BeWare of the Cat

 

In this PSP tutorial I used the artwork of Lorri Kajenna

called Black Cat

available for purchase at PicsForDesign

Anyone wishing to use the same image in their own personal creation

MUST have the proper license for that image

FTU Scrapkit called Morgana by Engelchens Crazy Fantasy World

WordArt by LadyQueen of Creative Misfits

You may download from their blog HERE

Font Shriek!

Open new transparent background 650 x 650 px

Flood fill white

open Element 122 

C/P 

Using the pick tool or transformation tool,

stretch the mansion both height & width

For added dimension

Hold 'control' key, 

select bottom left corner of transformation nodes

move upwards

(holding control key manipulates both of the left corners

simultaneously

Open element 88, C/P over brick pattern of mansion,

placing slightly down & to left

to change the colour to match the mansion

use Manual Color Correction Tool

**If you do not have this tool on your Top toolbar,

go to View - Customize - All Commands

find Manual Color Correction &

drag its icon to the Top tool bar**

To change colour, select Manuel Color Correction tool

Manual target colour

Source colour #a8a8a8

target colour #98a0a7

click Ok

To personalize your tag, add elements of choice

For my version I used the following:

52 - 75%

55 - 25%

16 - 25% duplicate, mirror & resize 70%

35 - 50%

33 - 25%

48 - 75% - colourize white using

brightness/contrast 255/0

155 - 45% colourize white as above

127 - 25%

133 - 35 to 50%

144 - 25%

154 - 25%

190 - 75%

193 - 50%

184 - 75% mirror

See sample tag above for placement

Add main tube (including bat) - 18 to 20%

to increase contrast of tube

duplicate tube, use blur - gaussian blur of 2,

change blend mode to soft light & drop opacity to 30%

D/S original tube only 

Add wordart of choice, resize 75% if using same WA, add fav bevel & 

D/S 1/1/90/3 blur color black

Add copyright including license # & url

Add name with your favourite bevel, D/S

Close white background, merge visible, crop merged opaque

I hope you enjoy 

 Template 2

Another fun template just in time for Halloween

Click on the Link below

4 Shared

Dream It

 

In this PSP tutorial I used the artwork of Rachael Tallamy

Not sure if this Artist is selling anywhere unfortunately

You must use a license if using this image

FTU scrapkit by Mizteeque called Traveller

Thank you Mizteeque! Please leave a comment on her blog if d/ling 

Two masks by Mizteeque

PNG version Miz_Mask345 &

PNG version of Miz_Mask362

Shattered brushes I used are by Obsidian Dawn available for purchase only

You may however substitute these Photoshop Broken Glass brushes 

by Perpetual Studios HERE

unfortunately these brushes may not work in PSP

if you happen to have Photoshop CC, you may create a new black image,

using white as foreground, load brushes & paint with tool brush on new layer

Save as a PSD then open in PSP

Filter Unlimited 2.0: Color Filters

Dream It WordArt by myself supplied below

Click on Wordart to open in new window, then right click to save

Font LHF Encore Distressed

Open new image 700 x 700 px transparent,

flood fill white. We will crop later

Open PNG Miz_mask345 select all, float, defloat

add a new raster layer

open Paper 5, copy

paste 'into' mask selection, deselect.

Close or delete original mask.

Copy & paste onto working image

We will do same with PNG Miz_mask362

except use Paper 9.

Copy & paste working image

Open frame 63, resize to 305 px wide

C/P

rotate 7 degrees to left

Drop shadow on a new layer by checking the box

use a soft setting like 2/2/35/10 blur colour black or colour of choice

Using rectangle selection tool, draw a selection

around the perimeter of the frame, invert

find masked paper 9 layer, delete excess.

Deselect

Open tube of choice, preferably one horizontal

resize as necessary, arrange

Apply Filters Unlimited color filters - color temperature - setting 105

This will give the tube a greenish hue.

From here we will build your tag around the tube

add elements of choice, experiment with different blend modes

Element 83 - size to 41 px wide

Element 84 - 50% & flip

Element 49-75%

Element 11 - size to 248 px wide, duplicate, mirror 

Element 91 - 50%

Element 70- size to 145 px wide

Element 46 - size to 283 px wide

Element 45-256 px wide

Element 41 - 50 %

Element 53- 100%

Open element 54, draw freehand selection

around the fly away seeds of the element only

Promote this selection to a layer, deselect

C/P seeds on working image

Change colour of these seeds to white

using brightness/contrast setting 255, 0

If using broken window brushes, C/P 

within one pane of the window,

erase any excess

Open wordart C/P

D/S 1/1/35/5 blur #161805

Add copyright, license & url of image

Add Name, favourite bevel & D/S

close or delete white background layer

Merge visible, crop 'merged opaque'

& save as a PNG

I hope you like your result!

I'd love to see your creations.

