Beary Scary Halloween

You will need to get the following supplies in order to do this tutorial.

Scrapkit by Sarah from Pimp My Tags W/Scraps. If You can't get this one use another Halloween themed tutorial. Any will work with this tutorial as all My other's.

Thank You Sarah hon for letting Me use Your kit -hugs and kisses-.

Template by ButterflyFlutterby Creations.

Thank You for sharing Your templates hon -hugs-.

Tube of choice. I am using the work of Elias Chatzoudis. You can find His tubes and licensing information here.

Font of choice.

Penta VTr2 optional.

Penta Jeans. It's at the same link as above.

I am dedicating this tutorial to My friend Tony. You might be gone but Your never fogotten. I miss You and love You as much as I did 4 years ago when You were taken way too soon from Me. Good Night My Rock. I will see You one day.

Ok open the template and tubes in psp and minimize the tube. On the template hold down shift while pressing D on Your keyboard to duplicate the template. Close the original out. Delete the copyright layer and background layers as We wont' be needing them. Go to image canvas size 700x700. You can crop or resize later if You need to. With Your dropper tool choose a light color and dark color from Your tube or the kit and in Your layer palette choose the Bracket Backplate layer. Layers new raster layer and flood fill this with a color of choice. Selections select none and delete the original layer. Effects 3D Effects drop shadow and give it a shadow of choice I used vertical and horizontal 2 opacity 50 blur 5.00 color black. Repeat it with the vertical and horizontal set to -1.

Choose the next Bracket Backplate and using Your magic wand click on it in Your canvas. Layers new raster layer an flood fill it with a gradient of choice. I used angle 180 repeats 1 invert unchecked and linear for the style. Selections select none. Delete the original layer. Effects Plug ins Penta.com VTR2 and use the default settings. Give this layer the same drop shadows You used on the previous layer.

In Your layer palette choose one of the bar layers. Holding down Your shift key click on both layers in Your canvas. Layers new raster layer and flood fill it with Your dark color or whatever color You used on that very first layer. Delete the original layers. On the dotted lines layer for the blend mode I placed it on soft light.

On the small bracket backplate use Your magic wand once again. Layers new raster layer and flood fill it with a color from Your tube. Effects penta jeans amount 20 border width 4. I did this twice. Now up up Your tube and position it kind of the way I did. If Your using another tube You can always select the original layer in Your palette and use Your magic wand and edit copy on Your tube edit paste as a new layer and then selections invert and delete the excess from the tube. Now add the same drop shadows as before and delete the original layer.

On the Beary Scary Halloween layer go to selections float selections defloat. Layers new raster layer and flood fill it with a color of choice. Selections select none. Give it the same drop shadows as You did with the other layers and delete the original text layer. Choose the Bracket Infill layer and click on it with Your magic wand and from the kit Your using find a paper that matches Your colors or close to it and edit copy and edit paste as new layer. Selections invert and hit the delete key on Your keyboard. Selections select none.

In Your layer palette highlight the Bracket layer and go to selections select all selections float selections defloat. Layers new raster layer. Flood fill it with a color light than the paper You used or whatever fill You chose. Use the same drop shadows as previously. Delete the original layer.

On the bracket infill layer use Your magic wand and with Your tube go to edit copy and edit paster as a new layer. Selections invert and hit delete on Your keyboard. Give it the same drop shadows as previously put the blend mode as overlay and slide it down under the frame if You haven't done so already. On the tag layer use Your magic wand and click on the canvas. Selections modify expand by 2. Layers new raster layer and flood fill it with a color of choice. Give the tag layer the same drop shadow as You used for all other layers. Now all that's left is adding all of Your elements from the kit with Your name typed on the tag and Your all done. Save as png.

You are My life now

You will need the following supplies for this tutorial.

Template By Babe at Babe's Designz.

I am using Her Twilight template.

Thank You for making templates available for Us to use hon -hugs-.

Scrakit by Sarah over at Pimp My Tags w/Scraps. It's called Nevermore.

Thank You Sarah for letting Me use Your kit for My tutorial -hugs-.

If You can't get this kit there are alot of twilight themed freebies out there and use My tutorial as a guide.

Tube of Choice. I'm using one I downloaded from Anti Social Disorders.

Thank You Nita for allowing Us to use Your tubes -hugs-.

Trinkets of Choice. Again these came from Anti Social Disorders made by Nita.

Open the template and tube and minimize the tube. On the template hold down Your shift key and D at the same time to duplicate it and close the original out. Delete Babe's copyright layer We won't be needing it. Let's also delete the white background too. Image canvas size 700x700. We just need it big enough to work with. You can crop or resize later if needed. In the layer palette choose the bars layer go to selections select all selections float selections defloat. From the kit choose a paper. Edit copy edit paste as a new layer. Selections invert and delete the excess from the paper layer. Delete the original layer. Effects 3D effects drop shadow and give this layer a shadow of choice I used vertical and horizontal 1 opacity 100 blur 3.00 color black. Then I also did it again only this time the vertical and horizontal -1.

