Translated with permission from the creator, Lien at X-clusive Designz tutorial site.
 


See the original tutorial here for PSP in Dutch

They will both open in a new window and print out on standard 8½" X 11" paper

For information about which fonts, programs, etc I used to construct my pages and my headers, click here.
For this tutorial you will need:
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I've done this tutorial in PSP 9 and PSP XI.
I believe it can be done in most versions.
You may have to look around for the commands but it's likely they are there.


Filters and materials needed
No filters needed
Supplies in zip file here.
Supplies in zip file here for older versions if the other ones don't work for you. These are in psd format.

From Lien: Important!!! Please read carefully!!!
* The scrap tubes used in this tutorial are bought by me personally. You may use these scrap elements for this tutorial,
and for your personal use. You may not offer these tubes for sale, trade, sharing, your own tutorials, or commercial purposes.
Read carefully the conditions of the scrap designers. If this rule is not observed I will have to stop writing scrap tutorials!!!
Thanks for your cooperation.

Concentration tube misted by Sugar


I am assuming you know the basics of Paint Shop Pro and where the tools can be located.
Here are some arrows and bars you can drag and drop where you need to mark or underline where you are. .
Just left click and drag to where you want it then let go.
They will stay where you put them until you close your browser.
           



Either install the font or double click to open the windows font viewer for it.
Leave it open and it will be available in PSP.
Open up your tubes and pattern file. Minimize all till needed.
Each tube is only used once so you can close the tube files as you use them.
Step 1
Open a new transparent image 640 x 480 pix.
Step 2
Activate the tube LG-mem-rightside - copy (control-C), go to your working canvas,
paste as new layer (control-L). Move the tube entirely to the right.
Step 3
Activate the tube LG-mem-leftside - copy (control-C), go to your working canvas,
paste as new layer (control-L). Move the tube entirely to the left

Layers>Merge down (don't flatten or merge visible)
Step 4
Activate the tube LG-mem-background - copy (control-C), go to your working canvas,
paste as new layer (control-L). Move the tube a little to the left as shown.
Step 5
Activate the tube LG-mem-lace - copy (control-C), go to your working canvas,
paste as new layer (control-L). Move the tube to the left side of the left grey-blue strip, as shown

Layers>Duplicate

Image>Mirror and move the tube to the right edge of the right grey blue strip
Layers>Arrange>Move down, then move the lace on both sides till it's just peeking out
from behind the background tube. Do the same with the lace on the other side.
See my example. It's a bit hard to see along the right side, but it matches the left.


Here's a closeup

Highlight the top lace layer Layers>Merge>Merge down so both lace pieces are on one layer.
Step 6
Activate in your layer palette the upper layer.
Activate the tube LG-mem-stitches1 - copy, go to your working canvas, paste as new layer (control-L)
Move it to the right side of the left blue tubes edge according to my example.
Layers>Duplicate. Image>Mirror. The tube will go to the other side, move it into place if it isn't quite right.

Layers - merge down
Step 7
Activate the tube LG-mem-tag - copy (control-C), go to your working canvas, paste as new layer (control-L)
Move the tube so it almost touches the bottom edge.
Step 8
Activate in your layer palette the upper layer.
Activate the tube LG-mem-stitches2 - go to your working canvas, paste as new layer (control-L)
Move it to the left side of the left blue edge according to my example.
Layers>Duplicate. Image>Mirror.
It will now be on the other side, move it into place if it isn't in the right spot, see my example

Layers - Merge down
Step 9
Activate the tube Concentration - copy (control-C), go to your working canvas, paste as new layer (control-L)
Move it up a bit, as shown here.
Step 10
Activate the tube LG-mem-frame - copy (control-C), go to your working canvas, paste as new layer (control-L)
Move it up so it frames the concentration tube, see example.
Step 11
Activate the tube LG-mem-heart - copy (control-C), go to your working canvas, paste as new layer (control-L)
Move the tube to the right as shown.
Step 12
Activate the tube LG-mem-corner - copy (control-C), go to your working canvas, paste as new layer (control-L)
Move the tube to the left top corner as shown. Place it so the
flat edges at the top and left are just touching the edge.
Step 13
Activate the tube LG-mem-flowertag - copy (control-C), go to your working canvas, paste as new layer (control-L)
Move the tube to the upper left corner as shown.
Activate the raster deform tool. Change the mode to Free (shift). You will see the red boxes around the tube.



Hover with your cursor close the middle right where the red box sticks out of it, on a line.
You will see curved arrows. Click down there and holding the left mouse button down,
turn the tube slightly up anti-clockwise (up)

Step 14 - Adding text
Layers - new raster layer.
Activate the text tool and pick the font Agatha (in zip). Use a size that would fit your text on the tag
(I used size 22), foreground color set at null, background color #282116 (almost black),
make the text as a vector, so that you can rotate the text on the tag.



If your text is on two lines, it's better to do them separately so you can move them closer together.
If you just go down one line in the same text window and type the next line,
you'll see that the two lines of text are quite far apart.

Activate your raster deform tool, Free mode, and rotate the text up
on the right side, counterclockwise, in alignment with the tag.
Effects>3D Effects>Drop shadow. H+V = 1, opacity = 50, blur = 10, color black.


Step 15
Check if everything is placed properly.
Layers>Merge>Merge visible
Image>resize - 90%.


Adjust>Sharpness>Unsharp mask with the settings: 1-64-4.
Step 16
Image>Add border - 3 pix, color #f2f0e5 (pale grey)
Select the edge with your magic wand, tolerance at 0, anti-alias checked.


Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel. Settings: Bevel 2, 3, 10, 5, 0, 0, 315, 50, 30, white


Effects>3D Effects>Drop shadow. , same as before.
H+V = 1, opacity = 80, blur = 5, color black. Repeat with H+V on -1.


Selections>Select none.
Step 17
Image>Add border - 7 pix, color #3a4353
Image>Add border - 15 pix, color #f2f0e5
Select the edge with your magic wand.
Open your memory pattern and find it in your material palette. It will be at or near the top
Angle 0, scale 100 and fill selection with the pattern with your bucket tool.



Repeat Inner Bevel as in step 16, but change the width to 15.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop shadow, same as before,
H+V = 1, opacity = 80, blur = 5, color black. Repeat with H+V on -1.


Selections>Select none

You're done!
Step 18 - Watermark
Layers>New raster layer. Add your water mark on this new layer
Layers>Merge>Merge all (flatten)
Step 19 - Save
File>Export>Jpeg optimizer - compression of 20.
l hope you had fun!
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These tutorials are translated with permission from the original writer.
Any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidental and unintentional.
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Webpage Design Information
This webpage background was made in PhotoImpact with a tutorial by Deb DeHaven
Sadly, she passed away but her tutorials just came back online, thanks to PIRCNet.
You can find the tutorial here.
The font I used for all of the text on the buttons is BrockScript
The font I used for the "Memories" tutorial header is Agatha.
Click on the font name to download the font.
I use PhotoImpact to make all of my headers due to the amazing
3D text it has and the wonderful presets available free online
Most of the presets I use are either the ones that come with PhotoImpact, usually the Gel ones,
or from Deb's PI Tutorials and More (see below) or Carol Oyl's site
This is the address to Deb's old pages
http://www.fortunecity.com/skyscraper/millenit/1716/pitutorials/objects/presets/presets1.html
I can't find any links to her new pages but the presets are still on this page for download.
For more sites to find PI Presets, take a look at my Great Beginnings page.