I Love Nature

I Love Nature Tube of choice, I used Suzanne Woolcott and Rion Vernon Scrap used Beri Bug Frolic by Gemini Creationz Font of choice I used Good Vibrations by Rob (PTU) Graphic Program of choice, I use PSP 9 This tutorial assumes you have working knowledge of paint shop pro, All of my tutorials are my own creation and any similarity with any other tutorial is purely coincidential. Please do not copy my tutorials to anyplace, please link back to my blog! Open a new image 750x750 and flood fill white, ( you can ALWAYS resize later, I like having plenty of room to work) Open gcz-bbf-frame1 c/p as a new layer, image resize by 140% smartsize (all layers NOT checked) now open gcz-bbf-rock c/p as a new layer and arrange to your liking (you can use my tag as an example if you like ) resize this by 70% layer duplicate and then image mirror, duplicate again and resize this by 80% and arrange with the other rocks, I placed mine on the left hand side of my frame Open gcz-bbf-grass 1 c/p as a new layer, and arrange around your rocks, I duplicated mine and mirrored it, then put the smallest rock layer above both of these. now open each of the gcz-bbf-mushrooms c/p as new layers and resize to your liking, arrange these around your rocks and grass, I resized mine from 20% to 30% I also duplicated the grass again and resized that as well, Now open gcz-bbf-fern and c/p as a new layer I put this behind my rocks, I duplicated this and moved it up and to the right of my frame, duplicated again and flipped it, now open gcz-bbf-flower1 c/p as a new layer and place over the 2 ferns at the top right, layer duplicate and flip, arrange to your liking. Now open gcz-bbf-fern2 c/p as a new layer and place this layer below your frame layer, move it over to the left side of your tag, duplicate and resize by 60% image rotate to the left by 18% I duplicated this again and moved it over just a bit to the right. now open gcz-bbf-butterfly2 c/p as a new layer, resize it by 30% I darkened mine up just a bit, and place it on the rocks, now open gcz-bbf-butterly1 and c/p as a new layer, resize it by 40% and place it on your daisy at the top right. Now grab your magic wand and click inside your frame, selections modify expand by 8 selections invert, open gcz-bbf-paper6 c/p as a new layer below your frame layer, hit delete, leave selected, Now add your tube, and hit delete to rid the excess that may be hanging outside the frame, I used a close up tube. I also changed the blend mode on the Gorjuss example to luminance (L) now add a drop shadow of choice to your elements, I did not dropshadoe the grass layers or the fern layers. I picked a color from the daisy's and added a mask layer with that color I used a round mask. now hide your white background and merge visable. I always resize my finished tag BEFORE adding my copyright info, it makes this seem clearer, add your name and copy right information and Save the way you prefer to save tags, I hope you enjoyed this tut smiles christy Ü

Down By the Pond

Down By the Pond Tube of choice, I used Suzanne Woolcott and Jennifer L Nilsson Scrap used Lilly Pad by PolkaDot Scraps Font of choice I used MTF Peach Cobbler Graphic Program of choice, I use PSP 9 This tutorial assumes you have working knowledge of paint shop pro, All of my tutorials are my own creation and any similarity with any other tutorial is purely coincidential. Please do not copy my tutorials to anyplace, please link back to my blog! Open a new image 750x750 and flood fill white, ( you can ALWAYS resize later, I like having plenty of room to work) Open PDS_LP-element37 and c/p as a new layer, image resize by 45%, image rotate free rotate to the left by 18% move over to the left of your image, now lets open PDS_LP-frame1, c/p as a new layer, now lets open PDS_LP-element39 and c/p as a new layer right above your white layer, now lets open PDS_LP-element20 and c/p as a new layer, move this over towards the right a bit, now lets open PDS_LP-paper1. grab your magic wand and click inside your frame, selections modify expand by 8 selections invert and paste the paper BELOW your frame layer, hit delete, leave selected, selections invert and add a new layer, flood fill this with white, move it below your paper layer, now turn your paper layer opacity down to 55% now lets open PDS_LP-element3 and c/p as a new layer, arrange to your liking, hit delete to get rid of the excess hangin outside the frame. select none, now lets open PDS_LP-element7 c/p as a new layer, image resize this by 45% move over towards the left of your frame, duplicate and move this up a bit. now lets open PDS_LP-element21 c/p as a new layer above your frame layer, move towards the bottom left of your frame, layer duplicate and image mirror, now lets open PDS_LP-element15 c/p as a new layer, resize this by 45% and move over and towards the right of your frame at the bottom, now lets open PDS_LP-element16 c/p as a new layer, resize this by 60% and move this layer down below the other flower you just pasted, and arrange to your liking, now lets open PDS_LP-element2 c/p as a new layer, image mirror and image resize by 45% move this over towards your letter and make him look like he is sitting on the branch. now lets open PDS_LP-element19 c/p as a new layer image resize this by 26% and image rotate to the right by 21% paste it again and resize again by 26% and now rotate to the left by 12% place these to your liking, or you can use my tag as a guide, Now you want to add your tubes of choice, and a drop shadow of choice to your elements, I did not dropshadow the small leaves or the bubbles, I used PDS_LP-paper1 for my mask layer and a round mask, this is your tag so use what you want. I always resize my finished tag BEFORE adding my copyright info, it makes this seem clearer, add your name and copy right information and Save the way you prefer to save tags, I hope you enjoyed this tut smiles christy Ü

