Bootiful

This tutorial was written September 30, 2013

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental

Gimp

Scrapkit "Your Bootiful" by Thrifty Scraps By Gina

Tube by Elias Chatzoudis

PLUGINS: None

New Image 600x250 Transparency

Open Paper01, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Open tube, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Position right side of canvas (position so bottom of tube shows)

Change Mode to screen and opacity to 58.9

Paste as New Layer

Position left side of canvas (position so top half of tube shows)

Add dropshadow

Open the following elements, copy/paste, Resize, add dropshadow and position as desired:

Branch 01

Leaf05

Leaf06

LeafScatter02

Mushroom01

Merge Visible

You may have to resize so it's 250 longest side

Select All, new layer, Floodfill color from tube

shrink selection 4 and delete

Select none

Add Copyright and Lic#

Merge Visible

Add name desired

Export .png

If you want to make an icon for this simply crop out the original banner 150x150

and give a border, Add copyright and Lic#, export as .png as well

Monster Waltz

This tutorial was written on September 25, 2013

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental

PSP (I used 12)

Tube by Ty Wilson at Artistic Dreams Imaging

Template 126 by Spawn

PLUGINS: 

EC4000 (HSB Noise)

Jeux del Lignes (Entralacement)

Open template and duplicate

close original template

open tube, duplicate, close original tube and minimize copy for now

Delete credits layer

In layers select Main Background

Select all - Float - Defloat

New Raster Layer

Floodfill #de7321 or bright color from tube
Apply EC4000 - HSB Noise using these settings:

Select none

Delete original template layer

In layer palette select Raster 1

In Layer palette select Lines layer

Select all - Float - Defloat

New raster layer

Flood fill #5f398d or another dark color from tube
Apply Inner Bevel using these settings:

Give dropshadow of choice

In layer palette select Bottom layer

Select All - Float - Defloat

New Raster layer

Flood fill #42ad42

Apply Jeux de Lignes - Entralacement (default settings)

Delete original template

In layers select Top

Select All - Float - Defloat

New Raster Layer

Flood fill #42ad42

Apply Jeux de Lignes - Entralacement (default settings)

Select none

Delete original template

In layers select Middle

Select All - Float - Defloat

New Raster Layer

Flood fill #213994

Select None

Delete original template layer

In layers select Border Layer

Select All - Float - Defloat

New Raster Layer

Flood fill #8c90a4

Select none

Delete original template layer

In layers select Raster 4

Restore tube, copy and close out

Paste as new layer

Position far right

Add dropshadow

Add Copyright and Lic#

Merge visible

Add name desired

Save as .png

In The Dark of Night

This tutorial was written on September 24, 2013

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental

Gimp

Kit: "Dark Night" by Rissas Designs

Tube: by Arthur Crowe

Mask: Mask3Sparkle by BellaLuna at Creative Misfits Creations

You can find a tutorial on how to apply a mask by clicking on the basic gimp tuts button in the menu above

New Image 650x650 Transparency

Open Paper 3, Copy and close

Paste as new layer

Open mask and apply

Open frame 3, copy and close

paste as new layer

scale layer 80%

Position frame in center of canvas

Using fuzzy selection tool click inside middle of frame

Grow selection 3

Open Paper 8, copy and close

Paste as new layer

invert selection - Delete - select none

In layers arrange clipboard #2 below Clipboard #1 and select clipboard #1

Open bow 2, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Scale layer 35% and position left edge of frame

Duplicate and arrange copy on right edge of frame

add dropshadow to both

Open birds, copy and close

Paste as new layer and in layers arrange birds below the bow and add dropshadow

In layers choose the bow

Open candle, copy and close

Paste as new layer

scale layer 60%

Arrange bottom left edge of frame

Duplicate - Mirror

Arrange bottom right edge of frame

give each candle a dropshadow

Open, Copy/paste, resize and position the following elements as desired. Don't forget dropshadows:

Dark Books

Butterfly

Skull2

open tube, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Scale layer 80%

Position center of canvas

add dropshadow

Merge Visible

Resize 600x594

Add Copyright and Lic#

Merge Visible

Add name desired

Export .png

Ouija Witch

This tutorial was written on September 23, 2013

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental

Gimp

Tube "Coraline" by Ninaste (this is a limited edition) at Beehive Studio

Scrapkit is a FTU. "Spooktacular" by Sinfully Creative Scraps

Mask of choice (I used a trese Mask 0283)

New image 650x650 Transparency

Open Paper 1, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Apply mask (click on the basic gimp tutorials in the menu above for a tut on how to do this)

Open Frame 1, Copy and close

Paste as new layer

scale layer 60%

Position right side of canvas

Usng fuzzy selection tool click in middle of canvas

Grow selection 3

Open Paper 2, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Invert selection, delete, select none

In layers arrange Clipboard #2 below Clipboard #1

Select Clipboard #1

Open tube, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Mirror and scale layer 50%

Position left side of frame

Add dropshadow

Open, copy/paste, resize and add dropshadow to the following elements placing them as desired

37

35

33

31

18

11

Oh LollyPop

This tutorial was written on september 22, 2013

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.

Gimp

Tube "Lolly" by Ninaste at Beehive Studio

Scrapkit "Dangerously Alluring" by Pink Paradox Productions

Mask by me (OOO5) HERE

New Image 650x650 Transparency

Open P 22, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Open mask and apply (you can find my tut on how to do that HERE)

Open F 1, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Scale layer 60% and position in center of canvas

Using fuzzy selection tool click in center of frame

Grow selection 3

Open P 14, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Invert selection, delete, invert selection

Open tube, copy and on your canvas paste as new layer

Mirror

Arrange in selection as desired

Change opacity to 61.3

Select none

Paste as new layer

Resize 35%

Arrange on left side of canvas

Add dropshadow

open, copy/close, paste as new layer, resize and position the following elements as desired:

29

126

40

Merge visible

Resize 600x595

Add copyright and lic #

Merge visible

Add name desired

Export .png

Basic Mask Tutorial Using Gimp

This tutorial was written on September 21, 2013

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental

Gimp

Random Scrapkit paper

Mask of choice

This is just a general mask tutorial. You can play around with it to find an easier way for you to apply a mask to your tag.

New image 500x500 Transparent

Open paper, copy and close (you can also fill with a solid color, gradient or pattern as well)

In layers right click on your paper/color layer and choose Add Layer Mask

In layer palette right click on paper layer and choose add layer mask and choose black transparency in the popup

Open mask image you want to use

Copy and close

Paste as new layer

Copy

In layer select the paper layer and click on the black square to make it active

Paste

In layers you will see a layer that says Floating selection. Make sure that is active and at the bottom of layers you will see what looks like a ship anchor

Click on the anchor

Now in layers select Clipboard #1 your original mask layer and delete that layer

and now you have your mask applied..continue to make your tag as you normally would.

Trick or Treat

This tutorial was written on September 20, 2013

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental

Gimp

Tube "Lolly" by Ninaste which you can purchase at Beehive studio

Scrapkit "Lolly Witch" by AmyMarie which you can purchase at her store HERE

Mask of choice (I am using Mask30 by Rissa's Designs)

New image 600x600 Transparent

Open pp3, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Apply mask (You can find a great tutorial on how to do that HERE)

Open element 50, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Posiiton center of canvas

Using fuzzy selection tool click in center of frame

grow selection 3

Open pp1, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Invert selection and delete

select none

In layers arrange clipboard #2 below Clipboard #1

Select none

In layers select Clipboard #1

Open tube, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Resize 30%

Position right side of frame

Add dropshadow and merge down 1x

In layers select Clipboard #1

Open the following elements, copy/paste, resize, add dropshadow and position as desired:

1

5

11

13

15

17

19

42

53

Merge Visible

Add copyright and lic#

Merge visible

Add name desired

Export as .png

Halloween Treats

This tutorial was written September 21, 2013

Any similarity to other tutorials is purely coincidental

Gimp

Tube "PunkinPie" by Tan Doll at Artistic Dreams Imaging

FTU Scrapkit "Halloween Kitties" by Kittz Kreationz

Mask of choice (I used WSL_Mask12 by Weescottslass Creations)

