This tutorial was created November 25, 2007
Any resemblance to other online tutorials is purely coincidence
©N@thy 2007
This tutorial was written using PSP 9, but can be done in other versions
~ You will need ~
The beautiful lady tube I used is by © Soa Lee. You can find her awesome artwork at www.soanala.com
The glitter I used is from Melissa. You can find her awesome work @ Scrappy Expressions
Paint Shop Pro, a 30 day trial can be downloaded here
My supplies here. The zip includes tubes and font
Open tubes in psp
Tubes have HIDDEN layers which mean you must unhide to see them
Minimize them all
Double click to open the font "Snooty Fox NF" and minimize it on your desktop
Set your foreground color to White (#FFFFFF)
Set your background color to #7F8643
~ Step 1 ~
File, New
Width 1500 and Height 1026 with transparent background
It is a big canvas but only to have enough room to work with
Fill this layer with White (#FFFFFF)
Maximize Christmas13Nov07Bnll.pspimage
Copy Raster 2 (bottom layer) and paste as new layer
Copy nathy_christmas_roundframe_base.png and paste as new layer
~ Step 2 ~
Activate the layer with the image (not the frame) and using your Raster Deform Tool,
click on the middle right handle and drag it out a bit so there is no
gap between the frame and the image
Do the same thing on the left side
Change the Opacity to 32
~ Step 3 ~
Maximize Christmas13Nov07Bnll.pspimage once again
Copy Raster 1
Paste as new layer into your working area
Change the Opacity to 44
Hide the frame layer by clicking on the eye
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
Unhide the frame layer
~ Step 4 ~
Copy fantasy599.pspimage and paste as new layer
Make sure this layer is underneath the frame layer
Move the lady so it fits nicely into the frame
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use these settings: (color is #444726)
~ Step 5 ~
Click on the frame layer to activate it (should be top layer)
Activate your Magic Wand and use these settings:
Mode: Add, Match mode: RBG Value, Tolerance: 0, Contiguous Checked,
Feather: 0, Anti-alias Checked, Outside
Select outside the frame
Activate the lady layer, hit delete on your keyboard
Do the same for the background layer
Selections, Select None
Click on the frame layer to activate it
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use these settings: (color is #444726)
Repeat the Drop Shadow but change Vertical and Horizontal to -2
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
~ Step 6 ~
Copy nathy_icyglow_ornament_6.png and paste as new layer
Image, Resize and use these settings:
75 Percent, Resample using Smart Size, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Adjust, Hue and Saturation, Colorize and use these settings:
Hue: 47, Saturation: 85
Move the snowflake on the left side of the frame
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the same settings as before but
change Vertical and Horizontal to 2
~ Step 7 ~
Copy nathy_bow_rope_3.png and paste as new layer
Image, Resize and use these settings:
30 Percent, Resample using Smart Size, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Adjust, Hue and Saturation, Colorize and use these settings:
Hue: 47, Saturation: 85
Move the bow on top of the snowflake's eyelet
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the same settings as before
~ Step 8 ~
Copy nathy_gold_screw.png and paste as new layer
Move it on top of the bow so its holding it
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the same settings as before
Copy nathy_trees.png and paste as new layer
Move the trees at the bottom of the frame
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the same settings as before
Repeat Drop Shadow once again
~ Step 9 ~
Activate your Ellipse Tool
Set your Background to Null
Set the Ellipse Tool Mode to Draw Circle
Show Nodes and Create On Vector Checked
Line style set to solid, Width set to 3 and Anti-alias Checked
Draw a circle that will be a little bigger than the inside white part of the frame
Objects, Align, Center in Canvas
~ Step 10 ~
Activate the Text tool and use the following settings:
Switch your Foreground and Background
Set your Foreground color to NULL and your Background color should be White #FFFFFF
Position your mouse inside the bow and over the circle until
the A change for a A with a curve shape underneath it
Click and type "May all your Christmas dreams come true" without the quotes
~ Step 11 ~
In your Layers Palette
Click on the eye beside New Ellipse to hide it
Right click on Vector 1 then Convert to Raster Layer
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the same settings as
before but change the color to Black (#000000)
Move the text layer underneath the bow layer
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
Crop your canvas
Image, Resize and use these settings:
50 Percent, Resample using Smart Size, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Checked
Minimize this frame for now
~ Step 12 ~
File, New
Width and Height set to 600 with transparent background
Fill this layer with White (#FFFFFF)
Copy Misted_Victorian_Christmas_House_RM.psp and paste as new layer
Adjust, Hue and Saturation, Colorize and use these settings:
Hue: 47, Saturation: 85
Move the image at the top
Duplicate this layer
Image, Mirror
Move this one at the bottom so they barely touch each other
~ Step 13 ~
Copy SE_Glitter_05.pspimage and paste as new layer
Move the glitter into the bottom right corner
Layers, Duplicate
Image, Flip
Layers, Duplicate
Image, Mirror
Layers, Duplicate
Image, Mirror
Move this glitter into the bottom left corner
Copy our frame we made earlier and paste as new layer
~ Step 14 ~
Activate the Text tool and use the following settings:
Set your Foreground color to White (#FFFFFF)
Set your Background color to #7F8643
Type your name
Position your name at the bottom of the frame
Layers, Convert to Raster Layer
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the same settings as before but change the color to #444726
~ Step 15 ~
Hide the background layer and crop your image
Unhide the background layer
Layers, Merge All (Flatten)
Add your watermark, add Soa Lee's credits (© Soa Lee www.soanala.com),
resize if you'd like 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
