This tutorial was created June 9, 2007
Any resemblance to other online tutorials is purely coincidence
ŠN@thy 2007
This tutorial was written using PSP 9, but can be done in other versions
~ You will need ~
The glitter and stars dangly I used is from JosDZigns. You can visit this awesome site here
*** You can download the dangly here ***
The ribbon I used is from Simply Original Scraps by Cindy. You can visit her awesome site here
Paint Shop Pro, a 30 day trial can be downloaded here
My supplies here. The zip includes tubes, brush and font
Put the brush into your brush folder
Open tubes in psp
Tubes have HIDDEN layers which mean you must unhide to see them
Minimize them all
Double click to open the font "TimeScrDLig" and minimize it on your desktop
Set your foreground color to #D09F3A
Set your background color to Black (#000000)
~ Step 1 ~
Maximize nathybentframe.pspimage
This will be our working area
Click on the bottom layer to active it
Copy Circle Flowers by ca_pris_11.pspimage and paste as new layer
Move the flowers down a bit and to the left so we can see
them on the left side of the frame
Layers, Duplicate
Image, Flip
Image, Mirror
Move these flowers down and to the left so we only see a
little part of them at the top and on the right side of the frame
Layers, Merge, Merge Down
~ Step 2 ~
Unlock the transparency for this layer
Left click one time into the layer to fill the flowers with your foreground color
Change the Opacity of this layer to 50
Lock the transparency
~ Step 3 ~
Maximize mds4821 Moon and Tree.pspimage
Copy modified layer and paste as new layer into your working area
Make sure the image layer is under the drop shadow layer
Move the image up so it fits nicely into the frame
~ Step 4 ~
Maximize inga_bathead.psp
Copy Layer1 and paste as new layer into your working area
Image, Resize and use these settings:
75 Percent, Resample using Bicubic, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Move the face up and to the left
Click on the frame layer to activate it (should be top layer)
Activate your Magic Wand and use these settings:
Mode: Add, Match mode: RBG Value, Tolerance: 0, Contiguous Checked,
Feather: 0, Anti-alias Checked, Outside
Select outside the frame
~ Step 5 ~
Click back on the face layer to activate it
Hit delete once on your keyboard
Selections, Select None
Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Overlay
Layers, Duplicate
Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Screen
Click on the frame layer to activate it (should be top layer)
~ Step 6 ~
Maximize Glitter_and_Stars.psp
Copy B/Gold moon/stars layer and paste as new layer into your working area
Image, Resize and use these settings:
50 Percent, Resample using Bicubic, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Position in the right top corner
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use these settings:
~ Step 7 ~
Copy stitches.pspimage and paste as new layer
Move the stitches down and to the left and position it so it holds the frame
Layers, Duplicate
Move this one on the other side
Layers, Merge, Merge Down
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the same settings as before
~ Step 8 ~
Layers, New Raster Layer
Activate your Brush Tool, find Friendship-Danetta[10-25-06] 007 brush and use these settings:
Using black color, apply the brush in the top right corner of the image
(Look at my image for placement)
~ Step 9 ~
Maximize SOScraps_FF_Ribbons.pspimage
Copy Raster 2 (top layer) and paste as new layer into your working area
Image, Resize and use these settings:
85 Percent, Resample using Bicubic, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Image, Rotate, Free Rotate and use these settings:
Direction: Left, Degrees: 80, everything else Unchecked
Adjust, Sharpness, Sharpen
Position the ribbon at the bottom of the frame into the black part
(Look at my image for placement)
~ Step 10 ~
Activate the Text tool and use the following settings:
Set your Foreground color to NULL
Set your Background color to #DBCAAA
Type your name
Position your name beside the bow
Layers, Convert to Raster Layer
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and these settings (Color #D09F3A):
~ Step 11 ~
Hide the background layer and crop your image
Unhide the background layer
Layers, Merge All (Flatten)
Add your watermark, resize if you'd like and save your work as jpg
Your tag is finished. I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.