Create a new image 650x650 Transparent

Open P5, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Add mask (Use my Mask Tut HERE)

Position mask in top left corner of canvas

Duplicate - Flip Horizontal and arrange in top right corner of canvas

Merge down, duplicate, Flip Vertical and arrange in botto of canvas

Merge down

Open tube, copy and close

Paste as new layer, resize 60%, add dropshadow

Position tube to bottom center of mask

In layers select the mask layer (Clipboard)

Open, copy/paste, resize, add dropshadow and position the following elements as desired:

13

53

55

Merge visible

Scale layer 600x600

Crop

Add copyright and lic #

Merge visible

Add name desired

Export as .png

Boo 2 U

This tutorial was written on September 16, 2013

Any similarity to other tutorials is purely coincidental.

Gimp

Scrapkit "Scary Business" by Rissas Designs

Poser Tube by Tammy PoserTuben

Mask of choice

New image 650x650 Transparency

open mask of choice

On your new image open Paper07

Copy and close

Paste as new layer

Open frame3, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Scale layer 80%

Center frame

Using fuzzy selection tool click in center of frame

Grow selection 3

Open paper4, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Invert selection - Delete - Select none

In layer palette arrange Clipboard #2 below Clipboard #1

In layer palette select Clipboard #1

open tube, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Resize 70%

Position left side of frame and add shadow

Open the following elements, copy, close, paste as new layer, resize as needed, position as desired, add a dropshadow

bat

candy 1

candy 2

cauldron

ghosts

poison

tree

skullsitting

pumpkin

Merge visible

scale image 600x596

Add Copyright and lic # if needed

Merge visible

Add name desired

export as .png

A Lil' Witchy

This tutorial was written on Sept 14, 2013

Any similarity to other tutorials is purely coincidental.

Gimp (psp may be used)

Scrapkit "Which Witch" by Thrifty Scraps By Gina

Mask of choice

New Image 700x700 Transparent

Open paper07, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Open mask

Apply mask (a great tutorial on how to do that HERE)

Depending on how large your mask is you may have to arrange it into the center of the canvas

Open frame03, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Arrange center of canvas

Using your fuzzy selection tool click in center of frame

Grow selection 2

Open paper04, copy and close

Paste as new layer, invert selection, delete, select none

In layers arrange Clipboard #2 below Clipboard #1

In layers select Clipboard #1 layer

Add dropshadow of choice

In layers select Clipboard #2

Alpha to selection

Open House, Copy and close

Paste as new layer

scale layer 60%

Invert selection, delete, select none

Add dropshadow of choice

In layers select frame layer

Open web, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Position top left corner of frame as desired and add a dropshadow

Open spider01, copy and close

Paste as new layer

scale layer 45%

Position on web as desired and add a dropshadow

Open tree, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Scale layer 45% and position bottom right corner

Add a dropshadow

Open witch02, copy and close

Paste as new layer

scale layer 60%

Position bottom left corner of canvas

Add dropshadow

Open coffin, copy and close

Paste as new layer

scale 30%

Position left side of tree

add dropshadow

Open cauldron, copy and close

Paste as new layer

scale layer 30%

Position right side of coffin

Add dropshadow

Open cat, copy and close

Paste as new layer

scale layer 35%

Posiiton bottom of witch

add dropshadow

In layers select spider

Merge down 4 times

scale 60%

Erase paper showing outside of frame

Now position all tube layers in their proper places.

In layers select mask layer (Clipboard)

Resize 70%

In Layers select cat layer

Open the following elements, copy and paste, resize, add dropshadow and position where desired:

Candy01

Candy02

Candy03

Candy04

Candy05

Candy06

Candy07

Candy08

Candy09

Merge Visible

Scale image 600x600

Add Copyright and lic # if needed

Merge Visible

Add name desired

Export as .png

Monster Mash (Forum Set)

This tutorial was written on September 4, 2013

Any similarity to other tutorials are purely coincidental.

