Rac-itude tutorial

freebie kit from Pimp'd Designs HERE

tube by Ismael Rac called Sexy Tank top

you must purchase his tubes HERE

Mask used was VixPSP big masks2 no.17 HERE
Extra's/Snags on my fotki HERE 
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open up paper pd12-pp-03 from the kit
apply the following mask

vixpsp big masks 2 -  mask17

go to Layers - merge group

open up pd12-frame-01 from the kit
resize frame 70% using smartsize
rotate left by 10%

click inside the frame with the magic wand tool
then go to Selections -  expand by 3

open up a black paper from the kit,
copy and paste as a new layer
then go to selections invert and hit the delete key
to remove the excess


open up pd12-frame-03 from the kit
rotate right by 10%

resixe tube 50%
add drop shadow


pd12-tape resize by 50%


pd12-flower-03 resize by 50%
add drop shadow

add the stitches

font used was toonish set on font size 72

All Natural - FTU tutorial

 

For this tut I am using the fantastic artwork of Carlos Diez
you can purchase his tubes from UYA. 

scraps by me - All Natural Freebie from my scraps blog HERE  Mask 9 by Weescotslass HERE .......................................................  OPEN UP A NEW CANVAS 600X600 PIXELS   copy and paste paper6 from the kit, 
go to layers -arrange- send to bottom

then apply mask  by going to
 then apply WSL Mask 9
by going to Layers - load/save mask from disk 
choose the correct mask and click load or apply.
depending on your version of PSP.   go to Layers - Merge - Merge group    open up frame1 - resize by 70% using smartsize
make certain that all layers box is NOT checked    go to Image - rotate - free rotate right by 10 open up string circle - resize by 80% slide beneath the frame layer copy and paste leaves2 and resize by 80% add flowers of choice I used 4 and 5  resize by 40 to 50% add drop shadows open up ribbon and resize by 60% rotate right by 10 add tube of choice..   add copyright save your tag and you are done

Roman - Shades of grey tutorial - how to have one section in colour

this tag was made using a tube is by Roman Zaric called Lidia available HERE

I have used a freebie scrap kit called

 Shades of grey by me from my scraps blog HERE
 MASK No.144 by Weescotslass her blog is HERE

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open frame cluster3 resize by 70% using smartsize

resize all layers UNCHECKED

open up paper6 resize by 70%

click inside the 2 frames, holding down the shift key while clicking inside each frame

then go to modify - expand by 2 and then copy and paste the paper as  new layer
then go to selections invert and hit the delete key to remove the excess

selections none

slide the bg paper layer underneath the frame layer

copy and paste the paper again as a new layer 

then go to layers - load/save mask - load mask from disk
apply the weescottslass mask 144
using these settings.

go to layers - merge group.

then resize this mask layer by 90% using smartsize

arrange this layer to the bottom, by going to layers - arrange - send to bottom

open up element 24 resize by 50% usin smartsize
 copy and paste as a new layer slide this beneath the frame and bg paper layer arrrange to the right

add a drop shadow

open up element 23 resize by 60%
 copy and paste as a new layer slide this beneath the frame and bg paper layer, arrange to the left

add a drop shadow

make the frame layer the active layer by clicking on it,
then click inside the frame, again and copy and paste tube or image of choice as a new layer
then go to selections - invert
and and hit the delete key to remove the excess,

if using the same roman tube as i did resize it by 50% for the left close up image
if using the gorjuss tubes like below, then resize by 70%

once done go to selections - none


add other elements from the kit,
i used ele 15 resize by 70% add a drop shadow and slide under the frame

add ele10 and add a drop shadow

ribbon4 resize by 70%
click inside the heart shape ribbon, hold the shift key down to get all the heart
go to selections - modify - expand by 2

go to selections invert

then make the tube/image layer the active layer

then go to adjust hue and saturation and move the sliders to zero
 see settings below

go to selections none

make the ribbon the active layer again and add a drop shadow

repeat the process by adding either another image or tube for the right side of the frame.

here is another version of the same tag...
once done save it as a .png with a unique name and you are done!

