Tut - Autumn is Great

Autumn Is Great

This tutorial is my own creation and based on my own ideas. Any and all similarities with any other tutorial is purely coincidental.

Please do not upload to or offer this tutorial on any other site without asking me first. Thank you.

Material you will need:

PaintshopPro – I’m using PSP X2, but you should be able to follow the tutorial in any version.

A scrap kit – I used the most beautiful kit Autumn is Great by Wilma 4 ever, which you can purchase here.

1 tube and 1 graphic of your choice.

No filters required.

Now, let’s get started. It might be helpful if you choose the elements you wish to use beforehand, and open them up in PSP prior to starting the tutorial. That way, you have them handy when following each step.

Also, you don’t have to slavishly follow each positioning nor setting – play and experiment a bit, especially if you use different elements.

If you are unsure how to position an element, refer back to my sample tag.

Open a new image, 750 x 500, transparent background.

The Dropshadow remains the same throughout the tutorial: V/H 2/-3 O/B 65/5.85.

Unless specifically noted, when resizing please leave the “Resize all layers” option UNchecked.

Open AiG_Frame1-Wilma4ever, copy&paste as new layer, Resize 50%.

Apply Dropshadow.

With your Magic Wand, click outside the frame.

Selections – Invert; new layer and move one down (underneath frame layer).

Open AiG_Paper8-Wilma4ever, copy and paste into selection (keep selection).

New layer.

Open your graphic, copy and paste into selection.

Set Blend Mode for your graphic to Hard Light (or mode of your choice) and Opacity to 50% (or setting of your choice).

Open AiG_Bridge1, copy&paste as new layer, move above frame layer, a bit to the bottom and left, Resize 40%.

Free Rotate – Left 4 degrees.

Apply Dropshadow.

Open AiG_Tree1, copy&paste as new layer, Resize 37%.

Move underneath bridge layer, a bit to the bottom and left.

Apply Dropshadow.

Open AiG_AutumnFairy1-Wilma4ever, copy&paste as new layer, Resize 45%, Mirror.

Position the tube to the right of the bridge (or wherever you like).

Apply Dropshadow.

Open AiG_Leaf2-Wilma4ever, copy&paste as new layer, Resize 35% audn move underneath fairy layer.

Free Rotate – Left 15 degrees.

Apply Dropshadow.

Open AiG_Flower3-Wilma4ever, copy&paste as new layer, Resize 17% and position on top of the previous leaf.

Apply Dropshadow.

Open AiG_WoodenFrame1-Wilma4ever, copy, highlight the bottom layer and paste as new layer.

Free Rotate – Right 90 degrees.

Apply Dropshadow.

Resize 50% and use the Deformation Tool, pulling the left and right sides of the frame to fit to your first frame (so that the edges of your wood frame ‘stick out’ left and right a little bit).

Open AiG_Leaf6-Wilma4ever, copy&paste, Resize 30%, Mirror.

Free Rotate – Left 40 degrees.

Move underneath Tree, and a bit to the left and bottom.

Duplicate and Resize the copy 80%, flip and move above the bridge.

Optional: I erased the stem on the second (smaller) leave.

Apply Dropshadow to both leaves.

Open AiG_Ribbonframe1-Wilma4ever, copy&paste as new layer, Resize 30% and move to the upper righthand corner, underneath the leaves & flower.

If necessary, erase the part that might be sticking out above the leaves.

With your Magic Wand, click inside the loop of the ribbon frame.

Selections – Modify – Expand by 2.

New layer, move one down.

Open AiG_Paper3-Wilma4ever, copy&paste into the selection (new layer).

Selections – Select none.

Highlight your ribbon frame layer, and merge down once.

Apply Dropshadow.

Open AiG_Owl1-Wilma4ever, copy&paste as new layer, Resize 25%, and position ‘in’ the loop of the ribbon frame.

Apply Dropshadow.

Open AiG_Broom1-Wilma4ever, copy&paste as new layer, Resize 30% and move underneath the ribbon frame layer.

Apply Dropshadow.

Open AiG_Stringlines2-Wilma4ever, copy&paste as new layer, duplicate and move both underneath the broom layer.

On the first string: Free Rotate – Left 57 degrees, position to the right.

On the second string: Free Rotate – Left 35 degrees, and position a little further to the right than the first string.

Highlight your wood frame layer, and with your Magic Wand, click outside the frame.

Back on your first string layer, hit “Delete”.

Repeat on second string layer.

Selections – Select none.

Apply Dropshadow to both strings.

Now, the next step is to add any further text, copyright information and your watermark to the graphic.

