Whispers

You will need the following for this tutorial.

Scrapkit of choice or the one I'm using by Missy. It's called Midnight Whispers. It comes in both tagger and full size. I personally think it's worth the purchase there is so much that can be done with this kit.

Thank You Missy for allowing Me to write tutorials with this kit -hugs and kisses-.

Tube, font and mask of choice or Mine.

Supplies.

This tutorial is one that is not generally a style I use alot but I wanted to try to work with some of My masks more that I'm always getting through share's and as challenges in My groups. Some of them are just so pretty and alot of fun to play with. Anyhow here We go.

Open the mask and tube in psp. Choose two colors from the tube You like. Turn the foreground into a gradient angle and repeats 0 invert unchecked and style linear. Open a new image canvas 800x800 blank and flood fill it with Your gradient.

Go to layers new mask layer from image and on the pull down choose the mask You have open in psp source luminance checked and everything else not checked and click ok. In Your layer pallete delete the mask layer and then right click and merge group. Now open Your tube go to edit copy and edit paste as a new layer. Place it onto the mask (use My tag as a reference) and pull it down a little bit if You choose to do so. Now hightlight the mask layer in the layer palette and go to selections select all float selections defloat and selections invert. Choose the tube layer and hit delete and then selections select none.

With Your eraser tool erase the excess that's on the edges of the frame and the overlap that's outside of it and on the leaves. Effects 3D effects drop shadow vertical and horizontal 2 opacity 40 blur 10.00. Begin to add Your elements. I added the lamp from the kit and resized it and erased the top just a bit to get the hook off so that it looked a little bit with the mask and then I gave it the same drop shadow as above. I also added some of the elements I liked and gave them all the same drop shadows. You could use brushes word art anything. The possibilities are so endless with this mask and tag so try to experiment and see what You like most.

Click on Your font tool and with the same colors You used before but set to regular choose the font that I supplied and type out Your name or whatever it is that You might be typing. I used size 75 vector and then changed it to a raster layer. Now You could also make the name rotate to go along the left side border but I chose not to this time. Give it the same drop shadow as before only change the blur to about 2 or so. Now copy and paste the copyright to Your tag and go to image resize by 55 percent or so and move it where it looks good to you. Now resize or crop Your image if needed and save as png and then Your done.

Dress Up

You will need the following things for this tutorial.

Template by Joyita .

Texture .

Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow (optional).

Scrapkit of choice or the one I used by Sarah at Pimp My Tags W/Scraps.

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

Open template, tube, and texture in psp. On the template Shift+D and close the original deleting also the copyright layer and the white background layer if You so choose.

From Your tube or the kit find two complimentary colors. One dark one light. Click on the material palette and set it to gradient angle 0 repeats 1 invert unchecked style linear.

Choose the Right Circle Layer and with Your magic wand click it. Layers new raster layer and fill this with Your gradient. On the texture I supplied go to edit copy and then back to the template edit paste as a new layer placing the blend mode on soft light. Selections invert and then tap the delete key on Your keyboard.

Effects Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow on the basic tab change only the Glow Width to 3.00 and now under the color tab choose the thin setting and use one of the colors from Your filled gradient layer. Just play with the sliders a bit and come up with something You like. Effects #d Effects drop shadow vertical and horizontal 1 opacity 40 blur 10.00 color black. Delete the original circle layer.

Choose the rectangle layer and using the magic wand click it and go to layers new raster layer. Now use the same steps as We did above only change the gradient to 240 repeat 0 and invert unchecked. Use the same drop shadow as We did before. Delete the original layer. On the word layer I put the blend mode onto burn but You can use another.

On the dotted lines layer go to selections select all selections float selections defloat. Layers new raster layer and flood fill it with one of Your colors. Selections select none. Use the same gradient glow and drop shadow as before and then delete the original layer.

On the left circle layer make sure it's the chosen layer in Your palette and use Your magic wand to click it on the canvas go to layers new raster layer and flood fill it with Your gradient. I changed My settings to angle 315 repeats 2 invert checked.Use the paper instructions from above. I put My blend mode this time on Overlay though. Do the same gradient glow and drop shadow as before and delete the original circle layer. On the Dotted Lines on the circle do as We did the last one.

I've been tagged...

I've been tagged...

Kathy's Place has tagged me with this survey - so here goes...