Shamrock - Lucky Charms tutorial

Scraps used - was a freebie by Flergs called SHAMROCK her blog is HERE

tube by Ismael Rac you must purchase his tubes HERE
ANIMATION by Simone @ Scrappy Bit of Fun HERE
I used animation number 279 from the st patricks collection
there are some fab ones on her blog.
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open up a new canvas 550x400 pixels
 and because we will be animating later, FloodFill with white or a colour of choice,
animating on a transparent background is a tutorial all on itself!

the scraps I used are full size so will need to be shrunnk down considerably.
open up the paint BG from the kit, resize using smartsize 20%
copy and paste as a new layer onto your canvas

do the same for the Paint2

open up the frame and resize by 18%
copy and paste as a new layer onto your canvas

using your magic wand click inside every frame while holding down the shift key
till all 4 are selected.


go to selections modify expand by 3 and copy and paste as a new layer with paper of choice,
I used paper3 and resized by 20%

then copy and paste tubes of choice, I used Kiss my clover 2013 by Ismael Rac
I resized by 50% using smartsize. it has different hair colours on seperate layers...
once done go to selections none

then add the bow resized by 10%
and a couple of clovers, also resize by 10-20%

make yourself some word art...

the words 'are you staring at my' I used carpenter font background fill dark grey.
the words 'LUCKY CHARMS' i used
 Rat Infested Mailbox, font size 48 background fill I used paper resized by 20%
and I used this as a pattern fill

convert to raster layer then got o selections modify expand by 2
and floodfill white as a new layer, slide this layer underneath and go to Layers - merge down.
add a drop shadow.

Name - Bellarose size 48 background fill dark grey
add copyrights...
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ANIMATION

open the premade animation 279 by Simone in animation shop

you will see it has 16 frames

leave as is for now...

BACK TO PSP

go to copy merged and paste into animation shop as a new animation

 then duplicate this frame 15 times 

and Select All

click the propagate patste button (it looks like 3 sheets of paper)

now click on the premade animation by patricia and go to Select All

and copy and paste into your tag

this should add the premade animation to your tag

save your tag  as a gif with a unique name and you are done...

Arthur Crowe Join the Chorus

made this tag earlier, and thought I would share some snags with you
tube is by Arthur Crowe you must purchase his tubes to use them HERE
Scraps used was a freebie add on by a very talented scrapper Flergs her blog is HERE

Snags available from my FOTKI HERE

Roman - Starlight Forum set - how to blend

this tag was made using a tube is by Roman Zaric called Reed available HERE

old school tutorial

I have used a free texture no 22
 by ArtPlusLove from Deviantart HERE
and an orange gradient you can find some great gradients HERE and HERE

   and some wordart was a limited freebie from my blog HERE
although it isnt anymore...but any white word art would do..
or you can add your own...

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open a canvas 600 X 250 pixels

Floodfill with white,  then copy and paste your texture and arrange to your liking

 add tube resize by 60% arange to the left side

duplicate tube resize by 70% and arrange to the right side.

the bottom tube change the blend mode to soft light.
do this by going to Layers - properties -
and the dropdown menu change from normal to soft light


next we will add the grey rectangle that goes across the length of the tag
make a rectangle selection the width of the tag
and floodfill with white

convert to raster layer

 blend mode change to COLOUR LEGACY
do this by going to Layers - properties -
and the dropdown menu change from normal to colour legacy
then add a new layer add floodfill with a gradient of choice
then select all - select float- modify contract by 3 then hit the delete key

selections none...

then go to Adjust- add/remove noise - add noise
use these settings...
  

for Roman's name I used the MOVIE STAR font background fill white
duplicate then merge down...
 add starlight wordart...resize by 80%
or add your own...
in white text and experiment with the blend mode's to see what you like..

add artist copyright and save your tag...

do the same for a small avatar.
average size for an avatar for forums are 150x150 pixels in size

Nothing But Trouble tutorial

Scraps used my Shades of Grey Freebie available on my Scraps blog HERE

Template 3 byYvette from the creative misfits blog -HERE
tube is by Arthur Crowe called Hot Body you must purchase his tubes to use them HERE
it comes with layers which has different colour Vests etc... and close ups! very cool!

