Guitar Girl

This tutorial was written on April 24th 2009 by Susan aka Hippiedaze.
I'm still new to this so please be kind lol.
The idea for this tag is off my own head lol and any resemblance is purely coincidence.
General Knowledge of psp is required, tutorial was written in psp 9 but will work in other versions.
Supplies Needed
Tubes of Choice I used the artwork of Elias Chatzoudis, you must have a proper license to use his work please visit MPT - mypsptubes HERE
FTU Scrapkit 'Girlz Rock' by Yvette @ Misfits Scraps HERE
Template #24 by Lacarolita @ Lacarolitas Designs HERE
Mask #34 by Vix HERE
Font of Choice, I used East Market
Plugin Used Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow (optional)
(open all supplies and place mask into your psp folder before we start)
Lets Get Started
Open the template, hit shift & d on your keyboard,this pastes the template as new image, close the original template.
Delete info layer, add a new raster layer and floodfill with white then send to bottom, I resized mine a little at this point, go to image, resize, change width & height to around 85%, smartsize and make sure resize all layers is checked, go to bottom white layer and then image, canvas size and change to 500x500, make sure all layers size is unchecked this time, if you prefer you can skip the resizing and can resize later, i just find it easier working with it at this size.
Still on the bottom layer, paste a paper of choice from the kit, resize if needed, i rezized papers a little throught the tag, make sure the paper is covering the whole of the canvas tho. go to layers, load mask from disc, then find the mask we loaded at the start (Vix Mask #34) Make sure the following settings are set...
Fit to canvas - checked Source luminace - checked Invert transparency - unchecked Hide Mask - checked then go to layers, merge group & resize to suit your tag using the deform tool if needed.
Click on Raster 1 layer , select all, select float, select defloat then paste another paper of choice, resize a little to suit yourself, mine was resized by 80% twice, then go to selections, invert, hit delete on your keyboard then delete the original layer.
On the layer you just created, go to effects, eye candy 4000, gradient glow with the following settings...
Glow Width - 3.00 Soft Corners - 25 Overall Opacitiy - 100 Colour - Black or colour of your choice.
Click on Raster 2 layer, repeat the steps above using a different paper from the kit, delete the original layer. i didnt add the glow to this layer but you can if you wish.
Click on Raster 3 layer, selections, select all, select float, select defloat then add new raster layer and floodfill with colour from your tube, select none, then delete the original layer. I didnt add the glow to this layer either but again its your choice.
Click on Raster 4 layer, repeat the same step as for raster 3 using the same colour. Delete the original layer. Go to Effects, eye candy 4000, gradient glow with the following settings...
Glow Width - 3.00 Soft Corners - 25 Overall Opacitiy - 100 on the colour tab, change the first slider to white and the second slider to a colour to match your tube, move the 2nd slider along a little, you can play with settings to get it how you like (i used #ce4070)
Click on Raster 5 layer now, I choose to leave this layer black to give it a record look lol, you can change to suit yourself, choice is yours .
Click on Raster 6 layer now, selections, select all, select float, select defloat and paste paper of choice as a new layer, resize a little, selections, invert, hit delete on your keyboard but do not deselect just yet, pick your tube and paste to your image, resize if needed and place where it looks good in the frame, now hit delete on the keyboard again and this will remove excess tube, now select none and delete the original layer.
Onto Raster 7 now, do the select all etc step usuing paper of choice, selections, invert & hit delete on keyboard. select none and delete the original layer.
On the new layer you just created, add the gradient glow with the same settings as we used on Raster 4 layer, I also gave this layer a small dropshadow.
On Raster 8 layer, repeat the same steps we did in raster 6 layer....
On Raster 9 layer, repeat the same steps we did in raster 7 layer...
Activate the layers with your tube bits, go to layers & select properties, select luminace legacy. Give these layers a small dropshadow.
Click on Raster 10 layer, selections, select all, select float, select defloat and paste paper of choice, resize a little, selections, invert, hit delete on your keyboard, select none and delete the original layer. On the new layer you just created add the same gradient glow we used in raster 4 again.
Click on Raster 11 layer, repeat the above steps with paper of choice. selections, invert, hit delete on keyboard, select none and delete original layer, add the gradient glow to this layer too.
I added my main tube at this point, paste on top layer, resize to suit your tag and place where you like it, Add a dropshadow to the tube.
Add any elements you want to from the kit, resize if needed and place around the tag, dropshadow the elements.
If you didnt resize earlier, nows the time to do that crop and resize if you wish to, I resized to around 500x500 but you can go smaller if you like.
Add your name, I used East Market font and added gradient glow.
Add artist info and copyright info.
Save as jpeg or .png. and we're done lol.
Thanks for trying my tutorial and i hope you enjoyed it would love to see your results, hippiedaze@hotmail.com

