This tutorial was written by me on June 3, 2024. 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 matching kit called "My Garden" created by Carita Creationz.  This kit contains 60 unique elements, 1 cluster and 15 papers.  Please note that the tube is not included. You can purchase the kit here.

PTU Tube:  I am using a beautiful tube called "Joyce" created by Vi Nina.  Please do not use this tube without a proper license.  

You can purchase this tube at Vi Nina Tubes store here. 

Mask:  Mask 24 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.

Font of choice for your name.

Plug in: None

Drop shadow of choice.  I am using Vertical 0, Horizontal 3, Opacity 65, Blur 10, color black.

I use Vivienne’s drop shadows quite a bit as I really like the look of her shadows.  Thank you for letting me use your settings for my tutorials.

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

An image can get blurred when you resize an element or tube in PSP.  I use unsharpen mask for each item.  Vivienne has wonderful tips and tricks on how to do this here.

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

Let’s get started.

Open a new 800x800 transparent image.  We will resize later.  Flood fill with white.

Remember to sharpen and drop shadow each image as you create the tag.

Mask_Vivienne_0092 – Resize 80% and move to the top left of the tag.  Select all, float, defloat.  Add a new raster layer.  Open paper of choice.  I am using paper 3.  Copy the paper, standing on the new raster layer, go to Edit, paste into selections.  Select none and delete Vivienne’s original mask layer.

Element 10 – Resize 40%, move to the upper right of the mask and drop shadow.

Element 8 – Resize 44%, move to the lower left of element 10 and drop shadow.

Element 17 – Resize 15%, move to the lower right of element 10 and drop shadow.

Element 11 – Resize 13%, move to the lower right of element 17 and drop shadow.

Element 12 – Resize 10%, move to the lower left of element 11 and drop shadow.

Element 53 – Resize 28%, move to the top right of element 8 and drop shadow.

Element 43 – Resize 10%, move to the bottom right of element 8 and drop shadow.

Element 4 – Resize 35%, move to the bottom of element 12 and drop shadow.  See my example placement.

Vi Nina’s tube - Resize 25%, move between element 4 and element 8.  Drop shadow.

Element 01 – Resize 10%, move to the bottom right of the tube and drop shadow.

Element 05 – Resize 27%, move to the bottom left of element 8 and drop shadow.

Element 02 – Resize 15%, move to the bottom right of element 8 and drop shadow.

Element 18 – Resize 15%, move to the bottom right of the tube and drop shadow.

Element 16 – Resize 10%, move to the bottom left of element 18 and drop shadow.

Element 37 – Resize 15%, move to the bottom left of the tube and drop shadow.

Element 21 – Resize 12%, move to the bottom right of element 02 and drop shadow.

Element 40 – Resize 10%, move to the bottom right of element 37 and drop shadow.

Element 30 – Resize 10%, move to the bottom right of element 21 and drop shadow.

Element 32 – Resize 5%, move to the bottom left of element 30 and drop shadow.

Element 28 – Resize 7%, move to the bottom right of element 30 and drop shadow.

Element 15 – Resize 12%, mirror and move to the bottom right of the pail.  Drop shadow.

Element 51 – Resize 15%, move to the bottom left of the pail and drop shadow.

Element 14 – Resize 10%, move to the bottom of element 51 and drop shadow.

Element 39 – Resize 5%, free rotate to the right 15 degrees. Move to right middle of element 10.  Duplicate, mirror and move to the top of element 8.  Drop shadow each layer.

Element 58 – Resize 10%, move to the bottom left of the lantern and drop shadow.

Add any other elements you would like on the tag.

Crop and resize your tag.  I resize mine to 650px on the width (if needed) as that is what fits my blog best.

Add your name and copyright.

Hide the white background and save as png.

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