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first open up the template
delete the watermark layer you dont need to keep that there...

and then open up a paper of choice from my freebie (Shades of Grey) I used paper3

make the rectangle layer of the template the active layer simply by clicking on that layer in the layer pallette

go to Selections - select all - select float.

copy and paste the paper as a new layer
go to selections invert

and hit the delete key on your keyboard to delete the excess.

go to Selections none

repeat those steps for all the layers of the template,
alternating with colours of your choosing to match the tube you use

if using my kit resize papers by 80% 

remember to deselect your selections by going to Selections None

*make the rectangle the active layer again and go to selections - float
copy and paste as a new layer the close up tube
selections invert and then hit the delete key to remove the excess

selections none*

*repeat steps for the half body tube
slide this layer beneath the larger tube

make the bottom tube layer greyscale by going to Adjust - Hue- saturation
and slide both sliders to Zero.

(the next step is optional but Im just trying to let you know all my steps)

 use the Xero Radiance plugin on these settings

 


add star  from the kit resize by 70% add a drop shadow
I used a filer plug in for alot of my shadows...
go to Effects- Plugins - AlienSkin-EyeCandy 5 Impact
and use the following settings...



ele14 resize 80% add shadow

add ele4 resize 80% send to bottom layer

ele22 resize 80% send to bottom layer

I deleted the actual word art layers on the template and typed my own...
do this by......write out the text 'nothing but'
with a font called Two Turtle Doves set to size 72
with background glitter fill5 from the kit set to 50%
foreground set to null.

then convert to raster layer....

then select all - float modify - expand by 2

add a new layer then floodfill with white

selections none

slide the white layer beneath the glitter layer then go to Layers- merge down

do the same for the word Trouble

selections none

add artist copyright
add your name
 and save your tag with a unique name as a png.

Arthur Crowe - Happy New Year

scraps used my New Years Freebie available on my Scraps blog HERE
I recoloured some of the elements gold, to match the tube..I will show you how.

tube is by Arthur Crowe called Happy Sexy New Years you must purchase his tubes to use them HERE
it comes with layers . and close ups for you to customise

I used 2 masks, download Vix_Masks 141-180 pack by VixPSP HERE 
download mask pack 40-50 by Vabs HERE
add masks to your mask folder..

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open up a canvas roughly 600x600 pixels

open up paper1 (the red one) from my new years kit 

copy and paste as a new layer onto your canvas

then apply Vix mask number 

by going to Layers -  Load/save mask to disk
select mask number176

 

click ok or load depending on your version of PSP

then go to layers- merge - merge group

open up glitter rays from the kit
recolour it by going to adjust  - hue and saturation -Colorize

 settings are as follows

duplicate this layer then go to Images -  mirror
then go to Layers- merge down

next add the clock frame from the kit as a new layer

 recolour this gold by going to adjust -hue and saturation - colourize settings are as before

then using your erasor tool set to size 250 hardness around 70

and erase the glitter rays from the layer below from inside the frame area

 open up paper4 (gold) from my new years kit 

copy and paste as a new layer onto your canvas

then apply Vabs mask number 

by going to Layers -  Load/save mask to disk
select mask number 43

 

click ok or load depending on your version of PSP

then go to layers- merge - merge group

open up close up tube resize by 80% using smartsize
remove the excess that overhangs the clock frame

change blend mode of the tube to screen
by going to Layers- Properties and change the blend mode from normal to Screen

duplicate this tube layer

open up full length resize by 70%


open up word art1 recolour it by going to adjust- hue and saturation - colorize settings are as before

copy and paste as a new layer onto your canvas
then duplicate 3 or 4 times to fill the background the length of the tube

then merge down till all word art is on one layer

change the blend mode to multiply,
 then slide the word art layer between the 2 closeup tube layers

open up paper1 (red) and use this as your pattern fill set at 50% for the background fill for your text
FOREGROUND SET TO NULL

I used the font Lamplighter Script set to 72

type out the text - Happy New Year

Add a drop shadow

add artist's copyright

save your tag as a png and you are done

Roman Zaric - Love what U do. how to recolour elements

 

this tag was made using a tube is by Roman Zaric called Nina available HERE

I have used pretty freebie scrap kit called

“Tickled Pink” by Pimp’d Designz.