Blue Summer Dreamer

This tutorial was written on April 23rd 2009 by Susan aka Hippiedaze.

My 5th attempt at tutorial writing so I'm still new to this.

The idea for this tag is off my own head lol and any resemblance is purely coincidence.

General Knowledge of psp is required, tutorial was written in psp 9 but will work in other versions.

Supplies Needed

Tubes of Choice I used the artwork of Keith Garvey, you must have a proper license to use his work please visit MPT - mypsptubes HERE

FTU Scrap Kit 'Little Freebie Tagger Kit' by Jill @ Created by Jill HERE

Template #16 @ Wicked Princess Tutorials HERE

Mask #20 by Creative Desires (sorry still looking for a link to the site)

A Mask of choice

2 Fonts of choice (Iused Pixelette & Scarlett Ribbons)

Eye Candy Gradient Glow (optional)

(Place masks in psp folder before you begin, if you dont have them already).

Lets Get Started

Open the template, hit shift & d on your keyboard,this pastes the template as new image, close the original template. Delete info layer, add a new raster layer and floodfill with white then send to bottom, we can resize later

Click on the Squares 1 layer, selections, select all, select float, select defloat then paste paper of choice from the kit as a new layer (i resized the papers to 70% but choice is yours) go to selections invert and hit delete on your keyboard and then selections, select none. you can delete the original squares layer now.

On your new layer you just created, go to effects, eye candy 4000, gradient glow with the following settings:-

Glow Width - 3.00 Soft Corners - 25 Overall Opacitiy - 100 Colour - Black

Add a small drop shadow to this layer.

Click on the Rectangle 1 layer, repeat the same step as before, using a different paper of choice then delete the original rectangle layer now. Add the gradient glow, same settings as before. Add a small dropshadow if you like too.

Repeat the above step for both the thin rectangle layers, use a different paper again (i used same paper for both thin rectangles) Add gradient glow and dropshadow, same settings.

Click on the Lines layer, selections, select all, select float, select defloat then add a new raster layer and floodfill white, select none and then delete original lines layer. Add gradient glow and dropshadow, same settings.

Click on the Frame background layer, grab your magic wand and click inside left handside area, paste tube of choice, you may want to resize to fit, position how you like it then selections invert and hit delete on keyboard to remove excess tube.

Click back on your frame background layer and repeat last step again with your choice of tube. Add gradient glow and dropshadow, on both layers, same settings again. Go back onto frame background layer once more, selections, select all, select float, select defloat and past paper of choice, remember you can resize paper if you want to. selections invert then hit delete on your keyboard and select none then delete original background layer.

At this point i added my main tube, make sure your on top layer and paste your tube, position where liked and give it a dropshadow to your liking.

Now click on bottom white layer, add a paper of choice and resize if needed, layers, load mask from disc, then find the mask we loaded at the start (an edge mask if you have it) Make sure the following settings are set...

Fit to canvas - checked Source luminace - checked Invert transparency - unchecked Hide Mask - checked then go to layers, merge group & resize to suit your tag using the deform tool if needed.

Click on the white bottom layer once more and add another paper of choice, resize if needed, layers, load mask from disc, then find the creative desires mask #20 we loaded at the start and same settings as before, then layers, merge group & use deform tool to stretch and fit your tag. I added the gradient glow to this layer too.

