Fred Winkler Digital Chaos Collab Tut

Supplies needed:

Scrapkit of choice - I used my own portion of the Digital Chaos Store Collab, SBJ_DCGrandOpeningCollab.

If you use another scrap kit, you will need 2 papers, a frame, glitter, and accents.

Tube or Image of choice – I am using an awesome tube by Fred Winkler, www.fredwinkler.co.uk . You can currently purchase his work at CDO

Font of choice – I am using “Quill”, but you can use any font you like.

Mask of choice – I am using DBV Mask 130

Plugin – Optional - Eye Candy 3.1: Glow (Free to Use).

            Optional – Xero: Porcelain (Free to Use)

All links and supplies shared with permission.

This tutorial is written using PSP X2, but should be easy to do on other versions. It is written assuming you have a general working knowledge of PSP.

Let’s get started!

First, open a new canvas 500 x 500.

Optional – flood fill canvas white to better see what you’re doing. I usually do this, but then delete the white layer before saving the tag.

Open SBJ_Paper11, copy and paste it onto your canvas.

Apply DBV Mask 130, merge group.

Save.

Open SBJ_Glitter_2, resize 90%, copy and paste onto your canvas, above the masked layer.

Add a small drop shadow to your glitter layer. I used 5, 5, 40, 5, black. Save.

Open SBJ_Paper4, copy and paste it onto your canvas. (Should be your top layer.)

Open SBJ_MarbleFrame_2. Copy and paste it onto your canvas. Duplicate.

Using your Magic Wand tool (feather:0), click inside the frame.

Selections>Modify>Expand by 15. Selections>Invert.

Activate your Paper4 layer and hit delete. Selections>None. Save.

Open your tube. Copy and paste it onto the canvas. Resize as necessary.

Move it so that it’s between the two frame layers.

Optional: Apply Xero: Porcelain, using the default settings.

Add a drop shadow to your tube. I used 5, 5, 55, 8, black and 5, -5, 55, 8 black. Save.

Activate your top frame. Erase the parts that cover your tubes head and any other parts you want “coming out” of the frame.

Activate your tube layer. Erase any parts that show past the bottom of the frame. (See my tag for example)

Activate your purple frame layer (the one that’s intact, below your tube layer). Add a drop shadow. I used 0, 0, 100, 12, black.

Save your progress.

Open SBJ_Rose_2, resize 50%, copy and paste onto your canvas.

Image>Mirror. Arrange at the top left of your frame.

Add a drop shadow. I used 5, 5, 40, 5, black. Save.

Open SBJ_Candles in Stand_2, resize 65%, copy and paste onto your canvas.

Arrange at the bottom right of your frame. It should be your top layer.

Add a drop shadow. I used 5, 5, 40, 5, black. Save.

Add a new layer above the candles.

Activate your picture tube tool. Choose the Fire_10 tube.

(If it didn’t come with your PSP, you can get it from Corel. I think it’s in the Halloween set.)

Set the scale to 20 and leave the other settings at default.

Use it to place one flame above each candle wick. If you get one you don’t like, just hit Ctrl+Z to undo.

The tubes will each go on the same layer, unless you add a new layer for each one.

Save.

Open SBJ_Ribbon_2. Resize 60%, copy and paste onto your canvas.

Free rotate 20 degrees to the left. Image>Mirror. Arrange on the right side of your frame.

Move below your candle and tube layers.

Add a drop shadow. I used 5, 5, 40, 5, black. Save.

Duplicate the ribbon layer. Image>Mirror. Image>Flip.

Make it your top layer.

Erase the portion of the ribbon that is covering your tube’s face.

Wherever you start erasing the ribbon, make sure you erase it all the way to the end. See my tag for reference.

Add your name in font of choice. Apply gradient glow (optional) and / or drop shadow.

Add your credits and license number (if applicable).

Save as .png and you’re done!

I would love to see your results! Email them to tutsbyj0eswife@gmail.com

This tutorial was created on July 11, 2011. Tutorial is © tutsbyj0eswife and is registered with TWI.

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Cano Digital Chaos Collab Tut

Supplies needed:

Scrapkit of choice - I used Created by Jill’s portion of the Digital Chaos Store Collab.

If you use another scrap kit, you will need a paper, a frame, a ribbon, and accents.

Tube or Image of choice – I am using an awesome tube by Jose Cano, canoart.net. You can currently purchase his work at PTE

Font of choice – I am using “Roselyn”, but you can use any font you like.

