This tutorial was created March 22, 2007.
©Copyright Ginny Hopping/Bunny's Attic.
please read my
* Terms of Use *

This tutorial was written using PSP10, but can be done in any version.
I have included lots of instructions and screen shots with the hope that anyone can do this tutorial if you are more advanced, feel free
to move ahead at your own pace. I hope you enjoy doing this tutorial and if you have any questions you can write me here ...
ginny hopping at comcast dot net.

This tutorial is my Dutch to English translation of "Dear Memories" by the talented Marian of Marian's PSP-Lessen.
I am delighted to have her permission to offer it here in English. Thank you, Marian!
These are the terms of use from Marion regarding the supplies for this tutorial...

* Important! Please read! * The scraptubes used in this tutorial are bought by me personally. You may use these scrap tubes for this tutorial, and for your personal use. You may not offer these tubes for sale, trade, sharing, your own tutorials, or commercial purposes. Read carefully the conditions and terms of the scrapdesigners, otherwise I have to stop writing scraptutorials!!! Thanks for your cooperation Marion.

~ You will need ~

Paint Shop Pro 10, a 30 day trial can be downloaded here.
Supplies for the tutorial here. The tubes used for this tutorial are by CAT, Patry, Ana Lou and several scraptubes.
Please respect the tubers wishes and do not change the file names or alter them in any way.
Have all the tubes open in PSP.
Optional filter ~ FM Tile Tools here. Install this in your plugins folder.
My dear friend, Diana tested the tut for me and her awesome results are displayed at the bottom of this page.
She has some great tutorials at her website, Westie Kids.

You can drag this pointer as you go to keep track of your place in the tutorial.
Drag script from Dynamic Drive

Let's get started ...

Step 1
Open a transparent image 640 x 480 pixels and name it dearmemories.psp. This will be our working image.
Selections/Select All.

Step 2
Open "Achtergrond.psp", Edit/Copy, go back to your working image Edit/Paste into Selection.
Selections/Select None. Please keep the "Achtergrond" file in PSP, we will need it again at the end of the tut.
You may close out all the other tubes as we finish using them.

Step 3
Open now "Overlay.psp", Edit/Copy, go back to your working image Edit/Paste as new Layer.
Effects/Plugins/FM Tile Tools/Blend Emboss at the default settings.
If you are not using FM Tile Tools go to Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance.

Step 4
Open "cadre dentelle 2", Edit/Copy, go back to your working image Edit/Paste as New Layer.
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow ..
H 2 and V 2
Opacity 50
Blur 10
Color Black

Step 5
Open tube "PatryMists_06_Beauty_13", Image/Resize 70%. Edit/Copy, go back to your working image Edit/Paste as New Layer.
In the layer palette pull this layer below the lace frame layer and move it to the left like below ..

Step 6
In the layer palette activate the lace frame layer.
Open "Lace.psp". Edit/Copy, go back to your working image Edit/Paste as New Layer.
Move the lace over to the left so it's centered between the edge of the canvas and the lace frame.
You can move the lace by clicking on the Mover Tool first then hitting the left arrow key on your keyboard until it's in place.

Step 7
Open "Kat_0516". Image/Resize to 50%. Edit/Copy, go back to your working image Edit/Paste as New Layer.
Move the rose so it's sitting at the bottom corner of the image.
Effects/Plugins/FM Tile tools/ Blend emboss.
If you aren't using FM Tile Tools go to Adjust/Sharpness/Unsharp Mask Radius 2, Strength 64, Clipping 4.

Step 8
Open "Rope.psp". Edit/Copy, go back to your working image Edit/Paste as New Layer.
Adjust/Sharpness/Unsharp Mask using same settings as the previous step.
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow ..
H 1 and V 1
Opacity 30
Blur 1
Color Black

Step 9
Open "Binder.psp". Edit/Copy, go back to your working image Edit/Paste as New Layer.
Adjust/Sharpness/Unsharp Mask using same settings as the previous step.
Move this to the top so it's sitting in the middle of the lace strip and right at the top edge.
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow ..
H 1 and V 1
Opacity 80
Blur 2
Color Black

Step 10
Open "medaillon.psp". Edit/Copy, go back to your working image Edit/Paste as New Layer.
Adjust/Sharpness/Unsharp Mask using same settings as the previous step.
Move this tube so it's hanging from the binder.
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow ..
H 1 and V 1
Opacity 80
Blur 1
Color Black

Step 11
Open tube "scraptube21_joluvsdogs". Edit/Copy, go back to your working image Edit/Paste as New Layer.
Move this tube to the bottom left side of the image.
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow ..
H 1 and V 1
Opacity 80
Blur 1
Color Black
Repeat with H -1 and V -1.

Step 12
Open "pin.psp". Edit/Copy, go back to your working image Edit/Paste as New Layer.
Move the tube so it's on the lace frame like below.
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow ..
H 1 and V 1
Opacity 80
Blur 1
Color Black

Step 13
Open "Bow.psp".
Edit/Copy, go back to your working image Edit/Paste as New Layer.
Place the bow in the chain.
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow ..
H 1 and V 1
Opacity 80
Blur 1
Color Black

We are getting ready to merge the layers and add the gold bead border so you might want to save a copy of the tag with the layers intact for later use.

Step 14
Image/Add Borders 2 pixels, symmetric, color black.
Select the black border with your Magic Wand, Tolerance and Feather 0 and Anti-Alias off.
In your layer palette change the foreground color to pattern and locate your gold beads pattern. Use the pattern at Angle 0 and Scale 100.
Flood fill the selection with the gold beads. Keep the selection active.
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow ..
H 1 and V 1
Opacity 80
Blur 2
Color Black
Repeat with H -2 and V -2.
Selections/Select None.

Step 15
Image/Add Borders, 20 pixels, symmetric, black.
Select with the Magic Wand.
In your layer palette change the pattern to "Achtergrond.psp", Angle 0 and Scale 50.
Flood fill the selection.
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow ..
H -1 and V -1
Opacity 80
Blur 2
Color Black
Repeat with H 1 and V 1.
Selections/Select None.

Step 16
Image/Add Borders 2 pixels, symmetric, color black.
Select the black border with your Magic Wand, Tolerance and Feather 0 and Anti-Alias off.
In your layer palette change the foreground color to pattern and locate your gold beads pattern. Use it at Angle 0 and scale 100.
Flood fill the selection with the gold beads.
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow ..
H 1 and V 1
Opacity 80
Blur 2
Color Black
Repeat with H -1 and V -1.
Selections/Select None.
Now add your name, either on the tags hanging from the pin or some where on the tag.
That's it, your "Dear Memories" tag is done!
Here is Diana's tag!

This lesson was written by Marion in January 2007, you use this tutorial for your tag,
but do not copy or upload to any site without my authorization.
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English translation of "Dear Memories" March 22, 2007 © Ginny Hopping/Bunny's Attic