow, merge down, open sb_pmt_naughty-elves_snowflake2.png, resize 35%, copy and paste as new layer, move it exactly into the center of the button, add Dropshadow, merge down, open sb_pmt_naughty-elves_felt1.png, resize 7%, copy and paste as new layer, move it exactly into the center of the snowflake, add Dropshadow, merge down, from these four elements we have one element now, move it to the left and a little up, duplicate layer, move it up to the right corner of the frame

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

You can write down your name and/or text now, please add copyright information and save your tag as .png or .jpg! Hope you like my tut, have a naughty X-mas time ♥

Tutorial "Farmer Girl"

This tutorial was written by me on 15th October 2011. It was done with PSP X2 but it might work with other versions, too. This tutorial is copyrighted to me, any resemblance is purely coincidental and not intentional!

You need: "Farmers Girl" PTU Scrapkit by Addictive Pleasures which you can purchase at Dreams-N-Digital, a (sitting) Farmer Girl tube, I am using the artwork of Freya Langford-Sidebottom which you can purchase at PSP Asylum and mask FallFlingMask by Tonya which you can download here

1. Open mask in PSP, open a new transparent canvas 700x700px, select all, open p10.png, copy and paste into selection, select none, layers, new masklayer, from image, load FallFlingMask, source luminance checked, merge group, add Dropshadow 1/1/10/1 #000000, open sparkles2.png, resize 700px, copy and paste as new layer, effects, image effects, offset 0/150 custom and wrap checked, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, merge down, highlight group layer, select all, selection float, selection defloat, highlight sparkle layer, press delete, select none, add Dropshadow 1/1/20/2 #000000

2. Open roses.png, copy and paste as new layer, effects, image effects, offset -115/0 custom and wrap checked, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, merge down, add Dropshadow 1/1/20/2 #000000, open bench.png, resize 75%, copy and paste as new layer, move it a bit down, add Dropshadow, open pumpkin patch.png, resize 60%, copy and paste as new layer, image mirror, actually it should be on its right place now, otherwise place it exactly on the bench, add Dropshadow

3. Open bird.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, move it a little up and a little to the left and place it on the back of the bench, add Dropshadow, open butterfly.png, resize 20%, copy and paste as new layer, move it up to the right, place it on one of the leaves, duplicate layer, image mirror, move it a little down and place on a leave on the other side, add Dropshadow to both

4. Open leaves.png, resize 75%, copy and paste as new layer, move it down to the right, duplicate layer, image mirror, add Dropshadow to both, open scarecrow.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, move it to the right, add Dropshadow, open pumpkins.png, resize 35%, copy and paste as new layer, move it down to the right, add Dropshadow

5. Open fawn.png, resize 75%, copy and paste as new layer, move it down to the left, add Dropshadow, open your tube, copy and paste as new layer, if you are using the same tube than I you just have to move it a very little bit to the right, add Dropshadow 1/1/20/8 #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 tut, please enjoy ♥

Tutorial "Halloween Babe"

This tutorial was written by me on 10th October 2011. It was done with PSP X2 but it might work with other versions, too. This tutorial is copyrighted to me, any resemblance is purely coincidental and not intentional!

You need: "Halloween Babe 2" PTU Scrapkit by Addictive Pleasures which you can purchase at Dreams-N-Digital, a gorgeous Halloween tube, I am using the artwork of Barbara Jensen which you can purchase here and my Happy Halloween template which you can download here

1. Open template in PSP, with Shift D make a copy, delete layer credit, open glitter.png, copy and paste as new layer, selection, custom selection Top 300/Left 0/Bottom 600/Right 700, press delete, select none, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, merge down, add Dropshadow 1/1/25/1 #000000, arrange layer, send to bottom

2. Highlight SpiderWebRight, merge down (with SpiderWebLeft), select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, fill with #fa8514 (press 3 times), select none, adjust, add noise 50, Uniform and Monochrome checked, add Dropshadow

3. Switch off the visibility of Quadrant1, Quadrant2, Quadrant3 and Quadrant4 or delete these four layers and make layer Elipse visible, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, open p7.png, set to pattern (Angle 0/Scale 50), fill selection with pattern, select none, add Dropshadow

