Wicked Little Jo (PTU) Tutorial

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 Any resemblance to any other tutorial, published or unpublished, living, dead or undead, is purely coincidental.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.

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Items you will need to complete this project:

The Original Sin taggers kit by A Taggers Scrap. This is a PTU kit which is available at Stargazer Scraps and other fine online stores.

Tube of choice. I am using Natalie, by Lady Mishka. This is a PTU tube, and you must have a license to use this tube, which is available at Pics for Design.

Mask of choice. I am using the Grunge53 mask by Nik's Scripts & Scraps which is part of her PSP Masks Mega Pack.

Font(s) and/or alpha of choice. I am using Century Gothic which is a Windows System font. If you do not have it, you can download it HERE.

I am also using the Black Epoxy Alpha alpha by Marie Stones. This is a free to use alpha that may be downloaded at the link provided.

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Note that H# and V# refer to horizontal and vertical coordinates on your canvas ruler 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 stated in the tutorial.

This tutorial assumes you have a working knowledge of PSP. It was written using PSP X3, but should work in PSP 8 and up.

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

Open paper of choice. I am using paper17. Layers -> Load/Save Mask -> Load Mask from Disk and select mask of choice. I am using Grunge53 by Nik's Scripts and Scraps. Make sure the fit to canvas box is checked, then click on load.

Edit -> Copy Special -> Copy Merged and add to main canvas, centered.

Open Glitter Skull Scatter and add to main background, centered.

Open frame3 and add to main canvas, centered at H450, V400.

Open crop1 and add to main canvas, centered at H450, V400

Open corset3 and add to main canvas, centered at H350, V425.

Open Candle3 and add to main canvas, centered at H475, V450.

Open boot and mirror. Add to main canvas, centered at H550, V450.

Right click on Raster 3, the frame layer on the layers pallet and go to Arrange -> Bring to top.

Open bear2 and mirror. Add to main canvas, centered at H400, V500.

Open tube of choice. I am using Natalie by Lady Mishka. Resize to 50%, then copy the top layer - the semi-close up - and add to main canvas. centered at H200, V350.

Open mask and add to main canvas, centered at H500, V600.

Open Ribbon3 and add to main canvas, centered at H400, V650.

On the materials pallet, set your foreground color to transparent, and your background color to black (#000000). Using font of choice, add copyright information to the tag. For the Natalie tube, that information is:

©LadyMishka www.PicsForDesign.com PFD_License#

I am using Century Gothic, 4 points, bold and centered. I have also added the optional background credits and tagged by information. I then fit text to path to match the outside of the frame. It is beyond the scope of this tutorial to explain this procedure to you, but you can find a separate tutorial on the subject HERE.

Starting with Raster 4, the crop layer, and working upward, add a drop shadow of choice to each of the elements on the main canvas except for the copyright layer. I am using offsets - vertical and horizontal - of 5 each, opacity of 75, blur of 15 and color black (#000000).

Open sparkles and add to main canvas, centered.

You should now save the artist's copy of your tag as a .pspimage file.

Using font or alpha of choice, add desired name to tag. I am using the Black Epoxy alpha by Marie Stones. I have my name centered at H250, V700. You may add a shadow to it to match the rest of the tag if you wish, I did not.

Delete the white background layer and merge visible. Resize to 75% (600 x 600 pixels) and save as a .png file and you are 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.

Shiver Me Timbers (PTU) Tutorial

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.

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Items you will need to complete this project:

The Shiver Me Timbers taggers kit by Sweet Cravings Scraps. This is a PTU kit that is available at TKO Scraps and other fine online stores.

Tube of choice. I am using Pirate, by Lady Mishka. This is a PTU tube, and you must have a license to use this tube, which is available at Pics for Design.

Mask of choice. I am using the Grunge80 mask by Nik's Scripts & Scraps which is part of her PSP Masks Mega Pack.

Font(s) and/or alpha of choice. I am using Century Gothic which is a Windows System font. If you do not have it, you can download it HERE.

I am also using the Black Epoxy Alpha alpha by Marie Stones. This is a free to use alpha that may be downloaded at the link provided.

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Note that H# and V# refer to horizontal and vertical coordinates on your canvas ruler 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 stated in the tutorial.

This tutorial assumes you have a working knowledge of PSP. It was written using PSP X3, but should work in PSP 8 and up.

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

Open paper of choice. I am using SCS_ShiverMeTimbers_Paper4. Layers -> Load/Save Mask -> Load Mask from Disk and select mask of choice. I am using Grunge80 from Nik's Scripts and Scraps. Make sure the "Fit to canvas" box is checked, then click on load.