Time to add some elements now, I added the blue ribbons and typed out some words using a small pixelette font,but the choice is yours. Place your elements where like around your tag and give them a small dropshadow, i added the gradient glow to the ribbons & flowers.

Nows the time to crop and resize if you wish to, I resized to around 500x500 but you can go smaller if you like.

Add your name, I used Scarlett Ribbons font and added gradient glow.

Add artist info and copyright info.

Save as jpeg or .png. and we're done lol.

Thanks for trying my tutorial and i hope you enjoyed it would love to see your results, hippiedaze@hotmail.com

Has Attitude

This tutorial was written on April 23rd 2009 by Susan aka Hippiedaze.

My 4th attempt at tutorial writing so I'm still new to this so please be kind lol.

The idea for this tag is off my own head lol and any resemblance is purely coincidence.

General Knowledge of psp is required, tutorial was written in psp 9 but will work in other versions.

Supplies Needed

Tube of Choice I used the artwork of Joel Adams, you must have a proper license to use his work please visit CILM HERE

FTU Scrapkit ' Ska8ter Girl' by Simone @ Scrappybitoffun HERE

Template #30 by Melissa @ Melissas Creations HERE

2 Masks used - Sophisticated Simone Mask #14 & #22 HERE

Font of Choice.

Eye Candy Gradient Glow (optional)

Load Masks to psp folder before you start.

Lets Begin

Open the template, hit shift & d on your keyboard,this pastes the template as new image, close the original template. Delete info layer, add a new raster layer and floodfill with white then send to bottom, we can resize later

Activate layer 1 on the template, grab your magic wand and click inside the white area, get paper 15 from the kit and paste as a new layer, go to selections, select invert, then hit delete on your keyboard to remove excess, now select none. Add Effects - Eye Candy - Gradient Glow with the following settings ...

Glow Width - 3.00 Soft Corners - 25 Overall Opacitiy - 100 Colour - White

Add a small dropshadow to this layer.

Still on layer 1, Grab your magic wand and click inside the darker grey rectangle area, get paper 7 from kit and paste as a new layer, selections invert then hit delete on your keyboard and select none. Apply the gradient glow to this layer, same settings. Add dropshadow.

Activate the wordart layer, selections, select all, select float, select defloat then i floodfilled white, you can change colour to suit your tube if you wish, select none. Apply the gradient glow to this layer, same settings but this time change the colour to black.

Activate the right square background layer, click inside with magic wand, paste one of your chosen tubes as a new layer, you may need to resize a bit to get her fitting in the frame, once happy with position, selections, select invert then hit delete on the keyboard, selct none.

Do this with your 2 other tubes on the middle & left square background layers, if your tubes are smaller than the frames then colourise the square background layers to suit

Select the right square frame layer now and go to adjust, brightness/contrast, move the slider on the brightness to 255, this will change frame to white, you can use any colour you wish tho

Do this for the other 2 frame layers and add the gradient glow with same settings as before, colour black, on all 3 frame layers. Add a small dropshadow to all 3 frames too.

Ok lets go to the bottom white layer, paste a paper of choice from the kit as a new layer, layers, load mask from disk and find sophisticated simone mask #14 which we loaded earlier, settings should be as follows ...

Fit to canvas - checked Source luminace - checked Invert transparency - unchecked Hide Mask - checked go to layers, merge group & you can use the deform tool to resize to suit your tag.

Now paste another paper of choice from the kit, layers, load mask from disk, this time load mask #22, repeat same settings for this layer. go to layers, merge group & you can use the deform tool to resize to suit your tag.

Time to add elements and decorate your tag, make sure your on the top layer, Choose a few elements, resize as needed and place where you like on the tag, mines just a reference lol, be creative.

Add a small dropshadow to your elements.

Time to crop & resize your tag if you wish to, I usually resize to near 500x500.

Add your name, I used a graffitti font for boldness lol

Add artist info & copyright.

Save as jpeg or .png. and we're done lol.

