Sunday, August 24, 2014

Stone Cold Heart Breaker PTU

Stone Cold Heart Breaker
I used the wonderful artwork called Heart Breaker by BamBam which you must be licensed to use. You can purchase his tubes from Creative Design Outlet which can now be found here
I am using a scrapkit called Stone Cold Style which is PTU by Gimptastic Scraps and can be found at The PSP Project here  
Font of Choice  
Mask of Choice  I used WSL360 (Weescotlass)
The tut was written in Paint Shop Pro X4 but should work in others.

Note When I resize I use these settings: (make sure that pixel dimensions is on percent and in advanced setting it is smart size lock aspect ratio is checked and resize all layers is unchecked) also please save often and for placement on the tag you can always refer to the example tag if that helps.

Let's get started!!


Open a new image 800 X 800 pixels with a transparent background.  You can resize later to meet your needs.
Copy & paste paper 10 from the scrapkit onto your new image resize by 150% and apply your mask of choice. (Click layers, load save mask, make sure fit to canvas, source luminance and hide all mask is checked then click load) In layers right click on mask hit delete and answer yes to the popup. Now right click on group layer merge merge group.  
Open EiffelTower copy & paste to your image and place on the left top on your mask
Open steps copy & paste to your image and place on the bottom right of your mask
Open flower1 copy & paste to your image duplicate x1 and place them side by side on the top right of your mask
Open frame3 copy & paste to your image move to the right top corner of your image so that a small part of the flowers still shows  Using your magic wand with the following settings click inside your frames and expand your selections with the following settings
Open paper1 copy and paste to your image - go to selections invert and hit delete on your keyboard.  Selections select none Move this layer below your frame.
Open your tube of choice and copy & paste to your image resize as needed (I resized 125%)   Move this layer below your frame  Using your magic wand with the same setting as above click inside your frame go to selections invert and go to your tube layer and hit delete selections select none Change your tube layer to screen  Add a dropshadow of your choice to the frame layer
Open mirror copy & paste to your image and place it on top on the right of your eiffeltower
Open leaf copy & paste to your image and place it on the bottom left so that the stem is on the first step
Open flower2 copy & paste to your image duplicate x1 and place them at the bottom beside the first step beside each other and have on slightly higher that the other
Open your tube of choice and copy & paste to your image resize if needed and place on the left side of your frame (I used 2 different dress colors that were available with this tube)
Open deco2 copy & paste to your image and place it across the bottom of your tube
Open nailpolish copy & paste to your image and place on the bottom step
Open lantern and copy & paste to your image resize by 50% and place on the top step
Open bottle copy & paste to your image resize by 50% and place it on the second step

Add your copyrights and name of choice and you are finished!!


I hope you liked this tut and please let me know it anything is not correct. Thank you.

Be Creative as you want!

Sunday, August 17, 2014

Beauty of the Sea PTU

Beauty of the Sea
I used the wonderful artwork called Purple Ruffles Mermaid by Erica Leigh Currey  which you must be licensed to use. You can purchase her tubes from The PSP Project which can now be found here
I am using a scrapkit called Hannah which is PTU by Amy Marie Kits and can be found here  
Font of Choice  
Mask of Choice  
The tut was written in Paint Shop Pro X4 but should work in others.

Note When I resize I use these settings: (make sure that pixel dimensions is on percent and in advanced setting it is smart size lock aspect ratio is checked and resize all layers is unchecked) also please save often and for placement on the tag you can always refer to the example tag if that helps.

Let's get started!!


Open a new image 800 X 800 pixels with a transparent background.  You can resize later to meet your needs.
Copy & paste paper 17 from the scrapkit onto your new image and apply your mask of choice. (Click layers, load save mask, make sure fit to canvas, source luminance and hide all mask is checked then click load)In layers right click on mask hit delete and answer yes to the popup. Now right click on group layer
merge merge group. 
Copy & paste paper 11 from the scrapkit onto your new image and apply your mask of choice. (Click layers, load save mask, make sure fit to canvas, source luminance and hide all mask is checked then click load) In layers right click on mask hit delete and answer yes to the popup. Now right click on group layer
merge merge group. Resize by 90%
Open 84 and copy & paste to your image 
Open 82 copy & paste to your image  
Open 104 copy & paste to your image and move it up slightly and to the left slightly (you can adjust when tag is done if needed)
Open 96 copy & paste to your image and place across the top of your mask
Open 45 copy & paste to your image and place on the left side of your blue mask in the middle
Open 107 copy & paste to your image and place it on the bottom left of your mask
Open 105 copy & paste to your image and place on the right bottom of your mask
Open 108 copy & paste to your image and place on the left bottom of your mask
Open 29 copy & paste to your image and place on the top middle of your mask with it slightly off the mask
Open 103 copy & paste to your image and place on the bottom right of your masks
Open 105 copy & paste to your image and place on the bottom left of your masks
Open 106 copy & paste to your image and place on the top left of your mask
Open 22 copy & paste to your image resize by 50% and place in the bottom left corner of your mask
Open your tube of choice and copy & paste to your image resize as needed  and place on the right side of your image


