PTU Tutorial- Beauti-Fall

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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 Kristin named Autumn Fairy. You can find information on where to get this kit here.
Tube: I'm using the artwork of Arthur Crowe. You can find this & his other tubes in his store here. Do NOT use any artwork unless you have a license to do so  & have purchased or obtained the tube legally.
Template: DD_Template_Beauti-Fall from Dee. You can find the template here. * Leave her some love for the template. ;) 
Mask: I didn't use a mask for this tag. 
Filters: CPK Designs 2- Glass Xenofex 2- Constellation Penta- Color Dot DSB Flux- Linear Transmission Eye Candy 4000- HSB Noise Xero- Radiance Eye Candy 4000- Gradient Glow 
Font: Calligraphia One
Drop shadows: 5 5 40 10, black for most of the tag 50 20 50 15, black for the fairy & butterflies 5 5 40 5, black for the name
Save your progress often.;)
Let's do this! =)
Open up the template. Duplicate it & close original.  Delete the FONT INFO & INFO layers at the top. Working from the bottom layer of the template, up:
LEAVES (RECOLORABLE)- Adjust- Hue & saturation- Hue/Saturation/Lightness Adjust the colour of the leaves to your own preferences. This is the settings I used:

LEAVES OVERLAY- If needed, you can change your  blend mode & opacity.  I changed mine to Soft Light at 50%. Then go back an add a drop shadow  to the leaves (recolourable) layer.
WHITE RECTANGLES- Select all- float. Defloat. Delete this layer & add a new layer. Flood fill with a colour of choice. For mine, I used a nice beige colour: #cab99c. Select none. Add some noise: Uniform/Monochrome/ 25%. Add a drop shadow.
PINK RECTANGLES- Select all- float. Defloat- Invert.  Delete this layer & paste Paper 2, resized 80%. Hit delete & select none.
ORANGE OVAL- Select all- float. Defloat- Invert.  Delete this layer & paste Paper 6. Hit delete & select none. Crop to canvas. Add a drop shadow.
WHITE OVAL OUTLINE- Use the manual color correction tool to change the colour with white as your Source & a colour of choice for your Target. For mine, I used #dec8ae.
YELLOW CIRCLE- Select all- float. Defloat. Delete this layer & add a new layer. Flood fill with a foreground/ background  gradient of choice at the following settings: Angle- 45 Repeats- 5. For mine, I used the following colours: #fc674d & #860c0c.  Select none. Apply the CPK Designs 2- Glass filter:

Or you may use another filter of choice. I also added a little sparkle for mine. I used Xenofex 2- Constellation at these settings:

LARGE DOTTED CIRCLE- Use the manual color  correction tool to change the colour with black as  your Source & a colour of choice for your Target. For mine, I used #fcf6c5.
WHITE RIBBON TAILS- Use the manual  color correction tool to change the colour  with white as your Source & a colour of choice  for your Target. For mine, I used #fba143. I then applied Penta- Color Dot at these settings:

Then add a drop shadow.
RED RIBBON TAILS- Add a layer above this layer. Flood fill with a gradient- Angle- 45/ Repeats 10. For mine, I used these colours: #970b20 & #6a0813. Next, apply DSB Flux- Linear Transmission to this layer at these settings:

Now, go back to the red ribbon tails layer. Select all- float. Defloat- Invert. Delete this layer. Then on your linear transmission layer, hit delete on your keyboard. Select none. Crop to canvas. Again, I added some sparkle, using Xenofex 2- Constellation at these settings:

