Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Be a Fighter
This tutorial was made using PSPX2, but can be adapted
To do this tutorial you must have working knowledge of Paint Shop Pro
This tutorial was written by DesignsbyRená on July 10, 2012
Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Enjoy!
I am using the wonderful work of Ismael Rac, which can be purchased from www.xeracx.net
Items you need:
Scrapkit “Creative Misfits Be a Fighter” by Shal’s World which you can found here!
Template by Rosey (FTT2) which can be found here!
Plugins Needed
Eye Candy 4000
Font is BigNoodleTitling
Now on to the tut!
First things first
Delete the credits layer, creative misfits layers, and background layer
Resize your canvas to 800x800 (we can crop later)
Open element “SW_Fighter Element 1”
Copy & paste as a new layer
Move this layer to the very bottom
Place in the upper left of your tag
Image>duplicate
Image>mirror
Select layer “Left Bottom Black Rectangle”
Float/defloat
Open paper 12
Copy & paste as a new layer
Invert>delete the excess
Add your favorite gradient glow
Do the same to layer “Right Top Black Rectangle”
Next, select the “Pink Square” layer
Float/defloat
Open paper “8”
Copy & paste as a new layer
Invert>delete the excess
Add your favorite gradient glow
Select the “Blue Round Rectangle” layer
Float/defloat
Open paper “7”
Copy & paste as a new layer
Invert>delete the excess
Add your favorite gradient glow
Next, select the “Left Pink Rectangle” layer
Float/defloat
Open paper “12”
Copy & paste as a new layer
Selections>contract by 4
Open paper “7”
Copy & paste as a new layer
Invert>delete the excess
Add your favorite gradient glow
Do the same few steps for layer “Right Pink Rectangle”
Now using your selection tool, click inside the first rectangle
On layer “White Frame Fill”
Add a tube of choice
Invert>delete the excess
Do these steps for the next 3 layers (using the same tube again or another BCA tube by Ismael)
Next, select the “Black Frames” layer
Add your favorite gradient glow
Open element “SW_Fighter Spiral 3”
Copy & paste as a new layer
Add your favorite gradient glow
Add your main tube, resizing if necessary, but don’t forget to sharpen!
Add your name!
Now open element “SW_Fighter Element 10”
Copy & paste as a new layer
Resize by 50%
Adjust>sharpen
Place one where desired
Image>duplicate
Image>mirror
Image>flip
Look at my tag for an example
Add your © information & crop!
Font: BigNoodleTitling
Foreground: #d03881, back ground: #fa98b3
DON’T FORGET TO ADD PROPER © INFORMATION!!!!!
Anywayz, I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.
If you have any questions, suggestions, or want to show off your results, please email me at
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Beautiful Colors
This tutorial was made using PSPX2, but can be adapted
To do this tutorial you must have working knowledge of Paint Shop Pro
This tutorial was written by DesignsbyRená on July 10, 2012
Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Enjoy!
I am using the wonderful work of VeryMany, which can be purchased from www.picsfordesign.com
Items you need:
Scrapkit “Emo Marie” by AmyMarie, which you can purchase here!
~AWESOME KIT!~
Template by Rosey (FTT3) which can be found here!
Plugins Needed
Eye Candy 4000
Font is AmoreATT
Now on to the tut!
