I made this tag using a beauty from Roman Zaric, you can find her along with 2 other tubes by Roman in the New Releases section @ PSP Tubes Emporium now.

Here are some extras for you. Click on the tag to snag the full size version.
DO NOT alter in any way.

I made this cluster frame using an adorable PTU kit called At The Circus by Sweet Cravings Scraps. This kit is FULL of super cute elements that will take you right back to your childhood. Who doesn't love a trip to the circus??? You can download the frame HERE.

 Here's a tag I made with the frame:
 

This tutorial is of my own creation and any resemblance to any other tuts is purely coincidental. This tutorial is for personal use only, using it for monetary gain is against our TOU's.

This tutorial is of my own creation and any resemblance to any other tuts is purely coincidental. This tutorial is for personal use only, using it for monetary gain is against our TOU's. Supplies:

Gimp

PTU Collab kit from PSP Tube Stop called Easter Eggstravagnza at PSP Tube Stop HERE

Template 53 from me HERE

Mask 193 from weescotslass HERE

Fonts- I'm fashoinista & Arizona Lets begin!

-Open template. Delete credits and word art layers.. Image>Scale Image 450x342 px. Image>Canvas Size 600x600 px and click center. -Let's add papers to the template layers. Make the template layer active (see below). Right click template layer in layer box and choose alpha to selection. Open paper (see below). Right click paper layer in layer box and choose add alpha channel. Select>Invert. Press delete on your keyboard. Select>None. Delete the original template layer.Here are the template layers and which papers I used:

square 1- easter landscape Filters>Light& Shadow>Drop Shadow 1, 1, 10, black, 35

square 2- ribbon background yellow tint Add Drop Shadow of 1, 1, 10, black, 50

circle 1 # 1- eggs background repeat drop shadow

circle 1- lilac background pink tint repeat drop shadow

circle 2- lilac background blue tint Add drop shadow of 2, 2, 2, black, 50

-Open girl holding egg (from the elements folder). Make the top layer. Layer>Scale Layer 70%. Place in the middle of tag. Repeat drop shadow. Layer>Duplicate Layer. Filters>Blur>Gaussian Blur on default. Changethe mode to burn. Lower the opacity to 30.

-Open egg cluster (from the frames folder). Move below the tube layer. Scale 65%. Place to the left side of tube at the bottom. Layer>Layer To Image Size. Select the flip tool and click canvas.

Other elements:

full rainbow

lamb 2

lilac sprig 1

eater basket oink

easter bunny running away

white dove flying 2

flying bee 2

easter bonnet

-Open ribbon background green tint. Make the bottom layer. Apply mask. Click HERE to learn how to use masks.

-Make the top layer active. Select the text tool. Change your font to I'm Fashonista, size 40, foreground color 9d71a7. Type have a great easter. Place at the bottom of tag. Alpha to selection. Layer>New Layer. Move new layer below text layer. change foreground to white. Select the bucket fill tool and fill selection. Select none. Repeat drop shadow.

-Add your name with the Arizona font. Add copyright.

All done!

This tutorial is of my own creation and any resemblance to any other tuts is purely coincidental. This tutorial is for personal use only, using it for monetary gain is against our TOU's.

Supplies:

Gimp

PTU kit Bunny Business from A Taggers Scrap HERE

Tube of choice. I am using the art of Pinuptoons. You must have a license to use these tubes. You can purchase them from CDO HERE

Font- Janda Safe and Sound

Lets begin!

-File>New 600x600 px.

-Open frame 7. Layer>Scale Layer 75%. Place to the left of canvas. Select the magic wand. Click inside the frame. Select>Grow 5. Open paper 2. Move paper layer below frame layer in layer box. Layer>Transparency>Add Alpha Channel. Scale 65%. Select>Invert. Press delete on keyboard. Select>None. Make the frame active again. Filters>Light & Shadow>Drop Shadow 1, 1, 1, black, 50.

-Open word art 1. Makethe top layer. Scale 70%. Place at the bottom of frame. Repeat drop shadow.

-Open tube. Move above th frame layer in layer box. Place in the middle of tag. Repeat drop shadow.

-Open border. Make the top layer. Scale 50%. Select the rotate tool. Rotate by -6. Place at bottom of word art layer.

