Loving Moments

Snaggable versions of this tag in my Fotki album

For this tutorial you will need the following:

Paint Shop Pro, I am using PSP X7, you should be able to use any version.

Tube of choice, I am using the artwork of Alex Prihodko (Bridal Bouquet tube)

which you need a license to use.  

Scrap kit of choice. I am using a PTU kit by Foxy's Designz  called Loving Moments

Font of choice, I am using Sweet Pea

Mask of your choice, mine is no longer available online, but if you have it

it is BeckyMask023, if you don't, just use another mask

Plugins: No outside plugins

Just remember that my choices of papers and elements is just a suggestion, change it up and make it yours! You don't have to follow mine exactly.

Add a drop shadow of your choosing to tubes & elements throughout. I usually use 1, 1, 50, 5 unless otherwise noted.

Let's get started!

Open a new canvas 850 x 850 pixels with a white background

Open frame 4 copy and paste as a new layer  resize 75%

click inside with your magic wand, selections, modify, expand 2, selections, invert

  open paper 2 copy and paste as a new layer 

copy and paste your mirrored tube

arrange in your frame

erase the bits that hang out of your frame where you don't want them

change the blend mode to Luminance(L)

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer, resize by 55% arrange on the right

Now add your elements:

element 43 resize 40% arrange on the bottom left, duplicate, mirror, drag above original layer

element 39 resize 46% arrange between the two pink flower layers, underneath them

element 4 resize 60% arrange over the top flower cluster

element 35 rotate left 90 arrange below the top pink flowers, but over the others, erase what shows below the tube

element 40 resize 50% arrange below the tube & flowers layers in the center

element 38 resize 55% arrange one over the fan, duplicate, drag to the far right under the frame

erase what shows under the tube from the one over the fan

element 10 resize 35% arrange below the leaves on the top left

element 25 resize 35% arrange in the leaves on the top left

add paper 8 above the white background

apply your mask merge group, resize 93% duplicate & merge together

crop and resize

add your copyright and credits as needed

add your text and save

Dreaming

Snaggable versions of this tag in my Fotki album

For this tutorial you will need the following:

Paint Shop Pro, I am using PSP X7, you should be able to use any version.

Tube of choice, I am using the artwork of Keith Garvey (Mila tube) which you need a license to use.  

Scrap kit of choice. I am using a PTU kit Ginny by Schnegge Scraps  

Font of choice, I am using Gants de Soie

Mask: Vix Big Mask 18

Plugins: No outside plugins used

Just remember that my choices of papers and elements is just a suggestion, change it up and make it yours! You don't have to follow mine exactly.

Add a drop shadow of your choosing to tubes & elements throughout. I usually use 1, 1, 50, 5 unless otherwise noted.

Let's get started!

Open a new canvas 850 x 850 pixels with a white background

Open element 28 copy and paste as a new layer, resize 75%, rotate right 90 

click inside with your magic wand, selections, modify, expand 2, selections, invert

open paper 4 copy and paste as a new layer 

click delete on your keyboard,

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer,

arrange in your frame

erase the bits that hang out of your frame where you don't want them

Now add your elements:

element 9 resize 65% arrange on the bottom left corner

element 18 resize 75% arrange across the bottom of the frame

element 59 resize 60% rotate left 30 arrange between the other two elements 

element 12 arrange below the brooch layer and above the other two at the bottom

element 4 resize 75% duplicate & arrange the duplicate on the right, below the other layers

resize the original 75% again and erase the stem, arrange below the brooch

element 10 resize 45% arrange on the leaves on the bottom right

element 46 resize 35% arrange on top of the two elements on the left

element 30 resize 35% arrange between the flowers on the bottom

element 45 resize 35% arrange on the bottom left

crop and resize

add your copyright and credits as needed

add your text and save

Sweet Valentine

Snaggable versions of this tag are in my Fotki album

For this tutorial you will need the following:

Paint Shop Pro, I am using PSP X7, you should be able to use any version.

Tube of choice, I am using the artwork of Alicia Mujica (Mandy tube)

which you need a license to use.  

Scrap kit of choice. I am using a PTU kit by Mellie Beans called Love Reigns  

Font of choice, I am using: Scriptina

Plugins: No outside plugins

Just remember that my choices of papers and elements is just a suggestion, change it up and make it yours! You don't have to follow mine exactly.

Add a drop shadow of your choosing to tubes & elements throughout. I usually use 1, 1, 50, 5 unless otherwise noted.

Let's get started!