Edit -> Copy Special -> Copy Merged and add to main canvas, centered.

Open SCS_ShiverMeTimbers_FishingNet1 and add to main canvas, centered at H400, V300.

Open tube of choice. I am using Pirate by Lady Mishka. Resize to 75%, then copy the 01 tube layer and add to main canvas, centered.

Open frame of choice, I am using SCS_ShiverMeTimbers_Frame6. Resize to 80%, and add to main canvas, centered.

Using your selection tool set to rectangle, replace, select the portion of the tube that falls below the frame layer and delete.

Selections -> Select none.

Using your pick tool, drag the tube down so that the pirate is within the frame area. I dropped my pirate down about 25 pixels so that the new center is at H400, V425.

Right click on Raster 3 and go to Arrange -> Bring to top

Using your selection tool, select the lower half the frame layer, raster 4, the right click on the layer on the layer pallet and "promote selection to layer". Right click on the promoted selection and go to Arrange -> Bring to top.

Selections -> Select none.

Using your eraser tool, erase the bits of the tube that fall below the frame layer. Return to top (Promoted Selection) layer.

Open SCS_ShiverMeTimbers_String1 and resize to 75%. Add to main canvas centered at H575, V400.

Open SCS_ShiverMeTimbers_Flower 10 and resize to 75%. Add to main canvas, centered at H650, V350.

Open SCS_ShiverMeTimbers_Plant1 and resize to 65%. Add to main canvas, centered at H600, V550.

Open SCS_ShiverMeTimbers_Flower5 (or flower of choice) and resize to 65%. Add to main canvas, centered at H600, V625.

Open SCS_ShiverMeTimbers_HangingStarfish and resize to 50%. Add to main canvas, centered at H200, V200.

Open bow of choice, I am using SCS_ShiverMeTimbers_Bow2, and resize to 25%. Add to main canvas, right at the top of the arch of the hanging starfish rope. Image -> Free Rotate -> rotate left, 5 degrees.

On the materials pallet, set your foreground color to transparent and your background color to off black (#202020). Using font of choice, add the copyright information to the tag. For the Lady Mishka tube, that information is:

©LadyMishka www.PicsForDesign.com PFD_Digicats

I am using Century Gothic, 4 points, bold and centered. I have my copyright centered at H400, V725. I also added the optional background credits and tagged by information at this point.

Starting with the fish net layer and working upward, add a drop shadow of choice to each of the elements on your tag except for the Promoted Selection and the credits layer. I am using offsets, vertical and horizontal of 5 each, opacity of 75%, blur of 15 and color of off black (#202020).

You should now save the artist's copy of your tag as a .pspimage file.

Using font or alpha of choice, add name of choice to tag. I am using the Black Epoxy alpha by Marie Stones. I have my name centered at H250, V600, and have added a drop shadow to match the one used on the rest of the tag.

Drop the white background layer and merge visible. Resize to 75% (600 x 600 pixels) and save as a .png file and you are 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.

Roller Girl (PTU) Tutorial

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.

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Items you will need to complete this project:

The Saint Valentine collab taggers kit by the Scraps and the City design team, This kit is free with a $5 purchase at at Scraps and the City.com.

Tube of choice. I am using Roller Girl, by Lady Mishka. This is a PTU tube, and you must have a license to use this tube, which is available at Pics For Design.com.

Mask of choice. I am using Wee Scots Mask #261 which you can download HERE.

Font and/or alpha of choice. I am using Century Gothic which is a Windows System font. If you do not have it, you can download it HERE.

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Note that H# and V# refer to horizontal and vertical coordinates on your canvas ruler 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 stated in the tutorial.

This tutorial assumes you have a working knowledge of PSP. It was written using PSP X3, but should work in PSP 8 and up.

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

Open paper of choice. I am using JST_SV_Paper4. Layers -> Load/Save Mask -> Load mask from disk and select mask of choice. I am using Wee Scots Lass mask # 261. Make sure the fit to canvas box is checked, then click on load.

Edit -> Copy Special -> Copy Merged and add to main canvas, centered.

Open SkyScraps-StValentin_E19 and add to main canvas, centered. Image -> Free Rotate -> Free Rotate Right, 20 degrees.

Open ATS_SV_scatteredhearts and add to main canvas, centered.

Open tube of choice. I am using psp_roller girl by Lady Mishka. Select the options you want (I changed the skates and the lollipop to violet), copy merged and add to your main canvas, centered.

Open SkyScraps-StValentin_E14 and rotate left. Resize to 600 pixels wide and add to main canvas, centered at H400, V600.

