Rockabilly Gurl FTU

This tut was written for those with a basic knowledge of psp.

I am using the awesome artwork of Victoria Fox.

You need a license to use this art work. Please do not use without a license.

You can find this art at PTE HERE

Supplies Needed

I used PSPX...but any of them should work.

Rockabilly Cluster Frame HERE

This was made using the Rockabilly Beauty Kit

Karra's Kreative Korner HERE

Xero Filter-Soft Mood, Porcelain and Mistifier

PhotoEffex-Scanlines

WSL_Mask84 , get it HERE

Font is Jayne Print YOFF

Drop Shadow usually V2 H2 50 5

Hold shift key and hit the d on your keyboard,

to duplicate the frame and close the original.

Delete the credits.

New raster layer, flood fill with this color #1ca2db, apply

your mask, delete and merge group.

New raster layer again and flood fill with white, apply the mask again

and delete and merge group, resize to 95%, lower the opacity to 75% and position.

Take your magic wand and click inside the frame,

go to Selections, Modify and expand by 4, add a new

raster layer and fill with color of choice, I used #8d0106,

move below the frame, add your closeup and position where you like the looks of it,

then invert and delete.

Remember to add your drop shadow.

On the fill color I added the filter PhotoEffex-Scanlines,

width set at 2 and noise amount at 50, all other settings at default.

If you do not have this filter, you can go to effects,

texture, blinds and add lines that way.

On your closeup tube, apply, soft mood first, then porcelain

and then mistifier.

Add your tube and move over to the right side of the frame.

Add your drop shadow.

If happy with everything, ,merge visible, resize if needed.

Add your copyright and name and you are done.

Save as a png.

Thank you for giving my tut a try.

All American Girl

This tut was written for those with a basic knowledge of psp.

I am using the awesome artwork of Ismael Rac.

You need a license to use this art work. Please do not use without a license.

You can find his art at his store HERE

Supplies Needed

I used PSPX...but any of them should work.
Xero Filter, Radiance, Porcelain and Misitifier

Eye Candy 4000-Gradient Glow(Optional)

Scrap kit is by Tasha, Red, White and Blue

A Limited time Freebie,  get it HERE

Melissaz Template 89 HERE

Font is Missing Man Out

Drop Shadow usually V2 H2 50 5

Let's get started

Open the template and duplicate and close the orginial.

Delete the copyright from the template.
Remember to add your drop shadow as you go along.

On the black rectangles, Selections, select all, float, defloat,

copy and paste paper #5, invert and delete.

Do Not deselect yet, copy and paste your tube and place

on one side or the other, then delete, select none.

Duplicate your tube and move to the other side now.

Change the blend mode to luminance (L)

Add the Xero Filter, Radiance first, then Porcelain and then

Mistifier.

Then I applied Eye Candy Gradient glow on fat,

with the first color white and the second color red.

Glow width at 3 and then the other settings default.

On the wavy lines, select all, float, defloat and paste paper of choice.

I used the glitter paper #12, invert and delete,

go to Adjust and sharpen once.

On the wordart American Girl, select all etc and then paste

paper #13, invert and delete. Adjust, sharpness,

sharpen once. Then select all again, expand by 2,

new raster layer, fill with white, add noise at 50% and

move below the wordart, add drop shadow.

On the frame, select all, etc and use the same paper #13

and sharpen also. Select the raster 4 layer of the temp,

which is the matt behind the frame, select all etc,

paste your tube, invert and delete, change the blend

mode to soft light.

Click on the larger stars and select all, etc and paste paper

#12, invert, delete and sharpen.

Do the same with the smaller stars, only use paper

#11, sharpen. I added the gradient glow to the

stars also.

Resize the bird to 50% and place on the pole,

if using the same tube that I am using.

Resize the 4th of July button to 75% and move

on the left side.

Lips resize to 35% and place on the left at the bottom.

Place the fireworks, one at upper left and one at

lower right, merge down to one layer for them.

Resize fireworks #1 to 65% and place behind the

4th of July button, then duplicate and place

up behind the flag area of the tube.

Resize the firework rocket to 50%, mirror and place on the right, duplicate and move down some.

If happy with everything, close off your white background, if you used one and the fireworks and merge visible,  and resize all.

Open your background and fireworks,

add your copyright and name.

If you are not going to animate, then you do not need the

white background anymore, so close off and merge visible and you are done.

To Animate

  Add noise at 100%, take to animation, come back and add it again,

and go back to animation shop, paste after the current frame,

go back to psp one more time and repeat the noise.

Back to animation and paste after current frame again,

a total of 3 frames, once happy save your tag and that's it.

Hope you enjoyed doing my tut.

Patriotic/No Scrap Forum Set

This tut was written for those with a basic knowledge of psp.

I am using the awesome artwork of Ismael Rac.

You need a license to use this art work. Please do not use without a license.

