Here are 2 amazing tags made by Allison from Creative Misfits, both were created using one of my Templates... just had to show off these beauties. Thanks Allison!

Someone asked me to write a Tut on how I do my Names on my Tags - So Here goes:)

Using my new Tag below,
choose your font, I used Quill for this one, size 175 pixels (wanted big). Set your stroke width to 1, choose 2 colors, darker one on top usually. After you have typed your word, select all, select float, Effects 3 D effects, inner bevel with setting below.

Hit OK. White ants still marching.. Adjust add noise with these settings.

Adjust, sharpen more. Then apply a big d/s like one with these settings:

Selections, select none and voila:) If you want to resize, it usually looks Ok, the Jill I used I changed my mind and resized it 75%. I always suggest though if you resize, then adjust sharpen.

PinUpToons Rock

New Tutorial - PinUp Toons Rock!

Supplies Needed
I used PSP X2 (though any version will do)

Mask - DDMask2 - HERE
Template PSD- HERE
Template PSPIMAGE - HERE

Font used Quill -HERE

Alien Skin Eye Candy - Impact Gradient Glow

Tube I used is ©Pinup Toons- Which can be purchased HERE
This Stunning Kit is by Created By Jill and is called Woodsy

It can be purchased at Created By Jill Scraps- HERE

Open template, Shift D, close out original. I wanted a larger work area, so Image, Canvas size, 800 by 800, click on center diamond hit Ok. Go to bottom white bg layer, select all, select float , floodfill white, select none.
Delete Info layer. Click on your bottom gradient strip .Open up Paper8, C/P, duplicate 2 times, now we are going to replace the middle gradient strips. X out of 2 of your paper8 layers. On Bottom gradient layer, select all, select float, select invert, on unhidden paper layer hit delete, select none. Now drag on of the hidden papers to just above your top gradient, unhide and repeat. Repeat for middle gradient strip. Now delete all the original gradient strips.Now dragging, I want you to rearrange these middle strips so all the green bg layers are together and all the striped ones are, though make sure they are in the same order, bottom top middle. Now at the top of each of these groupings, right click, merge down, then merge down again.. so they are together as one layer. repeat for other group. This makes  adding our close up tubes easier.Click on your right brown circle layer, C/P Paper9, we will replace both brown circles with this paper. Duplicate the paper layer, place one above each circle you are replacing it with. On Circle layer, select all, select float, select invert, on paper layer hit delete, select none. Delete original circle. Repeat for other circle. Replace the gradient middle circle using paper05. Remeber to delete the original. Replace both GS and the pink circle with Paper06. Once again deleting the originals. replace both PS with Paper01. Delete originals. Click on your right pink circle layer, Open up Paper03, C/P, resize 40%,on right pink circle layer, select all, select float, select invert, on paper layer hit delete, select none. Replace both your green squares with Paper07, deleting the originals. OK all your main template shapes have been replaced. 

Choose your 2 close up tubes for the  green squares,  once one in place, click on the green square layer, select all, select float, select invert, on your tube close up layer hit delete, select none. Duplicate your close up layer, change the blend mode of the top one to Screen and set the opacity to 55, leave the bottom one as normal blend but change the opacity to 65. Now duplicate the green square bg, drag it above your tube, go to effects Cybia Screenworks, in the dropdown box go to, Boxed Dot, slide the scroll all the way to the end (255) and hit OK. Now change the blend mode to Overlay and set the opacity to 30%, go to adjust, sharpen more. On your pink square bgs, go to effects, alien eye candy - gradient glow and apply with these settings:

Then go to effects, 3d effects and apply a drop shadow with these settings:

Then go to adjust Add/Remove Noise and add with these settings:

Then go to adjust sharpen more. C/P your main close up tubes, apply d/s 7,9,60,12. Now open up the close ups of your 2 main tubes, arrange them over the middle strips, when happy with how they are laid out, right click on the top of the 2 and merge down. Now on your striped strips layer, select all, select float, select invert, on your close up tube layer hit delete, select none. Duplicate this close up. Set the bottom one to blend mode Luminance(L) and the opacity to 50%. On the top one set the blend mode to Screen and the opacity to 50%. Now on your green strip background apply a slight d/s with these settings: 2,2,50,2. Click on your top grunge layer, Effects, Edge effects, Find all, then Addjust Add noise like you did to the pink squares, change the blend mode to dissolve, set the opacity to 40%, then apply d/s 5,7,70,12. Repeat for bottom grunge. On your Pixel Word layer, change the opacity to 100% and blend mode to normal. Apply d/s to Word Art 5,7,20,10. Add  the same noise to your big Green circle, then apply d/s 5, 7,40,10. Apply that same d/s to the pink and green papered strips, the Big Brown circle, both white circles and the white dotted circle layer. Add your main tubes and apply d/s to them with these settings:

