FTU - PINK'D UP CHRISTMAS TUTORIAL

This tutorial was written by me for those with a working knowledge of PSP

Any resemblance to another tutorial is purely coincidental

Supplies:

Gorgeous FTU Scrap Kit "Christmas Fun", by Daph, which you can get HERE

FTU mask by Weescotslass Creations, Mask 84, which you can get HERE

FTU tube, included in my supplies, which you can get HERE

(Artist Unknown but if anyone knows this artist,

please message me and I will add the copyright info to the tag)

Effects: (All Optional)

Eye Candy 4000 HSB Noise

Xero Radiance

Xero Improver

Xero Tweaker

Xero Bad Dream

PhotoEffex Scanlines

Lets Get Started!!

Open a new image in PSP, 1000 X 900 (You can resize later)

Copy and paste paper of choice, resize by 110% until canvas is covered

Layers, Load/Save Mask, Load Mask from Disk, Apply WSL_Mask84

Effects, Eye Candy 4000, HSB Noise, 7, 30, 40, 0, 99.85, 99.12,

Smooth Lumps, Seamless Tile checked, Random Seed 1

Effects, PhotoEffex, Scanlines, Default Settings, Adjust Sharpen

Copy and paste Frame 3 from the CF Add On Folder in the kit, position to the right of your tag

Using your selection tool, draw a rectangle around the border of the frame,

Copy and paste paper of choice as a new layer, Selections, Invert, Delete, Select none

Move this layer under your frame layer, Selections, Select All, Float, Defloat

Copy and paste tube of choice or the FTU tube included in my supplies as a new layer

Selections Invert, Delete, Select None

Effects, Xero, Radiance, Default Settings, change Opacity to 80%

Copy and paste the Christmas Lights as a new layer, Image, Rotate, 90 degrees left, Image, Mirror

Position on the left side of your frame, Resize as needed

Copy and paste the Holly as a new layer, Resize as needed and position on the upper left corner of frame

Copy and paste the Christmas Tree element as a new layer, resize by 110%, position to the left of your tag

Copy and paste the berry branch element as a new layer, just above your mask layer

Postion so that you see it on the left side of your tree, Layers, Duplicate, Image, Mirror

Move to the right side of your tree, Layers, Duplicate, Move down to right bottom of tree

(See my tag fro reference)

Copy and paste Ribbon 2 from the kit as a new layer, between your frame and Christmas Tree layers

Image, Rotate by 90 degrees, position near the bottom of tag

Copy and paste the Snowman gift box as a new layer, position above the frame on bottom right

Copy and paste the Peppermint Drink as a new layer, position bottom right above the gift box

Copy and paste Christmas Candles as a new layer, resize by 80%, position near the bottom center of tag

Copy and paste the Christmas sign as a new layer, resize to your liking, position bottom left of tag

Copy and paste the Candy Cane 2 element as a new layer, resize to your liking,

position to the right of the Christmas Sign

Copy and paste your tube of choice or the FTU tube in my supplies as a new layer,

position in the center of your tag

Copy and paste the sparkles element as a new layer, resize by 80%,

move to right bottom section of tag, Image, Mirror

Add drop shadow of choice to all elements, except Sparkles and mask

Layers, Merge Visible

Xero, Bad Dream, 128, 35, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0

Xero, Improver, Default Settings

Xero, Tweaker, 10, 10, 10, 10, Image contains White checked

Add your copyright (if needed), tag info and name, Crop Tool, Merged Opaque, Click CheckMark,

Resize your tag to the size you want. Save as a png file and that's it! Your done!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial and as always if you make me a tag with Simply4U on it,

I will gladly show it off on my blog!

See my Contact info for my email address to send me your tag!

FTU - SEASON OF THE WITCH TUTORIAL

I wrote this tutorial and any resemblance to another tutorial is purely coincidental.

This tutorial was written for those with a working knowledge of PSP.

Supplies:

I am using the exquisite artwork of Zlata_M @ Pics For Design, you will need a license to use 

this same tube and you can do that HERE

The gorgeous scrap kit and awesome template I am using are both from Vaybs,

and you can find them HERE and HERE

Mask of choice and font of choice

Effects: (all are optional)

Eye Candy 4000 - Gradient Glow

PhotoEffex - Scanlines

Lokas 3D Shadow

Xero - Bad Dream

Xero - Tweaker

Okay, lets get started!

Open up Vabys Season of the Witch template in PSP

Delete the copyright layer and the small circle layer

Image, Canvas Size, 900 X 900 (We can resize later)

Copy paper of choice and paste as a new layer, 

just above the background layer, Apply mask of choice

Delete backgroud layer, (If you want a transparent tag)

Copy and paste the moon element as a new layer, Resize as needed

just above your mask, move to the right upper side

(see my tag for reference).

