Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Spot By The Sea ~ Amber

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  CT Tag for Curious Creative Dreams
Artist Tube ~ Amber of VeryManyArtists
 Brilliant Scrapkit ~ Spot By the Sea available at


This Beach Scrap kit has 110 Elements, 20 AI Elements
10 Frames & 20 Papers







Monday, May 15, 2023

Precious Naomi CT Tag for CCD

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CT Tag for Curious Creative Dreams
Artist Tube ~ Barbara Jensen available for purchase HERE
 Stunning Scrapkit ~ Precious Naomi available at

This stunningly, beautiful scrap kit contains 103 elements,
15 AI elements,  22 flowers, 10 frames & 20 papers









Saturday, May 6, 2023

Sassy Steampunk CT Tag



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CT Tag for Curious Creative Dreams ~ Sassy Steampunk
Artist Tube ~ Very Many HERE
Scrapkit available for purchase at


A stunning, beauteous scrapkit 
featuring 100 Elements, 15 AI elements, 22 Papers & 10 frames
*Note: animation is not part of the scrapkit*



 

Thursday, May 4, 2023

Tag Showoffs

I'm thrilled to show you some tag examples by friends...

by Jenny






by Miggins
by sandy


by Rachey



by Vicki








Subtle Spring



Artist Tube by Very Many
purchased from Very Many Tubes
PTU Scrap kit by Curious Creative Dreams
found at Digital-Obsession Shop HERE


A gorgeous Spring Scrapkit
with 125 elements, 12 AI elements, 22 papers, 10 frames
Template 904 by Millie's PSP Madness HERE 
KissingKateMask2 HERE
Plugins:  Screenworks ~ Pinhole
Mura's Meister ~ Copies
PTU Font SNF Ambrosia Bold 
D/S of choice

 ***

1. Open template 904 mpm, delete white background, credits, layer 4, layer 13 & layer 14.
Resize canvas 800 x 700 px
Add NRL, send to bottom, flood fill white
Add NRL, select all
Open SS_paper 19, C/Paste into the selection. d/s
Apply mask to this paper. Merge group.
Duplicate mask, mirror Vertical & mirror Horizontal

Working from bottom layer 1, select all, float, defloat
add NRL, open SS_paper 20, C/Paste into the selection, d/s.
Sharpen More
Select layer 1, select all, float, defloat, expand by 5 px
Add NRL, flood fill with #a37812. d/s
Add noise ~ Random, 73, monochrome checked.
Delete original layer 1.

2.  Select layer 2, select all, float, defloat
Add NRL, open SS_paper 8, C/Paste into the selection. d/s Sharpen More
select layer 2, select all float, defloat, expand 5 px
add NRL, flood fill with #2d88b1 d/s
Add noise as above.
Delete original layer 2.

Select layer 3, select all, float, defloat
Add NRL, open SS_paper 20, C/Paste into the selection. d/s Sharpen More
select layer 3, select all, float, defloat, expand by 5 px
Add NRL, flood fill with #a37812 d/s
Add noise.
Delete original layer 3.

Select layer 5, select all, float, defloat
Add NRL, open SS_paper 22, C/Paste into the selection. d/s Sharpen More
select layer 5, select all, float, defloat, expand by 5 px
Add NRL, flood fill with #2d88b1 d/s
Add noise.
Delete original layer 5.

Select layer 6, select all, float, defloat
Add NRL, open SS_paper 1, C/Paste into the selection, d/s, Sharpen More
Select layer 6, select all, float, defloat, expand by 5 px
Add NRL, flood fill with #2d88b1 d/s
Add noise
Delete original layer 6.


3.  Select layer 7, select all, float, defloat, invert
open paper ~ resize 50%,
C/P & delete excess. d/s & sharpen
Delete original layer 7.

Repeat the above for layer 9.

Select layer 8, select all, float, defloat, invert
open paper 6 ~ resize 50%
C/P & delete excess. d/s & sharpen
Delete original layer 8.

4. Change colour of layers 10, 11 & 12 to white
using brightness/contrast 255/0.
Add a light D/S setting:  2/2/25/7, black

5.  Open frame 3, resize 50%
C/P, slightly move frame to right
Use magic wand, tolerance 10, feather 0
click inside frame & expand by 5 px
Add NRL, move below frame
Open paper 20, C/Paste into the selection
invert selection
Open Main tube. If using same tube, resize 75%
C/P beneath frame & above paper 20 layer,
arranging the white lily within the frame.
Delete excess. d/s.
Duplicate lily, change blend mode to 'soft light'
Duplicate again, change blend mode to 'screen'
Using plugin Screenworks ~ apply Pinhole effect
Add blurry D/S to frame:
3/3/25/10 black


6. Add Main tube. If using same tube, resize 50%
C/P left of blue frame. Duplicate, change blend mode to soft light, drop opacity to 50%
Add blurry D/S to original tube layer


7. To decorate your tag, use the following or elements of choice:
Elem 9 ~ 40%
Apply Plugin Mura's Meister ~ Copies
using 'Star Cluster' setting: 32, 65, 67
resize 95%
elem 97 ~ 50%, dup & mirror vertically
elem 113- 75%, change colour to yellow by setting foreground color to #feea13
then using the change to target tool to brush over element
elem 93 ~ 15%, duplicate as many as you wish
elem 93 ~ 15% ~ Mura's Meister Copies ~ Encircle setting:
27, 76, 74 
Place below layer 3
elem 35 ~ 50%
elem 72 ~ 25%
elem 18 ~ 15%
elem 19 ~ 25%
elem 46 ~ 40%
elem 101 ~ 50%

Add D/S to above elements
Resize entire image if desired

8. Add word art using font of choice
on layers 7, 8, 9
I used 'Peace & Love'
in colour white


9.  Add copyright, URL, watermark & name to tag
Delete white bg layer, merge visible, crop ~ merged opaque
and save as a PNG.