Down By the Sea

Down By The Sea Tube of choice, I used Suzanne Woolcott and Rion Vernon Scrap used Sweet Escape by Cora's Creations Font of choice I used Angelina Graphic Program of choice, I use PSP 9 This Tutorial is dedicated to one of my Dear Friends Janeann Thank you sweetie for being so supportive of me and for you friendship it means the world to me! This tutorial assumes you have working knowledge of paint shop pro, All of my tutorials are my own creation and any similarity with any other tutorial is purely coincidential. Please do not copy my tutorials to anyplace, please link back to my blog! This Tutorial is a bit long, and I apologize! Open a new image 750x750 and flood fill white, ( you can ALWAYS resize later, I like having plenty of room to work)Open cc-pp-10 Go to your preset shape tool and choose eclipse. Line width set to 9 and color white, and background set to pattern, find your paper you have open, draw out a circle on your image. now convert to a raster layer, Open cc-pp-07 do the same as above, making the circle as close to the same size as you can. convert to a raster layer, and now Open cc-pp-01 and do the same thing again. making it the same size (or as close as you can) to the other circles. Now we want to open cc-pp-07 up again, go to your preset shapes and choose the rectangle setting, line width 15 this time you want your pattern as your foreground (the paper) and the background set to null. Now Draw out a rectangle, you can use my tag as an example, convert it to a raster layer, select all float defloat, modify expand by 8 add a new layer move this below your frame layer and flood fill with white, select none, go back to the frame layer and merge down, go image rotate, and rotate to the right by 6% duplicate and go image mirror, move it over to the left side of your tag, now when you are satisfied with your frame placements merge those two layers, grab your magic wand and click inside the frame openings, grab cc-pp-08 c/p as a new layer below your frames, selections invert and hit delete. leave selected. now open cc-greens-02 c/p as a new layer below your frames but above your paper, image resize by 40% and arrange inside your frames, I duplicated it a couple times to fill them up at the bottom edge. (I actually did this in one frame, then hit delete to get rid of the excess hanging out of the frame selected none, merged the greens layers together, then duplicated and mirrored it into the other frame) Now open cc-net-02 c/p as a new layer above your circles but below the frame backgrounds, duplicate and merge down duplicate once more and merge down this makes the net show up a bit more. Now open cc-fish-01 c/p as a new layer and arrange to your liking, I resized mine by 40% and hung it in the net, I did the same with cc-starfish resizing it by 18% and also used cc-sand-dollar and resized it by 18% as well, you can add more or less this is your tag, Now if you want to add the water to your frames like I did, go back to your paper background layer and select all float defloat selections invert, now open cc-water-01 and c/p as a new layer, resize this by 66% move it over to your right frame, and behind the greens layer, now duplicate and move it up just a bit, duplicate once again and move it up a bit, hit delete on each of those layers to rid the excess from out side the frames, select none, now merge those water layers together, duplicate it and mirror it to the other frame ( you may have to move it a bit to make it fit right) Now open cc-sail-boat and c/p as a new layer above the water layer, in the LEFT frame, image resize by 21% and arrange to your liking, I duplicated mine. now open cc-palm-tree and c/p as a new layer above the water and behind the greens and place it in the right frame, resize this by 60% and arrange to your liking, go back to the paper background again and select all float defloat selections invert and now go back to the palm tree layer and hit delete. now you can add a dropshadow of choice to your elements, I did not add one to my net layer, or the greens or water, but I did for everything else. hide your white background and merge visable, Now open cc-sand and c/p as a new layer move it over to the right a little, image duplicate, and then image mirror, you can add more elements if you like or not it is your tag, now add your tube of choice to your tag and a dropshadow of choice to the tube, resize add your copyright info and save as I always resize my finished tag BEFORE adding my copyright info, it makes this seem clearer, add your name and copy right information and Save the way you prefer to save tags, I hope you enjoyed this tut smiles christy Ü

My Friends are Always in my Heart!

