original tutorial in french. Click on MeryDesig’s banner

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 of the authors.
MaryDesig has the permission of the creators to use their tubes, masks and decorations
Thank you to all of them for their work
Without their beautiful creations, no tutorials could be written.

translator’s note : Merydesig uses PSPX9 and I use PSP2019
but you can follow this tutorial with any other version of PSP
according to the version you use, the results might be slightly differents
Merydesig uses Animation Shop to create her animations
 I use Ulead Gif Animator

Hints & Tips
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 both windows are opened (software and font), 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 from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by --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

Supplies
tubes - selection - preset - gold tile

open all tubes and duplicate them (window -> duplicate)
Close original tubes and work with the copies (to preserve the originals)
don’t forget to erase tubes’ watermarks before using them
open the gold tile (« dorado » or other) and minimize to tray. You will use it as a pattern (without installation)
place the selection into the folder « selections » of Corel PSP general folder
double click on the preset to install, or import
open the tubes and duplicate. Work with the copies to preserve orignals

Plugins
Unlimited
Photoshop II
MurasMeister
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact
Animation Shop if you want to animate your tag

Realization
1
open a new transparent image 950 * 700 px
selections => select all
copy / paste « bee_autumncomes_paperstack4 » as new layer
selections => select none

2
adjust => blur => gaussian blur / 13

3
layers => duplicate
effects = > plugins => Photoshop II => Bethanie / 213

4
effects => plugins => Mura’s Meister => Pole Transform

5
opacity of the layer : 70 %

6
blend mode of the layer : Darken

7
effects => plugins => User Defined Filter => Emboss 3

8
layers => new raster layer
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection « MD_contour_or »

hit the DELETE key of your keyboard
selections => select none

9
adjust => hue and saturation => colorize

10
layers => duplicate
rename both layers « gold 1 » and « gold 2 » (from bottom to top)
highlight « gold 1 »
adjust => add-remove noise => add noise

highlight « gold 2 »
adjust => add-remove noise => add noise => 40
close the eye of « gold 2 »

11
highlight top layer
copy / paste «CHN-Autumn Tale element14 » as new layer (window)
don’t move it

12
effects => plugins => Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact / Perspective Shadow
apply the preset provided

13
copy / paste the cat image as new layer
effects => image effects => offset => H :  0 / V : - 20 / tick « custom » and « transparent»

layers => arrange => move down
highlight top layer (window)
select inside the window with the magic wand tool
selections => modify => expand =>  15 px
selections => invert
highlight Raster 3 (cat) => hit the DELETE key of your keyboard
selections => select none

14
highlight top layer
copy / paste the cat image as new layer (« bas »)
place as shown on final result

15
copy / paste the girl tube as new layer
place as shown on final result

16
copy / paste the boy tube as new layer
place as shown on final result

17
on both tubes (boy and girl) => effects => plugins => Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact / Perspective Shadow

18
copy / paste the birds tube as new layer
place as shown on final result

19
effects => plugins => Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact / Perspective Shadow

20
copy / paste « décor_1 » as new layer (flowers)
effects => image effects => offset => H :  0 / V : - 192 / tick « custom » and « transparent»

21
layers => new raster layer
apply your watermark or signature
your layers palette looks like this

22 - Animation
edit => copy special => copy merged
open Animation Shop => paste as new animation
back into PSP
close the eye of « gold 1 » /  open the eye of « gold 2 »
edit => copy special => copy merged
back into Animation Shop => paste after current frame
animation => image properties => 10 (default settings)
save your work as... type .gif

your tag is finished
Thank you for following this tutorial
My tag with two of my tubes (elves) - other supplies from various scrap kits

if you have any problem with this translation, or notice any error, mistake or oversight
Don’t hesitate to write to me, I’ll fix the problem as quickly as I can

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