You can find his art at his store HERE

Supplies Needed

I used PSPX...but any of them should work.
Xero Filter, Porcelain, Soft vignette
Photo Effex, Scan lines-Do a search for the filter

Spawn's Template 015 HERE

Font is Saginaw 

Drop Shadow usually V2 H2 50 5

Let's get started

Open the template and duplicate and close the orginial.

Delete the copyright from the template.
Remember to add your drop shadow as you go along.

Select the middle background, select all, float, defloat
and fill with color #c00000 or color of choice.
Select the dots and add a new raster layer and flood fill
with white, select none and delete the black dots.
Select the black outline and new raster layer, flood fill with white, delete the black outline.
Select the middle layer again, select all, float defloat and paste your close up tube, if using the same one as I am,
 on one side with the face showing,
then paste again and move so the necktie is showing on
the other side, now invert and delete each tube, make sure you are on that layer of the tube when u delete, select none.
Apply Xero filter, porcelain first to both, then soft vignette on the pattern type, change that to Diagonal Mesh, then click ok.

Select the dark gray frame, select all, float, defloat, add a new layer and fill with #094da9 or color of your choice.
Then type in a saying, I typed Happy 4th of July with
Saginaw, set at 20 and typed it to fit in that area,
then duplicated and moved down, add your drop shadow.

Select the light gray strips, select, etc and new raster layer and fill with your red color again, delete the gray layer.
Add the filter PhotoEffex, Scanlines, line width 2,
all else default, except for noise amount,
change that to 50. Then go to Adjust and sharpness and sharpen.
Select your Top and Bottom dark gray layer now, and add the blue color as before, add the filter scanlines again and sharpen.
Click on the white background squares layer and
add the scanlines filter and sharpen.
Add your middle size tube and center, add your drop shadow.
If you do not want to animate, you are done, merge visible,
add your copyright and name.

If you want to do animation, no not merge, select the black outline that you changed to white and add noise at 100%, then click on the border(optional on border)
 and add the noise to that also,
copy merged and take to animation shop.
Then come back, add noise again to both and take to
animation and place after the first frame. Do this one more time for a total of 3 times.

For the Avator
All I did was resize to 75% and pasted into
a 150 x 150 new image and mirrored.
You decide if you want the tie or the face to show on it.
I decided on the tie part.
Type Happy 4th with Saginaw at 16 on the
top blue area.
Then merge, select all new raster layer, fill with black,
contract by one and delete, merge visible.
Add your copyrights and name and you are all done

I hope you have enjoyed doing this tut.

Wearing Shades FTU

This tut was written for those with a basic knowledge of psp.

I am using the awesome artwork of Arthur Crowe.

You need a license to use this art work. Please do not use without a license.

You can find his art at his store HERE

Supplies Needed

I used PSPX...but any of them should work.

Eye Candy 4000-Gradient Glow (Optional)

WSL_Mask 84, get it HERE

Scrap kit is Summer Days  and you can get it HERE

Template 88 by Leah HERE

Font is Shark in the Water

Drop Shadow usually V2 H2 50 5

Let's get started

Open the template and duplicate and close the orginial.

Go to Image, Canvas size and change it to 800 x 800

I like room to work, can resize later.

Delete the copyright from the template and the

thin rectangle.

Paste a paper of choice and apply your mask, delete and

merge group.

Move the wordart to the top and add a gradient glow to it

Copy and paste the sand and flip and move down to the bottom of the template.

Select circle 1 which is the blue center, select all, float, defloat and paste your paper of choice,

I used #8, invert and delete, and delete your blue circle also.

Click the frame layer and go to Adjust and add noise twice at 100% with monochrome checked.

Now select each layer on the template and do the usual,

select all, float, defloat and paste the papers of choice, invert and delete  on each layer. Remember to add your drop shadow as you go along.

Add your tube and resize now if needed and

place on top of the sand in the center of the tag.

Resize the sun to 65% and place to the left behind the tube.

Take the sun rays and place to the right at top

under the wordart Shades, just under the S.

Now the elements, resize the beach ball to 50% and place on the left side.

Resize the boombox 65% and place in front of the ball.

Resize the beer to 30% and place on the right side.

Sunglasses resize to 50% and place on either side.

Refer to my tag for placement or place where you

like the looks of the elements..my choices are just a

guide..resize the cell to 40% and free rotate to the right 25%.

If you would like to add a picture to the cell, I duplicated the tube, resized down to 50% and same free rotation, then

took my magic wand and clicked inside the black square

and pasted the face and invert and deleted, and

changed the blend mode to hard light.

Resize the camera 50% and mirror and place.

Resize the surf board to 80% and place on the right

behind the elements. Remember your drop shadows.

Resize the puppy to 40%, mirror and place in front of the tube by the leg.

Now take the weeds and place behind the tube, where you like the looks of them. I duplicated them and move behind

some of the other layers also...I have a tendency to look and add more at times, so hopefully I have not confused you...