1. How long have you been using PSP, PS?

I have been using PSP for about 5+ years. Have not tried Photo Shop much lol

2. How did you get into making tags, scrap kits?

I used to make blends for html chatrooms and discovered taggers and

I was hooked and joined msn groups and took a hiatus and started

using the ever so popular scraps and templates

3. Who's your fave artist?

OMG this one is so hard lol I like alot but My top favorites would be

Garv, Elias, Rac, Jensen, and Woolcott amongst many other's lol

4.Who`s your favourite Scrap Designer?

There are so many talented Designers out there but My fav's

would be Scraps With Attitude, Scrappers Emporium, Scrappers-Delight,

Pimp My Tags With Scraps and of course My Lady Queen and the Misfits lol

5. Which three blogs do you visit everyday?

Scraps with Attitude, Kathy's Place, Scrappers Emporium, Scrappers

Delight, Pimp My Tags with Scraps, Kirsty's Scraps and many other's lol

I will pass this survey on to Lou of ButterflyFlutterby Creations because

She has been a true inspiration to Me. Thank You Butter honey for

all You do in Padded Cell and out of it -hugs and kisses-.

Cutie Bootie

You will need the following things to complete this tutorial.

Mask by Kristin.

Scrapkit of choice or the one I'm using by Kirsty.

Font of choice.

This tutorial is written for those newer to psp and tagging. So open Your mask and minimize it. Open a canvas of 700x700 transparent. I know this is big but You can crop or resize it later. Flood fill the canvas with a color of choice and go to layers New Mask Layer From Image and load the mask. In Your layer palette delete the mask layer and then go to layers merge group.

Now just begin to copy and paste the items from the kit You like. Effects 3D Effects drop shadow vertical and horizontal 2 opacity 60 blur 5.00 color black. Now when Your done go to Your text tool and type out Your name and give it that same drop shadow.

Layers merge visible. Now resize Your image to what Your comfortable with and save as png. You are now all done.

Glamour

You will need the following things for this tutorial.

Scrapkit of choice or the one I'm using by Rieneke. It's called Madness.

Thank You Rieneke for letting Me use Your kit in My tutorials -hugs and kisses-.

Template 101 by Rachel at Scraps of Enchantment

Thank You Rachel for sharing Your templates and other goodies with Us -hugs-.

Tubes of choice. I am using the wonderful work of Ismael Rac. You can find His tubes at AMI. You need to purchase a license in order to use any of His tubes.

Xero Fritillary

Open the template and tube in psp and minimize the tube. Shift+D on the template to duplicate it closing the original now delete the copyright layer as We don't need it. Find a color from Your tube You like and with Your eye dropper tool click on it.

On the PinkGlitter layer go to adjust Hue and Saturation Colorize and from the color You used click on the materials palette and use the H and S numbers and type them into the colorize slots where You see Hue and Saturation. You might have to fiddle with the numbers in order to get something that You might like.

Choose the Glamour layer and with Your magic wand click each letter and all now should be selected with marching ants. Layers new raster layer and flood fill this layer with a color or gradient of choice. Now paste Your tubes and position them along the text. After they are in place go to selections invert and tap Your delete key on each of those layers. Selections select none. Layers merge down all those tube layers until all the tubes are merged together.

Duplicate this tube layer and go to adjust gaussian blur 4. Place the original layers blend mode on Luminance and the copy blurred one on Luminance (L) put the opacity on about 80 or whatever looks good to You. I also gave it a blinds effect by going to effects texture effects blinds.

On the glamour text layer go to selections select all selections float selections defloat selections invert and choose the tube layer and tap on Your delete key. This will get rid of the blurred area's outside of Your text. Selections select none. Now back to the glamour word text and go to effects 3D effects drop shadow vertical and horizontal 2 opacity50 blur 7.00 color black. Delete the original text layer.

On the girl layer colorize it again to a color You like. On the pink strip I pasted a paper over it and then lowered the opacity. Another option You have is floating it and adding a new layer and flood filling the spaces and lines with 2 different colors. To do the paper find one You like go to edit copy and on the template go to selections select all selections float selects defloat. Edit paste as a new layer selections invert and tap the delete key. Selections select none. I slid the opacity down to 63 but of course this will vary depending on shades and likes.

Choose the Black bg layer and using Your magic wand hold down the shift key and click both area's on Your canvas and flood fill with a color or gradient of choice. Selections select none. Effects xero fritilliary 5 30 10 0. Effects 3D effects drop shadow vertical and horizontal 2 opacity 30 blur 10.00 color black. Delete the original layer.

