~FOR THIS TUTORIAL YOU WILL NEED THE FOLLOWING~

Paint Shop Pro (trial version)

PTU Scrap Kit here  (great kit for only $3.00)

Template14 here

Tube and mask of choice

Versal Font here

Okay, let's get started on our tag!

1.  Open your supplies in Psp and minimize all but the SSAM Template14 to your Psp workspace.  Shift+D to make a duplicate of the template; close out the original template.  Image/Canvas Size.  Change the width of the canvas to 650w and the height of the canvas to 750h.

2.  Activate the Raster 1 Layer of the template and flood fill with the color #FFFFFF.  Activate the Raster 2 Layer of the template.  Selections/Select All; Selections/Float.  Restore the ditz_GMSskgr paper (I resized my papers to 900 x900) and go to Edit/Copy; back to the template and Edit/Paste As New Layer.  Selections/Invert.  Hit the delete key on your keyboard.  Selections/Select None.  Apply a drop shadow effect to the Raster 2 layer using the settings shown below.

Vertical 2; Horizontal 0; Opacity 55; Blur 5; Color Black

3.  Activate the Raster 4 Layer of the template and follow the same steps as listed for the Raster 2 layer in Step 2 EXCEPT change the paper to the ditz_GMSrdbkg.  Follow these same steps for the rest of the template layers EXCEPT change the paper as shown below.

Copy of Vector 1 Layer - ditz_GMSbltgrn Paper

Raster 3 Layer - ditz_GMSrddms Paper

Copy of Vector 1 Layer - ditz_GMSbltgrn Paper

Raster 6 Layer - ditz_GMSrvsh Paper

Copy of Raster 6 Layer - ditz_GMSrvsh Paper

Raster 5 Layer _ ditz_GMSrvsh Paper

Copy of Vector 1 Layer - ditz_GMSbltgrn

4.  Restore the tube that you will be using on your tag - Edit/Copy; back to the tag image and Edit/Paste As New Layer.  Resize your tube if needed.  Position your tube on your tag.  Apply a drop shadow effect to your tube changing the blur      to 8.  Restore the Spflqo256 element (floral bouquet) - Edit/Copy; back to the tag image and Edit/Paste As New Layer.  Resize the element by 50% one time and 65% one time.  Position the element on the right side of the rectangle layer of the template.  Apply a drop shadow effect to the element.  Layers/Duplicate.  Image/Mirror.

5.  Restore the GMS1 element - Edit/Copy; back to the tag image and Edit/Paste As New Layer.  Resize the element by 50% two times and 75% one time.  Position the element on the bottom right corner of the rectangle.  Apply a drop shadow effect to the element.  Restore the BKBT element (black boots) - Edit/Copy; back to the tag image and Edit/Paste As New Layer.  Resize the boots by 50% two times and by 75% one time.  Apply a drop shadow effect to the boots.  Position the boots at the bottom left corner of the template (see header tag).

6.  Restore the Spgmspht element (hat) - Edit/Copy; back to the tag image and Edit/Paste As New Layer.  Resize the hat by 50% two times and by 75% one time.  Rotate the hat by 9 degrees to the right.  Apply a drop shadow to the hat.  Position the hat in front of the boots.  Restore the GMS2 element (sword) - Edit/Copy; back to the tag image and Edit/Paste As New Layer.  Resize the sword by 50% two times and 90% one time.  Rotate the sword by 90 degrees to the left.  Position the sword above the top of the tag as shown in header tag.

7.  Restore the BKBFsp element (black butterfly) - Edit/Copy; back to the tag image and Edit/Paste As New Layer.  Resize the butterfly by 50% three times.  Apply a drop shadow effect to the butterfly.  Rotate the butterfly by 30 degrees to the left.  Position the butterfly at the top right corner of the tag.  Layers/Duplicate.  Image/Mirror.  Position the duplicated butterfly as shown in header tag or as desired.

8.  Activate the white background layer of the template.  Layers/New Raster Layer.  Flood fill this layer with the color 7C7C7C.  Layers/New Mask Layer/From Image.  Select the mask that you will be using from the drop box under the Source window.  Layers/Merge/Merge Group.  Apply any copyright info that is needed to your tag.  Add your name or text to your tag.  Layers/Merge/Merge All (flatten).  Crop away any excess white space that may be around your tag.  Resize your tag if needed and save in desired format.