This tutorial was created May 23, 2007
Any resemblance to other online tutorials is purely coincidence
ŠN@thy 2007
This tutorial was written using PSP 9, but can be done in other versions
~ You will need ~
*** The alpha I used is by Dozi. You can download it here (first alpha at the top) ***
The stitches tube I used is by Melissa. You can find her awesome work @ Scrappy Expressions
The pin I used is from Simply Original Scraps by Cindy. You can visit her awesome site here
Paint Shop Pro, a 30 day trial can be downloaded here
My supplies here. The zip includes tubes, image, backgrounds, font and alpha
Open tubes, image, backgrounds and alpha in psp
Tubes have HIDDEN layers which mean you must unhide to see them
Minimize them all
Double click to open the font "Bambino" and minimize it on your desktop
Set your foreground color to White (#FFFFFF)
~ Step 1 ~
File, New
Set Width and Height to 500, Transparent background
Fill the layer with white
Copy nathyoldpaper.jpg and paste as new layer
Image, Resize and use these settings:
85 Percent, Resample using Bicubic, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use these settings:
~ Step 2 ~
Copy nathy_bg2.jpg and paste as new layer
Image, Resize and use the following settings:
85 Percent, Resample using Bicubic, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Resize once again using same settings
Image, Rotate, Free Rotate and use these settings:
Direction: Right, Degrees: 20, everything else Unchecked
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the same settings as before
~ Step 3 ~
Copy nathyoldpapermix.jpg and paste as new layer
Image, Resize and use the following settings:
85 Percent, Resample using Bicubic, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Resize once again using same settings
Image, Rotate, Free Rotate and use these settings:
Direction: Left, Degrees: 20, everything else Unchecked
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the same settings as before
~ Step 4 ~
Copy cassandra_marchand_cadre2.psp and paste as new layer
Image, Resize and use the following settings:
85 Percent, Resample using Bicubic, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Resize once again using same settings
Adjust, Hue and Saturation, Colorize and use these settings:
Hue: 32, Saturation: 44
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the same settings as before
Repeat this Drop Shadow but change Vertical and Horizontal to -3
Copy weg-102006.jpg and paste as new layer
Image, Resize and use the following settings:
73 Percent, Resample using Bicubic, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Move this layer down so its under the frame
Move the image down a little bit and to the left so we can see the ear
~ Step 5 ~
Copy SE_Easter_CrossStitching.pspimage and paste as new layer
Layers, Arrange, Bring to top
Image, Resize and use the following settings:
65 Percent, Resample using Bicubic, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Adjust, Brightness and Contrast, Gamma Correction and use these settings:
Link Checked, Red Green Blue set to 0.42
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use these settings:
Move these stitches down so its holding the frame
Layers, Duplicate
Image, Flip
~ Step 6 ~
Copy TreeTags_Elements20061006.pspimage and paste as new layer
Image, Resize and use the following settings:
74 Percent, Resample using Bicubic, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Adjust, Sharpness, Sharpen
Adjust, Hue and Saturation, Colorize and use these settings:
Hue: 0, Saturation: 0
Move the jewel into the frame's top left corner
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use these settings:
~ Step 7 ~
Copy Rina-GrandpasCabin-RustyBrad.pspimage and paste as new layer
Image, Resize and use the following settings:
75 Percent, Resample using Bicubic, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Adjust, Hue and Saturation, Colorize and use the same settings as before
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the same settings as before
Move the brad on top of the jewel's top star
~ Step 8 ~
Maximize LLM_Emb_Pins_SOScraps.pspimage and copy the top layer pin
Paste as new layer into your working area
Move it to the right side of the frame (Look at my image for placement)
Using your selection tool set to rectangle, select the middle part of the pin (7-10 pixels wide)
Hit delete once on your keyboard
Selections, Select None
Layers, New Raster Layer
***Zoom in for better view of the pin***
Select the part you cut once again but this time be carefull to only select the pin part (3 pixels wide only!)
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the same settings as before
Selections, Select None
This will give the impression the middle part of the pin is under the background
~ Step 9 ~
Maximize Diamonds.tub and copy the diamond of your choice
(My choice was 2nd row, 3rd diamond from the left)
Paste as new layer into your working area
Image, Resize and use the following settings:
30 Percent, Resample using Bicubic, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Adjust, Sharpness, Sharpen
Move the diamond into the last star of the jewel on the left side
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the same settings as in step 5
Layers, Duplicate
Move the 2nd diamond into the round part of the pin (Look at my image for placement)
~ Step 10 ~
Copy wordArt4_joluvsdogs.pspimage and paste as new layer
Move the words at the bottom of the image (Look at my image for placement)
~ Step 11 ~
Maximize katzerl's-alphas-brown'paper-01.psp
Image, Resize and use the following settings:
25 Percent, Resample using Bicubic, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Adjust, Hue and Saturation, Colorize and use these settings:
Hue: 32, Saturation: 44
Select (using Selection Tool set to rectangle), copy and paste each letter for your name
Move them down at the bottom and position them (Look at my image for placement)
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the same settings as in step 6 on each letter
~ Step 12 ~
Set Foreground color to NULL
Set your Background color to Black (#000000)
Activate text tool and use the following settings:
Type your name once again
Layers, Convert to Raster Layer
Position on the top of the letters (Look at my image for placement)
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and the same settings as in step 6
~ Step 13 ~
Hide the background layer and crop your image
Unhide the background layer
Layers, Merge All (Flatten)
Add your watermark and save your work as jpg
Your tag is finished. I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.