On the dotted lines place the blend mode on Luminance. Give it the same drop but change the blur to 7.00. Now add Your main tube to the tag. You may have to change the canvas size in order to do so. You do this by going to image canvas size 700x700 and if You have excess tube just erase it with Your eraser. Duplicate the tube after You have it placed and again do the blur and then slide the opacity to about 70 or so and add a drop shadow to the bottom tube.

On the pink circles place this layer onto Luminance. So sorry I overlooked this layer. Add a drop shadow to it. Now add any of the elements from the kit You like and Your text. Merge Your layers resize or crop if needed add Your copyright and save as png.

Beware

You will need the following materials to complete this tutorial.

Scrapkit of choice or the one I'm using by Kelly. It's called Neon Halloween.

Thank You Kelly so much for letting Me use Your kits in My tutorials -hugs and kisses-.

Template 104 by Beth at BlissfullyBeth.

Thank You Beth for sharing Your templates -hugs-.

Tube of choice. I am using a tube by Keith Garvey and You can find all His wonderful tubes at MPT. You need a license to use any of His work.

Wordart of choice. I got Mine from Sarah. It is a PTU so I can't share sorry.

Open the tube and template in psp and minimize the tube. Shift+D on the template to duplicate it and close the original. Delete the copyright and background layer. We won't be needing either one of them. In Your layer palette choose the LG Black Rect layer and using Your magic wand click inside of it on the canvas. Layers new raster layer and flood fill it with a color or gradient of choice.

On My colored layer I also lowered My opacity to 70. Adjust Add/Remove Noise Add Noise Uniform checked Noise 25 Monochrome checked. Delete the original layer. Choose the LG Orange Rect Layer and using Your magic wand click on the canvas. Layers new raster layer and flood fill it with a color of choice or graident. Effects 3D effects drop shadow of choice or mine vertical and horizontal 2 opacity 40 blur 8.00. Repeat the drop shadow changing the vertical and horizontal to 0. Delete the original layer.

Choose the large text layer and holding down Your shift key click on each one. Once all selected add a new layer and flood fill it with a color of choice and selections select none give it the same drop shadow We used on the frame layer. Delete this original layer. On the text line go to selections select all selections float selections defloat. Layers new raster layer and flood fill this with a color of choice. Selections modify expand by 3. Layers new raster layer and flood fill this with white or another very light color and selections select none pull this under the text layer You filled previously. On the text layer go to effects 3D effects drop shadow vertical and horizontal 0 opacity 70 blur 0.00 color black. Delete the original layer.

On Your tube paste as a new layer and give it a drop shadow of choice I used vertical and horizontal 2 opacity 70 blur 10.00 color black. Now add Your word art if Your using some and the elements from Your kit of choice. Type out Your text give it a drop shadow of choice. Add Your copyright and save as png and Your all done.

Desire

For this tutorial You will need the following things.

Scrapkit of choice or the one I used by Rieneke. It's called Insane.

Thank You Rieneke for letting Me use Your kits in My tutorials -hugs-.

Template 32 by Beth from BlissfullyBeth.

Thank You Beth for sharing Your templates -hugs-.

Tube of choice. I used the artwork of Ismael Rac Who is now at AMI. You need a license in order to use any of His artwork.

Eye Candy 5 Impact Gradient Glow (optinonal).

Open Your tube and template in psp minimizing the tube for now. Shift+D on the template to duplicate it and close the original also delete the copyright layer as We won't be needing it any longer. Image canvas size 700x700. I know it's big but You can crop or resize later. On the text layer go to selections select all selections float selections defloat. Layers new raster layer and flood fill it with a color or gradient of choice. Selections select none. Effects Eye Candy 5 Impact Gradient glow. I just used the default settings. Add a drop shadow of choice or use My settings. Effects 3D Effects drop shadow horizontal and vertical 2 opacity 50 blur 2.00 color black. Delete the original layer.

With Your magic wand click on the gray rectangle layer inside of it. Selections modify expand by 3. layers new raster layer and fill it with a color or gradient of choice. I kept My selection going and found a paper I liked and went to edit copy and then pasted as a new layer. Selections invert and then I tapped on My delete key and selections select none. I put the blend mode on screen and the opacity down to 65. This is optional though. I just like a texture feeling without having to mess with a bunch of plug ins to get the desired effects.

