Arrr!

Supplies needed:

Tube of choice - I am using an Elias Chatzoudis tube that I purchased from MPT 

You can find the same tube at CDO

My Scrapkit Seacove

My Mask 066 HERE

Other supplies HERE

Font of choice

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This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 26th March 2017  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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OK Lets begin!

Place mask in your masks folder

Open supplies in PSP

Open blank canvas 700 x 700

floodfill white

copy and paste paper 13 as new layer

apply Miz_mask066

merge group

copy and paste element 28

resize by 50

duplicate twice

position one to the left a little

one to the right

and one down a bit

copy and paste element 29

resize by 110

position just to the left a little

copy and paste tube as new layer

resize to fit

(you may want to move your sand about

to make it look like your tube is 

sitting nicely on the sand)

copy and paste element 1

resize by 50

position bottom left of tube

duplicate

mirror

position behind tube to the right

copy and paste treasure chest

resize by 40

mirror

position bottom right of tube

copy and paste element 30

resize by 30

position just in front of chest

copy and paste element 26

resize by 50 twice

position behind the chest and grass

dropshadow all layers except mask

2,5,50,8,black

copy and paste wordart if you like

add name, copyright and license information

delete white background

merge visible

crop and save as png

Happy Easter

Supplies needed:

Tube of choice - I am using the lovely artwork of Elias Chatzoudis

which can be purchased from his store HERE

Template 177 from Punky Butts

Scrapkit from Horseplays Pasture - Floppy Ears and Fluffy Rears

Font of choice

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This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 20th March 2016

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, shift D to duplicate

close original 

delete credits layer, dotted circle layers and center Happy Easter layer

resize all layers 87%

make scallop left active

select all, float, defloat

copy and paste paper 16 as new layer

selections invert

hit delete on your keyboard

deselect

delete original template layer

Repeat for scallop right and center scallop

on each scallop layer

select all, float, defloat, expand by 5

new raster layer, floodfill with #ffd1f6

deselect

drag this layer below the scallop layer

add noise 30%, uniform and monochrome checked

dropshadow 0,0,80,9,black

repeat for the other two scallop layers

make Left outer circle active

select all, float, defloat, 

copy and paste paper 11 as new layer

invert

hit delete on your keyboard

delete original template layer

invert selection again

expand by 2

new raster layer

floodfill white

deselect

drag white layer below the blue layer

apply the same dropshadow as before 

repeat for right outer circle and center outer circle

Left inner circle

select all, float, defloat, 

copy and paste paper 12 as new layer

resize by 60

invert selection

hit delete on your keyboard

deselect

delete original template layer

repeat for right inner circle

repeat for center inner circle but use paper 1 resized by 60%

Hide all layers except

left, right and center rec frame layers

merge those 3 layers together

unhide all layers

(ensure the frame layer is above the pink rectangles)

select all, float, defloat

copy and paste paper 7 as new layer

invert

delete

deselect

merge down with the original frame layer

Merge left rec, right rec and center rec layers together

select all, float, defloat, 

copy and paste paper 11 as new layer

invert

delete

invert again

copy and paste close up tube as new layer

duplicate

position one to the left so the girls face is showing

and one to the right so the bunnys face is showing

delete 

deselect

erase any the two tube layers that are showing in the center frame

Merge the two tube layers together

Change blend mode to luminance (legacy)

duplicate, blur, gaussian blur 8

change blend mode to burn

copy and paste tube as new layer (ensuring its above the frame layers)

position in the center of your tag, 

dropshadow 2,5,50,8, black

copy/paste/resize/position some elements of your choice

dropshadow

add Name, license and copyright information

merge visible

crop and save as png

Rock the music

Supplies needed:

Tube of choice, I am using the artwork of Elias Chatzoudis which 

you can purchase from his store HERE

Scrapkit - Music of the Night from Jens Sweet Temptations

Mask of choice 

Font of choice

My supplies HERE

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This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 14th January 2016

Written using psp9 but other versions should work just as well

Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental

Note:  This tut has instructions for both animated and non animated versions

Open blank canvas 700 x 700

floodfill white

c/p paper 7 

apply mask

merge group

resize by 85

c/p Notes1

position at bottom of mask layer

c/p speaker 1

resize by 70

c/p piano

rotate left 25

position at bottom of speaker, but ensure you dont cover the notes1

c/p notes

position just above speaker

c/p speaker 2

resize by 70

position to the left

duplicate

image, mirror

c/p music cross

resize by 50

rotate left 25

position bottom left corner of left speaker

c/p headphones

resize by 50

rotate right 25

position top right corner of right speaker

c/p tube as new layer

resize to fit

dropshadow all layers except mask

2,5,50,8,black

If you are NOT animating your tag then 

add name, license and copyright information

delete white background layer

merge visible, crop and save as png.

If you ARE animating your tag...

Hide your tube, just so we can see what we are doing

Make large center speaker active

duplicate

selection tool, circle, feather 0

draw a circle out from middle of speaker to the outside edge of the black edge

effects, distortion effects, punch, strength 10

duplicate

repeat punch

deselect

unhide tube

Add name, license and copyright information

hide top 2 speaker layers

copy merged

Open animation shop

paste as new animation

back in psp unhide middle speaker layer

copy merged

In AS paste after current frame

back in psp unhide top speaker layer

copy merged

In AS paste after current frame

Select all frames (ctrl & A)

copy

click on frame 3 

paste after current frame

click on frame 6

paste after current frame

click on frame 9

paste after current frame

You should now have 12 frames

Open notesani

select all, 

copy

Make tag active, select all, 

paste into selected frames

click to position to your liking

play animation to make sure you like what you see

if not just hit undo and redo

save as gif

Giving Thanks

Supplies needed :

Tube of choice - I am using the awesome artwork of Elias Chatzoudis

which you can find HERE

Scrapkit from Sweet as Honey HERE

My Mask 99 from my blog HERE

Font - Grandma's Garden

My Wordart - Save from bottom of post

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This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on October 31st 2015

written in psp9 but any version should work

any resemblance to other works is entirely coincidental

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Note:  c/p = copy and paste as new layer

d/s = dropshadow

Open blank canvas 800 x 800 

floodfill white

c/p paper 4 as new layer

apply mask

merge group

c/p autumn leaves

rotate right 30

position at bottom of mask layer

c/p cornucopia 

resize by 60 

position bottom right 

c/p turkey 1

resize by 60

position in the middle at the bottom

c/p apples-1

resize by 60

position to the left of the turkey

drag this layer below the turkey layer

c/p acorns

resize by 60 twice

position bottom right

just on top of cornucopia

c/p sparkles-1

position on top of all other elements

D/s all elements except sparkles

2,5,50,8, black

c/p tube as new layer

resize as necessary

position to the left

drag tube layer below all element layers

d/s

c/p my wordart

resize by 80

position top right next to your tube

Add your name, copyright and license information

delete white background layer

merge visible

crop and save as png.

Frightfully Delightful

Supplies needed: 

Tube of choice - I am using two halloween themed tubes from Elias Chatzoudis HERE & HERE

3rd Cluster frame down from Melissaz Creationz

Mask set 90 from Rachel Designs

My wordart HERE

Font - Jellyka Castles Queen HERE

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This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on September 27th 2015

written in psp9 but any version should work

any resemblance to other works in entirely coincidental

OK Lets begin!! 

A quick and simple one this week !!

Open cluster frame, duplicate and close original

Image, resize by 80

new raster layer below frame

flood fill with black/orange gradient, linear, angle 45, repeats 1

apply mask of choice from the pack - I used mask 3

copy and paste tubes as new layers

position to your liking in front of the frame

dropshadow tubes and frame 2,5,50,8, black

Add wordart of choice - I used "Frightfully Delightful" 

and added an orange/black gradient glow

Dropshadow

Add name, license and copyright information 

merge visible

save as png.

Xmas sparkle - Forum set

This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 21st November 2014

written in psp9 but any version should work

Any resemblance to any other works is purely coincidental and unintentional

Supplies needed:

Tube of choice, preferably one with a close up

I am using the artwork of Elias Chatzoudis 

which can be purchased from his store HERE

Xero, Fritillary

VM Toolbox, Zoom blur

DSB Flux, Linear transmission

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Note: c/p = copy and paste as new layer

OK lets begin!!

open blank canvas 750 x 250

make a radial gradient using two contrasting colours from your tube

angle 90, repeats 10

floodfill canvas

Xero fritillary with the following settings:

granularity 7

agression 36

tesselation 13

variation 36

VM toolbox, zoom blur, amount 40, adjust 25

effects, edge effects, enhance

duplicate

select all, contract 15, hit delete

on bottom layer

dsb flux, linear transmission

slice size 4, offset 30, blend 50, vertical checked

deselect

Now you will see rectangle shapes

using your selection tool, set to rectangle, select round the 2nd one

new raster layer

floodfill selection with the same gradient, but change to 

linear, angle 45, repeats 0

deselect

duplicate and move to cover the 4th rectangle

merge down

duplicate and move to cover the 6th & 8th

and so on until every other rectangle is covered

make sure you merge all the floodfilled rectangles together

select all, float, defloat

c/p small tube, duplicate and position over  rectangles where you like

invert, delete

deslect

change blend mode to luminance legacy

c/p close up tube as new layer, resize if necessary

drag to top of layer palette

d/s

make frame layer active

d/s 2,2,50,8, black

and again but change horizontal and vertial to -1

duplicate twice

apply xenofex 2, constellation on each frame layer

with the following settings, making sure to hit random seed on each layer

add name and cr information 

close off top two frame layers

copy merged

open Animation shop

paste as new animation

back to psp, close bottom frame layer, open middle one

copy merged

paste after current frame in AS

back to psp, close middle layer, open top layer

copy merged

paste after current frame in AS

save as gif

For avatar

In psp, custom selection tool

left, top 0, right, bottom 150

selections, edit selection

repeat animation instructions as above 

dont forget to add your name and cr info to the avatar

save as gif

Thats it your done xx

Here is another example

Medicated

This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 15th August 2014

written in psp9 but any version should work

any similarities to other works is purely coincidental

Supplies needed:

Tube(s) of choice - I am using the artwork of Elias Chatzoudis

which can be purchased from his store HERE

Template 'Lin_CM_buttons' by Linda from HERE

My supplies HERE

• Filters •

Penta.com - Jeans

Eye candy 4 - Gradient Glow

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Note: c/p = copy and paste as new layer

d/s = Dropshadow

Ok lets begin!!

1. Open template, shift D to duplicate and close original

2. Delete the top 7 layers and the extra Stars layer

Image canvas size 800 x 800

to give us plenty of room to work

we will crop later.

Now lets work from the bottom up!

3. Unhide background layer, floodfill white

new raster layer, make a gradient using two colors from your tube(s)

linear, angle 45, repeats 5

apply mask of choice, merge group

select all, float, defloat

c/p small wordart

selections, invert

hit delete on your keyboard a few times

deselect,

merge wordart down with mask

4. Pink circles - select all, float, defloat

new raster layer

linear, angle 0, repeats 0

floodfill with gradient

deselect

Effects, texture effects, weave

gap size 2, width 14, opacity 3, weave/gap color white, fill gaps checked

delete pink circles

5. White circles - select all, float, defloat

c/p paper 1, resize by 54%, move to top left corner

duplicate and move to bottom right corner

selections, invert

hit delete on your keyboard on both paper layers

deselect

merge paper layers together

delete white circles

6. Black oval - select all, float, defloat

new raster layer

floodfill with same gradient we used earlier but this time set it to

sunburst, repeats 2

deselect

apply Penta.com, jeans, amount 62, border width 6

delete black oval

7. Shapes, select all, float, defloat,

c/p paper 2

selections, invert

hit delete on your keyboard

deselect

delete shapes

8. Frame - leave as is

9. FrameBack - select all, float, defloat

new raster layer

floodfill with gradient from earlier but change settings to

linear, angle 45, repeats 3

deslect

delete FrameBack

10. c/p tube(s)

position where you like them

11. c/p various elements and wordart from supplies and

position where you like them (you can use my tag for reference)

12. d/s tube(s) & elements

13. Apply graident glow to all template layers & wordart layer and d/s

14. Add your name and copyright information,

merge visible

crop and save as png.