**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 Poser – “Emo Emma” by Celtic Bairns. This poser comes with 10 different poses all
in one file. You can purchase this cutie
at Treasured
Scraps, Berry
Applicious, or Digi
Fox’s Studio.
PTU Kit – “Emolicious” by Kai Kreations. You can find this magical kit for sale at Digi
Fox’s Studio, Berry
Applicious
, Sensibility
Scrapping, Mischief
Desigz, or Scraps
N Company.
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 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 Element 33 to the canvas.
Resize to fit the width of the canvas. Position at the top of the
canvas.
Add Paper 3 to the canvas. Move
it below the Element 33 layer. Resize to
fit the width of the window. Use the
rectangular marquee tool to select the upper part of the canvas behind the
window. Make sure the paper layer is
selected. Right click on the paper and
select “Rasterize Layer”. Then hit the
delete button to erase the portion of the paper in the selected area. This makes it look as though it is carpet.
Add Paper 4 to the canvas. Move
it below the Paper 3 layer. Resize to
fit the width of the window. This will
make it look like there is a pink sky outside the window.
Add Element 52 to the canvas.
Resize it to fit the width of the canvas and position on top of the
carpet area.
Add one of the gumdrop poses to the canvas below the window
element. Position it so she looks like
she is playing outside and can be viewed through the window.
Add Element 34 to the canvas and resize to fit proportionally. Position in front of the right side of the
window. Add DS.
Add Element 30 to the canvas and resize to fit proportionally. Position beside the table. Add DS.
Add another of the gumdrop poses to the canvas, this time position in
front of the table. Add DS.
Add Frame 1 to the canvas and resize to fit in the lower left
corner. Add DS.
Add Paper 6 to the canvas and move it below the frame layer. Resize so that the opening in the frame is
completely filled with the paper. Use
the erase tool to erase any overhang.
Voila! The focal point of your
tag is now created.
Now decorate your tag with any of the beautiful 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.
- Element 49
- Element 17
- Element 24
- Element 32
Add your license and copyright info to the tag.
Add name and any other text of choice.
Save as PNG and go share with all your friends!
