This tutorial was written by me. Any resemblance to any other tutorial is pure coincidence. Please DO NOT claim this tutorial as your own. It was written in PSP 9 but should be compatible with any version of PSP.

I am using the artwork of SybileArt. You need a license to use this tube. You can purchase this tube at CDO

RD_Mask939 by Rachel Designs found HERE

Preset shape: Trinkets JL(Border Element) H or if you can't find the Preset shape than here is a font that has the shape Trinkets JL Font HERE. Thank you Anne for the link for this.

Wmvalentine1 font used for the hearts found at Dafont

Open new image 600x350

Pick a dark color to place in the foreground

Pick a light color to place in the background

Floodfill your image with your light background color

Effects, Texture Effects, Blinds settings of

Effects, Reflection Effects, Pattern settings of

Change background to white

Layers, new raster layer on your image

Floodfill with white

Layers, Load/save mask, load mask from disk, settings:

RD_Mask939

Source Luminance

Fit To Canvas

Invert Transparency NOT Checked

Hide All Mask

Layers, Merge, merge Group

Change blend mode to Luminance(Legacy)

Change opacity to 54

Change the background color back to your light color

Select your Preset shape tool

Pick Trinkets JL (Border Element) H

Move to the middle of the image and pull over and down. Make sure that you can't see the line of the preset shape at the top and bottom. I pulled up at top and pulled down at the bottom

Objects, Align, Center in Canvas

Layers, convert to Raster Layer

Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow, Settings of:

Make sure you select the flood fill tool

Layers, new raster layer

Selections, Select All, Selections, Modify, Contract 5, Selections, Invert

Floodfill with your dark foreground color

Selections, Select None

Adjust, Add/Remove Noise with the settings:

Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow, Same settings

Edit, copy Tube

Move below the border you just added so that it is above the Preset shape

Image, resize to fit your tag. My tube is big so I had to resize 45% to get it to fit in the tag

Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow Same settings

Layers, Duplicate

Change the blend mode to Soft Light

Layers, Merge, Merge Down

Select Your Font tool. Select the wmvalentine1 font. I chose the letter j for this tag.  I have the size set at 125. But use the font size you want with the font you use

This font works only with small letters. So I used the small j not J

Place on the right side of the tag

Move how you want on the side

Layers, convert to raster layer

Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow, Same settings

Layers, Duplicate

Image, Mirror

Remember to add your copyright info. Make sure it is plain and legible

Add your name to the tag

Save as PNG

A couple other examples of the tags I made while playing around with this..