This tutorial was created May 30, 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 chain ribbon accent I used from Simply Original Scraps by Cindy.
You can find her awesome work @ here
Paint Shop Pro, a 30 day trial can be downloaded here
Texturizer, you can download here
Brush Strokes (Sprayed Strokes), you can download here
FM Tile Tools (Blend Emboss), you can download here
Page Curl by Mark McLaren, you can download here
My supplies here. The zip includes tubes, picture, brushes and font
Put the brushes into your brush folder
Open tubes and picture in psp
Tubes have HIDDEN layers which mean you must unhide to see them
Minimize them all
Double click to open the font "Sands of Fire" and minimize it on your desktop
Set your foreground color to #BD9D74
Set your background color to #8EA1A3
~ Step 1 ~
File, New
Set Width to 550 and Height to 450, Transparent background
Copy mdsframe.pspimage and paste as new layer
Activate Selection Tool, Selection Type set to Rectangle
Click on Custom Selection and use these settings:
Left: 66, Top: 76, Right: 484, Bottom 375
Effects, Plugins, Texturize, Texturizer and use these settings:
Texture: Sandstone, Scaling: 100, Relief: 1, Light Direction: Top, Invert Unchecked
Effects, Plugins, Brush Strokes, Sprayed Strokes and use these settings:
Stroke Length: 12, Spray Radius: 7, Stroke Direction: Right Diag.
Effects, Plugins, FM Tile Tools, Blend Emboss and use the default settings (just click apply)
Do NOT deselect!
~ Step 2 ~
Layers, New Raster Layer
Copy harbour1.jpg and paste into selection
Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Exclusion
Selections, Select None
Copy recorder_by_william_whitaker.psp and paste as new layer
Image, Resize and use these settings:
75 Percent, Resample using Bicubic, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
Duplicate this layer twice
~ Step 3 ~
Make sure the top layer is active
Activate Selection Tool, Selection Type set to Rectangle
Click on Custom Selection and use these settings:
Left: 55, Top: 65, Right: 495, Bottom 385
Effects, Plugins, Mac's, Page Curl and use these settings:
Use the default settings but change Vertical to Horizontal
Selections, Select None
Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Luminance (Legacy)
Layers, Merge, Merge Down
Image, Rotate, Free Rotate and use these settings:
Direction: Left, Degrees: 5, everything else Unchecked
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
~ Step 4 ~
Maximize Kara_Lace-Set1.psp
Using your Selection Tool, select the lace border at the top and copy it
Paste as new layer into your working area
Image, Resize and use these settings:
59 Percent, Resample using Bicubic, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use these settings:
Repeat Drop Shadow once again
Move the lace at the top of the frame so we see about the 1/3 of it
Move this layer down under the frame layer
Layers, Duplicate
Image, Flip
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
~ Step 5 ~
Maximize Kara_Lace-Set1.psp
Using the Freehand Selection Tool, select the flower of your choice and copy it
Paste as new layer into your working area
Move the flower to the left side letting only a small portion of it showing pass the frame
Move this layer down under the frame layer
Layers, Duplicate
Image, Mirror
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
~ Step 6 ~
Layers, New Raster Layer
Layers, Arrange, Send to Bottom
Activate your Brush Tool, find BB_05 brush and use these settings:
Apply the brush using both foreground and background color
You can rotate the brush, resize it, whatever you want!
Once you are done with the brush, reduce the Opacity of this layer to 40%
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
Layers, New Raster Layer
Layers, Arrange, Send to Bottom
Fill this layer with White color (#FFFFFF)
~ Step 7 ~
Click on the top layer to active it
Maximize PaperMessages_Accents_LM.psp
Using your Selection Tool, select the beige paper (2nd from the right) and copy it
Paste as new layer into your working area
Image, Resize and use these settings:
65 Percent, Resample using Bicubic, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Image, Rotate, Free Rotate and use these settings:
Direction: Right, Degrees: 15, everything else Unchecked
Move the paper to the right side of the frame (look at my image for placement)
Ajust, Brightness and Contrast, Gamma Correction and use these settings:
Link Checked, Red Green Blue set to 0.66
Adjust, Hue and Saturation, Colorize and use these settings:
Hue: 32, Saturation: 40
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use these settings:
~ Step 8 ~
Copy nathyminiscrews.pspimage and paste as new layer
Image, Resize and use these settings:
40 Percent, Resample using Bicubic, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Position the screw to the right so it holds the paper
If you want the screw to be a little darker use the Gamma Correction with the same settings as before
Layers, Duplicate
Image, Mirror
Move this one to the left and down a little so its holding the frames on the lace
~ Step 9 ~
Activate the Text tool and use the following settings:
Set your Foreground color to NULL
Set your Background color to #4C4A4D
Type your name
Image, Rotate, Free Rotate and use these settings:
Direction: Left, Degrees: 78, everything else Unchecked
Position your name into the paper on the right
Layers, Convert to Raster Layer
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and these same settings as before
~ Step 10 ~
Maximize SOScraps_FF_Chain_Ribbon_Accents.pspimage
Copy the Chain Ribbon Accent of your choice (I choose the one on Raster 3)
Paste as new layer into your working area
Image, Resize and use these settings:
75 Percent, Resample using Bicubic, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and these same settings as before
Position the chain at the bottom of the frame (look at my image for placement)
~ Step 11 ~
Layers, New Raster Layer
Activate your Brush Tool, find lilbrokenangel_11 brush and use these settings:
Using your background color, apply the brush in the bottom left corner of the image
(Look at my image for placement)
Hide the background layer and crop your image
Unhide the background layer
Layers, Merge All (Flatten)
Add your watermark, 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
ŠN@thy 2007
This tutorial was written using PSP 9, but can be done in other versions
~ You will need ~
The chain ribbon accent I used from Simply Original Scraps by Cindy.