Add your copyrights and name of choice and you are finished!!


I hope you liked this tut and please let me know it anything is not correct. Thank you.

Be Creative as you want!

Saturday, August 16, 2014

Attraction is a Wicked Thing PTU

Attraction is a Wicked Thing
I used the wonderful artwork called Black Widow by Michael Calandra which you must be licensed to use. You can purchase his tubes from Creative Design Outlet which can now be found here
I am using a scrapkit called Wicked Attraction which is PTU by Gimptastic Scraps and can be found at The PSP Project here  
Font of Choice  
Mask of Choice  I used WSL250 (Weescotlass)
Plugins Used CandyEye 4 gladient glow
The tut was written in Paint Shop Pro X4 but should work in others.

Note When I resize I use these settings: (make sure that pixel dimensions is on percent and in advanced setting it is smart size lock aspect ratio is checked and resize all layers is unchecked) also please save often and for placement on the tag you can always refer to the example tag if that helps.

Let's get started!!


Open a new image 800 X 800 pixels with a transparent background.  You can resize later to meet your 

needs.
Copy & paste paper 2 from the scrapkit onto your new image resize by 150% and apply your mask of choice. (Click layers, load save mask, make sure fit to canvas, source luminance and hide all mask is checked then click load) In layers right click on mask hit delete and answer yes to the popup. Now right click on group layer merge merge group.  
Copy & paste paper 10 from the scrapkit onto your new image resize by 150% and apply your mask of choice. (Click layers, load save mask, make sure fit to canvas, source luminance and hide all mask is checked then click load) In layers right click on mask hit delete and answer yes to the popup. Now right click on group layer merge merge group.  This will give you a layered smokey look for your masks.
Open fence and copy & paste to your image and place it at the right of your mask Add a gradient glow with the following settings


Open flower1 copy & paste to your image and place on the right top on your mask
Open frame4 copy & paste to your image move to the left top corner of your image so that a small part of the flower still shows  Using your magic wand with the following settings 

click inside your frames and expand your selections with the following settings

Open paper2 copy and paste to your image - go to selections invert and hit delete on your keyboard.  Selections select none Move this layer below your frame.
All of the next 3 steps are layers under your frame
Open wire copy & paste to your image and place inside your frame  Add a gladient glow with the same settings as above
Open skull copy & paste to your image and place inside your frame in the bottom left corner
Open veil copy & paste to your image and place in the top right corner of your frame
Now go back to your frame layer and add a gladient glow with the same settings as above
Open your tube of choice and copy & paste to your image resize as needed (I did not resize)   Move this layer below your frame  Using your magic wand with the same setting as above click anywhere on your 
image (make sure you are on your tube layer) then click selections invert selections float selections defloat 
Take you eraser tool and then click on your frame layer and erase any part of the frame that you want your tube to show then hit selection select none   
Open chalice copy & paste to your image and place it on top of the fence post
Open moon copy & paste to your image and place it in the top right corner of your frame
Open books copy & paste to your image and place it at the bottom right side of your frame add gladient glow with the same setting used above
Open openbook copy & paste to your image and place it to the left of your books
Open keys copy & paste to your image and place them on the fingers of your tube (I used the eraser tool to erase part of the ring at the top to look like they are hanging on her fingers)
Open candle and copy & paste to your image and place on the right side of your books
Open blood vial copy & paste to your image and place it on the bottom left corner of the fence post
Open flower3 copy & paste to your image and place it across the bottom of your image from the openbook to the fence Add gladient glow with the same settings as above
Open chain copy & paste to your image and place it on the left side on your frame

Add your copyrights and name of choice and you are finished!!


I hope you liked this tut and please let me know it anything is not correct. Thank you.

Be Creative as you want!