Use your crop tool to crop your image, and, if tag is too large for you, feel free to merge all layers visible and then resize to your liking.

If you prefer a transparent background, save your tag in PNG format.

Otherwise, if you select the JPG, it will automatically add a white background.

Should you care for a different colored background, after you merged all layers visible:

New layer, arrange, send to bottom, and floodfill with your color of choice.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial!

XOXOXO,

Dani

Tut - In Loving Memory

In Loving Memory

This tutorial is my own creation and based on my own ideas. Any and all similarities with any other tutorial is purely coincidental.

Please do not upload to or offer this tutorial on any other site without asking me first. Thank you.

Material you will need:

PaintshopPro – I’m using PSP X2, but you should be able to follow the tutorial in any version.

A scrap kit – I used the wonderful kit In Loving Memory by Aleahs Mommy Designs, which you can purchase here.

1 tube of your choice.

A mask –I used WSL 125, created by Weescotslass, which is also included in the material. Check out her blog here for further masks.

No filters required.

You can get the material here.

Now, let’s get started. It might be helpful if you choose the elements you wish to use beforehand, and open them up in PSP prior to starting the tutorial. That way, you have them handy when following each step.

Also, you don’t have to slavishly follow each positioning nor setting – play and experiment a bit, especially if you use different elements.

If you are unsure how to position an element, refer back to my sample tag.

Open a new image, 750 x 550, transparent background.

The Dropshadow remains the same throughout the tutorial: V/H -2/2 O/B 60/8.65.

Open AMD ILM Frame 6, copy&paste as new layer.

Resize 20%, Resize all layers NOT checked.

Apply Dropshadow.

Open AMD ILM Frame 7, copy&paste as new layer.

Resize 20%, Resize all layers NOT checked.

Apply Dropshadow.

Selection Tool – Circle and start in center of canvas, drawing it out until it touches (roughly) the edges of the first frame (Frame 6); new layer, move underneath Frame 6 layer.

Open AMD ILM Paper 22, copy and paste into selection.

Selections – Select none.

Apply Dropshadow.

Selection Tool – Circle and start in center of canvas, drawing it out until it touches (roughly) the edges of the second frame (Frame 7); new layer, move underneath Frame 7 layer.

Open AMD ILM Paper 30, copy and paste into selection.

Selections – Select none.

Apply Dropshadow.

If you’d like to fit this layer a bit neater to the Frame 7, use the Deformation to ‘stretch it a bit wherever necessary / desired (or use the Ellipse under Selection Tool).

Opem AMD ILM SSLisa Poser 1, copy&paste as new layer – this layer ought to be on top of everything else.

Resize 35%, Resize all layers NOT checked.

Move a bit to the top and right.

Apply Dropshadow.

Open AMD ILM Candle 1, copy&paste.

Resize 10%, Resize all layers NOT checked and Resize a second time 75%, Resize all layers NOT checked.

Move underneath Poser layer.

Mirror and position to the bottom and left.

Adjust – Sharpness – Sharpen (if desired/necessary).

Apply Dropshadow.

Open AMD ILM Bow w Sash 2, copy&paste as new layer.

Resize 10%, Resize all layers NOT checked.

Free Rotate – Left 27 degrees.

Move underneath candle layer, and position to liking.

Highlight the bottom paper layer (Paper 22).

With your Magic Wand, click outside the paper.

Highlight your Bow layer, and hit “delete”.

Selections – Select none.

Apply Dropshadow.

Open CGC_ILM_EL 4, copy&paste as new layer.

Resize 10%, Resize all layers NOT checked.

Arrange – Move to top.

Apply Dropshadow.

Open CGC_ILM_EL 44, copy&paste as new layer.

Resize 10%, Resize all layers NOT checked.

Move underneath Bow layer and duplicate, mirror.

On left ribbon: Free Rotate – Right 7 degrees.

On right ribbon: Free Rotate – Left 4 degrees.

Sharpen both ribbons if necessary/desired.

Apply Dropshadow to both ribbons and position as desired.

Use the Freehand Tool or Eraser Tool to erase the bottom part of each ribbon sticking out above the Bow.

Highlight bottom layer (should be empty, if not, new layer, Arrange – Send to Bottom).

Selections – Select all.

Open CGC_ILM P 22, copy.

On bottom layer, paste into selection.

Selections – Select none.

Layers – Load/Save Mask – Load Mask from Disk – WSLMask_125.

Fit to layer, Source luminance and Show all mask checked; Invert transparency NOT checked.

Merge group.

Either resize if necessary, or use Deformation Tool to fit mask (if desired/necessary).

Now, the next step is to add any further text and your watermark to the graphic.