Check out this awesome new tube from Andrea Young. You can purchase this tube starting today @ PSP Tubes Emporium HERE.

Check out the PTE facebook group for some snags :)

This tag was made using a bad ass chick from Jenna Forsyth. I think all chicks need to play with guns from time to time, it helps keep us sane...LOL. Anyway, you can find this tube at PSP Tubes Emporium 3-23-12.
 
Here are some extras for you. Click on the tag to snag the full size version.
DO NOT alter in any way.

Supplies:

Gimp

PTU scrap kit My Angel Above from Tasha's Playground HERE

Tube of choice. I am using the art of Ismael Rac. You must have a license to use his tubes. You can purchase them at his store HERE

Mask 25 from Witchy's Heart HERE

Font- Allura

Lets begin!

-File>New 600x600 px.

-Open scroll. Place towards the bottom of the canvas.

-Open tube. Move below the scroll layer in the layer box. Place her hips level with the scroll. I had to erase her legs so they weren't sticking underneath the scroll. Filters>Light & Shadow>Drop Shadow 2, 2, 2, black, 35. Layer>Duplicate Layer. Filters>Blur>Gaussian BLur on default. Change the mode to soft light and lower the opacity to 70.

-Open word art. Make the top layer. Place avobe the scroll (see mine). Layer>Transparency>Alpha To Selection. Select>Grow 2. Layer>New Layer. Move new layer below word art layer in layer box. Change your foreground to white. Select the bucket fill tool and fill the selection. Select>None. Repeat drop shadow.

-Open the lace element. Make the bottom layer. Place at the top right. Duplicate. Move duplicate to the bottom left.

-Open clock. Move below the tube layer. Place behind tube. Repeat drop shadow.

Other Elements:

cloud

dove

flower 3

greenery

candle

candle 2

bow

-Open paper 2. Make the bottom layer. Apply mask. Click HERE to learn how to use masks.

-Add your name and copyright.

All finished!

This tutorial is of my own creation and any resemblance to any other tuts is purely coincidental. This tutorial is for personal use only, using it for monetary gain is against our TOU's.

Supplies Needed:

~Gimp (any version will do).

~Tube of choice. I used the artwork of Suzanne Woolcott, you must have a license to use this art which you can get HERE.

~Summer Garden PTU scrapkit by A Taggers Scrap which you can get HERE.

~Font of choice. I used One Starry Night.

Let's get started!!!!!

1. Open a new layer ( I prefer a large canvas, so I make mine 1050x656). Make your canvas transparent (Layer > Transparency > Color to alpha).

2. Open Frame 14, add drop shadow (Filters > Light & Shadow > Drop Shadow). I tilted the frame slightly using the rotate tool in the tool box.

3. Open Paper 17 center it behind frame, remove excess paper using a cutting tool or eraser.

4. Open tube.

~You will need to duplicate the tube so that you have 2 (at the bottom of your layer box click on the blue box. This will give you 2 tube layers).

~Select the top tube layer in your tool box. Add Gaussian Blur (Filters > Blur > Gaussian Blur, use default settings).

~On that same tube layer change the mode to Overlay (at the top of your Layer Box you will see where it says Mode, click the arrow and select Overlay from the drop down menu).

~Add drop shadow to the bottom layer of the tube.


5. Open and place the following elements:

Deco 2
Background
Sun
Scatter
Fern
Apple
Orange
Kiwi
Grapes
Glass jar
Flower 1
Flower 17
Flower 18
Pot
Pots
Trowel
Butterfly

~Some elements may need to be sized down. Using the Scale Tool in your tool box adjust pixels to desired size~

~Add drop shadow to all elements (except Deco 2, Background & Sun)~

6. Merge layers (Image > Merge Visible Layer).

7. Crop image (Image > Autocrop Image).

8. Scale image to desired size (Image > Scale Image).

9. Add copyright info and name.

10. Save as .png

You are finished :)

This tutorial is of my own creation and any resemblance to any other tuts is purely coincidental. This tutorial is for personal use only, using it for monetary gain is against our TOU's.