Thanks for trying my tutorial and i hope you enjoyed it would love to see your results, hippiedaze@hotmail.com

Do U Dare

This tutorial was written on April 22nd 2009 by Susan aka Hippiedaze.
My 3rd attempt at tutorial writing so I'm still new to this so please be kind lol.
This was written off my own head lol, any resemblance is purely coincidence.
General Knowledge of psp is required, tutorial was written in psp 9 but will work in other versions.

Supplies Needed

Tube of Choice I used the artwork of Ismael Rac, you must have a proper license to use his work please visit mypsptubes HERE
FTU Scrap Kit - Lustful Raspberry @ My Juicy Bits HERE
Template #12 by Scraps Dimensions HERE
Mask by Creative Desires (sorry I cant find the link at the moment :$ )
Font of Choice.
Eye Candy Gradient Glow (optional)
Effects - Textured Effects - Weave (optional)

(Before you start, save your mask to your psp folder so its ready for later)

Ready? Ok Lets get Started

Open the template, hit shift & d on your keyboard,this pastes the template as new image, close the original template. Delete info layer, add a new raster layer and floodfill with white then send to bottom, we can resize later

Click on the Rectangle layer, selections, select all, select float, select defloat then paste paper 6 from the kit as a new layer, selections invert and hit delete on your keyboard and select none. you can delete the original rectangle layer now.

On your new layer you just created add eye candy 4000, gradient glow with the following settings:- Glow Width - 3.00 Soft Corners - 25 Overall Opacitiy - 100 Colour -#ff0099 or pick a colour from your tube Add a small drop shadow to this layer.

Click on Dots layer, selections, select all, select float, select defloat, layers, add a new raster layer and flood fill white, selections, select invert and hit delete on your keyboard then select none, delete the original dots layer now. On the new dots layer you just created, add gradient glow with same setting as before and same colour.

Click on the Circle 1 layer, selections, select all, select float, select defloat and paste paper 4 as a new layer, selections invert and hit delete on your keyboard then select none, now you can delete the original circle layer. On the new circle layer you created, add the gradient glow again with the same settings but this time change the colour to black. Add a small dropshadow.

Click on the circle 3 layer, selections, select all, select float, select defloat then paste paper 4 from the kit as a new layer, selections invert and hit delete on your keyboard and select none. you can delete the original circle 3 layer now. Add small dropshadow & gradient glow if you wish to.

Click on Circle 2 layer now, selections, select all, select float, select defloat and paste paper 6 from the kit, select invert and hit delete on your keyboard and select none then delete the original circle layer. On the new layer, add the gradient glow with same settings again but change colour back to #ff0099 (or your chosen colour) Add a small dropshadow.

Now click on Rectangle 2 layer, select your magic wand and click the white area, paste your tube of choice (a close up tube will work best) position tube where your happy with it then go to selections and select ivert then hit delete on your keyboard, this should remove the excess tube from the frame.

Click on the white area once more and select all, select float, select defloat and paste paper 5 as a new layer, selections invert and hit delete on your keyboard then select none and you can now delete the original rectangle layer.

Select tube layer again and go to layer properties, select luminace legacy, give the tube layer a small dropshadow. Select the rectangle frame layer, I just changed the brightness/contrast to 255 on this layer so it was white, add the gradient glow, same settings as before and colour pink. Add a small dropshadow.

Select the wordart layer, i just left this black but added effects, textured effects, weave with the following settings :- Gap Size - 1 Width - 6 Opacitiy - 1 Weave Colour - White Gap Colour - White Fill gaps - checked Add the gradient glow once again lol.

Select the bottom white layer and paste paper 1 from the kit, go to layers, load mask layer from disc and select the creative desires mask #20 (if you dont have this, just use one of your choice) with following settings :- Fit to canvas - checked Source luminace - checked Invert transparency - unchecked Hide Mask - checked layers, merge group & resize to suit your tag. Add the gradient glow to this layer but change colour to black this time.

Make sure your on the top layer and add your tube, resize if needed, position and dropshadow.

Add a few elements from the kit if you wish, place them where you want,I didnt add too many but the choice is yours. Add a small dropshadow to the elements.

Almost done now phewww lol......

