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PTU Sweet and Beautiful

This tutorial was written by me on July 30, 2013.

It was made out of my own creation and any similarity is purely coincidental.

I used pspx5 but any version should work without problems.

If you're doing this tutorial you must have good psp knowledge and be familiar with the tools.

Let's get started!

Artist: Ellie Milk

Scrapkit: Anita by Amy Marie's Kits

Mask: Mask 9 by Melissaz Creationz

Font: Rage Italic

*Open your mask and minimize it in your workspace*

File - New - 700x700 - flood fill w white

Open 51 - resize by 50% - sharpen - c/p as new layer

Open 33 - c/p as new layer - place to the right

Open 1 - c/p as new layer - place to the right 

duplicate - place to left - flip horizontal

Open 44 - c/p as new layer - place to the left

Open 34 - c/p as new layer - place to right

Open 32 - c/p as new layer - place to right

Open 7 - resize by 50% - sharpen - c/p as new layer

Place to the right - duplicate - place to the left

Open 45 - c/p as new layer - place to bottom

Open tube - resize to fit tag - place to left some

On background layer

Click on background with magic wand - new layer

Open paper19 - c/p into selection

Layers - New mask layer - From Image

Find your mask in source window - hit ok

Merge group - resize mask by 85%

Open 47 - c/p as new layer - place to left

Open 88 - place to the bottom

Delete background - merge visible - add credits and name

Awesome new releases now at the Xeracx STORE

Aren't they beautiful!?

Stop by www.xeracx.net/store 

This tag was made with awesome COMING SOON Beautiful Dream tube and kit.

She will be available in Arthur's Store soon so make sure you keep your eyes on it.

Arthur Crowe's Factory

I also made a template

You can download it HERE

This tag was made with fabulous Bellisima tube COMING SOON from Arthur Crowe

I used matching kit and you can find them both in Arthur Crowe's Factory SOON!

I made a template to use with it.

You can download it HERE

This tag was made with Coming Soon 2013 Hot Baking tube by Ismael Rac

I used matching kit made by Kandii Popz

You can find them both in his store soon!

Visit HERE

I also made a template you can use.

You can download it HERE

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PTU Life Of The Party

This tutorial was written by me on July 28, 2013.

It was made out of my own creation and any similarity is purely coincidental.

I used pspx5 but any version should work without problems.

If you're doing this tutorial you must have good psp knowledge and be familiar with the tools.

Let's get started!

Artist: Big Bety by  Pandora Creations

Scrapkit: Lisa by Amy Marie's Kits

Template: Timeline Template 37

Font: Inspiration

*Open your mask and minimize it in your workspace*

Open template - duplicate - close original

Delete cr layer

Click inside background layer w magic wand

Open paper26 - c/p into selection

Delete layer 1

ON layer 2

Open 74 - c/p as new layer - place to the left

Open 34 - c/p as new layer - place to right some

with your deform tool rotate it to left a little bit

Click on layer 3 w magic wand 

Open pp24 - c/p into selection - deselect - move to bottom

On layer 4

Open 57 - c/p as new layer - place to the left

Open 39 - c/p as new layer - place to the bottom left

Open 84 - c/p as new layer - place to bottom some and left

Merge layer 6 down to layer 5

Adjust - add noise - uniform - 100 - add drop shadow 3x

On layer 7

Open half tube - c/p as new layer

Place to the right

Click in layer 7 circle w magic wand 

On tube layer - invert - delete - invert

new layer - open pp7 - c/p into selection - deselect

Move paper under tube

On tube change blend to Luminance (L)

duplicate - change blend to screen - opacity to 79

Add drop shadow to layer 8

Open 23 - resize by 50% - sharpen - c/p as new layer

Place to right some and to the bottom

Open 56 - c/p as new layer - place to the right

Open 40 - resize by 50% - sharpen - c/p as new layer 

Place to the bottom right - duplicate - place to top - flip vertical

Merge down

Open 5 c/p as new layer - place to bottom

Open 76 - resize by 50% - c/p as new layer

Place to the bottom right

Open 79 - c/p as new layer - place to left

duplicate - place to right - merge down - duplicate - merge down

Merge visible - add credits and name

You can download it HERE

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PTU Blue is Sexy and Elegant

This tutorial was written by me on July 27, 2013.

