This tutorial was written by me on September 18, 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 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 CS5 but this tutorial should work with any version.

You can download the 7 day trial of PS here.

PTU Tube:  I am using a beautiful tube called "Witch's Elixir" created by Verymany.  Please do not use this tube without a proper license.  

You can purchase this tube at Verymany's store here. 

PTU Kit:  I am using a gorgeous matching kit called "Autumn Witch" created by Doodle by Design.  You can purchase the kit here.

PTU Animation:  I am using Rebel Dezigns animation 74 from package 25.  You can purchase her fun animation at CDO here.

Mask:  311 by Mizteeques. Thank you for your awesome masks.  You can download it from her blog here. I am using the jpg versions for this tutorial. 

Font of choice for your name.

Plug in: None

Drop shadow of choice.

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

Let's get started.

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.

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 both method for this tutorial.

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

File>new 800x800 px transparent image.  We will resize later.

Add a new layer and flood fill with white.

Drag paper of choice into your tag, I am using paper 19.  Holding down the shift key, pull the top left corner of the paper to the top left and pull the right corner down to the right until it fits the canvas.  Click the check mark.

Drag Mizteeque's mask into the tag, This is not going to fit but that is ok.  You will see little boxes in the the corners of the mask.  Holding down the shift key,  click on the top corner box and drag it to the upper left corner.  Repeat for the bottom right corner and drag to the bottom right.  Keep pulling up and down the mask until it fits the tag.  Once the mask fits the canvas click on the check mark in the upper right corner of the tool bar.  

Next.

In the layer pallet, You should have three layers, the top layer being the mask layer.  Click on layer three to select it (it should be highlighted in blue). Next, click on the channels tab next to the layers tab.  You will see 4 layers, RGB, Red Green Blue.  We only want to work with RGB layer.  Holding down the ctrl key, click on the RGB thumb nail in the layer pallet.  You will see marching ants around the mask.  This is good.

Next click back on the Layers tab.  Select layer two, the paper layer and go to Layer, Layer mask, Reveal selection.  You will notice the mask thumb nail next to the paper layer.  This is good :).  Select layer 3 and delete it as we no longer need it.

Drag element 155 into your tag.  Holding down the shift key, drag the top left corner up and the bottom right corner down until it slightly covers the mask.   Click the check mark. 

Drag element 32 into your tag.  Click the check mark. Move to the top left of the mask.

Drag element 63 into your tag.  Click the check mark. Move to the left of the moon.

Drag element 27 into your tag.  Click the link icon between the W and H and resize 30%.  Click the check mark. Move to the right of the moon.

Drag element 129 into your tag.  Click the link icon between the W and H and resize 35%.  Click the check mark. Move to the right of the stain glass.

Drag Frame 4 into your tag.  Click the check mark. Move to the top left of the mask.

Select the mask layer.

Drag paper 1 into your tag.  Click the link icon between the W and H and resize 25%.  Click the check mark. Move under the frame.

Select the frame layer, using your magic wand, click inside the frame.  Select, modify, expand by 3.

Select the paper layer.  Layers, Layer mask, reveal selection.

Drag the close up tube into the tag.  Click the link icon between the W and H and resize 60%.  Click the check mark. Move under the frame into a spot you like best.  Holding down the alt key, click on the mask icon in the paper layer.  Holding down the left mouse drag the mask into the closeup layer.  Change the blend mode to Luminosity and lower the opacity to 50%.

Select the frame layer.

Drag element 153 into your tag.  Click the check mark. Move to the bottom left of the frame.

Drag element 77 into your tag.  Click the check mark. Move to the left of the frame.

Drag element 33 into your tag.  Click the link icon between the W and H and resize 60%.  Click the check mark. Move into the web by the tube's lips.

Drag element 133 into your tag.  Click the link icon between the W and H and resize 40%.  Click the check mark. Move to the bottom of the frame.

Drag element 95 into your tag.  Click the link icon between the W and H and resize 10%.  Click the check mark. Move to the bottom left of the tree.

Drag element 11 into your tag.  Click the link icon between the W and H and resize 40%.  Click the check mark. Move to the left of the tree about midway.

