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 "Ho Ho Ho"

This tutorial was written by me on 14th 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: "Ho Ho Ho" Tagger Kit by Creative Intentionz which you can purchase at ScrappinWarehouse, a nice Christmas tube and close-up, I am using the adorable artwork of Anna Liwanag which you can purchase at MPT and mask Vix_Mask4Christmas2010.jpg by Vix

1. Open a new transparent canvas 700x550px, open another new transparent canvas 500x300px, flood fill with a colour of your choice, edit, copy, go back to the first canvas, paste as new layer, close the smaller canvas, on the rectangle select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, open ciz_hohoho_paper3.jpg, copy and paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, don't deselect, open ciz_hohoho_paper4.jpg, copy and paste as new layer, press delete, arrange, move down, open ciz_hohoho_paper8.jpg, copy and paste as new layer, press delete, arrange, move down, select none

2. Highlight top layer (the light green one), duplicate layer, arrange, send to bottom, highlight bottom layer, free rotate 14 degrees left, highlight dark green layer, free rotate 6 degrees right, highlight red paper layer, free rotate 7 degrees left, add Dropshadows 1/1/25/2 #000000 and -1/-1/25/2 #000000 to every layer

3. Shape tool, circle, draw a circle approximately 315x315px, convert to raster layer, arrange, send to bottom and place it as you can see on my preview
Duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, merge down, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, copy ciz_hohoho_paper3.jpg, paste as new layer, adjust, add noise - Uniform and Monochrome checked, noise 25, selection invert, press delete, selection invert, modify, contract 3px, copy ciz_hohoho_paper4.jpg, paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, select none, add Dropshadows from above to both layers

4. Open Vix_Mask4Christmas2010.jpg, open ciz_hohoho_paper8.jpg, with Shift D make a copy, close the original, resize 400x400px, layers, new masklayer, from image, load Vix_Mask4Christmas2010.jpg, source luminance checked, merge group, copy, onto your tag paste as new layer, move it down to the right, place it behind the circle, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, merge down, arrange layer, send to bottom

5. Highlight top layer, open ciz_hohoho_foldedribbon2.png, resize 520px, copy and paste as new layer, move it up, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, duplicate the duplicated ribbon, free rotate 90 degrees right, move it to the left, duplicate layer, image mirror, merge down, arrange, move down, move down, draw a rectangular selection as you can see on my preview, selection invert, press delete, select none, merge all ribbons, add Dropshadow 1/1/25/2 #0000006. Open ciz_hohoho_lights.png, resize 540px, copy and paste as new layer, image flip, move up onto the ribbon, add Dropshadow, open ciz_hohoho_candycane.png, resize 45%, copy and paste as new layer, free rotate 25 degrees left, sharpen, move it up to the left, add Dropshadow, open ciz_hohoho_mousecone.png, resize 45%, copy and paste as new layer, move it to the right and a little up, add Dropshadow

7. Open ciz_hohoho_sachet.png, resize 55%, copy and paste as new layer, move it down to the left, add Dropshadow, open ciz_hohoho_bear.png, resize 45%, copy and paste as new layer, move it down to the left, next to the sachet, add Dropshadow

8. Open ciz_hohoho_ornamentchain.png, with freehand select tool, select the star, copy, paste as new layer, move it to the left and a little up, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, merge down, add Dropshadow

9. Highlight the rectangle in the center of the tag, select all, selection float, selection defloat, open your tube, copy the close-up and paste it as new layer, place it on the right side, selection invert, press delete, select none, duplicate layer, image mirror, merge down, set the opacity to 30, effects - texture effects - blinds, Width 3/Opacity 15/Horizontal checked/Color white

10. Copy your tube, paste as new layer, place it as you wish, add Dropshadow 2/2/25/5 #000000

Now you can 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 ♥