Autumn Shows

In this PSP tutorial I used the artwork of Enamorte

available for purchase at CDO

Anyone wishing to use the same image in their own personal creation

MUST have the proper license for that image

FTU Cluster Frame Element by IEZombie Graphics HERE

Stars & Moon Element by IEZombie Graphics HERE

Fall Leaves in PNG HERE

Brushes of choice

I used Photoshop dandelion seed brushes HERE & broken mirror brushes HERE

unfortunately these brushes will not work in PSP

if you happen to have Photoshop CC, you may create a new black image,

using white as foreground, load brushes & paint with tool brush on new layer

Save as a PSD then open in PSP.

Autumn WordArt by myself supplied below

Click on Wordart to open in new window, then right click to save

Font Futuristic Fixed Width

Open Cluster frame in PSD format (layers), resize to 650 px in height if desired

Close off layers 2 & 3

Open Stars & Moon Element

with selection tool, draw a freehand selection around

the Stars only - promote to new layer & deselect

Copy this promoted layer onto the main cluster frame

paste lower left of frame, then move below Layer 1

Sharpen with Unsharp Mask setting: 1, 55, 5, luminance checked.

Open tube of choice, resize as required

If using same tube, resize to 500 px in height

C/P above Layer 1

Using soft setting of brush tool, erase the hard bottom 

edge of your tube layer

change blend mode of tube to 'soft light'

& duplicate

Add wordart supplied below C/P

Add favourite bevel to WA if desired

D/S with setting 1/1/65, 3 blur Black

Open Leaves, resize 25%, C/P on left side of cluster frame

D/S

Add new raster layer - name this layer - brushes

Add brushes of choice in colour white

with no drop shadow

Add copyright, license & url of image

Add Name

Merge visible, crop 'merged opaque'

& save as a PNG

I hope you enjoyed this quick tutoria!

Autumns Gentle Touch

In this PSP tutorial I used the artwork of Anna Marine

available for purchase at CDO

Anyone wishing to use the same image in their own personal creation

MUST have the proper license for that image

FTU Mini-kit called Fallin' For You by PinkPaperPeppermints

Two masks used in this creation.

One by Kim Broedelet

found HERE

and dragonfly mask 875 by Heidi of PspMask HERE

Autumn WordArt by Dray of Creative Misfits featured on their Blog

Font 2Peas Gingersnap

Open new image 650 x 650 px transparent

flood fill white

open in elements folder, paint splatter

resized to 625 px in height

C/P above white background

mirror this splatter

Open yellow solid paper, resize 650 px

C/P above splatter,

apply dragonfly mask875, merge group

Open golden leaf 2, resize 30%

C/P & arrange

Open tube image, preferably one of face or close-up,

press shift + D to make duplicate.

Close original tube

On duplicate of tube, find layer - new mask layer - from image,

locate Kim Broedelet mask & apply.

Merge group. C/P above leaf layer on working image

Change blend mode to 'luminance 'L'

duplicate this tube layer, change blend mode to 'soft light'

and apply blur: gaussian blur setting: 25 

Open butterfly cluster, resize 25%, C/P

open blue heart element, resize 26% 

C/P, rotate left 17 degree, sharpen,

change blend mode to 'overlay'

Open wordart, merge the 3 words of choice

in my example, I chose 

"Autumns gentle Touch"

C/P , change blend mode to 'screen' or one of choice

and drop opacity to 51%

Add copyright, license & url of image

Add name

Close white background layer, merge visible, crop merged opaque

& save as a PNG

I hope you enjoyed this!

 

 

Spooky Halloween

In this PSP tutorial I used the artwork of Alicia Mujica

available for purchase at AliciaMujicaDesigns

Anyone wishing to use the same image in their own personal creation

MUST have the proper license for that image

FTU Scrapkit called 2018 Halloween Freebie by TinyTurtleDesigns

template 36 by Pink of JustLikeCandyDesigns

Mask 2c931711 HERE

I do not know the owner of this mask

Please notify me if it belongs to you.

WordArt Spooky by Pink of JustLikeCandyDesigns

Font Moonstone

Open template 36

delete CR & background doodle 

Add a new raster layer, Flood fill white

and send to bottom

Add new raster layer, flood fill #d34917

Open mask, minimize

apply mask to this orange layer, merge group.

Select right blue circle, select all, float, defloat

add new raster layer & paste paper 4 'into' the selection.

deselect.

Select left blue circle. Copy flower 22, resize 75%

and paste over top left blue circle, delete circle layer.

Select left checker sq, select all, float, defloat

add layer, C/P paper 14 'into' the selection, deselect.

Change blend mode to 'multiply'

Do same for right checker sq

Select left neon green circle, select all, float, defloat

Add new raster layer

C/P paper 6 'into' the selection. Deselect.

Select right neon green circle, select all, float, defloat

add new layer, paste paper 15 'into' the selection. Deselect.

Select purple center rect, select all, float, defloat,

paste paper 11 as new layer, selections invert, delete excess.