4. Highlight ThinRectangle, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, fill with #000000, select none, add Dropshadow, highlight DottedLine, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, fill with #fa8514 (press 3 times), select none, adjust, add noise, add Dropshadow

5. Highlight Rectangle1, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, fill with #fa8514, select none, adjust, add noise, add Dropshadow, highlight Rectangle2, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, fill with #000000, select none, highlight 2Rectangles, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, open p8.png, set to pattern (Angle 0/Scale 50), fill selection with pattern, select none, highlight Pixelfont2, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, fill with #fa8514 (press 3 times), select none, add Dropshadow

6. Open roses.png, resize 75%, copy and paste as new layer, move it to the right and a little up, duplicate layer, image mirror, add Dropshadow to both, open sign.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, move it to the left and a little down, add Dropshadow, open candyapple.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, move it down and place it on the right side of the sign, add Dropshadow, open spider2.png, resize 40%, copy and paste as new layer, image flip, image, free rotate 55 degrees right, move it down to the left, next to the candyapple, add Dropshadow

7. Open moon.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, move it a little to the right and a little down (look at my tag), open cat.png, resize 75%, copy and paste as new layer, image mirror, move it a little to the right and a little down, place it in front of the moon, open ribbon3.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, move it up, add Dropshadow

8. Open your tube, copy and paste as new layer, resize if needed, place as you wish, add Dropshadow 1/1/25/10 #000000, duplicate tube layer, on duplicated layer, adjust, blur, gaussian blur 2, set blend mode to screen, opacity to 50

Now you can write down your name and/or text, add copyright information and save your tag as .png or .jpg! Hope you like my tut, please enjoy ♥

Tutorial "Cherry Pie"

This tutorial was written by me on 10th October 2011. It was done with PSP X2 but it might work with other versions, too. This tutorial is copyrighted to me, any resemblance is purely coincidental and not intentional!

You need: "Playlist Collab: Cherry Pie" PTU Scrapkit by Designs by Sarah which you can purchase at PimpMyTagsWithScraps, a cute tube, I am using the adorable artwork of Amy Matthews which you can purchase at CDO and mask 2 by Gina

1. Open mask in PSP, open a new transparent canvas 700x600px, select all, open sb_pmt_cherry-pie_pp3.jpg, copy and paste into selection, select none, layers, new masklayer, from image, load mask, source luminance checked, merge group

2. Open sb_pmt_cherry-pie_splatter 1.png, copy and paste as new layer, effects, image effects, offset -150/0 Custom and Wrap checked, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, merge down, add Dropshadow 2/2/20/2 #000000, open sb_pmt_cherry-pie_dots.png, resize 85%, rotate right, copy and paste as new layer, add Dropshadow

3. Open sb_pmt_cherry-pie_frame 3.png, rotate left, resize 550px, copy and paste as new layer, add Dropshadow 2/2/20/2 #000000, with magic wand tool click into the frame, selection, modify, expand 10px, highlight dots layer, open sb_pmt_cherry-pie_pp12.jpg, copy and paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, select none

4. Highlight frame layer again, image canvas size 700x700px, placement down, open sb_pmt_cherry-pie_cherry pie 2.png, resize 45%, copy and paste as new layer, move it down to the left, add Dropshadow, open sb_pmt_cherry-pie_cherries 1.png, resize 35%, copy and paste as new layer, move it down, place it on the right side of the pie

5. Open sb_pmt_cherry-pie_recipe card.png, with Shift D make a copy, close the original, open sb_pmt_cherry-pie_word art 2.png, resize 75%, copy and paste as new layer onto the recipe card, place as you wish there, merge visible, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer onto your tag, free rotate 20 degrees left, adjust, sharpness, unsharp mask 2/65/3, move the card up to the left corner of the frame, add Dropshadow, open sb_pmt_cherry-pie_flower 3.png, resize 35%, copy and paste as new layer, move it up, place at the card, add Dropshadow