On the original gray rectangle layer click on the black strip with Your magic wand. Layers new raster layer and flood fill it again with a color or gradient of choice. Selections select none. Effects texture effects weave with the following settings gap width and opacity 1 weave color black gap color I chose the lighter shade of My original color I filled it with and fill gaps is checked. I also applied the same gradient glow. Effects 3D effects drop shadow vertical and horizontal 2 opacity 100 blur 10.00. I repeated the drop shadow with the vertical and horizontal on 0. Delete the original layer.

With Your magic wand click on the white circle. Layers new raster layer and flood fill with a color of choice. Selections select none. Effects texture effects blinds width 2 opacity 10 color black both boxes checked. I did this twice. On Your tube go to edit copy edit paste as a new layer and position it into place. Now what I did on the area's that She overhung I erased the template parts of the cirlces and set her so that it was just right on the line of the frame. Effects 3D effects drop shadow with the following settings vertical horizontal 2 opacity 50 blur 7.00 color black.

On the dotted circle You may have to zoom in but go to selections select all selections float selections defloat. Layers new raster layer and flood fill with a color or gradient of choice. I added the same gradient glow and drop shadow as before. Delete the original layer. Now all that is left is adding the elements You like artist's copyright and Your name and save as png and Your all done.

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Good Girl With Alot of Bad Habits

You will need the following things for this tutorial.

Scrapkit of choice or the one I'm using by Tiny. It's called Coffee Break.

Template 68 by Beth at BlisfullyBeth.

Thank You Beth for sharing Your creative templates -hugs-.

Tube of choice. I am using the tube Tiny included in Her kit.

This one should be a quickie for You all. Ok open the tube and template in psp and minimize the tube. On the template Shift+D to duplicate it and close out the original one and delete the copyright layer as We dont' need it now.

Choose one of the raster layers and using Your magic wand click it and go to layers new raster layer and flood fill it with a color of choice or gradient. Do this with all the rectangle layers. When Your done with this step delete all the original layers and close off all layers except the one's You just did and make sure of these layers are chosen in Your palette go to layers merge visible. Give this layer a drop shadow of choice and then unblock all Your layers.

On the brackets select them as You did above adding a new layer and flood fill with a color of choice and then go to effects texture effects weave with the following settings gap and width 1 opacity 5 weave color black and for the gap color I used the light color in My tag. Give this the same drop shadow as You did before.

On the text layer I used My magic wand on the letters at the top of the tag and clicked each one added a new raster layer and filled it with a color from My tag and used a very light blinds effect by going to effects texture effects blinds and then I added a drop shadow. Then I did the same with the bottom text only this time I didn't add the blinds effect.

Now just add your elements with drop shadows from Your chosen kit. Add Your name copyright and save as png and Your done.

Spooky

You will need the following things for this tutorial.

Scrapkit of choice or the one I'm using by Tiny. This kit is called Happy Holloween.

Template 101 By Beth at Blissfully Beth.

Thank You Beth for sharing Your templates -hugs-.

Tube of Choice I am using the artwork of Suzanne Woolcott. You need a license to use any of her artwork.

Thank You so much Kathy for Your wonderful gift -hugs and kisses-.

Open Your tube and template in psp and minimize the tube. Shift+D to duplicate Your template and close out the original and also delete the copyright We won't be needing it. Find a color from the tube You chose and on the Rectangle layer use Your magic wand and click inside of it and go to layers new raster layer and flood fill this with that chosen color. Selections select none. Do this same step on the Orange rectangle layer. (Again I am guilty of playing with the papers and inserting them on top of my filled in layers and messing around with the blend modes). Remember to delete Your original layers.

On the frame layer You filled in go to effects 3D effects drop shadow and give it a drop shadow of choice or use My settings vertical and horizontal 2 opacity 40 blur 5.00 color black. On the spooky text layer in the layer palette I put the blend mode onto burn but for You it might vary and You might decided to just leave it black which is just fine. Just remember this is Your tag so do something You like not what You think I would like or make it totally look like Mine. This is just a guideline only and as such just make this Your own.

Choose the black dotted layer and go to selections select all selections float selections defloat and layers new raster layer. You might have to zoom in to see all the dots and then flood fill it with a color of choice and give it the same drop shadow We used from above. Choose the black star layer and with Your magic wand click on it layers new raster layer and flood fill with a color or gradient of choice. Do the same exact steps for Your orange star frame. Giving it the same drop shadow as before.

Add Your tube and elements of choice giving them the same drop shadow. Add Your name copyright and save as png and Your all done.

