My Heart

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 Elias Chatzoudis, which you need a license to use.  He is now an independent artist, at the time I got my tube he was at PTE.

Scrap kit of choice. I am using  Seduction, a PTU kit by Wicked Princess Scraps. On her blog, look at the left side, you'll see the links to stores she sells at.

Template by Scarlet on the Creative Misfits Blog. It's about halfway down the page, with her name just above it.

Font of choice, I am using Fiolex Girls

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 your template, shift D to duplicate, close the original.

Image, cavas size, change to 850x850.

Add a new raster layer, fill it with white or another color not in your kit or tube so you can see what you're doing with your tag. Drag that layer to the bottom.

Go to the black circle layer, make that active. Click inside it with your magic wand.

Selections, invert. 

Make the Be Mine text above it active, click delete on your keyboard. Deselect.

Make the large square layer active, click inside it with your magic wand, selections, invert. 

Open paper 3, copy and paste as a new layer, click delete on your keyboard. Deselect and delete the original layer.

Make the black rectangle layer active, and do the same as above, using paper 4.

Do the same with the black circle using paper 6.

Do the same for the small square layer, using paper 7, but after you add the paper, open your close up tube, mirror it, copy and paste as a new layer, arrange in the square, click delete on your keyboard. Then deselect and delete the original layer. 

Change the blend mode on the tube to soft light.

Merge the top 3 text layers together (My heart beats for you layers). Add your drop shadow.

Add your main tube.

Add any elements you'd like. I used the following:

Rose card, resized 45%

Chocolates, resized 35%

Glass, resized 35%

Shoe with pearls, resize 35%

Pills resize 30%

Butterfly, resize 30%

Bird, resize 30%

Circles, flip, rotate to right 25, drop opacity to 60

Crop, resize, add copyright info and your name and save!

New tag

New tag using the artwork of Keith Garvey and scrap kit, Sweet Snow Friends by Wicked Princess Scraps.

Stores she sells at are on the top left of her blog.

Winter Wonderland

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 Chris Harper which you need a license to use. You can find him at AIL.

Scrap kit of choice. I am using Sweet Snow Friends by Wicked Princess Scraps. You can find the stores she sells at on the top left of her blog.

Font of choice, I am using Dagobert & Zebra

Mask of your choice

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 800 x 800 pixels with a white background.

Open rectangle frame, copy and paste as a new layer, rotate left by 90, resize by 80%
Click inside with your magic wand, selections, modify, expand by 3, selections, invert.
Open paper 3, copy and paste as a new layer, drag below frame, click delete on your keyboard, leave selected.
Open your tube, copy and paste as a new layer, arrange in the frame, erase the bits that hang over the bottom of the frame.

Add the following elements (see my tag for placement)
Cloud, resize by 60%, arrange on left, duplicate, mirror
duplicate each of these clouds, and resize by 60%, arrange over larger clouds
lower opacity of all the clouds to about 65
Pond, resize by 60%, arrange on left, duplicate, mirror
Penguin4, resized by 40%, arrange on left, duplicate, mirror
Moosesnowballs, resized by 40%
Bunnyski, resized by 40%
Snowballbear2, resize by 32%
Sign, resize by 60%

Open paper 4, copy and paste as a new layer, drag down so that it's just above the white background.
Apply your mask.

Crop and resize.

Add your copyright info and your name, then save.

Eternity

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 Tim Lowry, which you need a license to use.  You can find him at AIL.

Scrap kit of choice. I am using Eternity, a PTU kit by Wicked Princess Scraps. You can go here to her blog and see a list of the stores she sells at in the upper left side of the blog.

Font of choice, I am using

Plugins: Xero Porcelain

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 750 x 750 with a white background. 

Open square frame, resize by 80%.

Take your freehand selection tool, set on point to point & the mode on add, and click on each of the 4 corners, slightly in from the edge. Once you get all the corners clicked, go back to the first corner and double click on it, you'll have a square of marching ants.

Now go to selections, invert.

Open paper 2, copy and paste as a new layer between the frame and white background layer.

Click delete on your keyboard and deselect.

Open circle frame, copy and paste as a new layer, resize by 85%.

Click inside it with your magic wand, selections, modify, expand by 3, selections, invert.

