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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 PSP2018 to create our tags
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 the software’s windows 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 from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by --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 - decorations - pattern - plugin

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
copy / paste pattern into « pattern » folder of Corel PSP folder
paste the Mac’s Plugin into Unlimited 2

Plugins
Unlimited
MacsMiscX.
Xero

use this pencil to follow the steps
hold down Left click to grab it and move it

Realization
1
open a new transparent image 900 * 700 pixels
selections -> select all
copy / paste « image fond » into selection

2
layers -> new raster layer
copy / paste into selection « florju_fabulousdream_pp(7) »
selections -> select none

3
copy / paste as new layer « decor_notes »
effects -> image effects -> offset

4
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow

into the materials palette, set the blend mode of the shadow’s layer to « Dissolve »

5
layers -> new raster layer
flood fill with the pattern « Silver Beads » provided
selections -> select all
selections -> contract -> 13 pixels

hit the DELETE key of your keyboard
selections -> invert

6
effects -> plugins -> Alien Skin Eye Candy 5-Impact / Bevel / settings tab -> select « Blue Lighting »

selections -> select none

7
close the eye of the background layer

layers -> merge -> merge visible
open the eye of the background but keep top layer highlighted

8
effects -> plugins -> Unlimited 2 -> Mac’s / Page Curl

aply the same effect once more with the following settings

9
effects -> plugins -> VanDerLee / Snowscape

10
enable the selection tool -> point to point
select inside the curled page (see the screenshot below)

selections -> promote selection to layer
layers -> duplicate twice
selections -> select none
rename the three layers « inside 1 »  -  « inside 2 »  -  « inside 3 » (from bottom to top)

11
highlight « inside 1 »
effects -> Xero / Sparkles

highlight « inside 2 » and apply the same effect, changing « intensity » to your taste
highlight « inside 3 » and apply the same effect, changing « intensity » to your taste
close the eyes of « inside 2 » and « inside 3 »
highlight top layer

12
copy / paste as new layer « decor_transparence »
effects -> image effects -> offset

13
effects -> plugins -> Alien Skin Eye Nature / Icicles
setting tab -> choose « large, ice on selection »

14
copy / paste as new layer « vintage »
effects -> image effects -> offset

15
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow

blend mode of the shadow’s layer ->Dissolve

16
open « decor_animation »
open the eyes of the 3 layers
highlight « cadre 1 »
copy / paste as new layer
effects -> image effects -> offset

copy / paste as new layer « cadre 2 »
effects -> image effects -> offset -> same settings as before
copy / paste as new layer « cadre 3 »
effects -> image effects -> offset -> same settings as before
rename these three layers « landscape 1 »   -  « landscape 2 »  -  « landscape 3 » (from bottom to top)
close the eyes of  « landscape 2 »  and  « landscape 3 »

17
apply the plugin’s effect -> VanDerLee / Snowscape on the three landscapes
with the same effect on each layer

18
copy / paste as new layer « femme_violoniste »
effects -> image effects -> offset

19
apply your watermark on a new layer
your layers palette looks like this

20
animation
edit -> copy special -> copy merged
open Animation Shop (AS) -> edit -> paste as new animation
back into PSP
close the eyes of « inside 1 » and « landscpae 1 »
open the eyes of « inside 2 » and « landscape 2 »
edit -> copy special -> copy merged
back into Animation Shop (AS) -> edit -> paste after current frame
back into PSP
close the eyes of « inside 2 » and « landscpae 2 »
open the eyes of « inside 3 » and « landscape 3 »
edit -> copy special -> copy merged
back into Animation Shop (AS) -> edit -> paste after current frame
Merydesig set the image property to 10 (default setting)
save as -> type .gif

your tag is finished
Thank you for following this tutorial

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