Change blend mode to 'multiply' and duplicate

Back to purple center rect, using adjust brightness/contrast

setting 255/0, changes purple to white

Select all, float, defloat, modify expand by 4 px,

add a new raster layer, flood fill black. Deselect

move this layer below white center rect.

Adjust, add noise, random, 55, monochrome UNchecked

Select black center square, open frame 16, C/P

move slightly downward

Using magic wand, click in center of this frame,

modify selection expand by 10, invert

back to black center square, delete excess black.

Add tube of choice, duplicate

move duplicate copy of tube below frame 

but above black center

using selection tool, draw a free hand selection

around bottom of tube to remove excess beyond outside of frame

Do this for both artist tube layers.

(you may use eraser tool instead to erase bottom of tube layers)

Add 'close-up' of tube inside frame for a mirrored effect.

Use magic wand to select inside frame,

Paste close-up, invert & delete excess tube.

Lower opacity of close-up to 32%,

duplicate and change blend mode to 'soft light' 

Add elements of choice or what I used:

2,3,4

23,24

30, 34, 37

41, 48,

63, 64, 65, 74 & 76

resize to your liking, sharpen once

Back to right blue circle paper 4 layer, 

select all, float, defloat, modify selection expand by 4

add a new raster layer,

flood fill with gold gradient (used metal brass, linear 45 angle)

comes with this version of PSP

Deselect 

Be sure this gradient layer is below the paper layer but above the

right blue circle layer.

On gradient layer, adjust, brightness/contrast - fill light/clarity

setting 48/17.

Add dropshadow to all circle layers, rectangle layer, frame & elements 

**Do not dropshadow elements 34 & 76**

Add wordart of choice, resize 50%, C/P & D/S

Add copyright, license & url

Add name in same colour as Masked layer #d34917

use favourite bevel setting & D/S

Close or delete white background layer.

Merge Visible, crop merged opaque

and save as a PNG.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial

Here is a Fall Template for your tag designing.

Download from 4shared 

 

Another set of Fall Masks for your tagging enjoyment!

There are Ten Fall masks in all.

I hope you can make use of some of them.

You may download on 4shared

 

 Scary Halloween

In this PSP tutorial I used the artwork of Enys Guerrero

available for purchase at CDO

Anyone wishing to use the same image in their own personal creation

MUST have the proper license for that image

FTU Scrapkit called Scary Halloween by ElFairy Scrap

Supplies available at 4-shared or MediaFire

(i do not know where i obtained these supplies.

if they belong to you, please let me know so i may properly credit you)

WordArt by myself HERE

Font Blood Omen

Open new transparent background 650 x 650 px

Flood fill white

open cluster from supplies

C/P, move slightly upward

On this tag sample I used the .jpg images

by Enys Guerrero

Open main image resized 75%, C/P behind cluster frame

and arrange behind larger picture frame.

Using rectangle selection tool, draw selection

around image, invert & delete excess image. Deselect.

Do the same for the smaller picture frame

open image, resized 105%

C/P behind cluster smaller picture frame

to capture the 'eyes' of the witch

Using rectangle selection too, draw selection

inside this smaller picture frame, invert & delete to remove excess.

Deselect. 

Add following elements from scrapkit, adding D/S & sharpen

as you layer each element

005ef, use freehand selection tool to select a few bones beneath urn

to exclude the urn, deselect. resize 30%

020ef resize 30% 

024ef resize 25% & again 40%

026ef resize 25%, mirror

043ef resize 40% 

052ef resize 25-30%

055ef, resize 25% & again 40%

069ef (rotate 90 deg to right)

C/P pumpkins from supplies, resize 75%

open mask provided, minimize

To make masked layer,

activate white background layer,

add new raster layer, selections, select all

copy paper 081ef from scrap kit

paste 'into' the selection. Deselect.

Layers - New mask layer - from image

locate mask & apply. Merge group.

Add any other elements of choice

to make it original to you.

Add wordart, resize 75%, D/S 2/2/100,3 color black

Add copyright of image used including license # & url

Add name with your favourite bevel, D/S

Close white background, merge visible

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial

I would love to see your results.

Please leave a link to your tag

in the comments.

 Thought I would share with you some masks I made. Here is one of ten masks in my file. Feel free to download but please do not change the file image names.

To download all 10 masks, click link below

4-shared

Made a tag for a cluster challenge at Creative Chicks PSP forum

 using one of my masks posted above

and this Alex Prihodko of Pics For Design tube fit the cluster perfectly.

The frame cluster is from a PTU kit by Tiny Turtle Designs

called Witch's Brew

 

 

Hello everyone

I'm venturing out and leaving my mark, my watermark. I've created a blog ! i never imagined this coming to fruition but here i am, sharing with you what i do as a hobby. i hope to share some of my knowledge with those new & seasoned with PSP and photoshop. i love designing tags but also dabble in website design. i hope i can inspire you to create with me while keeping it simple & easy to understand. 

Thank you for this opportunity to be here with you. 

always, Wendy