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Garden of Life

2010-01-25T20:06:00.004-06:00

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Tut Title: Garden of Life

Tut © By §apphyre Gemz Designz

Date: January 25th, 2010

Kit Used: Baby Blues By Tamsin McAtee Studios

Cookie: ©Luscious Scraps

* Thank you so much Tamsin for allowing me the use of your beautiful kit for this tutorial. *

Materials Needed:

PSP version 9 or above. You can get the current FREE trial version HERE
Kit: Baby Blues Tagger Kit By Tamsin McAtee Studios HERE

Fonts I used are: All FTU Fonts: Gill Sans MT, Script MT Bold and Angel

Ok Let's Tag!

*Remember to SAVE, SAVE, SAVE, as I will not be reminding you to do so after each step!*

Step 1: Open up the following pieces from the Baby Blues Kit: These are the pieces I used for this tutorial.

Baby Blues Element Glitter 1

Baby Blues Element Flower Doodle 1

Baby Blues Paper 12

Baby Blues Element Flower 2

Baby Blues Element Frame 3

Baby Blues Element Baby Blue

Minimize in PSP until needed.

Step 2: Open a New Image 600x600 pixels, Transparent. This will be our working canvas and we can resize later. Rename this layer to CANVAS.

Step 3: Maximize Baby Blues Elements Frame 3. Copy / Paste as a New Layer on your canvas. Rename to FRAME.

Step 4: Maximize Baby Blues Element Glitter 1. Copy / Paste as a New Layer on your canvas. Resize 55%. Move to the top left of the frame so it peeks out above the frame slightly. Duplicate, Mirror. Duplicate, Flip. Duplicate, Mirror. Hide your FRAME and CANVAS layers, Merge -- Merge Visible. Adjust Sharpness -- Sharpen More. Rename this layer to GLITTER. In your layer pallette, highlight this layer and drag it UNDERNEATH your FRAME layer. Unhide all layers now.

Step 5: Maximize Baby Blues Elements Flower Doodle 1. Copy / Paste as a new layer on your canvas. Resize 55%. Rename this layer as FLOWERS. Drag this layer UNDERNEATH your FRAME layer, but on top of your GLITTER layer. Arrange your FLOWER layer so that the flowers show from underneath the FRAME layer. Duplicate, Mirror. Layers -- Merge -- Merge Down.

Step 6: Highlight your FRAME layer. With your Magic Wand Tool, click on the INSIDE of the frame. Selections - Modify - Expand 5 pixels. Maximize Baby Blues Paper 12. Copy / Paste into selection. Rename this layer as FRAME BACKGROUND. DO NOT deselct yet!

Step 7: Maximize Baby Blues Elements Flower 2. New Raster Layer, rename to FLOWER ACCENT. Paste into selection. Selections - select none. Set the Blend Mode (on your layer pallette) to Soft Light.

Step 8: Maximize Baby Blues Elements Baby Blue (your poser doll). Copy / Paste as a new layer. Rename this layer to DOLL. Resize 55%. Position her sitting on the lower edge of the FRAME. See tag for placement. Give her a Dropshadow with these settings: Vertical: 1, Horizontal: -1, Opacity: 100, Blur: 5, Color:#000000. With your Selections Tool, set to Rectangle. Carefully box the ©Luscious Scraps Watermark. Cut / Paste as a new layer. Rename this layer to DOLL WATERMARK. Set the Blend Mode for this layer to Soft Light.

Step 9: New Raster Layer. Name it TAG MESSAGE. The easiest way to do this working with 2 different fonts is to type it out using your main font. Here in this case, the main font being Gill Sans MT, set to a size of 16, with a background color set to #FFFFFF. Type out your message. Now once you are done, BEFORE hitting OK.....highlight Garden, Life, Rare Flower one at a time of course, and change your font to Script MT Bold with a size of 22. NOW you can click on the OK button. Move your text to center it within your frame next to your doll. (See tag for placement).

Step 10: Give EACH of your layers with the exception of the DOLL layer and your FRAME BACKGROUND layer. A Dropshadow with these settings: Vertical: 1, Horizontal: -1, Opacity: 50, Blur: 5, Color: #000000.

Step 11: New raster layer. Name this layer DESIGNER WATERMARK. Add in the Designer's name for the scrapkit used. Move to the top inside of the frame. Set the Blend Mode to Soft Light.

Step 12: New raster layer. Name this layer MY WATERMARK. Place your watermark, either a symbol you use or type out your name. Move someplace within the frame so you can see it. Set the Blend Mode to Soft Light.

Step 13: Now here you can do a final SAVE as a .png file so you will have a blank tag to use over and over again in the future should you decide to make other tags or extras tags. Go to File - Export as PNG file and follow prompts giving your tag a name and saving it to where you can find it again later on.

Step 14: Here we personalize our tag with our name. New raster layer. Rename this layer to YOUR name. Here I used the Angel font set to a size of 48. Now depending on the length of your name, you will need to adjust the size to your liking. Type out your name. Giving your name a Dropshadow with the following settings: Vertical: 1, Horizontal: -1, Opacity: 50, Blur: 5, Color: #000000.

Step 15: Save your finished tag as a .png file following the steps as in Step 13. And you are done! YAY! Now if the tag is too large for your liking, you can resize it before doing the save.

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial as much as I have creating it for you! If you should run into any troubles along the way, please feel free to email me here at sgd1970@gmail.com with a subject heading of

TAG TUT HELP, and I will assist you in any way I can.

* Hugz and Thanks! *

§apphyre

Artistic Tendencies

2010-01-16T21:58:00.014-06:00

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Tut Title: Artistic Tendencies

Tut © By §apphyre Gemz Designz

Date: January 14, 2010

Kit Used: Scarlett Night By Emma

Posers: Amore ©Emma

*Thank You Emma hunnie for allowing me the use of your beautiful kit and posers *

Materials Needed:

PSP (I am using v. 9.01) you can get a free trial version HERE

Poser - Amore By ©Emma HERE (I used Poser 4)

Kit: Scarlett Night By ©Emma HERE

Pieces of the kit I used were:

Paper 12

Frame 5

Bow 2

Candle 1

My Flame and Tiny Sparkle Zip HERE

Animation Shop you can get a current 30 day trial version HERE

Mask #355 from Vix

Plugin: DBS Flux - Bright Noise

(optional, can also use Adjust -- Add / Remove Noise -- Add Noise adjusting

the different 3 layers using the 3 settings of Random, Uniform and Gaussian with noise set to 50% and monochrome checked).

Font of Choice (Here I used Windsong )

Ok, Let's Tag!

Step 1: Open a New Image 622x583 pixels, Transparent, 72 dpi. Rename this layer to Background. Flood fill with #f5eec5. Effects -- Texture Effects -- Fine Leather. Here I have used the following settings below:

(See Screenshot Below / Click on image to enlarge).

Save your image as a .pspimage in your chosen folder.

Step 2: Open up your Mask #355 from Vix. Back to your image, New Raster Layer, Name this layer Mask.

Selections -- Select All.

Open up your Paper 12 from the kit and Copy / Paste As Into Selection. Layers -- New Mask Layer -- From Image. Look for the Mask #355 in the pull down menu. (See Screenshot Below for Settings / Click to enlarge image).

Click OK.

Step 3: Open up your Frame 5. Copy / Paste as a new layer. Rename this layer as Frame. Resize 70%.

Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen. Place towards center of mask layer.

Step 4: Open up your Candle 1. Copy / Paste as a new layer. Rename this layer as Candle. Resize 70%,

place to the left bottom side of your frame.

Step 5: Open up your Flame tube from me. Copy / Paste as a new layer. Rename this layer as Flame 1.

Position it in place directly over the candle's wick. Once in place, right click on this layer in your layer pallette and duplicate 2 times. Rename other 2 flame layers as Flame 2, Flame 3. If you are using the plugin DBS Flux - Bright Noise...Set the Intensity to 50 and the Direction to Mix, click ok while on the Flame 1 layer. Highlight the Flame 2 layer, Effects - Plugins -- DBS Flux -- Bright Noise and click on the word Mix 2 times, Click OK. Highlight the Flame Layer 3 and repeat as for Flame 2 EXCEPT this time you will be clicking on the word Mix 3 times and Click OK.

