**This tutorial was written using Photoshop CC. I believe the instructions
should work with various other versions, but they are not tested on any other
version. This tutorial is my own
creation. Any similarity to any other
tutorial is not done purposely or knowingly (aside from the fact that the
process is pretty similar in most tutorials).
If you do not know how to do some of the things I mention here (like
mirroring an image, adding a drop shadow, resizing elements, etc.), check out
my “Tips
and Tricks” tutorial. **
Supplies:
PTU Tube – “Individual Tube
32-3 Wind” by Anna Liwanag. This tube is sold at Creative
Design Outlet.
PTU Kit – “Sweet Life” by Marys Designs. You can find this beautiful girly kit for
sale at Sensibility
Scrapping, Low
Budget Scrapping, and Sweet-Pinup.
FTU Mask – “Mask 05 - Dreamscape”
by Aeval Amore. You can download this
FTU mask from my blog, Aeval’s
Art.
Abbreviations:
DS – Drop Shadow
Settings I use:
DS Settings - Blend Mode set to Multiply, Opacity set to 75%, Angle set
to 120 degrees, Distance 5, Spread 0, Size 5
Ready…..Set….Tag!
Open Paper 1 in a new canvas.
Double click on the layer to unlock it.
Add the Mask to the canvas and resize if needed so it is the same size
as the paper. Then drag the mask layer
below the paper layer.
With the mask layer selected, select all (Ctrl + A) and copy the entire
canvas (Ctrl + C). You will see dashed
lines surround the canvas.
Click on the paper layer to activate it, then turn on quick mask (Press
the Q key on your keyboard). The dashed
lines will disappear and that is ok.
Next Paste onto the paper (Ctrl + V) and turn your Quick Mask off (Q
again).
You will now see a dotted outline of the mask on your paper. Press the button on the bottom of layers side
bar that is a rectangle with a circle cut out of it. The mask will now show.
Right click on the paper layer and select Convert to Smart Image. This releases just the mask. The background layer of the mask will become
invisible on its own.
Open a new canvas (Ctrl +N) 700 x 700, transparent background. This will be referred to as the working
canvas in my directions when switching between canvases.
Add the combined paper and mask from above to the canvas. Resize to fit the canvas.
Add Frame 1 to the canvas.
Resize to fit the canvas and center.
Add DS.
Add Paper 4 to the canvas. Resize to fit over the opening in the frame
in the element above. Move the paper
layer below the frame. Use the eraser
tool to erase any overhang of the paper showing outside of the frame.
Add Element 56 to the canvas and resize to fit the center of the
frame.
Add Element 55 to the canvas.
Resize to fit so the heart appears to hang down from the top. Add DS.
Add Paper 1 to the canvas. Resize to fit in the opening of the heart
and move the paper below the heart layer.
Use the eraser tool to erase any overhang of the paper showing outside
of the heart. This is where the name
will be added to the tag.
Add your poser to the canvas. Resize to fit the canvas. Position her in the center of the canvas,
overlapping the dangling heart and add DS.
Voila! The focal point of your
tag is now created.
Now decorate your tag with any of the yummy elements from the kit. Resize the elements as you add them to fit
the proportions of your tag. Experiment
with rotating them and mirroring them for more variety. In addition duplicate elements and use
multiple times to fill in holes and add more pizzazz. In this tutorial to indicate when I used more
than one of the same element I will add (X#) by the name to indicate how many
versions of the element I used.
Here are all the additional elements I used from the bottom layers up:
- Element 47 (x3)
- Element 28
- Element 88 (x2)
- Element 59
- Element 58
- Element 54
- Element 51
- Element 112
- Element 76
- Element 26 (x2)
- Element 12
Add name and any other text of choice.
Save as PNG and go share with all your friends!
Thank you for trying my tut! I’d love to see how your tags turn out so
if you like what you made, please post a copy here or show me on Facebook!