Open a paper, copy and paste as a new layer, click delete on your keyboard, drag the paper below the frame layer, and leave selected.

Open your close up tube, copy and paste as a new layer, arrange where you want it, click delete on your keyboard.

Duplicate your tube, on the top layer, adjust blur, gaussian blur of 3, change the blend mode to soft light.

On the bottom tube apply Xero Porcelain with the default settings.

Copy your main tube and paste as a new layer, arrange it on the left side.

Open glitter, copy and paste as a new layer, drag down so it's just above the white background.

Arrange it to the right, duplicate, mirror and flip the duplicate and pull it to the left. 

Add any elements you'd like. I used the following:

Heart scatter, resized by 85%, mirrored

Jar, resized by 30%

Chocolate Box resized by 30%

Candlestick resized by 30%

Bag, resized by 30%

Rose bunch, resize by 30%, duplicate twice, 

move one over to the left of the first bunch, then mirror the last one

Crop and resize

Add your credits and/or copyrights as needed.

Ass your name and save!

Magick 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 Amberly Berendson,which you need a license to use, she's at My Tubed Art.

At the bottom of the page you will find an alternate version of the tag that I made using Caron Vinson artwork and you can find her at CDO.

Scrap kit of choice. I am using Magick In The Woods, a PTU kit by Wicked Princess Scraps. 

Font of choice, I am using Dagobert.

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 about 750 x 750 with a white background. 

Open fence leaves, resize by 55%, duplicate, mirror, arrange across the canvas, pulling them down a little closer to the bottom.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer, arrange in the middle of the fence, resize if needed. I resized mine by 80%.

Open Mushroom house 3, copy and paste as a new layer, resize by 65%, drag below the fence layer, and arrange it to the top left.

Open the hills element, copy and paste as a new layer drag it between the fence and house layers, resize by 65% (see tag for reference)

Open the tree element, copy and paste as a new layer, resize by 75%, drag below all the layers, arrange on the left.

Open tree branches, copy and paste as a new layer, resize by 75%, arrange just below the tree layer, duplicate, drag over between the tree and house layer

Open rock 2 and rock 3, copy and paste each of them as a new layer, resize by 75%. Arrange rock 2 under your tube so it looks like she's sitting on it, arrange rock 3 to the left & duplicate. Mirror the duplicate and resize it to about 80%.

Copy and paste trinket box as a new layer, resize by 25% then adjust sharpness, sharpen. Arrange on the stones to the left.

Copy and paste pebbles as a new layer, resize by 45%, arrange under the rocks, duplicate, mirror and arrange.

Open the rainbow, copy and paste as a new layer, drag behind the house and trees.

Open the dove, copy and paste as a new layer, resize by 25%.

Open the fox, copy and paste as a new layer, resize by 25%, arrange on rock on right side.

Crop & resize. 

Add your credits & copyright as needed

Add your name, and save!

Here's another example of the tag using another tube

Save Yo Drama

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 Marilee Caruso Photography, which you need a license to use. She is at AIL. 

Scrap kit of choice. I am using Justice Vampire by Wicked Princess Scraps. 

My template #22 

Font of choice, I am using Zombified

Mask: Vix Big Mask 1

Plugins: Xero Porcelain

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 your template, shift D to duplicate, then close the original.

Delete the credits layer.

Open paper one, click inside Raster 1 with your magic wand, copy and paste the paper, selections, invert, click delete on your keyboard and delete the original Raster 1 layer. Deselect.

Do the same for Raster 3.

Do the same for Raster 6, but use paper 10.

Fill Raster 2 & 4 the same way, but use paper 4.

Now we'll fill Raster 5, but use paper 8 and leave it selected this time.

Open your close up tube, copy and paste as a new layer and arrange it in the circle. One you get it how you want it, click delete on your keyboard and then deselect.

Apply Xero Porcelain to the tube using the default settings. Duplicate your tube.

On the top copy of the tube, adjust blur, gaussian blur 3. Change the blend mode to soft light.

Copy and paste your main tube as a new layer. Once you have it where you want, apply a drop shadow of 5, 5, 100, 5 if you want a heavy drop shadow like I did on my tag, otherwise just use whatever you've been using throughout the tut.