Copy and paste element 39 as a new layer, resize as needed

Position to the left side of the tag just above your moon layer

Layer, Duplicate, Edit, Mirror, Layer, Merge Down

Copy and paste element 37 as a new layer, resize as needed

Position to the left side bottom of the tag just above vines

Layer, Duplicate, Edit, Mirror, Merge Down

(see my tag for reference)

Copy and paste element 14, Grass, as a new layer, 

Resize so that the grass extends a little wider that the tag

Position at the bottom of your tag, just above your weeds layer

Activate the inner large rectangles layer, Select All, Float, Defloat

Layer, New Raster Layer, Flood fill with a color from the kit or your tube

Effects, 3D Effects, Inner Bevel, default settings

Deselect, and delete the original large rectangles layer

Activate the inner Eclipse layer, Select All, Float, Defloat

Copy and paste paper of choice as a new layer

Selections, Invert, hit delete on your keyboard

Deselect, and delete the original inner Eclipse layer.

Activate your circle layer, Select All, Float, Defloat

Copy and paste the haunted house element from the kit as a new layer

Resize to fit inside the circle, Selections, Invert, hit delete on your keyboard.

Deselect, and activate your circle layer, 

Effects, PhotoEffex, Scanlines (default settings)

Adjust, Sharpen

Copy and paste the spider web from the kit as a new layer

Resize as needed, Adjust, Color Balance, Manual Color Correction

Change the black to orange or another color of your choice

Effects, 3D Effects, Inner Bevel, Default settings

Activate the small inner rectangles, Select All, Float, Defloat

Layer, New Raster Layer, Flood fill with a color from your tube

Effects, PhotoEffex, Scanlines (default settings)

Adjust, Sharpen, Deselect

Copy and paste element 19 as a new layer, Resize as needed

Position on the right side of your tag, (See my tag for reference)

Copy and paste 37 as a new layer, Resize as needed

Position to the right side of your tag, just above the crystal ball

(See my tag for reference)

Copy and paste element 25 as a new layer, Resize as needed

Position to the left of your tag, (See my tag for reference)

Copy and paste your tube of choice as a new layer

Position in the center of your tag, Resize as needed

Copy and paste the Ouija board as a new layer, Resize by 110% - 120%

Position just above your tube layer covering the bottom of the tube

If any access of the tube is still showing, using your selection tool, delete it.

If using the same tube you may need to bring the lantern she is carrying

above the ouija board, is so, Activate your tube, using your freehand selection tool,

draw around the lantern, Selections, Promote Selection to layer, Deselect

Layer, Arrange Layer, Bring to Top

Activate your wordart layer, Effects, 3D Effects, Inner Bevel, default settings

Effects, Eye Candy 4000, Gradient Glow, Fat, Black, 3, 0, 100, draw outside checked

Sharpen your tube and all elements

Add the following to your tube and all elements, except the moon and mask

Lokas 3D shadow, Default settings (or drop shadow of choice)

Layers, Merge, Merge Visible

Effects, Xero, Tweaker, all setting on 10 and contains black checked

Effects, Xero, Bad Dream, all settings default except Strength 36

Adjust, Brightness & Contrast, Clarity, 4

Add your copyright info and name, Save as a png 

That's it, your done!!

Thank you for trying my tutorial, and as always if you make a tag 

from this or any of my tutorials and send me one with Simply4U on it

I will post it here in a Tag Show Off!!

© Simply4U 2012

FTU - AUTUMN FEEL TUTORIAL

I wrote this tutorial on August 18th, 2012

Any resemblance to another tutorial is purely coincidental 

This tutorial was written for those with a working knowledge of PSP

Supplies:

Gorgeous FTU scrapkit called Autumn Feel from Scrap Dimensions, HERE

Beautiful "Fall Coat" tube by Ismael Rac, which you can purchase HERE

WSL Mask 56, which you can find HERE

Effects:

PhotoEffex - Scanlines (optional)

Xero - Porcelain, Tweaker, Improver (optional)

Eye Candy 4000 - Gradient Glow

Okay, Let's Get Started

In PSP, open a new image, 800 X 800 

(give yourself room to work, you can resize later)

