Loving Arms

Loving Arms

Written 1/31/2017

This tutorial is meant purely as a guide. Feel free to use your own choice of tube or scrap kit to make your tag unique. If you want your tag to look just like mine them use the same supplies I have used. This tutorial assumes you have a knowledge of paint shop pro. Any resemblance to any other tag or tutorial is completely coincidental.

Supplies Used:

Tube of choice. Preferably one with a close up image. I am using a tube by Chris Pastel. She is called Davina 5. You can purchase this tube at http://scrapsncompany.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=113_500&products_id=25543

Scrap kit is called Loving Arms and is by Disturbed Scraps. You can purchase this kit at http://scrapsncompany.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=25564

Mask of your choice. I am using mask #219 by Weescotslass Creations. You can get her masks at http://weescotslasscreations.blogspot.com/2009/04/masks.html

Font of your choice. I am using Sleeplessson Modern Script. This is a PTU font.

Plugins:

NONE

Drop shadow used throughout:

0 0 40 11.00 black

Let's Begin:

Open element 66 and shift+D to duplicate. Close the original. Re-size if you wish. Make your canvas large enough to work with.

Using your magic wand select the inside of the frame. Selections modify and expand by 4. Open paper 9 and copy and paste as a new layer. Drag under the frame. Selections invert and hit delete. Selections invert again.

Open the close up of the tube and copy and paste as a new layer. Position within the selected frame area. Selections invert again and using your eraser tool and erase any bits you have hanging outside of the frame that you don’t want. Once you are done selections select none.

Add a drop shadow to the tube and the frame.

Open paper 14 and copy and paste as a new layer. Drag to the bottom. Apply the mask of your choice. Delete the mask layer and merge the group. Re-size the mask if you need to but you want it where it is just slightly larger than the frame.

Open element 73 and copy and paste as a new layer. Drag down to just above the mask. Move to the top so you can see the circles around the top of the frame. Duplicate and move this duplicate to the bottom so you can see the circles around the bottom of the frame.

Open element 64 and copy and paste as a new layer. Re-size to where it is nearly the same size as the frame. Drag to just above the frame layer. Add a drop shadow.

Now let’s dress the tag up with elements from the kit. I will list the elements I used. Feel free to use other elements to make your tag unique. Placement of the elements is completely up to you. If you want your tag to look just like mine then use my tag for reference.

Elements I used:

2

3

6

8

11

22

23

37

53

72

Add your name.

Add your copyright and licensing information.

Crop and Re-size if you wish.

Save your tag.

♥♥♥

Haunted Beauty

Haunted Beauty

Written 8/15/2016

This tutorial is meant purely as a guide. Feel free to use your own choice of tube or scrap kit to make your tag unique. If you want your tag to look just like mine them use the same supplies I have used. This tutorial assumes you have a knowledge of paint shop pro. Any resemblance to any other tag or tutorial is completely coincidental.

Supplies Used:

Tube of your choice. I am using a store exclusive tube for Scraps N Company by Chris Pastel called Fiona 3. You can purchase her at http://scrapsncompany.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=21567

The awesome matching scrap kit is by Bibi’s Collection. It is also called Fiona 3 and you can purchase it at http://scrapsncompany.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=21649

Tag template is by Rachel Designs. It is Tag Template 2 and can found at https://racheldesignsblog.wordpress.com/2016/05/05/tag-template-2/

Mask of your choice. I am using one found at the Creative Misfits Blog. I am using the first mask that can be found at http://creativemisfitscreations.blogspot.com/2016/07/new-masks.html

Font of your choice. I am using Cherish. This is a PTU font.

Plugins:

NONE

Drop shadow used throughout:

0 0 85 11.00 black

Let's Begin:

Open the tag template and shift+D to duplicate. Close the original. Remove the following layers Raster 1 and Background. Make your canvas large enough to work with. Merge layers Rectangle 1 and Rectangle 2 together. Merge layers Rectangle 3 and Rectangle 4 together. Now fill all layers with either color, gradient or paper from the kit of your choice. Add a drop shadow to each layer.

Open paper 5 and copy and paste as a new layer and drag to the bottom. Apply the mask of your choice. Delete the mask layer and merge the group. Add a drop shadow to the mask layer.

Open your tube and re-size as needed. Copy and paste as a new layer. Move to the far left. Add a drop shadow.

Now let’s dress the tag up with elements from the kit. I will list the elements I used. Feel free to use other elements to make your tag unique. Placement of the elements is completely up to you. If you want your tag to look just like mine then use my tag for reference.