Mask of choice – I am using DBV Mask 138

Plugin – Optional - Eye Candy 3.1: Glow (Free to Use).

All links and supplies shared with permission.

This tutorial is written using PSP X2, but should be easy to do on other versions. It is written assuming you have a general working knowledge of PSP.

Let’s get started!

First, open a new canvas 600 x 600.

Optional – flood fill canvas white to better see what you’re doing. I usually do this, but then delete the white layer before saving the tag.

Open Paper03, copy and paste it onto your canvas.

Apply DBV Mask 138, merge group.

Save your progress.

Open Glitter1, resize 50%, copy and paste onto your canvas, above the masked layer.

Arrange at top right of canvas. Duplicate.

On the duplicated layer – Image>Mirror, Image>Flip. Save.

Open Frame1, resize 80%, copy and paste onto your canvas.

Duplicate frame layer.

Open your tube. Copy and paste it in between your frame layers.

Add a drop shadow to your tube. I used 5, 5, 55, 8, black.

On your top frame layer, erase the top part of your frame, so it looks like the tube is coming out of it. (See my tag for reference.)

Erase the parts of your tube that show at the bottom of the frame.

Add a drop shadow to your bottom frame layer (the one you didn’t erase any of). I used 0, 0, 55, 8, black. Save.

Open Flower2. Resize 60%. Copy and paste onto your canvas, at the bottom left of your frame. It should be your top layer.

Open Leaves2. Resize 60%. Copy and paste onto your canvas, below the flower layer.

Free rotate the leaves 25 degrees to the right. Image>Flip.

Move the leaves so that they are at the bottom of your frame. (See my tag for reference.)

Add a drop shadow to the flower and the leaves. I used 3, 3, 40, 5, black. Save.

Open Ribbon2. Resize 80%. Copy and paste onto your canvas.

Add the same drop shadow you used for the flower and leaves.

Duplicate. Move one of the ribbons below your bottom frame layer. Arrange it to the top left of your canvas.

On the other ribbon layer, move it above your leaves layer, but below your flower layer.

Image>Flip, Image>Mirror. Arrange it towards the bottom middle of your canvas. Save.

Resize the whole tag to 500 x 500, or whatever size you prefer.

Add your name in font of choice. Apply gradient glow (optional) and / or drop shadow.

Add your credits and license number (if applicable).

Save as .png and you’re done!

I would love to see your results! Email them to tutsbyj0eswife@gmail.com

This tutorial was created on July 13, 2011. Tutorial is © tutsbyj0eswife and is registered with TWI.

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Rac_Gothic Romance

Supplies needed:

Scrapkit of choice - I used my own PTU kit, Gothic Romance.

If you use another scrap kit, you will need 2 papers, a frame, and accents.

Tube or Image of choice – I am using an awesome tube by Ismael Rac, http://xeracx.net/. He sells his tube on his own site, http://xeracx.net/store/.

Font of choice – I am using “1 Snappy DNA”, but you can use any font you like.

Mask of choice – I am using DBV Mask 129. You can get all the great DBV masks on her blog.

Plugin – Mura’s Meister: Copies (Free to Use)

Optional - Eye Candy 3.1: Glow (Free to Use).

All links and supplies shared with permission.

This tutorial is written using PSP X2, but should be easy to do on other versions. It is written assuming you have a general working knowledge of PSP.

Let’s get started!

First, open a new canvas 600 x 600.

Optional – flood fill canvas white to better see what you’re doing. I usually do this, but then delete the white layer before saving the tag.

Open SBJ_Frame57. Copy and paste onto your canvas.

Duplicate frame layer.

Open your tube. Copy and paste it between your 2 frame layers. Save your progress.

Add a drop shadow to your tube. I used 5, 5, 55, 8, black, and 5, -5, 55, 8, black.

Erase the top half of the topmost frame layer, so it looks like your tube is coming out of the frame. (See my tag for reference)

Also erase any part of your tube that shows below the bottom of the frame. (I also erase any that showed “inside” the lips.)

Save.

Open SBJ_Paper96. Resize 70%. Copy and paste onto your canvas. It should be below your bottom frame layer.

Activate your bottom frame layer. Using your magic wand tool (feather set to 0), click OUTside your frame.

Selections>Modify>Expand by 3. On your paper layer, hit Delete. Selections>None. Save.