Copy Paper 2 from the kit and paste as a new layer

Apply WSL mask 56, Merge Group

Effects, Blur, Gaussian Blur 10

Copy Paper 1 from the kit and paste as a new layer

Apply WSK mask 56 again, Merge Group

Effects, Blur, Gaussian Blur 10

Using your Raster Deform tool, shorten each mask so that 

there appears to be grass and fall sky both

See my tag for reference

Merge both Mask layers together

Effects, PhotoEffex, Scanlines, Sharpen

Copy and paste Element 4 as a new layer

Resize, position to the upper left of tag

Sharpen, Duplicate, Change Blend Mode to Multiply

On original wordart layer, add gradient glow, faint white, size 5

Copy and paste Element 11 as a new layer

Resize, Image, Mirror and place to right of tag

Copy and paste Element 16 as a new layer

Resize,Position so the large end is at the bottom left of your tag

See my tag for reference

Copy and paste Element 18 as a new layer

Resize, Position to the right side of tag above fence

Copy and paste Element 15 as a new layer

Resize, postion in the middle at bottom of fence

Copy and paste Element 36 as a new layer

Resize, postion on left side under fence

Duplicate, Image mirror, Resize by 80%

Position this bush on right at bottom of fence

Copy and paste Element 19 as a new layer

Resize, postion at the bottom right of tag

Copy and paste Element 34 as a new layer

Resize, position at the bottom left of tag

Copy and paste Elements 3 & 33 as new layers

Resize, postion both to your liking

Copy and paste Element 38 as a new layer

Resize, postion at bottom left above birdhouse

Copy and paste Element 17 as a new layer

Resize and position to the right of tag, above wheelbarrell

Dulpicate, Resize by 80% and move this one slightly left

Duplicate, Resize by 80% again and move slightly right

See my tag for reference

Copy and paste your tube of choice just below wheelbarrell

Drop shadow all elements with drop shadow of choice

Sharpen all elements

Merge Visible, Crop Tool, Merged Opaque, Check

Effects, Xero, Porcelain (0 on all colors), Apply

Effects, Xero, Tweaker, 10 on all settings, Apply

Effects, Xero, Improver, default settings, Apply

Resize to 600 X 579 or whichever size you like best

Add your name, copyright and tag info

Save and you are done!!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial!!

I would love to see your results if you try it!!

FTU - SPRING MOURNING

I wrote this tutorial and any resemblance to another is purely coincidental. 

This tutorial was written for those with a working knowledge of PSP.

SUPPLIES:

I am using the exquisite artwork of Anna Marine, which you can purchase HERE

The gorgeous Scrap Kit I am using is FTU from Seashell Scrapz called Back To Nature,

which you can find HERE

Mask of choice. I am using WSL Mask 62, which you can find HERE

Font of choice. I am using Mousse Script, which you can find HERE

EFFECTS:

Eye Candy 4 - Gradient Glow

Eye Candy 4 - Glass

Lokas 3D Shadow - Optional 

Xero Porcelain - Optional 

Okay, Let's get started....

Open a new image, 800 X 800, you can resize later

Floodfill, white

Copy and paste a paper of choice from the kit as as new layer

Resize by 25%

Apply mask of choice, merge group

Copy and paste Element 9 (Frame) from the kit as a new layer

Resize to your liking

Click inside the frame using your magic wand, 

Selections, Modify, Expand by 6, Deselect

Copy and paste paper of choice as a new layer

Layers, Arrange, Move Down

Resize by 25%

Selections, Invert, Delete, Deselect

Copy and paste Element 22 as a new layer

Place it above your wood frame layer, resize to your liking

Copy and paste Element 5 as a new layer

Resize to your liking and place on the left side of frame

See my tag for reference

Copy and paste Close Up tube of choice as a new layer

Place to your liking

Copy and paste Element 21 as a new layer above your tube

Resize to your liking

Using your freehand selection tool, draw around the stem 

Delete the stem, Deselect

Layers, Duplicate, Image, Mirror, Layers, Merge Down

Position flowers on top and at the bottom of your tag

See my tag for reference

Copy and paste Element 11 as a new layer

Resize to your liking

Position to the right top of your tube, 

See my tag for reference

Drop Shadow all elements with Lokas 3D Shadow

From left column down, then right down

50, 0, 0, 8,  80, 23, 0, 100, 7, Black

or choice of drop shadow

Adjust, Brightness/Contrast, Clarify all elements

Close out your mask layer and then merge visible

Effects, Zero Porcelain, 50, 128, 128, 0, 196, 196

Apply, Layers, Duplicate

Activate the bottom merged layer

Adjust, Blur, Gaussian Blur, 10, Repeat

Open the Mask layer and Merge Visible

Add your copyright info

Using font of choice add your name

I used Mouse Script, 50, Stroke 0

Effects, Eye Candy 4, Glass, 

Default, except change color to white

Effects, Eye Candy 4, Gradient Glow

Default settings, Fat, light color from your tag

I used a light yellow and light green combo

Add same Lokas 3D drop shadow

or drop shadow of choice

Merge visible and your done!!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial!!

If you do the tutorial, please send me the result

I love posting the results in my Tag Gallery here!