Open a new canvas 850 x 850 pixels with a white background

Open element 19 copy and paste as a new layer, resize 70%

click inside with your magic wand, selections, modify, expand 2, selections, invert

open paper 1 copy and paste as a new layer 

click delete on your keyboard, leave selected

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer, resize by 45%

arrange in your frame

erase the bits that hang out of your frame where you don't want them, deselect

add your elements

element 5 resize 40% arrange bottom center of the frame

element 6 resize 60% arrange behind and right of the cupcake, duplicate & mirror

element 24 resize 55% rotate left 25 arrange below flower on left

element 15 resize 45% arrange to the right of and behind the corset

element 48 resize 60% arrange on the right, above the other flowers, erase the green stems

element 36 resize 55% arrange in front of pink & white heart

element 16 resize 55% arrange behind the pink flowers, duplicate, resize 75%, arrange between the pink flowers and the whitish flowers at the bottom, duplicate & mirror

element 22 resize 45% arrange to the left of and below the cupcake layer, erase the chain

element 47 arrange on left, duplicate & mirror, erase some of the hearts that overlap

crop and resize

add your copyright and credits as needed

add your text and save

North Pole Toon

Snaggable versions of this tag in my Fotki album

For this tutorial you will need the following:

Paint Shop Pro, I am using PSP X7, you should be able to use any version.

Tube of choice, I am using the artwork of Pinup Toons which you need a license to use.

This tube is the December 2013 bonus tube that was available with a $10 purchase in that month.

You cannot get it anymore unless CDO does a bonus bonanza which they are doing right now through December 25th, 2014.  

Scrap kit of choice. I am using a kit from Creative Scraps by Crys called Country Christmas 

Font of choice, I am using Scriptina

Plugins: No outside plugins

Just remember that my choices of papers and elements is just a suggestion, change it up and make it yours! You don't have to follow mine exactly.

Add a drop shadow of your choosing to tubes & elements throughout. I usually use 1, 1, 50, 5 unless otherwise noted.

Let's get started!

Open a new canvas 850 x 850 pixels with a white background

open frame 1 copy and paste as a new layer

click inside with your magic wand, selections, modify, expand 2, selections, invert

open paper 7 copy and paste as a new layer 

click delete on your keyboard

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer, 

arrange in your frame

erase the bits that hang out of your frame where you don't want them

then deselect

add your elements:

element 21 arrange on the left between tube and frame layers

element 29 resize 50% arrange in front of tree on left

element 22 resize 50% arrange in front of the tree to the left of the sign

element 27 resize 30% arrange on top of the gift

element 36 resize 45% arrange to the right of the gift, erase the stone path

element 26 resize 65% arrange across bottom of frame, below gingerbread house layer

element 8 arrange behind other layers on the bottom

crop and resize

add your copyright and credits as needed

add your text and save

Waiting For Christmas

Snaggable versions of this tag in my Fotki album

For this tutorial you will need the following:

Paint Shop Pro, I am using PSP X7, you should be able to use any version.

Tube of choice, I am using the artwork of Misticheskaya (Christine tube) which you need a license to use.  

Scrap kit of choice. I am using a PTU kit by Bella Caribena called A Gift From Lucia  

Font of choice, I am using Script MT Bold

Plugins: no outside plugins

Just remember that my choices of papers and elements is just a suggestion, change it up and make it yours! You don't have to follow mine exactly.

Add a drop shadow of your choosing to tubes & elements throughout. I usually use 1, 1, 50, 5 unless otherwise noted.

Let's get started!

Open a new canvas 850 x 850 pixels with a white background

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer, resize by 35%

add the following elements

element88 arrange behind tube layer

element 4 arrange on the right side of fireplace

element 31 resize 65% arrange in front of fireplace on right

element 97 resize 50% arrangek to the left of the other gifts

element 51 resize 40% arrange in front of tree

element 83 resize 30% arrange in front of tube

element 16 resize 30% arrange above mantel

crop and resize

add your copyright and credits as needed

add your text and save

Holly Days

For this tutorial you will need the following:

Paint Shop Pro, I am using PSP X7, you should be able to use any version.

Tube of choice, I am using the artwork of Ellie Milk (Snow Princess Prepaid Project tube) which you need a license to use.  

Scrap kit of choice. I am using a PTU kit called  HollyDays by Mellie Beans  

Font of choice, I am using Porky's

Mask: WSL Mask 84 mask links on right sidebar

Plugins: No outside plugins used

I do use Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow on all my copyrights/credits layers

I do this because some forums will make a .png tag show up with a black background and then your

copyright doesn't show. 

Just remember that my choices of papers and elements is just a suggestion, change it up and make it yours! You don't have to follow mine exactly.

Add a drop shadow of your choosing to tubes & elements throughout. I usually use 1, 1, 50, 5 unless otherwise noted.

Let's get started!