Open SBJ_Paper76. Resize 70%. Copy and paste onto your canvas. It should be below your bottom frame layer, but above your other paper layer.

Apply DBV Mask 129 (Source luminance, Fit to canvas, and Hide all mask should be selected.)

Right-click on your mask layer, choose Merge>Merge Group. Save.

Open SBJ_Accent02, resize 85%, copy and paste onto your canvas. It should be below your bottom frame layer, but above all paper layers.

Apply Mura’s Meister Copies, using these settings: (Click to enlarge)

Activate your bottom-most frame layer. Using your magic wand tool (feather set to 0), click OUTside your frame.

Selections>Modify>Expand by 3. Selections>Invert.

Activate your accent layer that we just applied Mura’s to, and click delete. Selections>None. Save.

Open SBJ_Heart17. Resize 60%, copy and paste onto your canvas.

Free rotate 15 degrees to the right. Sharpen. Arrange at top left of frame.

Add a drop shadow. I used 5, 5, 55, 8, black. Save.

Open SBJ_Rose2. Resize 60%, copy and paste onto your canvas.

Arrange at bottom right of frame.

Add a drop shadow. I used 5, 5, 55, 8, black. Save.

Open SBJ_Doodle4. Resize 65%. Copy and paste it onto your canvas. It should be your bottom most layer (other than your white background).

Add a drop shadow. I used 3, 3, 55, 3, black.

Free rotate 35 degrees to the left. Arrange at the top left corner of your canvas.

Duplicate. Image>Mirror. Image>Flip. Save.

Optional - Go back to your frame layer (the bottom one that hasn’t been erased any). Add a gradient glow – I used a glow radius of 5 in the color #6f0806.

Add your name in font of choice. Apply gradient glow (optional) and / or drop shadow.

Add your credits and license number (if applicable).

Save as .png and you’re done!

I would love to see your results! Email them to tutsbyj0eswife@gmail.com

This tutorial was created on July 13, 2011. Tutorial is © tutsbyj0eswife and is registered with TWI.

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Vinegar_Digital Chaos Collab Tut

Supplies needed:

Scrapkit of choice - I used my own portion of the Digital Chaos Store Collab, SBJ_DCGrandOpeningCollab.

If you use another scrap kit, you will need a paper, a frame, glitter, and accents.

Tube or Image of choice – I am using an awesome tube by Vinegar, www.vinegaria.com. You can currently purchase her work at PTE

Font of choice – I am using “Feel Script”, but you can use any font you like.

Mask of choice – I am using DBV Mask 136

Plugin – Optional - Eye Candy 3.1: Glow (Free to Use).

All links and supplies shared with permission.

This tutorial is written using PSP X2, but should be easy to do on other versions. It is written assuming you have a general working knowledge of PSP.

Let’s get started!

First, open a new canvas 600 x 600.

Optional – flood fill canvas white to better see what you’re doing. I usually do this, but then delete the white layer before saving the tag.

Open SBJ_Paper05, resize 75%, copy and paste it onto your canvas.

Apply DBV Mask 136, merge group.

Duplicate masked layer. Rotate 90 degrees left. Merge masked layers.

Open SBJ_Glitter_3, copy and paste onto your canvas, above the masked layer.

Add a small drop shadow to your glitter layer. I used 3, 3, 55, 3, black.

Open SBJ_GlitterFrame_3. Copy and paste it onto your canvas. Duplicate.

On the original frame layer, resize 80%. Adjust>Hue & Saturation>Colorize – change both settings to zero.

Your smaller frame should now be silver-y looking.

Duplicate your larger, still purple frame.

Open your tube. Copy and paste it onto the canvas. Resize as necessary.

Move it so that it’s between the two purple frame layers.

Add a drop shadow to your tube. I used 5, 5, 55, 8, black.

Activate your top purple frame. Erase the parts that cover your tubes head and any other parts you want “coming out” of the frame.

Activate your tube layer. Erase any parts that show past the bottom of the frame. (See my tag for example)

Activate your silver frame layer. Add a drop shadow. I used 0, 0, 75, 8, black.

Activate your purple frame layer (the one that’s intact, below your tube layer). Add a drop shadow. I used 0, 0, 100, 8, black.

Open SBJ_Leaves_3, resize 80%, copy and paste onto your canvas.