Woohoo Its ELEMENT TIME!!!
Click on your top pink square, Open W_foldedribbon1, C/P, image resize 50%, apply d/s 5,7,60,10. Duplicate mirror, arrange each one behind the bottom pink squares (see my image for placement). Open up Flower3,C/P, resize it 50%, apply d/s 5,7, 30, 10. Duplicate, mirror, place where you want them. Open up Heart Diamond, C/P, image mirror apply same d/s as flower, arrange bottom right not extending past the top of the words. Open up Glitter Swirl, C/P, image resize 25%, apply same d/s, arrange it to the right, filling in the 2 blank spaces, right click send to bottom, drag image up just above your white bg layer, duplicate, mirror, flip. Click on your center striped tube layer. Open up lightbeams, C/P, arrange to top center, on paper layer, select all, select float, select invert, on lightbeam layer hit delete, select none. drag this layer up above both your close up center tube layers. Open up the Stars, C/P, image resize 25%, apply d/s, arrange to one side, duplicate mirror. Open up Bow5, C/P, image resize 25%, apply d/s arrange it to top of stars string, duplicate, mirror. Open up Bow4, C/P, arrange top right corner, right click, send to bottom, drag up just above white bg layer. Apply d/s. Open up Butterfly2, C/P, image resize 50%, image mirror, image free rotate 20 degrees right, adjust sharpen, apply d/s. Arrange overtop brown bow, duplicate, mirror place where you want second one. Choose a button.. I chose button2, C/P, resize 25%, adjust sharpen, apply d/s. Duplicate, place both where you want. Click on your lightbeam layer. Open flower1, C/P, image resize 25%, apply d/s, duplicate, arrange each one under one of the ribbons (see my image for placement). Open up flower2, C/P, image resize 35%, apply d/s, duplicate and place where you want. I didn't like the void I was left with on the left so I went back to my brown bow layer, duplicate, mirror,  then adjust it to fill in most of the gap. There are many other awesome elemts to choose from but I think my tag will look too busy if I add more, so happy with it, I will delete the white bg layer, on top layer, right click, merge visable.

Image resize 85%. Now using my selections tool, I will trace out how big I want my tag, leaving enough room for a mask. Image, crop to selection. Add your text and copyright info.

Choose a color from your tag, I chose #704e3a (brown). Create new raster layer and flood fill it, send to bottom.Open your mask, minimize it . Back on your image go to layers, New Mask Layers, From Image, in the source window find the mask, have source luminance checked and click ok. In your layers window  you will see 3 layers of the mask, go to top one of those 3, right click, merge group. If you need to align the mask, just go to pick tool and using the lil arrows stretch it to where you want it. Now to save this as a transparent image. Merge visable and in the Save As box, change the setting to .png format.

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial:) Dee

I Need A Man!

New Tutorial - I Need a Man!

Supplies Needed

I used PSP X2 (though any version will do)

Use any fancy font for name:)

I used Mr Canfields -HERE

Tube I used is ©Tony Tzanoukakis - Which can be purchased HERE
This Gorgeous Kit is by Gothic Inspirations and is called I Need a Man

It can be purchased at Gothic Inspirations Shop- HERE

I also used her Tagger Sampler which can be found -HERE

This tutorial was written on 06.14.11 by Dee

Create New 800 by 800, we will resize it later. Floodfill white if you want, I didn't as I saved it as a .png.
I used both the Tagger Kit and the sampler, so I'll refer to them as TS (Sampler) TK (Kit). I will try and not have you going back and forth too much:)
From TK open up Torn Parchment C/P (copy and paste as new layer), Image resize 75%, drag center left, apply d/s with these settings. 

Thats the d/s settings I use throughout this tutorial except on my main tube. from TK open up Window, C/P, arrange it to the right of the paper, edges overlapping. Apply d/s. Open up Ribbon2 from TK, C/P, arrange so tip extends to the right of window. Will show you preview after next element. Apply d/s. Open up Tab1 from TK, C/P, Image resize 75%, image free rotate 95 degrees left, arrange it to the left, apply d/s. Open Mask from TK, C/P, image resize 90%, right click send layer to bottom. See image below for placement.

