The original tutorial can be found HERE

Conditions of use of the material provided
It is forbidden to modifiy, change the name, take off the watermarks or alter the tubes.
It is forbidden to share them in groups or offer them on your site, blog or forum.
If you want to use them to create a tutorial, you must ask the permission to the authors.
the tubes used for this tutorial have been received in sharing groups
Béa has the permission of the tubers to use them

respect the tubers’ work : never use tubes without a watermark or a signature : they are stolen tubes
the tubes you find « on the web » without the tuber’s name are ALWAYS stolen tubes
if you think Bea used one of your tubes, please let her know,
and if this proves to be true, a link to your site or blog will ba added.
Or if you prefer, the tube wil be removed from the material’s folder

Tips and Hints
TIP 1-> if you don’t want to install a font -->
open it in a software as « Nexus Font » (or other font viewer software of you choice)
as long as the software’s window is opened, your font will be available in your PSP
TIP 2 -> from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by -->
« Mirror » --> image -->  mirror --> mirror horizontal
« Flip » --> image --> mirror --> mirror vertical

Material
tubes - masks - preset - brushes - alpha layers (with selections included)

Thank you Jeanne for the character tube
Thnak you Narah for the masks
double click on the preset to install it
duplicate all the tubes and work with the copies to preserve originals
import the brush tips
open the masks and minimize to tray

colors

Filters Used
ApLines - Carolaine and sensibility -
Alien skin eye Candy 5 Impact -
Graphic Plus - Unlimited 2

translator’s note
I use PSP2018 to create my tag and write my translation
but this tutorial can be realized with another version
according to the version of PSP you use, the results might be slightly differents
don’t hesitate to change the blend modes and opacities of the layers to match your tubes and colors

Use the pencil to follow the steps hold down left click to grab it and move it

Realization
1
open the alpha layer
window -> duplicate
close the original, work with the copy

2
flood fill with color 1
selections -> select all
copy / passte into selection the character tube
(don’t forget to erase the watermark - minimize to tray for a later use)
selections -> select none
effects -> image effects -> seamless tile -> side by side
adjust -> blur -> radial blur

effects -> edge effects -> enhance more

3
layers -> new raster layer
flood fill with color 3
layers -> new mask layer -> from image

effects -> edge effects -> enhance
layers -> merge -> merge group
effects - plugins -> AP Lines / Lines Silverlining

effects -> image effects -> seamless tile / default settings
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> color 1

4
layers -> new raster layer
flood fill with color 2
layers -> new mask layer -> from image

effects -> edge effects -> enhance more
layers -> merge -> merge group
effects -> distortion effects -> wind -> from right / 100
layers -> duplicate
image -->  mirror --> mirror horizontal
layers -> merge -> merge down
effects -> distortion effects -> wave

effects -> edge effects -> enhance
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> color 1 as before

5
layers -> new raster layer
selections -> load-save selection -> from alpha channel -> selection #1
flood fill selection with color 1
selections -> modify -> contract / 3 pixels
flood fill selection with color 2
selections -> modify -> contract / 3 pixels
flood fill selection with color 1
selections -> modify -> contract / 3 pixels
DELETE on your keyboard
selections -> select none

6
layers -> duplicate
effects -> image effects -> offset

layers -> duplicate
effects -> image effects -> offset

layers -> arrange -> move down twice
highlight the first frame layer (top layer)
layers -> merge -> merge down twice -> the 3 frames are now on the same layer
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow

7
copy / paste as new layer the character tube you set aside in step 2
image -> resize -> untick « resize all layers » -> 50%
image -->  mirror --> mirror horizontal
place the tube inside the frame (the bottom one)
layers -> arrange -> move down

8
highlight bottom layer
selections -> load-save selection -> from alpha channel -> selection #2
effects -> plugins -> Carolaine and Sensibility / Cs-LDots / default settings
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow / same settings as before
selections -> select none

9
highlight the third layer from bottom
layers -> new raster layer
selections -> load-save selection -> from alpha channel -> selection #3
flood fill selection white
effects -> plugins -> AP Lines / Silverlining

selections -> select none
effects -> image effects -> seamless tiling / default settings
effects -> geometric effects -> Skew

blend mode of the layer : Soft Light (or other)

10
highlight top layer
selections -> load-save selection -> from alpha channel -> selection #4
in the materials palette, set color 1 as FG color and color 3 as BG color
prepare a radial gradient

layers -> new raster layer
flood fill selection with the gradient
adjust -> blur -> gaussian blur / 20
effects -> plugins -> Unlimited 2 -> Paper Texture / Hemp Paper 1

effects -> Alien Skin Eye Candy 5-Impact / Glass / Clear
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow / same settings as before
selections -> select none

11
layers -> new raster layer
set White as FG color
enable the Brush Tool / size 150 pixels / opacity 100% / rotation as you like
and draw 3 butterflies near the ribbon (see final result)
selections -> select all
selections -> float  -  selections -> defloat
effects -> Alien Skin Eye Candy 5-Impact / Glass / Clear -> use the preset provided

selections -> select none
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 2 / 2 / 50 / 2  / black

12
highlight the layer with the ribbon
layers -> duplicate
enable the Pick tool to move the tube -> H : 300 / V : 0

13
highlight top layer
copy / paste as new layer the Decoration 1
place on the ribbons
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 2 / 2 / 50 / 2  / black

14
image -> add borders -> tick « symmetric » -> ...
2 pixels color 1
5 pixels color 3
2 pixels color 1
10 pixels white
2 pixels color 1
15 pixels white
2 pixels color 1
30 pixels white
2 pixels color 1

15
selections -> select all
image -> add borders -> tick « symmetric » -> ...
40 pixels color 3
effects -> image effects -> seamless tiling / default settings
selections -> invert
adjust -> blur -> gaussian blur / 10
effects -> plugins -> Graphic Plus / Cross Shadow / default settings except ->  intensity -> 50
effects -> plugins -> Unlimited 2 -> Paper Texture / Hemp Paper 1

selections -> invert

16
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 100 / 40  / black
selections -> select none

17
copy / paste as new layer the character tube
image -->  mirror --> mirror horizontal
move to the right (see final result)
effects -> Alien Skin Eye Candy 5-Impact / Perspective Shadow / Drop Shadow Blurry

18
copy / paste as new layer the text tube
move it bottom left

19
optional
you can add some butterflies in the top left corner
layers -> new raster layer
brush tool / size 125 pixels / a color of your choice
selections -> select all
selections -> float  -  selections -> defloat
effects -> Alien Skin Eye Candy 5-Impact / Glass / Clear -> use the preset provided
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 2 / 2 / 50 / 2  / black
duplicate, resize, move where you like....

20
apply your watermark
resize your tag to 900 pixels width
adjust -> sharpness -> unsharp mask

file -> save as... type .jpeg

My tag with my tube

Your tag is finished.
Thank you for following this tutorial
Don’t forget to sign (to avoid plagiarism) and save file as… type JPEG

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