Mirror Leaves, then rotate 35 degrees to the right. Arrange to the left of your canvas, should be top layer.

Add a drop shadow to leaves, I used 5, 5, 55, 5, black.

Open SBJ_Flower_3, resize 65%, copy and paste onto your canvas.

Arrange it so that it covers the bottom stem of the leaves.

Add the same drop shadow that you used for the leaves.

Add your name in font of choice. Apply gradient glow (optional) and / or drop shadow.

Add your credits and license number (if applicable).

Save as .png and you’re done!

I would love to see your results! Email them to tutsbyj0eswife@gmail.com

This tutorial was created on July 11, 2011. Tutorial is © tutsbyj0eswife and is registered with TWI.

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Karina Dale Blue Dreams Tag Tutorial

Supplies needed:

Scrapkit of choice - I used my own PTU kit “Blue Dreams”. If you’re interested in purchasing the kit, visit Digital Chaos.

          Scraps needed: 2 papers, frame, glitter, chain link (optional), heart or other accent

Tube or Image of choice – I am using an awesome tube by Karina Dale, www.karinadale.com . I purchased her art through PTE. Do not use her work unless you have purchased the right to do so.

Font of choice – I am using “AmoreATT”, but you can use any font you like.

Mask of choice – I am using boundlessbliss_grungemask_1 (Sorry, her blog has been removed, so not sure where to get this mask if you don’t have it.)

Plugin – Mura’s Meister: Copies (Free to Use)

Optional - Eye Candy 3.1: Glow (Free to Use).

All links and supplies shared with permission.

This tutorial is written using PSP X2, but should be easy to do on other versions. It is written assuming you have a general working knowledge of PSP.

Let’s get started!

First, open a new canvas 500 x 500.

Open Paper06, resize 50%, copy and paste it onto your canvas.

Apply boundlessbliss_grungemask_1, merge group.

Duplicate masked layer. Image>Mirror.

Open ChainLink2, resize 67%, copy and paste onto your canvas. It should be your top layer.

Duplicate ChainLink2, rotate 90 degrees left (Ctrl+R). Save your progress.

Add a small drop shadow to your chainlink layers. I used 3, 3, 55, 3, black.

Open GlitterBits2, copy and paste onto your canvas. It should be your top layer.

Apply Mura’s Meister: Copies using these settings:

Open Paper27, resize 50%, copy and paste onto your canvas. It should be your top layer.

Open Frame 19, resize 77%, copy and paste onto your canvas. It should be your top layer.

Activate your magic wand tool (tolerance & feather set to 0), click inside your frame.

Selections>Modify>Expand by 4. Selections>Invert.

Activate your Paper27 layer, hit delete. Selections>None. Save your progress.

Open your tube. I used the close-up here. Copy and paste it onto your canvas, below your frame, above Paper27.

Change the blend mode to Luminance & lower the opacity to 50.

Activate your magic wand tool (tolerance & feather set to 0), click inside your frame.

Selections>Modify>Expand by 4. Selections>Invert.

Activate your tube/close-up layer, hit delete. Selections>None. Save your progress.

Add a small drop shadow to your frame. I used 3, 3, 55, 5, black.

Open an element of choice. I used HeartCharm1. Arrange it at the top left corner of your frame.

Duplicate. Image>Mirror. Merge the two HeartCharm1 layers.

Add a small drop shadow to your charms. I used 3, 3, 55, 5, black.

Duplicate the merged charm layer. Image>Flip. Note the Position Y number. Undo the Flip. Now, change the Position Y number to the one you saw when you Flipped it. (This assures that it’s lined up and evenly spaced with the charms at the top of the frame, but keeps the hearts right side up.)

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer. (I resized mine 80%). It should be your top layer.

Arrange how you like & add a drop shadow. I used 0, 5, 55, 8, black and 0, -5, 55, 8, black. Save your progress.

Add your name in font of choice. Apply gradient glow (optional) and / or drop shadow.

Add your credits and license number (if applicable).

Save as .png and you’re done!

I would love to see your results! Email them to tutsbyj0eswife@gmail.com

This tutorial was created on April 19, 2011. Tutorial is © tutsbyj0eswife and is registered with TWI.

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Katerina Blue Dreams Forum Tag

Supplies needed:

Scrapkit of choice - I used my own PTU kit “Blue Dreams”. If you’re interested in purchasing the kit, visit Digital Chaos.