 MASK No.79 by Weescotslass her blog is HERE

open a canvas 600 X 600 pixels
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copy and paste paper11 as a new layer and applymask 79

by going to Layers - Load/save mask from disk and choose number79 mask...

click apply or ok. depending on your version of PSP
go to Layers -  Merge group

adjust the colour by going to  Hue - Saturation
and change the sliders to the Hue and Saturation settings below.
 
 copy and paste frame 03 from the kit resize by 80% using smartsize
then rotate right by 90%, then flip

then copy and paste the element called pd-flora1 and resize by 80%
send this layer to the bottom and arrange beneath the bottom half of the frame
adjust the colour as you did before

then duplicate and resize again by 80%
and arrange beneath the top part of the frame

add string1and resize by 30%
adjust the colour as you did before
and arrange to the left of the frame

add ribbon2 adjust the colour and add a drop shadow.

add tube and if using the same tube resize by 30%
add a drop shadow and arrange over the frame..

remove any excess that hangs over the bottom of the frame.

add flowers of choice..if using the same as me from the kit, resize by 30% add a drop shadow
then duplicate it and resize by 80% again and arrange ..see my tag for arrangement.

add your name or text...I used a font called I Love What You Do ..set to font size 100

add artists copyright and save your tag.

Written in your Eyes

This tutorial was written by me on 08th March 2012 any resemblance to any other tut is purely coincidental
For this tut I am using the fantastic artwork of Steve Baier
you can purchase his tubes from UYA. i used the tube entitled Written in your eyes.

  texture is a paper made by me and is included in my Valentine freebie on my scraps blog, as are the flowers etc you see in this tag...downlaod from .my  scraps blog is HERE  Mask used was from Weescotslass no 145 her blog is HERE Templateno 36 by Yvette HERE look under the heading Downloads on the right side. fonts used were 2 PTU fonts so you may use my 'in your eyes' Word art above  its  a .png so just right click and save it.

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Lets begin by unzipping your supplies, and adding the mask to your mask folder   then open the template and delete the watermark layer   copy and paste the grey valentine paper  as a new layer , and slide to the bottom layer, but above the white background layer

apply mask by going to Layers - Load/Save mask from disk

WSLmask145

 

click load, then go to layers merge group.   make the large long dark grey rectangle the active layer by clicking on it and go to selections all, selections float ...with your selection still selected
 open up the pink textured paper, resize using smartsize to 600 pixels copy and paste the paper onto your canvas as a new layer and go to selections invert and with the paper layer selected hit the delete key to remove the excess.. 

go to selections none

you can delete the grey rectangle layer now as you do not need it.

 then select the thin rectangle and and floodfill with colour I used black, add a drop shadow.

then select the 3 small squares on the template by going to select all - selections float , then open up youe tube and paste as a new layer, once you are happy with the position of the tube 

go to selections invert and hit the delete key to remove the excess 

go to selections none

repeat this process again with the tube for the main rectangle with the main image.

then resize leaves by 80% copy and paste as a new layer and slide this layer so its positioned between the mask and the bottom rectangle layer.

resize flowers by 20% add a drop shadow and  position them untill you are happy

add my 'In your eyes' wordart.

crop around your tag for neatness add a drop shadow to any of the rectangle layers if you havent already done so.....

add your name and the artist © information

save your tag with a unique name and your done.