Add any elements you'd like. I used:

Bloody Bling, erase the parts that hang outside the circular frame.

Broken heart, resize by 25%, rotate right by 20

Cemetary, arrange inside the bottom of the circle area, erase the bits that hang out, change blend mode to soft light, duplicate so it's a little darker.

Open paper 3, copy and paste as a new layer. Open your mask. Go to layers, new mask layer, from image, find the mask in the drop down box, click ok. In your layer pallet delete your mask, click yes to the pop up box, merge group to merge your mask together.

Add any text you'd like to yours, and your name, and copyright info. 

Crop & resize then save!

Yo Ho Ho Pirate

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 Elias Chatzoudis which you need a license to use.  He has now gone independent and you can find his tubes here.

Scrap kit of choice. I am using a PTU kit, Pirates Wanted by Wicked Princess Scraps. 

Font of choice, I am using Twelve Ton Fishstick

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 about 750 x 750 with a white background.

Open square frame, copy and paste as a new layer, resize by 70%.

Click inside the frame with your magic wand, expand by 3, selections, invert. 

Open paper 1, copy and paste as a new layer below your frame, click delete on your keyboard. Leave it selected.

Open your tube, mirror it, then copy and paste as a new layer between the frame and paper background. Click delete on your keyboard. Change the blend mode to Luminance(L) and drop the opacity to about 65 then deselect.

Open the frame element, copy and paste as a new layer, resize by 70%, rotate by 45, doesn't matter if it's right or left. 

Click inside it with your magic wand, expand by 3.

Open paper 5, copy and paste as a new layer, drag it blow the frame layer. Click delete on your keyboard, deselect.

Add your tube.

Add the following elelements:

Starfish swatch, resize by 30%

Torn cardboard, arrange at top, duplicate, flip.

Boat, arrange in frame, blend mode Luminance(L), drop opacity to 65

Treasure box resize 45%

Crates, resize 40%

Pouch 5, resize 35%

Chain, resize 18%

Bottle, resize 20%

Coin splatter, arrange on left, duplicate, drag to right, erase bits that show on bottom.

Crop, resize, add copyrights/credits as needed, add your name and save!

Bad Love

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 Industrial Aardvark which you need a license to use.  

Scrap kit of choice. I am using Valentine Arrows by Wicked Princess Scraps.

Font of choice, I am using Rock Bottom.

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 750x 750 white background.

Open frame 1, copy and paste as a new layer, resize by 75%

Click inside it with your magic wand, selections, modify, expand by 2, selections, invert.

Copy and paste paper 1 as a new layer, drag below the frame layer, click delete on your keyboard.

Leave selected. 

Copy and paste your close-up as a new layer. I used close-up 2. Resize if needed, I did mine by 75%

Click delete on your keyboard and change the blend mode to Luminance(L).

Copy and paste swirly frame as a new layer, drag down so it's on the bottom, resize by 85%. Change the opacity to around 65 or 70. Erase the bits that hang below the frame. Leave it showing above the top and around the two sides.

Copy and paste your main tube as a new layer. Resize if needed, I resized mine by 75%.

Add any elements you'd like. I used the following with the amount I resized them beside

Cat, 35%

Thorned heart, 30%

Voodoo doll, 30%

Cupcake, 30%

Rose cupcake, 30%

Love Pills, 30%

Demon Skull, 30%

Spiked shoe, 25%

Devil bird, 25%

Beaded string, copy and paste as a new layer, arrange it along the bottom so it's just over top of the elements that run along there. Now, duplicate it and drag the bottom one so that the layer is below all the elements but above the frame layer. 

Now take your eraser tool and erase the parts of the top beaded string (your duplicate copy) that is over the elements on the right side of the tag. You'll have the beads showing above the cupcakes on the left side, and then it will look on the right side like it's gone below the elements because you have the bottom layer showing through. 

Crop your tag and resize it.

Add your text and copyrights as needed, then save.

Strawberry Kisses

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 dolls that came with the kit. If you also use them, you have to credit them as you would a tube, and that info is included in the folder within the kit.

Scrap kit of choice. I am using Strawberry Kisses, which is a PTU kit by Wicked Princess Scraps, which you can find here. A list of the stores she sells at is on the top right of her blog.