Girlie Girl

You will need the following things to complete this tutorial.

Scrapkit of choice or the one I'm using by Natasha. It's called Girlie Girl.

Template #64 by Beth from Blissfully Beth. You will have to download the template pack 61-70. She also has some other great templates and they are worth the download.

Thank You Beth for sharing Your templates -hugs-.

Tube of choice. I am using a tube by Rac and You find His tubes at AMI. You need a license in order to use any of His work.

Brushes or wordart of choice (optional).

Open the tube and template in psp. Minimize the tube for now. Shift+D to duplicate the template and close out the original. Delete the copyright as We wont be needing this any longer. In Your layer choose one of the stripes layers and using Your magic wand hold down shift as You click both stripes and then in Your layer palette click on the other stripes layer and from the kit choose a paper you like edit copy and edit paste as a new layer. Selections invert and hit the delete key on Your keyboard. Selections none and now delete the original layers. Effects 3D effects drop shadow vertical and horizontal 2 opacity 60 blur 5.00 color black.

The next step is optional in the way You wish to do it. Choose the frame background layer and use Your magic wand and click inside of it. Selections modify expand by 2. Now You can add a new layer and flood fill it with a gradient of choice or add a paper or do both. I chose to to do both one by adding a new layer and filling it with a gradient that matched My tube and then I chose a paper and did as above only I changed the blend mode in the layer palette to overly and put the opacity to about 65. You could now add either word art's or brushes of choice if You chose to do so. Either would work well or even place a line of text for the box too with Your text tool. There are endless opportunities for this template.

Choose the frame layer in Your layer palette and use Your magic wand and click it layers new raster layer and flood fill with a color of choice. Again I added another paper to it too and changed the blend mode. I just find it gives it a prettier texture when You don't feel like fiddling around with plug-ins and other effects. Give this layer a drop shadow of choice I used vertical and horizontal 1 opacity 45 blur 7.00 color black.

Delete all the original layers if You didn't do it before that We've already worked with and then go to Your tube and paste it as a new layer and place it where You like it. I had to resize by about 75 percent. You do this by going to image resize find a number to resize it by and percent all layers unchecked. Layers arrange bring to top. Give it a drop shadow of choice I used vertical and horizontal 0 opacity 25 blur 10.00 color black.

Do the stars as We have done all the other layer's. Don't forget Your drop shadows. On the text layer go to selections select all selections float selections defloat. Layers new raster layer and flood fill with a gradient or color of choice. Selections select none now give it a drop shadow. Now just add the elements You like from whatever kit Your using adding drop shadows. Add Your text where You like a drop shadow copyright and save as png and Your all done.

Spooky Hollow

You will need the following things to complete this tutorial.

Scrapkit by Tootypup. It's called Spooky Hollow. This kit

comes in both tagger and full size.

Thank You Both Susan and Stina for allowing Me to use this kit in My tutorial.

I am sure if You can't get this kit You could use any other's You might have and adapt it to this one using My tutorial as a guide.

You will need a tube of choice though I will be just sticking to the tubes in the kit.

Go to edit copy and edit paste on one of the houses of choice. Move it over just slightly. Effects 3D effects drop shadow vertical and horizontal 2 opacity 50 blur 10.00 color black. Repeat it again with the vertical and horizontal on 0. Paste the gate as a new layer and give it this drop shadow vertical and horizontal 0 opacity 50 blur 2.00 color black.

Add the tp-window2 as a new layer and move it up so that it's even with the house and moon. Don't worry We'll fix the bottom to match with the house soon. Give it a drop shadow with the following settings vertical and horizontal 2 opacity 50 blur 5.00 color black.

Add the tall grass as a new layer and slide this under the house making sure it went over the blank spots of the window's layer edge we added just a few minutes ago. Paste one of the ghost's

as a new layer but leave him on top. Paste one of the spider web and drag it to the bottom of the layer palette behind all other layers. I then added the cat and resized it slightly and gave it the same drop shadow as the very first I gave the house.

Now with Your crop tool crop around the image and once done go to layers merge visible. Move this merged layer down in the canvas a bit and then find a paper You like and paste it as a new layer and drag it below the merged layer. Image add borders 3 and choose a color from Your image. Keep it floating and go to effects texture effects weave gap width and opacity 5 weave color black and gap color choose from Your image and fill gaps checked.

All that is left is the text You plan to add and then save as a png. I just used a standard font that comes with vista and gave it a drop shadow to stand out and I saved it as a png.