"Merry Christmas" PTU Tut

*What you will need*

PaintShopPro (any version should work)

PTU Kit "An Elegant Christmas"  By  Stina

Font I used : AKA Dora

WSL_Mask167 by Weescotslass

DSB Flux Bright Noise

My cluster frame 09 or 10

 

**This tutorial assumes that you have working knowledge of Paint Shop Pro.**

**This tutorial was written by Aimee Pryor on August 31, 2010. Any similarity between

this tutorial and another is nothing but coincidence. You may link back to my tutorials, but do

not copy them and put them on your own group or site of any kind. If you'd like to share your creation, you may email them to me at tnt-aimee@live.com and I will share them here :o) Thanks!**

Ready?!

Let's start by opening a new 700 x 700 pixel image.

(I know it's large, we'll resize later)

Open one of the oval cluster frames from my download -

Copy and paste as new layer.  No need to resize, since

our canvas is so big.

Ok... I know the outer edge of the frame is tiny... hard

to get it all selected.  So.  Here's a way to do just that.

Make the bottom (empty) layer active - Go to your preshapes

tool.  Click on the little drop down arrow - Choose Ellipse.

Draw out your ellipse to match up with the frame.  It's easier

with the vector shapes, because you can always move the nodes

around to match up.  Look at my image below if I've confused you.

Once satisfied with your ellipse - Convert to raster layer.

Now - Select all - Float - Defloat - Choose a paper from the kit,

Resize 80% - Copy and paste as new layer.  Selections - Invert - Delete.

KEEP SELECTED and delete the bottom layer (the vector shape we

created).  Make sure your paper layer is active - Choose an image

for the background -  I chose the following elements for mine:

Tree - 80% - Hit delete to rid of excess outside of frame.

Star - 35% - Placed at top of tree - hit delete

Ornaments - 15% (as many or as little as you'd like)

I selected one of the gold diamonds from the splatter - copied

and pasted it in various spots on the tree... merely a choice.

Select none.  Add a drop shadow (to each of the layers)

of 0, 0, 80, 6 - Black.  X out the bottom layer and merge visible.

Open the tube from the kit, resize 75% - Mirror - Copy and paste

as new layer - Move her to the left side of the tag.

Add a drop shadow of 2, -2, 60, 10 - black.

Make the background layer active - Create a new vector - Ellipse -

Draw out an ellipse just a shade bigger than the frame image.

Once satisified, Using a script font of your choice -

write out "Merry".  X out the ellipse layer - Right click on vector

and create as raster layer.  Do the same for "Christmas".

Merge the two words together after placing them to your liking.

Effects - DSB Flux - bright noise - Intensity at 30 and mix checked.

Repeat one time.  Select all - Float - Defloat - Modify by 2 - Add

a new layer and fill with a dark green from the leaves on the cluster

frame.  Select none.  Move the dark green letters below the golden

ones.  Merge down - Drop shadow.  Make sure your "Merry Christmas"

layer is above the frame layer.  Merge visible.

Resize entire image to 500 x 500 Pixels (all layers checked)

Now resize the canvas to 600 x 600 pixels.

Copy your merged image and paste as new layer.

This will make sure the image is centered.

Ok..now for the background and masking!

Make the bottom layer active - If it's still X'd out,

un X it - select all - Choose a paper from the kit - Copy

and paste INTO selection.  Select none.

Layers - New Mask Layer - From Image - Choose

WSL_Mask167.  Apply and merge group.

Move the mask slightly down and to the right.

Apply the same DSB flux as before (repeat one time)

Open DBS_  - Resize 60% - Copy and paste as new

layer.  Move to the bottom left side of the tag (above

mask layer) Duplicate - Mirror - Flip.  Merge down.

Apply Drop shadow. Merge visible.  Crop opaque.

Resize to your liking - Add your name and all copyright

info.  Save as .png for a transparent background and .jpg for a white

background.