Step 6: Open your Poser 4 image. Copy / Paste as a new layer. Rename this layer as Lady or Poser tube. Resize 70%. Move into place to the right of the Candle over the Frame layers.

Step 7: Unzip your Tiny white sparkle tube and add it to your tubes folder in PSP.

New Raster layer on your image, name this layer Sparkle 1. Set tube size to Enlarge your graphic tag to about 400 - 500% so you can see really well the Poser lady's headpiece. (We will have a total of 3 Sparkle layers) Place your first Sparkle around or on the first reddish dot on the lady's headpiece. Leaving 2 spaces continue all the way around the top of her headpiece. Once completed, new raster layer, named Sparkle 2 and repeat what you did for the 1st Sparkle layer. Finish up with a new raster layer, named Sparkle 3,

repeat the process as earlier.

Step 8: Open your Bow 2 tube. Copy / Paste as a new layer. Rename this layer as Bow. Move the Bow to

the top center of your frame. With your Freehand Tool, trace around the diamond clip in the center of the bow. Once you have the marching ants surrounding it all the way around, duplicate 3 times. Rename these layers as Bow Clip 1, Bow Clip 2 and Bow Clip 3.

Step 9: Highlight your Bow Clip 1 layer. Effects - Plugins - DBS Flux and follow as in Step 5.

Repeat for Bow Clips 2 and 3 clicking on the word MIX 2 times for layer 2 and 3 times for layer 3 of the Bow Clips.

Step 10: New Raster layer, name this layer as Tag Text, with your chosen font (here I used Windsong, with a Background color set to #eee7c0 and size set to 40 and stroke set to 1.0 Bold selected). Type out a text for your tag.

Step 11: New Raster layer, name it Names. Same font and settings EXCEPT the size will be changed to 50.

Type your name.

Step 12: Give each of your layers (minus the background layer) a Dropshadow with the following settings:

Vertical: -1, Horizontal: 1, Opacity: 50 Blur: 10 Color: #000000.

Step 13: Give each of your Text layers a Dropshadow. Same as in Step 11, EXCEPT the Opacity changes to 100 and the Blur changes to 2.

Step 14: Crop or resize your image if it's too large, then add a New Raster Layer. Go tto Effects -- Buttonize. Use the following settings: Height and Width: Both set to 10. Opacity set to 70, Edge set to Transparent. Click OK.

Step 15: New Raster Layer, name this layer Watermark / Copyright Info. Add needed watermark /

Soft Light.

Your Tag is now Complete! Let's move on to Animation Shop now to get our tag animated!

You may have your own preferences when it comes to getting your images in Animation Shop,

but this is just how I do mine. I prefer what I call a Side-By-Side way to work, meaning

I have BOTH PSP open AND Animation Shop open and can move between the two of them.

Ok, let's go!

Step 1: You remember the layers I had you to Duplicate and rename as "whateverlayer 2", and

"whateverlayer 3"? Go thru your layer pallette and HIDE all of the layer 2 and layer 3 layers.

So you will have your regular main layers and all of your "whateverlayer 1"s all showing in view.

Step 2: Go to Edit -- Copy Merged. Flip over to Animation Shop. Right click and Paste as a New

Animation. Flip back over to PSP, hide "whateverlayer 1"s and unhide "whateverlayers 2"s. Repeat the

process we just completed in this step, EXCEPT when you get back to Animation Shop, you will need to

click on your 1st frame image and right click - paste after current frame. Hide 'whateverlayers 2"s

and unhide "whateverlayers 3"s and repeat. Once you have 3 frames in Animation Shop, we are set to

animate!

Step 3: Now click on the View Animation button. IF you are satisfied, save your image as a gif, give

it a name_BLANK (so you know you have the blank tag in case you make this tag for others).

Step 4: Here we will ADD the personalized names to our BLANK tag we just made. Flip back over to

PSP. Since you still have your template open, use it to size up your text. New raster layer. Type

out the name (your name) with the chosen font you like, here I chose Windsong, size: 48 -

color:#f3ecc3. Right click on THAT layer in your layer pallette. Copy. Flip back over to Animation

Shop. Right click on an empty space and Paste as a New Animation.

Step 5: Right click once again on your name in Animation shop, Cut. Now over to your blank

animation, you want the one showing 3 total frames, not the one that is moving. Highlight the 3

framed image, go to Edit -- Select All. Edit -- Propagate Paste. and finally Edit -- Paste into

Selected Frame. (This will put your name in each of the 3 frames without having to match or line it

up for the animation to flow smootly). Once that is done...click on Animate and save your new tag!

You are DONE!! YAY!!

I hope you have enjoyed this (lengthy) tutorial as much as I did creating it for you. IF you should encounter any difficulties along the way, please feel free to drop me a line sgd1970(AT)gmail.com remove the (AT) and place @ in your email, or click HERE with a subject line: Artistic Tendencies - Help!

*hugz*
§apphyre

Artistic Tendencies Tut Coming Soon

2010-01-14T22:35:00.000-06:00

Another new tut is in the works, hope to have it all uploaded here shortly, so be watching out for it. It features a beautiful Pser and a beautiful scrapkit by Emma of Sensual Posers. Sensual Posers is a new group I recently joined on with as a new CT :) I am so excited to be joining them! And I am sure you will love their products as well :)

*Hugz*
§apphyre

* Update *

2010-01-13T11:43:00.000-06:00

With January 2010 underway a new year is bringing in new things! Here recently I have had the opportunity to join a couple more CT groups :) So will be posting up some new tags tutorials here soon!

Hope everyone has a great New Year in 2010!

*Hugz*
§apphyre

The Little Things

2009-12-20T21:37:00.003-06:00

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©§GD December 20th, 2009

Thank you Lynne for allowing me the use of this beautiful kit!

Kit Used: Butterflies Redux by Baby Cakes Scraps

Items used from the kit:

Butterfly Frame

Paper 5

Gem Flower 2

Other materials used:

Poser tube by Outlaw By Design (obdft127)

Whisper font

PSP you can get a free trial of the current version out HERE

for this tutorial this tag was created using version 9.01

OK, let's tag!

Remember to SAVE often as I won't be reminding you *smiles*

Step 1: Open up your needed pieces from the kit (or alternate ones you have chosen to use). Minimize in

PSP. Open up a New Image, I like room to work, we can resize it later. 700x700 pixels, Transparent

background.

Step 2: Maximize the Butterfly Frame, copy / paste in a new raster layer. Resize by 65%. Rename this

layer as FRAME. With your Magic Wand Tool, click on the INSIDE of the frame, modify - expand 8 pixels,

click ok.

Step 3: Maximize the Paper 5. Copy / Paste as a new layer. Resize 65%. Selections - Invert. Hit your

Delete key. Rename this layer as FRAME BACK.

Step 4: Add a dropshadow to your FRAME layer with these settings:

Vertical: -1, horizontal: 1, opacity: 100, blur: 5, color: #000000 (black).

Step 5: Maximize Gem Flower 2. Copy / paste as a new layer. Resize 65%. Sharpen - sharpen. Add

dropshadow same as FRAME except lower the opacity setting down to 50. Rename this layer as FLOWER DECO. Move to the top of your FRAME. Duplicate - image - mirror. Layers - Merge - Merge down.

Step 6: Maximize your tube of choice. If using the same poser tube I have used, resize the tube 50% two

times. Add a dropshadow with these settings:

Vertical: -1, horizontal: 1, opacity: 50, blur: 10, color: #000000 (black).

Move into place of your choosing. Rename this layer as POSER or TUBE.

Step 7: With font of choice, type out your text in the top portion of your framed image. If you have the

Whisper font this is the settings I used: Size 30, no stroke. Font color: #91AAE8 and a dropshadow of

these settings: vertical: -1, horizontal: 1, opacity: 100, blur: 1, color: #000000 (black).

