Thank you for putting a link to this tutorial, whenever you display your version of that tag on a website, on a group or in a mail !

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You'll find some versions of that tag in my gallery here :

To make that tag, you'll need the filter :

- Mura's Meister / Copies.

and the material zip down below :

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"It is forbidden to suppress watermarks on the material provided, to alter, mist or rename the tubes in order to respect the work of the tubers

- The tube of Father christmas is by Thafs.

-The tube of the scenery is by Mina.

- The tube of the christmas crown is by Sihirperisicom.

-The tube of the holly crown is by Mucki.

- The embroidered frame is by VYP adele.

- The other elements are from the net.

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Preparation

To be on the safe side, duplicate your tubes and images in your Psp :
- Window / Duplicate
- Close the originals and work with the copies !

- Place the selections in the selection folder of your PSP file.

- Place the gold tile in the pattern folder of your PSP files.

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Click here to print the tutorial.l

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You can use my arrow to follow your work
Click on it and drag it all along the tutorial !

 

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Tutorial made with PSP 2018.

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1 - Open a new transparent image of 950 by 700 pixels.

2- Selections / Select none.

3- Open the tile "Carreaux" or a tile of your choice, in your PSP and copy it.

4- Paste INTO THE SELECTION of your transparent image.

- Selections / Select none.

- Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen, if necessary.

5- ADD A NEW RASTER LAYER.

6- Selections / Load, save a selection / Load the Selection from Disk / Choose "Fairymist_Noel2018 1"

and set as below :

7- Flood fill that selection, on your new layer, with the colour of your choice (white for me).

- Selections / Select none.

8- Open the tube "sihirperisicom-freme-noel-png-2 (9)" or a Christmas frame of your choice, in your PSP and copy it.

9- Paste it as a new layer.

10 - I have placed the tube as follows :

- Effects / Image Effects / Offset as below :

- My frame is now in the center of my lace circle.

11- With your magic wand, set as below, click inside your frame.

12- Selections / Modify / Expand by 18 pixels (that works for the frame I have chosen!).

13- Open the tube "Mina@.natale01.23.11.15"or a tube of your choice, in your PSP and copy it.

14- Paste it as a new layer.

- Place the most interesting part of the image in the center of the frame (without touching the selection !).

15- Selections / Invert.

- Hit the delete key of your keyboard to delete the parts of that tube that we don't want !

16- Selections / Select none.

17- Layers / Arrange / Move down.

- The image is now just underneath your frame.

18- With my erase tool, I had to erase a little bit of image on the right of my frame.

19- Effects / 3d effects / Drop shadow of your choice if your frame needs it !

(Mine has already got a shadow).

20- Open, in your PSP, the new frame "Xmas_scrap_Mucki" or a similar frame and copy it.

21- Paste it as a new layer.

- Place it, like me, all around your first frame.

22- In your layers palette, activate the layer on top of the pile.

- ADD A NEW RASTER LAYER.

23- Selections / Load, save a selection / Load the Selection from Disk / Choose "Fairymist_Noel2018 2"

and set as on point 6.

24- Open, in your PSP, tile "tuile pois" or a fancy patterned tile that matches your first tile.

25- In your Materials palette, click on the tag Pattern of your Foreground and look for your new tile :

26- With your flood fill tool, flood fill your selection with your foreground pattern.

- Keep selection !

27- Open, in your PSP, the tube "misted_pere_noel_sac_jouets_tubed_by_thafs" or a tube of your choice and copy it.

28- Paste it as a new layer on to your tag.

- I have resized that tube at 75%.

- Place it like me, (without touching the selection !) or to your liking.

29- Selections / Invert.

- Hit the delete key of your keyboard

to delete that parts of that tube that touch the vertical band.

30- Selections / Select none.

31- Layers / Duplicate.

- That duplication allowed my tube to show off better.

32- Open, in your PSP, the tube "Yoka-TEXT-TIS-The_SEason-091216"or a tube of your choice and copy it.

33- Paste it as a new layer on to your tag.

- I have resized that tube at 50%.

- Place it on the vertical band like me or to your liking.

34- I have applied a white drop shadow on that tube :

- Effects / 3d effects / Drop shadow / -1, 1, 100, 1, white.

35- Open, in your PSP, the tube "flocon neige" and copy it.

36- Paste it as a new layer on to your tag.

37- Effects / Plugins / Mura Meister / Copies as below :

38- Move that vertical line as follows :

- Effects / Image Effects / Offset :

- Horizontal offset : - 415 / Vertical offset : 0 / Transparent and custom ticked.

39- Layers / Duplicate.

40 - Effects / Image effects / Offset :

- Horizontal Offset : 292 / Vertical Offset : 0 / Transparent and custom ticked.

41- Set your Materials palette by clicking on the Foreground Pattern tab

and by setting your background with a colour of your choice (white for mei).

- Choose the pattern "tuile or" or a pattern of your choice.

42-With your text tool, set as below, write down Merry Christmas or a title of your choice.

- Apply your choice and convert your vectorial layer to a raster layer.

43- Place the text like me or to your liking.

44- Add a drop shadow on that text :

- Effects / 3d effects / Drop shadow / -1, 1, 100, 1, green #3E642B for me.

45- In your layers palette, activate the layer just underneath.

- Open, in your PSP, the tube "étoiles" and copy it.

46- Paste it as a new layer and place it just underneath your text.

- I have set the mode of that tube on to Dodge. Lower its opacity if necessary.

47- Apply your signature.

48- Make sure everything is at the right place !

49- Image / Add some symmetrical borders of 4 pixels with the colour of your choice.

(white for me).

50- Image / Add some symmetrical borders of 40 pixels with the colour of your choice

(red #84151a for me).

51- Selections / Select all.

52- Open, in your PSP, the tube "Vyp_adele_cadre" and copy it.

53- Paste it into the selection.

- Selections / Select none.

54- Layers / Merge all.

55- Save your work as a jpg file.

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That's it !! You've done it !!

If you 've enjoyed doing my tutorial, it would be nice to write a few words in my guest book !

If you 've had the slightest problem, please, send me a mail so I can see to the problem.

Tutorial translated on the 13th of december 2018