The perfect Winter

 
Tutorial written by and © to Bits N Bobs 19th August 2021.
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Supplies needed.
Font of choice for your name.
I am using Boshela
Tube of  choice.
I am using the one included in the kit.
Scrap kit The perfect Winter by Creative Scraps by Crys
Available here for free at the time of writing this tutorial

A truly beautiful Kit created for a Truly beautiful woman, Tonya.

Missed by so many in the tagging world but especially those at Misfits.

Items I have used are...
Elements 1, 3, 7, 24, 26, 47, 62, 96, 99 wordart 2,
Paper 3


Mask of choice
I am using Vix-Winter20-Mask1 

 
Plugin Filter
Muras Meister Copies download here


Note
This tutorial was written in PSP 9.
Double click on your font and minimize.
Open all other supplies in paintshop.
Open a new image 800 wide X 800 high at 72 dpi

1. Selections/ select all.
Open your paper,
Copy, paste into selection, select none.
Close paper.
Open your chosen mask and crop it.
You want the mask to fill the whole paper so no blank sides.
Once done minimize and go back to your working image
Layers/ new mask layer/ from image and select your mask.
Layers/ merge/merge group
insert ss1

2. Copy E62, paste as a new layer.
Image/resize 23%,  all layers untabbed.
Copy wordart 2, paste as a new layer.
Image/resize 5%,  all layers untabbed.
Position to the center of the flower
Add a drop shadow.
I am using...
V 0 - H 0 - O 80 - B 7 - Colour #000000
Lerys/ merge/ merge down
Effects/ Plugins/ Muras meister/ copies
Settings:
Shift mode/ Circle,
Tile mode/ Wraparound,
Blend mode/ Normal,
15, 50, 50, 0, 0, 0, 100, 0, 100, 0, 0, 30, 0
See screenshot below
insert ss2
Add a drop shadow.
I am using...
V 3 - H 3 - O 70 - B 9 - Colour #000000
Your flower frame should be automatically centered
but feel free to move it to your liking.

3. Now to add some elements.
Copy and paste element 96,
Layers/ arrange/ move down.
Position to the left.
Layers/ duplicate,
Image/ Mirror, Image/ flip.
Layers/ arrange / move down.
Using your eraser or selction tool,
remove any of the element from the center of the frame.
Layers/ merge/ merge down.

4. Activate your top layer.
Copy Element 1, paste as a new layer.
Image/ resize 69% all layers untabbed.
Adjust/ Sharpness/ sharpen
Position to your liking.
Mine is towards the left.
Add your drop shadow.
Copy element 2, paste as a new layer.
Position to your liking.
Mine is on the right hand side.
Add your drop shadow.
Copy element 99, paster as a new layer.
Position to your liking.
Mine is towards the right slightly.
Copy Element 3, paste as a new layer.
Image/ resize 31% all layers untabbed.
Position to your liking.
Mine is on her hand.
Erase the string on the star.
Add your drop shadow.

5. Copy and paste element 26 and resize to 31%
Position by the tubes feet.
Add your dropshadow.
Copy and paste element 24 and resize to 31%
Position at the base of the tree on the left.
Add your dropshadow.
Copy and paste element 86 and resize to 57%
Position at the bottom on the left corner.
Layers/ duplicate, Image/ Mirror, Layers/ Merge/ merge down.
Add your dropshadow.
Layers/ Arrange/ move down.
Keep moving down until it is below your tube layer.
Copy and paste element 47 and resize to 57%
Position at the bottom in the center to cover the gap.
Add your dropshadow.
Copy and paste element 98,
Layers/ duplicate,
Layers/Arrange/ Merge, merge down.
Copy and paste element 7 and resize to 39%
Adjust/ Sharpness/ sharpen.
Position to the bottom left corner of your tube.
Add your dropshadow.

6. Activate your top layer.
Copy and paste your wordart 3,
Resize it to 41%.
Adjust/ Colour balance/ Manual Colour correction.
Target #e292a2 Source #f4efdd
Layers/ Duplicate, Layers/ Merge/ Merge down.
Position to your liking.
Mine is in the center.
Layers/ Arrange/ Move down.
Repeat until it is 1 layer above your snow flurries.
I haven't added a drop shadow but it is your choice.

7. For your name, activate top layer.
I have used Boshela at size 48,
colour #e99baa in stroke and fill.
Stroke width 1, antialias smooth.
put it below the wordart.

Export and save in your chosen format.
I use a transparent png.

If you just want this tag you are finished.
If you want the set continue.

8. Open a new image,
700 x 250 at 72 dpi.
Now it is just a case of copying images from your main tag image
(remember you didn't merge it) and placing them wherever you want.
Here is mine.

Flood fill with #e290a0
Selections/ all, Selections/ Float, Selections/ defloat
Selections/ modify/ contract by 5, flood fill with #FFFFFF
Selections/ modify/ contract by 3, flood fill with #e290a0
Selections/ modify/ contract by 1, Edit/cut

Layers/ new raster layer, Arrange/ layers/ move down, floodfill #FFFFFF
Copy the background from your tag, paste as a new layer,
Layers/ duplicate, layers/ Merge/ merge down.
Position in the bottom left corner so the top laft corner of the background is showing
Layers/ duplicate, Image/ Mirror, layers/ Merge/ merge down.

Copy your penguin, paste and position in the bottom right corner.
Copy your cat, paste and position in the bottom left corner.
Copy your tube, paste and position in the center and slightly to the right.
Copy your winter wonderland wordart, paste and position at the bottom between the tube and the penguin.
adjust the layers blend mode to Dodge.
Copy your frame, paste and position on the left hand side,
adjust the layers blend mode to Overlay.
Layers/ Duplicate, Image/ mirror, layers/ Merge/ merge down.
 
Add your copyright info, add your name using
the same settings as step 7 of the tag, then save as you did your tag.


8. For your avatar open a new image,
180 x 180 at 72 dpi.
Copy your tag, paste as a new layer.
Position to your liking.
Layers/ merge/ merge visible.
Add your copyright info, initial and then save.