Tube by ©Anne Stokes; Gothic Brushes by Morbella; Scrap Kit by Denise Creationz

This tutorial was created on October 3, 2010 and is the creation of It's Me Again Tuts by Bonnie.  Please do not remove my tutorials from my site to add to another site unless you have permission from me to do so.  This tutorial was created using Psp version 9, but I see no reason why it cannot be created using other versions of Psp.  This tutorial assumes that you have a working knowledge of Psp.

~FOR THIS TUTORIAL YOU WILL NEED THE FOLLOWING~

Paint Shop Pro (trial version)

Horror Halloween FTU Scrap Kit here

Gothic Word Art brushes here

Gothic Brushes here

Tube and font of choice

Okay, let's get started on our tag!

1.  Open your supplies in Psp and minimize to your Psp workspace.  Create a new image 700w x 850h white background.  Restore the Element10 - Edit/Copy; back to the tag image and Edit/Paste As New Layer.  Move the element up towards the top of the image some.  Adjust/Hue and Saturation/Colorize using the settings shown below.

2.  Apply a drop shadow effect to the Element10 using the settings shown below.

Vertical 5; Horizontal 0; Opacity 55; Blur 7; Color Black

NOTE:  I drew a selection around the inside edges of the white part of the element (rectangle, feather 10) and then went to Selections/Invert.  Hit the delete key on your keyboard.  Selections/Select None.  This gives the edges a softer look.   

3.  Restore the Element9 - Edit/Copy; back to the tag image and Edit/Paste As New Layer.  Resize the element by 80%.  Resize all layers is NOT checked; bicubic resize type is used.  Position the Element9 over the Element10 as shown in the screen shot below.

4.  Restore the Element7 - Edit/Copy; back to the tag image and Edit/Paste As New Layer.  Resize the element by 75% two times.  Apply a drop shadow effect to the element.  Position the element on the right side of the tag as shown in screen shot below.  Layers/Duplicate.  Image/Mirror.  Layers/New Raster Layer.  Set your foreground color to  #000000.  Apply a brush effect to the top part of the tag using the Morbella Gothic Brush2_33.  Apply a drop shadow effect to the brush.

5.  Restore the tube that you will be using for your tag - Edit/Copy; back to the tag image and Edit/Paste As New Layer.  Apply a drop shadow effect to your tube EXCEPT change the blur to 10.  Position your tube as shown in header tag.  Restore the Element4 - Edit/Copy; back to the tag image and Edit/Paste As New Layer.  Resize the spider by 55%.  Position the spider on the top left corner of the tag at the end of the barb wire brush effect.  Apply a drop shadow effect to the spider.  Restore the Element17 - Edit/Copy; back to the tag image and Edit/Paste As New Layer.  Image/Mirror.  Resize the bat by 50% one time and by 75% one time.  Position the bat at the top right corner of the tag at the end of the barb wire brush effect.  Apply a drop shadow effect to the bat.

6.  Restore the Element5 - Edit/Copy; back to the tag image and Edit/Paste As New Layer.  Resize the skulls by 50% one time and by 85% one time.  Apply a drop shadow effect to the skulls.  Position the skulls tube at the bottom of your tag next to your main tube or as desired.  Layers/New Raster Layer.  The foreground color is still set to #000000.  Apply the Morbella_Morbid Word Art2 brush as shown in the header tag.  Apply a drop shadow effect to the word art.

7.  Apply your text, watermark, or copyright info to your tag.  Layers/Merge/Merge All (flatten).  Crop away any excess white space that my be around your tag.  Resize your tag if needed and save in desired format.