Supplies Needed
Font of choice for your name ~ I chose Drummon size 48
I am using PSP 9
Remember that this is your own creation ~ You can change around papers and elements as you like ~ My tutorial is for use as inspiration so have fun!
Let's get creative!
Open your template. Shift D then close out original
Delete the credits on layer 7 and the background layer
Now you will see layers titled "copy of raster 4" and "copy of raster 6"
Delete these two layers
Close out (do not delete) layers 10 , 9 & 12 for now
Make raster 13 active on your template
Selections ~ Select All ~ Float ~ Defloat
Copy paper 5 and paste onto your template as a new layer
Selections ~ Invert ~ Hit the delete button on your keyboard
Selections ~ Select None
Delete raster 13
Make raster 11 active
Selections ~ Select All ~ Float ~ Defloat
Copy paper 6 and paste onto your template as a new layer
Selections ~ Invert ~ Delete
Deselect
Delete raster 11
Make raster 8 active
Selections ~ Select All ~ Float ~ Defloat
Copy and paste paper 14 onto your template as a new layer
Selections ~ Invert ~ Delete
Deselect
Delete raster 8
Make raster 4 active
Selections ~ Select All ~ Float ~ Defloat
Copy and paste paper 13 onto your template as a new layer
Selections ~ Invert ~ Delete
Deselect
Delete raster 4
Make raster 6 active
Selections ~ Select All ~ Float ~ Defloat
Copy and paste paper 13 again
Seclections ~ Invert ~ Delete
Deselect
Delete raster 6
Make raster 5 active
Selections ~ Select All ~ Float ~ Defloat
Copy and paste paper 13 again
Selections ~ Invert ~ Delete
Deselect and delete raster 5
Make raster 1 active
Selections ~ Select All ~ Float ~ Defloat
Copy paste paper 14
Selections ~ Invert ~ Delete
Deselect and delete raster 1
Make raster 2 active
Selections ~ Select All ~ Float ~ Defloat
Copy and paste paper 5
Selections ~ Invert ~ Delete
Deselect and delete raster 2
Make raster 3 active
Selections ~ Select All ~ Float ~ Defloat
Copy and paste paper 6
Selections ~ Invert ~ Delete
Deselect and delete raster 3
Now let's add some drop shadows. These settings will be for each layer you just created.
Start at raster 13 and work your way down
Effects ~ 3D Effects ~ Drop Shadow
2 ~ 2 ~ 25 ~ 3 ~ Color Black
Then repeat the drop shadow for each layer changing only the offset numbers to -2
Make raster 10 active and open
Selections ~ Select All ~ Float ~ Defloat
Copy and paster paper 7
Selections ~ Invert ~ Delete
Deselect and delete raster 10
Make raster 9 active and open
Selections ~ Select All ~ Float ~ Defloat
Copy and paste paper 7
Selections ~ Invert ~ Delete
Deselect and delete raster 9
Make raster 15 active
Layers ~ Merge ~ Merge Down
Open raster 12 ~ Make raster 10 active ~ Layers ~ Merge ~ Merge Down
Add same drop shadow ~ Position as in my tag
Open Element 29 ~Image resize to 68%
Copy and paste to your template ~ Layers ~ Arrange ~ Bring to top
Add same drop shadows
Position as in my tag
Open elements #19 & 25
Resize both to 41%
Copy and paste then position as in my tag preview
Open element #80
Resize to 41% ~ Copy paste and position behind bear ~ Do not add drop shadow
Open element #22
Resize to 34% ~ Copy paste and position behind words ~ Add same drop shadow
Open element #32
Resize to 23% ~ Copy paste and bring to top in front of cupcakes ~ Add drop shadow
Open element #18
Resize to 41% ~ Image Mirror ~ Copy paste and position as in tag preview
If you are happy with how your tag looks so far then Layers ~ Merge ~ Merge ~ Merge Visible
Text tool ~ Choose your font ~ I chose paper 7 for my background and a white forground with 2 stroke ~ Type out your name
Layers ~ Convert to Raster Layer ~ Position ~ Drop Shadow
Layers ~ Merge ~ Merge Visible
Image ~ Resize ~ 88%
Adjust ~ Sharpness ~ Sharpen to your liking
Apply credits and/or copyrights as needed
Save as a PNG
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial ~ This tutorial was written by me and is in no way copied from any other ~ These are just the steps I used to create this tag ~