Use your crop tool to crop your image, and, if tag is too large for you, feel free to merge all layers visible and then resize to your liking.

If you prefer a transparent background, save your tag in PNG format.

Otherwise, if you select the JPG, it will automatically add a white background.

Should you care for a different colored background, after you merged all layers visible:

New layer, arrange, send to bottom, and floodfill with your color of choice.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial!

XOXOXO,

Dani

Tut - Happy Harvest

Happy Harvest

This tutorial is my own creation and based on my own ideas. Any and all similarities with any other tutorial is purely coincidental.

Please do not upload to or offer this tutorial on any other site without asking me first. Thank you.

Material you will need:

PaintshopPro – I’m using PSP X2, but you should be able to follow the tutorial in any version.

A scrap kit – I used the very beautiful kit Happy Harvest (part of the Fall Collab at Dazzling Scraps) by Crimson Butterfly Scraps, which you can purchase here.

1 tubes of your choice – or use the one I used in the tutorial, which was createdy by me and is included in the material.

A font of your choice.

A mask –I used WSL 108, created by Weescotslass, which is also included in the material. Check out her blog here for further masks.

No filters required.

You can get the material here.

Now, let’s get started. It might be helpful if you choose the elements you wish to use beforehand, and open them up in PSP prior to starting the tutorial. That way, you have them handy when following each step.

Also, you don’t have to slavishly follow each positioning nor setting – play and experiment a bit, especially if you use different elements.

If you are unsure how to position an element, refer back to my sample tag.

Open a new image, 750 x 750, transparent background.

The DropShadow throughout the tutorial remains the same: V/H 0/2 O/B 55/6.85.

Open CBSwreath, copy & paste as new layer.

Resize 50%, Resize all layers NOT checked.

Open your tube, copy & paste as new layer, position to liking.

Use your Freehand Tool (Point-to-Point, Replace, 0, 0), to erase the parts of the tube you wish to delete (so it looks like the tube is ‘coming out’ of the frame).

Apply Dropshadow.

Open CBSflower1, copy & paste as new layer.

Resize 20%, Resize all layers NOT checked.

Move underneath tube layer, to the right, and a bit to the bottom, of the wreath.

Apply Dropshadow.

Open CBScornstalk, copy & paste as new layer.

Move underneath wreath, to the right side of it.

Use Freehand Tool to erase the stem at the bottom if necessary/desired

Apply Dropshadow.

Open CBSsunflower, copy & paste as new layer.

Resize 7%, Resize all layers NOT checked.

Move underneath tube layer, and move it to the bottom and right of the wreath.

Apply Dropshadow.

Open CBSleaves, copy & paste as new layer.

Resize 40%, Resize all layers NOT checked.

Free Rotate – left 15 degrees.

Move to the upper left corner of the wreath and if desired, use Freehand Tool to erase the stem.

Apply Dropshadow.

Open CBSpaper 4, copy.

Highlight frame layer and click with your Magic Wand inside the frame.

Selections – Modify – Expand by 10.

New layer, paste into selection.

Selections – Select none.

Open CBSstamp, copy & paste as new layer.

Resize 30%, Resize all layers NOT checked.

Free Rotate – right 35 degrees; sharpen.

Optional: use the crop tool now to crop your image a little bit before applying your mask, or apply the mask first, and then resize the mask to your liking.

Highlight bottom layer, Selections – Select all.

Open CBSginghamquiltsquare1, copy, back to your image and paste into selection.

Selections – Select none.

Layers – Load/Save Mask – Load Mask – MaskWSL_108.

Fit to layer, show all masks, source luminance checked; invert transparency NOT checked.

Optional: lower opacity of mask layer.

Now, the next step is to add any further text, copyright information and your watermark to the graphic.

Feel free to merge all layers visible and then resize to your liking.

If you prefer a transparent background, save your tag in PNG format.

Otherwise, if you select the JPG, it will automatically add a white background.

Should you care for a different colored background:

New layer, arrange, send to bottom, and floodfill with your color of choice.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial!

XOXOXO,

Dani

Tut - Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays

This tutorial is my own creation and based on my own ideas. Any and all similarities with any other tutorial is purely coincidental.

Please do not upload to or offer this tutorial on any other site without asking me first. Thank you.

Material you will need:

PaintshopPro – I’m using PSP X2, but you should be able to follow the tutorial in any version.

A scrap kit – I used the beautiful kit Happy Holiday by Lori aka Passion 4 Digiscraps, which you can purchase here.

1 tube of your choice – or use the one I used in the tutorial, which was createdy by me and is included in the material.

A font of your choice.

A mask –I used WSL 116, created by Weescotslass, which is also included in the material. Check out her blog here for further masks.

