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 - 

 

Jamie Kidd - Blue Dreams

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, leaves or doodle, flower or other accent

Tube or Image of choice – I am using an awesome tube by Jamie Kidd, http://www.jamiekiddart.com/. You can purchase her tubes at CDO. Do not use her work unless you have purchased the right to do so.

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

Mask of choice – I am using BeckyMask22

Plugin – Xero: Porcelain (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 Paper29, resize 60%, copy and paste it onto your canvas.

Apply BeckyMask22, merge group.

Open Paper07, copy and paste onto your canvas.

Open Frame03, resize 65%, copy and paste it onto your canvas.

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

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

Activate your Paper07 layer, hit delete. Selections>None.

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

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

Add a drop shadow. (I used 5, 5, 55, 8, black, and then 5, -5, 55, 8, black.)

Duplicate your frame. Drag the duplicate frame above your tube. Erase the parts of it that cover up your tube, except at the bottom, so it looks like your tube is coming out of the frame.

Back on your tube layer, erase the parts of it that show below the bottom of the frame.

Save your progress.

Go to your original (bottom-most) frame layer. Add a drop shadow. I used the 0, 0, 55, 12, color black.

Open JewelDoodle2. Resize 75%. Copy and paste onto your canvas. It should be just above your mask layer. Move it towards the bottom.

Duplicate your JewelDoodle layer. Image>Mirror, Image>Flip. Merge the 2 doodle layers together. Add a drop shadow. I used 3, 3, 45, 5, black.

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 8, 2011. Tutorial is © tutsbyj0eswife and is registered with TWI.

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Here's another example - in this one I've used a different frame and added a couple of flowers as accents.

Punk Love Tag Tutorial

Supplies needed:

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

          Scraps needed: 1 paper, frame, leaves or doodle, flower or other accent

Tube or Image of choice – I am using an awesome customizable tube by Ismael Rac, www.xeracx.com. You can purchase his tubes at his website. Do not use his work unless you have purchased the right to do so.

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

Plugin – Mura’s Meister: Copies & Eye Candy 3.1 Glow (You can get both for free).

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.

Open Paper05, resize 60%, copy and paste it onto your canvas.

Open Frame18, resize 40%, sharpen, copy and paste it onto your canvas.

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

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

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

Copy and paste your tube above your frame layer. Resize as necessary. Add a drop shadow. (I used 5, 5, 55, 8, black.)

Duplicate your frame. Drag the duplicate frame above your tube. Erase the parts of it that cover up your tube, except at the bottom, so it looks like your tube is coming out of the frame.

Back on your tube layer, erase the parts of it that show below the bottom of the frame.

Save your progress.

Go to your original (bottom-most) frame layer. Add a drop shadow. I used the same one as on the tube.

Open Leaves02. Resize 40%, and copy & paste it onto your canvas. Drag it so it’s the bottom layer.

Apply Mura’s Meister Copies: Encircle, using the following settings:

Add your accents of choice. I used Flower5 resized 50%, and Flower1 resized 40%, and Love1 resized 85%.

Add a drop shadow to your accents. I used the same one as before.

Add your copyright info and, if applicable, license number.

Now – to add your name & get it to curve around –

Activate your preset shape tool & choose circle. Foreground any color, background turned off, line width 2 or 3.

Draw out a circle (top layer) about the size of the outside edge of your frame.

Activate your text tool. Foreground off, background set to color you want for your name.

Now, hover your little text tool (with the A) over the top left of your circle until a little curvy line shows up under the “A”, then click to use your text tool.

Write out your name; apply the text tool. If the fonts not where you want it, you can make the circle larger or smaller, or move your name along the circle.

Once you have it where you want it – hide your circle layer. Your text should be visible, but your circle should not. Convert to Raster layer.

Apply gradient glow (optional) and / or drop shadow.

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 8, 2011. Tutorial is © tutsbyj0eswife and is registered with TWI.

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