Thanks for stopping by to partake in my tut! :o)

**I made these cluster frames using the kit.**

**I also made Stina this "showoff" tag... showing more of the elements

within the kit**

"Enchanted" PTU Tut

**What you'll need**

Jasc Paint Shop Pro  (any version should work)

PTU Kit "Enchanted" by Crys

DSB_Flux Bright Noise

DiamondsbyTonyaMask1 - CreativeMisfitsCreations

Font: A & S Snapper Script

**This tutorial assumes that you have working knowledge of Paint Shop Pro.**

**This tutorial was written by Aimee Pryor on August 29, 2010. Any similarity between this tutorial and another is nothing but coincidence. You may link back to my tutorials, but do not copy them and put them on your own group or site of any kind. If you'd like to share your creation, you may email them to me at tnt-aimee@live.com and I will share them here :o) Thanks!**

Let's start! Shall we?

First make sure you've got your filter and font installed.

Open the mask in your PSP and minimize for now.

Ok. Here we go!  Start by opening a new 700 x 700 pixel image.

I know it's large, but we'll need the space to work with.

Open the frames folder in the kit, choose one of the rectangle frames.

Rotate the frame Right - Clockwise - Copy and paste as new layer

onto your image.  Using your magic wand (feather and tolerance set to 0)

click inside the frame.  Selections - Modify - Expand by 3.

Choose a paper from the kit - Resize 70% - Copy

and paste as new layer - Selections - Invert - Delete.  KEEP SELECTED!!

Now we're going to add a whole bunch of goodies to the inside

of the frame.  Keep selected until I tell ya' we're done.

(not trying to sound too demanding...lol)

I'll list for you, the items I used and what I did.

Please note... Instead of repeating constantly.... when you place

the elements, if they go beyond the frame, remember to hit

delete before moving onto the next element.

Shoe House - Resized 70% - Moved to top center

Tree - Resized 50% - Moved to right of tag

Sun - Resized 50% - Moved to left of tag

Blue Mushroom - Resized 30%

Purple Mushroom - Resized 30%

Pink Mushroom - Resized 35%

Hill - No resize needed

Grass - Resized 20% - Duplicated 3 times and arranged

Birdhouse - Resized 50%

Bird - Resized 15% (Placed on pot at bottom of birdhouse)

Fence - Resized 50% - Duplicate and Arrange

Make sure to arrange all those elements to your liking.

Once satisfied, select none.  Apply a drop shadow of 2, -2, 50, 8 - Black

to each of those element layers.  Also give the frame the same

drop shadow. 

X out the bottom raster layer - Merge visible.  Now we won't get too confused

with the layers. :o)  I used a couple more elements above

the frame, which I'll list for you now.

Flowers - 35%

Dragonfly - 20%

Lizard - (He's so cute!!) 40%

Drop shadow each of those layers.

Now choose one of the cookie posers from the kit.

Resize her at 60% - Copy and paste as new layer.

I put mine to the left of the lizard and just below.

(Move the tube layer below the lizard layer).

Give her the same drop shadow we've been using.

Merge visible. (Your bottom raster should still be X'd out)

Alrighty.  Now let's dress up the backside of the tag!! :o)

Grab the color splatter from the kit, no need to resize -

Copy and paste as new layer - Arrange to the bottom right of

the tag, Duplicate - Mirror - Flip - Merge down.

Move this layer just above the X'd out raster.

Now let's take the green bead spill - No need to resize -

Copy and paste as new layer.  Move to the bottom right of the

tag - Duplicate - Mirror - Flip - Merge down.

Lower the opacity to about 70%.

Effects - Plugins - DSB Flux - Bright Noise

Intensity set to 30 - Mix checked.

Apply and repeat once.

One more element to add!!  Open the swirl from

the kit - Resize 20% - Copy and paste as new layer.

Move it to the bottom left of the tag, on the frame

corner.  Duplicate - Mirror - Flip - Merge down and apply

drop shadow.  Phew!!

Make sure the bottom layer is still X'd out.  Merge visible.

Resize image to 500 x 500 pixels. *All layers unchecked*

Now let's do the mask!!

UN X the bottom layer and make it active - Select all -

Choose a paper from the kit - Copy and Past INTO selection.

Select none.  Layer - New Mask Layer - From Image -

Scroll until you see "DiamondsbyTonyaMask1"

Apply.  Merge group. Duplicate - Merge visible.

Crop and resize if needed.

Now add your name and all copyright info.

Save your tag as .png for a transparent background

or .jpg for a white one.

Thanks for tutting with me! Hope I didn't confuse you!!