FTU Tutorial - Irish At Heart

I wrote this tutorial and any resemblance to another is purely coincidental   This tutorial was written for those with a working knowledge of PSP   Supplies:   I am using the gorgeous artwork of Keith Garvey, which you can purchase HERE  Beautiful FTU Scrapkit "With A Little Luck" by Ellanoir, which you can download HERE  Irish at Heart template by me, which you can download HERE   Effects:   Eye Candy 4000 Glass  Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow  Xero Radiance  Xero Improver   Okay Let's Get Started!!   Open my Irish at Heart template in PSP, Image, Canvas Size, Resize to 800 X 600  (We can crop and resize later)  Open Paper 15 from the kit, Resize by 30%, Image, Flip  Copy and Paste as a new layer just above your background layer  Layers, Load/Save Mask, Load Mask of choice, Merge Group  Activate the Gray Oval, Selections, Select All, Float, Defloat  Open paper 20 from the kit, Resize by 20%  Copy and Paste as a new layer, Selections, Invert, Delete, Selections None  Delete the Gray Oval layer  Activate the black rectangle layer, Selections, Select All, Float, Defloat  Open paper 17 from the kit, Resize by 20% Copy and Paste as a new layer Selections, Invert, Delete, Selections None  Delete the Black Rectangle layer  Activate the left small circle, Selections, Select All, Float, Defloat  Open paper 18 from the kit, Resize by 20% Copy and paste as a new layer Position so you see a good gradient color Selections, Invert, Delete, Selections None  Delete Left Small Circle layer  Repeat the above steps for the Right Small Circle layer  Remember to delete the Right Small Circle layer when you are done  Merge down so that your two gradient circles are one layer  Selections, Select All, Float, Defloat  Copy and Paste tube of choice Postion to the left of the left circle  (See my tag for reference)  Selections, Invert, Delete Layers, Duplicate, Image, Mirror, Position  (See my tag for reference)  Merge Down Effects, Xero Radiance Default Settings, Set Opacity to 60%  Open Element 8 from the kit, Resize by 35%  Copy and Paste as a new layer just above the dotted circles layer  Effects, Eye Candy 4000, Glass, 15, 75, 42, 10, 50, 0, 50, Color White  Add any other elements from the kit to your liking  Copy and paste your tube of choice just underneath your wordart layer  Add drop shadow of choice to all layers, except rainbow and mask layer  Move rainbow layer up over rectangle layer  Activate your WordArt layer, Selections, Select All, Float, Defloat Layers, New Raster Layer, Floodfill with color of choice from tag Selections, None Delete original WordArt layer  Activate your  wordart layer Effects, Eye Candy 4000, Glass, 45, 75, 42, 10, 50, 0, 50, Color White Effects, Eye Candy 4000, Gradient Glow, 3, 0, 100, Fat,  Color Black Drop Shadow of choice  Delete background layer Crop tool, Merged Opaque, Click Checkmark  Layers, Merge, Merge Visible  Add Name and Copyright info  Effects, Xero Improver, Default Settings  Resize to your liking, I resized mine to 600 X 439  Save and you are done!!   I hope you enjoyed this tutorial!!  Remember if you make a tag with any of my tuts, email them to me   and I will show them off in the Tag Gallery!!

New FTU Tutorial from Deb using My S.W.A.K. Valentine Template

Gorgeous FTU tutorial from Diva Deb using my S.W.A.K. Valentine Template!!
You can find the tutorial HERE

Thanks so much Deb!! I love it!!

Elias Valentine S.W.A.K

I wrote this tutorial and any resemblance to another tutorial is purely coincidental
This tutorial was written for those with a working knowledge of psp

Supplies:

My S.W.A.K. Template HERE
Gorgeous FTU Scrap Kit by Vaybs called Pink Candy Valentine HERE
Sexy Valentine tube by Elias HERE
Mask 84 from Weescotslass Creations HERE

Plugins Needed:

Eye Candy 4000 Glass
Eye Candy 5 Textures


Image, Canvas Size, 700 X 700, we can resize later
Delete copyright layer
Activate the Pink Circle layer, Selections, Select All, Float, Defloat
Copy Paper 2 from the kit, Paste as a new layer, Selections, Invert, Delete, Select None
Delete Pink Circle layer
Activate the Black Rectangle 2 layer, Selections, Select All, Float, Defloat
Copy Paper 8 from the kit, Paste as a new layer, Image, Resize by 80%
Position paper to your liking (I made sure the pink dotted line was in the middle
of the last row of hearts), Selections, Invert, Delete, Select None
Delete Black Rectangle 1 layer
Activate your Gray Square layer, Selections, Select All, Float, Defloat
Copy and Paste paper 5 from the kit, Image, Resize by 80%, Position to your liking,
Selections, Invert, Delete, Select None
Delete the Gray Square layer
Copy and paste your tube of choice just above your circle layers but under your black
rectangle 2 layer
Move your Heart 1 and Heart 2 layers underneath your tube layer
Choose a color from your tube and activate your SWAK wordart layer
Using your magic wand click on the black part of the wordart, Layers, New Raster Layer
Floodfill with your color choice from your tube
Do not deselect yet!!, Effects, Eye Candy 4000, Gradient Glow, Glass, 79.52, 100,
Inside Marquee, -42, 9, 50, 0, 50, color white, OK, Select None
Acivate the white circle layer, Selections, Select All, Float, Defloat
Layers, New Raster Layer, Floodfill with black, Selections, Select None
Delete White Circle layer
Activate the Pink Rectangle layer, Selections, Select All, Float, Defloat
Choose another color from your tube, Layers, New Raster Layer, Floodfill with your color
choice from your tube, Effects, Eye Candy 5 Textures, Animal Fur, Dalmation,
50, 60.99, 70, 80, Random Speed 333, Selections, Select None, Delete the Pink Rectangle layer
Copy and paste element 39 (sweet tarts ring) above your circle layers, Resize by 115%
Copy and paste any other elements of choice to your liking on your tag
Activate your background layer, floodfill white
Choose a dark color from your tag, Layers, New Raster Layer, Floodfill with color choice
Apply WSL Mask 84 or mask of your choice, Layers, Merge, Merge Group
Add a dropshadow of choice to all layers except the hearts and dotted line layers
Add your copyright info and name to your tag
Close out your white background layer, Layers, Merge, Merge Visible all the other layers
Crop Tool, Merged Opaque, Click Checkmark
Open White Background layer, Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
Resize Image to your liking, my tag is 550 X 492
That's it!! I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and remember if you make a tag using any of
my tutorials, email them to me and I will show them off in my Tag Gallery!!