Open your template
Delete the credits layer & the background layers
Resize the canvas to 800x800 (we can crop later)
Select the “Purple Rectangles” layer
Float/defloat
Open paper ‘pp016”
Copy & Paste as a new layer
Invert>delete the excess
Add a small gradient glow
Now, open element “curtain1”
Copy & Paste as a new layer
Place at the top of your rectangles; look at my tag for an example
Reselect your rectangles layer
Float/defloat
Back to your curtain layer
Invert selection
Delete the excess
Now open element “heart8”
Copy & paste as a new layer
Next, select the “Blue Rectangles” layer
Float/defloat
Open paper “pp017”
Copy & paste as a new layer
Invert>delete the excess
Add your gradient glow
Now select your next “Blue Rectangles” layer
Float/defloat
Open paper “pp015”
Copy & paste as a new layer
Invert>delete the excess
Add your gradient glow
Select the “Pink Rectangles” layer
Float/defloat
Open paper “pp018”
Copy & paste as a new layer
Invert>delete the excess>add your gradient glow
Next, select the “Dotted Lines” layer
Float/defloat
Open paper “pp019”
Copy & paste as a new layer
Invert>delete the excess
Select the “Black Rectangles” layer
Float/defloat
Open paper “pp014”
Copy & paste as a new layer
Invert>delete>gradient glow
Select the “Frame Fill” layer
Float/defloat
Open paper “pp019” again
Copy & paste as a new layer
Invert>delete the excess>gradient glow
Now open element “sparkle1”
Copy & paste as a new layer
Now reselect your “frame fill” layer
Now, right above your sparkles add your tube(s) or close-up(s)
Invert>delete the excess
Now open element “bead6”
Copy & paste as a new layer
Resize by 50%, adjust>sharpen
Place on the upper part of your tag; look at my tag for an example
Now open “Bead4”
Copy & paste as a new layer
Do the same with this bead, but place it on the right side
Look at my tag for an example
Merge these two layers together
Image>duplicate>mirror
This should result in 4 beads around your layer
Now on your frame layer
Float/defloat
Selection>modify>expand by 4
Open paper “pp017”
Copy & paste as a new layer
Invert>delete the excess>add your gradient glow
Now on the “Stars” layer
Float/defloat
Open paper “pp013”
Copy & paste as a new layer
Invert>delete the excess>add gradient glow
Add your copyright information
Open element “cell”
Resize by 30%, adjust>sharpen
Image>rotate by 30 to the left
Place where you desire
Add a drop shadow of choice
Next, open element “shoe2”
Resize to your liking>adjust>sharpen
Position to your liking J
Now, just add your name!!!
Crop your tag
Font : AmoreATT
Foreground= Paper016, Background= Paper017
DON’T FORGET TO ADD PROPER © INFORMATION!!!!!
Anywayz, I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.
If you have any questions, suggestions, or want to show off your results, please email me at
designsbyrena@windstream.net
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Glam
This tutorial was made using PSPX2, but can be adapted
To do this tutorial you must have working knowledge of Paint Shop Pro
This tutorial was written by DesignsbyRená on July 7th, 2012
Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Enjoy!
I am using the wonderful work of VeryMany, which I purchased here! www.picsfordesign.com
Items you need:
PTUScrapkit “Emoultion_HPNB” by AmyMarie, which you can purchase here!
Template by Tonya & Rosey, which you can find here!
Now on to the tut:
Select the “Circle 1” layer
Float/defloat
Open paper “paper 6”
Copy & paste as a new layer
Invert> delete the excess
Add your favorite gradient glow
Do the same for “circle 2”
Now open element “Corset”
Copy & paste as a new layer
Position to your liking, using my tag as an example
Image>duplicate>mirror>flip
Now select “Octagon Glitter Background”
Float/defloat
Open paper “paper5”
Copy & paste as a new layer
Add your favorite gradient glow
Next, select layer “Rectangle 1”
Float/defloat
Open paper “paper1”
Invert>delete the excess
Add your favorite gradient glow
Deselect
Now select layer “Rectangle 2”
Float/defloat
Open paper “paper 5”
Copy & paste as a new layer
Invert>delete the excess
Add your favorite gradient glow
Select the “Thin Stripe” layer
Float/defloat
Open paper “paper1” again
Copy & paste as a new layer
Invert>delete the excess
Add your favorite gradient glow
Select the “Octagon shape” layer
Float/defloat
Open paper “paper6”
Copy & paste as a new layer
Invert>delete the excess
Now open element “sparkles21”
Copy & paste as a new layer
Place inside your octagon layer
Re-select your octagon layer
Float/defloat
Now on your sparkles layer
Invert>delete the excess
Now select the “Stripe” layer
Flood fill with a color to match your tube ( I used #ff69aa”
Add your favorite gradient glow
Select the “Glitter Frame” layer
Flaot/defloat
Add your favorite gradient glow
Now select the “Heart 1” layer
Flood fill with the same color & add your gradient glow
Do the same to the “heart 2” layer
Now select the “Wordart” layer
Float/defloat
Open paper “paper 6”
Invert>delete the excess
Deselect
Now open element “emopup2”
Copy & paste as a new layer
Resize to your liking (don’t forget to sharpen)
Place to the left side of your tag, looking at my tag for placement
Open element “nailpolish2”
Copy & paste as a new layer
Resize to your liking & sharpen
Place to your liking
Now open element “Gem79”
Copy & paste as a new layer
Resize to your liking, sharpen
Place one in each corner of your “Large Octagon” layer
Do not move your gem layer below, because it will not turn out right
Add your tube!!
