Swirls & Bows
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 Swirls & Bows by Aleah’s Mommy Designs, which you can purchase here.
A font of your choice.
A tube of your choice, or use one of the two supplied in the material (both were created by me).
A mask –I used WSL 221, 223 and 228, created by Weescotslass, which is 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.
I do assume you have at least some to moderate experience and understanding of PSP.
The DropShadow throughout the tutorial remains the same: V/H 2/2 O/B 63/7.35.
Resizing throughout the tutorial is done with “Resize all Layers” NOT checked.
Open a new image, 550x500, transparent background.
Open AMD_S&B_Frame 11, copy&paste, Resize by 85%.
Open AMD_S&B_Paper 57, copy.
With your Magic Wand, click inside the frame.
Selections – Modify – Expand by 2.
New layer, move underneath frame – paste into selection.
Open AMD_S&B_TornEdge 2, copy.
New layer, move underneath frame (on top of first paper) – paste into selection.
Selections – Select none.
Mirror, and move the torn edge a bit to the left.
Use your Selection Tool – Rectangle to select the part of the torn edge paper that is sticking out of the frame on the left side.
Selections – Select none.
Apply a Dropshadow to the torn edge paper.
Higlight frame layer, merge down twice (frame, paper, torn edge paper).
Apply Dropshadow.
Open AMD_S&B_SwirlCorner 3, copy&paste, Resize 25%.
Move into the inner upper left corner of the frame.
Apply Dropshadow.
Open AMD_S&B_Butterfly 6, copy&paste, Resize 22%.
Move into the upper right corner on top of the frame.
Apply Dropshadow.
Open AMD_S&B_Satin Double Loop Bow 1, copy&paste, Resize 22%.
Place on top of the Butterfly.
Apply Dropshadow.
Open AMD_S&B_GlitterSpill 2, copy&paste, move below frame layer and to the right side.
Duplicate, Mirror, Flip, move the copy to the left.
Optional: I used the Point-to-Point tool and selected part of right side of the copy, set Feather (Selections – Modify – Feather) to 25, and hit “delete” once. I also feathered the outer sides of each swirl a little bit, but, that’s up to you.
Open your tube – if your using the one I used, copy&paste, Resize 22%, Mirror and place to the left of the frame.
Apply Dropshadow.
Open AMD_S&B_PageBorder 3, copy&paste, Resize 25%, move underneath frame layer.
Use your Deformation Tool, to “pull” the border to fit to your liking.
Highlight bottom layer (or if the bottom layer is not empty, create New Layer – Send to bottom).
Selections – Select all.
Open AMD_S&B_Paper 33 copy.
On new layer, paste into selection.
Selections – Select none.
Layers – Load/Save Mask – Load Mask – MaskWSL_223.
Fit to layer, show all masks, source luminance checked; invert transparency NOT checked.
Merge group.
New Layer, on top of the previous one.
Open AMD_S&B_Paper 17 , copy.
On new layer, Selections – Select all – Paste into Selection.
Selections – Select none.
Layers – Load/Save Mask – Load Mask – MaskWSL_228.
Fit to layer, show all masks, source luminance checked; invert transparency NOT checked.
Merge group.
Optional: I lowered the opacity of this second mask layer by 80% before merging with the first mask layer. Merge down – I lowered the opacity of the merged layer again to 50%.
New Layer, on top of the merged mask layer.
Open AMD_S&B_Paper 42, copy.
On new layer, Selections – Select all – Paste into Selection.
Selections – Select none.
Layers – Load/Save Mask – Load Mask – MaskWSL_221.
Fit to layer, show all masks, source luminance checked; invert transparency NOT checked.
Merge group.
Optional: resize mask or use your Deformation Tool, if necessary, to tweek your mask layers to your liking and/or lower the opacity.
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 or crop the image.
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
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