FTU TUTORIAL - SANTA BABY

I wrote this tutorial for those with a working knowledge of PSP

Any resemblance to another tutorial is purely coincidental

Supplies:

Template "Misfit Xmas Template3" by Vaybs, which you can download HERE

Absolutely gorgeous FTU kit "Silent Night" by Vaybs, which you can download HERE

Tube of Choice, I chose a tube by Scott Blair, which requires a license to use

You can purchase the tube and a license HERE

Font of Choice for Name, I chose Chocolate Box, which you can download HERE

Effects:

Xenofex 2, Constellation

DSB Flux, Bright Noise

Eye Candy 5 Nature, Fire (Optional)

Okay, Let's Get Started

Open up Vaybs' Misfit Xmas Template3 in PSP

Image, Canvas size 800x600 (we will resize later)

Delete Credits layer (Raster 9)

Activate your Raster 1 layer and floodfill white

Activate your Raster 2 layer, Selections, Select All, Float, Defloat

Copy and paste a paper of choice from the kit as a new layer

Selections, Invert, hit delete on your keyboard, Deselect

Delete the original Raster 2 layer

Activate your Raster 3 layer and do the same steps as you did to Raster 2,

choosing another paper this time.

Copy and paste Element 1 (Christmas Tree) from the kit as a new layer, Resize

positioning above the circle layer but below the 3 square frame layers

See my tag for reference

Copy and paste a ribbon of choice from the kit as a new layer, Resize

position along the bottom of the template

See my tag for reference

Copy and paste element 22 as a new layer, Resize, Image, Rotate, Free Rotate, left, 90 

position along the top of your template, you can erase any overhang of the stem

Copy and paste a candle of choice from the kit, Resize and duplicate for a total of two

position above the ribbon on top of the Christmas tree base on each side, Merge candles together

see my tag for reference

Copy and paste a snowflake of choice as a new layer, Resize, I chose the gold one 

I also duplicated the snowflake several times and resized some of them, 

positon to your liking

Copy and paste element 76 from the kit as a new layer, Resize, duplicate 3 times

postion these along the top of your template, merge these layers together and 

move below all your template layers

Activate your Raster 4 layer, using your magic wand, click inside your first frame

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer, postion over selection, Selections, Invert, 

hit delete on your keyboard, deselect

Using your magic wand again, click inside your last frame, repeat above steps,

making sure to mirror your tube before pasteing it as a new layer

Using your magic wand one more time, click inside your center frame, 

copy and paste your tube as a new layer again, if you are using the same or similar tube as mine,

position the chest area of your tube in selection, Selections, Invert, Delete, Deselect

Copy and paste any other elements from the kit that you want to use, Resizing if needed

Activate your Raster 6 wordart layer and move it up slightly, see my tag for reference

Activate your Raster 7 wordart layer and move it down to the bottom of your Tree,

see my tag for reference

Merge these two wordarts layer together, duplicate and merge both layers together

Copy and paste your main tube of choice and postion to the right of your template

see my tag for reference

Drop shadow of choice your tube and all elements, including template layers

Add your copyright/tag info

Hide your Raster 1 background layer, Crop Tool, Merged Opaque, click checkmark

Unhide your Raster 1 layer

If you do not wishe to animate, Layers, Merge, Merge Visible, Copy and paste into AS

Resize to 600 and you are finished

If you wish to Animate, keep reading....

Animation:

If you used the chest part of your tube in the center frame,

Activate that layer, Duplicate 2 times for a total of 3 layers

Activate your top layer

Using your Warp Brush on the side toolbar, right twirl, 75, 0, 100, 25

position the circle selection over the left side of her chest, click mouse twice,

Move your warp brush over to the right side of her chest, 

click on left twirl on your top toolbar, click mouse once,

Activate your bottom chest layer, (your warp brush will say it needs to apply

again, click ok..this will give you two clicks on this side too

Now, on your bottom chest layer, repeat the above steps again, only do the left twirl

on the left side of her chest and the right twirl on the left side

Leave the middle chest layer alone..it needs to stay stationary...lol

Activate your Christmas Tree layer, using your magic wand, click inside your Star topper

making sure to select all the star, Layers, Duplicate 2 times for a total of 3 layers

Do not Deselect yet!! 