Template: Tracy's Template #56 at Freebie Friends, which you can find here.

Font of choice, I am using

Mask:

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.

Let's get started!

Open the template, shift D to duplicate and close the original.

Delete the credits layer.

Change the canvas size to about 750 x 600 so you have some room to work. Also add a new raster layer, flood fill with white and send to the bottom. The white layer just makes it easier to see what you're doing.

Make bracket 1 layer active in the layer palette, selections, select all, float, defloat, invert, open paper 5, copy and paste as a new layer, click delete on your keyboard. 

Deselect, add a drop shadow and delete the original bracket layer.

Do the same for the bracket 2 layer.

Make the oval layer active, click inside it with your magic wand, selections, invert, open paper 1, copy and paste as a new layer, click delete on your keyboard.

Deselect, delete the original black oval layer.

Add a drop shadow to the glitter oval layer.

Make the circle layer active, fill it the same way you did the brackets, using paper 14. Leave it selected.

Open the strawberry bouquet element, copy and paste as a new layer, resize by 70%. Arrange to the right, click delete on your keyboard. Deselect.

Duplicate the strawberry bouquet, mirror and arrange on the left side. Merge down, add a drop shadow.

Delete the original circle layer, add a drop shadow to the paper layer.

Open your tube, copy and paste as a new layer, add drop shadow.

Add elements. I used:

Bow, resize by 18%, place on right, duplicate, mirror, add drop shadow

Strawberry bunch 2, resized by 12%, arrange in her hands, adjust sharpness, sharpen, add drop shadow

Grass, resize by 30%, duplicate, image mirror, merge together

Umbrella, resize by 30%, add drop shadow, place on left side of grass

Strawberry 2 & Strawberry 3, resized by 15%, place on the left under the umbrella, mirror one of them, add drop shadow

Teapot candies, resize by 20%, drop shadow, arrange on right side of grass.

Sweet word art, resize by 27%, add drop shadow, arrange to top left.

Crop, resize, add text, credits and copyright as needed. 

Save & you're done!

Caution

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, which you need a license to use. You can get it at his store here.

Scrap kit of choice. I am using Steff by Wicked Princess Scraps, and you can find this one exclusively at The PSP Project, here.

Addictive Templates Template 162, it's the 15th one down on this post here.

Font of choice, I am using Florence Script

Mask: WSL mask 84, by Weescottslass, which you can find here. 

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.

Let's get started!

Open your template, resize to about 650 x 650 pixels. Change the canvas size to 750 x 750, so you have room to work.  Delete raster 10 layer (credits).

Fill in the various layer with papers. To do this, click on the layer you want to work with in your layer palette, then take your magic wand tool and click inside the shape. Selections, invert, copy and paste your paper as a new layer, click delete on your keyboard. Deselect and then delete the original template layer. Add drop shadow where needed. Do this to all layers except raster 4 and raster 3.

Add a paper just above your white background layer, apply the mask by opening it in psp, go to layers, new mask layer, from image, find it in the drop down box, click ok. Delete the mask out of the layers palette, click ok. Merge group.

On raster 4, add noise by going to adjust, add/remove noise with settings: uniform, monochrome 100.

On raster 3, fill with your paper, but then leave it selected. Copy and paste your close up tube, arrange within the frame, click delete on your keyboard. Change the opacity to Luminance(L) and drop the opacity to around 70.

Add your main tube, add a drop shadow.

Add any elements you'd like. These are what I used:

Heartspray2, resize 65%

Heartbow, resize by 75%

Girly Skull, resize by 28% then by 75%,  rotate right 20, arrange on top of bow

iPod, resize by 25%

Sad bear, resize by 34%, mirror

Crop, resize, add text and any copyrights/credits necessary, then save.

Serenity

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 Jennifer Janesko, which you need a license to use. You can get it at CDO.

Scrap kit of choice. I am using On the Wings of Serenity, a PTU kit by Wicked Princess Scraps. You can find it here. You can find the links to the stores she sells at on the upper right side of her blog.

Font of choice, I am using

Mask: gemsmasks116 by Gem's Taggin' Scraps, which you can find here.

Plugins: Xero Porcelain

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.

Let's get started!

