This tutorial was written by me on July 23, 2020. The results are of my own imagination.  Any resemblance to another tutorial is purely coincidental. 

Please DO NOT claim this tutorial as your own.

This was written assuming you have a working knowledge of PSP.

Please keep in mind that I write the tutorial as I am creating it.

Sometimes I may not explain properly where to place things so please see my example if you are ever in doubt :)

Supplies needed

I am using PSP 2018 but this tutorial should work with any version.

PTU Kit:  I am using a gorgeous kit called "Mermaid Tears" created by Hania's Design.  You can purchase the kit at Elegance Fly here.

PTU Tube:  I am using Julsy's beautiful tube Mermaid Tears.  Please do not use this tube without a proper license.  You can purchase this beautiful tube at Elegance Fly here.

Mask: Mask 12 by Vivienne's Paintbox.  Thank you for your awesome masks.  You can download it from her blog here. I am using the jpg versions for this tutorial.  Open mirror and minimize in PSP.

Please read all the Artist's/Designer's TOU.

Font of choice for your name.

Plug in: None

Drop shadow of choice.

Vivienne's Paintbox has awesome drop shadow settings that I use a lot.  You can find the settings here and check out her awesome tutorials :)

Anytime you resize an element or tube you should sharpen it.  Go to adjust, sharpness, sharpen.

Let's get started.

Remember to save your tag often in case psp crashes.  I always save my tags as a pspimage.  It keeps all the layers and if you make tags for others you will always have the template.

Open a new 800x800 transparent image.  We will resize later.

Add a new layer and flood fill with white.

Open paper of choice.  I am using paper 5, copy and close the original.  Add a new raster layer and select all.  Standing on the new raster layer, edit, paste into selections and select none.  Layers, new mask layer, from image and find the mask in the drop down.  Click ok and merge group. You can close the mask as we no longer need it. Resize by 95%.

Open element 115, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 50%, sharpen and drop shadow. 

Open element 62, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 40%, sharpen and drop shadow.  Move to the top left.

Open element 105, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 40%, sharpen and drop shadow.  Move to the right of element 62.

Open element 85, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 40%, sharpen and drop shadow.  Move to the top left.

Open element 94, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 40%, sharpen and drop shadow.  Move to the left about halfway up element 85.

Open element 68, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 40%, sharpen and drop shadow.  Move over the right jellyfish.

Open element 99, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 40%, sharpen and drop shadow.  Move to the bottom left of element 85.

Open element 18, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 40%, sharpen and drop shadow.  Move to the top just right of element 62.

Open element 58, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 70%, sharpen and drop shadow.  Move to the bottom left.

Open element 15, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 80%, sharpen and drop shadow.  Move to the bottom right.

Open element 11, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 50%, sharpen and drop shadow.  Move to the bottom left of the water.  Duplicate, drag this layer under the water and move to the top right of the water.

Open element 60, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 50%, sharpen and drop shadow.  Move to the far right of the mask about midway.

Open element 33, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 50%, sharpen and drop shadow.  Move to the far right of the mask about midway.

Open element 71, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 50%, sharpen and drop shadow.  Move to the bottom of the dolphin. See mine for placement.

Open element 22, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 30%, sharpen and drop shadow.  Move to the bottom of the dolphin's tail. See mine for placement.

Open element 41, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 50%, sharpen and drop shadow. 

Open element 94, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 40%, sharpen and drop shadow.  Move to the bottom right on the sand.

Open element 91, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 40%, sharpen and drop shadow.  Move to the bottom right at the top of the water. 

Copy your tube.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 20%, sharpen and drop shadow.  Move down slightly.

Open element 26, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 40%, sharpen and drop shadow.  Move to the bottom of the tube by her bottom.

Open element 88, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 30%, sharpen and drop shadow.  Move to the bottom left of element 26.

Open element 75, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 20%, sharpen and drop shadow.  Move to the bottom left of the mermaid's tail.

Open element 92, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 30%, sharpen and drop shadow.  Move to the bottom of the tube slightly over the water.

Add any other elements you like and make any adjustments to the layers.

Crop away any extra space.  Resize 650 on the longest side, all layers checked.

Add your copyright and name.

Make sure your tag is saved as a psp image file as you do not want to loose it if psp crashes.

Hide the white background and export as png.

I hope you have enjoyed my tutorial.  I would love to see your results.