Piggin' Christmas

Supplies needed:

Tube of choice -  I am using the 'oh so cute artwork of Laguna 

which you can purchase from Pics For Design

My Mask 003 HERE

Scrapkit Gingerbread Wishes from Pink Paradox Productions

Font of choice

Filters - Muras Meister - copies

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This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 15th December  2018 and assumes a working knowledge of psp

Written using psp9 but other versions should work just as well

Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental

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Open blank canvas 700 x 700

floodfill white

c/p paper 18

apply mask

merge group

resize by 115

c/p element 92

resize 30

muras meister - copies - encircle

change shift x & Y to 60

change angle to 22

d/s

c/p frame 2

resize 60

image flip

magic wand, click inside the frame

expand by 5

on the muras layer, hit delete

deselect

d/s

c/p element 92 above frame layer

resize 40, rotate right 36

image effects, offset, h145, v-120, trans/custom clicked

d/s

c/p element 91

resize 30

place under the red flowers

d/s

c/p element 17

resize 40

image, mirror

offset, h-60, v-182

d/s

c/p element 106

resize 50

offset, h-175, v30

d/s

drag below the book

c/p element 115

resize 50

place on top of tree

(you may wish to rotate it a little to the left)

duplicate, merge down

c/p element 36

resize 30

offset, h-183, v-111

d/s

make frame layer active

c/p tube

resize 25 if using the same tube as me

or to fit if using a different tube

position to your liking

d/s

add name, copyright and license information

delete white background layer

merge visible

crop and save as png

New Year Kisses

Supplies needed:

Tube of choice - I am using the stunning artwork of Alex Prihodko
which you can purchase from Pics For Designs

My Scrapkit - New Year 2018 HERE

Mask of choice

Font of choice

NYKTag (save from bottom of post)

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This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 14th November 2018 and assumes a working knowledge of psp

Written using psp9 but other versions should work just as well

Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental

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open blank canvas 700 x 700
floodfill white

c/p paper 13, apply mask, merge group

Dont forget to dropshadow as you go 2,5,40,10,black

element 55, resize 85, move it up and left a little
element 7, resize 50, position bottom left of frame
element 22, resize 90, position next to the bottle
element 29, resize 30, position bottom right of frame, slightly overlapping gold cone
element 39, position in front of previous elements
element 35, resize 40, position behind crown to the right slightly
c/p NYKTag position bottom right of tag, rotate left 5
element 56, resize 40, position behind NYKTag

c/p tube just above mask layer, position so face is in the middle of the frame
erase any tube that is outside of the frame, change blend mode to luminance
duplicate, adjust blur, gaussian blur 6, change blend mode to screen
lower opacity to 62 on both tube layers

make crown layer active, paste tube again, resize to fit
(60 if using the same as me and mirror)
position to the right of the tag
erase any showing below the NYKTag.

add name, copyright and license information
delete white background layer
merge visible
crop and save as png

(click to open full size and save to your computer)

Christmas Stocking!

Supplies needed:

Tube of choice - a leggy tube wearing stockings is best for this tut

I am using the gorgeous artwork of Barbara Jensen

Scrapkit - Silver Bells from Pink Paradox Productions

Mask #153 HERE

Font of choice

Supplies HERE

Animation Shop

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This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 10th November 2018 and assumes a working knowledge of psp

Written using psp9 but other versions should work just as well

Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental

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open blank canvas 700 x 700

floodfill white

c/p paper 18

apply mask

merge group

c/p paper 39

resize 50

c/p frame 6

resize 50

move paper layer up a little so you can see some

of the snow on the ground

on frame layer, magic wand, mode add, tolerance & feather 0

click inside the frame, expand by 3, invert

on paper layer, delete

deselect

hide frame layer

copy merged

open Animation shop

paste as new animation

duplicate frame until you have 30 frames

open snow animation

edit - select all

edit - copy

back to your canvas

edit - select all

edit - paste into selected frame

position so the snow is in the circle

and click once

Now it may get complicated so concentrate and stay with me here

on the snow animation

click on the first frame

hold down shift and click on the 10th frame

edit - cut

now click on the last frame (20)