Step 8: Type out your name, here I used a size of 48, same settings as in step 7.

Step 9: Add your copyright info that may be needed and or your watermark. Save image as a .png file and

you are done!

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial and will be back to check out more as they are created. If you

should have any troubles along the way, please feel free to drop me an email at sgd1970@att.net with the

subject title of TAG TUT HELP.

Til next time....Happy PSP-ing!

*hugz*

§apphyre

Dream A Little Dream

2009-12-11T12:01:00.008-06:00

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Tutorial ©§GD on December 11, 2009

Materials Needed:

Kit: Purple Rain Tagger's Kit by Deb's Designs

Pieces of kit used:

DD-frame2

DD_tigerlily

DD_medievalposer2

DD_tree1

DD_paper05

PSP you can get a current PSP trial version HERE

Font of choice ( here I used Bodoni MT Black size 26 for message, size 36 for name)

Step 1: Open new image size 600x600 pixels, transparent, 72 dpi.

Open up needed pieces and minimize in PSP. (I set a background color so pieces will show up on canvas. This is optional for you :) Maximize dd frame 2. Copy, close original, paste onto your new image as a new layer. Rename to frame.

Step 2: With your magic wand tool, click on the inside of your FRAME. Selections - Modify - Expand 7

pixels. Click OK. Maximize dd paper 05. Copy, close original and Paste as a new layer. Move this layer in your layer pallette under your FRAME. Selections - Invert. Hit your delete key. Rename this layer as FRAME BG.

Step 3: Maximize dd tree 1. Copy, close original, paste as a new layer. Resize 50%. Move towards the right side of your FRAME. Image - Duplicate. Image - Mirror. Layers - Merge - Merge Down. Lower the opacity to 50% and blend mode to Luminance. Rename layer to TREE.

Step 4: Maximize dd medieval poser 2. Using your freehand selection tool, outline the fairy only right now. minimize the poser tube, you will need this one again later. Copy only the selected fairy. Paste as a new layer. Resize 45%. Move fairy into place on your frame. Maximize dd medieval poser 2 again and this time use your freehand tool to outline the watermark ©Medi. Copy, close out original. Paste as a new layer. Resize 45%. Move the watermark into place touching the fairy. Adjust - Color Balance - Negative Image. New Raster layer, add copyright info if a link is needed to be added to your image, in the case of this Fairy poser tube, you will need to add this link to the image, http://medievilsaddiction.blogspot.com/ Layers - Merge - Merge Down. Rename to FAIRY.

Step 5: Maximize dd tiger lily. Copy, close original. Paste as a new layer. Resize 50%. Move to the top left of your FRAME. *IF you made a colored canvas for easy viewing, please HIDE this layer NOW * Layers - Merge - Merge Visible. You can now unhide your colored canvas if you made one.

Step 6: With your Preset Shapes Tool, choose Circle. Foreground color set to black (#000000) and your Background color is turned off (click on the O with a line through it). Make sure your preset shape setting is set with Create On Vector checkmarked. I also set my line width to 3 so I could see it better. Now, draw out a circle slightly smaller than the inside of your frame. Then with your Mover Tool, if needed you can move your drawn circle towards the center of your framed image. Now click on your Text Tool, set your chosen font, here I used Bodoni MT Black at a size setting of 36 pixels. Using a Foreground color setting of: #d7c2d1 and a background setting of: #9165b4. Type out your name. Add a dropshadow of your liking. You can now Delete your vector layer and rename the layer with your name on it as NAME.

Step 7: Using your same settings for your color pallette, same text, type out your message on a new raster layer. Add the same dropshadow you previously used in step 6. Rename this layer to MESSAGE. If you used a color background canvas, you can now delete this layer. Layers - Merge - Merge Visable. Add your dropshadow to your merged image and save as a .png file.

Hope you have liked this tutorial :) You are now all done! YAY!

If you have any problems, please feel free to email me here at sgd1970@att.net or sapphyre@gmx.com

with the subject heading of TAG TUT HELP and I can help you :)

Thanks for stopping by to try out this new tut! And Thank You to Deb's Designs for a wonderful kit to work with!!

*Hugz*

§apphyre

Beautiful Friendship

2009-11-01T04:51:00.001-06:00

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©§GD on October 24, 2009.

Materials Needed:

PSP, I use version 9.01, trial version can be gotten HERE

Font of Choice ( I used Pristina)

Tube of choice (I am using a freebie tube from Outlaw By Design)

Beautiful scrapkit called My Everything By Sabrina of Scrap Moments Designz

Thank you to Sabrina for allowing me to work with this very pretty kit!

And Happy Anniversary coming up :)

Materials I used from this kit are:

smd me paper 15

smd me frame 01

smd me crisscross bow 01

smd me butterfly 01

REMEMBER to SAVE, SAVE, SAVE! As I won't be reminding along the way!

♥ Let's Tag! ♥

Step 1: Open up your needed tubes in PSP, minimize for now. Open new image 600x600 pixels, transparent.

Step 2: Maximize smd me frame 01. Copy / paste as a new layer. Close original. Image resize 75%. Name this layer FRAME.

Step 3: Maximize smd me paper 15. Copy, close original. Click the center of your FRAME with your magic wand tool. Selections - modify, expand 7 pixels, click ok. Right click on your graphic and paste as a new layer. Image - resize 75% two times. Selections - invert. Hit delete 1 time. Selections - select none. Rename this layer as PAPER. Move this layer underneath your frame layer.

Step 4: Maximize smd me crisscross bow 01. Copy, close original, paste as a new layer. Rename layer to BOW. Image - resize 78%. Move toward top of heart. See screenshot below for placement. Adjust sharpness - sharpen.

Click image above to view Screen shot in full view.

Step 5: Maximize smd me butterfly 01. Copy, close original, paste as a new layer. Rename layer to BUTTERFLY. Resize 50% two times. Adjust sharpness - sharpen. Dropshadow: vertical: 1, horizontal: -1, opacity: 50, blur: 1.00, color: black (#000000). Move butterfly to top center know of your bow. See screenshot for placement.

Click image above to view Screen shot in full view.

Step 6: Maximize your tube. Copy, close original, paste as a new layer. Now depending upon which tube you used, your resize will vary from mine. If using the same tube I am using, resize 50% two times. Move to left side of frame. Rename layer to TUBE. Dropshadow as in step 5.

Step 7: With font of choice, size according to your font (you want text to fit "inside" of your frame. New raster layer, name it text. Here I used Pristina, size 36, no stroke. color: #C26880. Using your raster deform tool, rotate your text slightly to the left. Add a dropshadow as in step 5, except on the blur change it to 0. Move your text layer in your layer pallette down underneath your TUBE layer.

Step 8: Go back to your FRAME layer, add a dropshadow as in step 5, but change the opacity to 100 and the blur to 10.

Step 9: New raster layer, add any copyright info / watermark to this layer, final save (as a .png file so you can use your tag over and over, just adding names to new raster layers) crop your tag down in size as close to the image as you can without cutting off the shadowing. And you are done! YAY!

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial and will be back to try out more as they are written :)

If you should have any troubles, please feel to email me here at sapphyre@gmx.com with a subject line of TAG TUT HELP and I will be more than glad to help you out.

Hugz!

§apphyre

Creepy Crawlie Alert!

2009-10-25T21:02:00.000-05:00

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Creepy Crawlie Alert ©§GD on October 25, 2009.

Materials Needed:

PSP, I use version 9.01, you can get a trial version HERE

Animation Shop (This comes pre-packaged with PSP v8) may be downloaded HERE

Scrap Kit called Hallows Eve - Taggers Sized by Bits 'N' Bobs.

Thanks SO much Julie for an awesome kit to work with!

The pieces of the kit I used are:

BNB Element 2

BNB Element 19

BNB Element 20

BNB paper 6

Melli 9

Fonts of your choice. (I used Impact for Text & Rage Italic for Names)

Need one to be a wide font and one to be a slightly fancy font.