Elements I used:

3

6

9

18

39

47

55

59

66

78

Add your name.

Add your copyright and licensing information.

Crop and save.

Love Remembered

Love Remembered

Written 5/20/2016

This tutorial is meant purely as a guide. Feel free to make your tag unique by using your own choice of tube and scrap kit. If you want your tag to look just like mine then use the same supplies I have used. This tutorial assumes you have a knowledge of paint shop pro. Any resemblance to any other tag or tutorial is purely coincidental.

Supplies Used:

The tube is called Callie by Chris Pastel You can purchase this tube at http://digidivas.co.uk/shop/

Scrap kit is called Dark Love by Amy Marie and you can purchase this kit at http://amymarieskits.com/store/

Tag template by Rachel Designs. I am using tag template #9 and you can download it at https://racheldesignsblog.wordpress.com/2016/05/14/tag-template-9/

Brushes of your choice or sparkles of your choice. You can get some awesome brushes at http://deviantart.com

Font of your choice I am using Lustinmal . This is a PTU font.

Plugins:

DSB Flux Linear Transmission

Drop shadow used throughout:

0 0 80 15.00 black

Let’s Begin:

Open the tag template and shift+D to duplicate. Close the original.

Remove the following layers:

Background, Raster 1

Merge the layers that have 2 of the same shape together into 1 layer each so for example merge together layers 1 & 2 and so on until you are done. This will help minimize the number of layers you are working with. Once you are done merging then fill each layer with a paper from the kit. The choice of papers you use is completely up to you. Delete all of the original layers as you wont need them any longer.

Flood fill the center circle layer with solid black. Add some sparkles or sparkle brushes of your choice.

Open your tube and copy and paste as a new layer and position with the framed circle area. Using your eraser tool erase any bits hanging out of the frame that you do not want.

Add a drop shadow to all layers.

On the layer 10 colorize to match your tube. Duplicate. On the bottom copy go to adjust blur Gaussian blur at 10.00. Apply the DSB Flux Linear Transmission with the following settings: 

Now lets dress it up with some of the elements from the kit. Feel free to use elements I didn’t use to make your tag unique. Placement of the elements is completely up to you. If you want your tag to look just like mine then use my tag for reference on the placement.

Elements I used:

2

3

19

22

26

30

50

58

60

108

114

Add a drop shadow to all elements.

Add your name.

Add your copyright and licensing information.

Crop and save. 

Summer Splash

Summer Splash

Written 5/18/2016

This tutorial is meant purely as a guide. Feel free to use your own choice of tube and scrap kit to make your tag unique. If you want your tag to look just like mine then use the same supplies that I have used. This tutorial assumes you have a knowledge of paint shop pro. Any resemblance to any other tag or tutorial is completely coincidental.

Supplies Used:

Tube of choice. I am using the tube Laura by Chris Pastel. You can purchase this tube at http://digidivas.co.uk/shop/

Scrap Kit is by Amy Marie. It is called Lilac Waves. You can purchase the kit at http://amymarieskits.com/store/

Font of your choice. I am using Autumn Flower. This is a PTU font.

Plugins:

NONE

Drop shadow used throughout:

0 0 70 16.00 black

Let’s Begin:

Open element 82 and shift+D to duplicate. Close the original. Make your canvas large enough to work with. Using your  magic wand select the inside of the frame and go to selections modify and expand by 3. Layers new raster layer and drag under the frame. Open paper 11 and copy and paste into selection.

LEAVE SELECTED!!!

Open element 91 and copy and paste as a new layer. Position within the selected framed area down in the lower left corner area. Selections invert and hit delete. Selections select none.

Add a drop shadow to the dock and the frame.

Open element 33. Re-size by 75%. Copy and paste as a new layer, Place at the top of the frame. Drag to the bottom and position so the little circles are peeking out from the top behind the frame. Duplicate. Image flip vertical. Move this down to the bottom. Duplicate again and image rotate to the right 90 degrees and move to the right side. Duplicate and image flip horizontal and move to the left side. Add a drop shadow to each one and then merge the 4 together.

Open element 90 and re-size by 110% 2x. Drag to the bottom. Add a drop shadow.

Open element 108 and copy and paste as a new layer. Place in the top left corner. Add a slight drop shadow.

Open element 107 and re-size by 75%. Copy and paste as a new layer and place in front of the sun. Add a drop shadow.

Open element 18 and re-size by 60%. Copy and paste as a new layer. Drag down to on top of the frame. Place anywhere on the frame. Duplicate and move to somewhere else on the frame. Add a drop shadow to both.

