This tutorial was created in 2006
Any resemblance to other online tutorials is purely coincidence
©N@thy 2007

This tutorial was written using PSP 9, but can be done in other versions

~ You will need ~
Paint Shop Pro, a 30 day trial can be downloaded here
Filters Unlimited 2.0, you can download here
VM Instant Art (Spider Web), you can download here
My supplies here. The zip includes the tubes, picture frame and font

Put the picture frame in your picture frame folder
Open your tubes in psp
Tubes have HIDDEN layers which mean you must unhide to see them
Minimize them all
Double click to open the font "Passions Conflict ROB" and minimize it on your desktop
Set your Foreground color to White (#FFFFFF)
Set your Background color to #A295B5

~ Step 1 ~

File, New
Width and Height set to 400, Transparent Background
Copy witchandwebljt.psp and paste as new layer
Move it on the left close to the edge
Adjust, Blur, Gaussian Blur and set the Radius to 15
Set the Opacity of this layer to 50

~ Step 2 ~

Layers, Duplicate
Image Mirror
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
Effects, Art Media Effects, Brush Strokes and use the following settings (color #808080):



~ Step 3 ~

Ajust, Hue and Saturation, Colorize and use the following settings:
Hue: 183, Saturation: 45
Layers, New Raster Layer
Layers, Arrange, Send to Bottom
Fill this layer with White
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible

~ Step 4 ~

Effects, Plugins, Filters Unlimited 2, Edges Square, Square Edge 17
Just click Apply
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the following settings (color #A295B5):



Image, Resize and use the following settings:
Width and Height: 95%, Resample using Bicubic, Lock aspect ratio checked, Resize all layers Not checked

~ Step 5 ~

Copy witchandwebljt.psp and paste as new layer once again
If the witch is not the top layer then Layers, Arrange, Bring to Top
Move it on the edge on the left side of the frame
(Look at my image for placement)
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the following settings:



Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
Minimize for later use

~ Step 6 ~

File, New
Width and Height set to 530, Transparent Background
Set your foreground to Gradient and use the following settings:
Linear, Angle 45, Repeat 3, Invert Checked
Fill your layer with the gradient
Adjust, Blur, Gaussian Blur and set the Radius to 15

~ Step 7 ~

Effects, Plugins, VM Instant Art, Spider Web and use the following settings:



Ajust, Hue and Saturation, Colorize and use the following settings:
Hue: 183, Saturation: 45
Set the Opacity of this layer to 50
Image, Picture Frame
Find Edge design 01 and use the following settings:



~ Step 8 ~

Copy ricrac.pspimage and paste as new layer
Move this layer under the picture frame layer
Set the Opacity to 80
Position the ricrac at the top leaving some space so we can see it
(Look at my image for placement)
Layers, Duplicate
Image, Flip
Layers, New Raster Layer
Layers, Arrange, Send to Bottom
Fill this layer with white
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible

~ Step 9 ~

Copy our witch frame image we created earlier and paste as new layer
Image, Rotate, Free Rotate and use the following settings:
Direction: Left, Degrees: 10, All layers not checked
Layers, Duplicate
Image, Mirror
Paste our witch frame image as new layer once again
(witch should be in your clipboard still)
Image, Rotate, Free Rotate and use the following settings:
Direction: Left, Degrees: 20, All layers not checked
Layers, Duplicate
Image, Mirror
Paste our witch frame image as new layer once again
(witch should be in your clipboard still)
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible

~ Step 10 ~

Copy happyhalloween.pspimage and paste as new layer
Move it to the top in the witch frame image
(Look at my image for placement)
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the following settings:



~ Step 11 ~

Copy spiderandweb.pspimage and paste as new layer
Move this layer under the Happy Halloween layer
Position the spider and web under Happy Halloween
(Look at my image for placement)
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the following settings:



~ Step 12 ~

Set your foreground color to Null
Set your background color to Black (#000000)
Activate text tool and use the following settings:



Type your name
Image, Rotate, Free Rotate and use the following settings:
Direction: Left, Degrees: 20, All layers not checked
Move it beside the witch and under the web
(Look at my image for placement)
Layers, Convert to Raster Layer
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the following settings (color #A295B5):



Repeat Drop Shadow but change the color to #5F5274
Layers, Merge, Merge All (Flatten)
Save your work as jpg

Add your watermark and your tag is finished. I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.