Activate your top tree layer

Effects, DSB Flux, Bright Noise, 32, Mix, Apply

Activate your middle tree layer, repeat Bright Noise 2 times

Activate your bottom tree layer, repeat Bright Noise 3 times

Deselect

Activate your main tube layer

If you are using the same tube, using your freehand selection (lasso) tool, 

carefully draw a line around her jeweled waist belt, if you didnt use the same tube

but have a tube with a necklace or thick earrings you can do this step as well

When you have carefully encircled your jewelry, 

Layers, Duplicate 2 times for a total of 3 layers

Activate your top layer, Effects, Xenofex 2, Constellation, 

Glimmer, 3, 25, 10, 0, 100, 75, 45 rotation, keep original image checked, Apply

Activate your middle layer and repeat Constellation, but this time click random seed 

Activate your bottom layer and repeat Constellaton hitting random seed again 

If you wish you can also activate your candles layers

use your magic wand to select the snowflake in center, duplicate 2 times for 3 layers

and repeat Constellation steps for the same effect on them

See my tag for reference

If you wish to add animated fire to your candles...

Activate your candles layer, using your magic wand, click on the flame of each candle

make sure all the flame is selected

Layers, Duplicate 2 times for a total of 3 layers

Activate your top layer, Effects, Eye Candy 5 Nature, Fire, Settings on Small Candle, 

41, 78, 0, 10, 25, 100, 20, Start from bottom, Apply

Activate your middle layer, apply same setting hitting the random seed button

Activate your bottom layer, apply same setting hitting the random seed button again

Deselect, Activate your Raster 1 layer

Hide the middle and bottom layers of your chest image (if used), your Christmas Tree, 

your jewelry, and candles

Edit, Copy Merged and paste into Animation Shop as a new animation

Back in PSP, unhide your middle animation layers and hide all the top ones

Edit, Copy Merged and paste into Animation Shop after current frame

Back in PSP, unhide your bottom animation layers and hide your middle ones

Edit, Copy Merged and paste into Animation Shop after current frame

Edit, Propagate Paste checked, Select All

Animation, Resize animation, 600

Animation, Frame Properties, 20

Animation, View animation, if happy save a gif file and your are done!

You can play around with the speed of the animation to whatever looks best to you

Thank you for trying my tutorial

and remember if you make a tag

with any of my tutorials

Click on the Contact Me link

and email it to me to show off!!

FTU TUTORIAL - DEAR SANTA

I wrote this tutorial for those with a working knowledge of PSP 

Any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidental

Supplies:

My Xmas_Template01, which you can download HERE

Gorgeous freebie kit, A Tagger's Christmas by Bel Vidotti, 

which you can download HERE

You can get Bel's new kits from the new blog HERE, 

but the old kits are not posted or linked to the new blog.

Tube of choice, I am using one by Daniel Esparza, which requires a license from CDO.

You can purchase the tube and license HERE

Mask of choice

Font of choice, I used Santa's Sleigh and Eight Fifteen

Effects:

Eye Candy 4000, Gradient Glow

Okay, Lets Get Started!

Open my Xmas Template_01 in PSP. 

Delete the credits layer

Activate your background layer

Layers, New Raster Layer, Floodfill with any color from your tube

Layers, Load/Save Mask, Apply Mask of choice, Merge Group

Adjust, Blur, Gaussian Blur, 10

Effects, Texture Effects, Blinds, Horizontal, 7, 72, white

Activate your circle layer, Selections, Select All, Float, Defloat

Copy and paste a paper of choice from the kit, 

Selections, Invert, hit delete on your keyboard, Deselect

Delete the original circle layer

Activate your Black Rectangle layer, Selections, Select All, Float, Defloat

Copy and paste a paper of choice from the kit, 

Selections, Invert, hit delete on your keyboard, Deselect

Delete the original Blk Rectangle layer

Activate your Green Rectangle layer, Selections, Select All, Float, Defloat

Copy and paste a paper of choice from the kit, 

Selections, Invert, hit delete on your keyboard, Deselect

Move this layer down a bit on your tag, see my tag for reference

Delete the original Green Rectangle layer

Activate your circle layer again, copy and paste the wreath from the kit to surround the circle

Copy and paste a candy cane of choice from the kit, position on the left of the verticle rectangle

see my tag for reference, Layers, Duplicate, Image, Mirror, position where you want it

See my tag for reference

Copy and paste a bow of choice and position at the top of your verticle rectangle,

making sure not to cover your wordart, you can move the wordart down a bit if necessary

Activate your wordart layer, Selections, Select All, Float, Defloat

Layers, New Raster Layer, Floodfill with a color of choice from your tube, Deselect

Effects, 3D Effects, Inner Bevel, default settings

Effects, Eye Candy 4000, Gradient Glow, Fat, color white, 3,25,100, Apply

Activate your vertical rectangle layer, Copy and paste the string of lights from the kit

Make sure they are under the bottom horizontal rectangle 

and only the top strings of lights are visible

See my tag for reference

Copy and paste tube of choice as a new layer, position on the right of your tag, see my tag for reference

Drop shadow your tube and elements with a drop shadow of choice

Add your copyright/tag info

Hide your background layer, Crop tool, Snag Crop Rectangle, Merged Opague 

and click the checkmark on top tool bar.