Supplies:

Tube of choice. I am using the art of Marco Guaglione. You must have a license to use these tubes. You can purchase the one I used starting tomorrow @ PSP Tubes Emporium HERE

FTU Add on from Doudou's Design called Venice Masquerade HERE (scroll to bottom for download)

Mask 216 from weescotslass HERE

Font- Alex Brush

Lets begin!

-File>New 600x600 px.

-Open element 5. Layer>Scale Layer 30%. Select the magic wand. Click inside the frame. Open paper. Move below the frame layer. Scale 20%. Layer>Transparency>Add Aplha Channel. Select>Invert. Press delete on your keyboard. Open tube (it should open right below the frame layer). Place tube in selection. Layer>Duplicate Layer. Move duplicate above the frame layer. Make the original tube active (one below frame). Delete. Select>None. Makethe duplicate tube active. Filters>Light & Shadow>Drop Shadow 2, 2, 2, black, 50. Layer>Merge Down (to merge tube and drop shadow). Select the eraser. Erase the bottom portion of the tube, so it looks like she is sticking out of the frame. Make the frame layer active and repeat drop shadow.

-Open element 5 again. Make the bottom layer. Scale 23%. Selectthe rotate tool and click canvas. In the angle box put -15. Place behind the big frame (see mine). Filters>Enhance>Sharpen. Change the sharpness to 30. Layer>Layer To Image Size. Duplicate. Select the filp tool and click canvas. Repeat drop shadow on both of these frames.

Other elements:

2

8

1

9

3- flip

-Open paper again. Make the bottom layer. Scale 600x600 px. Colors>Colorize. Hue: 41 Saturation: 59 Lightness: 29. Apply mask. Duplicate.

-Add name and copyright.

All done!

I made this using the newly released Elias Chatzoudis tube available for purchase at PSP Tubes Emporium HERE.

Check out the PTE facebook group for some snags!

This tutorial is of my own creation and any resemblance to any other tuts is purely coincidental. This tutorial is for personal use only, using it for monetary gain is against our TOU's.

Supplies Needed: ~Gimp (any version will do). ~Tube of choice. I used the artwork of Cedric Poulat, you must have a license to use this art which you can get @ PSP Tubes Emporium HERE. ~Back to School FTU scrapkit by Sweet Cravings Scraps which you can get HERE. ~Mask of choice. I used mask 17 which you can get from HorsePlay's Pasture HERE. ~Font of choice. I used Pea Faith Dots. Let's get started!!!!! 1. Open a new layer ( I prefer a large canvas, so I make mine 1050x656). Make your canvas transparent (Layer > Transparency > Color to alpha). 2. Open Frame 2, add drop shadow (Filters > Light & Shadow > Drop Shadow). I tilted the frame slightly using the rotate tool in the tool box. 3. Open Paper 12 center it behind frame, remove excess paper using a cutting tool or eraser. 4. Open tubes. I used both a full body and a close-up. ~For the full body tube you will need to duplicate the tube so that you have 2 (at the bottom of your layer box click on the blue box. This will give you 2 tube layers). ~Select the top tube layer in your tool box. Add Gaussian Blur (Filters > Blur > Gaussian Blur, use default settings). ~On that same tube layer change the mode to Overlay (at the top of your Layer Box you will see where it says Mode, click the arrow and select Overlay from the drop down menu). ~Add drop shadow to bottom tube layer of full body tube. ~For the close-up tube layer, place it under the frame (but above the paper) in your layer box. Change the mode to Screen (at the top of your Layer Box you will see where it says Mode, click the arrow and select Screen from the drop down menu). Remove excess tube layer using cutting tool or eraser from your tool box. 5. Open and place the following elements: Chalkboard Word art 3 Flower 1 Flower 2 Flower 3 Flower 4 Notebook 3 Glue School books Bow 6 Scissors 4 Pencil 4 Paintbrush 3 ~Some elements may need to be sized down. Using the Scale Tool in your tool box adjust pixels to desired size~ ~Add drop shadow to all elements (except Word art 3)~ 6. Open Paper 20. 7. Open mask. 8. Add mask to paper (click HERE for a tut on using masks). 9. Merge layers (Image > Merge Visible Layer). 10. Crop image (Image > Autocrop Image). 11. Scale image to desired size (Image > Scale Image). 12. Add copyright info and name. 13. Save as .png You are finished :)

I tried my hand at one of Keith Garvey's newly released images from Garvs Coloring Book 2. I had fun coloring this tube. Keep in mind that this is the very first time I have tried to color something lol! You can purchase Garvs Coloring Book 2 at PSP Tubes Emporium HERE.