6. Open sb_pmt_cherry-pie_apron 1.png, resize 60%, copy and paste as new layer, free rotate 10 degrees right, unsharp mask, move it to the right and a little down, add Dropshadow

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

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 tut, please enjoy ♥

Tutorial "Emo Witch"

This tutorial was written by me on 4th October 2011. It was done with PSP X2 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 Witch" PTU Scrapkit by Addictive Pleasures which you can purchase at Dreams-N-Digital, a Halloween tube plus close up, I am using the artwork of Ismael Rac which you can purchase at XeracX Store and my Emo Witch template which you can download here

1. Open template, with Shift D make a copy, close the original, delete layer credit, open sparkles3.png, copy and paste as new layer, effects, image effects, offset 0/-200 Custom and Wrap checked, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, merge down, arrange layer, send to bottom, add Dropshadow 1/1/20/4 #000000, open starswirl.png, copy and paste as new layer, effects, image effects, offset 0/10, add Dropshadow

2. Highlight Rectangle3, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, fill with #000000 (black), select none, adjust, add noise 50, Uniform and Monochrome checked, add Dropshadow

3. Highlight DottedCircleRight, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, fill with #fc5bc4, select none, add Dropshadow, repeat these steps on DottedCircleLeft and DottedCircle

4. Highlight WhiteCircleRight, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, fill with #47b1b8, select none, adjust, add noise 50, Uniform and Monochrome checked, add Dropshadow, repeat these steps on WhiteCircleLeft and WhiteCircle

5. Highlight CircleRight, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, open p5.png, copy and paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, select none, highlight CircleLeft, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, copy p5.png again, paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, select none

6. Highlight Rectangle2, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, open p4.png, copy and paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, select none, add Dropshadow, highlight Rectangle1, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, open p12.png, copy and paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, select none, add Dropshadow, highlight EmoWitch, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, fill with #47b1b8, select none, adjust, add noise as before, add Dropshadow

7. Highlight Circle, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, fill with #fc5bc4, open your close up, copy and paste as new layer, move it a little to the left and a little up, selection invert, press delete, paste close up as new layer again, move it a little down and arrange this layer below the first tube, press delete, select none, now duplicate the first pasted tube layer, image mirror, arrange, move down, now merge these 3 tube layers, set blend mode to Luminance (L), duplicate layer, adjust, blur, gaussian blur 10, set blend mode to screen, highlight circle layer again, select all, selection float, selection defloat, selection invert, highlight both tube layers and press delete on both

8. Highlight EmoWitchPixels, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, fill with #47b1b8, select none, add Dropshadow

9. Highlight top layer, open web.png, copy and paste as new layer, add Dropshadow, open bats.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, move it up to the right, add Dropshadow, open ghost2.png, resize 45%, copy and paste as new layer, move it up and a little to the left, add Dropshadow, open spiderheart.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, move it to the right and a little up, add Dropshadow

10. Open house.png, resize 55%, copy and paste as new layer, move it down to the left, add Dropshadow, open cauldron.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, move it down to the left, right side of the house, add Dropshadow, open frog.png, resize 25%, copy and paste as new layer, image mirror, move it down to the left, add Dropshadow

11. Open headstone.png, resize 40%, copy and paste as new layer, move it down to the right, add Dropshadow, open spider.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, image, free rotate 90 degrees left, move it down to the right, add Dropshadow

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

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 tut, please enjoy ♥

Tutorial "Ladies Night"

This tutorial was written by me on 3rd August 2011. It was done with PSP X2 but it might work with other versions, too. This tutorial is copyrighted to me, any resemblance is purely coincidental and not intentional!