This will get all the excess space off your tag. 

Unhide the background layer, Layers, Merge, Merge Visible

If you do not wish to animate, save as a png file and you are done!

Animation:

Using your magic wand select the all the lights that are visible on your tag, 

Mode, Add, RGB value, Tolerance 15, Feather 0

Layers, Duplicate for a total of 3 layers

On the top layer, Adjust, Brightness & Contrast, 50, 0, Deselect

Activate your second layer of lights

Using your magic wand, select all the red lights that are visible on your tag, same setting as before

Adjust, Brightness & Contrast, same settings as before, Deselect

Activate your bottom layer of lights

Using your magic wand, select all the green lights that are visible on your tag, same settings as before

Adjust, Brightness & Contrast, same settings as before, Deselect

Hide your bottom two lights layers, Activate your top layer of lights

Edit, Copy Merged, paste into Animation Shop as a new animation

Back in PSP, hide your top layer of lights and unhide your second layer, Activate this layer

Edit, Copy Merged, paste into Animation Shop after current frame

Back in PSP, hide your second layer of lights and unhide your bottom layer, Activate this layer

Edit, Copy Merged, paste into Animation Shop after current frame

Edit, Propagate Paste checked, Select All

Animation, Resize animation (if desired) 600

Animation, Frame properties at default 10

View animation, if happy, save as a gif file and you are finished!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial, if you make a tag with it, 

please send it to me so that I can show it off here!!

Thanks for trying my tutorial!!

FTU TUTORIAL - MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS

I wrote this tutorial for those with a working knowledge of PSP

Any resemblance to another tutorial is purely coincidental

Supplies:

Template by Vaybs, which you can download HERE

Gorgeous Freebie Scrap Kit, Holly Jolly Xmas , by Vaybs, which you can download HERE

Close Up tube of choice, I am using the work of Ismael Rac

His artwork requires a license to use, you can get the tube and license HERE

Font of Choice, I am using Honey Script

Mask of choice

Effects:

Eye Candy, Gradient Glow

Eye Candy, HSB Noise

Eye Candy 5, Nature, Fire

Zero, Constellation

Okay, Let's Get Started

Open Vaybs's template in PSP, delete the credits layer

Image, Canvas Size, 800 X 700 (we can crop and resize later)

Activate bottom background layer and floodfill white to fill in

Copy and paste a paper of choice from the kit

Layers, Load/Save Mask, Apply Mask of choice

Adjust, Blur, Gaussian Blur, 10

Effects, Eye Candy, HSB Noise, move both bottom slider 3/4 the way up to marker, Apply

Layers, Duplicate and merge down

Effects, Texture Effects, Blinds, default, color white

(Note, I colorized part of my template to match my tube)

Activate the circle layer, Selections, Select All, Float, Defloat

Copy and paste your close up tube of choice, position, Selections, Invert

Hit delete on your keyboard, Add a subtle drop shadow to your tube

Activate your tag layer under the wordart

Effects, Eye Candy, HSB Noise, same settings as before

You can use the wordart as is, colorize it, or delete it and make your own

(I chose to make my own using the Honey Script font, size 28)

If you do your own text, add Effects, Gradient Glow, Color, Medium, White

Add a subtle drop shadow to the text

Copy and paste bow of choice at the top of the picture bulb, see my tag for placement

Copy and paste a ribbon of choice and place at the bottom of your tag

Copy and paste the round candle of choice, postion over the ribbon left side of tag

Layers, Duplicate, Image, Mirror

Copy and paste taper candle of choice as a new layer, place in center at bottom of tag

See my tag as a reference

Copy and paste the holly as a new layer, (I colorized the berries to match my tag)

Position to the left of the center taper candle on ribbon, see my tag for placement

Layers, Duplicate, Image, Mirror

Drop shadow all elements with drop shadow of choice

Add your tag/copyright info

Hide your white background layer

Activate any other layer and Layers, Merge, Merge Visible

Layers, Duplicate

On the bottom layer, change the Layer Properties to Darken, Adjust, Blur, Gaussian Blur, 10

Unhide your white background layer

Layers, Merge, Merge Visible

If you do not wish to animate, you can save your file as a png file and you are done

Animation:

Layers, Duplicate for a total of 3 layers

Using your magic wand tool, click on the snowflakes on the bow and the round candles, carefully

Make sure you only have the white part selected

On your first layer, Effects, Xenofex 2, Constellation, 

Settings, Low Density Stars, 2.00, 85, 4, 4, 61, 35, Keep original image checked, apply

Repeat for the other two layers, making sure to hit random seed again on each layer, Deselect

Activate your first layer again, Using your magic wand tool again,

Click on the flame of each of your 3 candles, make sure to select all the flame

Effects, Eye Candy Nature, Fire, Settings, Small Candle, Direction 90, 30, 92, -2, 0, 25, 100, 20

Start from bottom checked, Apply

Repeat for the other 2 layers, making sure to hit random seed again on each layer

Activate your first layer, Edit, Copy and paste into Animation Shop as a new animation

Back in psp, Activate your second layer, Edit, Copy and paste into AS after current frame

Back in psp, Activate your third layer, Edit, Copy and paste into AS after current frame

Animation, View animation, if happy with your tag, save as a gif file and you are all done!!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial and if you make a tag with it, please send it to me so I can show it off here!