Open a new canvas 650 x 650 white background.

Open wood frame, copy and paste as a new layer, resize by 40%. Pull it up & to the left a little bit.

Open rectangle frame 1, copy and paste as a new layer, resize by 40%, and arrange it over the bottom right side of your other frame.

Click inside the large wood frame, selections, modify, expand by 3.

Open your tube, copy and paste as a new layer, arrange below the wood frame, selections, invert, click delete on your keyboard, deselect. (If your tube doesn't fill the frame, then leave selected and add a paper of your choice below the tube.

Duplicate your tube, on the top layer, adjust blur, gaussian blur by 3, change the blend mode to soft light. On the original tube layer, apply Xero Porcelain using the default settings, except change the blue channel to 0. Add a drop shadow to the frame.

Do the same with another tube inside the smaller frame. If you're using the same tubes I did, then resize your tube about 70%.

Open your mask, also open a paper of your choice (I used paper 5), copy and paste the paper as a new layer, just above the white background. Apply your mask by going to layers, new mask layer, from image, find the mask in the drop down box, click ok, then in the layer palette, delete the mask, choose yes, then merge group. Then duplicate the mask layer and merge down.

Now add any elements you'd like. I used the following, drop shadow as needed:

Flower spray 3, resize by 70%, arrange over top left of larger frame

Flower spray, resize by 55%, mirror, rotate left by 30, arrange along bottom of large frame, keeping it underneath the smaller frame layers.

Flower spray 2, resize by 55%, mirror, arrange over the right lower side of smaller frame.

BugGlobe, resize by 25%, hang over the left side of smaller frame.

Fairy 1, resize by 25%, arrange where the two frames come together.

Crop & resize, add your text, copyright and credits as needed.

Lead Santa

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, which you need a license to use.

Scrap kit of choice. I am using Cherished Moments by Wicked Princess Scraps. You can find the stores she sells at on the top left side of her blog.

Font of choice, I am using Zebra

X-Mas template 8 by Tracy F at Freebie Friends and More.

Mask: WSL84 by WeeScotsLass

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.

For this tut, I have made some abbreviations for stuff that is repetitive.

S/SA/F/D = Selections, Select All, Float, Defloat

C/P = Copy/paste as a new layer

S/I/CD/DS = Selections, Invert, Click delete on your keyboard, Deselect

S/I/CD/LS = Selections, invert, click delete on your keyboard, leave selected

Let's get started!

Open template, resize by 80%, change canvas size to about 650 x 650.

Delete the following layers:

Tracy F Designs

Ribbon

Ribbon Ball

Tree

Snow

Make the circle layer active, S/SA/F/D

C/P paper 12, S/I/CD/DS, delete the original circle layer.

Make oval 1 layer active, S/SA/F/D

C/P paper 11, S/I/CD/DS, delete the original oval 1 layer.

Make Oval 2 layer active, S/SA/F/D

C/P paper 12, S/I/CD/DS, delete the original circle layer.

Make rectangle layer active, S/SA/F/D

C/P paper 1, S/I/CD/DS, delete the original circle layer.

Add a drop shadow of choice to each of the white fill layers and the rectangle layer. I used 1, 1, 50, 5.

Merge all the text layers together & add a drop shadow.

Open your tube, C/P, add a drop shadow.

Add any elements you want. I used the following:

Branch, resize 44%, duplicate, image mirror

Three angels, resize 76%

Presents pile, resize 15%, duplicate, mirror, arrange near each other over tree

Bell Hanger, resize 35%

Bundle, resize 35%

Flower frame, resize 35%, click inside frame with magic wand, selections, modify, expand by 2, copy and paste a paper, selections, invert, click delete on your keyboard. Add drop shadow to frame.

Open paper 14, copy and paste as a new layer. Open mask, go to layers, new mask layer, from image, find the mask in the drop down menu, click ok. Delete the mask in your layers palette, click yes, merge group.

Crop, resize, add your name or text in the the little box for your flower frame.

Add copyrights and credits as needed, then save.

Key to My Heart

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, which you need a license to use. You can get it at PTE.

Scrap kit of choice. I am using The Key to My Heart by Wicked Princess. You can find it at AOG.

Tracy's template #22 at Freebie Friends.

