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

Forest Song

This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 12th April 2019 and assumes a working knowledge of psp.

Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental

Supplies needed:

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

which you can purchase from Pics for Design

My Supplies HERE

Mask of choice

Font of choice

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open blank canvas 700 x 700 

floodfill white

preset shapes tool - ellipse - bg color white

draw out a circle in the middle of your canvas

objects - align - center in canvas

convert to raster

select all, float, defloat, contract by 5

new raster layer

copy forest bg - paste into selection

deselect

on original circle

adjust - add noise - 79 gaussian, monochrome

preset shapes tool - rectangle - bg color white

draw out a vertically long skinny rectangle on the

left side of the circle, just a little longer than

the circle

convert to raster

rotate left 14

select all, float, defloat, contract by 5

new raster layer

mirror forest bg - copy - paste into selection

deselect

on rectangle - add noise as before

duplicate and mirror both rectangle layers

c/p grass

position at bottom

c/p ivy

position down left side of left rectangle

duplicate

position down left side of right rectangle

and drag down layer palette to just above the circle forest layer

c/p tube

resize as necessary

duplicate

adjust blur - gaussian blur 11

change blend mode to overlay

dropshadow original tube

delete white bg

copy merged

paste as new layer

muras meister - copies - wallpaper rotate - change number to 5 or 6

adjust - blur - motion blur - angle 145 strength 100

repeart blur

apply mask 

merge group

add name, license and copyright information

merge visible

crop and save as png

Kiss me i'm Irish

This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 17th March 2019 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 gorgeous artwork of Misticheskaka which 

can be purchased from Pics For Design

My supplies HERE

Font of choice

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Open blank canvas 700 x 250

floodfill with gradient, linear, angle 0 repeats 0

colors #acbd64 & #6ead93

c/p shamrock 1, change blend mode to screen, lower opacity to 80

c/p shamrock 2, change blend mode to screen, lower opacity to 64

c/p just the rainbow from your tube

position in bottom left corner of tag, blend mode screen, opacity 74
(if using a different tube you can skip this step)

c/p net, position agains the left edge, blend mode overlay

c/p large tube, position left hand side of tag so just the face is showing

blend mode overlay, opacity 62

paste tube again, resize 35, mirror, blend mode soft light, opacity 78

c/p wordart, move to the right slightly, blend mode screen

select all, float, defloat

new raster layer

dropshadow 2,2,64,7,black, lower opacity to 20

c/p tube one more time, resize 50

position just to the left of the wordart 

dropshadow 2,5,30,11,black

duplicate

adjust, blur, gaussian blur 11

change blend mode to screen

new raster layer, floodfill with a dark green

select all, contract 1, delete

floodfill with white, contract 1, delete

deselect

add name, license and copyright information

merge all (flatten) 

save as jpg

Dark Forest Patsy

This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 24th February 2019 and assumes a working knowledge of psp.
Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental

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

can be purchased from Pics For Design

My Supplies HERE

Font of choice

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Place Miz_StPatLights & Miz_StPatSunburst presets in the
'My PSP Files' - Presets folder

Open all other supplies in psp


open blank canvas 700 x 700
floodfill white

c/p bg1, 

Layers - new mask layer - from image - find the mask in the dropdown list

invert checked.

apply mask, merge group, resize 90
select all, float, defloat
c/p bg2, invert selection, delete
deselect
change blend mode to dodge, lower opacity to around 50

c/p tube, resize 30
duplicate, adjust blur, gaussian blur 13
change blend mode to multiply

on the blurred layer
effects - illumination effects - lights - use the preset I supplied

effects - illumination effects - sunburst - use the preset I supplied

c/p light1, position behind tube in the gap between her
arm and head so its like the sun is shining through

c/p light2,  on top of both tube layer and blurred layer
image effects, offset, H54, V130, Custom, Transparent

c/p dark grass, position in front of tube, just to the left a little
duplicate, drag down the layer palette to just above the mask layers
mirror and move up a little so its just showing over the top of
the tubes knee

make sure you are now on the top layer

c/p pot of gold, resize 30, position bottom right in front of her knee, dropshadow
duplicate, adjust, blur, gaussian blur 13, change blend mode to multiply,
lower opacity to 77

c/p rainbow, position so its coming out of the pot of gold and looks like
it disappears behind the tubes back.