Resize the starfish and place 2 or 3 times on the sand area.

If you are happy with the looks of your tag, merge visible and

resize now.

Add your copyrights and url and name and you are all done

I hope you have enjoyed doing this tut.

Red, White and Blue Forum Set FTU

This tut was written for those with a basic knowledge of psp.

I am using the awesome artwork of Akkasshaa.

You need a license to use this art work. Please do not use without a license.

You can find this art at PTE HERE

Supplies Needed

I used PSPX...but any of them should work.

Scrap kit by Dreamland Designs, Americana

and you can get it HERE

Xero Filter-Mistifier, Porcelain and Soft Mood

Font-Jayne Print YOFF 

Drop Shadow usually V2 H2 50 5

Let's get started

This is a pretty easy one

Open a new image 600 by 250

Copy and paste paper #7 or paper of choice.

I used my pick tool to pull the paper out to the sides.

Or you can select all and paste paper into selections. 

Copy and paste your close up and position in the center.

We are doing this now so it will be easier to know

where to place the closeup behind this one.

I resized my close up to 90%, then duplicate and mirror

and place behind and to the side of your main close up tube.

Once in place, merge these 2 tubes and then

apply the xero filter soft mood and

change the blend mode to overlay or one that you prefer.

Ok now copy and paste your full tube and

duplicate and mirror.

Refer to my tag for placement of this tube,

if using the same one I am.

Move it to where just the body is showing,

apply xero filter  porcelain to these, merge these 2 together.

Copy and paste your full tube again and move close to the edge on one side,

then duplicate and mirror this one,

merge these 2 tubes and apply the xero filter, porcelain and then mistifier.

Copy and paste ribbon #2 and resize to 90%

and

duplicate and then move over and line up with the first one,

 merge these two together. Move below your close up tube.

Copy and paste my country patch and resize to 85% and free rotate to the right 20%.

Copy and paste the ribbon that says support our troops and place on the left side of the patch.

Copy and paste the flag and place on the right side, behind the Close up tube.

I resized the red and blue stars to 75% and placed in different areas.

Add any other elements that you would like.

For the frame, crop tag first, then select all, new raster layer

 and fill with #1d3452 or color of your choice and contract by 3 and delete,

add another new raster layer and fill with #880e07

and contract by 2 and delete, now select none.

Merge all visible and add all your copyrights and url

and your name.

Now for the Avator

Open a new image 150 x 150

Close off your tube on the tag you just made and cope merged the other layers

and paste onto the new image and resize to 75% and position into place.

Go back and open your tube and copy and paste

and resize the tube to 75% also and mirror and move into place, merge visible

and do the frame the same as you did on the other tag.

Add your copyright and license # to this also.

Thanks for giving my tut a try.

Patriotic Forum Set FTU

This tut was written for those with a basic knowledge of psp.

I am using the awesome artwork of Victoria Fox.

You need a license to use this art work. Please do not use without a license. 

You can find this art at PTE HERE

Supplies Needed

I used PSPX...but any of them should work.
Scrap kit by Dreamland Designs, Independance Day
and you can get it HERE
Xero Filter-Porcelain

Font-PR8Charade

Drop Shadow usually V2 H2 50 5

Let's get started

This is an easy peasy one..lol

Open a new image 600 by 250, fill with this color, #f0dfc3

Copy and paste paper #7 or paper of choice

and then change the blend mode to Luminance(L), merge down.

Copy your tube and duplicate it twice.

Place one on each side and one in the center.

Close off your background and merge your tubes.

Lower the opacity to 25% or what you like the looks of, open background now.

Copy and paste the red doodle and move to the right a bit, then duplicate and mirror. You might need to erase it a bit once your tube is placed.

Copy element tag #3 and move over and duplicate and position into place in the center of your tag, be sure to be on the top one and merge down, add your drop shadow.

Copy ribbon #2 and rotate it 90%, duplicate and line the pattern up, then position at the top or bottom of your tag, then merge these to layers, duplicate

and flip.

Copy and paste your tube now and place into position, refer to my tag.  Add xero filter-porcelain.

Place sign #1 on the right side and free rotate, 20% to the right.

Copy and paste the star and resize to 50%, duplicate and place on different sections of your tag.

Once happy with it all merge visible.

For the frame, select all, new raster layer, fill with color #f0c09a, then Selections, contract, modify by 3, hit your delete key on your keyboard. Do not deselect yet, add a new raster layer and then fill with this color #53090c, modify contract by 2, delete and now deselect. Be sure to sharpen your tag now also.

Add all your copyrights and name and you are done.

I added Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow to the name.

Now for the Avator

Open a new layer, 150 x 150

Copy and paste your tag you just finished and resize to 65%,

 move into position then merge visible,

and do the frame the same as before.

Select all, new layer fill with same color, modify by 3, delete,

new layer, fill with the red color, delete and select none.

Add your copyright and initial and all done.

Thanks for giving my tut a try.