PTU- Celebrate Spring

Original Post Date- 3/27/13, 1:56 PM Central Standard Time

*The kit I used for this tutorial is no longer available for purchase.
Also, the template I used for this tutorial is no longer available for download.
-Magik 5/24/2021





This tutorial is borne from my own manipulated lil' mind. 
Any similarity to any other tutorial(s) is purely coincidental.
This tutorial was written for those who have a working 
knowledge of PSP and was written using PSP X2, 
tho' any version should work.

Supplies Needed: 
Scrapkit: I'm using a PTU kit from Tasha's Playground 

named Spring Dreams.
*This kit is no longer available for purchase.

Tube: I'm using the artwork of Misticheskaya.
You can find more of this artwork at Pics For Design.
Do NOT use this artwork unless you have a license to do so 
& have purchased the tube.

Template: TTzCelebrateSpringTemp2013
from Twyzted's Playroom. 
*Unfortunately, this template is 

no longer hosted on Twyzted's 4-shared.

Filters: Xero- Improver
Xero- Radiance
Eye Candy 4000- Gradient Glow 

Font: Spring Garden

Drop shadows: 2 2 30 2, black.
8 10 30 4, black- for the butterflies

Save your progress often.  

Let's do this!  

Open up the template. 

Duplicate it & close original. 
Delete the credit layer at the top.
Working from the bottom layer of the template, up:

Raster 6- Select all- float. Defloat- Invert. 
Delete this layer & paste paper4, resized 80%.
Hit delete & select none. 

Crop to canvas.
Drop shadow.

Raster 2- Select all- float. Defloat- Invert. 
Delete this layer & paste paper11, resized 80%.
Hit delete & select none. 

Raster 4- select all- float. Defloat- Invert.
Delete this layer & paste paper1, resized 60%. 
Hit delete & select none. 

Skip the drop shadow & frame layers.

Copy of Raster 4- Select all- float. Defloat- Invert.
Delete this layer & paste paper7, resized 60%. 
Hit delete & select none.
Skip the drop shadow & frame layers.

Raster 3- Select all- float. Defloat- Invert.
Delete this layer & paste paper8, resized 50%.
Hit delete. 

Select none. 

Skip the drop shadow & frame layers.

Merge Copy of Raster 5 down onto Raster 5.
Then, select all- float. Defloat- Invert.
Delete this layer & paste paper5, resized 70%.
Hit delete. Select none. 

Crop to canvas. 

Drop shadow.

Raster 7- Select all- float. Defloat- Invert.
Delete this layer & paste paper10, resized 80%.
Hit delete. Select none. 
Crop to canvas. 

Drop shadow.

Skip the next 2 layers.

Word art- Use your manual color correction tool
to change to a colour of choice.

Add a bevel:

Then add a gradient glow in a pale pastel colour:

Finally add a drop shadow.

Next add your main tube. 

Resize as needed.
Apply Xero Improver at these settings (click portrait) 
to soften the tube a bit:

Then apply Xero- Radiance at these settings:

Add a drop shadow.

Next we'll add some elements.
For each one I added, I sharpened & added 
a drop shadow to, unless specified otherwise.

tree- Paste this into your canvas 
below your tube in layers palette.
Resize 80% & position slightly off to the right.

kite- add this above your tree in layers.
Resize 47%.

 Do not sharpen. 
Place near the top right.

branch2- 65%. Mirror. 
Place on the left of the tag, 
above the tube in your layers palette.
Then on your tube layer- Select all- float. Defloat.
on the branch layer, hit delete & select none.

flower patch- 50%. 
Place in front of your tube, to the right.

cloud2- 45%. 

Place on the top left.

cloud1- 50%. 

Place slightly over cloud2.
No drop shadow on this cloud.

dandelions- 40%.
 Place to the right of the flower patch.
Do not sharpen.

buttons- 55%. 

Rotate 5 left.
Place on the top of the square frame of the template.

basket- 50%. 

Place on the right.

birdhouse- 37%. 

Place 'on' the tree.

ribbon1- 50%. 

Place on the left.

bow1- 45%.
Place over the top of the left circle.

bunny- 40%. 
Place in front of your tube, off to the left.

butterflies2- 60%.
Place on the left.
Drop shadow- 8 10 30 4, black

Add any other elements, if you prefer at this time.

Now, crop/ resize your tag to your own preferences.

Then, add your proper copyrights & watermarks.

Next add your name.
Then add some noise-
Gaussian/ Monochrome/ 30
Then add a gradient glow:

And a drop shadow.

Finally, delete the white background, 
merge visible, save as a PNG & enjoy. 

Here's one I made for Twyzted:

I hope you enjoy trying this tutorial.
I'd love to see any of your results. 

*hugz*

*Originally re-posted Nov 5th 2019 at http://himaddicts.spruz.com/
**Edited & updated by Magik on 24 May, 2021