My Friends are always in My Heart! This tut is dedicated to Two sweet ladies that I consider such dear friends!! Joy and Kathy! Joy gifted me with a BEAUTIFUL Scrap gift yesterday and dear Kathy gifted me with the new Gorjuss Tubes Willow and her Woodland Friends so ladies this tut is for you!! Tube of choice, Suzanne Woolcott Scrap used April showers by Created by Jill Font of choice I used Arkhive Graphic Program of choice, I use PSP 9 This tutorial assumes you have working knowledge of paint shop pro, All of my tutorials are my own creation and any similarity with any other tutorial is purely coincidential. Please do not copy my tutorials to anyplace, please link back to my blog! Open a new image 750x750 and flood fill white, ( you can ALWAYS resize later, I like having plenty of room to work) Open AS_paper09_cbj and c/p as a new layer, resize by 85% and apply a mask of choice, I used a around mask. Open AS_boxes1_cbj and c/p as a new layer, Open AS_boots_cbj and c/p as a new layer, image resize by 50% and move over towards the right of your tag. now Open AS_ladder_cbj and c/p as a new layer, resize this by 50% and move over towards the left of your tag, leaning it up against your boxes. now Open AS_umbrella_cbj and c/p as a new layer resize this by 80% and move this layer Below the boots layer. now Open AS_leafspill_cbj and c/p as a new layer, Mine is right above the box layer duplicate this and mirror arrange to your liking. now Open AS_bird_cbj and c/p as a new layer, I place this right above the box layer and resized it by 45% now add your tubes of choice, I am using the new "Willow and her woodland Friends Tube" by Suzanne Woolcott I used a leaf from this set, the lady bug, the darling hedgehog, Willow and her Bunny and the Heart in the wording at the top! I always resize my finished tag BEFORE adding my copyright info, it makes this seem clearer, add your name and copy right information and Save the way you prefer to save tags, I hope you enjoyed this tut smiles christy Ü

A Haunted Love

A Haunted Love Tube of choice, I used a free tube I aquired years ago if it is yours please contact me and I will credit you accordingly!! You can get it HERE and Zindy S D Nielsen Tube Scrap used La Tua Cantante By Cora's Creations Font of choice I used The Nauti Girl by Rob Graphic Program of choice, I use PSP 9 This tutorial assumes you have working knowledge of paint shop pro, All of my tutorials are my own creation and any similarity with any other tutorial is purely coincidential. Please do not copy my tutorials to anyplace, please link back to my blog! Open a new image 750x750 and flood fill white, ( you can ALWAYS resize later, I like having plenty of room to work) Now open cc-frame-06 c/p as a new layer, I resized mine by 125%, grab your magic wand and click inside the frame selections modify expand by 8, selections invert, now open cc-pp-06 and c/p below the frame layer and hit delete, leave selected,now add your tube of choice or the one I supplied, hit delete again, select none. I duplicated the zindy tube and on the first layer changed my blend mode to darken and turned the opacity down to 44% and on the other tube layer changed the blend mode to soft light. Now Paste this paper again right above your white layer go image resize by 125% (I alwyas use smart size to resize papers and elements while making a tag) add a mask of choice to your paper. Now open cc-music-sheet and c/p as a new layer resize this by 50% go duplicate this now image rotate to the right by 21% on the duplicated layer go image rotate to the left by 12%. Now open cc-light-01 and c/p as a new layer below the sheet music, move it over towards the left of your frame, Now open cc-musice-01 c/p as a new layer and place it behind your sheet music as well, Now open your cc-lace-01 and c/p as a new layer below your frame and move it up towards the top of the frame, change the blend mode to soft light, Now open your cc-sparkle-01 and c/p as a new layer, image resize by 45% move up towards the top left of your frame, layer duplicate and then imager flip and image mirror move towards the bottom right of your frame. Now open cc-wa-01 and cc-wa-02 c/p each as a new layer, go image resize by 45% and place one at the top left of your frame and the other at the bottom right of your frame, Now open cc-tag-01 c/p as a new layer image resize by 50% image rotate by 21% to the right. move this up and to the right of your frame, now add a drop shadow of choice to your elements, I did NOT add one to the tube layer or the sparkles . now hide your white background layer and merge visable, I always resize my finished tag BEFORE adding my copyright info, it makes this seem clearer, add your name and copy right information and Save the way you prefer to save tags, I hope you enjoyed this tut smiles christy Ü

A Pirates Life For Me

A Pirates Life for Me Tube of choice, I used Suzanne Woolcott and Elias Chatzoudis Scrap used SeaInside by Scrapping Mar Font of choice I used Pieces of Eight My word art HERE Graphic Program of choice, I use PSP 9 This tutorial assumes you have working knowledge of paint shop pro, All of my tutorials are my own creation and any similarity with any other tutorial is purely coincidential. Please do not copy my tutorials to anyplace, please link back to my blog!