Font of choice, I am using Simply Glamorous

Mask: WSL_Mask84 from WeeScotsLass

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.

Let's get started!

Open the template, delete the credits and stars. Resize canvas to 700 x 700

*optional* Add a new raster layer, drag to the bottom and flood fill with white, this is just to make it easier to see what we're doing.

Make the circle layer active, selections, select all, float, defloat, invert, open paper 15, copy and paste as a new layer, click delete on your keyboard and deselect. Delete the original circle. Add a drop shadow to the circle paper.

Make the rectangle layer active, click it with your magic wand, open paper 6, copy and paste as a new layer, selections, invert, click delete on your keyboard, leave selected.

Open your tube, copy and paste as a new layer, arrange in the rectangle, take your eraser tool and erase the bits that hang over, deselect add drop shadow to the tube and glitter rectangle, delete the black rectangle.

Open piano keys, resize by 55%, arrange them so that the bigger end is just covering the bottom left side of the rectangle, erase the little bit at the right side that hangs over the circle.

Open the tag cluster, resize by 36%, copy and paste as a new layer, arrange over the left side of piano keys.

Put any other elements you'd like on. I used the following and resized by the amount beside it.

Unicorn, 35%

Heart dangle 40%

Metal butterfly 20%

Gem heart 20%, rotate right by 18

Champagne bottle , 25%

Campagne glass, 25%

Flowervine, 75% (duplicate and mirror, so you have it on both sides)

Key, 15%, rotate to right by 45

Butterfly, 15%

Open paper 11, copy and paste as a new layer, drag it just above the white background layer and apply your mask, by opening your mask, go to layers, new mask layer, from image, find your mask in the drop down box, click ok. Delete the mask, merge group.

Crop, resize, add text and credits

A Little Corny Vamp

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. You can get it at PTE.

Scrap kit of choice. I am using a PTU kit by Shani @ Wicked Princess called A Little Corny.

Font of choice, I am using Abaddon

Mask: Vix Big Mask 05

Plugins: no outside filters 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.

Let's get started!

Open a new canvas 750 x 750 white.

Open frame, copy and paste as a new layer, resize by 85%. Take your selection tool set at rectangle and draw out a rectangle over your frame. Just go in a little from the center on all sides.

Open paper 7, resize by 60%, copy and paste as a new layer, drag it between the frame and background. Selections, invert, click delete on the keyboard. Leave selected.

Open the house, resize by 55%, copy and paste as a new layer, drag between the frame and background paper. Arrange how you want it, click delete on your keyboard.

Add a drop shadow to the frame and house.

Open your tube, copy and paste on the right side of the frame, resize if needed, add drop shadow.

Open ghost lamp, copy and paste as a new layer, arrange on left side, add drop shadow.

Open the moon, resize by 40%, copy and paste as a new layer, mirror, add drop shadow, arrange on the right side.

Open the cat, resize by 25%, copy and paste as a new layer, arrange on right, add drop shadow.

Open bad bug, resize by 25%, arrange on the base of the lamp, add drop shadow.

Open bats2, resize by 25% arrange over top of frame, add drop shadow.

Copy and Paste paper 6 as a new layer, drag just above white background.

Open mask.

apply mask by going to layers, new mask layer, from image, find your mask in the drop down box, click ok. Delete the mask and merge group. Drop the opacity to about 75

Crop, resize, add credits and text, then save.

Everyday Lady

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, which you need a license to use. You can get it at PTE.

Scrap kit of choice. I am using Everyday Lady by Wicked Princess and you can find it here.

Collab template 3 by Deb and Tamie , you can find it on the Creative Misfits blog. It's the last one in the group.

Font of choice, I am using

Mask: wsl84 by weescotslass creations, here.

Plugins: no outside plugins needed

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.

Let's get started!

Open your template, resize by setting the width to about 650, it should then auto size the height. Change your canvas size to about 700 x 600.

Delete raster 7 layer.

Make raster 5 active, click on it with your magic wand, open a paper, copy and paste as a new layer, selections invert, click delete on your keyboard. Deselect, add drop shadow, delete the original layer.

Do the same for each shape in the template (except raster 8, 9, & 11), changing papers to whichever paper you like.