This next step is optional I did the same thing as I did with the bars adding the paper and then I took it a step further and put the blend mode on screen and the opacity at about 85. This time I did leave the original layer beneath it and gave it the same drop shadow but instead I only used the -1's. On the butterflies layer I gave it a drop shadow of vertical horizontal -1 opacity 50 blur 10.00 color black. On the rec one layer do as You did with the moon using a paper of choice. Do the same on the frame layer and then add a drop shadow vertical and horizontal 2 opacity 100 blur 5.00 color black. Remember to delete the original layer.

On square one use Your magic wand and click on the canvas then holding down Your shift key do the same with the second one. I chose another paper this time and used a red one to keep to the them of Twilight lol but You can do it as You want to do it. Use the same steps from above and then delete the original square layers. Now do the two square frames as We did above. Give the word art's and heart the same drop shadow.

On the main frame highlight it in Your layer palette and then using Your magic wand click inside of it. Selections modify expand by 10 now paste Your main tube inside this frame. If Your using the same tube You'll need to resize it. Image resize by 50 percent all layers unchecked. Place it where You like it. Selections invert and hit the delete key on Your keyboard to trim the excess tube. Duplicate this tube and go to adjust blur gaussian blur 7.00 and then lower the opacity to about 70. Use these same steps for the smaller squares. Do the same for the star layers and give it a drop shadow. Then add any adornments from the kit You want and or trinkets. When done save as png and your done.

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Spotty

You will need these supplies for this tutorial

Scrapkit by Jaye at Scrapping-Delights. The kit I am used is called Seeing Spots and You can find it listed under scrapkits here.

Thank You Jaye hon for making such wonderful stuff for Us to use -hugs and kisses-.

Tube of choice. I am using the artwork of Keith Garvey and You can find his tubes here. You need to have a license to use his work.

Mask and font of choice or mine.

Brushes or wordart of choice.

Supplies

Open the mask and tube and minimize them in psp. Now go to the kit and open the frame. Hold down Your shiftkey while pressing D (shift+D) to duplicate the frame and close the original out. Image canvas size 700x700. Now go to layer new raster layer and slide this under Your frame layer. Selections select all and open up a paper from the kit. Paste into selection selections select none. Layers new mask layer from image and find MsKels mask source luminance and invert checked. Delete the mask layer in Your layer palette and then merge group.

Click on Your frame layer and using Your magic wand click inside of it. Selections modify expand by 10. With Your eye dropper tool choose a color from the mask layer and with Your bucket tool flood fill this layer with that color. Open the tube go to edit copy paste as a new layer. In Your layer palette make sure to highlight the frame layer and now choosing Your tube layer again go to selections invert and hit delete so that we can get rid of the excess tube that's outside of the frame. Selections select none. Duplicate Your tube and go to adjust blur gaussian blur 5.00 put this layer's opacity to about 80 percent or so. On the mask layer I also lowered the opacity to about 50 percent. Ok let's start adding some drop shadows. Effects 3D effects drop shadow with the following settings vertical and horizontal on 0 opacity 100 the blur 10.00 color black. On the frame layer do a drop shadow but change the settings to vertical and horizontal to 2 opacity 65 blur 5.00 and color black.

What I did next was added a new layer and used a brush on the background. I stamped it around to try to get all the exposed blue color behind my tube. When I was done I made sure my frame was highlighted in My layer palette used my magic wand to click inside of it selections modify expanded by 10 again selections invert and made sure the brushed layer was the layer highlighted in the layer palette and I hit delete on My keyboard. I put this layer on Luminance (L) and the opacity down to about 80. I used a blinds effect on My tube and the brushed layer. This is optional and You don't really need to do it. If You do You can use blinds that's built into psp.

Open up the heart lock and go to edit copy and edit paste as a new layer.Go to Image resize by 40 or 50 percent all layers unchecked. Duplicate this. Slide one under the frame layer. On the top copy use Your eraser and erase along the frame. Give the bottom layer the same drop shadow we used before. Open up the butterfly and paste it as a new layer onto Your canvas and put it in the right hand corner up at the top. Resize this by 50 percent and give it the same drop shadow as before. Layer's merge visible and resize this by pixels all layers checked and if not open the font I supplied and click on Your dropper tool choose a dark and light color for Your foreground and background colors. Click on the text tool and choose the font from the drop down menu and size it as You like and type Your name or whaterver You wish to say. Give it the same drop shadow as before. Add Your copyright layer and save as png and Your all done.

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Temptation

You will need the following supplies for this Tutorial.

My scrapkit or another of choice. Mine is made by Missy over at Scraps With Attitude and You can find that here or here.

Template by Vix and You can get that here. Scroll down and You will find it about the middle of the page.

Tube of choice. I used the artwork of Keith Garvey and You can find His tubes here.

My font, mask, and texture or choose Your own. You can find these here.

The mask was made by MzKels who's site is no longer up.

Open up the tube and template in psp and minimize the tube for now. On the template Press down Shift+D and duplicate it closing the original. Image canvas size and in the layer palette delete the copyright layer we won't be needing it.