Open element 22 and re-size so it will fit nicely on the frame. Copy and paste as a new layer and place near the bottom of your tube. Duplicate and image flip horizontal and move to somewhere else on the frame. Add a drop shadow to both.

Open element 2 and copy and paste as a new layer and place near the bottom of your tube and in front of the tube. Add a drop shadow.

Open element 36 and re-size by 75%. Image flip horizontal. Copy and paste as a new layer. Drag under the tube and move to the far right of the tube at the bottom of the tube. Add a drop shadow.

Open element 77 and re-size by 75%. Image flip horizontal and copy and paste as a new layer. Move to the far left of the frame. Add a drop shadow.

Open element 100 and copy and paste as a new layer. Place on the far left to fill in some of the gap. Add a drop shadow.

Open element 85 and re-size. Copy and paste as a new layer. Place at the bottom of the frame. Add a drop shadow.

Open element 59 and re-size by 50%. Copy and paste as a new layer and place within the frame area.

Open element 12. Copy and paste as a new layer and place at the bottom of the tag. Add a drop shadow.

Add your name.

Add your copyright and licensing information.

Crop and save. 

Snow Pink

Snow Pink

written 12/2/2015

This tutorial is meant purely as a guide. Feel free to make your tag unique by using your own choice of tube and scrap kit. If you want your tag to look just like mine then use the same supplies I have used.

Supplies Used:

Tube is an exclusive commission by Chris Pastel for Scraps n Company store. You can purchase this tube at http://scrapsncompany.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=305&products_id=15802

Matching scrap kit is by FWTags. You can purchase it at http://scrapsncompany.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=15718

Animation is by Scrappy Bit of Fun. You can get it at http://scrappybitoffun.blogspot.ca/2011/11/animations-2-3.html

Font of your choice. I am using Bellanche. This is a PTU font so use whatever font you would like.

Plugins:

None

Let's Begin:

Open frame 2 from the kit.

Shift+D to duplicate. Close the original.

Re-size.

Make your canvas large enough to give you plenty of room to work with.

Using your magic wand select the inside of the frame.

Selections modify and expand by 4.

Open paper 1.

Copy and paste as a new layer.

Drag under the frame.

Selections invert and hit delete.

Selections select none.

Open element 27.

Copy and paste as a new layer and drag to the bottom.

Move to the bottom of the frame so it is peeking out of the bottom and the sides.

Duplicate.

Image flip vertical.

Move this copy to the top.

Merge these 2 layers together.

Open your tube and copy and paste as a new layer at the top.

Re-size as needed.

Place where you want on your tag.

Open element 60.

Copy and paste as a new layer and drag under your tube.

Re-size as needed.

Image flip horizontal.

Place behind your tube so it appears she is sitting on the end of the sleigh.

Open element 6.

Copy and paste as a new layer and drag under your tube but on top of the sleigh.

Re-size if you wish.

Move to the bottom of the tag so it looks like the sleigh is behind it in the snow and your tube is standing in it.

Duplicate and move the duplicate under the sleigh.

Move it up and over to the left a bit.

Open element 47 and copy and paste as a new layer.

Drag under your sleigh.

Re-size as needed.

Move to the far left of the frame.

Open element 73 and copy and paste as a new layer.

Re-size as needed.

Place in the sleigh. I erased bits to make it appear to be sitting inside of the sleigh.

Open element 63 copy and paste as a new layer.

Re-size as needed and place in the sleigh with the gift.

Open element 59 and repeat the above steps.

Open element 51 copy and paste as a new layer.

Place in the snow next to your tube.

Re-size as needed.

Open element 44 and repeat the above steps.

Open element 43 and copy and paste as a new layer.

Place so it is hanging from the tree.

Re-size as needed.

Open element 28 and repeat above steps.

Open element 25 and repeat above steps.

Open element 24 and copy and paste as a new layer.

Re-size as needed and place at the top of the tree.

Open element 30 and copy and paste as a new layer.

Move to the bottom of the tag.

Open element 42 and copy and paste as a new layer and drag down under your frame.

Place in the top area of the framed area where its kind of a blank space in your paper layer.

Re-size as needed.

I duplicated and re-sized this layer several times and placed them randomly to fill in the empty space.

Add your name.

Add your copyright and licensing information.

Crop.

Layers new raster layer and fill with white.

Move to the very bottom.

Lets take this into animation shop and add the cute lil animation.

Copy your tag and open animation shop and right click and paste as a new animation.

Open your animation and select all of the frames.

Take note of the number of frames in the animation.