On raster 11, adjust, add/remove noise, add noise, uniform, 70, monochrome checked. Add drop shadow.

Do the same for raster 8 & 9.

On raster 12 and copy of vector 1, adjust, hue and saturation, colorize, change them both to 0.

On each of the top square layers, make sure it's active, selections, select all, float, defloat, invert, open your close up tube, copy and paste as a new layer, arrange it how you want, click delete on your keyboard. Change the blend mode to luminance (L)

Copy and paste your full tube, arrange to the right, add a drop shadow.

Add any elements you like, resizing as needed (make sure to go to adjust sharpen, and sharpen after resizing) and adding drop shadow. I used the following:

Dog, resized 25%

Flower branches, resized 30%

Flowerbunch, resized at 20%

Bird, resized at 20%

Satin bow, resized at 25%

Open a paper of choice, copy and paste as a new layer, just above the white background layer. Open your mask, go to layers, new mask layer, from image, find your mask in the drop down box, click on it. Then in your layer palette, delete the mask, merge group. Resize your mask by about 116%.

Add your copyrights and credits as needed. Add your name or other text.

Crop, resize and save.

Garvey Diva

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 which you need a license to use. You can get it at PTE.

Scrap kit of choice. I am using Opposites Attract Lovey by Shani of Wicked Princess Scraps. You can find the stores she sells at shown on the top left side of her blog.

Font of choice, I am using Impact for the word Diva and Honey Script Semi Bold for my name.

Mask: gemsmasks160 by Gems Taggin Scraps.

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.

Let's get started!

Open a new canvas 650 x 650 white.

Open the scalloped frame element, copy and paste as a new layer, resize by 65%. Add a drop shadow.

Open the heart wreath frame, copy and paste as a new layer, resize by 55%. Click inside it with your magic wand, make sure you click in the little parts around the outside edge, get in between all the vines, make sure you either hold down the shift key while doing so or make sure the mode on your magic wand is set to add (shift) then modify, expand by 2.

Open paper 6, copy and paste as a new layer, selections modify, invert, click delete on your keyboard. Drag the paper between the two frame layers and leave it selected.

Open your close up tube, copy and paste as a new layer and arrange it where you want it in the frame. Duplicate the tube and hide the duplicate for now. Drag the original under your wreath frame and erase the bits that hang out of the bottom. Deselect and add a drop shadow to your tube and wreath frame.

Unhide your duplicate tube, drag it above the wreath frame layer. Erase the bits that hang over the bottom. This way you have her head above the frame and you can erase the parts on the lower part without having to spend a lot of time erasing tiny bits of frame at the top or her on the bottom. This works really well when you have tiny little parts to erase.

Open up the elements you want to use, resize as needed and add them to your tag, drop shadow on each layer. The ones I used are as follows:

Makeup box resized at 45%

Makeup resized at 25% mirrored

Perfume bottles resized at 25%

Shoe resized at 25%

Lipstick resized at 25%

Open a paper, copy and paste as a new layer, drag it down just above the background layer, open your mask. Apply mask by going to layers, new mask layer, from image, find your mask in the drop down menu, click ok. Delete the mask and merge group.

Add your name, any other text you'd like, copyrights and credits as needed.

Chef Otelia

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 tube that came with the kit.

Scrap kit of choice. I am using Chef Otelia by Wicked Princess Scraps, you can find it on her blog here, and the stores she sells at are located on her top left side of the blog. Isn't it just the cutest kits?

Collab template #3 by Tamie and Deb which you can find at the Creative Misfits Creations blog. It's the last link of the post for June 15th 2011.

Font of choice, I did not use a font, I used the alphas provided in the kit.

Mask: DVB Mask 111 by Designs By Vaybs

Plugins: none 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.

Let's get started!

Open your template, shift D to duplicate. delete raster 5 layer (credits) and raster 9. Note: if you are using different papers than me, you might want to leave raster 9 til the end and decide if the dotted lines look good over the paper you have chosen to use.

Since it's pretty large, I like to resize my template to start out, so I resized it to 600 x 456 then changed the canvas size to 650 x 650.