Be sure to check out the PTE facebook group to get some snags of this tag!

This tag was made featuring a gorgeous fairy by Claire Nobles. This tube comes with 7 layers, that's 1 fairy, 5 butterflies and a bird...tons of fairy fun!!! You can find this beauty @ PSP Tube Stop.

This tutorial is of my own creation and any resemblance to any other tuts is purely coincidental. This tutorial is for personal use only, using it for monetary gain is against our TOU's.

This tutorial is of my own creation and any resemblance to any other tuts is purely coincidental. This tutorial is for personal use only, using it for monetary gain is against our TOU's.

Supplies Needed: ~Gimp (any version will do). ~Tube of choice. I used a beautiful bird by Emerald Eyez, you must have a license to use this art which you can get @ PSP Tubes Emporium HERE. ~Whispering Touch FTU scrapkit by A Taggers Scrap which you can get HERE. ~Mask of choice. I used mask 19 which you can get from HorsePlay's Pasture HERE. ~Font of choice. I used Riddle Medium. Let's get started!!!!! 1. Open a new layer ( I prefer a large canvas, so I make mine 1050x656). Make your canvas transparent (Layer > Transparency > Color to alpha). 2. Open Frame 2, add drop shadow (Filters > Light & Shadow > Drop Shadow). 3. Open tube. ~You will need to duplicate this tube so that you have 2 (at the bottom of your layer box click on the blue box. This will give you 2 tube layers). ~Select the top tube layer in your tool box. Add Gaussian Blur (Filters > Blur > Gaussian Blur, use default settings). ~On that same tube layer change the mode to Overlay (at the top of your Layer Box you will see where it says Mode, click the arrow and select Overlay from the drop down menu). ~Add drop shadow to bottom tube layer. 4. Open and place the following elements: Deco 2 Deco 3 Hanging flowers Scattered blossoms Flower 1 Flower 3 Flower 5 Gem 1 Gem 2 Gem 3 ~Some elements may need to be sized down. Using the Scale Tool in your tool box adjust pixels to desired size~ ~Add drop shadow to all elements (except Deco 2)~ 5. Open Paper 3. 6. Open mask. 7. Add mask to paper (click HERE for a tut on using masks). 8. Merge layers (Image > Merge Visible Layer). 9. Crop image (Image > Autocrop Image). 10. Scale image to desired size (Image > Scale Image). 11. Add copyright info and name. 12. Save as .png You are finished :)

This tag was made with a fun kit by JRB Scraps called Springin you can find it in the new releases section @ PSP Tubes Emporium.

This tutorial is of my own creation and any resemblance to any other tuts is purely coincidental. This tutorial is for personal use only, using it for monetary gain is against our TOU's.

Supplies:

Gimp

PTU kit from Bibi's Collection called Lollipop Babe. You can purchase it at The PSP Project HERE

Tube of choice. I am using the art of Verymany. You must have a license to use these tubes. Purchase them at Pics For Design HERE

Template 126 by me HERE

Mask 21 by Witchys Heart HERE

Font- Milkmoustachio

Lets begin!

-Open template. Delete credits. Image>Scale Image 450x281 px. Image>Canvas Size 600x600 px and click center.

-Let's add papers to the template layers. Make the template layer active (see below). Right click template layer in layer box and choose alpha to selection. Open paper (see below). Right click paper layer in layer box and choose add alpha channel. Select>Invert. Press delete on your keyboard. Select>None. Delete the original template layer.Here are the template layers and which papers I used:

2- paper 2 Filters>Light & Shadow>Drop Shadow 0, 0, 10, black, 80

3- paper 3

5- paper 5

7- paper 1 Drop shadow of 2, 2, 2, black, 50

8- paper 1 repeat drop shadow

9- paper 4 drop shadow of 0, 0, 10, black, 80

-Make layer 1 active. Alpha to selection. Change foreground color to 5f042f. Select the bucket fill tool and fill selection. Select none. Filters>Noise>RGB Noise. Change all the sliders (except alpha) to 0.40. Add drop shadow of 2, 2, 2, black, 50.

