Whisper In The Wind Designs : Ct tag, Tut, & Freebie cluster using the It's a Pimptress Thing by Scottish Butterfly, featuring the Forever Rock tube by Arthur Crowe

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Ct tag, Tut, & Freebie cluster using the It's a Pimptress Thing by Scottish Butterfly, featuring the Forever Rock tube by Arthur Crowe

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Tutorial using the It's a Pimptress Thing by Scottish Butterfly, and featuring the Forever Rock tube by Arthur Crowe.

Supplies Needed

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

The It's a Pimptress Thing scrap kit by Scottish Butterfly, whiich can be purchased at Mystical Scraps HERE

The Forever Rock tube by Arthur Crowe, which can be purchased at The Arthur Crowe Factory 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 an 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 silver 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 #4 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 Forever Rock 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 curtain 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 70% and place in the center top; use the side layers menu to slide the tube back to the forefront.

Now, let's add some other items to start adding depth and dimension to our tag! Click FILE>OPEN> find the bow#1 and open it and then click EDIT>COPY> click on the Image 1 tab again and then click EDIT>PASTE AS NEW LAYER. Reduce the size by 85% and place one in the top left corner...duplicate and flip it horizontally..this gives you a nice full bow..now repeat this process in the other 3 corners. Now click FILE>OPEN> find the car and open it, then click EDIT>COPY> click on the Image 1 tab, then click EDIT>PASTE AS NEW LAYER. Reduce the size by 40% and place it on the right side of the tube. Use the side layers menu to slide the tube back to the forefront. Now click FILE>OPEN> find the butterfly and open it, then click EDIT>COPY> click on the Image 1 tab, then click EDIT>PASTE AS NEW LAYER. Reduce the size by 90% and place one centered in each of the corner bows.

Okay now click FILE>OPEN> find the diamond doodle and open it, then click EDIT>COPY>click on the Image 1 tab again then click EDIT>PASTE AS NEW LAYER. Place it centered behind the poser, and increase the size by about 20% and then use the side layers menu to slide the tube to the forefront again. Okay, click FILE>OPEN>find the cake 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 85% and add place it on the left bottom.

Now Click FILE>OPEN>find the clock 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 90% and place it on the top left and right sides. Now click FILE>OPEN> find the Bodice 1 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 85% and place it on the left by the cake. Click FILE>OPEN> find the Piggy bank 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 about 90% and place it on the top left front of the car.

Now click FILE>OPEN> find the diamond lolli 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 85% and place one on each of the sides towards the top. Now Click FILE>OPEN>find the candle 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 95% and place by cake and bodice. Now click FILE>OPEN> find the dice 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 65% and then place diagonally on the bottom left by the cake.

Click FILE>OPEN> find the dangles 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 75% and place on the top right side at the sucker stick start, then duplicate and flip horizontally and put it on the sucker stick on the other side. 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 90% and place it on top of the tube's head. Click FILE>OPEN> find the perfume 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 95% and place between the cake and bodice.

. Now click FILE>OPEN> find the comb 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 95% and place itat the top left of the dice...then open the comb 2 and place on the left top of the dice. Click FILE>OPEN> find the heels 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 95%, and place at the bottom under the cake. Now click FILE>OPEN> find the ring 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 on the right of the piggy bank.

Click FILE>OPEN> find the ribbon 2 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 25% and place on all 4 sides of the tag. Now click FILE>OPEN> find the lips 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 one in the center of each of the suckers.

Click FILE>OPEN> find the credit card 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 95% and place it behind the piggy bank. Now click FILE>OPEN> find the chain 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 bodice. Click FILE>OPEN> find the earrings 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 95% and place it on the by the credit card.

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.

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Hugs and blessings,

Robyne