Drag element 34 into your tag.  Click the link icon between the W and H and resize 30%.  Click the check mark. Move to the bottom center of the frame.

Drag element 15 into your tag.  Click the link icon between the W and H and resize 30%.  Click the check mark. Move to the bottom of the frame.

Drag element 101 into your tag.  Click the link icon between the W and H and resize 40%.  Click the check mark. Move to the bottom of the tree.

Drag element 30 into your tag.  Click the link icon between the W and H and resize 60%.  Click the check mark. Move to the bottom left of the frame.

Drag element 1 into your tag.  Click the link icon between the W and H and resize 15%.  Click the check mark. Move to the bottom right of the board.

Drag element 4 into your tag.  Click the link icon between the W and H and resize 20%.  Click the check mark. Move to the bottom left of the cauldron.

Drag element 5 into your tag.  Click the link icon between the W and H and resize 30%.  Click the check mark. Move to the bottom center of the cauldron.

Drag element 8 into your tag.  Click the check mark. Move to the right of the frame.

Drag element 2 into your tag.  Click the link icon between the W and H and resize 30%.  Click the check mark. Move to the bottom left of the cauldron.

Select the main tube.  click and drag it over to your tag.  Hit Ctrl + T.  In your tool bar. Click on the link between the Width and Height to lock them.  When we type in a number it will resize both the width and Height as the same time.  Type 35% in the Width and then click on the check mark at the end of the tool bar.  Move the tube to the bottom of the mask.  Duplicate the tube.  On the top layer go to Filter, blur, gaussian blur with a setting of 3 and click ok.  Change the blend mode to soft light.

Drag element 53 into your tag.  Click the link icon between the W and H and resize 35%.  Click the check mark. Move to the bottom of the tube.

Drag element 65 into your tag.  Click the link icon between the W and H and resize 10%.  Click the check mark. Move to the bottom of the pumpkin.

Drag element 51 into your tag.  Click the link icon between the W and H and resize 35%.  Click the check mark. Move to the bottom of the tube.

Drag element 58 into your tag.  Click the link icon between the W and H and resize 40%.  Click the check mark. Move to the bottom right of the pillow.

Drag element 57 into your tag.  Click the link icon between the W and H and resize 40%.  Click the check mark. Move to the bottom left of the pillow.

Drag element 66 into your tag.  Click the link icon between the W and H and resize 25%.  Click the check mark. Move to the bottom left of the crystal ball.

Drag element 55 into your tag.  Click the link icon between the W and H and resize 25%.  Click the check mark. Move to the bottom left of the crystal ball.

Drag element 49 into your tag.  Click the link icon between the W and H and resize 35%.  Click the check mark. Move to the bottom left of the pillow.

Drag element 69 into your tag.  Click the link icon between the W and H and resize 30%.  Click the check mark. Move to the bottom right of the plant.

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.  I actually do the drop shadow at the end :)

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, select the layer just under the paper layer.  Right click and paste layer styles.  

Select the frame layer hold down the shift key, select the main tube layer.  Right click and paste layer styles.  

Select the layer above the Gaussian blur tube, hold down the shift key, select the top layer.  Right click and paste layer styles. 

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 :)

Open Rebel Dezigns psd file in PS.  You will notice that there is 25 layers in this animation and it does not have the group layer.  That is ok as we are going to learn how to do this so it matches the animation layers of the tube.

We need to group all odd the layers.  Starting from layer 25, hold down your control key and select each odd layer so the next one will be 23 then 21 etc.  Once all the odd layers are selected (the layers will be highlighted in blue) we need to group them.  All odd layers selected? 

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 frame layer.

Back to the animation.  Click on Group 1 and drag it into your tag.  Ctrl+T and resize 60%.  Move to a spot you like best.  I moved it over the frame.

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.

Next make sure your animation viewer is open on the bottom of PS.  I you do not see a row that has Animation (Frames) on the bottom, go to Windows, Animation.

Next is animating.

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

When the pop up shows select  Make Frames from Layers

You are going to see a big mess in the animation window 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 14 and hit the trash can.  Repeat for all the remaining frames.  You should be left with 13 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 blue.

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 the eyeball 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, hold down the shift key and click on frame 13.  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 0.1 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, save for web device.

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.

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