**I also made this cluster frame with the kit.

The frame is a freebie... personal use ONLY!!  And you can

download it HERE.**

Let Me Be Your Fantasy - FTU Tut

**What you will need**

Paint Shop Pro (any version should work)

FTU Kit "FantasyLand" By Muriel @ Creative Disorder

Font: Satisfaction

Tube (C) Medi

DSB Flux - Bright Noise

My Cluster Frame04

My Wordart

Alrighty!  Let's start by opening supplies and putting them

into PSP so they're there when we need them!

Download and open my cluster frame and wordart, minimize the

wordart for the moment.  Also be sure to install DSB Flux, if you

don't already have it.  Also install the font.

Ready? Here goes nothing!

Open a new 600 X 600 image.  Copy cluster frame

and paste as a new layer.  Using your selection tool, set to

circle, draw out a circle just a little bigger than the center

opening.  Choose a paper from the kit and resize 50%-

Copy and paste as new layer, selections - invert - delete -

 moving the paper layer below

the frame.  Keep selected!!

Open the unicorn images from the kit, Resize each

one at 50% - Copy each and paste as new layer.

Arrange to your liking, or look at my tag for placement.

Hit delete just to be sure there's no part of the unicorns going

beyond the frame.  Apply a drop shadow of 2, -2, 60, 8 - Black

to each of the unicorns also to the frame layer.

X out the bottom layer and merge visible.  Resize just

the merged layer to 500 X 500 pixels.  Choose a tube from

the kit, resize 80% - Copy and paste as new layer.

You can place it wherever you'd like, however, I put mine on the

left side of the tag.  Apply the same drop shadow as before.

Open FL_CD_FairyDust1 - Resize 30% - Copy

and paste as new layer - Arrange above the flowers on the

cluster frame.  Make the bottom layer ( the X'd layer ) active

Now let's go to the kit and grab Fl_cd_Floralbush.  Resize

by 70% - Copy and paste as new layer.  It should be right below the

main tag image.  Move it towards the top, Duplicate - Mirror - Flip.

Now let's move the two of these bushes together (make

sure there's no space between the two of them.  Merge down.

Adjust blur - Gaussian - 10.

Now, just to be sure on room... let's change the canvas size

to 700 X 700 pixels.  Alrighty... Now let's go to Effects -

Texture Effects - Mosaic Antique - with the settings below:

Now Effects - Plugins - DSB Flux -  Set the Intensity to 25

and make sure "mix" is checked.  Apply and repeat

one more time.  Lower the opacity of this layer to about 80%.

Resize to your liking.  Add your name and all copyright info.

If using my wordart, resize 55% then copy and paste.

You're done!!

Thanks for giving my tut a try, hope you succeeded and made

an awesome tag!!!

"Let There Be Peace" PTU Tut

**What you will need**

Paint Shop Pro (Any version should work)

PTU Kit "FantasyLand" by TootyPup

Font : Selfish

Doll tube (C) Albina Design

DSB Flux *Blast*

My cluster frame

My wordart

Ready to get started?

First...Install your filter before opening your PSP.

Now let's open a new 600 x 600 pixel image.

Let's also open the cluster frame and wordart.  Minimize

the wordart for later use.

Resize the cluster frame by 85% - Copy and paste as new layer

onto open image.  Using your freehand selection tool - Draw out

a square just a tad bigger than the inside of the top frame.

Choose a paper - resize 50% - Copy and paste as new layer -

Arrange to your liking - Selections - Invert - Delete.  KEEP SELECTED!!
Move this paper layer below the frame layer.

Now I chose to use the little well image to place inside this

frame, merely a choice.  If using the well - Resize 35% - Copy and

paste as new layer.  Arrange to your liking - Delete.  Select none.

Apply a drop shadow of 2, -2, 60, 4 - Black.

 Repeat those steps for the bottom frame, using a different picture

than before.  If using the pathway with the cat, like I did... Resize

30%.  X out the bottom layer and merge the paper, image, and frame

layers together.

Now we're going to add our Doll :o)

Resize her by about 45%. Copy and paste as new layer and

arrange to your liking.  Look at my tag for placement ideas if needed.

Apply same drop shadow as before.

Now let's open the tp-magical bling7 - Resize 45%.  Using your eraser

tool, erase the large heart and other areas on the right side. (leave the

small heart, flowers, and glow on the left)

Copy and paste as new layer - Arrange to the opening on the top

right of the frame. (the empty space)  Move below the merged frame

image.  Duplicate - Mirror - Flip.  Merge down.