REMEMBER to SAVE, SAVE, SAVE! As I won't be reminding along the way!

♥ Let's Tag! ♥

Step 1: Open up the needed pieces (see above) in PSP. Minimize for now. Open up a New Image 600x600 pixels, transparent. Maximize, Copy, close out the original of BNB Element 19. Paste as a new raster layer onto your image. Rename this layer to Black Flower. Resize 55%, move to top center of your canvas. Image, Duplicate, Image - Flip. Right click on your "copy" and duplicate, move to the right side (at the 3 o'clock position). Duplicate, Image - Mirror. Duplicate, move flower to the 2 o'clock position. Duplicate, Image - Flip. Duplicate, Image - Mirror. Duplicate, Image - Flip. Now you should have a total of 8 black flowers. Layers - Merge - Merge Visible. Rename Black Flowers.

Step 2: Maximize BNB Element 20. Copy, close orginal, paste as a new layer. Rename Red Flower. Resize 55%. Place this 1st red flower between the 1st 2 top black flowers. Duplicate, Image - Flip. Back to the Red Flower labelled layer, Duplicate, move flower between second and thrid black flower. Duplicate, Image - Flip. Layers - Merge - Merge Visible. Duplicate, Image - Mirror. Layers, Merge - Merge Visible. Rename this layer to Red Flowers. Layers Merge- Merge Visible. Rename to Flower Frame.

Step 3: Maximize BNB Paper 6. Copy, close original and paste as a new layer. Rename this layer as Frame BG. Drag this layer UNDER your Flower Frame layer. Highlight your flower frame layer, with your Magic Wand Tool, click on the OUTSIDE of your frame. Selections - Invert. Selections - Contract. Contract 20 pixels.Selections - Invert. Hit your Delete key. Selections - Select None.

Step 4: Maximize BNB Element 2. Copy, close original, paste as a new layer. Rename this layer Spider and Web. Drag this layer UNDER your Frame layer and ON TOP of your Frame BG layer. Follow the Selections Step as in Step 3. This will erase all of the overhanging of the spider web that will show thru extending past your flower frame.

Step 5: Maximize Melli 9. Copy, close original, paste as a new layer. Rename to Witch. Move to the bottom right side of your flower frame. (See tag for placement if need to). Adjust sharpness - sharpen.

Step 6: These layers we wil give Dropshadows to: Your Flower Frame layer, your Witch layer.

Dropshadow settings: Vertical: 1, Horizontal: -1, Opacity: 100, Blur: 10.00, Color: Black (#000000).

Layers, Merge - Merge Visible. Rename TAG.

Step 7: Resize 70%, Resize All Layers: Checked. Click OK. With your Pen Tool, any color, any width line. We are going to "draw" a diagonal line slightly above center from the bottom left to the top right flowers in our Flower Frame. (This will be a guide for our text placement). Once you have your line drawn, click on the little check mark to activate the line. You should now have a Vector layer. With your Text Tool. You want a Wide type of font for the wording. Here I used Impact, size 28 color: #a50300, Type out your text in all capital letters. You should be typing at a diagonal. If not, cancel and make sure your Vector layer is highlighted. Then begin typing again. (You want to be sure to stay INSIDE the borders of the flowers). Once your text is complete, you need to PROMOTE this layer to a raster layer. Close off your Vector layer. Highlight text layer, Dropshadow as in Step 6 EXCEPT adjust your Opacity to 50 and Blur to 5.00. and Adjust - Add Noise. Uniform, 35% and Monochrome checked. Click OK. Duplicate this layer. Now on your duplicate layer of your text, go to Adjust - Color Balance - Manual Color Correction. (See Screenshot below) Look for the box that says COLORS: Source color : set to #A50300 and your Target color: set to #A8A54F. Preset Target Color Selected. Fruits selected / highlighted.

Click Screenshot image above to view in full size.

Step 8: New Raster Layer. Name this layer NAME. With your slightly fancy font type out your name with a Stroke color of 1.0 Size of font will vary depending on which font you are using. Here I used Rage Italic, set to size 48, stroke: 1.0, with these colors: Foreground: #7a0b0b , Background: #000000. Add a dropshadow as in Step 6. New Raster layer. Add your watermark and or copyright info you may need to each on their respective layers.

Step 9: Open Animation Shop. Hide ALL layers in PSP Except for these layers. You Tag Image, your Text in Red, and your name and Watermark / copyright layers. Right click on your image. Copy - Copy Merged. Over to Animation Shop (AS for short). Right click - paste as a new animation. Back over to PSP. Hide your RED text layer and unhide your GREEN text layer. Right click on your image - copy - copy merged. Back to AS. Right click on your 1st frame in AS, Paste - after current frame. Click on Edit - Select All. Animation - Frame Properties, set to 45, Click OK. Click on Animate. File - Save As, name your graphic.

When you get to a dialog box that says Animation Quality Versus Putput Size, click on Customize button on the bottom of the box. Make sure your settings reflect these below:

Colors Tab:

Color 255

Create Pallette By: Optimized Median Cut

Reduce Colors By: Error Diffusion

Optimizations Tab:

Checkmark boxes 2,3,4.

Partial Transparency Tab:

Convert Pixels less than 60

Yes, blend with color: #FFFFFF (white)

Click OK.

Click Next 3 times.

Click Finish.

YAY! You are now done!

I hope you have liked this tutorial and will be back to check out more I will have for you soon!

If you should have any problems, please feel free to email me here at sgd247@att.net or my alt email at sapphyre@gmx.com with a subject heading of TAG TUT HELP and I will be more than glad to help you out anyway I can!

*Thanks*

Hugz!

§apphyre

Sweet Memories

2009-10-22T08:29:00.000-05:00

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Sweet Memories ©§GD on October 22, 2009

Materials Needed:

PSP, I use version 9.01. For a trial version of PSP, click HERE

Scrap kit called Exquisite by Bits 'N' Bobs
(Thanks Julie for this beautiful kit to work with)

Pieces I have used are:
BNB Flower
BNB Flower 4
BNB Bow 4
BNB Folded Ribbon 2
BNB Tag 1
BNB Pin 1

Font of your Choice (I am using Good Vibrations ROB)
Tube of your choice. I am using a "freebie" from Outlaw By Designs

REMEMBER to SAVE, SAVE, SAVE! As I won't be reminding along the way!

♥ Let's Tag! ♥

Step 1: Open a new Raster Layer 600x600 pixels, transparent. Rename this layer as BG (for background).

Step 2: Open up BNB-Flower and BNB-Flower-4. Working with BNB-Flower-4 first...copy / close original and paste as a new layer onto your BG canvas. Resize 50%. Rename to FLOWER 1. Move to the left side of your canvas a little over 1/2 way up towards the top of your canvas. Right click, Duplicate. Image - Mirror. Highlight FLOWER 1, Duplicate, Image - Flip. Duplicate, Image - Mirror. Highlight FLOWER 1 again, Duplicate, move the copy towards the top center position, Duplicate, Image - Flip. Hide your BG layer. Layers - Merge - Merge Visible. Rename as FLOWER 1 (again). Duplicate, Image - Rotate - Free Rotate. To the Right and 45. Right click - Arrange - Move to top.

Step 3: Working with BNB-Flower now. Copy / PAste as a new layer onto your BG image. Resize 50%. Rename to FLOWER 2. Move FLOWER 2 to top between the 2 flowers on the top right hand side of your frame. Duplicate, Image - Mirror. Duplicate, Image - Flip. Duplicate, Image - Mirror. Duplicate and move copy to empty space on the right. Duplicate, Image - Mirror. Hide FLOWER 1 and BG layers. Layers - Merge - Merge Visible. Rename merged layer as FLOWER 2 (again). Unhide FLOWER 1, keeping BG hidden still, Merge-Merge Visible. Rename merged layer to FLOWER FRAME.

Step 4: With Magic wand tool, click on the center of the FLOWER FRAME. Selections - Modify - Expand. Expand 15 pixels. Click OK. Open up BNB-PAPER2. Copy / paste as a new layer, move this layer under your FLOWER FRAME layer. Selections - Invert. Press Delete 1-2 times. Selections - Select None. Rename this layer as FRAME BG.