Go to Layers New Mask Layer. Find a paper from the kit and go to edit copy and paste as a new layer to Your image. Load from image and choose the MzKels mask I supplied or one of Your choice. In Your layer palette delete the mask layer and then merge group. Image resize by or 80 percent all layers unchecked. On this same layer in the palette put the opacity down to about 50 or 60 . This is just choice as I like My masks to kind of blend into any background when I save it as a png. I also slid it up just a little bit behind the template.

Find Your eye dropper tube and choose two colors from Your tube one light one dark for Your materials palette. Click on the forground in Your materials palette and when it opens up click the gradient tab and use the following settings angle 315 repeats 1 invert unchecked and click ok.

In Your layer palette chose the Diagonal Boxes layer and with Your magic wand and click the top left hand square. You should have marching ants around the two boxes if not hold down Your shift key while You click on the box under the first one. Layer's new raster layer and Flood fill it with Your gradient. Keep Your ants marching and go to new raster layer and on the texture I supplied go to edit copy and paste as a new layer over on Your main image. Selections invert now hit delete on Your keyboard. On this step You could of used a textured paper from Your kit if Your using the one I am or from another kit. Imagination is key and it's what makes Your tags shine out as being Your own. Put the Blend mode on hard light.

Now in Your materials palette let's change the graident settings and use the following on Your foreground color Angle 217 repeats 0 invert unchecked. In Your layer palette choose the Diagonal Boxes layer once again and go to layers new raster layer and with Your magic wand click on Your bottom diagonal box and You should have marching ants around the two of them if not use the steps as I listed above. Now open up that texture again and with Your selection tool set to the rectangle tool drag in the middle of the texture and go to edit copy and on Your main image go to layers new raster layer and then edit paste into selection and put the blend mode on Luminance (L). Delete the original Diagonal Boxes layer.

On the gradient fills You did with the boxes give them both a drop shadow of choice by going to Effects 3D effects drop shadow and use these settings vertical alnd horizontal on 2 opacity 45 blur 5.00 color black. Repeat this drop shadow again only the vertical and horizontal changed to -1. With Your eye dropper tool on Your tube find two different colors one dark one light and go to the gradients tab in Your layer palette on the foreground color and use the following settings angle 180 repeats 1 invert unchecked. Layers new raster layer and flood fill it with Your gradient. From the kit as the ants were still marching I opened paper 14 and went to edit copy and edit paste as a new layer. Selections invert and hit delete on My keyboard. You could use that texture I used if You can't use this kit or another paper of choice. The results will still be the same only Yours will look different but that's ok. In the layer palette I put the blend mode onto Luminance (L) and the opacity to about 20. Again if Your using another paper this might differ for You so just use what You like best. Delete the original layer. Give the gradient layer the same drop shadows as You did above.

In Your layer palette choose the Large Rectangle layer and with Your magic wand click on it in Your image. Layers new raste layer and flood fill it with another gradient of choice. This time I will let You choose what to use. Now when that's done open Your tube of choice and go to edit copy and paste as a new layer. With Your selection rectangle tool use it on the over hang over the box and delete it. Duplicate this tube and go to Adjust Blur Gaussian Blur 4.00 and then lower the opacity to about 65 and give the bottom tube a drop shadow with the following settings vertical and horizontal on 2 opacity 50 blur 10.00 color black. Repeat with the vertical and horizontal on -1. On the Large Rectangle dots move it below Your tube layers and put the blend mode on Overlay. This is choice I also used My tube and placed inside the rectangle. I just used My magic wand and did the paste as new layers inverted the layer so that I could delete the outer layers and duplicated each one and used the same blurs. I then used a blinds like effects filter you can get the same sort of results just using the built in blinds that psp has built into it. Now when Your done with all of the tube layers etc delete the original layer to the rectangle.

On the Temptation layer use Your magic wand and click each one while holding the shift key down. Layers new raster layer and flood fill it with a gradient of choice. I then used the same blinds effect on it that I used for My smaller tube layers. I then deleted the original layer and lowered My opacity to about 40 and added the same drop shadows I did as My large tube layer.

Now for Our elements from this fab kit. I opened up the ipods and pasted them onto My canvas and resized them by 20 percent as they were quite large and gave them the same drop shadows as all of My tube layers. I added two of the lips to match the ipods and resized them by 15 percent and used the same drop shadows as I did before. I also added the ribbons resizing again by 15 percent and used the same drop shadows. I added the ribbon tag element and resized it by 66 percent and then used the deform tool to stretch it just to fit across the rectangle layer gave it the same drop shadow but only once with the -1's. On the circles I floated them then added the bubbles element and inverted and deleted to get rid of the excess. I put the blend mode on hard light and lowered the opacity to about 75.

Now resize Your image if it's needed if not open the font I supplied and with Your text tool sized to 26 make sure You create as vector and with the nodes turn it to match the tag and stretch the sides out so that it's as long as the tag as You wish. Add a drop shadow with these settings vertical and horizontal 0 opacity 100 blur 2.00. I did the same with the ipods as I did with the tag text. Now add any copright if needed and save as png.