Open ATS_SV_interlockinghearts and add to main canvas centered at H550, V625.

Open JST-SV-WA1. On the layer pallet, click on the frame layer, Raster 2, to activate. Resize the word art to 75%m and add to the main canvas, centered at H600, V225.

Return to top layer.

On the materials pallet, set your foreground color to transparent and your background color to black (#000000). Using font of choice, add the copyright information to the tag. For the Roller Girl tube, that information is:

©LadyMishka http://lily-soul.com/blog/ Your PFD_License#

I am using Century Gothic, 4 points bold and centered. I have my credits centered at H550, V600. I also added the background credits and tagged by information at this point. Then I free rotated my text, left, 22 degrees to match the angle on the frame.

Finally I added a white drop shadow using the following settings: Offsets, 3 each, opacity of 100%, blur of 5, color #ffffff. I then repeated using offsets of -3 each, leaving all other settings the same.

Starting with Raster 2, the frame layer and working upward, add a drop shadow of choice to each of the elements on your main canvas. I am using offsets, vertical and horizontal of 5 each, opacity of 75%, blur of 15 and color black (#000000).

You can now save the Artist's Copy of your tag as a .pspimage file.

Using font or alpha of choice add desired name to the tag. I am using the Alpha that comes with the collab and have my name centered at H300, V500 (or there about). I have added a drop shadow to my name to match the rest of the tag.

Drop the white background layer and merge visible. Resize to 75% (600 x 600 pixels) and save as a .png file and you are 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.

Long Live Ireland! (PTU) Tutorial

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.

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Items you will need to complete this project:

The Erin Go Bragh taggers kit by Gemini Creationz, This is a PTU kit can be purchased at Scraps and the City.com.

Tube of choice. I am using Leprikon Girl, by Lady Mishka. This is a PTU tube, and you must have a license to use this tube, which is available at Pics For Design.com.

Mask of choice. I am using Wee Scots Mask #77 which you can download HERE.

Font and/or alpha of choice. I am using Century Gothic which is a Windows System font. If you do not have it, you can download it HERE.

I am also using the St. Pats alpha Freebie by Crazed's Creations. This is a free to use alpha that you may download from Katie's blog HERE. Be sure to leave her a thank you if you download.

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Note that H# and V# refer to horizontal and vertical coordinates on your canvas ruler 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 stated in the tutorial.

This tutorial assumes you have a working knowledge of PSP. It was written using PSP X3, but should work in PSP 8 and up.

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

Open paper of choice. I am using Erin Go Bragh paper 4. Layers -> Load/Save Mask -> Load Mask from Disk and select mask of choice. I am using Wee Scots Lass mask #77. Make sure the fix to canvas box is checked, then click on load.

Edit -> Copy Special -> Copy Merged then add to main canvas, centered.

Open Clover Scatter and add to main canvas, centered.

Using your magic wand, click anywhere outside the masked paper area of Raster 1 to select. Leaving the area selected, click on Raster 2, the clover scatter and press the delete key.

Selections -> Select None.

Open Gemini_ErinGoBragh_frame05 and add to main canvas, centered.

Open tube of choice. I am using Leprikon Girl by Lady Mishka. with both Layer 28 and Layer 40 active, go to Edit -> Copy Special -> Copy Merged and add to main canvas, centered. Shift the tube downward to V420, so that the bottom of the frame is covered.

Open Gemini_EringoBraugh_harp and resize to 75%. Mirror. On the layers pallet, click on the frame layer, raster 3, to activate and past the harp on the main canvas, centered at H500, V400.

Open Gemini_ErinGoBragh-clovercluster and resize to 50%. Add to main canvas, centered at V580, H425.

Open Gemini_ErinGoBragh-ribbon2 and add to main canvas, centered at H300, V400.

Click on the tube layer, Raster 4 to activate.

Open Gemini_ErinGoBragh-beermug and resize to 50%, and mirror. Add to main canvas, centered at H200, V600.

Open Gemini_ErinGoBragh-doodle2 and add to main canvas, centered at H400, V600.

On the materials pallet, set your foreground color to transparent, and your background color to dark green (#004000). Using font of choice add the copyright information to your tag. For the Leprikon Girl tube that information is:

©LadyMishka http://lily-soul.com/blog/ Your PFD_License #

I am using Century Gothic, 4 points, bold and centered and have fit text to path to get it to curve near the top of the ribbon. I have also added the background credits and tagged by information at this point.

Using the following settings, add a white drop shadow to your text. Offsets of 3 each, opacity of 100%, blur of 5 and color #ffffff. Repeat using offsets of -3 each and leaving all other settings the same.