c/p harp, mirror, position behind the tube on the left

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

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

Both the previous tags made by Deeva

Made by Marie

Your Smile

This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 18th February 2019 and assumes a working knowledge of psp.
Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental

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Tube of choice I am using the beautiful artwork of VeryMany which

can be purchased from the store HERE

I used 2 close ups and one smaller tube

My supplies HERE

Font of choice

Penta.com - Vtr2

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Open blank canvas 700 x 300
c/p texture

c/p 2 close up images of your choice
position one either side of the canvas
lower opacity of both to around 44
and change blend mode to overlay on both

(Note: as you go along you may find you want to duplicate the texture layer,
erase, rotate, mirror etc to get the look you like.  I actually duplicated it about
4 times and erased parts until I achieved the look I wanted)


c/p small tube (resize if necessary)
position right in the middle
duplicate
adjust - blur - gaussian blur 13
change blend mode to overlay 
lower opacity to around 70
dropshadow original tube layer

c/p word art
position to the left a little
change blend mode to dodge
duplicate, change blend mode to screen

c/p sparkles
drag down layer palette to just above your texture layer

merge visible
duplicate
adjust - blur - gaussian blur 13
effects - penta.com - vtr2 default settings
change blend mode to screen
lower opacity between 50 - 60

c/p sparkles again, mirror and move to the right slightly

c/p texture once again
new raster layer
select all, image, crop to selection

On texture layer
select all, contract by 5
delete
deselect

adjust - add noise - gaussian 34, monochrome
magic wand, click inside the frame you just made
floodfill black, contract 1, delete
deselect
dropshadow your frame

add name, license and copyright information
merge all flatten
save as jpg


To make matching avatar

custom selection 
top & left 0
bottom and right 175
edit selection
move to a place of your liking on the banner
edit selection 
copy
deselect

paste as new image
make a frame for it as you did on the banner
add name, license and cr
merge all
save as jpg

Eternal

This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 27th January 2019, and assumes a working knowledge of psp

Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental

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Tube of choice I am using the awesome artwork of Enys Guerrero
which you can purchase from CDO
Scrapkit - Eternal from Art of Rene Kunert
Maskset145_Mask2 from Rachel Designs
Font of choice

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open blank canvas 700 x 700
floodfill white

c/p paper 6
apply mask
merge group

c/p fra-13
resize 80
rotate right 30
move up a little to line up with the mask
d/s

c/p fra-12
resize 70
d/s

make fra-13 active
select all, float, defloat
make fra-12 active
erase some of the frame inside the selection
so the ivy shows and makes it look like its
intertwined through the frame.
deselect

c/p ele 105
resize 40
position top left corner of frame
d/s

c/p ele 113
resize 40
position bottom middle of frame
duplicate, merge down

c/p tube
resize as necessary
position inside the frame and erase any excess showing outside

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

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Here are some more examples made by

the members of my forum Taggers Inn

By Marie

By Wally

By Lisa

By Penny

Wistful

This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 3rd February 2019, and assumes a working knowledge of psp

Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental

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Tube of choice I am using the awesome artwork of Zindy

which you can purchase from the store HERE

My supplies HERE

Font of choice

Miz_mask179 HERE

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open blank canvas 700 x 700
floodfill white

c/p paper, apply mask, merge group

c/p overlay, lower opacity to 64, change blend mode to luminance

c/p frame, duplicate, rotate right 4, image flip, dropshadow both

c/p stitches, position along bottom right of frames, 
so the look like they have been stitched together, dropshadow

c/p flower cluster, resize 30, position bottom left corner of frames, dropshadow

c/p tube under frames, resize and position in right side of frame
to your liking, erase any showing outside of the frames but leave any that is 
showing inside the left frame
change blend mode to luminance (legacy)

duplicate, adjust blur, gaussian blur 7, change blend mode to hue

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