Step 5: Open your tube of choice (your person / people tube) here I used a tube by Outlaw By Designs - outlawbydesignft165 (a free tube). Copy / paste as a new layer. Resize 50% 2x. Move into place where you'd like your tube to be.

Dropshadow: Vertical / Horizontal: both set to 1, Opacity: 50, Blur: 5.00 and color: black (#000000). Rename this layer GIRL.

Step 6: With your magic wand tool, highlight your FLOWER FRAME layer. Click your wand outside the frame. Selections - Modify 5 pixels. Click OK. Highlight GIRL layer. Press Delete. Selections - Select None.

Step 7: Open BNB-BOW-4. Copy / Paste as a new layer. Resize 75%. Move to top left of your FLOWER FRAME. Rename this layer BOW. Adjust - sharpen-sharpen. Dropshadow same as in step 5.

Step 8: Open bnb-folded-ribbon-2. Copy/paste as a new layer. Resize 75%. Adjust-sharpen-sharpen. Rename this layer as STREAMER. Move your STREAMER layer underneath your BOW layer in your layers pallette. With your eraser tool, erase the tiny edge that shows over the top edge of your BOW layer. Dropshadow as in step 5.

Step 9: Open BNB-Tag-1. Copy / paste as a new layer. Resize 75%. Image-rotate-free rotate. Left and 90. Adjust sharpen - sharpen. Rename layer to TAG. Move tag to the bottom right of your FLOWER FRAME. Add dropshadow as in step 5. Rename this layer as TAG.

Step 10: Open BNB-PIN-1. Copy / paste as a new layer. Rename to PIN. Resize 75% , repeat resize.. Rotate-free rotate. Left and 45. Adjust sharpness-sharpen more. Zoom in to your image to about 200%. With your freehand tool, select part of the pin that is laying across your tag's ribbon. (See screenshot for placement). Hit Delete one time. Zoom back out to 100% and selections - select none. Dropshadow as in step 5.
Screenshot below:

(Click image above to view in full size).

The dotted line area is the area we are REMOVING from the PIN.

Step 11: With your background color set to #D1CCBB, activate your text tool. Font of your choice (here I am using Good Vibrations ROB) set to a size 36, no stroke. (You can go up or down in the size of your font according to the length of your name and style of font chosen). Type out your name. Using your Raster Deform tool, use the turner node and rotate your name around until it fits nicely going diagonally on your tag.

Dropshadow: vertical: 1, horizontal: -1, opacity: 100, blur: 5.00. color: black (#000000). Rename this layer to NAME. Hide NAME layer. Layers - merge-merge visible.

Dropshadow: vertical:1, horizontal: -1, opacity: 50, blur: 5.00, color: black (#000000). (Now you can use this tag over and over and just add names later that are different from yours).

Step 12: Resize your completed tag, ALL layers checked 80%. Add your watermark and any other copyright info as needed each on separate layers. Save your completed tag as a .png file and you are done!

YAY! You did it!

Thank you so much for trying out this tag tut! I hope you have enjoyed it and will check back for more tuts soon! If you should have any troubles, please feel free to email me at sgd247@att.net or Sapphyre@gmx.com with a subject line of TAG TUT HELP. I will get back to you asap and offer any help I can to you! Thanks again!

*Hugz*
§apphyre

* Mystical Moonlight *

2009-10-13T21:53:00.000-05:00

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Mystical Moonlight ©§GD on October 13, 2009

Materials Needed:

PSP, I use version 9.01. For a trial version of PSP, click HERE

Scrap kit called Fairy Good Night - Taggers Size by KnC Scrapz.

(Awesome kit Kesha! Thanks so much for allowing me to work with it!)

Pieces I used from this kit are:

paper 13

star rain

tree

fairy 1

paper 4

bow wrap

Font of Choice (I used A&S Signwriter) you can get it here.

Remember to SAVE often as I won't be reminding you!

♥ Let's Tag! ♥

Step 1: Open PSP and unzip Fairy Good Night Kit, minimizing pieces listed above.

Open a new image, 426x525 pixels, transparent. Flood fill with color #404040. Maximize paper 13, copy / paste as a new layer. Resize 65%. Arrange paper to your liking on your canvas for the moon to be around the top left corner. Lower the opacity to 50%. Layers merge - merge down. Rename this layer BG.

Step 2: Maximize Star Rain. Copy / paste as a new layer. Resize 50%. Adjust sharpness - sharpen more. Dropshadow: Vertical: -1, horizontal: 1, opacity: 100, blur: 10 color: #000000 (black)

Step 3: Maximize Tree. Copy / paste as a new layer. Resize 50%. Adjust sharpness - sharpen. Same dropshadow as in Step 2.

Step 4: Maximize Fairy 1. Copy / paste as a new layer. Resize 50% three times total. Adjust sharpness - sharpen more. Dropshadow as in Step 2. Layers - merge - merge all.

Step 5: Selections - select all. Selections - modify - contract. Contract 15 pixels. Selections - invert. Maximize Paper 4. Copy / paste into selection on your tag image. Effects - inner bevel. Bevel # 12, width: 8, smoothness: 0, depth: 8, ambience: 0, shininess: 0, color: #FFFFFF (white), angle: 315, intensity: 50, elevation: 30. Click OK.

Step 6: Selections - invert. Effects - 3D effects - cutout. Vertical / Horizontal: 0, opacity: 85, blur: 28, color: #000000 (black), click OK. Selections - select none.

Step 7: Maximize Bow Wrap. Copy / paste as a new layer. Resize 50%. Rename to BOW. Move BOW to the bottom of the tag. See tag for placement. Adjust sharpness - sharpen more. Dropshadow as in Step 2.

Step 8: New raster layer. Add your text. Here I used A&S Signwriter, size 22, color #25256B.

Add dropshadow with these settings: vertical: -1, horizontal: 1, opacity: 50, blur: 5.00, color: # FFFFC0.

Step 9: New raster layer. Add your name. Here I used same font as in Step 8, but changed the size to 48. Same color used as in Step 8. Dropshadow as in Step 8.

Step 10: New raster layer. Add your needed copyright info and / or your watermark. Export file as a .jpg file and name your tag and you are done!

YAY! You did it!

*Hugz*

§apphyre

* To the Mall! *

2009-10-13T17:32:00.000-05:00

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To the Mall! ©§GD on October 11, 2009

Materials Needed:

PSP you can get a Free Trial version here.

Scrap Kit by Tiny D's Scrappin' Designs called Legally Pink

LP Bonus Car from TinyD's Scrappin' Designs as a freebie at the link above.

Font of Choice (I used A&S Signwriter) you can get it here.

Mask #353 From Weescotslass Creations (third mask from the top)

Animation Shop you can download a trial version of 3.05 here and

you can purchase if you don't already have it, a full version here.

Plugin DBS Flux you can get it here.

Remember to SAVE often as I won't be reminding you!

♥ Let's Tag! ♥

Step 1: Open PSP and unzip your files from the Legally Pink kit.

These are the files I have used from the kit:

TD_LP_pp12

SSLisa - Cookie - Elfdance Flirty - Pink 2

lp bonus car

TD_LP_arrow

Step 2: Open a new image 500x500 pixels, transparent checked. Maximize TD_LP_pp12. Copy / paste as a new layer. Layers - New Mask Layer from Image from the source window pull down menu, look for your mask. Source luminance checked, invert mask unchecked. Press OK. Layers - Merge Group. Rename this layer Tag Back. Duplicate this layer a total of 2 times. (You should now have 3 of the same layer). Close off 2 of the duplicate layers. Highlight your main layer, Effects - Plugins - DBS Flux - Bright Noise

Intensity: 30

Direction: Mix

Click OK.

Close off your main layer and now unhide / highlight one of your duplicate layers. Same settings as before BUT this time you will click on the word MIX 2 times. Click OK. Hide duplicate layer and unhide / highlight your last duplicated layer. Same plugin as before BUT this time click on the word MIX 3 times. Click OK.

