Autumn Sweater

Art by PinUp Toons

If You Dare

Art by Alehandra Vanhek, scrap kit from Bibi's Collection

Feeling Witchy

Art ©Barbara Jensen, scrap elements from CDO-Halloween-Collab-2013

Breast Cancer Awareness

Art by © Zindy S.D. Nielsen

Mabon

Art by Ida Larsen and the CDO Autumn-CollabKit-2012

Lily Munster

Art ©Amy Matthews with the CDO-HalloweenCollab-13 scrap kit

Autumn Fae

Maxine Gadd art, available at CDO and a scrap kit by Hungry Hill

Trouble

Art by PinUp Toons,, and scrap elements from Bibi's Collection using a template from Millie's PSP Madness

Angel Kisses

 

Tube by Zindy S. D. Nielson and scrap kit from WD Designz

Salome

Salome tube by Angelica S and Ali Baba scrap kit by Angelica S also.  Both are avaiable at SATC.

Dark Romance

Art by Ed Mironiuk and Dark Secrets scrap kit by Devilish Dezines

Beyond the Stars

Art by Ted Hammond background variation of Be Faithful tutorial.

Gothic Romance

Art by Kurama Phoenix, scrap kit by Helly

Princess

Art by Barbara Jensen and tutorial by Tyleress

Blind Love

Art by Enys Guerrero, Blind Love tutorial.

Wicked Witch

Art by Ed Mironiuk and scrap kit by Bibi's Collection

Summer Fae

Art by Maxine Gadd, the link in her name is the only one available for her, but it's somewhat dead, so her tubes can be purchased at CDO.  The scrap kit is Pear IceCream by Chichi Designz.  I love the colors on this kit.

I'll Wait for You

Art by Wassim Jelassi using the Jancye tutorial

Lost Soul

Art by Screaming Demons. Sadly for us he's left the PSP world, so his tubes aren't available for purchase anymore, though his art work is.   The Scrap kit is Pendragon by Devilish Dezines, available for purchase at SATC.

Pieces of Eight

Darling pirate cat by Melissa Dawn. Scrap kit by Bibis Collection. No tutorial used.

First Kiss

Art by Zindy S.D. Nielsen

Reflections

Art by Anna Marine and scrap kit by Crazy Carita.

The Witching Hour

Art by Rebecca Sinz, elvenstarart.com  based on the Jessy tutorial

Angels Among Us

New tag with art by Suzanne Woolcott .This was made with the Angels Among Us scrak kit by Mrs.W., of Mouse-Clicks 

Little Waterlily

The art is by Jasmine Becket-Griffith and based on the Divine tutorial.

Arianrhod

One more with art from Maxine Gadd, and scrap kit by Abstract Creations, available at CDO

 

Beach Surprise

New tag today using art from PinUp Toons, with the Beary Hot Summer scrap kit by Mrs.W., Mouse-Clicks,   Thank you for taking a look.

Watermelon Summer

The art is Caron Vinson and the scrap kit is Watermelon Summer by CandyCats

Beach Babies

This is made entirely from the Beary Hot Summer scrap kit by Mrs.W. at Mouse-Clicks

Ride the Waves

New CT tag with art by Cuddly Rigor Mortis, and the new, It's Summer scrap kit by Mrs.W. at Mouse-Clicks

Basic Scrap Kit Tag Tutorial

This tag was made entirely from a Kittz Kreationz FTU Scrap Kit

I've never written a tutorial, and I don't know that I ever will again. But I've been asked about my scrap kit tags and I thought it might be easiest to just post it here.
There are some amazing scrap kit tutorial writers out there, and I don't begin to compare to those tutorial writers. My method is just simple, so if you're looking for simple, this might help a bit.

All you need is a basic working knowledge of PSP, a tube, a scrap kit and a mask.

 Open a transparent image 650x500. I like to flood fill it with white so I can see how the image looks against a background, but I always close out the white layer before I merge any other layers in case I want to keep the image transparent.

 Select the tube you want to work with and a complimentary scrap kit. I normally use PTU tubes and kits, but there are some great FTU tubes and kits as well, you just need to do a bit of hunting online and be sure that you're following the T.O.U. of the artists and creators.

 It's a good idea to have some sort of background to build the tag on. There are several ways to do this, but for a basic scrap tag you may either select a paper from the scrap kit , add a raster layer above the white test background, select all and paste into selection, or add a raster layer and flood fill with a complimentary color.

Apply your mask to the paper layer (or colored layer) and you have build a basic foundation for your tag. At this point you may want to add a texture to your background layer, or if it's a textured paper I often like to apply FM Tile Tools Blend Emboss to enhance the texture.

 Now add the tube so you'll have the main image to build the tag around. Resize the image if necessary to a size you're comfortable working with.

 I usually have the scrapkit elements open in my browser menu so I can pick the elements I want to add to the tag as I go along.

