This tutorial was written by me on August 13, 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.

Animation shop (optional)

PTU Kit:  I am using a gorgeous kit called "Sun Kissed" created by Hania's Design.  You can purchase the kit at PDF here. 

PTU Tube:  I am using Alex Prihodko's beautiful tube "Phoebe".  Please do not use this tube without a proper license.  You can purchase this beautiful tube at VM Artists here.

PTU Animation:  I am using Kiya Design's awesome animation 64 from pack 21.  You can purchase her awesome animations at her store here.  I am using the mng file for this tag.

Mask: I am using the mask included with the kit.

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 750x800 transparent image.  We will resize later.

Add a new layer and flood fill with white.

Open element 89, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 80%.  Move to the top right.

Open element 90, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 70%.  Move down and to the left.

Open element 81, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 40%, sharpen, and drop shadow.  Move to the bottom right of the mask.  

Open element 68, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 50%, sharpen, and drop shadow.  Move to the top right of the mask.

Open element 103, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 30%, sharpen, and drop shadow.  Move to the bottom right of the tree.

Open element 53, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 60%, sharpen, and drop shadow.  Move to the top right of the tree.

Open element 91, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 40%, sharpen, and drop shadow.  Move left about midway up the blue mask.

Open element 78, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 35%, sharpen, and drop shadow.  Move to the left over on the grass.

Open element 86, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 35%, sharpen, and drop shadow.  Move to the left over on the grass in front of the moped.

Open element 37, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 60%, sharpen, and drop shadow.  Move up to the top.

Open element 13, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 40%, sharpen, and drop shadow.  Move to the top right of element 37.

Open element 55, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 50%, mirror, sharpen, and drop shadow.  Move to the top of element 37.

Open element 13, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 40%, sharpen, and drop shadow.  Move to the bottom of element 37.

Open Wordart 2, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 60%, sharpen, and drop shadow.  Move to the top of the trees and slightly to the left.

Open element 29, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 40%, sharpen, and drop shadow.  Move to the bottom right of element 37 so it is on the green spray.

Open element 52, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 30%, sharpen, and drop shadow.  Move to the bottom right in front of the cooler.

Open element 24, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 25%, sharpen, and drop shadow.  Move to the bottom right in front right of the flip flops.

Open element 64, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 20%, sharpen, and drop shadow.  Move to the bottom left in front right of the flip flops.

Copy your tube.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 40%, sharpen and drop shadow.  Move her up and slightly to the left.  See my tag for reference.

Open element 67, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 30%, sharpen, and drop shadow.  Move to the bottom right of the tube.

Open element 49, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 30%, sharpen, and drop shadow.  Move to the bottom left of the tube.

Open element 41, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 30%, sharpen, and drop shadow.  Move to the bottom right of the ball.

Open element 48, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Drop shadow and move to the bottom right of the radio.

Open element 59, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 25%, sharpen, and drop shadow.  Move to the bottom left of the radio.

Open element 15, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 30%, sharpen, and drop shadow.  Move to the bottom left of the ball.

Open element 9, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 40%, mirror, sharpen, and drop shadow.  Move to the bottom right of the drink.

Open element 16, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 30%, sharpen, and drop shadow.  Move to the bottom right of the watermelon slice.

Open element 28, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 30%, sharpen, and drop shadow.  Move to the bottom of the cupcake.

Open element 76, copy and close the original.  Select the top layer and paste.  Resize 40%, sharpen, and drop shadow.  Move to the bottom left of the blue mask.

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 lose it if psp crashes.

Might want to grab a coffee :)

If you do not want to animate, hide the white background layer and export as png.

Open Kiya's animated 64 in animation shop.  

Go to animation, resize by 70%.

Back to psp.

We need to prepare our tag to take into animation shop.

Starting from the bottom, hold down your ctrl key and click all the layers up to and including the wordart layer.  Layer, new layer group.

ok we are now ready to start to animate.  

Select group 1 and go to edit, copy.

Back to animation shop.

Edit, paste as new animation or Ctrl + V.

There are 16 frames in Kiya's animation so we will need 16 frames for our tag.

Holding down the Shift + Ctrl tap the L on your keyboard 15 times.  We now have 16 frames.  It will show you how many frames you have in the bottom right corner of AS.

Go to edit, select all.

Back to Kiya's animation, select all, edit, copy.

Back to the base tag.  

Go to edit, paste into selected frames.  

The animation will be handing off your mouse pointer.  Move just under the large Summer in the wordart.

View your animation by going to view, animation.  If you are happy with placement continue to the next step.  If you do not like the animation placement, hit ctrl + Z on your keyboard to undo the last step then ctrl + E to paste into selected frames.

You can close Kiya's animation as we no long need it.  Do not save changes.

Back to psp.

Select the group 1 layer and click on the eyeball to hide the group.  Now we will only have the top of the tag visible.  Go to Edit, copy special, copy merged.

Back to animation shop.

Edit, paste as new animation or Ctrl + V.

Holding down the Shift + Ctrl tap the L on your keyboard 15 times.  We now have 16 frames.  It will show you how many frames you have in the bottom right corner of AS.

Go to edit, select all, edit, copy.

Back to the base tag.  

Go to edit, paste into selected frames.

I lined the the tubes shoulder with the lower SU of the wordart.

View your animation by going to view, animation.  If you are happy with placement continue to the next step.  If you do not like the animation placement, hit ctrl + Z on your keyboard to undo the last step then ctrl + E to paste into selected frames.

Go to file Save as, gif and click next and next until you hit finished.  I use the default settings.

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