Time to crop & resize your tag if you wish to, I usually resize to near 500x500 Add your name, artist info & copyright. I added the gradient glow to my name, colour black.

Save as jpeg or .png. and we're done lol.

Thanks for trying my tutorial and i hope you enjoyed it would love to see your results,

Finally got a layout to work lol, Images were still cut off but got some patience this morning and dabbled with html, and now the whole image shows yipeeeee lol. Hope it looks ok so far ...

Morning all,
Am spending my pc time today just messing around with fonts & colours for the blog, i really don't know exactly what im doing yet or if im doing it right lol but practice makes perfect right ...... lol
Eventually i will workout a layout make it feel more like home hehe but for now the basics will do

Rock Me Baby

This tutorial was written on April 22nd 2009 by Susan aka Hippiedaze.

My 2nd attempt at tutorial writing, am new to it so please be kind lol.

This was written off my own head lol, any resemblance is purely coincidence.

General Knowledge of psp is required, tutorial was written in psp 9 but will work in other versions.

Supplies Needed

Tube of Choice I used the artwork of Elias Chatzoudis, you must have a proper license to use his work please visit mypsptubes HERE

Template #10 by Wicked Princess @ Wicked Princess Tutorials HERE

FTU Scrapkit ' Rock Me' by Seachell @ Seachell Designs HERE

Mask #67 by Butterfly Flutterby Creations HERE (theres tons of awesome masks so be sure to check them all out )

Mask of choice for the Wire Mesh layer

Font of Choice

Plugin Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow (optional)

Drop Shadow throughout

(Place masks in psp folder before we begin)

Ok Lets get Started

Open the template, copy then paste as new image then close the original. Delete info layer, add a new raster layer and floodfill with white then send to bottom, we can resize later On the large star layer, select all, select float, select defloat then paste paper 7 as a new layer, selections invert and hit delete on your keyboard, select none.

Go to Effects, eye candy gradient glow with following settings:- Glow Width - 3.00 Soft Corners - 25 Overall Opacity - 100 Colour - White Add dropshadow, settings V-0, H-0, O-60, B-6.00, colour from your tube, I used #b21727 Delete original star layer.

Now click on circle layer & paste element 5 or 4 depending on your choice of tube, resize it so it sits just slightly smaller than the black circle, do not delete circle layer, add the same gradient glow & dropshadow setting as before but change the shadow colour to black.

Onto the heart layer, select all, select float, select defloat then paste paper 10, select invert then hit delete on your keyboard, select none. add the same gradient glow & dropshadow as before, now you can delete the original heart layer.

On the wordart layer, add same gradient glow & dropshadow. On the music notes layer, I just left this black and added the gradient glow & dropshadow again, choice is yours

Choose some elements from the kit and place around your tag where you like, see my tag for example, resize the elements if needed, add drop shadow to the elements.

When happy with placements, add your tube, place where you like it and dropshadow, I made the shadow darker on the tube layer but its up to you.

Now click on your bottom white layer then paste paper 8, resize if needed, then go to layers, load from disk, load Bfly Flby Mask#67 with following settings :- Fit to canvas - checked Source luminace - checked Invert transparency - unchecked Hide Mask - checked layers, merge group & resize to suit your tag.

Next copy the wire mesh element 9, load a mask of your choice and use the above settings, then layers, merge group and with deform tool make it so it blends with the previous mask layer, a circle mask will work well

Nows a good time to crop & resize to how you want it.

Add name, artist info & copyright info.

Save as .jpeg or .png file.

And we're done lol.

Thanks for trying my tutorial and i hope you enjoyed it would love to see your results,

here is another example of the tag, I used a Keith Garvey tube on this one.

Hiya everyone, Welcome to my lil blogspot on the web lol, hope you enjoy the tuts I've written and I will post some more as time goes on, the first tut is actually my 2nd attempt at writing lol and my first tut will be posted when the template becomes available. Ive added some bits n pieces to make the blog feel a bit like home but will improve as i learn more about blogging layouts and stuff. Without any further blethering lol, enjoy your visit

hugs Susan