It was made out of my own creation and any similarity is purely coincidental.

I used pspx5 but any version should work without problems.

If you're doing this tutorial you must have good psp knowledge and be familiar with the tools.

Let's get started!

Artist: Bad Girl Valentine by Ismael Rac

Scrapkit: Blue Romance by Bookworm Dezines

You can find this kit for 50% at ScrapCandy since Bookworm is featured Designer of the month!

Mask: 14 by moonbeams and spiderwebs

Font: Allura

*Open your mask and minimize it in your workspace*

File - New - 700x700 - flood fill w white

Open 31 - resize by 65% - sharpen - c/p as new layer

Click inside frame on both rectangles w magic wand

Expand by 5 - open paper7 - c/p as new layer

Invert - delete - deselect - move under your frame

Duplicate your paper - change blend mode to screen - merge down

Open your tube close up - c/p as new layer - place to your liking

Click inside frame w magic wand again - expand by 5 

invert - delete on tube layer - deselect

Xero - radiance - default settings - hit ok

Change blend mode to overlay

On frame layer

Open 40 - c/p as new layer - place to the bottom

Open half tube - c/p as new layer - place to right

flip horizontal

Open 30 - resize by 50% - c/p as new layer - place to right

Open 22 - resize by 50% 2x - c/p as new layer - place to bottom right

Open 19 - resize by 50% - c/p as new layer - place to bottom right

duplicate - flip horizontal - place to right

On background layer 

Click on background with magic wand - new layer

Open paper15 - c/p into selection

Layers - New mask layer - From Image

Find your mask in source window - hit ok

Merge group 

Open 38 - c/p as new layer - place to the top right

duplicate - move to the left a little

Open 39 - resize by 85% - sharpen - place to the right

Delete background - merge visible - duplicate - change blend to soft light

Add credits and name

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PTU Love Garden

This tutorial was written by me on July 27, 2013.

It was made out of my own creation and any similarity is purely coincidental.

I used pspx5 but any version should work without problems.

If you're doing this tutorial you must have good psp knowledge and be familiar with the tools.

Let's get started!

Artist: Check Me Out by Ismael Rac

Scrapkit: In the Garden by Amy Marie's Kits

**Exclusive to AmyMarie's Store**

On sale for $1.00 all weekend!