Step 3: Maximize TD_LP_arrow. Copy / paste as a new layer, close original. Rename this layer ARROW. Resize 75% two times. Add a drop shadow: Vertical: -1, horizontal: 1, opacity: 50, blur: 5.00, color: #000000 (black). Move your arrow into place. See tag for placement. New raster layer: add some text to your arrow. Here I used A&S Signwriter, size 26, black for the font color. Once you get your text typed. Go to Image - Rotate - Free Rotate. Right and Free 45. Click OK. Add same drop shadow as earlier.

Step 4: Maximize SSLisa - Cookie - Elfdance Flirty - Pink 2. Copy, close original and paste as a new layer. Resize by 75%. Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen More. Move to the left bottom side of your tag. see tag for placement. Rename this layer to GIRL. With your selection tool set to Rectangle, draw a small box around ©Lisa, cut and paste as a new layer, selections - select none. Move closer to your GIRL. Now GIRL layer only!....give a drop shadow as in Step 3.

Step 5: Maximize lp bonus car. Copy, close original and paste as a new layer. Resize 75% 3 times. Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen. Place at the bottom right hand side of your tag. (See tag for placement). Add new raster layer. Type your name. Here I used A&S Signwriter font size 36. Add a dropshadow as in Step 3.

Step 6: New raster layer. Add any copyright info you may need to or your watermark.

Step 7: Open up Animation Shop. Hide 2 of your mask layers. Right click on your image, copy - merged.

Over to Animation Shop (AS for short). Paste as a New Animation. Back to PSP. Hide the mask you had opened, and unhide mask number 2. Same process as before, back to AS, right click on your image in AS and paste after current frame. Back to PSP. Hide mask number 2 and unhide mask number 3. Same process as earlier. Back to AS. Right click on image, paste after current frame. Now once all three images have been added, click on your View animation button. If you are happy with the output, click on File - Save As. Name your tag and you are done!

YAY! You did it!

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial and will be back to check out more I will have up very soon!

If you should have any troubles with this tutorial, please feel free to send me an email to sgd247@att.net or sapphyre@gmx.com with TAG TUT HELP as the subject and I will get back to you with any help that is needed! Thanks again!

*Hugz*

§apphyre

* Just Doodlin' *

2009-10-03T10:08:00.000-05:00

Please click on the image above to view it at full size.

Materials Needed:

PSP you can get a Free Trial version here.

Scrap Kit by Tiny D's Scrappin' Designs called Legally Pink

Font of Choice (I used Curlz MT you can get it here)

Remember to SAVE often as I won't be reminding you!

♥ Let's Tag! ♥

Step 1: Open PSP and unzip your files from the Legally Pink.

These are the files I have used from this kit:

TD_LP_PP34

TD_LP_Hartfetti

TD_LP_Stars

SSLisa-Cookie_Elfdance Flirty_Pink 2

Minimize all for now in PSP.

Step 2: Open a New Image - 600x600 pixels - 300.00 dpi-Transparent.

This will give us some working room. Name this layer as CANVAS or BG for background, flood fill with a med-dark color of choice. This is so we can see our work as we continue along, this layer later will be deleted. So any dark color will work for the background.

Step 3: Maximize TD_LP_Hartfetti. Copy, close out the original.

Paste as a New Layer on your BG image. Name this layer HEARTS.

Resize the HEARTS layer by 50%. Image - Mirror. Layers - Merge Down.

Right click on the HEARTS layer, Duplicate. Image - Flip. Layers - Merge Down.

Step 4: Maximize TD_LP_Stars. Copy, close out original.

Paste as a New Layer on your working image. Name this layer STARS.

Move to the far right of your image, close to but not right at the edge.

Step 5: Maximize SSLisa_Cookie_Elfdance Flirty_Pink2. Copy, close original.

Paste as a New Layer on your working image. Resize 80%. Rename to GIRL.

Move your GIRL image towards the bottom of your HEARTS image.

(See Tag for placement)

Step 6: Give each of your layers:

Hearts, Stars, and Girl a dropshadow with these settings:

Vertical: 1, Horizontal: 1, Opacity: 50, Blur: 2.00, color: Black (#000000)

Hit OK.

Step 7: Hiding your BG Layer, Go to Layers - Merge - Merge Visible.

Resize - 65% All layers checked.

Unhide your BG Layer now and minimize TD_LP_PP34. Copy, close original and Paste as a New Layer ABOVE your BG Layer in your Layers Pallette. Name this layer PAPER. Resize 65%. Move into place so that the 2 holes in your notebook paper show on your image. (See Tag for placement).

Delete your BG Layer (the med-dark color you chose at the beginning). Give your PAPER layer the same dropshadow as in Step 6.

Step 8: Add your name with your chosen font, adjusting size. (With the font I used, I used Curlz Mt, font size 48). Give your name the same dropshadow as in Step 6.

Step 9: Add a new layer for any copyright info you may need and / or your watermark.

Adjust the blend mode to your liking.

Step 10: Save as a .png file by using File - Export - PNG Optimizer.

The settings I use for my .png files are as follows:

Colors Tab: 16.7 Million Colors (24 bit)

Transparency Tab: Alpha Transparency & Existing Image or Layer Transparency.

Gamma Tab: I leave it as is.

Format Tab: Non-Interlaced.

Download Times Tab: Leave as is.

Click OK and you are done!

YAY! You did it!

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial and will be back to check out more I will have up soon!

If you should have any troubles with this tutorial, please feel free to email me at sgd247@att.net OR sapphyre@gmx.com with a subject title of TAG TUT HELP and I will get back to you with any help needed! Thanks again!

*Hugz*

§apphyre

* Angels Watching Over You *

2009-09-29T07:07:00.000-05:00

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Materials needed:

PSP you can get a trial version HERE ( I used 9 but should be able to be used for all versions with slight tool locations varying from mine).

Angels & Fairies Kit by Julie aka Bits 'N' Bobs.

Font of Choice

Angels & Fairies kit pieces I used for this tutorial:

bnb-cloud-1
bnb-paper-7
bnb-branch-2
bnb-branch-1
bnb-butterfly-4
bnb-angel-6
bnb-heart charm-4
bnb-bow-4

Remember to SAVE along the way, as I won't be reminding :)

♥ Let's Tag! ♥

Step 1: Open up all of your needed pieces, minimize in PSP. Open a new 500x500 pixel, transparent canvas. Rename this layer as canvas.

Step 2: Maximize your bnb-branch-1 image. Copy close out the original, Paste as a new layer onto your 500x500 canvas. Rename this layer as vine frame. Resize 50%. Duplicate. Mirror. Duplicate.Flip. Duplicate. Mirror. Hide your canvas layer, Layers Merge Visible. Unhide your canvas layer. Rename your merged layer as vine frame.

Step 3: Maximize your bnb-branch-2 image. Copy, close out the original. Paste as a new layer on your canvas. Resize 75%. Rotate Right 45. Line it up to the side of your vine frame, duplicate, mirror. Hide all layers except the stick layer you just created and the vine frame layer. Layers, merge visible. Rename to frame.

Step 4: Maximize your bnb-paper-7. Copy, close out the original. Paste as a new layer on your canvas. Right click on this layer in your layer pallette, Arrange, send to bottom. Click on the outside of your frame, highlight your paper layer in the layer pallette and hit the delete key one time.

Step 5: Maximize your bnb-cloud-1 image. Copy, close out the original, paste as a new layer. With your mover tool, move the clouds to the bottom of your frame image under the paper layer. Duplicate, image, flip. Merge the two cloud layers together and rename this layer to clouds.

Step 6: Maximize your bnb-butterfly-4 image. Copy, close out original. Paste as a new layer at the top of your layer pallette. Resize 75% and place to the top left of your frame. Rename this layer butterfly.

Step 7: Maximize your bnb-heart charm-4 image. Copy, close original, paste as a new layer, resize 50%, image mirror. Adjust sharpness, sharpen. Place on the right side of your frame towards the top (see tag for placement).