-Make layer 4 active. Colors>Colorize. Change the lightness to -100. Repeat drop shadow. Repeat for layer 5.

-Make words 1 active. Colorize: Hue: 325, Saturation: 63, Lightness: -24.

-Repeat drop shadow on words 2 and words 4.

-Open tube. Move below the word layers. Layer>Scale Layer 55%. Place tube in the middle of tag. Repeat drop shadow. Layer>Duplicate Layer. Filters>Blur>Gaussian Blur on default. Change the mode to soft light and lower the opacity to 50.

Elements:

43

20

16

81

5

19

37

6

51

55

56

15

71

-Open paper 8. Make the bottom layer. Apply mask. Click HERE to learn how to use masks.

-Add name and copyright.

All finished!

This tag was made using a beautiful swan from Michael Calandra and an amazing image by Jon Rattenbury, both will be available at PSP Tubes Emporium tomorrow.

I made this tag using a new tube from Unholy Vault Designs. This tube will be available for purchase starting 3-17-12 @ PSP tubes Emporium HERE!

Check out the PTE facebook group for snags.

This tutorial is of my own creation and any resemblance to any other tuts is purely coincidental. This tutorial is for personal use only, using it for monetary gain is against our TOU's.

Supplies Needed:

~Gimp (any version will do).

~Easter Bliss FTU scrapkit by Scraps Dimensions which you can get HERE. ~Tube of choice. I used the artwork of Angela Newman. You must have a license to use this art, which you can get from PSP Tubes Emporium HERE. You can find this tube in the New Easter Releases. ~Template of choice. I used Leah's template 63 which you can get on our blog HERE.

~Font of choice. I used Will&Grace.

Let's get started!!!

1. Open a new layer ( I prefer a large canvas, so I make mine 1050x656). Make your canvas transparent (Layer > Transparency > Color to Alpha).

2. Open template in PSD format, remove and move layers of template around until they are the way you like them.

~Add paper from scrapkit to individual layers of the template (Right click on template layer in layer box > Alpha to Selection > CTRL I > Select paper layer in layer box > Delete).

These are the papers I used:

Paper 2 Paper 7 Paper 10 Paper 11 Paper 12 Paper 13

~I colorized some of the template layers to better match the scrapkit (Colors > Colorize > play with the setting until you get the desired color).

~Add drop shadow to template layers (Filters > Light & Shadow > Drop Shadow).

3. Open tube, add drop shadow.

4. Open and place the following elements: Sun Decor 1 Flower 8 Daisy 5 Grass Bunny 2 Butterfly 2 Butterfly 4 Easter Eggs Easter Basket Chicks

~Some of the elements may need to be sized down. Using your scale tool in your tool box adjust the pixel size until element is the correct size~

~Add drop shadow to all elements (except Sun & Decor1)~

5. Merge Layers (Image > Merge Visible Layers).

6. Crop Image (Image > Autocrop Image).

7. Scale image to desired size (Image > Scale Image).

8. Add copyright info and name.

9. Save as .png

ALL DONE!!!!!!!!!!

This tutorial is of my own creation and any resemblance to any other tuts is purely coincidental. This tutorial is for personal use only, using it for monetary gain is against our TOU's.

Supplies:

Gimp

Tube of choice. I am using the art of Michelle Soneja. You must have a license to use these tubes. You can purchase the tube I used starting today at PSP Tubes Emporium HERE

FTU kit from Sweet Cravings Scraps called Bunny Bop HERE

Template 66 by me HERE

Mask- WSL 356 HERE

Font- Porky's & Signericia Fat

Lets begin!

-Open template. Delete credits. Image>Scale Image 450x227 px. Image>Canvas Size 600x600 px and click center.

