PTU Mythical Designs and Elias Chatzoudis

This tutorial was written on January 17th 2011.

Any similarities to another tutorial is purely coincidental.
All my tutorial are register with My Free Copyright.

Please do not claim as your own.
This tutorial writer assumes you have a working 

knowledge of using Paint Shop Pro.
This tutorial was done in Paint Shop Pro9,

but can be adapted to use in other
Paint Shop Pro versions.

SUPPLIES NEEDED

Tube of Choice: I am using the awesome work of Elias Chatzoudis

please do not use his work without a license to do so

you can purchase his tubes HERE

Scrapkit of Choice: I am using Mythical Designs PTU Scrap kit called

Winter Elegance...You can purchase it HERE....Thank you Mythical

Mask of choice:I am using moon beans and spiderwebs mask 16

You can download it HERE...Thank you Staci

Template of Choice: I am using Additive Pleasures xmas Template #8

You can download it HERE....Thank you Tammy

Filters used:..Xero -radiance, Eye Candy5/ nature - icicles and smoke

Eye Candy 4000/gradient glow on text and name

Blends-Screen-overlay and soft light

Font for is Santa's Sleigh-Full and copy write is

always done in Pixelette ... Get them HERE

Drop shadow use through out H-+2/V-2/O-65/B-6.00

Please leave a thank you when you downloading for supplies.

my tag is just a guide...please use your imagination and make the tag your own

you do not have to use any of the supplies I used.

     LET'S BEGIN

Open up Template and ShiftD and close original...delete copyright layer

resize template 700x700 for space to work/we will resize later

close all layers/choose paper of choice/copy/paste and put underneath

raster layer1/go to mask of choice with these setting and click ok

resize each layer 90%/On the each layers except dotted and

word art layers follow these directions...

selection/float/defloat/copy-paste paper of choice/go to raster layer

and invert/then go to paper layer and delete/merge down and add drop

shadow

now where there was a glitter layer /once you merge down go to adjust

add/remove noise/add noise with these setting below/then add your drop shadow

Now you can choose to create your tag the way you want or follow my lead

close all layer except your mask layer and glitter rectangle layer

on your glitter rectangle layer/copy/paste element 6/duplicated and move it

next to the one you just paste/duplicate again and image/mirror/duplicate

that and move over just a bit/you should have 4 trees/merge each layer down

until you have one layer with all four trees on it/adjust/sharpen/

add drop shadow

open your rectangle layer/copy paste your close up tube 3x/resize by 70%/

80% and 90%/on the 70% layer go to blend and choose screen/80% layer go to

blend and choose overlay/ and on the 90% go to blend and choose soft light/

add drop shadow.

Open your text layer and recolor the teal words to match your colors on your tag

leave your dotted rectangle layer as is

on your glitter circle layer/copy/paste element 31/resize by 65%/add drop

shadow

on the circle layer/copy/paste your close up again/resize by 90%/mirror/

take magic wand and click on circle/now go to selections/invert/go to tube

layer and delete/add drop shadow/now go to xero/radiance with this setting

click ok/leave dotted circle as is

open sm glitter circle and small circle/copy/paste element 8/resize by 30%

place on top of small circle/add drop shadow/go to Eye Candy5/icicles with

this setting/click ok

add your main tube and mirror/resize by 95%/add drop shadow/go to eye candy5

smoke with this setting/click ok/ 

merge down the three word art layers/place

them on top of tube leg/now go to eye candy 4000/gradient glow with this

setting/add drop shadow/also add to name,but click 2x

add your watermark and copyright credits...

now give your tag to a friend.

You're done...thank you for trying my tutorial

if you try it, please send me a copy so that 

I can show case it on my blog

riggsbee53@gmail.com