No filters required.

You can get the material here.

Now, let’s get started. It might be helpful if you choose the elements you wish to use beforehand, and open them up in PSP prior to starting the tutorial. That way, you have them handy when following each step.

Also, you don’t have to slavishly follow each positioning nor setting – play and experiment a bit, especially if you use different elements.

If you are unsure how to position an element, refer back to my sample tag.

Open a new image, 750 x 750, transparent background.

The Dropshadow will remain the same throughout the tutorial, by the way: V/H 2/2 O/B 65/7.55.

Open LS_frame1, copy&paste as new layer.

Image – Resize by 33%, Resize all layers NOT checked.

Apply DropShadow.

With your Magic Wand, click inside the frame, new layer, move underneath frame layer.

Open LS_Goldpaper, copy, back onto your new layer and paste into selection, Select none.

Open your tube, copy&paste as new layer, and position it to your liking.

Make sure this layer is above the frame layer.

Use your Freehand tool, Point-to-Point, Replace, 0/0, anti-alias checked, and erase all the parts you wish to erase so it looks like the tube is ‘sticking out’ of the frame.

It might be helpful to lower the opacity of the tube layer for this purpose so you can better see the frame underneath. Once you erase everything you wish to erase, set the opacity back to 100.

Apply DropShadow.

Open LS_stringflower, copy&paste as new layer.

Resize 15%, Resize all layers NOT checked.

Move a down once, underneath tube layer, and a bit to the right.

Apply DropShadow.

Open LS_tiebowgold, copy&paste as new layer.

Resize 9%, Resize all layers NOT checked.

Move a bit to the left and with your Freehand Tool, erase the top and bottom of the ribbon.

Apply DropShadow.

Open ls-cutoutpaper, copy&paste, move down underneath Goldpaper layer.

Resize 50%, Resize all layers NOT checked.

Apply DropShadow.

Open ls_swirlstitch2, copy&paste as new layer.

Resize 25%, Resize all layers NOT checked.

Free Rotate, Right 40 degrees and move a little down and to the left.

Duplicate and move a bit up and to the right.

Highlight bottom layer (which ought to be ‘empty’).

Selections – Select All.

Image – Crop to Selection.

Selections – Select none.

Open LS_Diamondpaper4, copy&paste as new layer.

Resize 25%, move underneath stitch layer.

On stitch layer, click with your Magic Wand in the upper righthand ‘corner’.

Selections – Modify – Contract by 5.

On Diamondpaper layer, hit “delete”.

Use Freehand tool if necessary to remove edges.

On the stitch layer again, click with your Magic Wand in the lower lefthand ‘corner’.

Selections – Modify – Contract by 5.

On Diamondpaper layer, hit “delete”.

Use Freehand tool if necessary to remove edges.

On cutout layer, click with your Magic Wand outside the cutout, highlight the Diamondpaper layer again, and hit “delete”.

Apply DropShadow.

Highlight stitch layer, hit “delete”.

Apply DropShadow.

Open LS_Winterbells, copy&paste as new layer, move to top.

Resize 20%, move to the left upper corner of the cutout.

Apply DropShadow.

Pick a color of your choice from your image.

Highlight the bottom layer, and flood fill with your color.

Layers – Load/Save Mask – Load from Disk – WSLMask_116.

Fit to layer, show all mask, source luminance checked; Invert transperency not checked.

Merge group – if desired, lower opacity of the mask layer.

Now, the next step is to add any further text, copyright information and your watermark to the graphic.

Use your crop tool to crop your image, and, if tag is too large for you, feel free to merge all layers visible and then resize to your liking.

If you prefer a transparent background, save your tag in PNG format.

Otherwise, if you select the JPG, it will automatically add a white background.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial!

XOXOXO,

Dani

Tut - Beary Xmas

Beary Xmas

This tutorial is my own creation and based on my own ideas. Any and all similarities with any other tutorial is purely coincidental.

Please do not upload to or offer this tutorial on any other site without asking me first. Thank you.

Material you will need:

PaintshopPro – I’m using PSP X2, but you should be able to follow the tutorial in any version.

A scrap kit – I used the cute and beautiful kit Beary Christmas by Jens Sweet Temptations, which you can get it here.

If you don’t have or plan on getting the scrap kit, you’ll need 4 tubes of your choice.

A tag template – the one I used is from Gina’s Gems. If you’d like to use the same template as me, you can download the template (# 180) here.

A font of your choice or the one included.

The filter VTR which is part of the penta.com filter series – you can find the official website where you can download the filter here.

