This Tutorial was written by Pints on the 18th Aug 2008, any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely a coincidence.
You may not copy this tutorial and take it as your own, not in email lists etc, please direct to my group.
What you do with your finished tag is up to you, you may offer for tags etc - but no money gain.
Most of all I hope you enjoy!
Supplies Needed:-
Paint Shop Pro, any version should work, I used 9.
Paid scrap kit by Kay Miller - Hoo Loves Fall
Tube of choice I used the Gorjuss work by Suzanne Woolcott
Font of choice I used 2 Peas Distorted
Lets go!
When using scrap kits please remember to sharpen when you resize.
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen.
Save often!!!!
Open new canvas 600 x 600 and flood fill white.
First were going to make a frame.
Open KMILL_Border 3
Resize
Edit/copy/paste as new layer
Duplicate/image/flip
Duplicate/image/free rotate left 90
Duplicate/mirror.
Arrange so you have a rectangle frame shape.
Using your preset shape rectangle, create on vector, width 35
Background colour KMILL_bkgd 5
Draw out a rectangle under your leaf frame.
Use your deform tool to drag this out so it fits nicely.
Convert to raster layer.
Add Inner Bevel
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Bevel 2
Width 5
Smoothness 31
Depth 5
Anbience 0
Shininess 8
Color White
Angle 315
Intensity 38
Elevation 42
Using your rectangle preset shape again, width 50
Background KMILL_bkgd 3
Foreground null.
Draw out another frame below your yellow one.
See my tag.
Open the 2 owls.
Resize making the orange one 10% smaller than the purple one.
Copy/paste each owl as new raster layers, placing them to the top of the frame.
It might be a good idea to add drop shadows to these now.
V&H2
Opacity 50
Blur 5
Colour black.
Keep duplicating these until you have the top side of your frame covered.
Merge these owl layers.
Duplicate.
Image/flip.
Duplicate
Image/free rotate/left 90
Duplicate/image/mirror.
Place these layers around your frame.
You may need to copy and paste another orange owl to even it out.
Open KMILL_bkgd 4
Resize
New raster above white background/flood fill with this paper.
Using magic wand click inside the yellow frame.
Selections/modify/expand 4/invert.
Hit delete on paper layer.
Select none.
Open KMILL_border 1
Resize
Edit/copy/paste as new layer above paper layer you just added.
Duplicate/image/mirror.
Move with mover tool to make it look like hills.
Grab your eraser tool and erase any that is overhanging frame.
Have you been saving???
Open the trees and bows.
Resize/copy/paste as new layers, see my tag for placement.
Add tube.
Add word art.
Add drop shadow as before.
Duplicate the word art, drag below your yellow frame.
On the top word art layer, erase any that is hanging out of frame, this will make it look neat?
Add your name, I used the biege for the background and colour #ce99c4 for the foreground.
Add the same inner bevel as we used for the frame.
Add drop shadows to any remaining elements and your tube.
Resize all layers by 85%
Add copyright
Add watermark if desired.
Merge all visible.
Save as png or jpeg.
Your done.
Thank you for doing this tutorial if you have any questions or comments please contact me.