Open a new canvas 850 x 850 pixels with a white background

Open element 14 copy and paste as a new layer 

click inside with your magic wand, selections, modify, expand 2, selections, invert

open paper 3 copy and paste as a new layer 

click delete on your keyboard, leave selected

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer, resize by 60%

arrange in your frame

erase the bits that hang out of your frame where you don't want them

add the following elements:

element 27 resize 50% mirror horizontal (just regular mirror on earlier versions of PSP) arrange on the bottom left corner

element 28  resize 50% arrange to the right of element 27

element 13 resize 40% mirror horizontal arrange to the right of element 28

element 6 resize 40% arrange on top left corner

element19  resize 40% arrange on the bottom left, behind the other elements

take your eraser tool and erase the ribbon that sticks way up on the top

element 3 resize 40% mirror horizontal arrange below the other layers on the bottom

duplicate, drag left and up

element 18 resize 25% arrange on the holly leaves

element 11 resize 25% arrange to the left of the candle

apply paper 1 above the white background

apply your mask and merge group

duplicate about 4 times and merge them all together to make it a bit darker

crop and resize

add your copyright and credits as needed

add your text and save

Christmas 2014

Snaggable tags for this tag in my Fotki album of Christmas snags

For this tutorial you will need the following:

Paint Shop Pro, I am using PSP X, you should be able to use any version.

Tube of choice, I am using the artwork of Alicia Mujica (Winter 2014 tube) which you need a license to use. 

Scrap kit of choice. I am using a PTU kit by Bella Caribena called Isabelle Xmas

Font of choice, I am using Dear St. Nick

Mask: Vix Big Mask 1

Plugins: No outside plugins used
I do use Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow on all my copyrights/credits layers
I do this because some forums will make a .png tag show up with a black background and then your
copyright doesn't show.



Just remember that my choices of papers and elements is just a suggestion, change it up and make it yours! You don't have to follow mine exactly.

Add a drop shadow of your choosing to tubes & elements throughout. I usually use 1, 1, 50, 5 unless otherwise noted.


Let's get started!

Open a new canvas 950 x 950 pixels with a white background

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer, resize by 45%

add the following elements:
element 97 arrange behind tube

element 96 arrange on bottom right, duplicate, mirror, duplicate and drag to center, merge these 3

duplicate & flip, drag down so it's just above the other group, merge together, drag 

below element 97

element 98 arrange on bottom right

element 78 arrange behind and to the left of element 98

element 89 resize 115% arrange behind fence to the left of your tube

element 31 resize 80% arrange in front of tube, duplicate, drag left

element 95 arrange behind the other trees on the right, duplicate, mirror

element 85 arrange behind tube & other elements in the center

element 55 resize 45% arrange in front of the tube

element 8 resize 65% arrange on far right by fence

element 58 resize 35% arrange on left by fence

element 56 resize 35% arrange in front of the other present

element 12 resize 35% arrange on the left

element 11 resize 28% mirror, arrange on left

Copy and paste paper 10 above the white background

apply your mask & merge group

crop and resize
add your copyright and credits as needed
add your text and save

Go Go Music

For this tutorial you will need the following:

Paint Shop Pro, I am using PSP X, you should be able to use any version.

Tube of choice, I am using the artwork of Keith Garvey (Dottie Go Go tube)

which you need a license to use. 

Scrap kit of choice. I am using a PTU scrap kit, Music, by Schnegge

Font of choice, I am using Mandala Home

Plugins: No outside plugins used
I do use Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow on all my copyrights/credits layers
I do this because some forums will make a .png tag show up with a black background and then your
copyright doesn't show.



Just remember that my choices of papers and elements is just a suggestion, change it up and make it yours! You don't have to follow mine exactly.

Add a drop shadow of your choosing to tubes & elements throughout. I usually use 1, 1, 50, 5 unless otherwise noted.


Let's get started!

Open a new canvas 850 x 850 pixels with a white background

open frame 3 copy and paste as a new layer rotate left 90, resize 85%
click inside with your magic wand, make sure you get in the little sections of the ribbon that are inside the frame area

selections, modify, expand 2, selections, invert
open paper 7 copy and paste as a new layer
click delete on your keyboard,
leave selected, open your close up tube, copy and paste as a new layer
arrange in the frame, click delete on your keyboard, and deselect

change the blend mode to Luminance(L) and drop the opacity to 70

Open your main tube, copy and paste as a new layer and arrange on the right side
 

 add the following elements:

 element 9 resize 25% arrange on left bottom corner

 element 8 resize 25% arrange to the right of element 9

element 7 resize 30% arrange to the right of element 8

element 6 resize 20% arrange in front of amp and speaker (elements 8 & 9)

element 11 resize 20% arrange on top right

element 3 resize 40% arrange in front of amp and speaker

element 2 resize 17% arrange so it's over her hand, drop the opacity low enough that you can see her

hand through the tambourine and then erase the part that shows over her hand, then bring the opacity back up to 100. It should look like she's holding it.