Any resemblance to other online tutorials is purely coincidence
ŠN@thy 2007
This tutorial was written using PSP 9, but can be done in other versions
~ You will need ~
*** The alpha I used is by Dozi. You can download it here (first alpha at the top) ***
The stitches tube I used is by Melissa. You can find her awesome work @ Scrappy Expressions
The pin I used is from Simply Original Scraps by Cindy. You can visit her awesome site here
Paint Shop Pro, a 30 day trial can be downloaded here
My supplies here. The zip includes tubes, image, backgrounds, font and alpha
Open tubes, image, backgrounds and alpha in psp
Tubes have HIDDEN layers which mean you must unhide to see them
Minimize them all
Double click to open the font "Bambino" and minimize it on your desktop
Set your foreground color to White (#FFFFFF)
~ Step 1 ~
File, New
Set Width and Height to 500, Transparent background
Fill the layer with white
Copy nathyoldpaper.jpg and paste as new layer
Image, Resize and use these settings:
85 Percent, Resample using Bicubic, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use these settings:
~ Step 2 ~
Copy nathy_bg2.jpg and paste as new layer
Image, Resize and use the following settings:
85 Percent, Resample using Bicubic, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Resize once again using same settings
Image, Rotate, Free Rotate and use these settings:
Direction: Right, Degrees: 20, everything else Unchecked
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the same settings as before
~ Step 3 ~
Copy nathyoldpapermix.jpg and paste as new layer
Image, Resize and use the following settings:
85 Percent, Resample using Bicubic, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Resize once again using same settings
Image, Rotate, Free Rotate and use these settings:
Direction: Left, Degrees: 20, everything else Unchecked
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the same settings as before
~ Step 4 ~
Copy cassandra_marchand_cadre2.psp and paste as new layer
Image, Resize and use the following settings:
85 Percent, Resample using Bicubic, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Resize once again using same settings
Adjust, Hue and Saturation, Colorize and use these settings:
Hue: 32, Saturation: 44
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the same settings as before
Repeat this Drop Shadow but change Vertical and Horizontal to -3
Copy weg-102006.jpg and paste as new layer
Image, Resize and use the following settings:
73 Percent, Resample using Bicubic, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Move this layer down so its under the frame
Move the image down a little bit and to the left so we can see the ear
~ Step 5 ~
Copy SE_Easter_CrossStitching.pspimage and paste as new layer
Layers, Arrange, Bring to top
Image, Resize and use the following settings:
65 Percent, Resample using Bicubic, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Adjust, Brightness and Contrast, Gamma Correction and use these settings:
Link Checked, Red Green Blue set to 0.42
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use these settings:
Move these stitches down so its holding the frame
Layers, Duplicate
Image, Flip
~ Step 6 ~
Copy TreeTags_Elements20061006.pspimage and paste as new layer
Image, Resize and use the following settings:
74 Percent, Resample using Bicubic, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Adjust, Sharpness, Sharpen
Adjust, Hue and Saturation, Colorize and use these settings:
Hue: 0, Saturation: 0
Move the jewel into the frame's top left corner
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use these settings:
~ Step 7 ~
Copy Rina-GrandpasCabin-RustyBrad.pspimage and paste as new layer
Image, Resize and use the following settings:
75 Percent, Resample using Bicubic, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Adjust, Hue and Saturation, Colorize and use the same settings as before
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the same settings as before
Move the brad on top of the jewel's top star
~ Step 8 ~
Maximize LLM_Emb_Pins_SOScraps.pspimage and copy the top layer pin
Paste as new layer into your working area
Move it to the right side of the frame (Look at my image for placement)
Using your selection tool set to rectangle, select the middle part of the pin (7-10 pixels wide)
Hit delete once on your keyboard
Selections, Select None
Layers, New Raster Layer
***Zoom in for better view of the pin***
Select the part you cut once again but this time be carefull to only select the pin part (3 pixels wide only!)
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the same settings as before
Selections, Select None
This will give the impression the middle part of the pin is under the background
~ Step 9 ~
Maximize Diamonds.tub and copy the diamond of your choice
(My choice was 2nd row, 3rd diamond from the left)
Paste as new layer into your working area
Image, Resize and use the following settings:
30 Percent, Resample using Bicubic, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Adjust, Sharpness, Sharpen
Move the diamond into the last star of the jewel on the left side
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the same settings as in step 5
Layers, Duplicate
Move the 2nd diamond into the round part of the pin (Look at my image for placement)
~ Step 10 ~
Copy wordArt4_joluvsdogs.pspimage and paste as new layer
Move the words at the bottom of the image (Look at my image for placement)
~ Step 11 ~
Maximize katzerl's-alphas-brown'paper-01.psp
Image, Resize and use the following settings:
25 Percent, Resample using Bicubic, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Adjust, Hue and Saturation, Colorize and use these settings:
Hue: 32, Saturation: 44
Select (using Selection Tool set to rectangle), copy and paste each letter for your name
Move them down at the bottom and position them (Look at my image for placement)
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the same settings as in step 6 on each letter
~ Step 12 ~
Set Foreground color to NULL
Set your Background color to Black (#000000)
Activate text tool and use the following settings:
Type your name once again
Layers, Convert to Raster Layer
Position on the top of the letters (Look at my image for placement)
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and the same settings as in step 6
~ Step 13 ~
Hide the background layer and crop your image
Unhide the background layer
Layers, Merge All (Flatten)
Add your watermark and save your work as jpg
Your tag is finished. I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.