I used the artwork of “VeryMany” which you can find at PFD
I used “AllisonROB” as my font
Foreground #ff69aa, background #931043
Add your favorite gradient glow
Do not forget to crop your tag!
DON’T FORGET TO ADD PROPER © INFORMATION!!!!!
Anywayz, I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.
If you have any questions, suggestions, or want to show off your results, please email me at
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Princess
This tutorial was made using PSPX2, but can be adapted
To do this tutorial you must have working knowledge of Paint Shop Pro
This tutorial was written by DesignsbyRená on July 3rd, 2012
Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Enjoy!
I am using the wonderful work of VeryMany, which I purchased it from www.picsfordesign.com
Items you need:
Scrapkit “Punk Princess” by AmyMarie, which you can purchase here!
Template by Leah 132 which can be found here!
Plugins Needed
Eye Candy 4000
Font is A&S Motherlode
Open up the template
Expand your canvas to 800x800 (don’t worry, we will crop LOL)
Delete the credits layer, wordart layers, and back ground layers
Now select layer 15
Float/defloat
Open paper “pp3” from the scrapkit
Copy & paste as a new layer
Invert>delete the excess
deselect
Add the following Gradient glow
Add your favorite drop shadow
Do the same for layer 14
Now select layer 13
Float/defloat
Open paper “pp5”
Copy & paste as a new layer
Invert>delete the excess
Add the gradient glow & drop shadow again
Do the same steps on layer 12
Now select layer 11
Float/defloat
Open paper “pp017”
Copy & paste as a new layer
Invert>delete the excess
Deselect
Add your gradient glow & dropshadow
Select layer 10
Float/defloat
Open paper “pp011”
Copy & paste as a new layer
Invert>delete the excess
Invert again>add noise at 50%
Add your gradient glow
Now select layer 9
Float/defloat
Open paper “pp017” again
Copy & paste as a new layer
Invert>delete the exces
Add your gradient glow again
Now select layer 8
Float/defloat
Open paper “pp7”
Invert>delete the excess
DO NOT DESELECT
Invert again & add your gradient glow
Selections>contract by 10
Open paper “pp9”
Invert>delete the excess
Now, open element “blingflower2”
Resize to your liking (I believe I did not resize it)
Copy & paste as a new layer
Now select layer 7
Float/defloat
Open paper “pp014”
Copy & paste as a new layer
Invert>delete the excess
Add your gradient glow
Do the same for layer 6
Next, select layer 5
Open paper “pp015”
Copy & paste as a new layer
Invert>delete the excess
Invert again and add your gradient glow
Do the same thing(s) to layer 4
Now, open element “flowers”
Copy & paste as a new layer
Resize to your liking but do not forget to adjust>sharpen
Place one to the left (look at my tag 4 example)
Image>duplicate
Image>mirror
Image>merge these two layers together
Now select layer 3
Float/defloat
Open paper “pp3”
Copy & paste as a new layer
Invert>delete the excess
Add your gradient glow
Do the same to layer 2
The hard part! (scary huh? Lol)
Select layer 1
Float/defloat
Open paper “pp9”
Copy & paste as a new layer
Invert>delete the excess
Invert again and add your gradient glow
DO NOT DESELECT
Selections>contract by 5
Open paper “pp7”
Copy & paste as a new layer
Invert>delete the excess
Now open element “emoteddy”
Resize to your liking
Adjust>sharpen (only if you resize)
Place one on the left (look to my tag as an example)
Image>duplicate
Image>mirror
Merge these two layers
Next open the “rose” element
Resize to your liking & sharpen
Place one on the lower left
Image>duplicate
Image>mirror
Merge these two layers
Add your tube!
I selected layer 1 again, inverted then used my eraser tool to erase the bottom of my tube J
I used A&S Motherlode at 72
Background is black (#000000) foreground is paper “pp7”
Don’t forget to crop your tag
DON’T FORGET TO ADD PROPER © INFORMATION!!!!!
Anywayz, I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.
If you have any questions, suggestions, or want to show off your results, please email me at
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About Me
- Designs by Rená
- SAHM to two wonderful children. Married for 14 years to my best friend. I have been using PSP for 15+ years now,and love all aspects of it. If you need to get ahold of me,please email me at designsbyrena01@windstream.net
