Monday, August 10, 2009

My Punky Pony tutorial

My Punky Pony


This tutorial was written by Dianna Richards of Digicats (and Dogs)/Di Before Dawn tutorials. Any resemblance to any other tutorial, published or unpublished, living, dead or undead, is purely coincidental.

Please do not rebroadcast, redistribute or otherwise claim this tutorial or any part there of as your own work.




Items you will need to complete this project:

The Punk Fae kit (including the Add on Freebie) by Scraps by j0eswife, which may be purchased at Digital Chaos and other fine online stores.

Tube of choice. I am using PSP11444 Punk Pony by Cybercat. You must have a license to use this tube, which may be obtained at www.mypsptubes.com.

Cameron Mask # 25, which you can download for free from her website.

Font and Alpha (optional) of choice. I am using the Silver alpha by Crazed's Creations, which is a FTU alpha that may be which may be download from her blog.




Note that H# and V# refer to Horizontal and vertical coordinates on your canvas grid. Make sure you have View, Rulers checked in order to see the ruler grid.

When I say "Add to your canvas" I expect that you will copy and paste it as a new layer, unless otherwise state in the tutorial.

This tutorial assumes you have a working knowledge of PSP. It was written using PSP X1, but should work in most other versions of PSP.


Open a new raster canvas, 800 x 800 pxls, flood fill white.

Open SBJ_Paper 10. Resize to 60%. Select Layers --> Load/Save Mask --> Load Mask from Disk and locate Cameron Mask 25. Make sure the "Fit to canvas" box is checked in Orientation, and the "Invert Transparency" box under Options, then click on load.

Layers --> Merge --> Merge Group. Add to your canvas located at H500, V500.

Repeat the above steps with SBJ_Paper 1, except that when you add it the canvas, center at H300, V300.

Freebie Add on, open SBJ_Frame 5. Add to canvas, centered.

Still in the Freebie Add on, open SBJ_Flower 1, resize to 50% and add to canvas centered at H130, V200.

Open Freebie Add On SBJ_Flower 2, resize to 50% and add to canvas centered at H650, V600.

Open Freebie Add on Triple Heart frame, resize to 60% and add to canvas centered at H400, V200.

Resize your canvas to 75% (600 x 600 pxls).

Open PSP11444_SCCyberCat PunkPony and copy the tube (no glow) and add to canvas, centered.

Add a drop shadow glow to the tube. I am using Offsets, V&H of 10 each, Opacity of 80, blur of 45 and color of #ffc0ff.

Open Freebie Add On Feather, then select image --> rotate left. Resize to 65% and add to canvas, centered at H180, V500. Using your pick tool, rotate clockwise about 20 to 25 degrees.

Duplicate and Mirror.

Open Heart Charm 2, resize to 50% and add to canvas, H300, V520.

On the materials pallet, set your foreground color to #dea5cf and your background color to #ffffff (White). Using font of choice, add the copyright info for your tube and your scraps by line to your tag.

For the Punk Pony tube, the copyright info is:

(c) Cybercat Graphics http://cybercatgraphics.com YOUR MPT License #
Scraps by j0eswife

I am using California FB, 4 points, bold and centered. I also added a drop shadow to make it more legible.

You may also add your tag by info at this point.

Open SBJ_Glitter Splat 4, resize to 50% and add to canvas, centered at H480, V100.

Repeat with SBJ_Glitter Spat 2, except center at V100, 400.

You can now save your artist's copy as a .pspimage file.

Using the optional alpha of choice, add the name of your choice to your canvas, then drop the white background select layers --> Merge --> Merge Visible and save as a .png file. Or merge to the white background and save as a .jpg file.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. If you should have a problem, please feel free to E-Mail Me and I'll be happy to help you out.

Century City Tutorial

Century City


This tutorial was written by Dianna Richards of Digicats (and Dogs)/Di Before Dawn Tutorials. Any resemblance to any other tutorial, published or unpublished, living, dead or undead, is purely coincidental.

Please do not rebroadcast, redistribute or otherwise claim this tutorial or any part there of as your own work.




Items you will need to complete this project:

My Chili Peppers taggers kit, which is free to use for one week only (starting August 10th). You can grab it at Scrappetizing.

Tube of choice. I am using PSP12487 Myst Crouching by Joseph Coresentino. You must have a license to use this tube which can be purchased at MyPSPTubes.com.

Wee Scots Mask #340 which you can download HERE.

Font(s) of choice.




Note that H# and V# refer to Horizontal and vertical coordinates on your canvas grid. Make sure you have View, Rulers checked in order to see the ruler grid.

When I say "Add to your canvas" I expect that you will copy and paste it as a new layer, unless otherwise state in the tutorial.

This tutorial assumes you have a working knowledge of PSP. It was written using PSP X1, but should work in PSP 8 and up.


To begin, open a new raster layer canvas, 800 x 800 pxls, flood fill white.

Open DCD_Paper02. Select --> Layers --> Load/Save Mask --> Load mask from disk and locate Wee Scots Mask #340. Make sure the "Fit to Canvas" orientation button is checked, then click on load.