WHITE STRIP- Lower the Opacity to 55%  & add a drop shadow.
PIXEL WORDS- Leave as is.
MIDDLE SHAPE ORANGE- Select all- float. Defloat. Delete this layer & add a new layer. Flood fill with a foreground/ background  gradient of choice at the following settings: Angle- 45 Repeats- 4. For mine, I used the following colours: #879536 & #a3b939. Select none.  Apply Penta- Color Dot at same settings as used before. Add a drop shadow.
MIDDLE SHAPE WHITE- Select all- float. Defloat- Invert. Delete this layer & paste Paper 1, resized 75%.  Hit delete & select none. 
MIDDLE SHAPE SMALL OUTLINE-  Use the manual color correction tool to change the colour with white as your Source & a colour of choice for your Target. For mine, I used #441e13. Apply Eye Candy 4000- HSB Noise at default settings.
BOTTOM PINK CIRCLE- Select all- float. Defloat- Invert. Delete this layer & paste Paper 11, resized 70%. Hit delete. Select none. Crop to canvas. Add a drop shadow.
TOP PINK CIRCLE- Select all- float. Defloat- Invert. Delete this layer & paste Paper 11, resized 70%. Hit delete. Select none. Crop to canvas. Add a drop shadow.
DOTTED CIRCLES- leave as is.
Add your tube. Resize as needed. Position in the middle of the tag. Apply any filters of choice, if preferred. Then add a drop shadow.
BEAUTI-FALL WHITE- Add a drop shadow.  Link to 1 in layers palette.
Raster 17- Leave as is. Link to 1 in layers palette. Move this word art art up slightly in canvas.
Next we'll add some elements. For each one, I added a drop shadow to,  unless specified otherwise.
Sparkle Burst- Resize 60%. Place on the lower center of tag, making sure it's even with your tube's edge. NO drop shadow.
Divider- Resize 68%. Position in the bottom center of tag: The top 'loops' on the left & right of the divider  should line up with the 'e' & the 'a' of the word art like my example.
Dandelion- Resize 40%. Place on the left. Move below the word art in layers palette. Duplicate. Mirror. Resize 80%.  Place on the left with the other one.
Apple- Resize 30%.  Place on the bottom left. Duplicate. Resize this one another 90%. Rotate it 70 right. Move slightly to the right of the other. Move both below the word art layers in the layers palette.
Lamp- Resize 50%. Mirror. Position on the right like my example. Move below the word art in layers palette.
Pumpkin 1- Resize 30%. Place on the right & move below the word  art layers in the layers palette.
Pumpkin 2- 20%. Place with the other pumpkin, just off to the right. Again, move below the word art layers.
Bow 2- Resize 55%. Rotate 17 right. Sharpen. Position in the upper right corner of tag.
Charm- Mirror. Place in the upper right with the bow. Move below the bow in layers palette.
Lolli 2- Resize 45%. Rotate 10 right. Sharpen. Place in the lower right of tag.
Lolli 1- Resize 40%. Rotate 8 left. Sharpen. Place with the other lolli on the right. Move both lollies below the word art layers in the layers palette.
Pinecones- Resize 25%. Place in the lower left, in front of the apples.
Pinecone- resize 20%. Rotate 110 left. Sharpen. Place on the right like my example.
Squirrel- Resize 25%. Place on the right, so he's sitting on the pumpkin.
Bird- 15%. Mirror. Place him on the left on the apple.
Shroom 1- 15%. Place on the left like my example.
Acorns- Resize 25%. Place off to the left. Duplicate & mirror.
Leaves- Resize 75%. Move down slightly in canvas, positioning as desired. Use your eraser tool to remove any excess leaves.
Fairy- 45%. Mirror. Place in the upper left of tag. Apply Xero- Radiance at these settings:

Add the following drop shadow to the fairy: 50 20 50 15, black
Butterfly 2- Resize 17%. Duplicate. Rotate one 35 left. Sharpen. Place on the lower right slightly above the pinecone. Add the same drop shadow used for the fairy. Resize the other one another 85%. Rotate this one 27 right. Sharpen. Place this one just above the 'B'.
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 at these settings: 5 5 40 10, black
Finally, delete the white background,  merge visible, save as a PNG & enjoy. =) 
This is my tag for Arthur:

I hope you enjoyed trying this tutorial. I'd love to see your results. You can send them to me at: MagikD[@]live.com (remove the brackets in my email.)
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