Open a new image 750x750 and flood fill white, ( you can ALWAYS resize later, I like having plenty of room to work) Open SeaInside_SMar24 and c/p as a new layer, resize this by 45% Duplicate this layer and rotate to the right by 10%, move over to right of your canvas a bit. Now Open SeaInside_SMar12 c/p as a new layer image resize this by 25% and move over toward the bottom left of your tag, rotate to the left by 10%. Now Open SeaInside_SMar59 c/p as a new layer and resize this by 70% arrange near your map I put this layer below the map layer, Now Open SeaInside_SMar57 c/p as a new layer and resize this by 45% now Open SeaInside_SMa65 c/p as a new layer resize this by 75% and arrange to your liking, Now Open SeaInside_SMar67 c/p as a new layer and resize this by 60% arrange to your liking, now grab your magic wand and go to your left hand frame layer and click inside the frame, selections modify expand by 5 selections invert, open a paper of choice, I used SeaInside_SMar3 and resized mine by 60% paste this BELOW your frame layer and hit delete, Select none, Now go to your right frame layer and do the same as above (making sure to paste your paper above frame one but below frame 2), this time leaving it selected, after you hit delete, if you want to put a tube in the frame like example tag 1 is done. Now grab a paper of choice and c/p as a new layer, and apply a mask of choice, You can add my word art if you like or not this is your tag make it how you would like my tut is just a guide, now add a drop shadow of choice to all your elements, hide your white background layer and merge visiable. I always resize my finished tag BEFORE adding my copyright info, it makes this seem clearer, add your name and copy right information and Save the way you prefer to save tags, I hope you enjoyed this tut smiles christy Ü

When the Rain Falls

When the Rain Falls Tube of choice, I used Suzanne Woolcott and Rion Vernon Scrap used Rain Drops by PolkaDot Scraps Font of choice I used Too Much Paper Template used Template 30 by Babes Designz Graphic Program of choice, I use PSP 9 This tutorial assumes you have working knowledge of paint shop pro, All of my tutorials are my own creation and any similarity with any other tutorial is purely coincidential. Please do not copy my tutorials to anyplace, please link back to my blog! Open your template and duplicate, close the original, now go image canvas size, I bumped mine up to 850x850 to have room to work this templete is set that when you resize up it automatically makes your white background layer fit, Now delete the copyright layer, and also layer 3, select your rectangle layer one, selection all, float, defloat, selections invert, now open PDS_RD_paper5 c/p as a new layer and hit delete, select none, delete the original rectangle layer, go to your rectangle layer 2 select all float, defloat, selections invert, now open PDS_RD_paper4 c/p as a new layer, hit delete and select none, delete the original rectangle layer, now go to the circle layer(4)select all, float, defloat, selections invert, now open now open PDS_RD_paper3 c/p as a new layer, hit delete, select none, now delete the original circle layer, Now select the 2 rectangle layer (5) select all, float, defloat, selections invert, now open PDS_RD_paper14 c/p as a new layer, (I resized mine by 75% smartsize) hit delete and select none, delete the original 2 rectangle layer on the template. leave the little boxes layer (6) of the template the way it is, now open PDS_RD_element12 c/p as new layer right above your white background layer, move this over to the left of your tag a bit, duplicate this layer, and image mirror, now open PDS_RD_element18, c/p this as a new layer, now open PDS_RD_element19 c/p this as a new layer, image mirror. now open PDS_RD_element35 c/p as a new layer, image resize by 50% smartsize, I duplicated this a couple times I also used free rotate set on 18% a couple times as well, arrange to your liking, You can use my tag as an example, (HINT: if you paste something behind a layer and cannot see it you can always use your raster deform tool to find it and move it where you want it) now open PDS_RD_element48 c/p as a new layer and move this up and to the left of your tag, now open PDS_RD_element46 c/p as a new layer, move this down and to the right of your tag, now open PDS_RD_element47 and place this beside your last flower you pasted, now we want to move up to our top layer, now open PDS_RD_element11 c/p as a new layer go image resize by 50% smartsize and move over to the bottom left of your tag,now open PDS_RD_element5 and c/p as a new layer, resize this by 25% place this near your umbrella, now add a drop shadow of choice to all your elements, and rectangles. Now add a tube of choice to your tag and dropshadow to that, I always resize my finished tag BEFORE adding my copyright info, it makes this seem clearer, add your name and copy right information and Save the way you prefer to save tags, I hope you enjoyed this tut smiles christy Ü