You need: "Ladies Night" PTU Scrapkit by Designs by Sarah which you can purchase at PimpMyTagsWithScraps, a real girly tube, I am using the beautiful artwork of VeryMany - this one is an Exclusive at ScrapsAndTheCity

1. Open a new transparent canvas 700x600px, open sb_pmt_ladies-night-frame 5.png, resize Width 600px, copy and paste as new layer, add Dropshadow 2/2/25/3 #000000, with magic wand tool click into the frames, selection, modify, expand 10px, add new rasterlayer, arrange, move down, fill with #f795c8, adjust, add noise 25, Uniform and Monochrome checked, open your tube, copy and paste as new layer (3times), fit the parts that you want into the selection, selection invert, press delete on all three tube layers, select none, merge these three tube layers, draw a rectangular selection around the whole frame but tube layer is highlighted, selection invert, press delete, select none, set the blend mode of the tube layer to hard light, duplicate layer, set blend mode to screen, adjust, blur, gaussian blur 5

2. Open sb_pmt_ladies-night-frame 2.png, rotate right, resize 75%, copy and paste as new layer, free rotate 10 degrees right, arrange layer, send to bottom, with magic wand tool click outside the frame, selection invert, selection, modify, contract 5px, open sb_pmt_ladies-night-pp13.jpg, copy and paste as new layer, arrange layer, move down, selection invert, press delete, select none, highlight frame layer again, add Dropshadow

3. Open sb_pmt_ladies-night-tag 2.png, copy and paste as new layer, Effects, Image Effects, Offset 155/38 Custom and Wrap checked, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, merge down, add Dropshadow, arrange layer, send to bottom, stay on this layer, open sb_pmt_ladies-night-confetti 1.png, resize 85%, copy and paste as new layer (this is what we have so far)4. Highlight top layer, open sb_pmt_ladies-night-lipstick kiss.png, copy and paste as new layer, open sb_pmt_ladies-night-disco ball.png, resize 65%, copy and paste as new layer, image flip, move to the left and a little up, add Dropshadow, open sb_pmt_ladies-night-shoe 1.png, resize 30%, copy and paste as new layer, move it down to the left, add Dropshadow, open sb_pmt_ladies-night-bow 2.png, resize 35%, copy and paste as new layer, move it to the left and a little down (look at my tag for placement), add Dropshadow

5. Open sb_pmt_ladies-night-flower 3.png, resize 35%, copy and paste as new layer and move it up next to the discoball, add Dropshadow, open sb_pmt_ladies-night-flower 5.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, move it up and place it on the other flower, add Dropshadow, merge down, open sb_pmt_ladies-night-ribbon 2.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, move it up to the right, add Dropshadow

6. Open sb_pmt_ladies-night-ribbon 1.png, resize 65%, copy and paste as new layer, move down, add Dropshadow, arrange ribbon layer under the shoe layer, open sb_pmt_ladies-night-word art 1.png, resize 65%, select all, selection float, selection defloat, selection, modify, expand 2px, add new rasterlayer, arrange layer, move down, fill selection with white (press 3x), select none, highlight top layer, merge down, copy and paste as new layer onto your tag, move it down to the right, add Dropshadow

7. Open sb_pmt_ladies-night-neon sign.png, resize 35%, repeat all steps we did with sb_pmt_ladies-night-word art 1.png, copy and paste as new layer, move it down to the right, next to the word art, add Dropshadow

Open your tube again, copy and paste as new layer, resize if needed, place as you wish, add Dropshadow, 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 tut, please enjoy!

Tutorial "Ocean Goddess"

This tutorial was written by me on 2nd August 2011. It was done with PSP X2 but it might work with other versions, too. This tutorial is copyrighted to me, any resemblance is purely coincidental and not intentional!

You need: "Ocean Goddess" PTU Scrapkit by Designs by Sarah which you can purchase at PimpMyTagsWithScraps, a mermaid or ocean tube, I am using the adorable artwork of Alehandra Vanhek which you can purchase at PicsForDesign and mask WSL_Mask84 by Chelle

1. Open mask in PSP, open a new transparent canvas 650x650px, select all, open sb_pmt_ocean-goddess-pp12.jpg, copy and paste into selection, select none, layers, new mask layer, from image, load WSL_Mask84, source luminance checked, merge group, open sb_pmt_ocean-goddess-deco 1.png, copy and paste as new layer, image mirror