Till next time

Diane x

Peppermint Ice

Pimp'd designs - Peppermint ice freebie HERE
thanks Cora x
art by Elias Chatzoudis available at PTE these days HERE

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open canvas 650 x 600


then copy and paste frame from kit
resize by 80%

add drop shadow


add swirl2 as a new layer,
add  a drop shadow


add red leaves2 resize by 70%
then rotate right 90 degrees - add a shadow

add tag resize by 80%
add a shadow


add white branch add a shadow

add a paper from the kit
go to layers -Arrange -  send to bottom
this will move the paper layer to the bottom

with your selection tool set to rectangle -
draw out  a selection see below for screenshot

 

and then go to selections invert and hit the delete key to remove the excess

then add tubes of choice, to the frame
and remove the excess each time,  slide each of these layers beneath the frame layer

then add a full length tube for the front
and add a shadow

go to selections none

Copy and paste the red paper as a new layer

go to layers - arrange - send to bottom
this will move the paper layer to the bottom

add your copyright and save your tag

hope you enjoyed this easy tutorial

New Years

for this tutorial I am using a template from Missy at DIVINE INTENTIONS

I used tag template no 47.

download it from her blog here

NEW YEARS WORD ART FREE FROM MY BLOG

mask used was by Kris at Paintshopstop no 51

Font used was Crooked

artwork used was Jennifer Janesko you can purchase her tubes now from CDO

SUPPLIES INCLUDED glitter tiles and mask HERE

FREE New Years scrap kit made by me HERE

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UNZIP ALL THE SUPPLIES

Place the mask in your masks folder before you begin...

open up the template, delete the watermark by missy layer and the white background layer

then go to iMAGE - CANVAS SIZE and use these settings

next make sure you are on the rounded rectangle bit 2 layer and go to Layers - merge down

this will merge the 2 rounded edges of the template togther on 1 layer.

open up CT-paper5
and copy and paste as a new layer - move to the bottom by going to Layers - arrange - send to bottom
now its time to apply the mask...
go to Layers - Load/save mask - load mask from disk with these setttings

then go to layers Merge Group

NOW click on the rounded edges layer that you merged earlier on, and 

go to Selections - select all, - selections - modify - expand by 1

then copy and paste CT-paper7 into selection
Selections none - add a drop shadow using these settings

 

now copy and paste the red glitter spill as a new layer, and resize using smartsize 

by 70% and arrange to the left..

then duplicate this layer and go to Image Flip and arrange to the right.

now merge down and add a drop shadow using the same settings as before.

now time to glitter the frames..
open up the glitter tile i provided in suplplies...for this tut i ised Silver, leave it open in psp...

now make sure you are on layer Frame 1
select the frame by going to Selections - select all - float

then go to Selctions - modify - expand by 1

and then choose your paintbucket tool and for the forground of your material palette (where you would normally change the colour of your text) click on the patterns tab and find your glitter tile.

use these settings and click ok...

 

now just floodfill your frame with the glitter.
go to selections none add a drop shadow as before then

repeat this process for all 3 frames....

now now its time to add your images....

make sure your background frame1 is your active layer go to Selections - select all

then copy and paste as a new layer the image of your choice ,

go to Selections invert and hit the delete key.

then selections none ..

repeat this process for all 3 frames - go to merge down twice so that all 3 images are on the same layer

then slide this layer with all the images underneath the frames. 

add a bow or ribbon of choice from the kit.

i resized mine by 70% using smartsize and added the same drop shadow as before

and with your selection tool just delete the excess.

now add the new years word art, i resized mine by 70% using smartsize then go to Adjust Sharpness - sharpen and again added the same drop shadow.

add the atist © and your name 

Then just save as a png. and your are done!..thanks for trying my tutorial 

here is another tag using the same kit this time

using the artwork of Suzanne Woolcott you need to purchase her tubes from

her site HERE 

Candied Hearts

 

