PTU- When Love Starts To Die

I'd written this tutorial shortly after I'd made the kits.
I'd seen the artwork from Alex Prihodko
& saw how beautifully she'd go with the kit.  

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 my PTU kit
W.L.S.T.D (When Love Starts To Die)
You can find this ONLY in my shop 
in the HIM-Spired kit category.

Tube: I'm using the beautiful artwork of Alex Prihodko.
You can find this & more stunning artwork at PicsForDesign.
Do NOT use any artwork unless you have a license to do so
& have purchased or obtained the tube legally.

Template: Template0029 from me.
Instead of making you chase down the blog post for it,
you can use this handy- dandy download here:
Template029

Mask: of choice

Filters: Xero- Porcelain
Eye Candy 5- Nature: Fire
Eye Candy 4000- Gradient Glow

Font: Aphrodite Text

Drop shadow: 4 2 50 4, black.

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:

Paste paper 20 above the bkgrd base layer.
Apply mask of choice & merge group.

long rec.- Select all- float. Defloat- Invert.
Delete this layer & paste paper 7, resized 80%.
Hit delete & select none. 

Drop shadow.

middle square- Select all- float. Defloat- Invert.
Delete this layer & paste paper 3, resized 60%.
Hit delete & select none.

left square- select all- float. Defloat- Invert.
Delete this layer & paste paper 6, resized 70%.
Hit delete & select none.

mid- L. circle- Select all- float. Defloat- Invert.
Delete this layer & paste paper 1, resized 80%.
Hit delete & select none. 

Drop shadow.

lower R. circle- Select all- float. Defloat- Invert.
Delete this layer & paste paper 12, resized 80%.
Hit delete. Select none. 

Drop shadow.

lower L. circle- Select all- float. Defloat- Invert.
Delete this layer & paste paper 17, resized 80%.
Hit delete. Select none. 

Drop shadow.

Customize the word art & word art background
layers to your own preferences.
Move the word art up & to the left on tag.

Next add your main tube. 

Resize as needed.
Position on the left of the tag.
Apply Xero- Porcelain at these settings:

Add a drop shadow.

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

cellphone- 80% Rotate 15 right. 

Sharpen.
Position on the right.
Move below your tube in layers palette.

roses- 80%
Position with the cellphone.

plushie- 55%. Mirror.
Place by your tube, on the left.

charm- 45%.
Place on the upper left.

candles- 40%. Place on the right.
Add your drop shadow.

Then with your selection tool,
draw around the top part of the wicks
like my example:

Now add some flames with Eye Candy 5- Nature: Fire
at these settings (Small, candle):

Then select none.

skull bow- 50%. Sharpen.
Place in the top right.

capsules- 35%.
Place with the plushie.

inkwell- 50%.
Position in the bottom center.

quill pen- 60%.
Place with the inkwell.

rose- 30%. Sharpen.
Place on the left of the candles.

bottle- 47%.
Place on the left of the plushie.

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. 

Next, add a bevel:

Then add a gradient glow:

And a drop shadow.

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

I hope you had fun trying this tutorial.
I'd love to see your results. 

*hugz*

*Originally re-posted Nov 5th 2019 at http://himaddicts.spruz.com/
**Edited & updated by Magik on 26 May, 2021