Make raster 3 layer active, click on it with your magic wand. Open paper 8, copy and paste as a new layer, selections invert, make sure you are on the paper layer, click delete on your keyboard. Selections invert again, selections modify, expand by 5, add a new raster layer below the paper layer, flood fill with a pink from the paper. Deselect.

Add noise to the frame layer, uniform, monochrome checked 75%. Add a drop shadow. Delete the original layer.

Add papers to the following layers the same way as above. Make sure to delete the original raster layers as you go along.

Copy of raster 3 using paper 5

Raster 6 using paper 7, add a drop shadow.

Raster 2 using paper 10 resized by 73% add drop shadow

Raster 4 using paper 13 add drop shadow

Raster 1 and copy of raster 1 using paper 14

On raster 7 and raster 9, add the same noise setting you did on the outside oval frame and add a drop shadow.

Open your tubes, go back and select the left side small square layer by going to selections, select all, float, defloat, invert. Copy and paste one of your tubes over the square, arrange how you want, click delete on your keyboard. Do the same for the other square on the other side.

Change the blend mode of these tubes to luminence (L)

Copy and paste your full size tube, arrange in the middle of the tag, add your drop shadow.

Open the bead splatter element, copy and paste as a new layer, drag it down so that it is just above all the oval layers in the middle.

Copy and paste various elements that you like, resizing and adding drop shadow as necessary.

I used:

Candybox resize by 25%

Birthday cake resize by 25%

Chococupcake resize by 20%

Heartcupcake resize by 28%

Cafecup resize by 20%

Tag 3 resize by 45%

Chocohearts resize by 75%

Cherry resize by 20%

Strawberry resize by 20%

Balloons resized by 45%

Choco4 resize by 15%

Choco2 resize by 15%

Open paper 11, copy and paste as a new layer, drag down so it is just above your background layer. Open your mask, layers, new mask layer, from image, find your mask in the drop down menu and apply. Delete the mask and merge group. Drop opacity to 60%.

Open up the letters you need for your name using the alphas provided in the kit, resizing as necessary.

Crop, resize and save!

Girls Night Out

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 which you need a license to use. You can get it at his store here.

Scrap kit of choice. I am using Cornelia Marie Qunicy by Wicked Princess which you can find on her blog here. Links to the stores where she sells are at the top left side of the blog.

Girls Night Out template from template pack 9 by Brutal Designs.

Font of choice, I am using

Mask: WSL84 which you can find at her site Weescotslass Creations

Plugins: No 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.

Let's get started!

Open your template, shift D to duplicate, close the original. Delete the copyright layer, pink rectangle top and green rectangle top.

Resize to about 585 x 585 or 600 x 600 pixels then adjust canvas size to 650 x 650. Flood fill the background layer with white to make it easier to see what you're doing.

Fill all the background circles and rectangles (except the top green square one) by clicking on them with your magic wand, opening the paper, copy and paste as a new raster layer, selections, invert, make sure you are on the paper layer, and click delete on your keyboard. Add a drop shadow and then delete the original layers.

If you want to add a frame to your layers, instead of adding a drop shadow, keep them selected, do selections invert, modify, expand by 4 or 5 pixels, add a new raster layer below your paper layer flood fill white, add/remove noise, uniform, monochrome 75, deselect and add a drop shadow to the frame layer.

On the top green square layer, fill with a paper as you did above, but leave selected.

Open your tube, copy and paste as a new layer. Arrange it how you want it and then use your eraser tool to erase the bits that hang over.

Add whatever elements you like, resizing as necessary. I used the following elements:

Banner - resized 35% - placed over top of tube layer - added drop shadow

Boots - resized by 20% - placed over banner on right side -added drop shadow

Fan - resized by 20% - rotate to left by 15 - placed over banner on left side -added drop shadow

Waterpaint Rose - resized by 20% - placed over top left corner of top square layer, drag below tube layer

Pearl Blossom - resized by 28% - placed over top left side of top square layer, drag Waterpaint Rose layer

Double tag - resize by 35% - drag below fan layer.

Add your name to the tag, put it on the double tag element.

Open a paper, copy and paste just above background layer. Open your mask, layers, new mask layer, from image, find the mask in the drop down box, click ok. Find the mask in your layers pallette and delete it. Merge group the remaining two layers. Resize by 115%

Add your copyright and credits as needed, crop and resize.