Apply drop shadow.

Now let's open the tp-magical bling1

Resize 45% - Copy and paste as new layer.  Arrange to the same space

we put the last deco.  Duplicate - Mirror - Flip.  Merge down.

X out the bottom layer again (unless you've still got it x'd out)

And merge visible.  Resize this layer to 500 X 500 pixels.

(All layers unchecked)

Duplicate your merged image.

On the bottom layer - Adjust - Blur - Gaussian 10.

On the top layer - Resize 95%.

Make the bottom image layer active again

Effects - Plugins- DSB Flux - BLAST

with the settings below:

Repeat changing the direction to right, then upwards, and then downwards.

Resize my wordart by 70% - Copy and paste as new layer.

Place wherever you'd like.  Apply a drop shadow

of 2, -2, 40, 3 - Black.  Merge visible and resize to your liking.

Add your name and all copyright info.

Save as .png for a transparent background or .jpg for a white background.

I hope you enjoyed this tut and that I didn't lose you in the process!!
Thanks!!

*Here's another tag I made using the same kit. 

(The cluster frame was also made from this kit) See the possibilites?!*

"Orange Blossom" PTU Tut

*What you will need*

PaintShopPro (any version should work)

PTU Kit "Orange Blossom" by Stina

Font I used : Baby Kruffy

Tubes © Medievil Creations

Mask by Vix - #389

My Cluster frame

**This tutorial assumes that you have working knowledge of Paint Shop Pro.**

**This tutorial was written by Aimee Pryor on August 17, 2010. Any similarity between

this tutorial and another is nothing but coincidence. You may link back to my tutorials, but do

not copy them and put them on your own group or site of any kind. If you'd like to share your creation, you may email them to me at tnt-aimee@live.com and I will share them here :o) Thanks!**

Ready to start?  I am!
Make sure you've downloaded and opened the cluster frame.

Open a new 600 X 600 image.

Since the frame is so large, we're going to resize it.

Resize it to 500 X 500 pixels, Then copy and paste as new layer

onto your new image.

Alrighty..here we go!

Using your selection tool, no feather, and set to rectangle, Draw

out a rectangle just a shade bigger than the inside of the frame.

See below for a sample:

Ok.  Choose a paper from the kit, I chose DBS_Paper17,

Resize 80% - Copy and paste as new layer.

Selections - Invert - Delete.

KEEP SELECTED!!

Move the paper layer just below the frame layer.

Now choose which tube you'd like to use, no need to resize

it either, she fits just fine :o)

Copy and paste the tube, arrange to your liking.  Delete.

Select none.  Now make the frame layer active - RePaste

your tube and align with bottom tube layer.

Use your eraser to erase the bottom parts of the tube that

go beyond the frame (you'll also need to erase parts by the flowers).

Add a drop shadow to the bottom tube layer

2, -2, 50, 6 - Black. Do the same for the frame and repeat,

but change to -2, 2, 50, 6 - Black.

Ok.  Now let's open DBS_FloralScatter03 - Resize 50%

Copy and paste as new layer.  Move to the bottom left of the frame.

Duplicate - Mirror - Merge Down.  Duplicate the layer - Flip.

Merge down again.  Add the first drop shadow we used earlier.

Move this layer to the bottom, under the paper layer.

Now let's open one of the swirls.  I chose DBS_Swirl03.  Resize 50%

Make your frame layer active, so you can

see what you're doing.  Copy and paste as new layer.

Arrange to the right bottom side of tag.  Duplicate layer and flip.

Merge down.  Move to bottom layer of tag, Under the floral scatter layer.

Duplicate the layer - Mirror and merge down.  Apply drop shadow

used before.

Making your frame layer active again - Let's choose a bow

from the kit, resize it 50% - Mirror - Copy and paste as new layer.

I put mine on the top left side of my tag, but of course, that's your

choice.  Add drop shadow.  Open a butterfly from the kit, resize 25%

copy and paste as new layer.  Place wherever you'd like and as

many as you'd like.  Add drop shadow.