Friday, August 15, 2014

Time for School FTU

Time for School 
I used the wonderful artwork called Smartie Pants Sammie by Hannah Lynn which you must be licensed to use. You can purchase her tubes from Creative Design Outlet which can now be found here
I am using a scrapkit called Time for School which is FTU by Scraps by Pam and can be found here 
Font of Choice  
Mask of Choice  
 The tut was written in Paint Shop Pro X4 but should work in others.

Note When I resize I use these settings: (make sure that pixel dimensions is on percent and in advanced setting it is smart size lock aspect ratio is checked and resize all layers is unchecked) also please save often and for placement on the tag you can always refer to the example tag if that helps.

Let's get started!!


Open a new image 800 X 800 pixels with a transparent background.  You can resize later to meet your needs.
Copy & paste paper 9 from the scrapkit onto your new image and apply your mask of choice. (Click layers, load save mask, make sure fit to canvas, source luminance and hide all mask is checked then click load)
In layers right click on mask hit delete and answer yes to the popup. Now right click on group layer merge merge group.  
Open globe and copy & paste to your image and place it on the left side of  your mask in the middle
Open flowers copy & paste to your image duplicate x1 and place on top of your globe beside each other with one slightly below the other
Open clock copy & paste to your image resize by 41% and place in the top left corner of your mask
Open books copy & paste to your image and place it across the bottom of the globe so that the 2 top books are on the bottom of the globe
Open locker copy & paste to your image and place it on the right side of your mask
Open backpack2 copy & paste to your image resize by 51% and place it on the left bottom corner of your locker
Open alarmclock copy & paste to your image resize by 24% and place on top of the first locker
Open desk copy & paste to your image flip horizontal and place on the bottom of your mask beside your locker
Open apple3 copy & paste to your image resize by 31% and place on top of your desk
Open cup of tools copy & paste to your image resize by 22% and place on top of your desk
Open your tube of choice and copy & paste to your image resize as needed  and place on the right side of your image on the second locker
Open notebook copy & paste to your image resize by 34% and place on the bottom on the desk between the 2 legs
Open notebook3 copy & paste to your image resize by 29% and place on top of notebook

Add your copyrights and name of choice and you are finished!!


I hope you liked this tut and please let me know it anything is not correct. Thank you.

Be Creative as you want!

Sunday, August 10, 2014

The Dragon Shines PTU

The Dragon Shines

I used the wonderful artwork called Samurai V2 by KiwiFireStorm which you must be licensed to use. You can purchase this tube at The PSP Project here
I am using a awesome matching scrapkit called Samurai by Gimptastic Scraps which can be purchased at The PSP Project here
Font of Choice  
Mask of Choice I used WSL220 (Weescotlass)
The tut was written in Paint Shop Pro X4 but should work in others.

Note When I resize I use these settings: (make sure that pixel dimensions is on percent and in advanced setting it is smart size lock aspect ratio is checked and resize all layers is unchecked) also please save often and for placement on the tag you can always refer to the example tag if that helps.

Let's get started!!


Open a new image 800 X 800 pixels with a transparent background.  You can resize later to meet your needs.
Copy & paste paper 10 from the scrapkit onto your new image resize by 150% and apply your mask of choice.  (Click layers, load save mask, make sure fit to canvas, source luminance and hide all mask is checked then click load) In layers right click on mask hit delete and answer yes to the popup. Now right click on group layer merge merge group.  
Open table copy & paste to your image and place in the bottom left corner of your mask
Open flag and copy & paste to your image and place in the bottom left corner of your mask in front of table
Open tree copy & paste to your image and place it on the right side of your flag so that the trunk of the tree is beside the flag part and the tree goes to the top of your image
Open sash copy & paste to your image and place it so that the left side of the sash is on the right corner of  your table
Open frame3 copy & paste to your image move it in the top right corner of your mask.  Using your magic wand with the following settings

 click inside your frames and expand your selections with the following settings
#of pixels should be 11
Open paper 5 copy and paste to your image - go to selections invert and hit delete on your keyboard.  Selections select none Move this layer below your frame.
Open your tube of choice and copy & paste to your image resize as needed (I did not resize this tube)  Move this layer below your frame Take you eraser tool and erase any of the tubes that is not in the frame or you can do the same directions as for the paper inside the frame.  
Open bamboo2 copy & paste to your image and place on the right side of your frame so that the bottom is even with your mask bottom
Open banboo1 copy & paste to your image and place on top of bamboo2
Open birds copy & paste to your image and place in the right top corner of your image
Open flower3 copy & paste to your image and place the red flowers on the bottom of your bamboo
Open dragon copy & paste to your image and place in the right bottom corner of your image
Open your tube resize if needed (I resized 84%) Add a dropshadow of your choice to each tube

 Add your copyrights and name of choice and you are finished!!


