Supplies:
Mask
Template
Font
Picture of your choice or use mine
Scrap Kit, Jasper Hale, ©Simply Irresistible
This scrap kit is a Pay To Use kit, I am supplying the pieces needed to make this tag. Please do not share these supplies
Save the attached zip and unzip it to a folder of your choice. Open your picture of choice, or mine in PSP as well as the other supplies, minimize all but the template for now.
1. With your template active, Duplicate it and close the original
Delete the top layer that has my credits on it.
Click on the eye on the frame layer to hide it for now
Now we are going to use the 5 papers and put each in a different rectangle on our template
I have numbered the rectangles in order that they appear in the layers palate and the order we will fill them.
2. Activate your first rectangle layer
Selections>Select All
Selections>Float
Selections>Defloat
Maximize your first paper, Edit>Copy (close this paper)
Back to your Template, Edit>Paste as a new Layer
Selections>Invert
Hit delete on your keyboard
Selections>Select None
Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow
3. Activate your second rectangle layer
Selections>Select All
Selections>Float
Selections>Defloat
Maximize your second paper, Edit>Copy (close this paper)
Back to your Template, Edit>Paste as a new Layer
Selections>Invert
Hit delete on your keyboard
Selections>Select None
Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow
*same settings*
4. Activate your third rectangle layer
Selections>Select All
Selections>Float
Selections>Defloat
Maximize your third paper, Edit>Copy (close this paper)
Back to your Template, Edit>Paste as a new Layer
Selections>Invert
Hit delete on your keyboard
Selections>Select None
Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow
*same settings*
5. Activate your fourth rectangle layer
Selections>Select All
Selections>Float
Selections>Defloat
Maximize your fourth paper, Edit>Copy (close this paper)
Back to your Template, Edit>Paste as a new Layer
Selections>Invert
Hit delete on your keyboard
Selections>Select None
Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow
*same settings*
6. Activate your fifth rectangle layer
Selections>Select All
Selections>Float
Selections>Defloat
Maximize your fifth paper, Edit>Copy (close this paper)
Back to your Template, Edit>Paste as a new Layer
Selections>Invert
Hit delete on your keyboard
Selections>Select None
Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow
*same settings*
Your template should look something like this now
7. Click the eye on the bottom white background layer to hide for now
Activate any other active layer
Layers>Merge>Merge Visible
Click the eye of the bottom layer again to make it visible, activate it
Layers>New Raster Layer
Flood fill with a color from the papers or your graphic, I used #a97e5e
8. Layers>New Mask Layer>From Image
*Select the mask from drop down menu*
Layers>Merge>Merge Group
Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow
*same settings*
9. Maximize the doodle, Edit>Copy (close the doodle)
Back to your Template, Edit>Paste as a new Layer
It should have pasted on the layer right above your mask layer, you should have this
10. Activate your top Frame layer, click the eye again to make it visible
With your Magic Wand, setting below
Select inside one of your frames
Selections>Modify>Expand
11. Maximize your picture, Edit>Copy
Back to your Template, Edit>Paste as a New Layer
Move your picture around until a portion you are happy with is inside your selection
Selections>Invert
Hit delete on your keyboard
Selections>Select None
Layers>Arrange>Move Down
12. Activate your frame layer again
With your Magic Wand, select in your other frame
Selections>Modify>Expand
4 pixels
Edit>Paste as a New Layer
Move your picture around until a different portion you are happy with is inside your selection
Selections>Invert
Hit delete on your keyboard
Selections>Select None
Layers>Arrange>Move Down
13. Activate your frame layer one last time
Layers>Merge>Merge Down
*Repeat* Layers>Merge>Merge Down
Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow
*same settings*
14. With your text tool, setting below
Foreground #031c30 & Background #a97e5e
Type out the text you want on your header image
I used "Jasper & Alice" because that is the characters names in the photo I provided
Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow
*same settings*
15. Layers>New Raster Layer
Add your watermark and any appropriate copyright info
Layers>Merge>Merge Visible
Save and you are done!!
I hope you have enjoyed my tut!
Hugz, Nicole;)
© Simply Irresistible Designz
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