Now X out the bottom raster layer.  Merge visible.  Resize

image layer ONLY 500 X 500 pixels.  Un X the bottom layer and

make active.  Select all - Choose a paper from the kit, copy and paste

INTO selection.  Select none.  Layer - new Mask layer -

Scroll to Vix Mask 389.  Apply.  Right click in layer pallette and merge

group.  Resize 95%.  Now we're going to add a little distortion to

our mask layer.... to give it extra "Oomph". :o)

Effects - Distortion Effects - Spiky halo with the settings below:

Repeat, but change 100 to -100 for both the horizontal

and vertical.  That's it!!  Resize the image to your liking, add your

name and all copyright info.

Save as .png for a transparent background and .jpg for a white

background.

I hope you enjoyed this tut and it wasn't too confusing to you!!

Thanks :o)

Here's another tag I made using the same kit.

Even more goodies!!

 

Oh Happy Day! - PTU Tut

*What you will need*

PaintShopPro (any version should work)

PTU Kit "Good Days (Happy Days)" by TootyPup

Font I used : Sloop Script One

Tubes © Darkmoon's Dream

DSB Flux

**This tutorial assumes that you have working knowledge of Paint Shop Pro.**

**This tutorial was written by Aimee Pryor on August 14, 2010. Any similarity between

this tutorial and another is nothing but coincidence. You may link back to my tutorials, but do

not copy them and put them on your own group or site of any kind. If you'd like to share your creation,you may email them to me at tnt-aimee@live.com and I will share them here :o) Thanks!**

Let's start!

Open a new 600 x 600 pixel image.

Set your background color to DAB785 and your foreground to null.

On your image... take the vector shapes tool and draw out a medium sized

rectangle.  Not too big, save room at the sides for deco.

Once satisfied with your rectangle, while still in vector mode, Objects -

Align - Center of canvas.  Then convert to a raster image.

While still on the rectangle layer - Select all - Float - Defloat -

Modify - Contract by 25.  Apply and hit delete.  Apply a texture.

Effects - Texture Effects - Texture - Choose crumpled paper

and apply with the settings below:

Apply.  Effects - 3D Effects - Inner Bevel with the settings

below :

Apply.  Now let's grab that magic wand - Click inside the frame

area - Selections - modify - by 2.  Choose a paper from the kit,

no need to resize - Copy and paste as a new layer.  Selections -

Invert - Delete.  Select none. Move the paper layer just below the

frame layer.

Ready to move on??  Good deal! :o)

Let's grab one of the decos, I chose tp-decto4 - Resize 20%.

Copy and paste as a new layer - Move below the paper layer and

arrange to the left top side of the tag.  Duplicate - Mirror - Flip.

Merge down and apply a drop shadow of 2, -2, 50, 8 - Black.

Now let's take one of the floral decos I chose tp-flower stern2 - Resize

40% Copy and paste on the left bottom side of tag.  Duplicate - Mirror -

Flip. Merge down.  Apply same drop shadow as before.

Now I'll list for you the elements I used and how I resized them.

This is all merely just a choice on how you'd like to make your tag.

tp-butterfly8 - Resized 15% (duplicated and mirrored)

tp-Heart String4 - Resized 40%

tp-bow 2- Resized 25%

tp-bow4 - Resized 20%

tp-bird 2 and 4 - Resized 25%

Apply the drop shadow used before to each of those element layers.

Now to the tube!

Make your paper layer active - Select all - Float - Defloat-

Choose the tube of your choice from the kit, if using the one I did,

resize 60%.  Copy and Paste as a new layer.  Selections - Invert - Delete.

Select none.  Now make the very top layer active - And repaste your tube

again.  Align it with the bottom tube layer - Using your eraser,

erase the parts of her feet that go beyond the frame.  When

satisfied... Apply the same drop shadow to the bottom tube

layer and the frame.  X out the bottom raster layer and merge visible.

Resize JUST THE MERGED LAYER to 500 pixels.

Duplicate your image.  On the bottom image layer - Adjust

blur - Gaussian 10.  Effects - Texture effects - Mosaic Antique - With the settings below:

Then apply DSB flux with the settings below:

Apply.  Do this 3 more times. (For a total of 4)

 Back on the top image layer - Resize 95%.

That's it!  Merge the two visible, resize to your liking.

Add what ever wording, copyright and name to your tag.

Save as .png for a transparent background and .jpg for a white

background.

I hope you enjoyed this tut and it wasn't too confusing to you!!

Thanks :o)