Ava Adore

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I use PSP 7, but assume this can be made with any version

Supplies:

1 Tube of choice
I used the wonderful art of Dominic Marco,
you must have a license to use his work which you can purchase at CILM

FTU Scrap Kit Ava Adore by Cin, which you can download here
There are so many great FTU kits on her site!!


Mask SL-New Eon by Sabre, which you can find here
Thank you Sabre for all your wonderful goodies!

Font of choice, I used Words of Love

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Drop shadow used throughout 3/3/50/5


Open a new image 800 x 800 flood fill white
Open frame JB-AA 0052 and paste as new layer, rotate it 90 degrees left and drop shadow
With the magic wand tool select inside the frame, modify selections/expand by 8 pixels.
Now copy and paste as a new layer paper 8, invert selection and delete.
Move this layer beneath the frame layers, selections, select none.

Now copy and paste your tube of choice above the frame layer and drop shadow.

Copy and paste element 0015 to bottom of frame(see my tag for positioning)
Rotate left 30 degrees and drop shadow.

Next, open element 003 and re size 50% and position over to left of branch,
drop shadow, then duplicate the flower and re size 75%
and position to your liking.

Open element 002 and re size 30%, position and drop shadow.

Open element 0035 and position under the
frame and paper layer in the top right hand corner of the frame.

Now open 0019, re size 80% and paste on the right hand corner of the frame.

Now, we are almost finished!
Open heart element 0027, re size 50% and position
at the bottom left side of the frame and rotate 10 degrees left, drop shadow.

Add a new layer and add your name to the heart.

Re size entire tag to 600 x 600. Paste paper 006 above the white layer.
Apply mask, delete mask and duplicate this layer.

Now just add your copyright if needed and delete your white layer and save as a PNG!

I hope you enjoyed making this tag!

Blue Jean Baby

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I use PSP 7, but assume this can be made with any version

Supplies:

3 Tubes of choice by the same artist
I used the wonderful art of Dean Yeagle,
you must have a license to use his work which you can purchase at CILM

FTU Wacky Scrap Kit 4 by Lori, which you can download here
Lori's site rocks and all her kits are FTU!!
Thank you Lori!!!

Mask 147 by Vix, which you can find here
Thank you Vix for all your wonderful goodies!

Plug in(optional) Xero porcelain

Font of choice, a block type works best

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Drop shadow used throughout 3/3/50/5


Open a new image 800 x 800 and flood fill white
Open frame 2 and paste as new layer, arrange to left side, drop shadow
Paste the frame again and resize 50%, drop shadow. Duplicate layer and arrange both
on right side of large frame. (See my tag for placement)
With the magic wand tool select inside the large frame,
then holding down the shift key,
select inside each of the small frames.
Modify selection/expand by 3 pixels. Now copy and paste paper 4 as a new layer,
invert selection and delete.
Move this layer beneath the frame layers.

Now once again with the magic wand select inside the top small frame,
modify selections/expand by 3 pixels. Now copy and paste as a new layer
one of your tubes.
Position to your liking/invert and delete. Move beneath frame layer.
Set the blend mode of the tube to luminance.
Now apply xero/porcelain.
Repeat with the 2nd small frame.

On the large frame, repeat the same, but position the tube to the
right of the frame, then repaste the same tube above the frame,
off to the left and apply a drop shadow.
(see my tag for positioning)

Now open bow 2 and paste as a new layer between the two small frames,
rotate left 25 degrees/drop shadow.
Then paste again between the top small frame and large frame/dropshadow.

Resize all layers to 600 x 600.
Copy and paste paper 4 and position as your very bottom layer.
Apply Vix mask 147/delete mask. Then apply it again to your white layer.

Add your name (I used a block font/white stroke and
paper 2 as the fill)
Add any embellishments you like
(I added a bow to my name, and snaps to the bows)
Add copyright if needed and save
as a PNG and you're finished!

I hope you had fun with this tut!

Sweet Watermelon

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I use PSP 7, but assume this can be made with any version

Supplies:

Tube of choice
I used the wonderful art of Dean Yeagle,
you must have a license to use his work which you can purchase at CILM

FTU Watermelon Scrap kit by Bel Vidotti, which you can download here
I love her site, she has lots of awesome FTU Scrap kits!!
Thank you Bel!

Mask 174 by Vix, which you can find here
Thank you Vix for all your wonderful goodies!

Font of choice, I used Chick

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Drop shadow used throughout 3/3/50/5

Open a new image 800 x 800, flood fill white
Copy and paste frame01 as a new layer
Using the magic wand tool click inside the frame,
make sure to select all the small white areas around the bow :)
Selections modify, expand by 3
Copy and paste paper 8 as a new layer,
selections invert, delete. Selections, select none.
Move this layer below your frame layer.

Now copy and paste your tube and move below your frame and add drop shadow
Duplicate your tube layer and bring to top.
Now erase any parts of your tube that are covering the bow at the bottom of the frame
(see my tag as example of placement)

Now paste paper 8 as a new layer above your bottom white layer, and apply mask,
delete mask and merge layer. Now duplicate the mask layer, mirror and flip.

Open Watermelon buckle and resize by 50% and paste on top left of your frame,
add drop shadow.
Open watermelon tag and resize 50% and paste below the buckle, add drop shadow.
Open butterfly 1, resize 30% and paste on the watermelon tag, rotate right 20 degrees
add drop shadow
Open butterfly 2 and resize 50% and place on top right side of frame,
rotate left 20 degrees and add drop shadow

Now resize your tag (I usually make mine 550 x 550)
add your name, I used paper 7 as my fill, scale 10.
Finish with the proper copyrights, delete your bottom white layer
if you wish to save it transparent and save as a PNG.

I hope you had fun with this tut!

LaPush Tutorial

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I use PSP 7, but assume this can be made with any version

Supplies:

Tube of choice, I used the artwork of Martin Abel,
you must have a license to use his work which is available at CILM

FTU Scrapkits: Down LaPush and Twighlight by Sunf at Urban Fairytales here
Check out her blog while you are there, she has so many goodies!! Thank you Sunf!!


Font of Choice, I used a grunge style font

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Drop shadow used throughout: 3/3/50/5 Black

Open a new image 650 x 650, floodfill white
Add in frame UFlapushclusterframe
Using the magic wand tool, click inside the frame, selections modify expand by 12
paste lapush paper1 as new layer, selections invert, delete and
Move this layer below your frame layer. Now with the frame still selected copy and paste your tube of choice as a new layer and hit delete, select none and move this below your frame layer.

Open UFleavesLapush and paste as new layer above your bottom layer,
position at the upper left side of the frame

(see my tag for referance) add drop shadow. Duplicate layer, flip and move a bit to the right. Duplicate this layer twice, and mirror both, position along right side of frame.

Open UFfoligelapush and paste above other leaves layers,
rotate to the left 90 degrees and position.

Open UFLapushmist and paste over your leaves layer, position to your liking.
Open UFbutterflycluster and paste above the mist layer. Apply drop shadow


Now embellish with the accents of your choice,
I used UFTwilightflowers1, 2 and 3 from her Twighlight kit.

Resize the tag if needed and add your name.
I resized the element UFLapushmist and placed over part of my name.

Add your copyright and watermark. Delete the bottom white layer and save as a PNG
and you are finished!

I hope you enjoyed my first tutorial!

Here's a tag my friend Kristin made-
her first time following a tut!
She did a great job on it!!

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Aloha

Well, I have decided to try my hand at writing PSP tutorials! I should have my first one up in the next couple of days! It will be of this tag: