Pink Christmas

 

This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 28th November 2020, in psp9 and assumes a working knowledge of psp.

any similarity to any other works is unintentional and purely coincidental

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Supplies Needed:

Tube of choice - I am using the beautiful artwork of Alec Rud

which can be purchased from Pics For Design

Scrapkit - Rennies Winter from Pink Paradox Productions

(this was a FTU kit but the site is now closed so please use whatever you have)

Mask of choice

Font of choice

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open blank canvas 700 x 700

floodfill white

c/p paper 14

apply mask

merge group

frame 9, resize 30, rotate left 6, move up the canvas a little

el 60, resize 30, position top right corner, drag under frame

duplicate, mirror & flip and move just under bottom left corner of frame

el 61, resize 40, position top left corner, duplicate, mirror and flip

move to just under bottom right corner of frame

el 59, resize 30, rotate right 20, position along bottom of frame

duplicate, flip, rotate left 30, position along top of frame

make frame layer active

magic wand, feather 0, mode add

click inside the frame, expand by 3

now click on each of the element layers and hit delete

deselect

add dropshadow to all elements

hide white background and mask layers

merge visible

unhide white background and mask layers

magic wand, click inside the frame again, expand by 3

invert selection

c/p tube, resize as desired, position face in the selection

delete

deselect

duplicate, adjust blur, gaussian blur 8

change blend mode on original tube to hard light

change blend mode on blurred tube to screen

paste tube again, mirror, resize as desired (I resized 20)

and moved my tube just to the right of the frame

duplicate

gaussian blur 8, blend mode overlay

dropshadow as you go along

el 20, resize 28,

el 47, resize 20,

el 37, resize 20,

el 30, resize 15

el 22, resize 22

make a cluster across the bottom of your tube/tag with the elements

I duplicated the poinsettia and placed one behind the sleigh

add any other elements you wish

el 72, resize 40

add a nice gradient glow and dropshadow

add your name, license and copyright information

delete white background layer

merge visible

Crop and save as png

crop and save as png

Always Tea Time

his tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 22nd May 2019 and assumes a working knowledge of psp.

Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental

Written in PSP9 other versions should work just as well

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supplies needed:

Tube of choice - I am using the artwork of Misticheskaya

which can be purchased from Pics For Design

Scrapkit - Keys, Clocks & Madness from Pink Paradox Productions

Mask - 0031 from Viviennes Paintbox

Font of choice

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Open blank canvas 700 x 700

floodfill white

c/p paper 63

apply mask

merge group

Frame 13

resize 30

mirror (I know its now back to front - bear with me here)

select all, float, defloat, on mask layer - copy

deselect

paste as new layer, mirror (see! now its back the right way round)

delete original frame layer

image effects - offset H85 V-65

change blend mode to multiply, duplicate

el 306

resize 25

move up and left a little

hide white background layer

merge visible the remaining layers

unhide background layer

This is what you should have now

el 284

resize 50

position bottom left

duplicate

move to right

el 198

resize 40

position bottom right

el 295

resize 40

position bottom right

el 294

resize 40

position bottom left 

el 177

resize 40

drag down to just above merged layer

position towards the top

copy and paste tube

resize 20

position behind the black and white humps

I used the following elements, but you can use different ones if you wish

el 1 - resize 20

el 103 - resize 20

el 50 - resize 20

el 52 - resize 10

el 68 - resize 10

el 82 - resize 20

el 40 - resize 10 - rotate right 110

el 41 - resize 10

el 106 - resize 10

el 108 - resize 10

el 142 - resize 20

el 5 - resize 30

add your name, copyright and license information

delete white bg layer

merge visible

crop and save as png

Enys Steam

This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 21st May 2019 and assumes a working knowledge of psp.

Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental

Written in PSP9 other versions should work just as well

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Supplies needed:

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

which you can purchase from CDO HERE

Scrapkits - I am using 2 from Pink Paradox Productions

Elegant Steampunk and Steam Mystique

Miz_Mask_306 & Miz_Mask_307 HERE

Font of choice

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NOTE:  ES = Elegant Steampunk kit - SM = Steam Mystique kit

open blank canvas 650 x 800

floodfill white

c/p ES paper 7

apply Miz_Mask_306

merge group

c/p ES paper 6

apply Miz_Mask_307

merge group

merge the 2 mask layers together

adjust - sharpness - sharpen more

c/p ES el 99 - make a circular selection just around the clock face

invert, delete - resize 55 - blend mode multiply, lower opacity to 76

duplicate, change blend mode to burn

c/p ES el 96 - carefully erase the chain

now place it under the two clock faces

on one of the clock layers

select all, float, defloat

on the pocket watch layer hit delete on your keyboard

deselect

dropshadow 2,4,30,11,black

c/p SM el 158 - resize 40 position along the hinge of the pocket watch

duplicate, mirror and line up the stems so one rose head is slightly lower than the other

merge down, dropshadow

duplicate, mirror, rotate right 18

duplicate again, rotate left 100, move to bottom of mask layer

c/p SM el 19 - resize 20 - position bottom middle

c/p SM el 42 - resize 20 - position just to the left of the hat

c/p SM el 50 - resize 22 - position in front of hat

c/p ES el 64 - resize 20 - position just under the right corner of the box

c/p SM el 60 - resize 17 - position to right of book

c/p ES el 6 - resize 20 - duplicate a couple and position to your liking

c/p ES el 44 - resize 25 - position in front of left back corner of box

Make the horizontal rose layer active

c/p tube - resize 80 - erase any that is sticking out from behind the roses

duplicate - adjust blur - gaussian blur 8 - change blend mode to soft light

c/p ES el 102 - resize 30 - position behind tube to the right

c/p ES el 111 - resize 15 - position behind tube to the left, duplicate, mirror

Adjust your elements and any others you may wish

add name, copyright and license information

delete white background layer

merge visible

crop and save as png

A Bird in the Hand

This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 2nd May 2019 and assumes a working knowledge of psp.

Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental

Written in PSP9 other versions should work just as well

Supplies Needed:

Tube of choice  - I am using the stunning artwork of Misticheskaya which

can be purchased from Pics For Design

Scrapkit - Berry Kissed by Pink Paradox Productions

Mask - 0060 & 0062 from Viviennes Paintbox

Font of choice

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Open blank canvas 700 x 700

floodfill white

c/p paper 24

apply mask 0062

merge group

resize 85

paste paper again

apply mask 0060

merge group

resize 85

mirror

move the first mask layer up and left a little

move the 2nd mask layer down and right a little

merge the 2 mask layers together

Frame 8 - resize 50 - move up and left a little

c/p tube, drag under frame, erase any that is showing outside the frame

change blend mode to luminance legacy

duplicate, adjust blur, gaussian blur 13, change blend mode to multiply

el 64 - resize 30 - position to the right of the frame but overlapping it a little

el 5 - resize 20 - mirror - position on top right of clock

el 44 - resize 30 - position bottom right of clock

paste tube again as top layer

resize to fit nicely to the right of your frame but not completely covering the elements

el 82, 83 & 84 - resize all 20 - position around the feet of the tube

el 9 - resize 30 - position in front of the flowers

el 110 - resize 30 - rotate right 90 - position along bottom of tag so the stem touches the bottom right corner of the cage

el 102 - resize 40 - position on top of tree

el 41 - resize 20 - position to right of cage, in front of stem

el 54 - resize 20 - position just in front of bottles

el 36 - resize 25 - position to right of bottles

el 30 - resize 20 - position in front of bottles and mannequin

el 46 - resize 10 - position in front of books

I also duplicated a couple of the flowers and the butterfly and positioned to my liking around my tag

add name, license and copyright information

delete white background layer

merge visible

crop and save as png

Princess Castle

This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 4th January 2019 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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Tube of choice, I am using the stunning artwork of VeryMany 

which you can purchase from her store HERE

Scrapkit - Forest Fairy by Pink Paradox Productions

Mask 044 from Vivienne's Paintbox

Font of choice

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Open blank canvas 700 x 700

floodfill white

new raster layer

select all

paste paper 7 into selection

deselect

apply mask

merge group

resize 90

Dropshadow as you go 2,5,40,10,black

element 55, resize 40

element 122, resize 50, mirror, position behind castle

paste tube on top, resize 30

element 65, resize 40, position under tube just poking out the bottom

element 47, resize 30, position to right of tube

element 25, resize 20, position at bottom of mailbox

element 40, resize 30, position left of tube

element 35, resize 20, position on top of skirt to the left

add another other elements you wish and rearrange layers to suit

Add name, copyright & license information

delete white background

Merge visible

Crop and save as png

Elven Arch

This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 4th January 2019 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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Tube of choice, I am using the stunning artwork of VeryMany 

which you can purchase from her store HERE

Scrapkit - Forest Fairy by Pink Paradox Productions

Mask 041 from Vivienne's Paintbox

Font of choice

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Open blank canvas 750 x 750

floodfill white

new raster layer

select all

paste paper 8 into selection

deselect

apply mask

merge group

resize 90

Dropshadow as you go 2,5,40,10,black

element 51 resize 50

element 63 resize 50, position at bottom of arch

element 66 resize 50, position below arch, erase parts that are showing outside the arch

element 56 resize 20, position below the grass a little. Butt up to the to the left edge of the arch

paste tube on top resize 40, position slightly to the right so you can see the 

castle a bit behind her head

element 70 resize 50, position at the bottom, go back and erase any of the dress 

that is showing under the grass

element 109 resize 22, position to the left

element 23 resize 22, position to the right

freehand selection tool, feather 13, draw a small selection along the bottom edge of the glass

bottle, hit delete twice, deselect.  

This softens the edge of the glass and makes it look like its "in" the grass

element 26 resize 22, position in between the glass bottle and the mushrooms

element 105 resize 50, position just above mask layer around the arch

Add any other elements you wish, rearrange your layers to suit

Add name, copyright and license information

delete white background

merge visible

crop and save as png

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

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

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

Rock Chick

This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 21st April 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

Supplies needed:

Tube of choice - I am using the awesome artwork of  Arthur Crowe

You can purchase this tube from the store HERE

Scrapkit - Bad Girl Glamour by Pink Paradox Productions

My mask Miz_mask 247

Font of choice

Wordart (save from bottom of post)

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Dont forget to dropshadow as you go along

I use 2,5,50,13, black

Open blank canvas 700 x 700

floodfill white

c/p paper 39

apply Miz_mask 247

merge group

dupliate, mirror and flip

move down a little

merge masks together

frame 3, resize 40

frame 12, resize 40

adjust, colorize, hue 25, sat 112

element 193, resize 40, mirror, move to top of tag

element 143, resize 40

drag below frames, erase any that is showing outside of the frame

change blend mode to luminance legacy

element 111, resize 40, bring to top

move it down to the bottom of the tag, 

carefully erase the top right end of the keyboard

so it looks like it is disappearing behind the frames

element 64, resize 20, mirror and flip, position so it mostly covers the 

other end of the keyboard

element 60, resize 20, rotate right 90, position behind money

element 17, resize 25, position bottom right

element 39, resize 30, position behind the briefcase to the right a little

element 43, resize 20, position in front of case and bottle

element 53, resize 20, rotate right 32, position bottom middle

element 199, resize 30, rotate right 32, drag down layer palette to just above mask layer

position at bottom of mask

make notes layer active, c/p tube, resize to fit

c/p wordart, resize 50, adjust, sharpness, sharpen more, position at bottom of tag

I added a black gradient glow to mine

add your name, copyright & license information

delete white background layer

merge visible

crop and save as png

(click to open and save to your computer)

Gothic Lolita

This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 8th March 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

Supplies needed:

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

which can be purchased from the store HERE

Scrapkit - Gothic Lolita2 by Pink Paradox Productions

Mask 0031 & 0035 from Dragonflys Psp

Font of choice

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Open blank canvas 800 x 800 

floodfill white

c/p paper 48

apply mask 0035

merge group

c/p paper 44

apply mask

merge group

c/p tube, resize 80

duplicate

On mask layer, select all, float, defloat, invert

on original tube layer, delete

deselect

On duplicated tube layer

using your freehand selection tool

select across the top of the legs and round the

bottom half of the tube and delete

deselect

merge tube layers together

dropshadow 

element 240, resize 40, rotate left 90

move down and to the left a little

duplicate, mirror, d/s both

element 235, resize 40, rotate left 90

drag below tube and to the left

duplicate, mirror and move up a bit 

so they are offset from each other

d/s both

back to top of layer palette

element 225, resize 50, image effects, offset, h0, v-120

element 218, resize 60, drag below the black netting

element 200, resize 40, rotate right a little, move to the right

between the netting layers, duplicate, mirror

c/p and resize the following elements and position to

your liking at the bottom of your tag 

element 120, resize 40

element 98, resize 40

element 184, resize 30

element 115, resize 30

element 204, resize 30

element 103, resize 30

element 183, resize 25

element 190, resize 25

element 178, resize 25

element 222, resize 25

element 90, resize 60

element 237, rotate left, adjust sharpness, sharpen more

duplicate, mirror and flip

dont forget to d/s

c/p element 243 on top of layer palette

add your name, copyright and license information

delete white bg layer

merge visible

crop and save as png