PSP (any version will work)

Tube by Ty Wilson at ADI

Plugins: Mura Meister Copies, Penta.com Dot and Cross, LenKSiteofWonders Zitah, DSB Flux Linear Transmission

BANNER:

Open tube and minimize

New canvas 600x225 transparent

Restore tube and copy and minimize

Paste as new layer on canvas

Arrange tube down so the heads of the tube can be seen

Mura Meister Copies - Wallpaper (Rotate) with default settings

Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur 3.00 

Duplicate

On bottom layer apply Penta - Dot and Cross (default settings)

Apply LenK's Zita (change Control 0 to 6 and Control 1 to 17)

On top layer apply DSB Flux Linear Transmission, change Slice Size to 3

Change blend mode to screen

IL close Copy of Raster 2

Restore tube

Copy and close

Paste as new Layer

position left side of canvas

IL open Copy of Raster 2 and select it

Paste as new layer

Mirror and resize 60%

Position on right side of canvas

Add dropshadow

merge visible

Crop merged opaque

new Raster layer

Flood fill with color from tube

Select All - Contract 4 - Delete - Select none

In layers select merged layer

New Rasterlayer

Select all - Contract 6 - Delete - Select None

Merge visible

Add Copyright and Lic # if needed

Merge visible again

Add name

Save as .jpg or .png

DO NOT CLOSE OUT WE NEED THIS FOR THE AVATAR

AVATAR:

On your banner Delete the name layer

Duplicate image (SHIFT+D)

Close out original

Crop 150x150

Move crop selection on banner as desired

Click green check mark

New raster layer

Flood fill the first color you used in the banner frame

Select All -Contract 4 - Delete - Select None

New Raster Layer

Floodfill the second color you used in the banner frame

Select all - Contract 2 - delete - Select None

Add Copyright and lic # if needed

Merge Visible

Add Initial or name as desired

Merge Visible again

Save as .jpg or .png

Woodland Fae

This tutorial was written September 3, 2013

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.

Gimp or other graphics program

Tube Forest Fae by Chasity IJames from Artistic Dreams Imaging

Scrapkit "My Favorite Thing = Nature" by Maelia Designs

Mask of choice

New Image 650x650 Trancparency

Open paper06, Resize image 650x650,copy and close

Paste as new layer

Open mask of choice and apply (a great tutorial on how to do that HERE)

I used a small mask so i duplicated and arranged each in a corner

Open Element 24, copy and close

Paste as new layer, Go to tools and use scale (500x500)

arrange frame in center of canvas

Using fuzzy selection tool click in center of frame

grow selection 3

Open Paper2, resize image 650x650, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Invert selection, delete, select none

in layers arrange paper layer below frame layer

select frame layer and add a dropshadow of choice

In layers select mask layer (top one if you duplicated)

Open Element 9, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Tools - use scale (500x514)

center in middle of canvas

Add dropshadow (same settings used previously)

Open Element 3, copy and close

Paste as new layer, scale layer 25%

Arrange left side of frame, add dropshadow (same settings used previously)

Open Element17

Tools - use scale 20%, position over fern

Add dropshadow (same settings used previously)

Open Element15

Tools - Use scale 20%, position over fern

Add dropshadow (same settings used previously)

Open Element 4, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Tools - use scale 20%, position bottom center of frame

Add dropshadow (same setting sused previously)

Open tube, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Tools - use scale 50%, position as desired

Merge Visible

Add copyright and lic #

merge visible

Export .png

Sencitive

This tutorial was written on Sept 2, 2013

Any similarity to other tutorials is purely coincidental.

Kit "Sencitive" by Rissas Designs

Tube "Sencitive" by Arthur Crowe

Mask of choice

New Image 650x650 Transparency

Open Paper 2, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Apply mask (you can find a great tutorial on how to do that HERE)

Open Frame, copy and close

Paste as new layer, center in canvas

Using fuzzy selection tool click in center of frame

Grow selection 2

Open Disco Ball, Copy and close

Paste into, select none

Add dropshadow of choice

Open tube, copy and close

Paste as new layer

Resize 60% and add dropshadow

Open, copy/paste, resize and add dropshadow to the following elements (arrange as desired)

Swirl

Butterfly

Music Note 1

Music Note 2

Guitar

Music Notes

MiniIpod

Merge Visible

Scale Image 600x600

Add copyright and Lic#

Merge Visible again

Add name desired

Export as a .png