Duplicate the frames of your tag to match the frames in your animation.

Select all of the frames in your tag.

Grab frame 1 of the animation and drag it onto frame 1 of your tag.

Place where you want.

This might take some undoing to get it right.

Once you are happy view your animated tag.

Re-size if needed/wanted.

Save.

 

Magical Workshop

Magical Workshop

written 11/19/2015

This tutorial is meant purely as a guide. Feel free to make your tag unique by using your own choice of tube and scrap kit. If you want your tag to look exactly like mine then use the same supplies that I have used.

Supplies Used:

Tube is an exclusive commission for Scraps and Company store. It is by Chris Pastel and can be purchased at http://scrapsncompany.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=305&products_id=15537

The cute and whimsical scrap kit is by Bibi's Collection. It is called Elf Town. It's a great match for the tube. You can purchase it alone at http://scrapsncompany.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=15541 or you can get a great bundle deal of the tube and the scrap kit together at http://scrapsncompany.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=305&products_id=15543. The bundle is on sale for $1.50 right now. You can't beat that.

Mask of your choice. I am using mask #158 from insatiable dreams. You can get her masks at http://insatiabledreams.net

Font of your choice. I am using Happy Sans. You can get it at http://www.dafont.com/happy-sans.font

Plugins:

NONE

Let's Begin:

Open element 119 from the kit and shift+D to duplicate.

Close the original.

Re-size by 85%.

Make your canvas large enough to give you room to work with.

Using your magic wand select the inside of the frame and go to selections modify and expand by 8.

Layers new raster layer and drag under the frame.

Open paper 1 and copy and paste into selection.

Selections modify and contract by 7.

Open your tube and copy and paste as a new layer and position within the frame.

I chose to use the tube that was cut off on the right side so that she would be peeking out from that side.

Once you have your tube placed use your eraser tool to erase any bits of the tube outside of the frame that you do not want to be part of the tag.

Selections select none.

Add a drop shadow to both the frame and the tube.

Open paper 6 and copy and paste as a new layer and drag to the bottom.

Apply the mask of your choice.

Delete the mask layer and merge the group.

Add a slight drop shadow to your mask layer but do not make it too dark.

Open element 15 and re-size so it will fit nicely in front of the bottom of the frame on the left side.

Copy and paste as a new layer.

Add a drop shadow.

Open element 11 and re-size so it will fit nicely on the left hand side of the cottage.

Copy and paste as a new layer.

Add a drop shadow.

Open element 42 and re-size so it will fit nicely along the bottom of the tag.

Copy and paste as a new layer and place in front of the cottage and going along the bottom.

Add a slight drop shadow.

Open element 13 and re-size so it will fit nicely along the bottom of the tag also.

Copy and paste as a new layer and drag behind the first snow layer, the cottage and the reindeer.

Make sure it is peeking up behind the first snow and is in front of your tube.

Open element 20 and re-size so it will fit nicely behind the tube and the cottage.

Open element 19 and re-size so it will fit nicely along the right side of the frame.

Drag to the bottom but above the mask.

Place it on the right side so the mailbox and letters are peeking out.

Add a drop shadow.

Open element 26 and re-size so it will fit nicely in front of the mailbox on the right size.

Copy and paste as a new layer.

Add a drop shadow.

Open element 90 and re-size so it will fit nicely in the snow at the bottom of the tag.

Copy and paste as a new layer.

Add a drop shadow.

Open element 115 copy and paste as a new layer and place kind of in the middle of the tag so it looks like it is falling from the lantern the tube is holding.

Add your name.

Add your copyright and licensing information.

Crop and save.

Winters Pixie

Winters Pixie

written 11/18/2015

This tutorial is meant purely as a guide. Feel free to make your tag unique by using your own choice of Tube and Scrap Kit. If you want your tag to look just like mine then use the same supplies I have and use my tag for reference.

Supplies Used:

Tube is an Exclusive Commission tube for Scraps N Company. The tube is by Chris Pastel. It is called Christmas Girl and you can get it at http://scrapsncompany.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=305&products_id=15534

The Scrap Kit is by Bibi's Collection. It is also called Christmas Girl. You can get it at http://scrapsncompany.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=112_114_168&products_id=15443

Tag Template is by Made By Justine. It is the Christmas template01 and you can get it at http://madebyjustine.blogspot.ca/2013/12/christmas-diva-and-hohoho-now-in-stores.html

Font of your choice. I am using Mardian. You can get it at http://www.fontspace.com/m%C3%A5ns-greb%C3%A4ck/mardian-demo

Plugins:

NONE

Let's Begin:

Open your template and shift+D to duplicate.

