Whisper In The Wind Designs : Bling Bling Baby by Waggish Sparkles

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Bling Bling Baby by Waggish Sparkles - Tag, Tut, & Freebie cluster frame

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Tutorial using the Bling Bling Baby kit by Waggish Sparkles, and featuring a poser by Alexander McMillan

Supplies Needed

Paint Shop Pro - I am using X5, but any should do

The Bling Bling Baby scrap kit by Waggish Sparkles, which can be purchased at Scraps and the City HERE

The Nina tube by Alexander McMillan, which can be purchased at Scraps and the City HERE

Any mask of your choosing, I chose a mask from PSP-Pals

Any color or gradient and font of your choosing

Okay, let's begin. The first thing you will need to do, is to start a new image in Paint Shop Pro (PSP for short). To do this, look at the top left corner, and click on FILE>NEW> a pop up will open...set width and height to 600, make background white, and make sure the transparent box is not checked. Click okay, and you now have a blank size base for your tag, already sized and ready to go.

***(NOTE: there is a layers menu on the right side of your screen..if u do not see it then look up top and click VIEW>PALETTES>LAYERS and it will open up...u use this layer to bring things to the front..say for example u put a shoe on the tag but it went behind a bucket and u want it in front of the bucket...while holding the left click button on your mouse or touch pad down, you would slide the shoe to the layer the bucket is on..it would now be in the front...use this anytime u want to bring something to the forefront.)***

I have chosen a mask from PSP-Pals. Okay, in Paint Shop Pro (PSP) click FILE>OPEN>and open the mask you have chosen, then start a new image FILE>NEW>600x600 and transparent needs to be checked. Choose color or gradient on the right side layers menu; I chose a gold gradient...flood fill the new blank image with the color or gradient..the flood fill is the paint bucket shape. Now go to the top layers menu and click NEW MASK LAYER> from image...a pop up opens..click on the title of the mask you chose in the drop down menu. now go back to the side layers menu and click on the square that has the layers combined...right click it then click merge..the merge group..and voila..you have a mask layer now! :) Now, let's add a nice paper to add some color to your tag. To do this, click on FILE>OPEN> find paper #2 and open it, then click on the pick tool on the tool menu on the left (it looks like an arrow)..a white dotted line will surround the paper, now click EDIT>COPY> find the image 1 tab at the top and click on it...you will do this every time to paste new items as you want to keep building on Image 1 (this is your tag), now click EDIT>PASTE AS NEW LAYER. Decrease the size to fit. Slide the mask to the layer the paper is on in your side layers menu, so your mask is on top.

Now, let's go ahead and add our tube, as we will be building everything else around her. Okay, click FILE>OPEN> find your full view of your Nina tube, and open her then click EDIT>COPY> click on the Image 1 tab again, and then click EDIT>PASTE AS NEW LAYER. Reduce her size by 75% and place her centered on the tag. Now click on the car and open it, then click EDIT>COPY> Click on the Image 1 tab again and then click EDIT>PASTE AS NEW LAYER. Reduce the size by 80% and center it behind the poser.

Now, let's add some other items to start adding depth and dimension to our tag! Click FILE>OPEN> find the skyline #2 and open it , Reduce the size by 40% and place it behind the car. Now click FILE>OPEN> find the bow#2 and open it, then click EDIT>COPY> click on the Image 1 tab, then click EDIT>PASTE AS NEW LAYER. Reduce the size by 85% and place one in all 4 corners..then go back and duplicate and flip horizontally in all 4 corners...this gives you a double layer bow in every corner. Now click FILE>OPEN> find the rose #1 and open it, then click EDIT>COPY> click on the Image 1 tab, then click EDIT>PASTE AS NEW LAYER. Reduce the size by 85% and place one centered in each of the 4 corner bows.