element 19 resize 45% arrange above the elements on the left

element 29 resize 32% arrange to the right of element 19

element 17 resize 40% arrange on bottom behind the other elements

element 5 resize 40% arrange at the top, duplicate, resize 75% drag up and right

element 15 resize 75% rotate left 30 arrange at top behind the frame & paper, duplicate, drag down

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer, resize by %
arrange in your frame
erase the bits that hang out of your frame where you don't want them


crop and resize
add your copyright and credits as needed
add your text and save

Glorious Autumn

For this tutorial you will need the following:

Paint Shop Pro, I am using PSP X, you should be able to use any version.

Tube of choice, I am using the artwork of Alicia Mujica which you need a license to use. 

Scrap kit of choice. I am using a PTU kit by Mellie Beans called Autumn, Glorious Autumn 

Font of choice, I am using Mademoiselle Camille

Mask of your choice

Plugins: No outside plugins used
I do use Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow on all my copyrights/credits layers
I do this because some forums will make a .png tag show up with a black background and then your
copyright doesn't show.



Just remember that my choices of papers and elements is just a suggestion, change it up and make it yours! You don't have to follow mine exactly.

Add a drop shadow of your choosing to tubes & elements throughout. I usually use 1, 1, 50, 5 unless otherwise noted.


Let's get started!

Open a new canvas 850 x 850 pixels with a white background

open element 21 copy and paste as a new layer
click inside with your magic wand, selections, modify, expand 2, selections, invert
open paper 7 copy and paste as a new layer
click delete on your keyboard and deselect

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer, resize 45% arrange so she's sitting on the bottom of the frame
 

 now add your elements:

element 7 resize 65% arrange on bottom right below tube layer, duplicate & mirror

element 20 resize 45% arrange on bottom right

element 2 resize 25% arrange behind basket on right

element 3 resize 40% arrange to the left of the pink flower

 element 23 resize 25% & 90% arrange in front of basket

element 22 rotate right 90 and mirror, arrange under other elements on right side

element 4 resize 35% arrange behind tube on left side

duplicate the two flowers and the leaves that are on the right side, mirror them and arrange on the left

element 7 resize 75% arrange across center of tag, duplicate & drag down & to right

add paper 3 above the white background
apply your mask and merge group

crop and resize
add your copyright and credits as needed
add your text and save

Lazy Autumn Day

For this tutorial you will need the following:

Paint Shop Pro, I am using PSP X, you should be able to use any version.

Tube of choice, I am using the artwork of Alicia Mujica (Drusila tube) which you need a license to use. 

Scrap kit of choice. I am using a PTU kit, Harvest Nights by Scrappin With Lil Ole Me

Font of choice, I am using Anysome

Mask of your choice

Plugins: no outside plugins used
I do use Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow on all my copyrights/credits layers
I do this because some forums will make a .png tag show up with a black background and then your
copyright doesn't show.



Just remember that my choices of papers and elements is just a suggestion, change it up and make it yours! You don't have to follow mine exactly.

Add a drop shadow of your choosing to tubes & elements throughout. I usually use 1, 1, 50, 5 unless otherwise noted.


Let's get started!

Open a new canvas 950 x 850 pixels with a white background

open element 61 copy and paste as a new layer rotate left 90 resize 80%
click inside with your magic wand, selections, modify, expand 2, selections, invert
open paper 22 copy and paste as a new layer
click delete on your keyboard, leave selected

open your tube, copy & paste as a new layer, resize 45%

arrange in frame & erase the bits that hang out of your frame where you don't want them

add the following elements

element 6 resize  25% arrange on bottom left, duplicate several times until you have enough to

go across the bottom and arrange how you like

element 4 resize 25% duplicate several times & arrange between acorns

element 11 resize  43% arrange on far right

element 12 resize  25% arrange left of the apple bushel

element 16 arrange on right, just above the frame layer

element 14 resize  25% , duplicate 3 times arrange on the bottom in between the other leaves

element 55 resize  25% rotate left 25 arrange in the leaves

add paper 8 above the white background
apply your mask, merge group

crop and resize
add your copyright and credits as needed
add your text and save

Fiona Fae

For this tutorial you will need the following:

Paint Shop Pro, I am using PSP X, you should be able to use any version.

Tube of choice, I am using the artwork of Ishika Chowdhury (Fiona tube)

which you need a license to use. 