©N@thy 2007
This tutorial was written using PSP 9, but can be done in other versions
~ You will need ~
The beautiful lady tube I used is by © Soa Lee. You can find her awesome artwork at www.soanala.com
The glitter I used is from Melissa. You can find her awesome work @ Scrappy Expressions
Paint Shop Pro, a 30 day trial can be downloaded here
My supplies here. The zip includes tubes and font
Open tubes in psp
Tubes have HIDDEN layers which mean you must unhide to see them
Minimize them all
Double click to open the font "Snooty Fox NF" and minimize it on your desktop
Set your foreground color to White (#FFFFFF)
Set your background color to #7F8643
~ Step 1 ~
File, New
Width 1500 and Height 1026 with transparent background
It is a big canvas but only to have enough room to work with
Fill this layer with White (#FFFFFF)
Maximize Christmas13Nov07Bnll.pspimage
Copy Raster 2 (bottom layer) and paste as new layer
Copy nathy_christmas_roundframe_base.png and paste as new layer
~ Step 2 ~
Activate the layer with the image (not the frame) and using your Raster Deform Tool,
click on the middle right handle and drag it out a bit so there is no
gap between the frame and the image
Do the same thing on the left side
Change the Opacity to 32
~ Step 3 ~
Maximize Christmas13Nov07Bnll.pspimage once again
Copy Raster 1
Paste as new layer into your working area
Change the Opacity to 44
Hide the frame layer by clicking on the eye
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
Unhide the frame layer
~ Step 4 ~
Copy fantasy599.pspimage and paste as new layer
Make sure this layer is underneath the frame layer
Move the lady so it fits nicely into the frame
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use these settings: (color is #444726)
~ Step 5 ~
Click on the frame layer to activate it (should be top layer)
Activate your Magic Wand and use these settings:
Mode: Add, Match mode: RBG Value, Tolerance: 0, Contiguous Checked,
Feather: 0, Anti-alias Checked, Outside
Select outside the frame
Activate the lady layer, hit delete on your keyboard
Do the same for the background layer
Selections, Select None
Click on the frame layer to activate it
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use these settings: (color is #444726)
Repeat the Drop Shadow but change Vertical and Horizontal to -2
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
~ Step 6 ~
Copy nathy_icyglow_ornament_6.png and paste as new layer
Image, Resize and use these settings:
75 Percent, Resample using Smart Size, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Adjust, Hue and Saturation, Colorize and use these settings:
Hue: 47, Saturation: 85
Move the snowflake on the left side of the frame
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the same settings as before but
change Vertical and Horizontal to 2
~ Step 7 ~
Copy nathy_bow_rope_3.png and paste as new layer
Image, Resize and use these settings:
30 Percent, Resample using Smart Size, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Adjust, Hue and Saturation, Colorize and use these settings:
Hue: 47, Saturation: 85
Move the bow on top of the snowflake's eyelet
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the same settings as before
~ Step 8 ~
Copy nathy_gold_screw.png and paste as new layer
Move it on top of the bow so its holding it
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the same settings as before
Copy nathy_trees.png and paste as new layer
Move the trees at the bottom of the frame
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the same settings as before
Repeat Drop Shadow once again
~ Step 9 ~
Activate your Ellipse Tool
Set your Background to Null
Set the Ellipse Tool Mode to Draw Circle
Show Nodes and Create On Vector Checked
Line style set to solid, Width set to 3 and Anti-alias Checked
Draw a circle that will be a little bigger than the inside white part of the frame
Objects, Align, Center in Canvas
~ Step 10 ~
Activate the Text tool and use the following settings:
Switch your Foreground and Background
Set your Foreground color to NULL and your Background color should be White #FFFFFF
Position your mouse inside the bow and over the circle until
the A change for a A with a curve shape underneath it
Click and type "May all your Christmas dreams come true" without the quotes
~ Step 11 ~
In your Layers Palette
Click on the eye beside New Ellipse to hide it
Right click on Vector 1 then Convert to Raster Layer
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the same settings as
before but change the color to Black (#000000)
Move the text layer underneath the bow layer
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
Crop your canvas
Image, Resize and use these settings:
50 Percent, Resample using Smart Size, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Checked
Minimize this frame for now
~ Step 12 ~
File, New
Width and Height set to 600 with transparent background
Fill this layer with White (#FFFFFF)
Copy Misted_Victorian_Christmas_House_RM.psp and paste as new layer
Adjust, Hue and Saturation, Colorize and use these settings:
Hue: 47, Saturation: 85
Move the image at the top
Duplicate this layer
Image, Mirror
Move this one at the bottom so they barely touch each other
~ Step 13 ~
Copy SE_Glitter_05.pspimage and paste as new layer
Move the glitter into the bottom right corner
Layers, Duplicate
Image, Flip
Layers, Duplicate
Image, Mirror
Layers, Duplicate
Image, Mirror
Move this glitter into the bottom left corner
Copy our frame we made earlier and paste as new layer
~ Step 14 ~
Activate the Text tool and use the following settings:
Set your Foreground color to White (#FFFFFF)
Set your Background color to #7F8643
Type your name
Position your name at the bottom of the frame
Layers, Convert to Raster Layer
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the same settings as before but change the color to #444726
~ Step 15 ~
Hide the background layer and crop your image
Unhide the background layer
Layers, Merge All (Flatten)
Add your watermark, add Soa Lee's credits (© Soa Lee www.soanala.com),
resize if you'd like and save your work as jpg
Your tag is finished. I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.