Whisper In The Wind Designs : Toxic Love by Scraps by Danielle

Monday, June 3, 2013

Toxic Love by Scraps by Danielle - Tag and Tut

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Tutorial using the Toxic Love scrap kit by Scraps by Danielle, and featuring the Head Music tube by Arthur Crowe.

Supplies Needed

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

The Toxic Love scrap kit, which can be purchased at Danielle's shop HERE

The Head Music tube by Arthur Crowe, which can be purchased at the Arthur Crowe Factory HERE

Any mask of your choosing, I chose a mask from VixMasks

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 VixMasks. 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 metallic silver gradient 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 #5 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...increase the mask size by 25% and center on tag.

Now, let's add some other items to start adding depth and dimension to our tag! Now find the Close up version of the Head Music tube and decrease her size by 25% and center her on the tag. Now click FILE>OPEN> find the glossy lips and reduce it by 85%. Place in the top left corner...duplicate and place in bottom right corner...duplicate and flip it horizontally and place it in the bottom right corner...duplicate and place in the top right corner. Now click FILE>OPEN> find the broken heart and open it, then click EDIT>COPY> click on the Image 1 tab, then click EDIT>PASTE AS NEW LAYER. Reduce the size by about 70% and place on the right bottom above the lips.

Okay now click FILE>OPEN> find the heart with the rose and open it, then reduce the size by 70% and place it on the bottom left. Now Click FILE>OPEN>find the heart with a dagger and open it, and then reduce the size by 70% and place it on the bottom left, above the rose heart. Now click FILE>OPEN> find the needle and open it, reduce the size by 85% and place it angled on the bottom right side on the heart, and then flip it horizontally. Now Click FILE>OPEN>find the toxic bottle and open it, decrease the the size by 90% and place it on the bottom right side, on the left bottom of the heart.

Okay now click FILE>OPEN> find the bloody blade and open it, then and reduce the size by 65% and place it angled on the left, behind the heart and dagger. Now Click FILE>OPEN>find the skull key chain and open it, and decrease the size by 65% and place one on the left side...duplicate and flip it horizontally and place on the right side. Now click FILE>OPEN> find the demon heart and open it, reduce the size by 85% and place it at an angle on the top right corner, below the lips. Now click FILE>OPEN> find the barbed wire heart and open it, reduce the size by 75% and place it in the top right corner, at an angle, below the lips.

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

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