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Conditions of use of the material provided
It is forbidden to modify, 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.

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

I use PSP2018 to create the tags of her tutorials
but you can follow this tutorials with any other version of PSP
according to the version you use, the result might be slightly different

Matérial
tubes - mask - image
Teddy Bear tube by Colybrix
three tubes (doves - ladybird - cat) created by Lisa T
you can download these tubes for free
doves -> HERE
misted cat and ladybird-> HERE

You are not allowed to share the tubes, but you may give the link to find them
open all tubes
window/duplicate. Close the originals and work with the copies to preserve the originals
don’t forget to erase tubers’ watermarks before using them
open the mask and minimize it to tray
install all plugins needed

Hints and 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 window is opened, your font will be available in 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 from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by --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

Plugins 
Funhouse/Tremors ( install it into Unlimited 2 )
Nik Sotware/Color Efex Pro 3.0

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

Realization
1
open a new transparent image 850 * 700 pixels

2
selections -> select all
copy / paste into selection the image (baby)
selections -> select none

3
adjust -> blur -> gaussain blur / 20

4
layers -> new mask layer -> from image

layers -> merge -> merge group

5
adjust -> sharpness -> sharpen more

6
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 80 / 5 / black

7
effects -> 3D effects -> inner bevel

8
effects -> plugins - Nik Software / Color Efex Pro 3.0
in the left column select « bi-colors filters
in the right column select « violet / pink -  1 » - opacity 30%

9
copy /paste the baby image as new layer

10
into the layers palette, arrange the layer under the mask’layer
image -> resize -> untick « resize all layers » -> 70%

11
adjust -> sharpness -> sharpen more

12
highlight top layer

13
copy / paste as new layer the cat tube
resize it to 50%
move it bottom left (see final result)
adjust -> sharpness -> unsharp mask

14
copy / paste the dove tube
resize it to 50% , then resize it again to 60%
move it top left (see final result)
adjust -> sharpness -> unsharp mask

15
copy / paste the ladybird tube
resize it to 40%,  then to 40% again
move it top right  (see final result)
adjust -> sharpness -> sharpen

16
copy / paste the teddy bear as new layer
resize it to 50%
image -> mirror -> mirror horizontal
move it bottom right
adjust -> sharpness -> sharpen

17
layers -> merge -> merge visible

18
image -> add borders -> symmetric -> 1 pixel (any color)

19
edit -> copy

20
image -> add borders -> symmetric -> 30 pixels / white

select this border with the magic wand tool
edit / paste into selection

21
keep selection active
effects -> plugins -> Unlimited 2 -> Funhopuse / Tremors

22
effects -> 3D effects -> inner bevel

23
selections -> invert

24
effects -> 3D effects -> cutout

selections -> select none

25
image -> add borders -> symmetric -> 1 pixel ( any color of your choice )

26
choose a font you like and write your text
right click on the vector layer into the layers palette, and choose « convert to raster layer »

27
layes -> duplicate TWICE
move the copies where you like
you can also resize these copies before moving them

28
apply your watermark merge all layers and save as... type .jpeg

your tag is finished
Thank you for following this tutorial

if you have any problem,
or to show her your creations,
Don’t hesitate to write to Sylvie

It will be a real pleasure for her to present them at the end of this tutorial

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