For this tut I am using the fantastic artwork of ELIAS CHATZOUDIS
you can purchase his tubes from PTE

for this tutorial you may need a basic knowledge of PSP
I am using PSP9 but any version will do
scrap kit is my Candied Hearts freebie available HERE
my blog is HERE
mask used was by weescotslass Mask261 download from her blog
, look tot he left side under my masks HERE
Font used for my name was Carpenter, its a PTU one.
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Download supplies and unzip them, place mask in your masks folder
now we are ready to begin......
open a new canvas 550 x 550
copy and paste the pink animal print paper from the kit as a new layer onto your canvas
now apply the mask by
going to to Layers - Load save mask from disk ..select the WSL_Mask261
with the following settings.

now go to Layers - merge group

copy and paste the clouds from the kit and arrage to the left

open up frame 4 from the kit, resize using smartsize by 80%

now select your magic wand tool, and click inside the frame

now go to Selections - modify - expand by 8 , click ok.

copy and paste your tube of choice as a new layer, once you are happy with placement, got to selections invert and hit the delete key to remove excess..

then go to selections none.

duplicate the tube layer, then change the blend mode to soft light and merge down to merge the 2 layers

now slide the merged tube layer beneath the frame layer.

now add your full length tube of choice, if using the same elias tube as i did, then resize by 80% using smartsize , add a drop shadow. and arrange to the left.

copy and paste 'LOVE2' word from the kit, arrange to the bottom

do the same with the word 'sweet', add a drop shadow of choice.

now make sure that your tube is placed nicely behind the words...

now add the flower2 from the kit resize 70% see my tag for placement.

now open up the lips, rotate left by 20%

simply by going to image - rotate - free rotate left and change the number to 20.

 

then resize by 50% and copy and paste as a new layer

now add your name with a font of choice

i used carpenter font size 72, background red foreground null

then and the artists copyright

if you are happy save it as a either a jpg or .png and your are done!

OPPOSITES ATTRACT

For this tut I am using the fantastic artwork of Elias Chatzoudis
This is a pay to use artist so you should not use this artists work without purchasing the
appropriate licence to do so - From PTE HERE

you will need PSP,

*optional* eye candy 4000 - shadowlab, you can always just add adrop shadow of choice...

Toonish Font get it free HERE

Opposites Attract scrap kit by me get it FREE from my scraps HERE

dont forget to check out my blog for freebies HERE

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you will need to Unzip the supplies 

OPEN A NEW CANVAS 600 x 600

copy and paste the black circle frame from the kit , resize by 90%

using the magic wand tool - click inside the circle

select modify expand by 2 and copy and paste selections the paper called paperswirlTexttured4 from the kit as a new layer.

then go to selections invert and hit the delete key to remove the excess.

slide the paper underneath the frame

copy and paste string2 from the kit

add the following drop shadow with shadow lab

 

if you dont have shadow lab , no worries just add a drop shadow with a lot of blur..

so something like vertical 5 horizontal 0 opacity 78 blur 10

add the gems from the kit, no need to resize.

add the staples

then add ribbon10 from the kit, resize by 70% then go to

Adjust Sharpness - sharpen

then add the following shadow using shadowlab

 

add a couple of flowers from the kit, resize by 40% and add a drop shadow to each
 add a tube of choice, i used the same drop shadow using shadowlab as before.

 add your name i used Toonish font set to 48 background fill set to black and foreground fill set to a light blue from the tube, set to stroke 2

add a drop shadow...add the artists ©

Save your tag as a JPEG  or a PNG and your done!

Thanks for trying my tutorial.
I hope you enjoyed it

I Rock - animated tutorial

*old tut moved over from my old site*

This tutorial was written by me Diane Knight on 14th FEB 2009 any resemblance to any other tut is purely coincidental

things you will need:

PSP and animation shop

and a fairly good knowledge of both, as we will be working with lots of layers

for this tut we will not be using any templates, just the kit and a tube.....

scrap kit, I used a fab FREE kit 'All Loved up' by my pal Twinky HERE
MASK no 81 from weescotslass download it and lots more fab masks from her site HERE

Font used was Shark Random Funnyness - get it FREE HERE

For this tut I am using the artwork of Rion Vernon you will need to buy a licence to use this artists work at CDO, I bought my tubes long ago from GILD which is now closed.