I hope you liked this tut and please let me know it anything is not correct. Thank you.

Be Creative as you want!

Saturday, August 9, 2014

Hippi Girls PTU



 Hippi Girls

I used the wonderful artwork by Joel Adams which you must be licensed to use. You can purchase his tubes from Creative Design Outlet which can now be found here & here
I am using a awesome scrapkit called Flower Child by Gimptastic Scraps which can be purchased at The PSP Project here
Font of Choice  
Mask of Choice I used WSL221 (Weescotlass)
The tut was written in Paint Shop Pro X4 but should work in others.

Note When I resize I use these settings: (make sure that pixel dimensions is on percent and in advanced setting it is smart size lock aspect ratio is checked and resize all layers is unchecked) also please save often and for placement on the tag you can always refer to the example tag if that helps.

Let's get started!!


Open a new image 800 X 800 pixels with a transparent background.  You can resize later to meet your needs.
Copy & paste paper 10 from the scrapkit onto your new image resize by 150% and apply your mask of choice.  (Click layers, load save mask, make sure fit to canvas, source luminance and hide all mask is checked then click load) In layers right click on mask hit delete and answer yes to the popup. Now right click on group layer merge merge group.  
Open frame6 copy & paste to your image  
Open beads and copy & paste to your image and place in the bottom left corner of your mask
Open bottle copy & paste to your image and place it on the right bottom of your mask
Open van copy & paste to your image and place it across the bottom of frame6
Open peacesign copy & paste to your image and place it over the right side of your beads
Open paperflower1 copy & paste to your image and place it in the top right corner of your mask
Open WA1 copy & paste to your image and place it on top of your van add a dropshadow of choice
Open recordplayer copy & paste to your image resize by 50% and place over the right wheel of your van
Open guitar copy & paste to your image and place on the left side of your of your mask 
Open lavalamp copy & paste to your image and place on the left side of your bottle just above your beads
Open frame2 copy & paste to your image move it above your wordart.  Using your magic wand with the following settings
click inside your frames and expand your selections with the following settings

Open paper 8 copy and paste to your image - go to selections invert and hit delete on your keyboard.  Selections select none Move this layer below your frame.
Open your tube or tubes of choice and copy & paste to your image resize as needed (I did not have to resize and used 3 different tubes)  Move this layer below your frame Take you eraser tool and erase any of the tubes that is not in the frame. Merge your tube layers to one and duplicate x2 close off the original tube layer for now and move the other two to either side of the frame so that they cover the whole inside of the frame from end to end when you have them where you want these 2 layers merge then together and change the layer to overlay Now you can open your original tube layer.
Open heart copy & paste to your image and place in the left top corner of your frame
Open rollingpapers copy & paste to your image and place on top of frame2 between the heart and paper flower
Open your tube or tubes of choice resize if needed (I used 2 different tubes and didn't have to resize) Add a dropshadow of your choice to each tube

 Add your copyrights and name of choice and you are finished!!


I hope you liked this tut and please let me know it anything is not correct. Thank you.

Be Creative as you want!

Saturday, August 2, 2014

Country Beauty FTU

Country Beauty

I used the wonderful artwork called CountryGirl by Keith Garvey which you must be licensed to use. You can purchase his tubes from Garv Girls PSP Tubes which can now be found here
I am using a awesome scrapkit called Rustic Luv by Karra's Kreative Korner which can be found here (last one in the bundle cannot download only that one)
Font of Choice  
Mask of Choice  I used WSL128
The tut was written in Paint Shop Pro X4 but should work in others.

Note When I resize I use these settings: (make sure that pixel dimensions is on percent and in advanced setting it is smart size lock aspect ratio is checked and resize all layers is unchecked) also please save often and for placement on the tag you can always refer to the example tag if that helps.

Let's get started!!