2. Open sb_pmt_ocean-goddess-frame 4.png, resize Width 500px, copy and paste as new layer, add Dropshadow 2/2/25/3 #000000, open sb_pmt_ocean-goddess-frame 8.png, resize Width 500px, copy and paste as new layer, Effects, Image Effects, Offset -30/0 Custom and Wrap checked, this frame should be exactly on the hole of the other frame now, add Dropshadow, merge down so both frames are merged, on frame layer press Strg X, Strg L, with magic wand tool click outside the frame, selection invert, selection, modify, contract 20px, open sb_pmt_ocean-goddess-pp7.jpg, resize 550px, copy and paste as new layer, arrange layer, move down, selection invert, press delete, select none

3. Highlight top layer, open your tube now, if you are using the same one than I resize 40%, copy and paste as new layer, move a little up, add Dropshadow, draw a rectangular selection around the lower part of the tube, promote selection to layer, on original tube layer press delete, select none, arrange the promoted layer under the frame layer, remove those parts of the tube (legs) that are outside the frame
4. Open sb_pmt_ocean-goddess-greenery 1.png, resize 35%, copy and paste as new layer, image mirror, move it up to the right, add Dropshadow, arrange it under the mermaid's face, highlight top layer again, open sb_pmt_ocean-goddess-waves.png, resize 80%, copy and paste as new layer, move it down to the left, open sb_pmt_ocean-goddess-dolphin.png, resize 65%, copy and paste as new layer, image mirror, free rotate 25 degrees left, move it to the right and a little down, add Dropshadow

5. Open sb_pmt_ocean-goddess-fish.png, resize 35%, copy and paste as new layer, image mirror, move it to the left and a little down, add Dropshadow and arrange it under the wave layer, open sb_pmt_ocean-goddess-bottle.png, resize 25%, copy and paste as new layer, free rotate 15 degrees left, move it down and a very little to the left, add Dropshadow

6. Highlight top layer, open sb_pmt_ocean-goddess-gemstones.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, move it down to the right, add Dropshadow, open now sb_pmt_ocean-goddess-seaweed 4.png, sb_pmt_ocean-goddess-starfish 2.png, sb_pmt_ocean-goddess-starfish.png, sb_pmt_ocean-goddess-shell 3.png, sb_pmt_ocean-goddess-shell 2.png and sb_pmt_ocean-goddess-shell 1.png, resize all 25%, copy and paste as new layers and arrange all these elements down on the right

7. Now you can write down your name and/or text, add copyright information and save your tag as .png or .jpg! Hope you like my tut, please enjoy ♥

Tutorial "Mystery"

This tutorial was written by me on 11th July 2011. It was done with PSP X2 but it might work with other versions, too. This tutorial is copyrighted to me, any resemblance is purely coincidental and not intentional!

You need: "Misty" PTU Scrapkit by Addictive Pleasures which you can purchase at Dreams-N-Digital and a tube plus close-up, I am using the wonderful artwork of Anna Liwanag which you can purchase at PSP Tubes Emporium

1. Open a new transparent canvas 700x650px, open frame2.png, resize 500px, copy and paste as new layer, add Dropshadow 2/2/25/6 #000000, selection, custom selection Left 175/Top 140/ Right 525/Bottom 510, open p12.png, copy and paste as new layer, arrange layer, move down, selection invert, press delete, select none

2. Selection, custom selection, Left 175/Top 140/Right 350/Bottom 510, open your tube close-up, copy and paste as new layer, fit it into selection as you like, selection invert, press delete, selection invert, edit selection, image mirror, edit selection, copy your close-up again, copy and paste as new layer, fit it into selection as you like, selection invert, press delete, select none, merge close-up layers, set the opacity to Luminance (L), Effects, Texture Effects, Blinds Width 3/Opacity 15, Horizontal and Light from Left/Top checked, Color Black

3. Highlight top layer, open glitter.png, copy and paste as new layer, move it down to the right, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, merge down, arrange layer, send to bottom, add Dropshadow, highlight top layer again, open sparklebutterflys.png, copy and paste as new layer, selection, custom selection Left 0/Top 325/Right 700/Bottom 650, press delete, select none, move sparklebutterflys up and a very little to the right, duplicate layer, move it a little down and more to the right, duplicate layer, image mirror, move this one a little up, merge all sparklebutterflys and add Dropshadow, arrange this layer above the glitter layer