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place the masks in your mask folder

open A NEW canvas 650 x 450
i like room to work....

open up paper 2 from the kit, copy and paste the paper onto your canvas, 

then apply the mask see correct settings below...

go to Layers - merge group,
this falls a little short of where i want it...so duplicate it, move one slightly up and 1 slightly down so that you have a more even coverage for your background
see below..

open the frame called Twinky_AllLovedUp_FramesSquare.png
resize it by 80% using smartsize

copy and paste it onto your canvas
now select the magic wand tool 

to select all 3 at the same time, hold down the shift key and click inside each frame

now copy and paste paper11 from the kit as a new layer , go to Selections- Invert and then hit the delete key.

slide the paper layer underneath the frame

now open up heartframe2 from the kit, go to Image Mirror,

then resize it by 60% using smartsize,
rotate Right by 20%
see my tag for placement

at this point its important to check your heartFrame is underneath the square frame.

now add the heart border from the kit, this goes on the layer above the square frame,
resize this by 70% using smartsize. and add a drop shadow as follows...

ok remember the heart frame we added before i want you to dupliacte it, and bring the duplicated one to the top layer

so now you have 1 heartframe below the square frame and 1 above..

make the one above the active layer and select the eraser tool,

your settings should be as follows
 

and erase the section of the top heart that i have marked in white.see below...

 

ok yours may not have been too tidy, I know mine wasnt, so we are going to add a safety pin to hide any imperfections....I chose the blue one from the kit and just resized mine by 60%
add a drop shadow... same as before
you can either fill the heartframe with paper9 as i did or not, either way looks good.
if you do want to, Select inside the heart frame (the bottom one) using the same method as before and fill it with paper9
now add a drop shadow for the bottom heartframe and the square frame too...using the same drop shadow settings as before.
ok so far this is what I have ..you should also have something similar...

then I added Appleblossom1 resized it by 60% added the same drop shadow as before, and place it to the right. where her hand is, then added Appleblossom3 and resized that by 40% and placed it directly in the middle of the flower before , again added a drop shadow.
you can now add your tube...I used Rion for both the top and bottom tags...then add more elements from the kit, there are some fab ones ..
I wont insult you by telling you exactly where i placed what where, you should be able to tell by looking at the tag....but mostly i used the heart beads, which i resized by 25% using smartsize, I also rotated a couple left by 20%
I also used the Heart buttons which i resized by 60%, I also rotated a couple of these,left by 20%
in the top tag I also used flower 3 & 4 , these i resize by 25% always using smartsize.
now add your artist ©
now its time to animate the text..

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font used was SHARK RANDOM FUN - with these settings

foreground blue colour - #4ec8d5
background red colour - #a61c29

add your name using the settings above,

I rotated mine slightly, then add a drop shadow.same as before..

reduce the opacity of the your name to 50%
then copy merged into animations shop,as a new animation

back to PSP

raise the opacity of the your name to 100%
then copy merged into animations shop,this time after current frame

back to PSP

reduce the opacity of the your name back to 50%
then copy merged into animations shop,as a new animation

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reduce opacity of your name to '0' then copy merged into animations shop, after current frame.

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now add the word 'Rocks' next, using the same settings as before, dont forget to add the same drop shadow as before....and if you slanted your text, do so again...

now make your name visible for a second, just while you line up the word 'rocks', you want it in the same place, otherwise it will look like its jumping. once you have it lined up, lower the opacity of your name to '0' again ...

now lower the opacity of the word 'rocks' to 50% and copy merged into animation shop, after current frame.

back to PSP

raise the opacity to 100%, coopy merged into animation shop, after current frame.

back to PSP

slide the opacity back to 50% , coopy merged into animation shop, after current frame.

back to PSP

for the last frame you want to slide the opacity to '0' so you cannot see any text ... copy merged into animation shop, after current frame.

now in animation shop you will want to slow the animation sown a little ..so go to Animation - frame properties, change the number to 20 or 25 that usually looks good...

now view the animation you should have animated text like mine!
save it as a gif and you are done....