Template: 291 by me HERE

Font: Carlotta

Open template - duplicate - close original

Make background visible - delete cr layer

Image - canvas size 700x700 - fill background w white

Click on layer 1 with magic wand

Selections - modify - smooth selection

Smooth amount 10 Anti-Atlas checked - hit ok

Open paper11 - c/p into selelction - deselect - add drop shadow

Open 3 - c/p as new layer - place to top left

duplicate - move to the bottom - flip vertical - merge down

duplicate - place to the right - flip horizontal - merge down

On layer 2

Open 42 - c/p as new layer - place to bottom right

duplicate - move to the top - flip vertical - merge down

duplicate - place to the left - flip horizontal - merge down

On layer 3

Open 31 - c/p as new layer

Open 49 - c/p as new layer - place to the right

duplicate - place to left - flip horizontal

Open 24 - c/p as new layer - place to the left

duplicate - place to the right - flip horizontal

Open 9 - resize by 50% - c/p as new layer

Place to the left - duplicate - place to the right

Delete layer 4

Merge layers 5 thru 8 together

Selections all - float - defloat - new layer

Open paper19 - c/p into selection

Expand by 2 - new layer - fill with white

Adjust - add noise - uniform - 100 - hit ok - deselect

Move new layer under words and add drop shadow

On layer 9 

click inside it with magic wand

Open paper5 - c/p into selection - deselect

On layer 10 

Open 47 - c/p as new layer - place to the top

flip vertical - add drop shadow

Open 44 - c/p as new layer - place to left

duplicate - place to the right

Open 54 - c/p as new layer - add drop shadow

Open full tube - recolor to match your tag if you want

c/p as new layer - place to middle

Xero - porcelain - change blue channel to 0 - hit ok

duplicate - change blend mode to overlay

change opacity to 73 - merge down

On background layer

Open 64 - c/p as new layer - place to the top

delete background layer - make tube layer invisible

merge visible - resize by 90% - sharpen more

Make your tube visible - merge visible - add credits and your name

Template 291

You can download it HERE

This tag was made w artwork by Michael Landenfeld

You can find his art in CDO

I used PTU IB-JessicaDougherty 39-3 kit by Abstract Creations

You can find it HERE

Rissa from Rissa's Designs and me got together and made some templates!

We were inspired by Rac's Bad Student since is getting close to the time kids are going back to school!

You can find the tube in Xeracx Store

I hope you like them and can use them!

You can download them HERE

or you can download them from Rissa's Blog HERE

Stop by her blog anyway cuz she has lots of freebies!

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PTU Flowery Candie Land

This tutorial was written by me on July 26, 2013.

It was made out of my own creation and any similarity is purely coincidental.

I used pspx5 but any version should work without problems.

If you're doing this tutorial you must have good psp knowledge and be familiar with the tools.

Let's get started!

Artist: Keith Garvey

Scrapkit: Candie Land by Amy Marie's Kits

Mask: 44 by moonbeams and spiderwebs

Font: Big Surprise

*Open your mask and minimize it in your workspace*

File - New - 700x700 - flood fill w white

Open 95 - resize by 75% - c/p as new layer

Click your frame w magic wand - expand by 5 - new layer

Open paper4 - c/p into selection - deselect

Move paper under frame

Open 22 - c/p as new layer - place to left some

Open 13 - c/p as new layer - move left a little bit

Open full tube - c/p as new layer - place to middle some

duplicate tube - change blend to soft light

Add drop shadow to your frame

Open 29 - resize by 50% - c/p as new layer - place to top right 

Open 24 - c/p as new layer - place to bottom

Open 26 - c/p as new layer - place to the left

Open 63 - resize by 75% - c/p as new layer

Place to the left

Open 23 - c/p as new layer - place to liking

Open 71 - resize by 50% - sharpen - c/p as new layer 

Place to bottom 

Open 58 - resize by 50% - c/p as new layer 

Place to the bottom left

Open 70 - resize by 50% - sharpen - c/p as new layer 

Place to bottom right

Open 67 - resize by 50% 2x - sharpen - c/p as new layer

Place to the right

On background layer

Click on background with magic wand - new layer

Open paper6 - c/p into selection

Layers - New mask layer - From Image

Find your mask in source window - hit ok

Merge group - move mask to left

duplicate - move mask to the right

On the mask on the left flip horizontal - merge masks together

Open 68 - c/p as new layer - place to top right

duplicate - place to top left - merge down

Duplicate - resize by 75% - move up some

Open 48 - resize by 75% - c/p as new layer - place to top some

duplicate - place to bottom some - flip horizontal - flip vertical

Merge down 

Delete background layer - merge visible - duplicate

change blend mode to soft light - opacity to 75

Add credits and name

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FTU Pretty In Purple

This tutorial was written by me on July 26, 2013.

It was made out of my own creation and any similarity is purely coincidental.

I used pspx5 but any version should work without problems.

If you're doing this tutorial you must have good psp knowledge and be familiar with the tools.

Let's get started!

