Stupid Cupid



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 Used

Template 140 by missy which you can download from her blog Here

I can't love you scrap kit by Kirsty Details of how to purchase this kit can be found on her blog Here

Font of your choice. I used Adore

Tube of your choice. I used the amazing art of Elias Chatzoudis. You must have a license to use his work which can be purchased at My Psp Tubes

 

Let's get started

Open a the template in psp

Image>canvas size
Change the canvas to 600x600
Click on the back ground layer and flood fill white

Make the layer “by missy” the active layer and delete

Make circle 2 the active layer
Select all>float>de-float
Paste a paper of your choice as new layer
Resize by 70%
Note: if you don’t resize when we add a drop shadow it will show around the edge of your canvas
Selections>invert
Press delete on your keyboard
Select none

Click back on circle 2 layer in the layer palette to make it the active layer
Press delete on your keyboard- this will delete the original template layer
Now make raster 1 the active layer
Layers>merge>merge down

Repeat this for the following layers using different papers for each layer
Think rectangle 1
Thin rectangle 2
Think rectangle
Circle

Make the dotted circle the active layer
Select all>float>defloat
Layers>new raster layer
Choose a dark colour from your papers and flood the new layer with this colour
Select none
Make the dotted circle the active layer again
Press delete on your keyboard
Now back on your raster layer and merge down

Add the following drop shadow to all layers except the background layer
V&H 0
Opacity 70
Blur 5

Make the background layer the active layer
Paste the dust as new layer
Resize by 80% and position as desired

Now you should have something like this

Close of the visibility on the circle layer for a moment
With the think rectangle layer the active layer paste the clip as new layer
Duplicate twice
Move them so that there is one to the right of your tag on the top middle and bottom rectangle like shown below


Unhide the hidden circle layer
Make the circle the active layer
Paste the ticket as new layer
Resize by 70%
Image>Rotate>Free Rotate by 20 to the left

With the selection tool
Circle
Draw out a small circle on your ticket like shown below

Press delete on your keyboard

Add the following drop shadow
V&H 3
Opacity 70
Blur 5
Then repeat changing V&H to -2

Make the dotted line the active layer
Paste the pin as new layer
Resize by 70%
Image>Rotate>Free Rotate 20 to the right
Layers
Duplicate
Move the copy of pin below the ticket layer

Make the original pin layer the active layer

Click on your eraser tool
With the following settings


Rub out the part of the pin which is above the ticket from the circle hole you made downwards like shown below

Make the top layer the active layer
Paste your tube as new layer
Add a drop shadow of your choice depending on the tube you are using

Crop your tag to your liking
Add your name and copyright information
Save your tag and enjoy
Thank you for trying my tutorial
Bluey x

This tutorial was written on the 10th January 2009 and is registered with TWinc