          Scraps needed: 2 papers, frame, glitter, butterfly or other accent

Tube or Image of choice – I am using an awesome tube by Katerina Koukiotis, http://www.katerinaart.com/. I purchased her art when she was with DSI. Do not use her work unless you have purchased the right to do so.

Font of choice – I am using “American Writer”, but you can use any font you like.

Mask of choice – I am using BabesDesignz_Mask7 (Sorry, her blog has been removed, so not sure where to get this mask if you don’t have it.)

Plugin – Xero: Porcelain & Xero: Radiance (Free to Use)

            DSB Flux: Bright Noise (Free to Use) – only needed if you animate

  Eye Candy 3.1: Glow (Free to Use).

All links and supplies shared with permission.

This tutorial is written using PSP X2, but should be easy to do on other versions. It is written assuming you have a general working knowledge of PSP.

Let’s get started!

First, open a new canvas 500 x 250.

If you’re going to animate, flood fill white (or whatever color your forum uses, I used #dbe2b6 for The Zone)

Open Paper38, resize 60%, copy and paste it onto your canvas.

Apply BabesDesignz_Mask7, merge group.

Open Paper37, resize 60%, copy and paste onto your canvas. Set the blend mode to Color.

Open Frame46, rotate all layers 90 degrees to the right, resize 69%, copy and paste it onto your canvas. Move it a little to the left (Mine’s in Position X: 44, Position Y: 10)

Activate your magic wand tool (tolerance & feather set to 0), click inside your frame.

Selections>Modify>Expand by 6. Selections>Invert.

Activate your Paper37 layer, hit delete. Selections>None.

Apply Xero: Porcelain to your frame. Use settings 50, 128, 128, 0, 0, 0 (Default settings, except blue value is changed to zero).

Copy and paste your tube below your frame layer. Resize as necessary.

Apply Xero: Porcelain to your tube. Use the same settings as for your frame.

Add a drop shadow. (I used -5, -5, 55, 8, black.) Save your progress.

Activate your frame layer, then your magic wand tool (tolerance & feather set to 0), click inside your frame.

Selections>Modify>Expand by 6. Selections>Invert.

Activate your tube layer, hit delete. Selections>None.

Add a drop shadow to your frame. (I used 2, 2, 45, 5, black.) Save your progress.

Open GlitterBits3, rotate all layers 90 degrees to the right, Image>Mirror, copy and paste onto your canvas. (Should be below your tube layer.)

Open Butterfly1, resize 25%, free rotate 41 degrees to the left, copy and paste onto your canvas. Place on bottom right of frame.

Apply Xero: Radiance, Strangeness, Charm, & Truth set to 83, and Beauty set to 225.

Apply Xero: Porcelain, using same settings as before.

Apply drop shadow to your butterfly. I used 2, 2, 45, 2, color #081820.

Duplicate your butterfly. Arrange the new one in the top right color. Save your progress.

Add your name in font of choice. Apply gradient glow (optional) and / or drop shadow.

Add your credits and license number (if applicable).

If you’re not animated, save as .png and you’re done!

To animate your GlitterBits layer –

If you’d like to animate your tag, you will want to save your progress. Open Animation Shop and then go back to PSP.

Activate your GlitterBits layer.

Apply DSB Flux: Bright Noise – Intensity: 45, Direction: Mix.

Edit> Copy Special>Copy Merged

Go to Animation Shop and Edit>Paste>As New Animation (or CTRL+V)

Back in PSP, Edit>Undo (or CTRL+Z)

Reapply Bright Noise, click the Mix button once or twice.

Edit> Copy Special>Copy Merged

Go to Animation Shop and Edit>Paste>After Current Frame (or CTRL+Shift+L)

Back in PSP, Edit>Undo (or CTRL+Z)

Reapply Bright Noise, click the Mix button once or twice.

Go to Animation Shop and Edit>Paste>After Current Frame (or CTRL+Shift+L)

Still in Animation Shop – Edit>Select All (or CTRL+A)

Animation>Frame Properties – Change the display time to 15

View>Animation – You can speed up the “twinkling” by changing the display time to a number lower than 15, or slow it down by using a higher number.

When you are happy with it, save as GIF and you are done.

I would love to see your results! Email them to tutsbyj0eswife@gmail.com

This tutorial was created on April 18, 2011. Tutorial is © tutsbyj0eswife and is registered with TWI.

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Non-animated tag sample -