Any resemblance to other online tutorials is purely coincidence
ŠN@thy 2007
This tutorial was written using PSP 9, but can be done in other versions
~ You will need ~
The glitter and stars dangly I used is from JosDZigns. You can visit this awesome site here
*** You can download the dangly here ***
The ribbon I used is from Simply Original Scraps by Cindy. You can visit her awesome site here
Paint Shop Pro, a 30 day trial can be downloaded here
My supplies here. The zip includes tubes, brush and font
Put the brush into your brush folder
Open tubes in psp
Tubes have HIDDEN layers which mean you must unhide to see them
Minimize them all
Double click to open the font "TimeScrDLig" and minimize it on your desktop
Set your foreground color to #D09F3A
Set your background color to Black (#000000)
~ Step 1 ~
Maximize nathybentframe.pspimage
This will be our working area
Click on the bottom layer to active it
Copy Circle Flowers by ca_pris_11.pspimage and paste as new layer
Move the flowers down a bit and to the left so we can see
them on the left side of the frame
Layers, Duplicate
Image, Flip
Image, Mirror
Move these flowers down and to the left so we only see a
little part of them at the top and on the right side of the frame
Layers, Merge, Merge Down
~ Step 2 ~
Unlock the transparency for this layer
Left click one time into the layer to fill the flowers with your foreground color
Change the Opacity of this layer to 50
Lock the transparency
~ Step 3 ~
Maximize mds4821 Moon and Tree.pspimage
Copy modified layer and paste as new layer into your working area
Make sure the image layer is under the drop shadow layer
Move the image up so it fits nicely into the frame
~ Step 4 ~
Maximize inga_bathead.psp
Copy Layer1 and paste as new layer into your working area
Image, Resize and use these settings:
75 Percent, Resample using Bicubic, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Move the face up and to the left
Click on the frame layer to activate it (should be top layer)
Activate your Magic Wand and use these settings:
Mode: Add, Match mode: RBG Value, Tolerance: 0, Contiguous Checked,
Feather: 0, Anti-alias Checked, Outside
Select outside the frame
~ Step 5 ~
Click back on the face layer to activate it
Hit delete once on your keyboard
Selections, Select None
Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Overlay
Layers, Duplicate
Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Screen
Click on the frame layer to activate it (should be top layer)
~ Step 6 ~
Maximize Glitter_and_Stars.psp
Copy B/Gold moon/stars layer and paste as new layer into your working area
Image, Resize and use these settings:
50 Percent, Resample using Bicubic, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Position in the right top corner
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use these settings:
~ Step 7 ~
Copy stitches.pspimage and paste as new layer
Move the stitches down and to the left and position it so it holds the frame
Layers, Duplicate
Move this one on the other side
Layers, Merge, Merge Down
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the same settings as before
~ Step 8 ~
Layers, New Raster Layer
Activate your Brush Tool, find Friendship-Danetta[10-25-06] 007 brush and use these settings:
Using black color, apply the brush in the top right corner of the image
(Look at my image for placement)
~ Step 9 ~
Maximize SOScraps_FF_Ribbons.pspimage
Copy Raster 2 (top layer) and paste as new layer into your working area
Image, Resize and use these settings:
85 Percent, Resample using Bicubic, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Image, Rotate, Free Rotate and use these settings:
Direction: Left, Degrees: 80, everything else Unchecked
Adjust, Sharpness, Sharpen
Position the ribbon at the bottom of the frame into the black part
(Look at my image for placement)
~ Step 10 ~
Activate the Text tool and use the following settings:
Set your Foreground color to NULL
Set your Background color to #DBCAAA
Type your name
Position your name beside the bow
Layers, Convert to Raster Layer
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and these settings (Color #D09F3A):
~ Step 11 ~
Hide the background layer and crop your image
Unhide the background layer
Layers, Merge All (Flatten)
Add your watermark, resize if you'd like and save your work as jpg
Your tag is finished. I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.