Open a new image 800 X 800 pixels with a transparent background.  You can resize later to meet your needs.
Copy & paste paper 10 from the scrapkit onto your new image resize by 150% and apply your mask of choice.  (Click layers, load save mask, make sure fit to canvas, source luminance and hide all mask is checked then click load) In layers right click on mask hit delete and answer yes to the popup. Now right click on group layer merge merge group.  Resize finished mask by 116%
Open frame2 copy & paste to your image  resize by 112%
Open clouds copy & paste to your image and place it at the top of frame2
Open flower1 copy & paste to your image and place it at the top left corner of frame2
Open leaves2  copy & paste to your image and place it at the top right corner of frame2
Open leaves1 copy & paste to your image and place it so that it sits on the right and slightly down of  leaves2
Open frame1 copy & paste to your image  Using your magic wand with the following settings 

click inside your frame and expand your selections with the following settings

Open paper 6 copy and paste to your image - go to selections invert and hit delete on your keyboard.  Selections select none Move this layer below your frame.
Open your tube of choice and copy & paste to your image resize as needed   Position as you would like on the frame
Open flower2 copy & paste to your image and place on the right side of your frame1 so that the top of the rose is almost to the top of the frame
Open flowers4 and copy & paste to your image and place on the left side of frame1 so that the bottom of the flower is at the bottom of the frame
Open grass copy & paste to your image and place it just below the bottom of your mask
Open fence copy & paste to your image and place it just above your grass
Open boots copy & paste to your image and place them on the right end of your fence
Open butterfly copy & paste to your image resize by 71% and place on the top left of your fence 

Add a dropshadow of your choice  to your frame, tube and fence (or anything your want)

 Add your copyrights and name of choice and you are finished!!


I hope you liked this tut and please let me know it anything is not correct. Thank you.

Be Creative as you want!

Queen of Mean PTU

Queen of Mean

I used the wonderful artwork called Queen of Hearts by Diana Levin which you must be licensed to use. You can purchase her tubes from The PSP Project which can now be found here
I am using a awesome scrapkit called Queen of Hearts by Gimptastic Scraps which can be purchased at The PSP Project here
Font of Choice  
Mask of Choice  I used Vix Big Mask 018
The tut was written in Paint Shop Pro X4 but should work in others.

Note When I resize I use these settings: (make sure that pixel dimensions is on percent and in advanced setting it is smart size lock aspect ratio is checked and resize all layers is unchecked) also please save often and for placement on the tag you can always refer to the example tag if that helps.

Let's get started!!


Open a new image 800 X 800 pixels with a transparent background.  You can resize later to meet your needs.
Copy & paste paper 3 from the scrapkit onto your new image resize by 150% and apply your mask of choice.  (Click layers, load save mask, make sure fit to canvas, source luminance and hide all mask is checked then click load) In layers right click on mask hit delete and answer yes to the popup. Now right click on group layer merge merge group.  
Open frame6 copy & paste to your image move it to the right top of your mask.  Using your magic wand with the following settings

 click inside your frame and expand your selections with the following settings

Open paper 5 copy and paste to your image - go to selections invert and hit delete on your keyboard.  Selections select none Move this layer below your frame.
Open your tube of choice and copy & paste to your image resize as needed   Move this layer below your frame  Using your magic wand with the same setting as above click inside your frame and expand your selections with the following settings  making sure you are on your tube layer go to selections invert and hit 
delete on your keyboard.  Selections select none  Change the layer to multiply
Open hat copy & paste to your image and place on the right side bottom of your frame so that the front point of the has is slightly on the middle of this area of the frame
Open moon and copy & paste to your image and place on the top right of your frame between the 2 points 
so that the bottom of the moon is on the frame
Open pawn copy & paste to your image and place it so that it sits on the front point of your hat
Open queen copy & paste to your image and place it next to the pawn
Open mushroom copy & paste to your image duplicate and place them across the bottom of your image
Open mirror copy & paste to your image and place it in the top left corner of your mask Using your magic wand with the following settings click inside your the mirror Open your tube of choice and copy & paste to your image resize as needed   Move this layer on top of your mirror and position it so that the part of the 
tube you want to show is inside the mirror then hit selections invert delete selection none change this layer to overlay
Open Oldbottle copy & paste to your image and place it on the right bottom on the end of the mushroom
Open flower2 copy & paste to your image and place in the middle right side next to your mirror handle
Open knife copy & paste to your image and place on the bottom of your frame
Open your tube of choice and copy & paste to your image resize as needed (I resized by 80%) and place on the left side of your mask between the frame and the mirror
Add a dropshadow of your choice  to your frame (or anything your want)

 Add your copyrights and name of choice and you are finished!!


I hope you liked this tut and please let me know it anything is not correct. Thank you.

Be Creative as you want!