Okay now click FILE>OPEN> find the candle and open it, then click EDIT>COPY>click on the Image 1 tab again then click EDIT>PASTE AS NEW LAYER. Reduce the size by 85% and place one on each of the bottom corners by the bows, and then use the side layers menu and slide the bows back to the forefront of the candles. Okay, click FILE>OPEN>find the corner doodles and open it and then click EDIT>COPY>click on the image 1 tab and then click EDIT>PASTE AS NEW LAYER. Reduce the size by 90% place on the top left corner...duplicate and flip it horizontally and place in top right...duplicate and flip vertically and put in bottom right...duplicate and flip horizontally and place in bottom left.

Now Click FILE>OPEN>find the curtain heart dangles and open it then click EDIT>COPY> click on the Image 1 tab again, and then click EDIT>PASTE AS NEW LAYER. Reduce its size by 20% and place across the top...duplicate and place in the open spaces of the previous one. Now click FILE>OPEN> find the doodles and open it then click EDIT>COPY> click on the Image 1 tab again and then click EDIT>PASTE AS NEW LAYER. Decrease the size by 90% and place one on the left side, centered...duplicate and flip it horizontally so it is double layered...now duplicate again and place on the right side...duplicate and flip horizontally again. Click FILE>OPEN> find the dangle and open it, then click EDIT>COPY> click on the Image 1 tab again then click EDIT>PASTE AS NEW LAYER. Reduce the size by 80% and place centered on the side doodles.

Now click FILE>OPEN> find the tiara and open it then click on EDIT>COPY> click on the image 1 tab again and then click on EDIT>PASTE AS NEW LAYER. Reduce its size by 95% and place it on the tubes head. Now Click FILE>OPEN>find the gift and open it then click EDIT>COPY> click on the Image 1 tab again, and then click EDIT>PASTE AS NEW LAYER. Reduce it by 90% and place angled behind the left candle. Now click FILE>OPEN> find the cocktail glass and open it then click EDIT>COPY> click on the Image 1 tab again and then click EDIT>PASTE AS NEW LAYER. Reduce the size by 90% and place it by the gift.

Now click FILE>OPEN> find the corset 1 and open it then click on EDIT>COPY> click on the image 1 tab again and then click on EDIT>PASTE AS NEW LAYER. Reduce the size by 90%, and place on the right side of the tube, by the candle. Now Click FILE>OPEN>find the cupcake and open it then click EDIT>COPY> click on the Image 1 tab again, and then click EDIT>PASTE AS NEW LAYER. Reduce the size by 90% and place on the right bottom by the corset and candle. Now click FILE>OPEN> find the Ipod and open it then click EDIT>COPY> click on the Image 1 tab again and then click EDIT>PASTE AS NEW LAYER. Decrease the size by 95% and then place it on the right by the cupcake, then use the side layers menu and slide the cupcake to the forefront. Now click FILE>OPEN> find the black and white polka dot heart and open it then click on EDIT>COPY> click on the image 1 tab again and then click on EDIT>PASTE AS NEW LAYER. Reduce its size by 90% and place it on the left bottom on the stem of the glass.

Now click FILE>OPEN> find the eyeshadow and open it then click on EDIT>COPY> click on the image 1 tab again and then click on EDIT>PASTE AS NEW LAYER. Reduce the size by 95%, and place on the left side under the heart. Now Click FILE>OPEN>find the mascara and open it then click EDIT>COPY> click on the Image 1 tab again, and then click EDIT>PASTE AS NEW LAYER. Reduce the size by 95% and place on the right bottom side by the candle, slide to the forefront. Now click FILE>OPEN> find the lipstick and open it then click EDIT>COPY> click on the Image 1 tab again and then click EDIT>PASTE AS NEW LAYER. Decrease the size by 95% and then place it on the left side by the candle. Now click FILE>OPEN> find the sparkle #3 and open it then click on EDIT>COPY> click on the image 1 tab again and then click on EDIT>PASTE AS NEW LAYER. Leave the size as is, and duplicate and use the side layers menu to slide it to the bottom, so it is in the background.

You did it! You now have finished this tag. You will need to add copy wright info to your tag, as it is the law. Finally, add a name in any font and color of your choosing.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. If you did, please follow my blog and pass it along to others. If you make a tag using this tutorial, please send it to me at robynebutts@gmail.com, so I can place it on my blog.

Hugs and blessings,

Robyne