-Let's add papers to the template layers. Make the template layer active (see below). Right click template layer in layer box and choose alpha to selection. Open paper (see below). Right click paper layer in layer box and choose add alpha channel. Select>Invert. Press delete on your keyboard. Select>None. Delete the original template layer.Here are the template layers and which papers I used:

circle 1- paper 1 Filters>Light & Shadow>Drop Shadow 2, 2, 2, black, 50

rect 1- paper 10 Flters>Repeat Drop Shadow

rect 2- paper 2 repeat drop shadow

circle 2- paper 8

square 1- paper 5 repeat drop shadow

square 2- paper 4 repeat drop shadow

square 3- paper 6 repeat drop shadow

frame- paper 9 repeat drop shadow

-Open tube. Make the top layer. Layer>Scale Layer 75%. Place to the left. Repeat drop shadow.

-Select the text tool. Change the font to Porky's, Size: 40, Foreground color 7225bd. Type "Hoppy Easter". Place text on thin rectangle near bottom. Filters>Noise>RGB Noise. Change all sliders (except alpha) to 0.30. Alpha to selection. Select>Grow 1. Layer>New Layer. Move new layer below text layer. Change your foreground to white. Select the bucket fill tool and fill selection. Select none. Repeat drop shadow.

Elements:

frame 3

grass

bunny

flower 2

flower 3

basket

ribbon 3

ribbon 2

egg 1

egg 2

egg 3

egg 5

Open paper 1. Make the bottom layer. Apply mask. Click HERE to learn how to use masks.

-Add your name with the Signericia Fat font. Add your copyright.

All finished!

Download them HERE

Please leave some love if you download :)

This tutorial is of my own creation and any resemblance to any other tuts is purely coincidental. This tutorial is for personal use only, using it for monetary gain is against our TOU's.

Supplies:

Gimp

PTU scrap kit from Tasha's Playground called Skullz N Stripes HERE

Tube of choice. I am using the art of Ismael Rac. You must have a license to use his tubes. You can purchase them at his store HERE

Template 99 by Essence of Creativity HERE

Mask 125 from weescotslass HERE

Fonts- Pussycat & Alpaca54

Lets get started!

-Open template. Delete credits. Image>Scale Image 450x354 px and change the x & y resolutions to 72. Image>Canvas Size 600x600 px and click center. -Let's add papers to the template layers. Make the template layer active (see below). Right click template layer in layer box and choose alpha to selection. Open paper (see below). Right click paper layer in layer box and choose add alpha channel. Select>Invert. Press delete on your keyboard. Select>None. Delete the original template layer.Here are the template layers and which papers I used:

black thin rectangle- paper 14

black circle- paper 6

large white circle- paper 3

large pink circle- paper 9 Filters>Light & Shadow> Drop Shadow 0, 0, 10, black, 80

large black circle- paper 2

large glittered circle- paper 15 Filters>Repeat Drop Shadow

-Make frame background active. Alpha to selection. Invert. Open paper 13. Add alpha channel. Delete. Open tube close up. Place tube in selection. Delete. Select none. Change the mode to grainmerge and lower the opacity to 35.

-Make thin rectangle active. Colors>Colorize. Change the lightness to -100. Add drop shadow of 2, 2, 2, black, 50.

-Make white frame active. Colorize- Hue: 168 Saturation: 88 Lightness: -65. Filters>Noise>RGB Noise. Change all sliders (except alpha) to 0.40. Repeat drop shadow.

-Make the top layer active. Select the text tool. Change the font to Pussycat, size 70, foreground 00907b. Type 'Bad Attitude'. Place at the top. Filters>Decor>Add Bevel. Uncheck work on copy. Alpha to selection. Select>Grow 2. Layer>New Layer. Move new layer below text layer. Change foreground to black. Select the bucket fill tool and fill selection. Select none. Repeat drop shadow.

-Open full body tube. Make the top layer. Layer>Scale Layer 75%. Place to the left. Repeat drop shadow.

Elements:

scatter

barbed wire

flame heat- Rotate 10

bottle

flower 2

flower 3

flower 4

pills

skull

drink

chain

-Open paper 8. Apply mask. Click HERE to learn how to use masks.

-Add your name with the Alpaca54 font. Add your copyright.

All done!

This tag was made using a fab kit from Desirena Designs called Spring Melody. This kit, along with other wonderful Easter goodies will be available at PSP Tubes Emporium 3-15-12. Get your bunny ears on and hop on over to PTE tomorrow ;)

This tutorial is of my own creation and any resemblance to any other tuts is purely coincidental. This tutorial is for personal use only, using it for monetary gain is against our TOU's.

