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.

Material
colors - tubes - gradient - mask

the tubes were created by Tine

the mask was created by Tine

the text tube was created by Louisel
open the mask and minimize to tray
duplicate the tubes and work with the copies
don’t hesitate to change the blend modes and the opacities of the layers according to the colors you choose

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 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 from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by --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

Filters Used
Mehdi / Sorting Tiles
Unlimited 2
Graphic Plus

translator’s note
Tine used PSPX2 to create this tutorial and her tag
I used 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 of the layers according to your tubes and colors

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

Realization
1
open a new transparent image 900 * 550 px

2
place the gradient provided in the FG box into the materials palette
set White as BG color

3
flood fill the layer with the gradient

4
effects => plugins => Mehdi / Sortiing Tiles

5
effects => image effects => seamless tiling

6
adjust => sharpness => high pass sharpen

7
effects => edge effects => enhance

8
enable selection tool  => custom selection

9
copy / paste as new image

10
minimize this new image to tray for a later use

11
selections => select none

12
layers => new raster layer

13
flood fill white

14
layers => new mask layer => from image
load the mask « creation.tine_masque277

15
layers => duplicate

16
layers => merge => merge all (flatten)

17
adjust => sharpness => sharpen more

18
enable selection tool  => custom selection
top => 185 / left => 0 / bottom => 380 / right => 900

19
selections => promote selection to layer

20
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 / Forest AFS / sqborder2
you can also apply [AFS IMPORT] / sqborder2 instead ; with the same settings

21
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow / color 4

22
selections => select none

23
open the tube « louisel_automnefeerique122 »

24
copy / paste as new layer

25
enable the Pick tool with the following settings to move the tube

hit the M key of your keyboard to disable the Tool

26
blend mode of the layer : Multiply

27
in the materials palette, set color 1 as FG color and color 2 as BG color

28
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => ...
2 px color 2
5 px white
1 px color 1
8 px white

29
selections => select all
keep selection active untill step 37

30
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => ...
15 px white

31
selections => invert

32
open the image minimized to tray in step 10

33
copy / paste into selection

34
adjust => blur => gaussian blur / 50

35
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => Graphic Plus / Cross Shadow / default settings
50 / 50 / 50 / 50 / 50 / 50 / 128 / 128

36
effects => 3D effects => cutout / color 4

37
selections => select none

38
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => ...
8 px white
1 px color 3
5 px white
2 px color 4

39
open tha tube « animaux_oiseaux2 »

40
copy / paste as new layer

41
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » / 80%

42
enable the Pick tool to move the tube : H => 48 / V => 15

43
erase the watermark

44
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 4 / 4 / 34 / 8 / black

45
open the Word Art

46
copy / paste as new layer

47
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » / 75%

48
place where you like
Tine chose this position with the Pick Tool ==> Horizonta : 608 / Vertical : 350

49
erase the watermark

50
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 4 / 4 / 34 / 8 / black

51
layers => merge => merge all (flatten)

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

My tag with a tube created by Animabelle . her tubes => HERE

Don’t  hesitate to send  your creations to Tine

It will be a real pleasure for her to show them in the gallery at the bottom of the tutorial page
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