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 Verymany.  You need a license to use this tube. You can purchase this tube at their store HERE

I used the filters DC, Filter Factory N, Forest's Filters

 

Preset shapes Trinkets JL (Border Elements)_X. If you do not have this. Use whatever Preset shape you want to

 

 

 

 

Open new image 700x300

 

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

 

Edit, copy Tube

 

Layers, merge, merge visible

 

Effects, Plugins, DC, Perssian Rug, with the following settings

 Effects,  Plugins, Filter Factory Galley N, Flip Chop Radial with the following settings

 Effects, Plugins, Forest's Filters, Circles  with the following settings

 Effects, Texture Effects, Blinds with the following settings

 Layers, new raster

 

Floodfill with light color

 

Change the blend mode to Overlay on your light color

 

Selections, Select All, Modify, Contract 4

 

Selections, Invert

 

Layers, new raster layer

 

Floodfill with dark foreground color

 

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

Vertical : 2

Horizontal: 2

Opacity: 65

Blur: 5

Color: Black

Shadow on new layer NOT Checked

 

Select Raster 1

 

Edit, copy Tube

 

Edit, paste, paste as new layer

 

Image, resize to fit your tag

 

Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow, Same Settings

 

Select Raster 1

 

Switch your colors so that your light color is in foreground and dark in the background

 

Go to your preset shapes select Trinkets JL (Border Elements)_X

 

I went halfway down to try to center this and pulled from one side of the tag to the other. Make sure you start from below the border so that the edges will be behind the border

 

Stretch across your tags than stretch and make it as big or as small as you want on your background

 

Objects, Align, Center In Canvas

 

Layers, convert to raster layer

 

Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow, Same settings

 

Effects, Texture Effects, Blinds changing the color to your light color

 

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

 

Add your name to the tag

 

Save as PNG

Another tag using the tutorial