Supplies:

Gimp

FTu kit from Wicked Princess Scraps called Jackie. You can purchase this kit at PSP tubes Emporium HERE

Tube of choice. I am using the art of Elias Chatzoudis. You must have a license to use these tubes. you can purchase them at PTE HERE

Template- Make Me Bad from Crazy Cakes Scraps HERE

Mask 138 from weescotslass HERE

Font- Contribute

-Open template. Delete credits. Image>Scale Image 450x450 px. Image>Canvas Size 600x600 px and click center.

-Let's add papers to the template layers. Make the template layer active (see below). Right click template layer in layer box and choose alpha to selection. Open paper (see below). Right click paper layer in layer box and choose add alpha channel. Select>Invert. Press delete on your keyboard. Select>None. Delete the original template layer.Here are the template layers and which papers I used:

1- paper 9 Filters>Light & Shadow>Drop Shadow 2, 2, 2, black, 50

4- paper 2

5- paper 6 Filters>Repeat Drop Shadow

6- paper 8 repeat drop shadow

7 & 8- paper 10 repeat drop shadow

9 & 10- paper 1 repeat drop shadow

11 & 12- paper 7 repeat drop shadow

13 & 14- paper 3

Make layer 3 active. Colors>Colorize. Change the lightness to 100. Repeat drop shadow.

-Make the wordart layer active. Alpha to selection. Select>Grow 2. Layer>New Layer. Move new layer below wordart layer in layer box. Select the bucket fill tool and change your foreground color to black. Fill selection. Select none. Add drop shadow of 0, 0, 10, black, 100.

Open tube. Move below the wordart layer. Layer>Scale Layer 80%. Place at the bottom. Repeat drop shadow. Layer>Duplicate Layer. Filters>Blur>Gaussian Blur on default. Change the mode to soft light. Lower the opacity 50.

Elements:

banner

drape

candle

rose bush

double heart bow

glass jars

broach

glass Rotate 13

flame

piano keys

-Open paper 7. Make the bottom layer. Apply mask. Click HERE to learn how to use masks.

-Add name and copyright!

All Done!

Check out this adorable new tube from Victoria Fox! You can purchase this cutie starting 2-14-12 at PSP Tubes Emporium HERE.

Pick up some snags of this tag in the PTE facebook group!

This tutorial is of my own creation and any resemblance to any other tuts is purely coincidental. This tutorial is for personal use only, using it for monetary gain is against our TOU's.

Supplies Needed: ~Gimp (any version will do). ~Tube of choice. I used the artwork of Roman Zaric, you must have a license to use this art which you can get @ PSP Tubes Emporium HERE. ~Tea Time FTU scrapkit by PolkaDot Scraps which you can get HERE. ~Mask of choice. I used mask 9 which you can get from HorsePlay's Pasture HERE. ~Font of choice. I used Trees of Happiness. Let's get started!!!!! 1. Open a new layer ( I prefer a large canvas, so I make mine 1050x656). Make your canvas transparent (Layer > Transparency > Color to alpha). 2. Open Frame 3, add drop shadow (Filters > Light & Shadow > Drop Shadow). 3. Open Paper 14 center it behind frame, remove excess paper using a cutting tool or eraser. 4. Open tubes, I used both full body and close-up tubes. ~Open the close-up tube, duplicate the tube layer. Flip one of the tubes using the Flip tool in your tool box. Place both layers under the frame but above the paper. Merge the 2 tube layers together (right click top tube layer > Merge Down). Change the mode to Overlay (at the top of your Layer Box you will see where it says Mode, click the arrow and select Overlay from the drop down menu). Remove excess tube layer using cutting tool or eraser from your tool box. ~Add drop shadow to full body tube. 5. Open and place the following elements: Element 29 Element 30 Element 43 Element 44 Element 46 Element 47 Element 48 Element 49 Element 50 Element 55 ~Some elements may need to be sized down. Using the Scale Tool in your tool box adjust pixels to desired size~ ~Add drop shadow to all elements~ 6. Open Paper 1. 7. Open mask. 8. Add mask to paper (click HERE for a tut on using masks). 9. Merge layers (Image > Merge Visible Layer). 10. Crop image (Image > Autocrop Image). 11. Scale image to desired size (Image > Scale Image). 12. Add copyright info and name. 13. Save as .png You are finished :)

Here's a cluster frame I made using a fab kit from Sweet Cravings Scraps called Wild Side. If you like a kit with a bit of a grunge edge this kit is for you!!! You can grab the frame HERE. When you take a walk on the Wild Side it is ALWAYS a good idea to have a hunk along for the ride...LOL.

