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This tutorial was written by me using
Psp8
The tutorial is my design and any
similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental
The tutorial is meant as a guide only.
Supplies
Hollydays Scrap kit by Nitwits which
can be purchased
Here
Tube of your choice. I used the
PinUpToons art which you need a license to use and can be purchased
at
C.I.L.M
Font of your choice.
Plug in filters.
Alien skin Eyecandy 4000
Toadies-Ommadawn
Lets get started.
Open a new canvas 600 x 600 flood fill
white
Rename layer background
Open one of the papers from the scrap kit and resize to 600 x 600 PX
Click on the preset shape tool-Circle
In the foreground change to pattern and select the paper you just
resized
Background colour null
Line width 45
Draw out a large circle on the canvas
Objects>Align
Centre in canvas
Convert to raster layer
Rename layer circle
Effects>Plug in filters
Eyecandy 4000
Gradient glow
Change the glow width to 3.00
And on the colour tab select fat
Click inside your circle with the magic wand
Selections>Modify
Expand by 10
Paste another paper of your choice as new layer (I resized to 600 x 600
first)
Selections invert
Press delete on your keyboard
Select none
Move this layer beneath the circle layer and rename layer fill
On the circle layer add the following drop shadow
V&H 0
Opacity 70
Blur 5
Add one of the trees as new layer
Resize as needed and place to the right of the frame.
Paste one of the buttons as new layer
Arrange as desired on your frame/circle layer
(When resizing I usually start by resizing by 20% then resize again by
80% till am happy with the size)
Add the tag and paste this as new layer
Resize and place it so that it beneath the button but above the tree
Next add the word art from the kit and place it on the fill layer
Add the drop shadow we used on the circle layer
When you are happy with placements of all the elements close of the
visibility on the background layer and merge visible on the remaining
layers
Resize the merged layer by 85% and unhide the background layer
Duplicate the merged layer
On the original merged layer
Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur
20.00
Effects
Plugins
Toadies
Ommadawn
With the default settings
Effects>Edge effects>enhance more
Make the top merged layer the active layer
With your preset shape tool
Circle
A colour which stands out clearly for your foreground colour (use any
colour we are going to delete it later)
Background colour null
Line width 3
Draw out a circle slightly larger than the circle on your merged layer
and centre in canvas like shown below

Do not convert to raster layer
Click on your text tool
Hover over the circle until you see the A with a curved line under then
click down with your mouse. Type out a saying or greeting to go around
your circle
I used Happy Holidays
When you have written your text
On the layer palette click on the little plus sign next to your layer
Close the visibility on your eclipse shape
Convert to raster layer
And move the text to between the 2 merged layers
Paste tube of your choice as new layer
Add the following drop shadow
V & H 5
Opacity 50
Blur 5
Add your name and copyright information and save your tag
Thanks for trying my tutorial

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