This tutorial was written by me on May 9, 2021. 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 PS.

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 Adobe Photoshop 2021 but this tutorial should work with any version.

You can download the 7 day trial of PS here.

PTU Tube:  I am using Barbara Jensen's beautiful new layered tube "Bedside Manners" from package 125.  Please do not use this tube without a proper license. 

You can purchase this beauty at Barbara's store here.  Note:  Barbara allows recoloring of the layers as long as you know how to colorize.  I colorized her eyes red.

PTU Kit:  I am using a gorgeous kit called "Fire and Brimstone" created by Pink Paradox Productions.  This kit is available for purchase at Barbara's store here.

PTU Animation:  I am using Kiya Designs awesome animation 316 from pack 103.  You can purchase her awesome animations at Barbara Jensen's store here.

Mask: 90 by Vivienne's Paintbox. Thank you for your awesome masks.  You can download it from her blog here. I am using the png version for this tutorial.  

Please see Rene's How-to for PS here.  

Font of choice for your name. 

Plug in: None

Drop shadow of choice.

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

To open an image, I click on the element or paper in the file folder and drag it into PS.

To transfer an element or paper in PS to my tag, I left click and drag it into my working canvas.  

The other way is to left click and drag the element from the folder right onto your tag. 

Either way you will get the same results :).  I will be using the both method for this tutorial.

For resizing and rotating I use the Ctrl+T command.

To mirror or Flip go to Edit, Transform, Flip Horizontal (mirror) or Flip vertical (Flip).

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

Let's get started.

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

Go to layers, New fill layer, solid color.  When the pop up window appears type in FFFFFF and click ok.

Drag Vivienne's mask into the tag.  Resize 39% and flip.

Drag paper 38 into the tag.  Click the check mark.

Standing on the paper layer, right click the layer and select create a clipping mask.

Drag element 20 into the tag. Resize 70% and move to the top left of the mask.

Drag element 187 into the tag. Resize 64%, mirror and move to the top right of the mask.

Drag element 61 into the tag. Resize 53.39% and move to the top right of the stamp.

Drag element 150 into the tag. Resize 66.79%, mirror and move to the left of the mask.

Drag element 59 into the tag. Resize 11.66% and move to the top left of the mask over the skull.

Drag element 130 into the tag. Resize 39.27% and move to the top left of the fire planet.

Drag element 125 into the tag. Resize 50% and move to the top left of the gate.

Drag element 135 into the tag. Resize 49.58% and move to the bottom left of the building.

Drag element 184 into the tag. Resize 67.88% and move to the over the gate and building.

Drag element 135 into the tag. Resize 49.58%, mirror and move to the bottom right of the tree.

Drag element 177 into the tag. Resize 39.05% and move to the right of the tree.

Drag element 123 into the tag. Resize 33.73% and move over the strange plant.

Drag element 19 into the tag. Resize 38.60% and move to the bottom of the tree and strange plant.

Drag element 146 into the tag. Resize 45.06% and move to the bottom right of element 19.

Drag element 136 into the tag. Resize 38.32% and move to the bottom of the fire and skulls.

Drag frame 17 into the tag.  Resize 51.93% and move to the lower left of the gate.

Select the layer under the frame.  Drag paper 16 into the tag.  Resize 34.65 and move under the frame.

Select the magic lasso tool and go around the inside of the frame to make a selection.  Select>modify>expand by 3.

Select the paper layer.  Go to Layers>Layer mask>Reveal selection.

Still on the paper layer.  

Drag element 154 into the tag.  Resize 66.22 and move into the frame.  Holding down the Alt key, select the mask thumbnail on the paper layer.  Still holding down the Alt key, drag the mask thumbnail onto the dripping blood layer.

Drag element 151 into the tag.  Click the check mark and move into the frame.  Holding down the Alt key, select the mask thumbnail on the dripping blood layer.  Still holding down the Alt key, drag the mask thumbnail onto the flame layer.

Drag frame 2 into the tag.  Resize 61.64%, mirror and move over frame 17.

Drag element 186 into the tag.  Resize 42.23% and move to the right of the frame.

Drag element 33 into the tag.  Resize 61% and move to the right of the frame.

Drag element 11 into the tag.  Resize 22.60% and move over the web.

Drag element 27 into the tag.  Resize 22.77%, mirror and move to the bottom right of the frame.

Drag element 29 into the tag.  Resize 19.80% and move to the bottom of the skull.

Drag element 157 into the tag.  Resize 52.26% and move to the bottom right of the frame.

Drag element 40 into the tag.  Resize 43.88% and move to the bottom right of the flower urn.

Drag element 60 into the tag.  Resize 31.16% and move to the bottom left of the frame.

Drag element 168 into the tag.  Resize 26.42% and move to the bottom left of the mirror.

Drag element 166 into the tag.  Resize 34% and move to the bottom of the fire leaves.

Drag element 21 into the tag.  Resize 44.84% and move to the bottom left of the mask.

Drag element 119 into the tag.  Resize 15.63% and move to the right side of the mirror.

Drag element 38 into the tag.  Resize 9.49% and move to the bottom left of the mirror.

Drag element 51 into the tag.  Resize 11.85% and move to the bottom right of the blood bowl.

Drag element 60 into the tag.  Resize 31.16% and move to the bottom left of the frame.