4. Highlight top layer again, open heart4.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, move it only a little up, add Dropshadow, open flower.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, move it up, place it onto the upper (frame)flower, add Dropshadow, open flower2.png, resize 60%, copy and paste as new layer, move it up onto the other flower, add Dropshadow, merge down, duplicate layer (both flowers merged) and move it down onto the (frame)flower, open dove.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, move it up to the right side of the frame, add Dropshadow

5. Open your tube now, copy and paste as new layer, place as you wish, adjust, Colorize, Hue 0/Saturation 0, add Dropshadow

Now you can write down your name and/or text, add copyright information and save your tag as .png or .jpg! Hope you like my tut, please enjoy ♥

Tutorial "Candylicious"

This tutorial was written by me on 12th June 2011. It was done with PSP X2 but it might work with other versions, too. This tutorial is copyrighted to me, any resemblance is purely coincidental and not intentional!

You need: "Candylicious" Tagger Size kit by SkyScrapsDesigns which you can purchase at ScrapsAndTheCity and a candilicious tube, I am using the artwork of Ismael Rac which you can purchase at XeracX Store

1. Open a new transparent canvas 700x600px, open SkyScraps-Candylicious-Mask2.png, resize 75%, copy and paste as new layer, Effects, Texture Effects, Mosaic - Glass, Number of columns/rows 100 (symmetric checked), glass curvature 30, edge curvature 0, grout width 2, grout diffusion 50, set the opacity to 50

2. Open SkyScraps-Candylicious-E62.png, copy and paste as new layer, open SkyScraps-Candylicious-E61.png, copy and paste as new layer, duplicate layer, on one - Effects, Image Effects, Offset 0/135 (Custom and Transparent checked), on the other one Image Effects, Offset 0/-135, hide mask layer, merge the other layers visible, add Dropshadow 1/1/20/3 #000000, unhide mask layer

3. Highlight top layer, open SkyScraps-Candylicious-E64.png, resize 80%, copy and paste as new layer, Effects, Image Effects, Offset 0/-135, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, merge down, add Dropshadow 1/1/40/3 #000000

4. Open SkyScraps-Candylicious-F9.png, rotate right, resize 65%, copy and paste as new layer, free rotate 15 degrees left (rotate single layer around canvas center checked), add Dropshadow 1/1/20/3 #000000, with magic wand tool click into the frame, selection, modify, expand 10px, add new rasterlayer, arrange layer, move down, open SkyScraps-Candylicious-pp4.png, set to pattern (Angle 0/Scale 50), fill selection with pattern, select none, highlight top layer again

5. Open SkyScraps-Candylicious-E55.png, rotate left, resize 90%, copy and paste as new layer, Image Effects, Offset -7/158, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, add Dropshadow to both, don't merge, open SkyScraps-Candylicious-E35.png, rotate left, resize 80%, copy and paste as new layer, move it up onto the ribbon and a very little to the left, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, add Dropshadow to both, don't merge, open SkyScraps-Candylicious-E47.png, resize 25%, copy and paste as new layer, move it up to the left, place it on the ribbon bow, add Dropshadow

6. Open SkyScraps-Candylicious-E27.png, resize 35%, copy and paste as new layer, free rotate 15 degrees left, move it to the left side of the frame, add Dropshadow, open SkyScraps-Candylicious-E68.png, resize 25%, copy and paste as new layer, free rotate 15 degrees left, move it to the left onto the stem of the lollipop, add Dropshadow, open two of the muffins, resize both 30%, copy and paste them as new layers, move them down to the left corner of the frame and place them as you like there, add Dropshadow to both

7. Open SkyScraps-Candylicious-E23.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, move it up to the right, add Dropshadow, open SkyScraps-Candylicious-E30.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, image mirror, move it down to the right, add Dropshadow

8. Open your tube now, copy and paste as new layer, if you are using the same one than me you have to resize 90% (resize all layers not checked), place it as you like, maybe you have to arrange the ribbon layers a little different from as they are now, add Dropshadow 1/1/20/8 #000000 to your 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 like my tut, please enjoy ♥

Tutorial "Beat Babe"

This tutorial was written by me on 26th May 2011. It was done with PSP X2 but it might work with other versions, too. This tutorial is copyrighted to me, any resemblance is purely coincidental and not intentional!

