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This tutorial was written using PSP7
The tutorial is meant as a guide only.
This tutorial is my design and any
similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.
Supplies Needed
Elegance Scrap kit by me which you can
purchase
Here
You can also get the freebie Add on to
this kit
Here
Font of your choice.
Mask 81 by Chelle at you can get this
Here
(Go to downloads, masks)
Tube of your choice. I used the
beautiful art by Zindy Nielsen If you are using one of her PTU tubes you
must have a license which you can purchase
Here
Let's get started
Open supplies in Psp
Open canvas 600x600 flood fill white
Rename layer background
Paste one of the frames from the scrap kit, I used round frame 2
As new layer
Resize by 85%
Rename layer frame
Using the lasso tool draw around the middle of the frame like shown
below

Paste one of the papers from the kit as new layer
Selections>invert
Press delete on keyboard
Selections>invert
Rename layer fill and move beneath the frame layer
DO NOT DE SELECT
Paste your tube as new layer
Rename layer tube
Position as desired
Layers>Duplicate
Move the duplicate layer above the frame and hide for now
Make the original layer the active layer
Selections>invert
Press delete on your keyboard
Select none
Unhide hidden layer and make it the active layer
Select your eraser tool
With the settings below

Rub out the part of the tube which sits over the frame at the bottom and
the ribbon over the frame. You don’t have to be neat with this as the
layer beneath the frame will show through.
Make the frame the active layer and add the following drop shadow
V & H 2
Opacity 50
Blur 5
Repeat and change V & H to -2
Now make the bottom of the 2 tube layers the active layer and apply the
following drop shadow
V 0
H 20
Opacity 50
Blur 5
Make the background layer the active layer
Paste paper of choice as new layer
Masks>new>from image
In the drop down box select WSL mask81
Source luminance
Ok
Masks>delete
Click yes in the pop up box
Make the top layer the active layer
Paste one of the hearts from the add on as new layer
Rename layer heart
Move to the right hand side of the frame
Resize by 50%
View zoom by 1
Using the lasso tool draw as neat as you can around the inner part of
the heart
As shown below

Paste your tube as new layer
Rename layer small tube
Selections>invert
Press delete on keyboard
Select none
View>normal
Paste one of the small bows as new layer
Rename layer bow
Resize by 50%
Add a slight drop shadow
Paste the cluster frame as new layer
Resize by 70%
Rename layer frame2
Using the magic wand click inside all parts of the cluster frame
including the parts where frames overlap each other as shown below

Selections>modify>expand by 4
Paste paper of your choice as new layer
Selections>invert
Press delete on your keyboard
Select none
Rename layer fill2
Move layer below the first frame
Make frame2 the active layer
Click inside the first box on the left with the magic wand
Selections>modify>expand by 4
Paste in your tube or a tube of choice (do not mix artists)
When the part which you want to be showing is inside the marching ants
Press delete on keyboard
Select none
Repeat this for the last box on the right
Hide all other layers
Merge visible on the 2 tube layers
Rename small tubes2
Unhide hidden layers
Then move the tubes beneath the first frame we used
Now paste any other elements you want onto your tag. I used some
butterflies
Add your name to sit in the middle 2 squares of frame 2
Crop/resize your tag to your liking
Add your copyright information
Save tag as a jpg and enjoy
You could also add an animation to your tag if your wish. An example of
this is shown below

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