Step 8: Maximize your bnb-bow-4 image. Resize 50%, rotate to the right 45. Place at the top right hand side of your frame just slightly over the top of your heart charm's string. (See tag for placement).

Step 9: Maximize your bnb-angel-6 image. Copy, close out the original. Paste as a new layer. Resize 75%, adjust sharpness, sharpen. Move your angel towards the bottom left of your frame.

Step 10: Give each of your picture tube layers a drop shadow: Vertical: 1, Horizontal: -1, Opacity: 50, Blur: 10, and color: Black (#000000), Shadow on new layer: UNchecked. Click OK.

Step 11: With your font of choice, type in a message on a new raster layer adjusting your size of text to accomodate the inside of the frame area. Here I used Curlz MT Bold. Give your message the same drop shadow as Step 10.

Step 12: New raster layer, add your watermark, and any copyright info you may need to add. Adjust your blend mode to your liking. Layers merge all visible. Resize by 80%. Adjust sharpness, sharpen.

Step 13: * Optional * You can stop here at this step by saving your completely merged visible tag as a .png file. I use these settings for a .png file:

Colors Tab: 16.7 Million Colors (24 Bit)
Transpareny Tab: Alpha Channel Transparency and Existing image or transparency
Gamma Tab: Left as is
Format Tab: Non-Interlaced
Download Times Tab: left as is

Click OK.

Give your new tag template as I call it at this phase, a name. Now you can use this tag over and over and make many with different names!

Step 14: Add your name to a new raster layer. Same drop shadow as in Step 10.

Yay! You are done! Enjoy your new tag! Thanks for trying out my tutorial. If you should have any problems or any questions regarding this tutorial, please email at sgd247@att.net or sapphyre@gmx.com with a subject heading of Tag Tut Help. I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial. Until next time...Happy PSP-ing!

*Hugz*
§apphyre

* Follow Your Dreams *

2009-09-03T23:52:00.001-05:00

Click tag above to view in full size.

Created in PSP v9.01 should be able to be completed in any version of PSP with minor adjustments made for the locations of tools used in the tutorial.

Please DO NOT copy, translate, send thru email or upload this tutorial to another website without written permission from the tutorial writer. Thank You. All ideas steming from this tutorial is of my own and any similarities to others on the web are purely coincidental.

Materials Needed:

PSP you can get a trial version HERE

The Back to Nature scrapkit from Julie aka Bits 'N' Bobs (This is a limited time freebie til Sept 14th!)

Julie, this kit is fantastic! Thanks for the blog train freebie!

Fancy font and bold font of your choosing. (I am using Rage Italic and Gill Sans Ultra Bold Condensed).

♥ Ok, lets go tag! ♥

Remember to save along the way!

1. Open your zip of the Back to Nature kit. The pieces used for this tut are: BNB-paper-7; BNB-frame-1; taj3; BNB-flower-1; BNB-flower-3; BNB-element-2; and BNB-butterfly-3. Minimize in PSP. Open your chosen fonts if using ones different from listed above, minimize.

2. Maximize BNB-frame-1. Shift+D, close out the original. This will be our base for our tag. Rename to FRAME. New Raster Layer, rename to CANVAS. Resize canvas layer to 600x600 pixels, placement is in the center of the square. This will give us some working room. We will resize later!

3. With your Magic Wand Tool - Tolerance and Feather both set to 0 and Anti-Alias checked, click inside your frame. Selections - Modify - Expand 6 pixels. Keeping this selected! New Raster Layer, name it BACKGROUND. Right click - Arrange - Move Down. Maximize your BNB-paper-7, copy, close original, Paste Into Selection. Selections - Select None.

4. Maximize BNB-element-2. Copy, close original, Paste as a New Layer. Rename MUSHROOM. Resize 55%, resize all layers unchecked. Place at the right bottom side of your frame. (The mushroom should be behind your frame layer with the grass slightly covering it).

5. Maximize BNB-taj3. Copy, close original, Paste as a New Layer. Rename to GIRL. Arrange - Bring to Top. Resize 60%, all layers unchecked. Adjust Sharpness - Sharpen. Place her sitting on the mushroom. (She should be on top of your frame layer so her feet sit on top of the grass).

6. Maximize BNB-butterfly-3. Copy, close original, Paste as a New Layer. Rename BUTTERFLY. Resize 35%, all layers unchecked. Adjust sharpness- sharpen. Place butterfly on the left side of your frame on the flower bush.

7. Maximize BNB-flower-3. Copy, close original, paste as a new layer. Rename to FLOWER. Resize 35%. Adjust sharpness - sharpen. Place at the top left of your frame. Duplicate. Image - Mirror. Layers - Merge - Merge Down.

8. Maximize BNB-flower-1. Copy, close original. Paste as a new layer. Rename FLOWER. Resize 35%, adjust sharpness-sharpen. Place in the top center of your frame. Layers- Merge- Merge Down.

9. Give each of your layers EXCEPT your canvas and your background layers a dropshadow. Settings used are: Vertical / Horizontal both set to 0; Opacity: 100; Blur: 5.00; Color: Black (#000000), shadow on new layer: unchecked.

10. New Raster Layer, rename WATERMARK. Add your watermark. New Raster Layer, rename COPYRIGHT INFO. Add your needed copyright info to this layer.

11. New Raster Layer, rename to TEXT. With your fancy font set to a small size to fit within your frame image. (Here I used Rage Italic, size: 20; Stroke:0). Set your background color to: #406879. Type out your phrase of choice. Dropshadow: V/H: both set to 0; Opacity: 100; Blur: 1.00; Color: Black (#000000), shadow on new layer: unchecked. Place text in the center of your frame.

12. New Raster Layer, rename to NAME. Background set to pattern, BNB-paper-7; Angle: 0; Scale: 100. Foreground color set to: #406879. With your wide font, adjusting for size of choice to accomodate your tag, Stroke set to 1.0, type out your name. (Here I used Gill Sans Ultra Bold Condensed, size: 36; Stroke: 1.0). Dropshadow same as above but change your Blur to 2.00.

13. Now, hide your NAME layer. Layers - Merge - Merge Visible. This way you can reuse your blank tag over and over adding new names as needed. Now unhide your name layer.

14. Using your Crop Tool, crop as close as you can to your merged layer without cropping out your dropshadow.

15. File - Export - PNG Optimizer. Settings I use for .png files are below:

Colors Tab: 16.7 Million Colors

Transparency Tab: Alpha channel transparency / Existing image or layer transparency.

Gamma Tab: I leave as is.

Format Tab: Non-Interlaced.

Click OK.

You are done! Yay!

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial and will be back to try out more! Send me your results! I'd LOVE to see what you made!

If you have any problems, please email me here at sapphyre@gmx.com with Tag Tut Help in the subject line.

*Hugz*

§apphyre

* Lost In Day Dreams *

2009-09-02T18:15:00.000-05:00

Click tag above to view in full size.

This tutorial was written using PSP v 9.01. This tutorial should be compatible with all versions of PSP with few minor adjustments of the tools locations in your version of PSP.

♥ Ok, lets go tag! ♥

Materials Needed for this tutorial are:

♥ Font of choice. I am using Pristina

♥ Tube of choice. I am using a FTU Tube of Popeye Wong

♥ Scrapkit: Julie's She Dreams from Bits'N'Bobs

Thank you Julie for a fun kit to work with!

♥ My Polaroid Photo Frame HERE

♥ Mura's Meister Cloud plugin HERE

Remember to SAVE often!

Unzip your files and open PSP. Minimize your font. Save Mura's Meister plugin filter to your Plugins folder in PSP. Open a new Raster layer 400x400 pixels, Resolution 72.00, Transparent.

Open these tubes from the She Dreams Scrapkit: BNB-paper-8, BNB-flower-1, BNB-lace-doodle-3, and minimize in PSP. Open your Polaroid frame and minimize. Maximize the BNB-lace-doodle-3 tube, right click copy and back to your 400x400 canvas, Right click Paste -- Paste as a New Layer. Go to Image -- Resize 45 percent, Resample Using: Smart Size, Lock Aspect Ratio: Checked. Click OK.