Open up your Tag Back in the TS (Sampler), C/P, Image resize 75%, image free rotate 15 degrees right, add d/s. drag layer below The Tab1 layer. Open up the Tab(Green) from the TS, C/P, Image free rotate 75 degrees right, apply d/s, drag layer, below your ribbon layer. Open up the Mask in the TS, C/P, Image resize 75%, image mirror, arrange it bottom right so it sticks out, no d/s, drag this layer below the green tab layer. Open up book from TS,C/P, Image resize 40%, image free rotate 15 degrees right, arrange as top layer, bottom right corner, another preview coming up. Open up your close up tube, arrange over the rust Tab (with translucent squares), on the Tab layer, select all, select float, on your tube, hit delete, select none. Set the blend mode of your tube layer to Luminance(L) and the opacity to 65%.

Open up the Wordart tab from the TS, C/P, Image resize 25%, apply d/s, arrange it top right where the window meets the green tab. back to our Tagger Kit. Open up the Grass, C/P, image resize 60%, arrange it bottom left, barely extending past the image. Apply d/s. Open up the Books, C/P, Image resize 25%, apply d/s, drag below grass layer, arrange right corner. Open up Light, C/P, image mirror, arrange center, drag layer below grass, no d/s I tried it didn't look right. Open up Screw, C/P, image mirror, image resize 75%, apply d/s, arrange it below your rough stuff tab, hiding the top edge under it, don't worry that it is too short, our main tube will hide the bottom part. Open up Button, C/P, resize 25%, apply d/s, duplicate add where you want them. Open up Wire, C/P, resize 75%, image free rotate 5 degrees left, apply d/s and line it up with the holes in the paper, bottom one below books, drag layer if you have to below the book layer. Open up your Stiches, Click on your grass layer, C/P, drag below grass layer, it will stick out both ends but we will fix later.Click on your grass layer, open up Rusted Wire, C/P, image flip, now line it up so it covers the edge of the grass. Ok ready for another preview?

Open up Rope, C/P, resize it 40%, apply d/s and add to the top of one of your buttons. Click on your grass layer, C/P your main tube, place it so that her leg covers the bottom open part of the screw. Drag your tube layer below your grass, on your tube later, select all, select float, on your grass layer hit delete, on your wire layer hit delete, select none. Now add d/s to your main tube with these settings, 7,9,70,12. Click on top layer, open up Rustic Plate, C/P, image resize 25%, image free rotate 5 degrees left, apply d/s (switch back to original d/s). Place this over the edge of your bottom left paper and grass, now using your eraser tool, on both your wire and grass layer, erase any part that extends past this plate. Click on tour Tube layer, C/P Rivet,  image resize, 43%, apply d/s, drag layer below your main tube and center it to inside of tire. Click on your left side wire, open up Keys, C/P, resize 25%, apply d/s, drop below wire layer and place them top left corner. Click on top layer, Open Leaves, C/P, resize 25%, apply d/s duplicate, mirror, place first one top right corner over mirror, the second one left side when you have a void in the paper. Open up Clip, resize 25%, apply d/s, place over leaves on left side, duplicate mirror, place on othe leaves on right side. Open up Staple, C/P, resize 25%, apply d/s and place over the ribbon on right side. Open up Tag,C/P, resize 25%, apply d/s and place on the green paper. Click on top layer, open up Oil Can, resize 30%, place it over the right edge of the book and the wire and  stiches. Erase any wire and stiches that stick out beyond it. Open up Reading Glases, C/P, resize 25%, arrange where you want them in front of the oil can, duplicate, drag duplicate layer, below oil can, on top reading glass layer, using your eraser tool erase the ear peice on the left. Now apply a d/s to the bottom Reading Glasses layer and to the Oil Can. Now X out your bottom mask so the layer is hidden, Go to top layer, right click, merge visible. Image resize 85% (all layers unchecked). Now unhide the mask, using your pick tool to adjust the size if you want, centering the main image. If you want to crop now is the time. Add your Text and copyright info and your done!

I received an award from Chas at -http://chasscrapnbitz.blogspot.com/ she has an awesome BLOG with some simply Fabulous Tutorials!! Thanks for the award Chas!! Muaahh xoxo Dee

The aim of the award is to bring recognition to blogs with minimal followers.
Since I have accepted the award I must pass it on to at least 3 other blogs
(but not more than 5). They have inspired me and I feel they deserve a bit more attention.

The rules are to say thank you on my blog to the one who passed it on to me
with a link to their blog (see above). Pick the blogs to pass the award on to,
leave a note on their blog, and then list them with links to their blogs.