Artist: Keith Garvey

Scrapkit: Pretty Purple by Bookworm Dezines

Font: Rage Italic

*Open your mask and minimize it in your workspace*

File - New - 700x700 - flood fill w white

Open 10 - resize by 50% - sharpen - c/p as new layer

Open tube close up - c/p as new layer - place under frame

Click in frame w magic wand - expand by 5 - new layer

Open paper12 - c/p into selection

On tube layer - invert - delete - deselect

Xero - radiance - default settings

Change blend mode to Luminance (L) - change opacity to 44

Duplicate tube - change blend to screen - opacity to 100

Add drop shadow to your frame - close background layer - merge visible

Open background layer again

Move merged layer to the left

Open ele19 - resize by 50% - sharpen - c/p as new layer - move to the right some

duplicate - change blend mode to overlay - merge down

duplicate - move down some

Open full tube - c/p as new layer 

xero - porcelain - change blue channel to 0 - hit ok

duplicate tube - change blend mode to soft light

On background layer 

Open 25 - c/p as new layer - lace to the top

Open ele16 - c/p as new layer - place to left

Open 21 - resize by 80% - c/p as new layer - place to left and bottom some

Open 20 - c/p as new layer - place down some - duplicate - merge down

Delete background layer - merge visible

duplicate - change blend to overlay - opacity to 44 - merge down

Add credits and your name

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FTU The Favorite Rose

This tutorial was written by me on July 26, 2013.

It was made out of my own creation and any similarity is purely coincidental.

I used pspx5 but any version should work without problems.

If you're doing this tutorial you must have good psp knowledge and be familiar with the tools.

Let's get started!

Artist: Elke by Roman Zaric

Scrapkit: La Vie En Rose by A Space Between

Mask: 84 by WSL

Font: Clarissa 

*Open your mask and minimize it in your workspace*

File - New - 700x700 - flood fill w white

Click on background with magic wand - new layer

Open paper5 - c/p into selection

Layers - New mask layer - From Image

Find your mask in source window - hit ok

Merge group 

Open ele56 - c/p as new layer - place to the top right

duplicate - move to the top left - merge down - duplicate

Place to the bottom

Open 32 - c/p as new layer - place to right - duplicate - place to left

Open ele49 - resize by 80% - sharpen - c/p as new layer

Click your frame w magic wand - expand by 5 - new layer

Open paper5 - c/p into selection - deselect

Move paper under frame

Add drop shadow to your frame

Open ele18 - c/p as new layer - move to left and top a bit

Open 13 - resize by 50% - sharpen - c/p as new layer - place to left

duplicate - move down some - merge down - duplicate

move to the right - flip horizontal - place to liking

Open ele25 - c/p as new layer - place to right - flip horizontal

Open ele36 - c/p as new layer - place to the right

Open 31 - resize by 50% - sharpen - c/p as new layer

Open ele39 - resize by 60% - c/p as new layer - place to bottom

Open ele40 - c/p as new layer - place to the bottom right

duplicate - place to the bottom left

Open ele26 - resize by 80% - c/p as new layer - place to the bottom

Open ele45 - resize by 50% - sharpen - c/p as new layer - place to left

Open tube - resize to fit your tag - c/p as new layer

Place where it looks best to you

Delete background - merge visible - add credits and name

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PTU Such A Hot Tamale

This tutorial was written by me on July 26, 2013.

It was made out of my own creation and any similarity is purely coincidental.

I used pspx5 but any version should work without problems.

If you're doing this tutorial you must have good psp knowledge and be familiar with the tools.

Let's get started!