Here are some awesome tut results all done by our girl Melinda. The tuts featured here are all FTU, they are Dark Serenade, Day of the Dead, Irish Wench & Rough Stuff. Thank you so much Melinda for the great tags!!! If any of you would like to share your tags with us feel free to email us @ gimptasticblog@yahoo.com or hit us up on Facebook.

This tutorial is of my own creation and any resemblance to any other tuts is purely coincidental. This tutorial is for personal use only, using it for monetary gain is against our TOU's.

Supplies:

Gimp

PTU kit from Sweet Cravings Scraps called Afternoon Delight HERE

Tube of choice. I am using the art of toosh toosh. You must have a license to use these tubes. You can purchase them HERE

Mask 404 by Vix HERE

Font- Appleberry

Lets begin!

-File>New 600x600 px.

-Open frame 6. Layer>Scale LAyer 50%. Select the magic wand. Click inside the frame. Select>Grow 5. Open paper 8. Layer>Transparenct>Add Alpha Channel. Move paper below frame layer in layer box. Scale paper 65%. Place paper in selection. Select>Invert. Press delete on your keyboard. Select>None. Make frame active. Filters>Light & Shadow>Drop Shadow 0, 0, 5, black, 100.

-Open frame 7. Make the bottom layer. Scale 57%. Repeat drop shadow.

-Open tube. Place to right side. Add drop shadow of 2, 2, 2, black, 50.

Elements:

sun

tree 1

mushroom 1

mushroom 2

house

paint splatter 1

flower 3

flower 6

beads 3

butterfly 2

butterfly 3

butterfly 4

-Open paper 9. Make th bottom layer. Apply mask. Click HERE to learn how to use masks.

-Add your name and copyright and you are done!!

This tutorial is of my own creation and any resemblance to any other tuts is purely coincidental. This tutorial is for personal use only, using it for monetary gain is against our TOU's.

Supplies Needed:

~Gimp (any version will do).

~Skullz N Stripez PTU scrapkit by Tasha's Playground. This kit is available at both PFD and SATC.

~Tube of choice. I used the artwork of Zlata M. You must have a license to use this art, which you can get at PFD HERE.

~Template of choice. I used CCS template Out of Control which you can get from Crazy Cakes Scraps HERE.

~Font of choice. I used rolina.

Let's get started!!!

1. Open a new layer ( I prefer a large canvas, so I make mine 1050x656). Make your canvas transparent (Layer > Transparency > Color to Alpha).

2. Open template in PSD format, remove and move layers of template around until they are the way you like them.

~Add paper from scrapkit to individual layers of the template (Right click on template layer in layer box > Alpha to Selection > CTRL I > Select paper layer in layer box > Delete).

These are the papers I used:

Paper 3
Paper 11
Paper 13
Paper 14
Paper 15

~I added noise to some of the template layers to make them look glittery (Filters > Noise > RGB Noise).

~I colorized some of the template layers to better match the scrapkit (Colors > Colorize > play with the setting until you get the desired color).

~Add drop shadow to template layers (Filters > Light & Shadow > Drop Shadow).

3. Open tube, add drop shadow.

4. Open and place the following elements:

Chain
Dot scatter
Spider
Heart 1
Flame heart
Barbed wire
Owl
Skull charm
Blade
Bear
Brass knuckles
Bomb

~Some of the elements may need to be sized down. Using your scale tool in your tool box adjust the pixel size until element is the correct size~

~Add drop shadow to all elements (except Dot scatter)~

5. Merge Layers (Image > Merge Visible Layers).

6. Crop Image (Image > Autocrop Image).

7. Scale image to desired size (Image > Scale Image).

8. Add copyright info and name.

9. Save as .png

ALL DONE!!!!!!!!!!