To Die For

To Die For

written 11/6/2015

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

Supplies Used:

Tube by Di Halim. It is called Death Lover 2. You can get it at http://scrapsncompany.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=113_133_166&products_id=15272

Matching Scrap Kit by Designs By Joan. It is called Death Lover. You can get it at http://scrapsncompany.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=15298

Tag template by Millies PSP Madness. It is template # 788. You can get it at http://milliespspmadness.blogspot.com/2015/09/template-788-and-tag-featuring-beauty.html

Font of your choice. I am using Things We Said. You can get it at http://www.dafont.com/things-we-said.font

Plugins:

NONE

Let's Begin:

Open your tag template and shift+D to duplicate.

Close the original.

Delete the following layers from the template:

cr

8

7

background

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

Layer 1 selections select all float and defloat.

Open paper 2 and copy and paste as a new layer.

Selections invert and hit delete.

Selections select none.

Delete the original layer.

Repeat the above steps for layer 2 but use paper 1.

Repeat above steps for layer 3 but use paper 4.

Use the same paper for layer 6.

For layer 5 use paper 3.

Add a drop shadow to all layers using the following setting:

Vertical – 0

Horizontal – 5

Opacity – 75

Blur – 10

Color – Black

Open your tube and re-size.

Copy and paste as a new layer and position in the center of the tag template.

Add the same drop shadow.

Open element 2 and re-size by 85%.

Copy and paste as a new layer and drag down under the top little square.

Center on the template.

Add the same drop shadow.

Open element 11 and re-size by 85% 2x.

Copy and paste as a new layer and drag under the gate element.

Move to the left side so you can see the tree branches over the top of the tubes head.

Add a drop shadow.

Open element 12 and re-size.

Copy and paste as a new layer at the top and move to the right side.

Add a drop shadow.

Open element 14 and re-size by 50% 2x.

Copy and paste as a new layer.

Move to the bottom of your tag and place over the hand of the tube.

Using your eraser erase bits of the element so it appears the tube is holding it.

Add a drop shadow.

Open element 15 and re-size by 50% 2x.

Copy and paste as a new layer and move to the bottom left in the grass.

Add a drop shadow.

Open element 77 and re-size by 50%.

Copy and paste as a new layer.

Drag behind your tube and move to the far right side resting in the grass.

Add a drop shadow.

Open element 79 and re-size by 50%.

Copy and paste as a new layer just above the top little square.

Add a drop shadow.

Open element 80 and re-size by 50% and then again by 60%.

Copy and paste as a new layer.

Image free rotate to the right 17 degrees 2x.

Adjust sharpen.

Drag behind the black rose.

Add a drop shadow.

Open element 68 and re-size by 50% 2x.

Copy and paste as a new layer and drag down to just above the top little square.

Add a drop shadow.

Open element 54 and re-size by 50% 2x.

Copy and paste as a new layer at the top and move to the far right over the gate.

Add a drop shadow.

Add your name along the bottom.

I added noise to my name to help it stand out a bit.

Add your copyright and licensing information.

Crop and save.