Artist: Hot Tamale by Arthur Crowe

Scrapkit: Chilipepper by Amy Marie's Kits

Font: Janda - Happy Days

File - New - 700x700 - flood fill w white

Merge layer 2 down to 1

Click on layer 1 with magic wand

Selections - modify - smooth selection

Smooth amount 10 Anti-Atlas checked - hit ok

Open paper21 - c/p into selelction - new layer

Selections - Modify - Select Selections Borders 

Both sides checked - width 3 - hit ok - fill w green from tube

Adjust - add noise - uniform - 100

Open 42 - c/p as new layer - place to the top right

Click on layer 3 with magic wand

Selections - modify - smooth selection

Smooth amount 10 Anti-Atlas checked - hit ok

Open paper20 - c/p into selelction - deselect - add drop shadow

Open 56 - c/p as new layer - place to bottom

Go to layer 4

Open tube close up - c/p as new layer - place on top of layer 4

click inside layer 4 w magic wand - on tube - invert - delete

Xero - radiance - default settings

Change blend mode to luminance (L) duplicate

change blend mode to screen and opacity to 81

Merge tubes down to layer 4

Selections - Modify - Select Selections Borders 

Both sides checked - width 3 - hit ok - fill w green from tube

Adjust - add noise - uniform - 100

Merge border to layer 4 

Delete layer 5

On layer 6

Open 36 - c/p as new layer - place to the left

Duplicate - move a bit down and to the right

duplicate and move to the right

Open 59 - c/p as new layer - add drop shadow

Open 100 - c/p as new layer - place to the right

duplicate and place to the left - move down some

Open 39 - resize by 50% - sharpen - c/p as new layer

Place to the top right

Merge layer 8 down to 7

click on both squares w magic wand

Open paper7 - c/p as new layer - invert - delete - deselect

Open 78 - c/p as new layer - place to the left

Open 74 - c/p as new layer - place to the right

Open 64 - c/p as new layer - place to the right

Open 44 - resize by 70% - c/p as new layer

Open 57 - c/p as new layer - place to the bottom

Open 10 - c/p as new layer - place to the left

rotate with your deform tool  to the left a little bit

Add drop shadow

Open 16 - resize by 50% 2x - sharpen - c/p as new layer

Place to the bottom left

Open 33 - resize by 50% 2x - sharpen - c/p as new layer

Place to the bottom left

On layer 9 and 10

Eye candy - gradient glow w these settings:

(Basic) glow width 3 - soft corners 25 - overall opacity 100

draw only outside selection checked

(Color) medium - black hit ok

Add drop shadow to both 

Delete background - merge visible - add credits and name

You can download it HERE

New Releases are now available for Roman Zaric

Geisha tube and kit

Magnoly tube and kit

Marina tube and kit

You can buy these individually, with a matching kit, or in a bundle pack!

Visit the Roman Store HERE

This tag was made with the fabulous artwork by Roman Zaric!

Her name is Magnoly and she will be available in his store really soon!

I also used matching scrapkit by Desirena Designs.

The kit will also be available with the tube soon!

Visit the Roman Store HERE

I made a template

You can download the template HERE

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PTU Flores Rosadas

This tutorial was written by me on July 24, 2013.

It was made out of my own creation and any similarity is purely coincidental.

I used pspx5 but any version should work without problems.

If you're doing this tutorial you must have good psp knowledge and be familiar with the tools.

Let's get started!

Artist: Tatiana by Roman Zaric

Scrapkit: Rosa by Amy Marie's Kits

Mask: mask of choice

Font: MA Sexy

*Open your mask and minimize it in your workspace*

File - New - 700x700 - flood fill w white

Open 40 - c/p as new layer - place to bottom

Open tube - resize to fit your tag - c/p as new layer

Xero - porcelain - change blue channel to 0 - hit ok

Duplicate tube - change blend to screen - merge down

Open 64 - c/p as new layer - place down some

Open 92 - c/p as new layer - place to the right

Open 95 - resize by 50% - place to the right

Open 45 - c/p as new layer - place to the left

Open 44 - resize by 50% - place to the right

Open 78 - resize by 50% - sharpen - place to the bottom

Open 101 - resize by 50% 2x - sharpen - c/p as new layer

Place to the bottom right 

Open 73 - resize by 50% - sharpen - c/p as new layer - place to bottom left

Open 75 - resize by 50% - sharpen - c/p as new layer 

Place to the top left

On background layer 

Click on background with magic wand - new layer

Open paper15 - c/p into selection

Layers - New mask layer - From Image

Find your mask in source window - hit ok

Merge group 

Open 48 - c/p as new layer - place to bottom - duplicate 

Move to the top - flip horizontal then flip vertical

Open 86 - c/p as new layer - free rotate to the left by 90 degrees

Place to the left - duplicate - flip horizontal - place to right

Delete background - merge visible - add credits and name

This tag was made with awesome Jane tube by Pandora Creations

You can find this tube in SATC

I used PTU Steampunk Girl by Irish Princess Designs

You can find this kit in Scrap Candy.

Here are some snags!