You can find her awesome work @ here
Paint Shop Pro, a 30 day trial can be downloaded here
Texturizer, you can download here
Brush Strokes (Sprayed Strokes), you can download here
FM Tile Tools (Blend Emboss), you can download here
Page Curl by Mark McLaren, you can download here
My supplies here. The zip includes tubes, picture, brushes and font
Put the brushes into your brush folder
Open tubes and picture in psp
Tubes have HIDDEN layers which mean you must unhide to see them
Minimize them all
Double click to open the font "Sands of Fire" and minimize it on your desktop
Set your foreground color to #BD9D74
Set your background color to #8EA1A3
~ Step 1 ~
File, New
Set Width to 550 and Height to 450, Transparent background
Copy mdsframe.pspimage and paste as new layer
Activate Selection Tool, Selection Type set to Rectangle
Click on Custom Selection and use these settings:
Left: 66, Top: 76, Right: 484, Bottom 375
Effects, Plugins, Texturize, Texturizer and use these settings:
Texture: Sandstone, Scaling: 100, Relief: 1, Light Direction: Top, Invert Unchecked
Effects, Plugins, Brush Strokes, Sprayed Strokes and use these settings:
Stroke Length: 12, Spray Radius: 7, Stroke Direction: Right Diag.
Effects, Plugins, FM Tile Tools, Blend Emboss and use the default settings (just click apply)
Do NOT deselect!
~ Step 2 ~
Layers, New Raster Layer
Copy harbour1.jpg and paste into selection
Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Exclusion
Selections, Select None
Copy recorder_by_william_whitaker.psp and paste as new layer
Image, Resize and use these settings:
75 Percent, Resample using Bicubic, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
Duplicate this layer twice
~ Step 3 ~
Make sure the top layer is active
Activate Selection Tool, Selection Type set to Rectangle
Click on Custom Selection and use these settings:
Left: 55, Top: 65, Right: 495, Bottom 385
Effects, Plugins, Mac's, Page Curl and use these settings:
Use the default settings but change Vertical to Horizontal
Selections, Select None
Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Luminance (Legacy)
Layers, Merge, Merge Down
Image, Rotate, Free Rotate and use these settings:
Direction: Left, Degrees: 5, everything else Unchecked
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
~ Step 4 ~
Maximize Kara_Lace-Set1.psp
Using your Selection Tool, select the lace border at the top and copy it
Paste as new layer into your working area
Image, Resize and use these settings:
59 Percent, Resample using Bicubic, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use these settings:
Repeat Drop Shadow once again
Move the lace at the top of the frame so we see about the 1/3 of it
Move this layer down under the frame layer
Layers, Duplicate
Image, Flip
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
~ Step 5 ~
Maximize Kara_Lace-Set1.psp
Using the Freehand Selection Tool, select the flower of your choice and copy it
Paste as new layer into your working area
Move the flower to the left side letting only a small portion of it showing pass the frame
Move this layer down under the frame layer
Layers, Duplicate
Image, Mirror
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
~ Step 6 ~
Layers, New Raster Layer
Layers, Arrange, Send to Bottom
Activate your Brush Tool, find BB_05 brush and use these settings:
Apply the brush using both foreground and background color
You can rotate the brush, resize it, whatever you want!
Once you are done with the brush, reduce the Opacity of this layer to 40%
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
Layers, New Raster Layer
Layers, Arrange, Send to Bottom
Fill this layer with White color (#FFFFFF)
~ Step 7 ~
Click on the top layer to active it
Maximize PaperMessages_Accents_LM.psp
Using your Selection Tool, select the beige paper (2nd from the right) and copy it
Paste as new layer into your working area
Image, Resize and use these settings:
65 Percent, Resample using Bicubic, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Image, Rotate, Free Rotate and use these settings:
Direction: Right, Degrees: 15, everything else Unchecked
Move the paper to the right side of the frame (look at my image for placement)
Ajust, Brightness and Contrast, Gamma Correction and use these settings:
Link Checked, Red Green Blue set to 0.66
Adjust, Hue and Saturation, Colorize and use these settings:
Hue: 32, Saturation: 40
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use these settings:
~ Step 8 ~
Copy nathyminiscrews.pspimage and paste as new layer
Image, Resize and use these settings:
40 Percent, Resample using Bicubic, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Position the screw to the right so it holds the paper
If you want the screw to be a little darker use the Gamma Correction with the same settings as before
Layers, Duplicate
Image, Mirror
Move this one to the left and down a little so its holding the frames on the lace
~ Step 9 ~
Activate the Text tool and use the following settings:
Set your Foreground color to NULL
Set your Background color to #4C4A4D
Type your name
Image, Rotate, Free Rotate and use these settings:
Direction: Left, Degrees: 78, everything else Unchecked
Position your name into the paper on the right
Layers, Convert to Raster Layer
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and these same settings as before
~ Step 10 ~
Maximize SOScraps_FF_Chain_Ribbon_Accents.pspimage
Copy the Chain Ribbon Accent of your choice (I choose the one on Raster 3)
Paste as new layer into your working area
Image, Resize and use these settings:
75 Percent, Resample using Bicubic, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and these same settings as before
Position the chain at the bottom of the frame (look at my image for placement)
~ Step 11 ~
Layers, New Raster Layer
Activate your Brush Tool, find lilbrokenangel_11 brush and use these settings:
Using your background color, apply the brush in the bottom left corner of the image
(Look at my image for placement)
Hide the background layer and crop your image
Unhide the background layer
Layers, Merge All (Flatten)
Add your watermark, resize if you'd like and save your work as jpg
Your tag is finished. I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.