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.