Layers --> Merge --> Merge Group, then add to canvas, centered.

Open LA Skyline, resize to 80% and add to canvas, centered at H400, V500.

Open DCD_Frame03, resize to 125% and add to canvas, centered. Using your eraser tool, erase the parts of the skyline that appear outside the frame area.

Open DCD_CD 01, resize to 50% and add to canvas, centered at H500, V170.

Open DCD_Platinum 03, resize to 50% and add to canvas, centered at V630, H280.

Open DCD_Musical Note04 resize by 75% and add to canvas, centered at H150, V300. Using your pick tool but a slight counterclockwise tilt of about 15 degrees on the note.

Resize your canvas by 75% - to 600 x 600 pxls.

Open psp12487-SCCorsentino-MystCrouching (or tube of choice). Add to your canvas centered at H250, V300.

Add a drop shadow to the tube. I am using offsets, V & H of 10 each, opacity of 60, and blur of 25.

Open DCD_Barbed Wire, mirror and add to canvas centered at H300, V500.

Open DCD Flower04, resize to 65% and add to canvas, centered at H375, V475.

Open Nik-SWNACChiliPepper2, resize to 50% and add to canvas, centered at H450, V520.

On the materials pallet, set your foreground color to transparent, and your background color to #404040 (black). Using the font of your choice add the copyright information to the tag. For the Myst Crouching tag, the copyright info is:

(c) Joseph Corsentino www.timeofthefairies.com YOUR MPT LICENSE #

You may also add an optional scraps by and tag by line at this time. I am using the font Clarence, 4 points, Bold and centered.

Save your artist copy as a .pspimage file.

On the materials pallet, set your background color to #f5c37d (honey yellow).

Click on the Musical Note later to activate it (it should be Raster 6). Using the font of your choice, type in your name (or the name you desire on the tag).

I am using Brush Script MT, size 16 points, Bold and centered. Put a bit of a counter clockwise tilt to it so it matches the musical note.

On the layers pallet, right click on Vector 2, and on the pop up menu choose "Convert to Raster layer".

Choose Effects --> 3D Effects and Inner Bevel. Set your Bevel to 2, Width 24, Image: Smoothness, Ambiance and Shininess 0, Depth 5, Light #ffffc0 (Light yellow), Angle 115, Intensity 50 and Elevation 35, then click on OK.

Drop the white background layer from your canvas, select Layers --> Merge --> Merge Visible, then save your tag as a .png image and your all done!

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. If you should have a problem, please feel free to E-Mail Me and I'll be happy to help you out.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Fairy Play Tutorial

Where Fairies Play


"Where the Fairies Play" is another fun mega-kit from Scraps by j0eswife, which is filled with all sorts of fairy goodness, including a collection of Fae by MediEvil Creations, a unicorn, and of course, Tanya's signature ponies.

In doing this tag I strove to do something was versatile enough that you could drop just about any fairy tube or poser in it and achieve good results and I believe I've managed to accomplish that.

I've done three different version of the tag, so far. LOL! I also think I could put this together as a two layers plug and play tag. Hmmmm....

Where Fairies Play 2 Where Fairies Play 3


This tutorial was written by Dianna Richards of Digicats (and Dogs). Any resemblance to any other tutorial, published or unpublished, living, dead or undead, is purely coincidental.

Please do not rebroadcast, redistribute or otherwise claim this tutorial or any part there of as your own work.




Items you will need to complete this project:

The Where the Fairies Play taggers kit by Scraps by j0eswife. This kit is available for purchase at Digital Chaos and Stargazer Scraps.

Tube of choice. This tutorial was written using the Alvarie poser by Perfect Posers, but just about any fairy tube will work.

Wee Scots Mask #260 which you can download HERE.

Font of choice.




Note that H# and V# refer to Horizontal and vertical coordinates on your canvas grid. Make sure you have View, Rulers checked in order to see the ruler grid.

When I say "Add to your canvas" I expect that you will copy and paste it as a new layer, unless otherwise state in the tutorial.

This tutorial assumes you have a working knowledge of PSP. It was written using PSP X1, but should work in PSP 8 and up.

To begin open a raster canvas, 800 x 800 pxls, Flood Fill White.

Open SBJ_Paper37 and resize by 80%.

Select -- Layers -- Load/Save Mask -- Load Mask from Disk and locate Wee Scots Lass mask # 260. Make sure the "fit to canvas" box is checked, and click on load.

Layers -- Merge -- Merge Group and add to the main canvas, centered.

Open SBJ_Rainbow 1. Resize by 45% and add to canvas, centered at H400, V240.

Open SBJ_Mushrooms1 and add to canvas, centered at H550, V450.

Open SBJ_Leafy Things 3, resize to 25% and add to canvas, centered at H650, V50. Duplicate and Mirror.

Open SBJ_Leafy Things 2, and resize to 50%. Add to canvas at H450, V650. Duplicate and move the duplicated layer to H450, V650. Duplicate again and move the duplicated layer to H650, V650.

Resized your canvas by 75% - to 600 x 600 pxls.

Open Alvarie 1 (or tube of choice). Resize by 50%, mirror and add to canvas, centered at H340, V360.