These are the blogs I am nominating:

Devious Desires 

 Xclusively Christy 

Hugahav's Haven

Congrats ladies..

Moment For Life

Moment For Life Tutorial

Supplies Needed

I used PSP X2 (though any version will do)

Mask - DDMask1 - HERE

Use any fancy font for name:)

Tube I used is ©Anna Marine - Which can be purchased HERE
This Gorgeous Kit is by Gothic Inspirations and is called Moment For Life

It can be purchased at Gothic Inspirations Shop- HERE

I also used her Tagger Sampler which can be found -HERE
Post dated -  April 30,2011
 

This tutorial was written on 06.11.11 by Dee

I used both the Tagger Sampler and Tagger Kit for this Tutorial.
Create New 800 by 800, we will resize later. I didn't floodfill white:)
Open up Parchment from Sampler, C/P (Copy and paste as new layer), Image resize 75%, image free rotate left 10 degrees, place to left center of area. Open up Cardboard from TK, C/P, resize 70%, free rotate 10 degrees right. Open up TagBack from Sampler, C/P, Image resize 80%, image free rotate 25 degrees right. Drag this layer below the cardboard, arrange them like below:)

 Apply a drop shadow to each of them with these settings, 5,7,70,10.
Open up mask from Sampler, C/P, resize it 75%, arrange it bottom right edge of papers, duplicate, mirror, flip.  Send both these mask layers to bottom. Open up the path from the TS, C/P, mirror, arrange it to bottom of papers, then send layer to bottom. Apply same d/s. It should look something like this now:)

Click on your top layer, Open up Tab from Sampler, C/P, image free rotate 105 degrees left, apply d/s, arrange to left of center. Open up Ribbon2 from TK, C/P, image free rotate, 30 degrees right, arrange so it  covers part of the cardboard but over hangs paste the TagBack on both sides, On your TagBack layer, select all, select float, select invert, on the ribbon layer hit delete, select none. We will do the d/s on ribbon later. Open up Spill from TS, C/P, resize 25%, duplicate, place one top left, one middle right.
Now tag should look like this. 

Open up Frame 1 from TS, C/P, image resize 55%, place to the left, duplicate, image mirror, image flip, now overlap the middle sections. Roght click, merge down these 2, image flip, now center to your working area. Open up Paper 5 from Sampler, C/P, resize 50%, arrange so it covers the entire frame background area, on Frame layer, using your magic wand click on the inside of each of the frames. Selections, modify, expand by 3, selections, invert, on paper layer, hit delete, select none. Now add your main tube (or tubes) the same way. Duplicate your tube layer, set the bottom one to blend mode Luminance(L) at 100 opacity, set your top tube layer to Blend mode Screen at 26% opacity. Now apply same d/s to your frame. Now on your ribbon layer, duplicate, send to top, now apply d/s to the top layer only. Now I will list what elements I added, their resizing and shadowing.
 From Sampler Kit
Tag GI (heart), resized 25%, mirrored, same d/s
Heart (GI), resized 25%, image rotate 30 degrees right, same d/s
Flower GI, resized 25%
Candle GI , resizes 75%, apply d/s.
Bow GI, image mirrored, erase a tad of the short string on bow.
Lace GI-image resize 75%, image flip, apply d/s.
Staple GI - resized 25%, duplicate. rotate 90 degrees right apply d/s to both.
Now before I go on to the elements from the Tagger Kit  here is a preview for placement purposes.

Elements from Taggers Kit
Music GI - adjust, brightness and contrast, change to white, arrange center, erase last 2 notes on the left, apply d/s.
Tag1 GI - resize 25%, image rotate right 10 degrees, apply d/s.
Key GI - image mirror, resize 25%, image free rotate, rotate left 20 degrees apply d/s.

Ribbon4 GI - image mirror, resize 25%, apply d/s.
Flower1 GI - image resize 20%
Butterfly GI - image resize 25%, image rotate 20 degrees right, apply d/s.
Leaves GI - image mirror, image resize 40%, drag layer below flowers, apply d/s.
Book GI - image resize 50%, image rotate 15 degrees right, arrange just above frame layer, apply d/s.
Wordart GI- resize 25%, image rotate 15 degrees right, arrange on top of book apply d/s. Adjust Sharpen.
Lock GI -image resize 25%, image rotate 55 degrees right, apply d/s.
Ribbon3 GI - image rotate 90 right, drag below black lace ribbon layer, so it stick out a bit, erase the ends that stick out beyond frame.
Swirl GI - image resize 40%, arrange so it sticks out bottom right side, send layer to bottom, apply d/s.
Flowers GI - resize 25%, arrange below ribbons, apply d/s.
Clock GI- resize 25%, arrange so part hides behind book.