Drag element 44 into the tag.  Resize 7.75% and move to the bottom of the heart vase.

Drag element 55 into the tag.  Resize 10.30% and move to the bottom left of the flower urn.

Drag element 149 into the tag.  Resize 51.37% and move to the bottom right of the mask.  See my example for placement.

Drag element 183 into the tag.  Resize 26.78% and move to the center of the ring of fire.

Select the layers you would like to use on your tube by clicking on the eyeball to make the layers visible.  

Click on the eyeball of a visible layer to hide it.  Holding down the Ctrl key, Select each visible layer. 

Once all layers are selected hit Ctrl+G on your keyboard to group the layer.  Select your move tool and select group 1.  

Drag this into your tag.  You can close the original and do not save the changes.  

Standing on group 1 in the layer pallet, right click and convert to smart object.  Your group layers are now one single layer.  

Hit Ctrl+T on the keyboard and click on the link between the H & W.  Resize 60% and move to the middle of the frame.  See mine for placement.

Drag element 50 into the tag. Resize 46.20% and move to the bottom left of the tube.

Drag element 147 into the tag.  Resize 27.03% and move to the bottom right of the cake.

Drag element 39 into the tag.  Resize 37.69% and move to the bottom of the fire bottle.

Drag element 32 into the tag.  Resize 41% and move to the bottom of the mushrooms.

Drag element 58 into the tag.  Resize 37.23% and move to the bottom left of the cake.

Drag element 52 into the tag.  Resize 32% and move to the bottom right of the fire globe.

Drag element 42 into the tag.  Resize 32% and move to the bottom left of the fire globe.

Drag element 45 into the tag.  Resize 7% and move to the bottom right of the glass.

Drag element 22 into the tag.  Resize 43.22% and move to the bottom of the mask.

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

Crop away any extra space.  

Image, Image Size and resize 650 on the longest side.  See my settings below.

Oh almost forgot we need to drop shadow all of our elements.

Select the element on the bottom of your tag in the layer pallet and double click it.

A layer style window will pop up.  Click on Drop shadow. and use the following settings.

Now right click on the layer you just applied the drop shadow.  Click copy layer style.

Now click on the layer above and hold down the shift key, click on the layer under the paper layer.  Right click and paste layer style.    

Now click on the layer above the paper layer and hold down the shift key, click on the top layer.  Right click and paste layer style.    Drop shadow complete :)

Add your copyright and name.

If you do not want to animate.  Hide the white background layer Save your tag and export as png.

Might want to grab a coffee :)

Select the tube layer.  Right click and duplicate.  On the duplicate, right click and clear layer style.  Go to Filter, Blur, Gaussian blur set to 3 and click ok.  

Open Kiya Designs psd file in PS.  You will notice that there is 25 layers in this animation and it does not have the group layer.  

We need to group all the layers.  Starting from layer 25, hold down your shift key and select layer 1.  This will select all the layers.  

Next we need to group these layers.  Go to Layers, Group layers or Ctrl+G on the keyboard.  You will see group 1 folder at the top. Make sure Group 1 is selected.

Select the layer you would like the animation to be placed.  I selected the layer under the paper layer of the frame.

Back to the animation.  Click on Group 1 and drag it into your tag.  Ctrl+T and resize 40%.  Move to a spot you like best.  I moved it to the middle outside of the frame.  I applied the same drop shadow as the other elements to the group.

Close the original animation and don't save changes.

Click on the little white arrow beside Group 1 to expand it.  Click on the eyeball of each layer to hide it but leave frame layer 1 visible.  Click on the arrow beside group one to hide it as we do not want to accidentally make any changes.

Make sure the Timeline is open on the bottom of PS.  I you do not see a row that has Timeline on the bottom, go to Windows, Timeline.

In the center of the Timeline viewer you will see a drop down box.  On the drop down select Create Frame Animations.

Next is animating.

Click on the little icon (four lines) at the right end of the animation screen then select make frames from layers.

You are going to see a big mess in the Timeline viewer but we are going to fix this.

Click on the first frame and click on the trash can in the animation window.  Repeat this until you reach the first frame of the animation.  

Now you should be at the first frame of the animation.  Click on frame 26 and hit the trash can.  Repeat for all the remaining frames.  You should be left with 25 frames in the animation window.  This is the amount of frames for our animation.

This next step is very important.  Any changes you do from here you must be on frame 1 in the animation window. It will be highlighted in white.

Go to the bottom of your tag in the layers pallet.  Make sure you have animation frame 1 selected.

Click on the eyeball beside each layer to make it visible.  For the white base layer you may have to click on it a couple of times to make it visible in all the animation frames.  It's a Photoshop thing.  Do not touch the group layer.

Next, I want to slow down the animation.  With the first frame selected in the animation window, hold down the shift key and click on frame 25.  This will select all the frames.

Next, click on the little black arrow beside the 0 sec as we want to change the speed.  A pop up window will appear.  

I selected 0.2 Sec.  Now click on the play button to view the animation.  Click on it again to stop it.

Click frame 1 again so we don't accidentally make any changes.

Now to save our tag as a gif.

Go to File>Export>Save for Web(Legacy).

A new pop up window will appear.  Change the settings to my screen shot below.  Click on the image to enlarge it if needed.  Click save.  My screen shot will look different but the settings are the same for animating.

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