Starting with the Clover Scatter layer and working upward, add a drop shadow of choice to each of the elements on your main canvas. I am using offsets, vertical and horizontal of 5 each, opacity of 75, blur of 15 and color of very dark gray (#404040).

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

Using font or alpha of choice add name of choice to tag. I am using the St Pat's Alpha by Crazed's Creations.

I have my named centered at H500, V600 (or there abouts) and have added a drop shadow to match the rest of the tag.

You can either delete the white background layer at this point and save your tag as a .png image file, or keep it and save as a .jpg image file.

In either case, merge visible and resize to 75% (600 x 600 pixels) before saving and you are 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.

Goth Chic (PTU) Tutorial

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.

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Items you will need to complete this project:

The Goth Chic taggers kit by Gothic Inspirations, which is a PTU kit that is available at Gothic Inspiration.com.

Tube of choice. I am using psp-Catherine, by Lady Mishka. You must have a license to use this tube, which is available at Pics for Design.

Mask of choice. I am using the Frizzies mask by Nik's Scripts & Scraps which is part of her PSP Masks Mega Pack.

Font(s) and/or alpha of choice. I am using the font Spring, which is a FTU font that you can download HERE. I am also using the Goth Chic alpha by Whispy's D'zines, which is a FTU alpha you may download at whispysdzines.blogspot.com.

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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 X3, but should work in PSP 8 and up.

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

Open Paper of choice. I am using Paper1-GI_GothChic. Layers -> Load/Save Mask -> Load Mask from Disk and select mask of choice. I am using Frizzies by Nik's Scripts and Scraps. Make sure the Fit to Canvas box is checked, then click on load.

Resize to 90%. Edit -> Copy Special -> Copy Merged and add to main canvas, centered.

Open Tules and add to main canvas, centered at H400, V500. Click on Raster 1 on your layers pallet and with your magic wand tool, click anywhere outside the masked paper area to select. Leaving the area selected, click on Raster 2 on the layers pallet and then tap the delete key.

Selections -> Select None.

Open Frame4, and resize to 85% Add to main canvas, centered.

Open tube of choice. I am using psp-Catherine by Lady Mishka. Resize to 40%. With the Pink and the 00 layers active and the rest turned off, Copy Special -> Copy Merged and add to main canvas, centered.

Open Nest. on the Materials pallet click on the Tules layer, Raster 2. Add the next to you main canvas, centered at H500, V550. Using your eraser tool, erase the bits of the nest showing outside the frame area.

Open Flowers and resize to 75%. Add to main canvas, centered at H250, V450.

Return to top layer. Open Mist and add to main canvas, centered at H400, V550.

Turn off Raster 8 for a moment. Open you magic wand tool and check the "Use all Layers" box on the tool bar. Click anywhere in the white background layer to select.

Leaving the area selected turn Raster 8 back on, and hit your delete key.

Selections -> Select none.

Open Ribbon2 and add to main canvas, centered at H400, V600.

Open Potion and resize to 50%. Click on the frame layer, Raster 3 and add the potion to the main canvas, centered at H600, V500.

Image -> Free Rotate -> Right, 17 degrees.

Open Beads2, and resize to 75%. Add to main canvas, centered at H500, V350. Image -> Free Rotate -> Left, 25 degrees.

On the Materials Pallet, set you foreground color to Transparent and your background color to Dark Teal (#004040).

Open Tabs. Using font of choice add the copyright information to the the tabs. For the Catherine tube, that information is:

©LadyMishka http://lily-soul.com/blog/ Your PFD_License#

You should also add the background credits and tagged by information at this time.

I am using the font Spring, 6 points, bold and centered. I free rotated the text on the bottom tab Left, 18 degrees to get it to match up with the angle of the tab. Make sure you put the text on the bottom tag on it's own Vector layer, or you will end up free rotating both sets of text.

Merge Visible. Resize the Tabs to 75% and add to main canvas, centered at H200, V110.

Starting with Raster 2 on the layers pallet and working upward, add a drop shadow of choice to the each of the items on your main canvas except for the mist layer, Raster 8. I am using offsets, vertical and horizontal of 5 each, opacity of 85, blur of 15 and color of Dark Teal (#004040).

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

Using font or alpha of choice add desired name to the tag. I am using the Goth Chic Alpha by Whispy's D'zines. I have my name centered between H250 and H300, at V550, and have added drop shadow to match the rest of the tag.

Drop the white background layer and merge visible. Resize to 75% (600 x 600 pixels) and save as a .png file and you are all done.

Note that if you are planning on using the tag on Facebook, you may wish to save it as a .jpg as Facebook does not handle .pngs well.

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.