Once happy with all your placements, go to top layer, image resize, all layers checked and resize 85%.
Now add your text and copyright info.

Create new raster, floodfill #000000, arrange  this new layer to bottom. Open your mask, minimize it . Back on your image go to layers, New Mask Layers, From Image, in the source window find the mask, have source luminance checked and click ok. In your layers window  you will see 3 layers of the mask, go to top one of those 3, right click, merge group. If you need to align the mask, just go to pick tool and using the lil arrows stretch it to where you want it. Now to save this as a transparent image. Merge visable and in the Save As box, change the setting to .png format.

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial:) Dee

I made this Freebie Cluster Frame this morning over coffee. This kit is amazing!! I love the colors and there are so many elements to choose from. The kit is called Woodsy - Created by Jill and can be purchased - HERE

I am looking forward to doing a tag/tut with this kit ---- watch for it:)

This is a Personal Use only Freebie- thanks xxo Dee

 

DOWNLOAD .PNG FRAME HERE

New Goddess Template

 

DOWNLOAD PSPIMAGE - HERE

DOWNLOAD PSD - HERE

New Tag - Bad Company - Made with my Template for a Challenge Alison of Hungry Hill Annex put on FB:)

The Scrap Kit she provided to use was gorgeous... It was called Tainted Love.
I am new to her designs so was pleasantly surprised:)

New June Tagging Challenge by Created By Jill

Welcome to this month's Tagger Challenge!!!

Our Spotlight Artist for June is one of my most favorites!!
Rion Vernon's PinUpToons!!

You'll be using my Kinda Melony Tagger Kit Freebie to create your tag!!

You’ll be also using another FABULOUS template created by our very own Dee of Dees’ Sign Depot just for the occasion!

Here are the rules:

1. Download my Kinda Melony kit HERE

3. Download Dee’s wonderful template!

PSD Format HERE

PSP Format HERE

4. Create a fabulous tag (animated or non-animated) using your favorite PinUp Toons tube, my kit & Dee’s template!
(all 3 must be used to qualify!)

If you need some PinUp Toons tubes...head on over to Creative Design Outlet where you can purchase either individual tubes HERE or a pack of 3 HERE

5. Upload your finished tag to my Jill’s Tagger Challenge Gallery HERE
(please also upload your tags in this thread - HERE as well so we can all ooooh and aaaaah!)

(If you are new to tagging I have a tutorial site with loads of tutorials, both animated and non animated HERE. Feel free to use any of the tutorials as a guideline for this challenge! All tutorials were created in PSP.)

**IMPORTANT!!!**

Please follow the tagging rules:

1. All tags MUST be copyright compliant if using tubes!

2. The following information MUST be visible on your tag in the format below!!!:

©PinUpToons - www.pinuptoons.com - Your CDO (or CILM) License Number

Just copy and paste the above and put in your license number.
(If you are a first time buyer, you will put NEW in the box when you check out and they will issue you a license number)

Keep in mind that tags saved in png format will show up with a black background so if your have your info in black it may not show...add a 1 px stroke in white so it will stand out if your copyright info is not on the tag itself

3. Most of all....have fun!!

The Winner of this challenge will receive... 

You read it right!!! $5.00 towards ANYTHING at CSD!!

Challenge runs through June 30th so feel free to spread the word!!!!

I can’t wait to see what you all create this month!!!

This is my entry:)

New Pinup Toons Template

I made this Template for  Created by Jill's June

Tagger Challenge at  Cool Scraps Digital Forum

DOWNLOAD PSPIMAGE - HERE

DOWNLOAD PSD -HERE

I received an award from FOUR super terrific tag/tut writers - Bev of Horseplay's Pasture, Becky from Becky's Creations , Yvonne from Scarab Scraps and Denny from DenzDesignz. You must check out their great blogs and stunning tutorials. Thank yo so much Ladies! I think your blogs totally rock as well..

This award is to acknowledge blogs that rock.
If you know a blog that rocks and want to give them this award
Then send them a message saying "Your Blog Rocks".
Since I have accepted this award from Tasha's Playground,
I must pass it on to 5 other blogs that I think Rock.
There are no rules to this award.
Only to send it to 5 people you think deserve this award.
Make sure you leave them a message.

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