 I hate to waste a good frame, so if there is a frame I especially like in the scrap kit, and if there is a close up included with your tube, its fun to play with using the frame as one of the scrap elements. This is also a chance to use another paper from the kit as a background within the frame.

To prepare the frame to be used as an element, select the interior of the frame with your magic wand tool, go to selections, modify, then expand by 3 or 4 pixels, add a new raster layer and paste the 2nd paper into selection. If the paper has a pattern or if it looks wrong to you after pasting it into the smaller area, resize the paper by 50-60%, sharpen and then paste into selection. Move the selection layer down below the frame layer.

 Just remember, anything you do can always be undone and the part that is the most fun when it comes to scrap kit tags is playing with the elements.

 Once you like the look of the paper (or you can even just flood fill the selection with a complimentary color) resize your close up image and copy and paste it between the frame and the frame background. Resize it to fit the frame and use an un-sharpen mask (I often use a setting of Radius: 5, Strength 20, Clipping: 5 with Luminance un-checked).

 This is your chance to play with the close up image. You can mirror it in the frame, reduce the opacity, add a drop shadow, change to a black and white image (which you can do by selecting adjust, color and saturation, colorize and change both Hue and Saturation to 0). Not all artists allow you to colorize their images, so be sure and check the T.O.U. for the tube artist you're using.

 When you like the way the framed image looks close off all layers except those of the frame, frame background and framed image then merge visible. That will allow you to use the framed image as an element and give you two less layers to worry about.

 I normally resize the elements to a workable size before I paste them as a layer, but don't go too small. You can always resize to a smaller size once the element is in the tag, but it's more difficult to size things up. After resizing don't forget to sharpen, or apply an unsharpen mask to the element.

 Now you get to be creative. Select elements that you think will compliment your image and re-size and place them anywhere you'd like them on your tag. If you place something you're not sure you like, just close off that layer and keep going. You may decide to use that layer in your final tag or not, but it's all up to you.

 If you have a tube that's cut off at the waist or mid leg, and you don't want to put the image in a frame, you can use elements to cover the cut off part of the tube so it doesn't have that 'attacked by a slasher' look. Softer elements such as leaves, ribbons, flowers and mists are very good for this.

 In a scrap kit tag, arranging the elements, applying filter effects and textures that you like is what makes the tag your individual creation.

 Once you're happy with what you've done, delete any layers you closed out because you didn't like them, and either merge all flatten and save as a .jpg or delete the white background layer, merge visible and save as a .png for a transparent background.

 Resize your image to the size you'd like your tag to be. Don't forget to use the un-sharpen mask after resizing to keep your image clear. Then add your credits. If you add the credits prior to resizing you run the risk of the credits becoming unclear during the resizing process.

 *Just a note to keep in mind, after you rotate an image you may need to sharpen it again. Sometimes the rotation leaves the image fuzzy.

 That's it folks.

Flowers and Wine

Art by Screaming Demons, Sadly for us Screaming Demons has left the PSP tube world. I did manage to buy up all the tubes I could before he left though. The scrap kit is by Angelica S.-Digital Art.

Lost Paradise

Art by Gaetano Di Falco, inspired by Blind Love tutorial.

Rainy Days

Made with the Rainy Days scrap kit by Mrs.W., from MouseClicks

Flower Showers

This one is made entirely with the Rainy Days scrap kit by Mrs.W. from MouseClicks

Broken

Art by Zindy S.D. Nielsen, Back to Black scrap kit from Bibi's Collection

Blue Bayou

New tag with art by Myriadelle and the Blue Bayou scrap kit from Tiny Turtle Designs

Solitude

Art from Dark Yarrow Based on Trozos tutorial by ElMundo

Zoo Day

New tag using the Fun With Animals scrap kit by Mrs. W. available at MouseClicks

Hatbox Puppies

With art by Maryline Cazenave and the Fun With Animals scrap kit from MouseClicks

Magic in the Air

art by Zlata_M available at PicsForDesign.com with a scrap kit by Hania's Design available at Scraps and the City

War Pony

New tag with art by Sandi Baker, based on the Anya tutorial by Nocturnes PSP World.

Sweet Little Things

Art is by Angela Newman, available at The PSP Project and used under License# TPP01281. Scrap kit by Mrs.W's PTU scrapkit available at MouseClicks

Perky Goth, art by Caron Vinson, scrap kit available at MouseClicks

New tag tonight with the art of Caron Vinson, www.caronvinson.com, and the awesome PTU Dark Love scrap kit by Mrs.W, available at MouseClicks And there's a birthday sale all through the month of May!

Touched by Gold

Created with the wonderful art of Piombo A variation on the Pinuccia tutorial

Come To My Window

With the artwork of Anna Marine and a scrap kit by Devilish Designs

Using the beautiful artwork of Anna Marine, www.anna-marine.com