Scrap kit of choice. I am using a PTU kit Tareena Norella by Schnegge Scraps

Font of choice, I am using Dear Joe

Mask: DVB80 by Designs by Vaybs

Plugins: No outside plugins
I do use Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow on all my copyrights/credits layers
I do this because some forums will make a .png tag show up with a black background and then your
copyright doesn't show.



Just remember that my choices of papers and elements is just a suggestion, change it up and make it yours! You don't have to follow mine exactly.

Add a drop shadow of your choosing to tubes & elements throughout. I usually use 1, 1, 50, 5 unless otherwise noted.


Let's get started!

Open a new canvas 850 x 850 pixels with a white background
open frame 4 copy and paste as a new layer resize 90%
click inside with your magic wand, selections, modify, expand 2, selections, invert
open paper 7 copy and paste as a new layer
click delete on your keyboard, deselect

copy and paste your tube as a new layer, resize by 65% in front of frame
 

 add the following elements

 element 1 arrange in front of tube

element 34 resize  55% arrange on bottom right

element 31 resize  55% arrange on bottom left

element 30 resize  35% arrange in front of rock on bottom left

element 32 resize  55% arrange on bottom left

element 7 resize  55% arrange on top right, duplicate, mirror

arrange on the left, erase the two biggest butterflies

 copy and paste paper 6 above the white background

apply your mask, merge group

crop and resize
add your copyright and credits as needed
add your text and save

Loves Zombies

For this tutorial you will need the following:

Paint Shop Pro, I am using PSP X, you should be able to use any version.

Tube of choice, I am using the artwork of Wendy Gerber (Zombie Chick tube) 

which you need a license to use. 

Scrap kit of choice. I am using a PTU kit, Cute But Deadly 1 by Toxic Desirez

Font of choice, I am using Rat Infested Mailbox

Mask: VixMaskHalloween0904 by Vix PSP

I don't see this particular mask on her blog anymore but she has a lot of 

Halloween masks here

Plugins: No outside plugins used
I do use Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow on all my copyrights/credits layers
I do this because some forums will make a .png tag show up with a black background and then your
copyright doesn't show.



Just remember that my choices of papers and elements is just a suggestion, change it up and make it yours! You don't have to follow mine exactly.

Add a drop shadow of your choosing to tubes & elements throughout. I usually use 1, 1, 50, 5 unless otherwise noted.


Let's get started!

Open a new canvas 850 x 850 pixels with a white background
Copy and paste your tube as a new layer, resize by 75%


 add the following elements

city arrange behind your tube

canned food resize  55% arrange on bottom right

virus resize  35% arrange on bottom left

brain resize  35% arrange behind & right of brain

gas mask resize  50% rotate right 30 arrange behind canned food

Skulls & roses resize  50% arrange right of brain

 cuppy resize  35% arrange left of canned food

gun resize  35% arrange in front of brain & virus

hand resize  40% arrange above brain & virus

bloody eye resize  25% arrange by gun

blood logo (biohazard symbol) resize 25% arrange on tube

add a new raster layer above your white background

flood fill with #990408

apply your mask and merge group

crop and resize
add your copyright and credits as needed
add your text and save

Whispers

For this tutorial you will need the following:

Paint Shop Pro, I am using PSP X, you should be able to use any version.

Tube of choice, I am using the artwork of Gary Rudisill (Whisper tube) which you need a license to use. 

Scrap kit of choice. I am using a PTU kit, Just Breathe by Honored Scraps. Right now it is a kit

that you can get free with a $5 purchase at Mystical Scraps

Font of choice, I am using Another Shabby

Plugins: Visman Extravaganza - Transmission
I do use Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow on all my copyrights/credits layers
I do this because some forums will make a .png tag show up with a black background and then your
copyright doesn't show.



Just remember that my choices of papers and elements is just a suggestion, change it up and make it yours! You don't have to follow mine exactly.

Add a drop shadow of your choosing to tubes & elements throughout. I usually use 1, 1, 50, 5 unless otherwise noted.


Let's get started!