You need: "Beat Babe" PTU Scrapkit by Addictive Pleasures which you can purchase at Dreams-N-Digital, a music tube, I am using the artwork of Ismael Rac which you can purchase at XeracX Store and Collab template #1 by Kristin&Kat here

1. Open template in PSP, with Shift D make a copy, delete layer Credits, image resize 680px (resize all layers and lock aspect ration checked), image, canvas size 700x600px, Placement Center, open wire.png, resize 85%, copy and paste as new layer, free rotate 15 degrees left, adjust - sharpness - unsharp mask 1/50/2, arrange layer, send to bottom, add Dropshadow 2/2/25/5 #000000

2. For a better view highlight top layer, open splatter.png, copy and paste as new layer, move it up to the right, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, merge down, add Dropshadow, arrange layer above wire layer, for better view highlight top layer again, open flames.png, copy and paste as new layer, move it up to the right, duplicate layer, free rotate 90 degrees left, move it down to the left, merge down, add Dropshadow, arrange layer above splatter layer

3. Highlight Right Glitter Rectangle, arrange layer, move down, merge down (with Left Glitter Rectangle), select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, open p7.png, set to pattern (Angle 0/Scale 15), fill selection with pattern, select none, add Dropshadow, repeat this step on layers Glitter Oval, Glitter Circle, BLACK CIRCLE FRAME, Skulls, Star Back 1 and Star Back 2, highlight WORD ART, free rotate 15 degrees left (rotate single layer around canvas center checked), select all, selection float, selection defloat, add new rasterlayer, fill with pattern, select none, set the blend mode to Screen, merge down, add Dropshadow

4. Highlight Right Rectangle, merge down (with Left Rectangle), select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, open p4.png, set to pattern (Angle 0/Scale 75 - we use this setting for every following paper, too), fill selection with pattern, select none, highlight Oval 1.png, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, open p6.png, set to pattern, fill selection with pattern, select none, add Dropshadow, highlight Oval 2, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, open p2.png, set to pattern, fill selection with pattern, select none

5. Highlight Thin Tectangle, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, fill with #323231, select none, adjust, add noise 30, Uniform and Monochrome checked, add Dropshadow, highlight top MUSIC NOTES layer, merge down, merge down, merge down (all music notes layer are merged now), select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, fill with #323231, select none, add noise, add Dropshadow

6. Highlight Circle, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, open p3.png, set to pattern, fill selection with pattern, don't deselect, open lights.png, resize 80%, image mirror, image flip, copy and paste as new layer, move it down until the edge of the selection, selection invert, press delete, select none, highlight PINK CIRCLE, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, open p10.png, set to pattern, fill selection with pattern, select none

7. Highlight Right Star, merge down (with Left Star), select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, open p4.png, copy and paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, select none

8. Highlight top layer, open button2.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, move it to the left and a little up, add Dropshadow, open discoball.png, resize 35%, copy and paste as new layer, move it down to the right, arrange this layer under the wordart layer, highlight top layer again, open button.png, button3.png, mp3.png and headphones.png, resize all 50%, copy and paste as new layers, add Dropshadows to all and move it all down to the right, place as you wish

9. Open ribbonbow.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, move it up to the left, add Dropshadow, open star2.png, copy and paste as new layer, duplicate layer, resize one 30% (resize all layers not checked), move it up to the right corner of the rectangle, add Dropshadow, highlight the other one, resize 35%, image mirror, move it up to the right, place it below the other star, add Dropshadow

10. Open your tube, copy and paste as new layer, resize if needed, place as you wish, add Dropshadow of your choice

You can write down your name and/or text now, please add copyright information and save your tag as .png or .jpg! Hope you like my tut, please enjoy!