edit - paste after current frame

edit - select all

edit - copy

back to your canvas

edit - paste into selected frame

position in the circle but slightly more to the left

click once

back to the snow animation

repeat above steps

until you paste onto your canvas, this time move it 

slightly to the right

click once

Now leave this canvas here, while we go back and finish our tag in psp

You can close the snow animation now, without saving

Now back to psp

unhide frame

c/p element 66 under frame, resize 15

image effects - offset - h 81, v-108, custom & transparent checked

duplicate and move across to the left side so the 

right hand edges match up to make a whole fence

merge down

c/p tube as new layer above frame

resize 70

image effects - offset - h-120, v0

selection tool - circle, feather 30

draw out a circle from the little fingernail

on the right hand out to the outer edge of the frame

invert

hit delete on tube layer 2 or 3 times

deselect

c/p element 57, resize 40, position at bottom of tube 

c/p element 52, resize 40, position to the right of the bucket

c/p element 63, resize 60, position on left, drag under the bucket layer

c/p elements 86, 87 & 99, resize 20,

position to your liking across the top to hide

any harsh straight edges of the tube still showing

c/p word art

make sure all your elements have a dropshadow and 

are positioned to your liking

add your name, copyright and license information

now hide the white background, mask & paper layer

copy merged

now back to AS

paste as new animation

duplicate until you have 30 frames

edit - select all

edit - copy

on your canvas that we left here earlier

edit - select all

edit - paste into selected frame

line it up so the inner edge of the frame

is lined up with the edge of the circle

click once

save as gif

3 squared

This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 16th September 2018, and assumes a working knowledge of psp

written using psp9 but other versions should work just as well

Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental

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Supplies needed:

Tube, scrapkit & font of choice

This one is entirely upto you what supplies you use

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Open blank canvas 700 x 700

floodfill white

preset shapes tool

rectangle

background a paper of choice

foreground null

hold down the shift key while drawing out a 

largeish square in the middle of your canvas

objects, align, center in canvas

convert to raster

effects, image effects, offset

horizontal - 60, vertical 0, custom & transparent checked

change b/g to different paper 

draw out a rectangle right across the middle

of the square and out either side

center in canvas

convert to raster

drag below square

duplicate

change b/g to a 3rd paper or a matching color/gradient

hold shift key, draw out a small square

convert to raster

drag to top of layer palette

duplicate twice

position down the right side of the square

rotate top one right 5

rotate middle one left 6

rotate bottom one right 8

now on each square do the following

select all, float, defloat

expand by 5

new raster layer

floodfill white

contract by 8

delete

select none

add noise, 50% gaussian, monochrome

Now remember that duplicated skinny rectangle

make it active, rotate left 90

selection tool, rectangle, feather 0

select half of the rectangle and delete

deselect

position behind the small squares

now copy and paste your tube just above the large square

resize as necessary, erase any that is overlapping the 

bottom of the square

now back to the small squares

on each one do the following 

select all, float, defloat

paste tube, position to your liking

invert selection

delete

deselect

add any effects you wish to the 3 tube layers

I added Kohans autointerlace to 2 of mine 

and penta.com, jeans to the 3rd

and I changed the blend mode of all 3 to luminance

Add a white gradient glow to the large square,

and both long rectangles

Add any elements you wish from your chosen scrapkit

dont forget your dropshadow

Add name, copyright and license information

delete white b/g

merge visible

crop and save as png


Here are a few more examples made by the members of my forum Taggers Inn

by Deeva

by Ravenbyrd

by Nighti

Descent

This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 16th September 2018, and assumes a working knowledge of psp

written using psp9 but other versions should work just as well

Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental

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Supplies needed:

Tube of choice - I am using the gorgeous artwork of Very Many 

which can be purchased from the store HERE

Scrapkit - Deliberate Descent from Chaos Priestess

My Mask 270 HERE

Font of choice

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A nice easy, copy and paste tutorial!!

Open blank canvas 700 x 700

floodfill white

c/p paper 06

apply mask 

merge group

c/p frame 01

rotate right 90

resize by 80

c/p cluster 01

position along left hand side of frame

c/p flower 01

resize 60

position bottom left corner of frame

c/p chalice

resize 60

position in front of rose

c/p flower 05

resize 60

position top left corner of frame

drag under the cluster

c/p padlock

resize 70

position top right corner of frame

drag to top of layer palette

you may wish to erase a small portion of the

ribbon so it doesnt go right across your tube

c/p tube just below frame

resize to fit

erase any that is showing outside the frame

d/s all elements 2,5,50,8,black

add your name, copyright and license information

delete white background

merge visible

crop and save as png

Queen of Spades

Supplies needed: 

Tube of choice -  I am using the fabulous artwork of Misticheskaya

which can be purchased from Pics for Design

My Template HERE

Font of choice 

Filters - Penta.com, Xenofex2

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This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 30th August 2018 and assumes a working knowledge of psp

Written using psp9 but other versions should work just as well

Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental

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Open template

Frame layer active

magic wand, feather 0, mode add

select inside numbers 1, 3, 5 & 7

expand by 1

new raster layer

floodfill with a gradient made from 2 colors from your tube

linear, angle 45, repeats 2

deselect

drag below the frame layer

name this layer 1

Back to frame layer

this time select inside numbers 2, 4 & 6

expand by 1

floodfill with same gradient but change the angle to 0

deselect

drag below frame layer

name this layer dots

Effects - Penta.com - color dot

default settings but change distance to 4

back to frame layer

magic wand, same settings as before, click inside 

all the border parts 

expand by 1

new raster layer

floodfill with a very dark color that matches your tag

deselect

drag below frame layer

name this layer border

now you can delete the numbers layer

copy and paste tube as new layer

duplicate

make sure one is just above layer 1

and the other is just above the dots layer

make layer 1 active

select all, float, defloat, invert

hit delete on 1st tube layer

deselect

dropshadow tube

make dots layer active

select all, float, defloat, invert

hit delete on 2nd tube layer

deselect

change the blend mode to screen

Frame layer

select all, float, defloat,

new raster layer, 

floodfill with a light color that matches your tag

deselect

delete original frame layer

Border Layer

duplicate twice

on bottom one, select all, float, defloat

effects - xenofex2 - constellation

star size 2

star variation 3

edge density 1

overall density 1

overdrive 100

twinkle 100

rotation 45

keep original image

repeat constellation on the other two border layers

ensure you hit random seed on each one

deselect

add name, copyright & license information

hide top 2 border layers

copy merged

Open Animation Shop (AS)

paste as new animation

back to psp

close bottom border layer

open middle border layer

copy merged

back in AS

paste after current frame

repeat for 3rd border layer

save as gif

Moonlight Dream

This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 22nd August 2018 and assumes a working knowledge of psp

Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental

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Supplies needed:

Tube of choice - I am using the beautiful artwork of Vadis

which can be purchased from Pics for Design

My supplies HERE

Mask HERE

Font of choice

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open blank canvas 700 x 700

floodfill white

copy and paste moonlight image as new layer

apply mask

merge group

copy and paste tube as new layer

mirror & position to the right of the mask layer

change blend mode to screen

freehand selection tool, feather 25-30

starting at the top middle of the mask layer

select around the right edge of the mask layer

and around to the middle bottom, then back around

the right edge of the canvas.

Hit delete 2 or 3 times on the tube layer

deselect

custom selection

left 130, top 157, right 160, bottom 560

new raster layer

floodfill with a color of choice from your tag

deselect

effects, texture effects, blinds

width 2, opacity 35, color a darker shade of the

color of the rectangle, horizontal & light from

both checked.

Change blend mode to multiply

copy and paste Dream wordart as new layer

postion bottom left of tag

change blend mode to overlay

add name, copyright and license information

delete white background layer

merge visible

crop and save as png

A Moment In Time

This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 19th July 2018 and assumes a working knowledge of psp

Written using psp9 but other versions should work just as well

Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental

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supplies needed: 

Tube of choice - I am using the beautiful artwork of Kajenna

which can be purchased from the store HERE

Scrapkit - A Moment in Time from Pink Paradox Productions

Mask - MizMask246 HERE

font of choice

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Open blank canvas 700 x 700

floodfill white

c/p paper 18

apply mask

merge group

c/p paper 12

apply mask again

merge group

resize 105

adjust blur, gaussian blur, 5

drag below first mask layer

c/p frame 6 

resize 60

element 17

resize 70

drag below frame

erase the hands and middle bit of the clock

change blend mode to multiply

Dropshadow as you go

2,5,50,9,black

element 92, resize 60

position along bottom of frame

element 80, resize 50

position along right side of frame

drag below blue flowers

element 104, resize 50

position to the right on top of pink flowers

element 20, resize 40

position on left side of frame

you may want to rotate it slightly to the right

element 32, resize 25

position bottom left of tag

element 78, resize 25, 

position just in front of right leg of clock

element 79, resize 20

position behind clock to the left

duplicate, mirror

position just to the right of the pink flower

c/p tube 

resize as necessary

drag down to just above frame layer

erase any that is showing under the flowers

add name, copyright & license information

delete white background

merge visible

save as png

Black Wolf

This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 19th July 2018 and assumes a working knowledge of psp

Written using psp9 but other versions should work just as well

Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental

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supplies needed:

tube of choice - I am using the beautiful artwork of VeryMany

which can be purchased from the store HERE

scrapkit - A kiss for luck from Pink Paradox Productions

Mask HERE - just right click and save

font of choice

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open blank canvas 700 x 700

floodfill white

c/p paper 22

resize 80

apply mask

merge group

resize 90

element 95

resize 40

position to the right so the handle is lined up with edge of mask

element 59, resize 40

position in front of pump so the spout is directly 

over the hole in the watering can

element 163, resize 40

position in front of watering can

dupliate, mirror

drag watering can to top of layer palette

freehand selection tool, feather 13

draw a ragged selection along the bottom of the can

hit delete a couple of times, to make it look like the

can is standing in the grass

deselect

element 162, resize 60

position at bottom of tag

drag below the pump layer

element 159, resize 30

position in front of pump

element 152, resize 30

position to the left

element 125, resize 40

drag down layer palette so its under the pump layer

position to the left behind the mushroom

element 3

resize 15

position to your liking

duplicate and position somewhere else on your tag

d/s all elements

2,5,50,9,black

c/p your tube

resize as necessary

position to your liking

add name, copyright and license information

delete white background layer

merge visible

save as png

Champagne Secret

This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 16th July 2018 and assumes a working knowledge of psp

Written using psp9 but other versions should work just as well

Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental

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Supplies needed:

Tube of choice - I am using the beautiful artwork of Very Many

which you can purchase from the store HERE

Template 843 from Millies PSP Madness

Scrapkit - Champagne Secrets by Pink Paradox Productions

Font of choice

Filters - Eye Candy 5 Impact

Muras Meister Copies

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Open template

shift D to duplicate, close original

delete credits layer

layer 10, select all, float, defloat

c/p paper 6

resize 60

invert selection 

delete

invert selection

new raster layer

effects, eye candy 5 impact - glass with the following settings

deselect

merge glass layer with paper layer

delete raster 10

repeat for layers 1 & 2 using paper 41

repeat for layer 3 using paper 17

repeat for layer 4 using paper 11

layer 5, select all, float, defloat

c/p paper 1

invert selection

delete

deselect

delete layer 5

c/p frame 5

resize 55

merge layers 6,7,8,9 together

select all, float, defloat

c/p paper 40

invert selection 

delete

keep selected

c/p paper 15

delete

invert selection

contract by 3

delete

expand by 3

c/p tube

position in one of the cirlces

invert, delete

paste tube again

position in the next circle

delete

repeat for the last 2 circles

deselect

if you need to, erase any parts of 

the tubes that overlap in the other circles

merge all 4 tube layers together

change blend mode to luminance legacy

move down one layer so they are under the gold circles

but on top of the black circles

delete original layer

hide the top 3 layers

c/p element 114

resize 15

Muras Meister, copies, with following settings

c/p element 123

resize 15

repeat copies

rotate, right 13

d/s both flower layers

2,5,40,9,black

c/p tube

resize as necessary

bring to top of layer palette

erase any that is hanging over the bottom of the tag

d/s

I used the following elements for my tag

most on top of the tube layer and arranged to my 

liking at the bottom of the tag

el 140 

el 136 

el 133 

el 126 

el 116 

el 118 

el 131 

el 155 

el 21 

el 22 

el 28 

el 34 

el 45 

dont forget to dropshadow as you go

when you are happy with the placement of all your

elements, merge visible

add your name, copyright and license information

merge visible

save as png

Framed Grunge

This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 13th June 2018 and assumes a working knowledge of psp

Written using psp9 but other versions should work just as well

Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental

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Supplies needed: 

Tube of choice I am using the beautiful artwork of Very Many

You can purchase the same tube as me from the store HERE

My supplies HERE

Font of choice

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open blank canvas 700 x 700

floodfill white

c/p grunge texture

duplicate

mirror and flip

c/p grunge clockwork

resize by 60

c/p one of the grunge film strips

c/p grunge texture 2

move to the left slightly

change blend mode to overlay

c/p tube

drag down below your frame

selection tool, point to point, feather 0

select around the edge of the frame

invert

on tube layer delete

duplicate tube layer twice

change blend mode of bottom & top tube to overlay

change blend mode of middle tube to screen

(if using a different tube to me you may need to 

play with the blend modes to get the result you want)

c/p grunge clock

resize 50

position bottom left

change blend mode overlay

add name, copyright and license information

delete white background layer

merge visible

crop and save as png

Below are some more examples made by the members of my forum Taggers Inn

Forest Dark

This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 3rd July 2018 and assumes a working knowledge of psp

Written using psp9 but other versions should work just as well

Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental

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Supplies needed:

Tube of choice - I am using the stunning artwork of Enys Guerrero

which can be purchased from CDO

My supplies HERE

Font of choice

Filters - Penta.com

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open blank canvas 700 x 450

floodfill with a gradient made with

two colors from your tube, linear, angle 90, repeats 6

I used the blue from the butterfly and the pink from the rose in her hair

copy and paste gold diamonds

resize by 70

image effects - image offset - horizontal 350, vertical 10, transparent

duplicate

mirror

merge down

selection tool, custom selection

top 0, left 250, right 450, bottom 450

selections, modify, feather by 60

hit delete 3 or 4 times

deselect

pen tool, lines & polygons

line style - dot

line width - 2

draw a straight line from top to bottom

through the 2nd intersection of diamonds on the left

(as per below screenshot)

convert to raster

duplicate

mirror

merge down

copy and paste tube as new layer

duplicate three times (total of 4)

rename them 1,2,3,4 from bottom to top

copy and paste gold rectangles as new layer

magic wand, feather 0, mode add 

click inside the middle rectangle

invert selection

on tube layer 3, delete

invert, deselect

magic wand, 

click outside all the rectangles, inside the outer rectangle, and inside the middle rectangle

on tube layer 2, delete

deselect

tube layer 1 - blend mode - multiply

tube layer 2 - blend mode - normal

tube layer 3 - blend mode - luminance legacy

tube layer 4 hide for now

tube layer 2, apply penta.com, vtr2 default settings

merge visible

(you should now have 2 layers, a merged layer and the hidden tube layer 4)

copy merged

paste as new layer

crop this image down to the gold rectangles

copy and paste onto original canvas, resize by 30

image effects, image offset

H -270, V 0, transparent & custom checked

duplicate,

mirror

unhide tube layer 4

mirror, change blend mode to screen, lower opacity to 30

position tube along left edge

merge all

new raster layer

floodfill with gold texture

select all, contract by 2

delete

deselect

add name, copyright and license information

merge all flatten

save as jpg