Open a new canvas 850 x 850 pixels with a white background
open element 42 copy and paste as a new layer resize 135%
click inside with your magic wand, selections, modify, expand 2, selections, invert
open paper 10  copy and paste as a new layer
click delete on your keyboard

leave selected

copy and paste your tube as a new layer, resize by 60%
arrange in your frame
erase the bits that hang out of your frame where you don't want them

merge the frame & background layers together

duplicate & on the duplicate gaussian blur at 20

apply VM Extravaganza Transmission with the following settings top to bottom

4

15

45

resize it 105% and drop the opacity to 55
 

 Now you can add your elements:

 element 23 resize  45% arrange on the bottom a little left of the point in the bottom of the heart frame

element 56 arrange on the left side of the clock

element 36 resize  55% arrange to the left of, and behind the violin

duplicate, drag to the right side of the violin

element 37 arrange on the bottom, duplicate and mirror

I erased some of the flowers because where they overlapped there were too many

element 15 resize  55% rotate right 30 arrange behind & on the right side of the clock

element 28 resize  40% rotate right 15 arrange in front of the clock & heart

arrange in your frame
erase the bits that hang out of your frame where you don't want them

crop and resize
add your copyright and credits as needed
add your text and save

Beach Day

For this tutorial you will need the following:

Paint Shop Pro, I am using PSP X, you should be able to use any version.

Tube of choice, I am using the artwork of Ismael Rac (2014 Sexy Daisy tube) 

which you need a license to use. 

Scrap kit of choice. I am using a PTU kit by Black Widow Creations called Sand in Toes

Font of choice, I am using Acryle Script

Mask of your choice

Plugins: no outside plugins
I do use Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow on all my copyrights/credits layers
I do this because some forums will make a .png tag show up with a black background and then your
copyright doesn't show.



Just remember that my choices of papers and elements is just a suggestion, change it up and make it yours! You don't have to follow mine exactly.

Add a drop shadow of your choosing to tubes & elements throughout. I usually use 1, 1, 50, 5 unless otherwise noted.


Let's get started!

Open a new canvas 850 x 850 pixels with a white background

open  copy and paste as a new layer rotate right 90

take your freehand selection tool set on rectangle and draw a rectangle over the center third

of the rectangle, click delete on your keyboard.

selections, select none

now take the selection tool and select around the top section,

edit, cut, edit, paste as a new layer, deselect, now drag the two sections together

so it makes a rectangle, then merge them together
click inside with your magic wand, expand by 2

make a new layer under the frame

open paper 6 make sure you are on the blank layer under the frame, paste into selection
Copy and paste your tube as a new layer, resize by 60%
arrange in your frame
erase the bits that hang out of your frame where you don't want them

Now add your elements:

element 1 arrange on bottom of frame, erase anything outside the frame

element 39 resize  70% arrange on bottom right corner

element 24 resize  45% arrange on bottom right

element 20 resize  75% arrange to the right of the birdhouse

element 3 resize  15% arrange to the right of the birdhouse

element 30 resize  60% arrange on right

element 37 resize  40% arrange to the left of the birdhouse

add paper 9 above the white background, 

apply your mask, merge group

crop and resize
add your copyright and credits as needed
add your text and save

Sorbet Dreams

For this tutorial you will need the following:

Paint Shop Pro, I am using PSP X, you should be able to use any version.

Tube of choice, I am using the artwork of Alehandra Vanhek (Dolly tube) which you need a license to use. 

Scrap kit of choice. I am using a PTU kit, Sorbet Dreams by Scrappin With Lil Ole Me

Font of choice, I am using Aligot de Mirabelle

Mask: WSL84, masks on are the right sidebar part way down the page

Plugins: No outside plugins
I do use Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow on all my copyrights/credits layers
I do this because some forums will make a .png tag show up with a black background and then your
copyright doesn't show.



Just remember that my choices of papers and elements is just a suggestion, change it up and make it yours! You don't have to follow mine exactly.

Add a drop shadow of your choosing to tubes & elements throughout. I usually use 1, 1, 50, 5 unless otherwise noted.


Let's get started!

Open a new canvas 850 x 850 pixels with a white background

open element 107 copy and paste as a new layer
click inside with your magic wand, selections, modify, expand 2, selections, invert
open paper 16 copy and paste as a new layer
click delete on your keyboardCopy and paste your tube as a new layer, resize by 55%
arrange in your frame
erase the bits that hang out of your frame where you don't want them

 Add the following elements:
element 26 resize  45% duplicate & mirror arrange one on the bottom in the center, the other on the right side up a little way from the bottom

element 43 resize  40% arrange at the bottom of the set of flowers on the right side

element 72 resize  40% arrange above & behind flowers on the right side
duplicate, resize 85%, mirror, arrange between apples and flowers on the bottom center]

element 47 resize  40% arrange below apples

element 33 resize  55% mirror arrange between layers so it shows over the apples and out beyond the flowers in the center bottom

element 30 resize  65% arrange between flower layers on the right side, duplicate, mirror, flip, resize 75%
arrange between the flower and fruits on the bottom further to the left

element 87 resize  40% arrange on left side under the flowers & vine
element 88 resize  30% arrange in front of the flowers on the bottom center area
element 110 resize  20% arrange over the apple box
element 13 resize  25% arrange over the top of the flower on the right side at the top

click on one of the flower clusters on the right side, duplicate & mirror, arrange
so it's behind the apple basket

add paper 8 above the white background
apply your mask and merge group


crop and resize
add your copyright and credits as needed
add your text and save

Toxic Apple

For this tutorial you will need the following:

Paint Shop Pro, I am using PSP X, you should be able to use any version.

