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.

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.

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.

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.

Trick or Treat

You will need the following supplies to complete this tutorial.

Scrapkit made by Missy it's called Trick or Treat. I You can't get this kit just another Halloween themed kit.

Template by Butter. Look under Her templates.

Tubes of choice. I used the work of Elias and You can find His tubes at MPT. You will need a license to use any of His work.

Font of choice.

Xero radiance optional.

Eye Candy 4000 optional.

Open the tubes and template in psp and minimize Your tubes. On the template Shift+D to duplicate the template and close out the original. Delete the copyright and background layers. We won't be needing them anymore. Choose the shape layer and with Your magic wand click on the canvas.

Find a paper from the kit Your using that matches Your tubes and open it in psp go to edit copy edit copy paste as new layer on Your canvas. Selections invert and hit the delete key on Your keyboard. Selections select none and delete the original layer. Effects 3d Effects drop shadow with the following settings vertical and horizontal 2 opacity 55 blur 8.00 color black. Repeat with the vertical and horizontal -2.

On the dotted lines layer go to selections select all selections float selections defloat. Layers new raster layer and flood fill this layer with a color that compliments Your tube and tag. Give this layer the same drop shadow only change the blur to 5.00. Delete the original layer.

Ok this next step is kind of tricky so pay attention to what I say. On the rectangle layer use Your magic wand and holding down Your shift key click inside all of the squares. Selections modify expand by 2 and find a paper from the kit You like and paste it as a new layer doing as We did above. Here is the tricky part. Do NOT delete the original layer. Selections select none. Now on the rectangle layer do the shift thing again. We are now going to add our borders. Selections modify expand by 5 click ok and then go to selections modify select selection borders both sides and anti alias checked border width 2. Now add a new layer and flood fill it with a darker color. Drag this layer above Your rectangles filled layer. Selections select none. Give this layer a drop shadow of choice. Don't delete the original layer yet.

Back on the original layer go and do the magic wand again expande by 6 and paste Your tube as a new layer and position as You like it. I just used one tube in a laying down position so it would stretch over the squares. Selections invert delete and selections select none. Now here is the optional part. I duplicated My tube went to adjust blur gaussian blur 5.00. Effects xero radiance and used the default settings. Then so that the blur didnt' show outside of My frame layer I clicked on that original layer again with the steps as above went to selections invert and on the tube layers and then I hit delete and it removed the dark edges. Give one of the tubes a drop shadow of choice. I also lowered the opacity on the top layer to 85 percent.

Choose the bottom line layer and use Your magic wand on the canvas to select it and then do the same for the top line layer using Your shift key and holding it down as You click. Add a new layer and flood fill it with a darker color and go to effects texture effects weave gap size width and opacity on 1 weave color black and for the gap color I used a color from My paper. Add a drop shadow of choice and delete the original layer.

I gave My bats layer a gradient glow with Eye candy 4000 but that's optional and then I gave them a drop shadow.On the thin lines border use Your magic wand and while holding down the shift key add a new layer and flood fill it and then go to effects texture effects blinds and give it a light setting. Give it a drop shadow and then delete the original layer.

Now just add all Your elements, name, and copyright and Your done..Save as png.

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.