Open SBJ_Flower 15, resize to 25% and add to canvas, centered at H350, V530.

Open SBJ_Flower 11, resize to 25% and add to canvas, centered at H450, V500.

Open SBJ_Flower 17, resize to 50% and add to canvas, centered at H130, V360.

Open SBJ_Bird2, resize to 25% and add to canvas, centered at H120, V515.

Open SBJ_Butterfly 3, resize to 25% and add to canvas, centered at H120, V80.

Open SBJ_Fairy Dust 3, resize to 25% and add to canvas, centered at H250, V200.

Click on your tube layer to active it, and add a drop shadow to your tube. I am using Offsets of V&H 10 each, Opacity of 60, Blur of 25.

On the materials pallet, set your foreground color to transparent and your background color to #bc2c30 (cardinal red).

Using your font of choice, add the copyright information to the tag. I am using the font Gigi, 4 points, centered & bold. You can also add your "tag by" information at this point.

You can then save the artist's copy of your tag as a .pspimage.

Add your name to the tag using the font or alpha of your choice. I am using the Guinevere Alpha by Sarah Grimwood.

You can now either merge the layers down and save as a .jpg file, or drop the white background as save as a .png file. That's it! You're all done.

Sunday, August 2, 2009

Native American Princess Tutorial

Native American Princess


This tutorial was written by Dianna Richards of Digicats (and Dogs)/Di Before Dawn Tutorials. Any resemblance to any other tutorial, published or unpublished, living, dead or undead, is purely coincidental.

Please do not rebroadcast, redistribute or otherwise claim this tutorial or any part there of as your own work.




Items you will need to complete this project:

My Wild Horses taggers kit, which can be purchased at Sophisti-Scraps.com, as well as other fine online shops.

The Pocahontas tube pack by Sophisticated Scraps and Imaging, which can also be purchased at Sophisti-Scraps.com.

Wee Scots Mask #119 which you can download HERE.

Font and alpha (optional) of choice. I am using the Satin Gold alpha for the name, which can be downloaded from www.freedigitalscrapbooking.com for, well, free. It is a full sized alpha that I have resized for tagging purposes.




Note that H# and V# refer to Horizontal and vertical coordinates on your canvas grid. Make sure you have View, Rulers checked in order to see the ruler grid.

When I say "Add to your canvas" I expect that you will copy and paste it as a new layer, unless otherwise state in the tutorial.

This tutorial assumes you have a working knowledge of PSP. It was written using PSP X1, but should work in PSP 8 and up.

To begin, open a new raster layer canvas, 800 x 800 pxls, flood fill white.

Open DCD_Paper27. Select Layers -->Load/Save Mask -->Load Mask from Disk, and locate Wee Scots Lass mask # 119. Make sure the "Fit to canvas" box is checked, then click on load.

Check to make sure that the guide lines on the mask are all to the way to the sides of the paper, if they're not, drag them there with your pick tool. Then select Layers --> Merge --> Merge Group, and add the paper to your canvas, centered.

Open DCD_Green Wheat03, and add to your canvas, centered at H150, V520. Duplicate, then mirror.

Open DCD_FullMoon, resize to 50% and add to canvas, centered at H230, V140.

Open DCD_Spear. Select Image --> Resize and resize to 75%, but first, uncheck the "resize all layers" box.

Using your pick tool, rotate the spear clockwise until it is horizontal. Then copy and add to your main canvas, centered at H400, V750.

Using your eraser tool, erase any of the wheat stems that fall below the spear. Then click on the spear layer to activate it.

Open DCD_Eagle02, resize to 50% and add to canvas, centered at H200, V150. (It's probably a good idea to recheck the "resize all layers" box when you do this resize, so you don't have to remember later.)

Open SSLisa - Cookie - Pocahontas 1a. Use your eraser tool to erase Lisa's sig on the tube, then resize it to 75% and add to your main canvas, centered at H400, V450.

Open DCD_Button02, resize to 50%, and add to canvas, centered at H220, V720.

On the materials pallet, set your foreground color to transparent and your background color to #acc67b (wheat green). Using font of choice, add the copyright information to the tag. For the Pocahontas tube, the information is:

(c) LK Designs http://sophisticatedscraps.blogspot.com
Scraps by Digicats

The scraps line is option, you may also add your "tag by" info at this time. I am using Colonna MT, size 6 pts, bold and centered.

Add a drop shadow to your tube later, I am using offsets of V -10, H10, Opacity 60, blur 25. You may also add a matching drop shadow to your copyright layer to make it more readable.

You can now save your artist's copy as a .pspimage. (Doing this gives you a layered file that you can edit later. It makes it much easier to change names if your doing tags for multiple individuals.

Using the font or alpha of your choice, add the desired name to your tag, centered at H550, V650. The exact placement will depend upon the length and size of the name you are adding.

Delete the white background layer, select layers --> merge --> merge visible. Resize your canvas by 75% (to 600 x 600 pxls) then save as a .png file, and your all done!

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. If you should have a problem, please feel free to E-Mail Me and I'll be happy to help you out.