Tube of choice, I am using the artwork of Tony Tzanoukakis (Snow White tube) which you need a license to use. 

Scrap kit of choice. I am using Toxic Apple a PTU kit by Toxic Desirez

Font of choice, I am using Into The Wild

Mask: dmsk0670 which I can no longer find links to, if you don't have 

it just find another similar to it

Plugins: No outside plugins used
I do use Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow on all my copyrights/credits layers
I do this because some forums will make a .png tag show up with a black background and then your
copyright doesn't show.



Just remember that my choices of papers and elements is just a suggestion, change it up and make it yours! You don't have to follow mine exactly.

Add a drop shadow of your choosing to tubes & elements throughout. I usually use 1, 1, 50, 5 unless otherwise noted.


Let's get started!

Open a new canvas 850 x 850 pixels with a white background

Open image 3 in your scrap kit, shift D to duplicate & close the original

promote background layer by right clicking on it in your layer palette and clicking promote background layer in the pop up box

Apply your mask, then merge group, copy and paste on your tag canvas, resize 85%

Add the following to your tag

castle resize  85% arrange so it looks like the path on the mask layer is going up to the castle door

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer, arrange on the left side of the castle

cauldron resize  35% arrange on the right side of the castle

hag resize  45% arrange behind and to the right of the cauldron

tree resize  60% mirror & arrange to the left of and behind tube

grass resize  60% arrange in front of cauldron

bunny resize  25% arrange in front of tree

apple resize  15% arrange by snow white's foot

shrooms resize  15% arrange in front of the skulls in front of the cauldron

shroom resize  15% arrange at the base of the tree

crop and resize
add your copyright and credits as needed
add your text and save

Buzzy

For this tutorial you will need the following:

Paint Shop Pro, I am using PSP X, you should be able to use any version.

Tube of choice, I am using the artwork of Tezza's Dezignz (Beatrice tube) which you need a license to use. 

Scrap kit of choice. I am using a PTU kit by TLP Designz called A Splash of Yellow  

Template 578 by Millie's PSP Madness

Font of choice, I am using Blissful Thinking

Mask: WSL Mask 84 Links to masks are on the right sidebar

Plugins: No outside plugins
I do use Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow on all my copyrights/credits layers
I do this because some forums will make a .png tag show up with a black background and then your
copyright doesn't show.



Just remember that my choices of papers and elements is just a suggestion, change it up and make it yours! You don't have to follow mine exactly.

Add a drop shadow of your choosing to tubes & elements throughout. I usually use 1, 1, 50, 5 unless otherwise noted.


Open your template, shift D to duplicate and close the original
Delete the following layers: cr

Change the canvas size to 700 x 700

Fill the layers with papers, to do this make sure the layer you want to fill has been clicked on in your layer palette.
Click inside the shape with your magic wand, selections, modify, invert, open your paper, copy and paste as a new layer,
click delete on your keyboard.
Delete the original template layer

So I used the following for each layer

layer 1 use paper 3
layer 2 use paper 3
layer 3 use paper 8
layer 4 use paper 10
layer 5 use paper 9 add noise, random, monochrome, 50
layer 6 use paper 4
layer 7 use paper 5
layer 8 use paper 4
 

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer, resize by 90%


Add the following elements:
bow 4 resize  35% flip, mirror arrange on the right at the bottom of the rectangle
clip 2 resize  45% rotate left 45 arrange on top left
tag 3 resize  45% arrange where the circle and rectangle meet on the right

Add a new raster layer above the white background
flood fill with #eed82d and apply your mask


crop and resize
add your copyright and credits as needed
add your text and save

In the Woods

For this tutorial you will need the following:

Paint Shop Pro, I am using PSP X, you should be able to use any version.

Tube of choice, I am using the artwork of Wendy Gerber (Legend) which you need a license to use. 

Scrap kit of choice. I am using a PTU kit called Where the Fae Play by MellieBeans

Font of choice, I am using Silky Written

Mask of your choice

Plugins: No outside plugins
I do use Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow on all my copyrights/credits layers
I do this because some forums will make a .png tag show up with a black background and then your
copyright doesn't show.



Just remember that my choices of papers and elements is just a suggestion, change it up and make it yours! You don't have to follow mine exactly.