Go to Image -- Rotate -- Free Rotate. Direction: Right, Degrees: 90, click OK. Image -- Flip. Move your lace to the top of the canvas and over to the right side. See screenshot below for placement.

In your Layers Pallette, you should now have a total of 2 layers. Layer 1 is blank and Layer 2 contains your lace. Rename Layer 2 to LACE. Right click on your Lace Layer and Duplicate.Go to Image -- Mirror. Layers -- Merge -- Merge Down.

Right click on your Lace Layer again, and Duplicate. Next, Image -- Flip. Then to Layers -- Merge -- Merge Down. Ok, now we will right click once more on the Lace Layer and Duplicate one last time. This time though, go to Image -- Rotate -- Free Rotate. Direction: Right, Degrees: 90, Click OK. Layers -- Merge -- Merge Down. Now this is what you should now be seeing in your canvas below.

With your Magic Wand Tool, Mode: Replace, Match Mode: RGB Value, Tolerance and Feather: 0, Contiguious: Checked, And Anti-Alias: UNchecked. Click inside the center of your lace frame. Go to Selections -- Modify -- Expand. Expand 5 pixels, click OK. New Raster Layer, name it FRAME BG. Click OK. Maximize your BNB-paper-8 tube. Right click -- Copy. Back to your Lace frame canvas (you should still see the marching ants), Right click -- Paste -- Paste into Selection. DO NOT Deselect yet!

In your Layers Pallette, right click on Frame BG Layer -- Arrange -- Move Down. With your Frame background paper still selected, highlight your Lace layer. Go to Effects -- 3 D Effects -- Cutout. Settings: Vertical: 1, Horizontal: -1, Opacity: 50, Blur: 10.00 and Shadow Color: Black, Fill - Interior is left UNchecked. Click OK. Selections -- Select None.

Maximize your BNB - flower - 1 tube. Shift + D to copy your tube, close the original. Image -- Resize 30 percent. Click OK. Use your Crop Tool to crop down the canvas around your tube. Right click -- Copy. Back to your Lace Frame image, New Raster Layer, name it FLOWER, click OK. Right click on your canvas -- Paste -- Paste As A New Selection. Move your flower to the upper left corner of your lace frame. Left click to place the flower. Selections -- Select None.

Right click on your Flower layer -- Duplicate. Image -- Mirror. Layers -- Merge -- Merge Down. Right click on your Flower layer again -- Duplicate. Image -- Flip. Layers -- Merge -- Merge Down. Make a New Raster Layer, name this layer MID FLOWER. Click OK. Right click on your canvas -- Paste -- Paste As A New Selection. Place this flower in the top center of your lace frame. Left click to place flower. Selections -- Select None. Right click on your Mid Flower Layer -- Duplicate. Image -- Flip. Layers -- Merge -- Merge Down. Right click -- Duplicate. Image -- Rotate-- Free Rotate. Right and 90 degrees. Click OK. Layers -- Merge -- Merge Down.

Now set your lace frame aside, and open up your Polaroid frame. This frame has 2 layers. Highlight the bottom layer and right click -- Copy. You can now cloe out this frame. Open up a new 500x500 pixel transparent image. Right click -- Paste -- Paste As A New Layer. Image -- Resize Same settings as before but change the percentage to 50. Click OK. Move your frame to the top of your canvas. See screenshot below.

Set your Foreground color to #C2DFF9, your Background color to #FFFFFF. With your Magic Wand, click inside your frame. Selections -- Modify -- Expand. Expand 7 pixels. Click OK. New Raster Layer, name this layer SKY, click OK. Flood fill with your foreground color. DO NOT DESELECT! Effects -- Plugins -- Mura's Meister -- Cloud. Settings: Effect: 100, Amount: 100, Grain: 3, rest are set to zero. Click OK. (See screenshot below if you are unsure of the settings used).

Right click on your Sky Layer. Arrange -- Move Down. Selections -- Select None. Set this frame aside for now. Open up your chosen tube. Back to your Polaroid frame, right click -- Paste -- Paste As A New Layer. Ok, tube is too large, but this is OK, we will be resizing it down. Name this layer in your layer pallette, as TUBE. Right click -- Arrange -- Move Down. Now place your tube centered under your frame to your liking. Highlight your frame layer. With the Magic Wand, click in the center of the frame. Selections -- Modify --Expand 7 pixels, click OK. Selections -- Invert. Highlight your Tube layer again and press Delete key one time. Selections -- Select None. Layers -- Merge Visible.

Right click -- Cut. Right Click -- Paste -- Paste As A New Layer. This will center your frame. Layers -- Merge -- Merge Visible. Right click -- Duplicate. Image -- Rotate -- Free Rotate. Rotate to the Right and 25 degrees. Click OK. Right click on your rotated layer, Duplicate. Image -- Mirror. Now click on your original fram elayer (should be showing up as the bottom layer). Right click -- Arrange -- Bring To Top. Now we will give each layer a Drop Shadow. Effects -- 3 D Effects -- Dropshadow. Settings: Vertical / Horizontal: both set to 1, Opacity: 50, Blur: 10.00, Color: black, click OK. Layers -- Merge -- Merge Visible. Now Crop down your image.

Right click on your Polaroid frame -- Copy. You can now close out this image. Back to your Lace frame image. Find your layer called Frame BG. Highlight your Frame BG layer. New Raster Layer, name it PHOTOS. Right click -- Paste -- Paste As A New Selection.Place your Polaroid photos in the center of your Lace Frame.Left click once to set photos in place.. Set your frame aside and open up your tube of choice. Right click -- Copy. Back to your Lace Frame image. Right click and Paste as a new layer. Arrange -- Bring To Top. Image -- Resize your tube, here I did mine at 53 percent, all layers-- unchecked. Move your tube into place along the left side of your lace frame. Effects -- 3 D Effects -- Dropshadow. Vertical / Horizontal: both set to 1, Opacity: 100, Blur: 10.00, and color: black. Click OK.

Set Foreground to #C67E89, Background to #FFFFFF. New Raster Layer, label it TEXT. Click OK. Here I used the Pristina font set to size 36, stroke 1.0. Add your tag message. Click Apply. Center your text to where you want it. Apply Dropshadow. Settings: Vertical / Horizontal: both set to 1, Opacity: 100, Blur: 5.00 and color: Black. Click OK. At this point, you can go to Layers -- Merge -- Merge Visible and save as a .png file and save it to use at a later time if you choose to tag this tag with other names, etc.

Continuing on with your personalized tag: New Raster Layer, name this with your name. Add your name to this layer, depending on the length of your name, you can adjust the size of the chosen font. Here I used size 48 with the font Pristina for my tag. Click Apply. Dropshadow same as in step 18.

New Raster layer, here add in your copyrights for tubes used.

New Raster layer, add in your watermark.

Save your finished tag! This is how I save a .png file.

File -- Export -- PNG Optimizer.

Here you will see different tabs / settings. These are just the settings I use.

Colors Tab: 16.7 Million Colors

Transparency Tab: Alpha Channel Transparency

Areas to be transparent? Existing image or layer transparency.

Gamma Tab: I leave this as is.

Format Tab: Non-Interlaced

Click OK.

I hope you have enjoyed my first tag tutorial and hope you will be back soon! If you have any questions, please email me here at sapphyre@gmx.com with Tag Tut Help in the subject line. Please send me your completed results, I'd LOVE to see what you made!

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§apphyre

New Tut Site!

2009-08-31T22:49:00.001-05:00

Hey everyone :)
Just setting up a new place where my tuts can be viewed in their entirety. Previews of my completed tuts can be seen on my regular blog http://sapphyresgemz.blogspot.com/ along with my future scrap kits that I will be making and sharing as FTU :) Hope you enjoy your time here and please check back soon as soon as I am all moved in and set up, I will be transferring my whole tut from my regular blog over to this one along with a new tut in the works as I type!

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§apphyre