Close the original.

Remove the credit layer and the top and bottom pink flake layers.

Merge together the bottom square layer and the top square layer.

Selection select all float and defloat.

Open paper 9 and copy and paste as a new layer.

Selections invert and hit delete.

Selections select none.

Delete the original layer that you merged.

Make your circle layer active and selections select all float and defloat.

Open paper 3 and copy and paste as a new layer.

Selections invert and hit delete.

Selections select none.

Delete the original circle layer.

Make your rectangle layer active and selection select all float and defloat.

Open paper 8 and copy and paste as a new layer.

Selections invert and hit delete.

Selections select none.

Make your border layer active and selections select all float and defloat.

Layers new raster layer.

Flood fill with color #a1917a.

Selections select none.

Delete the original border layer.

Make your bottom flake layer active and adjust add/remove noise and add noise at 100% Gaussian and Monochrome.

Repeat this with top flake.

Open element 96.

Re-size by 50%.

Copy and paste as a new layer and position on top of either the top or bottom flake.

Duplicate and move the duplicate on top of whatever one you didn't place the first one on.

Add a drop shadow to each layer.

Open your tube and copy and paste as a new layer.

Re-size as needed to fit within the size of the tag.

Position where you want.

Add a drop shadow.

Open element 103.

Copy and paste as a new layer.

Drag down on top of the circle layer.

Re-size so it fits nicely on top of the circle layer.

Add a slight drop shadow.

Open element 90.

Copy and paste as a new layer.

Re-size so it fits nicely next to the rectangle framed layer.

Move to the far left side and drag down to just above the glitter border layer.

Add a drop shadow.

Open element 67.

Copy and paste as a new layer.

Re-size so it will fit nicely along the bottom of the tag in front of your tube.

Open element 63.

Copy and paste as a new layer and drag under your tube.

Place more to the right side so it is peeking out from behind your tube.

No drop shadow on this layer.

Open element 22.

Copy and paste as a new layer.

Re-size so it will fit nicely to be hanging from the tree.

Add a drop shadow.

Open element 27.

Copy and paste as a new layer.

Re-size so it will hang nicely along side the star on the tree.

Add a drop shadow.

Open element 81.

Copy and paste as a new layer.

Re-size so it will fit nicely at the top of the tree to cover the top of the strings of the ornaments.

Add a drop shadow.

Open element 57.

Copy and paste as a new layer.

Image flip horizontal.

Move to the far right side.

Re-size so it fits nicely.

Move down under your tube.

Make sure you can see it on the right side of the tag.

Add a drop shadow.

Add your name.

Add your copyright and licensing information.

Crop and save.

Into The Summer Sun

Into The Summer Sun

written 8/5/2015

This tutorial is meant purely as a guide. Use any tube and scraps to make your tag unique to you. If you want your tag to look just like mine then use the same supplies that I have. Also use my tag as a reference.

Supplies Used:

Tube by Chris Pastel. You can get it at http://scrapsncompany.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=113_500&products_id=12553

Scrap Kit by Disturbed Scraps. You can get it at http://scrapsncompany.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=12487

Mask of your choice. I am using mask #11 by Vix. You can get her awesome masks at http://www.freewebs.com/vixpsp/

Font of your choice. I am using Karl Wright Script.

Plugins:

None

Let's Begin:

Open element 76 and shift+D to duplicate.

Close the original.

Re-size to a size you are happy with.

This will be the base/frame of your tag.

Make your canvas large enough to work with.

Using your magic wand select the inside of the frame and go to selections modify and expand by 8.

Layers new raster layer and drag under the frame.

Open paper 14 and copy and paste into selection.

Open your tube and copy and paste and position so she is in the frame and erase any bits you do not want hanging out.

Selections select none.

Add a drop shadow to the frame and to your tube.

Open paper 5 and copy and paste as a new layer and then drag to the bottom.

Apply your mask.

Delete the mask layer and merge the group.

Alright lets use some of the great elements found in this kit and dress this tag up.

Again my tutorial is just a guide so I will provide the list of the elements I used.

You can use whatever elements you wish.

If you want your tag to look just like mine then use my tag as a reference for placement.

Elements I used:

element 1 – duplicated and placed randomly around the frame.

Element 12 – duplicated and placed on each side.

Element 14 – duplicated and placed on each side.

Element 23

element 35

element 39

element 40

element 41

element 61

element 63

element 69

Add your name.

Add your copyright and licensing information.

Crop and save.