Add a drop shadow of your choosing to tubes & elements throughout. I usually use 1, 1, 50, 5 unless otherwise noted.


Let's get started!

Open a new canvas 850 x 850 pixels with a white background
add the following
element 43 resize  80% duplicate twice and arrange how you like it

element 38 resize  75% arrange on the left side, duplicate & mirror

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer, resize by 75%

element 4 resize  20% arrange on the left, in the grass

element 48 resize  15% arrange in front of the blue flowery thing on the left

element 10 resize  15% mirror, arrange in front of the leaves

element 20 resize  15% arrange at the base of the tree, duplicate, arrange at the base of the other tree

element 5 resize  15% arrange by blue flower

element 3 resize  15% arrange above the flowers at the bottom

element 29 arrange just above the grass layer, drop opacity to 80

add paper 2 above the white background

apply your mask

crop and resize
add your copyright and credits as needed
add your text and save

Summer Wedding

For this tutorial you will need the following:

Paint Shop Pro, I am using PSP X, you should be able to use any version.

Tube of choice, I am using the artwork of Kreative Graphics (Romance) which you need a license to use. 

Scrap kit of choice. I am using a PTU kit, Secret Garden by Jackie's Jewels

Font of choice, I am using Black Olives

Mask: Vix Big Mask 1

Plugins: No outside plugins used
I do use Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow on all my copyrights/credits layers
I do this because some forums will make a .png tag show up with a black background and then your
copyright doesn't show.



Just remember that my choices of papers and elements is just a suggestion, change it up and make it yours! You don't have to follow mine exactly.

Add a drop shadow of your choosing to tubes & elements throughout. I usually use 1, 1, 50, 5 unless otherwise noted.


Let's get started!

Open a new canvas 1000 x 1000 pixels with a white background

Open the following and copy and paste as a new layer
element 44 resize  80% arrange just above the center
element 57 resize  80% arrange on the right of the trellis, duplicate & mirror
element 84 arrange so it looks like it's going under the trellis in the center

element 98 recolor by changing the hue to 60 saturation to 161
arrange it behind the trellis and fence layers
duplicate it several times and arrange it around so it looks like the area is covered in grass
I mirrored some and flipped some to make it fit together better.
Once your done merge all the grassy layers together, except the one behind the fence

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer, resize by 65% arrange on the left side of trellis

element 29 arrange on far right, in front of fence
element 66 arrange on left, duplicate & drag to the right
element 50 resize  25%  duplicate 3 times and arrange on left
element 31 resize  65% arrange on left
element 47 resize 45% arrange by trees on right
element 58 resize  45% arrange by trellis on left side, duplicate, arrange on far right side

Add paper 15 above the white background

apply your mask

resize 125%

crop and resize
add your copyright and credits as needed
add your text and save

Beach Bum

For this tutorial you will need the following:

Paint Shop Pro, I am using PSP X, you should be able to use any version.

Tube of choice, I am using the artwork of Ismael Rac (Summer Fun Girl) which you need a license to use. 

Scrap kit of choice. I am using  a PTU kit, Sand Castles by Scrappin With Lil Ole Me

Font of choice, I am using Black Olives

Mask: Gems Mask 172

Plugins: No outside plugins
I do use Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow on all my copyrights/credits layers
I do this because some forums will make a .png tag show up with a black background and then your
copyright doesn't show.



Just remember that my choices of papers and elements is just a suggestion, change it up and make it yours! You don't have to follow mine exactly.

Add a drop shadow of your choosing to tubes & elements throughout. I usually use 1, 1, 50, 5 unless otherwise noted.


Let's get started!

Open a new canvas 850 x 850 pixels with a white background

open element 90 copy and paste as a new layer resize 85%
selections, select all, float defloat,
open paper 18 copy and paste as a new layer
click delete on your keyboard, deselect and delete the frame layer

Now click inside the new frame, selections, modify, expand 2
open paper 10 copy and paste as a new layer
click delete on your keyboard,

 Copy and paste your tube as a new layer, resize by 65%
arrange in your frame
erase the bits that hang out of your frame where you don't want them

 Now we can add our elements
 element 1 resize  55% arrange on bottom right
element 19 resize  55% arrange behind element 1
element 20 resize  35% arrange on bottom right

element 21 arrange on right, between the element 1 and the lighthouse layers
duplicate, resize 45% arrange just below the boat layer

element 37 arrange just above the frame layer at the bottom of the tag
element 8 resize  25% arrange on bottom left
element 15 resize  25% arrange between frame and clam shell on left
element 94 resize  25% arrange between clam shell and boat
element 16 resize  45% arrange just above element 1 layer on right


crop and resize
add your copyright and credits as needed
add your text and save