Thanks for stopping by!!

FTU TUTORIAL - DARK XMAS

Supplies:

Gorgeous Freebie Kit Dark Xmas by Vaybs, which you can download Here

I am using artwork by Ismael Rac, which requires a license to use. 

You can purchase the tube and license Here

Effects:

Eye Candy 5, Nature, Fire

Zero - Porcelain (Optional)

Zero - Improver (Optional)

Xenofex 2, Constellation (Optional)

Filters Unlimited 2.0, Color Filters, Greyscale (Optional)

Open a new image, 800 X 700, floodfill black

Copy and paste element 10 as a new layer, Image, Flip, Layer, Duplicate, Image, Mirror

Adjust, Blur, Gaussian Blur, 10, Effects, Texture Effects, Blinds, Color White, 7, 72, horizontal

Copy and paste element 31 on as a new layer, postion to the top left of tag, 

Layer, Duplicate, Image, Mirror

Merge down, Layer, Duplicate, Image, Mirror, Merge down.

Copy and paste frame 2 as a new layer.

Click inside the frame using your magic wand.

Selections, Modify, Expand by 3.

Layer, New Raster Layer

Fill with light color (I used a silver gradient), selections, invert, hit delete on your keyboard

Move under your frame layer.

DO NOT DESELECT!!

Copy and paste a close up of your tube, postion where you want it, hit delete on your keyboard.

On your close up tube layer, Effects, Zero, Porcelian, 50, 128, 128, 0, 0, 0.

Adjust, Brightness and Contrast, Clarify, 1.

Back to your gradient filled layer beneath your tube, 

Add any texture effect that you want...whatever looks best to you.

Copy and paste the fireplace from the kit, resize to fit and position on the bottom 

slightly left of the center of your tag, see my tag for reference.

Copy and paste element 25 (round black candle) as a new layer, resize, Layer, 

Duplicate 2 times for a total of 3 candles

postion the candles on the top of the fireplace, merge these 3 layers together. 

Adjust, Brightness & Contrast, Clarify, 1.

Copy and paste your main tube as a new layer, 

Effects, Filters, Unlimited, Color Filters, Greyscale (optional), 

Zero Porcelain, same setting as before, Brightness & Contrast, Clarify, 1.

Add any other elements of choice, see my tag for the ones I added 

( I used Filters Unlimited, Greyscale to change the color of some elements). 

Resize and postion elements as desired

Drop shadow your tube and all elements with drop shadow of choice. 

Merge visible, Zero, Improver, 9, 30, 9

Image, Add Borders, 4, light grey, Image, Add Borders, 4, black.

Using your magic wand click on the light grey border and floodfill with color of choice, 

I used my silver gradient.

Add your name and copyright info, Layers, Merge Visible.

If you do not wish to animate, save your image as a png file and you are done.

Animation:

Duplicate your image 2 times for a total of 3 layers. Using your lasso (freehand selection tool), draw around the bottom of the fire inside your fireplace.

On your first layer, Effects, Eye Candy 5 Nature, Fire, Settings on small gas log fire,

 basic settings, make sure start from bottom is checked,

you can set your column length and flame width to what looks best for you, apply.

Repeat for the other two layers, but click random seed a couple of times to change effect 

on each layer before applying. Deselect.

Activate your top layer again. Using your magic wand click on the flame of each of your round black candles, make sure all the flames are selected

Effects, Eye Candy 5 Nature, Fire, Settings, Small Candle, 

make sure start from bottom is checked

Basic 30.00, 100, 0, 0, 25, 100, 39, Apply.

Repeat for the other 2 layers, making sure to hit random seed a couple of times 

on each layer before applying.

If you wish to add a slight glitter to your tag, Activate your first layer, 

Effects, Xenofex 2, Constellation

Settings, Low Density Stars, 2, 85, 3, 0, 61, 35, Rotation 45, Keep original image checked. Apply

Repeat for the other 2 layers, making sure to hit the random seed button 

a couple of times before applying.

Activate your first layer again, Edit, Copy and paste into Animation Shop as a new animation.

Back in PSP, Activate layer 2, Edit, Copy and paste into AS after current frame

Back in PSP, Activate layer 3, Edit, Copy and paste into AS after current frame

Edit, Select All, Animation, Frame Properties, 17, apply.

If you wish to resize your tag, you can do so now. Aniamtion, Resize Animation 

(I resized mine to 600)

View Animation, if happy, save your tag as a gif file and you are finished!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial. Thank you!

Leave me a note and/or send me your finished tag and I will post it here.