Now, let’s get started. It might be helpful if you choose the elements you wish to use beforehand, and open them up in PSP prior to starting the tutorial. That way, you have them handy when following each step.

Also, you don’t have to slavishly follow each positioning nor setting – play and experiment a bit, especially if you use different elements.

If you are unsure how to position an element, refer back to my sample tag.

Open your tag template & duplicate. Close your original.

Delete the credit layer.

Open the 4 tubes of your choice.

Your first tube, copy&paste as new layer and resize to your liking.

You have 2 options here what you can do:

Option One:

If you want to make it look like the tube is ‘in’ the picture, move the tube underneath the frames layers, into the frame furthest to the left.

Highlight the frames layer, and click inside this frame with your Magic Wand.

Selections – Modify – Expand by 2

Selections – Invert and on your tube layer, hit “Delete” once.

Selections – Select none.

3DEffects – DropShadow V/H 2/0 O/B 50/5.66.

Repeat this with the other 3 tubes.

Option Two:

If you want to make it look like on my tag, where the tubes are ‘coming out’ of the frame, leave the tube one layer above the frames layer.

With your Freehand Tool, Point-to-Point selected, erase the bottom part of your tube.

Apply the same DropShadow as indicated above and repeat for the other 3 tubes.

Open Paper18_BearyChristmas_JensSweetTemptations, copy.

Highlight the frames layer.

Selections – Select All - Float – Defloat.

New layer – on your new layer, paste into selection.

Selections – Select None.

Delete the frames fill layer.

Apply the same DropShadow as above.

Optional: use the Freehand Tool, Point-to-Point, to erase the bottom part of the DropShadow from the tubes layer.

Open Paper7_BearyChristmas_JensSweetTemptations, copy.

Highlight the frames fill layer.

Selections – Select All - Float – Defloat.

New layer, on the new layer copy into selection.

Selections – Select none.

Delete the frames fill layer.

Open Paper4_BearyChristmas_JensSweetTemptations, copy&paste as new layer and move above the center rectangle 2 layer.

Resize by 70%, Resize all layers NOT checked.

On the center rectangle 2 layer,

Selections – Select All – Float – Defloat

Selections – Invert

On the paper layer, hit “delete”.

Selections – Select none.

Apply the same DropShadow as before.

Delete the center rectangle 2 layer.

Open Paper1_BearyChristmas_JensSweetTemptations, copy&paste as new layer and move above the center rectangle 1 layer.

Resize by 70%, Resize all layers NOT checked.

On the center rectangle 1 layer,

Selections – Select All – Float – Defloat

Selections – Invert

On the paper layer, hit “delete”.

Selections – Select none.

Apply the same DropShadow as before.

Delete the center rectangle 1 layer.

Open Paper10_BearyChristmas_JensSweetTemptations, copy&paste as new layer and move above the  rectangle 3 layer.

Resize by 70%, Resize all layers NOT checked.

On the rectangle 3 layer,

Selections – Select All – Float – Defloat

Selections – Invert

On the paper layer, hit “delete”.

Selections – Select none.

Apply the same DropShadow as before.

Delete the rectangle 3 layer.

Open Paper18_BearyChristmas_JensSweetTemptations, copy.

On the thin rectangle 4 layer,

Selections – Select All – Float – Defloat

New layer, on the new layer paste into selection.

Selections – Select none.

Apply the same DropShadow as before.

Delete the thin rectangle 4 layer.

Repeat with thin rectangle 2 layer.

Open Paper12_BearyChristmas_JensSweetTemptations, copy.

On the thin rectangle 1 layer,

Selections – Select All – Float – Defloat

New layer, on the new layer paste into selection.

Selections – Select none.

Apply the same DropShadow as before.

Delete the thin rectangle 1 layer.

Repeat with thin rectangle 3 layer.

Open Paper9_BearyChristmas_JensSweetTemptations, copy.

On the rectangle 1 layer

Selections – Select All – Float – Defloat

New layer, on the new layer paste into selection.

Plugins – Penta.com – VTR with default settings.

Selections – Select None.

Delete the rectangle 1 layer.

Apply the same DropShadow as before.

Repeat with rectangle 2 layer.

Decorate the tag with any additional elements to your liking.

Add any and all copyright information (don’t forget to include the C/R info for the template) and text.

Feel free to crop and resize to your liking.

Once you’ve everything arranged to your liking, you have 2 choices: save with transparent background or colored background.

If you’d prefer a transparent background, delete the white template background layer and save as PNG, or Gif.

If you’d prefer a different colored background, highlight the white template background layer, hit “delete” once, and flood fill with color of choice – or simply save as JPG with the white background.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial!

XOXOXO,

Dani