June 2011

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I have made some tag backgrounds, that I would like to share with my blog readers/followers.

If you are a tutorial writer, then you are welcome to use the backgrounds in your tutorials, my only request is that you don´t upload the backgrounds to your own site, but make a link directly to my blog. Thanks!

The backgrounds are all 650*250 px. Click twice on the previews below to see the actual size, then right click to save.

Enjoy! :)

I played with the backgrounds to show, how they can easily be turned into quite nice sig tags. This is what I came up with:

Program used: PSP9

Supplies: kit School Days by me. It can be bought at Digital Scrap World.

My mask. It can be downloaded here.

Pictures or tubes of your liking.

* Open paper 3. Duplicate. Save. This is now your working canvas. Close the original.

* C/p the following embellishments from the kit onto your canvas:

calculator1,

doodleborder,

doodleflower2,

doodleframe2,

doodleheart2,

frames1 (with DS),

glitterglue_blue,

glasses,

paperflower3,

pen2,

pencil,

ribbon1,

ribbon2 and

ruler.

* Rotate the two ribbons 80 degrees to the right.

Rotate the calculator 10 degrees to the left.

Rotate the pen 4 degrees to the right.

Rotate the pencil 2 degrees to the left.

* Place everything like this:

The doodles should be at the bottom plus the ruler should be between the two ribbons.

* Resize your canvas (all layers checked) to 600px.

* Add a shadow to all the embellishments except the doodles.

* Crop your canvas like this:

* Promote background (/that would be your paper layer) to a raster layer.

* Add a new layer. Flood fill with white. Drag the layer to the bottom of the canvas.

* Open my mask. Go back to your canvas and apply it to the paper layer with these settings:

* Merge group.

* With your freehand selection tool select within the frames like this:

* Keep selected, then go to the paper layer and press delete. Repeat with the white layer plus the embellisments you can see beneath and within the frame.

* De select.

* You canvas should look something like this now:

* Write you text/ add your name to the tag.

I wrote “SCHOOL” with font Sketchetik size 48 color black.

* Add a new layer above the doodles. Find lhsGLITTER_kitSchoolDays_red in your Picture Tube Tool. Change the scale from 100 to 25 and then “draw” a circle of glitter around doodleframe2 like this:

* Time to add your tubes or pictures. Place them beneath the white layer.

* Add copyright info, if needed.

Your tag is finished!

My result:

My 40th. birthday is this Saturday. Yack! ;)

To celebrate I have put my store on sale. You save 40% (excluded Bargain Bins and Dollar Deals) on all products including my many commercial use products.

Program used: PSP 9

Level: Intermediate.

Supplies: kit Spring Cleaning by me. It can be bought at Digital Scrap World.

Pictures or tubes of your liking.

My mask. It can be downloaded here.

A font – I use VAG Rounded Lt.

* Open paper 1. Duplicate. Save. This is now your working canvas.

* Open the following elements and c/p them to your canvas:

cardboard05,

coffeestain,

frames03,

flower06,

brad02,

bow1

* Resize the brad to50%.

* Place everything like this and add a shadow to all elements (except the coffee stain):

* Resize the canvas to 550px. (Smartsize). All layers checked.

* Crop the canvas like this:

* Promote the background (/the paper) to a raster layer.

* Add a new layer. Flood fill it with white. Drag the layer to be the bottom layer.

* Apply lhsMASK04 to the paper layer with these settings:

* Merge group.

* With the Freehand Selection Tool select inside the three frames:

* Keep selected and then press delete on the stain layer, the cardboard layer, the merged group layer (/paper with mask) and to the white bottom layer.

* C/p the pictures or tubes you would like to use to the canvas. Drag them beneath the white layer. Cut away any excess that disturbs the other pictures/tubes within the frames.

* Add your name plus (if needed) copyright info.

* Save!

Your tag is finished! :)

I made two versions: one with pictures of my Nephew

and one with the lovely artwork of Susanne Woolcoot.

Program used: PSP 9

Level: beginner

Supplies: My background. It can be downloaded here. Plus a tube of your choice. I use one called “Musk Rose II” by Maxine Gadd. You can get it here.

* Open my background image. Duplicate. Save. This is now your working canvas.

* Duplicate the background layer. Set the new layer´s blend mode to burn.

* C/p your tube to the canvas. Lower the opacity. You need to be able to see the background clearly. With your rectangle selection tool select inside the light border like this:

Be sure, that all of your tube (inside the light border) is selected.

* Keep selected, promote your tube to selection. X-out the original tube layer.

* Add your text and tag. I wrote “Waiting” with font Typewriter size 48. I chose a red color from the womans lipstick. Change the blend mode to burn.

* Add copyright info (remember your license number), if needed.

Your tag is finished! :)

I hope you enjoyed this super easy tutorial!

Lise-Lotte S.

I have a new freebie in my store, Digital Scrap World. It is a quick page made with my latest kit “Spring Cleaning”.

Enjoy! :)

Lise-Lotte S.

You find the freebie here.