This tag was so fun to make, as I've always loved the 1960's and '70's. The art, the music, and the mentality all just attract me to no end. So when I saw this kit, I just HAD to make a tag & tut for it! (And this tut's got screen shots this time!) :)
Tutorial
Blast from the Past Tag 1 by SWD
Kit by Stacey's Designs
This tag was made using 'Blast from the Past', a scrap kit by Stacey's Designs. This tutorial shows how to make 'SWD Blast from the Past Tag 1'. All parts of this tag were created by Stacey's Designs, and are copyrighted to her.
Kit Supplies
SD Paper 12.jpg
SD Tye Dye Peace Girl.png
SD Tye Dye Lava Lamp.png
SD Groovy work art.png
SD Peace Word Art.png
SD Bow 1.png
The How To
1. Open a new image 500x500px in your PSP.
2. Open 'SD Paper 12.jpg' into your PSP. Resize it to 500x500px.
3. Copy the resized paper and paste it as a new Raster layer into youru blank image. Name this layer 'BG Paper'. Close out the paper. When asked if you want to save the changes, click 'No'.
4. Open 'SD Tye Dye Peace Girl.png' into your PSP. Copy & paste it as a new layer, then resize it to 50%. Move her to the left side, vertically centered between the two corner peace signs. Name this layer 'Girl L'.
5. Go ahead and close out your girl element. Now duplicate 'Girl L' layer, and mirror it. Name this layer 'Girl R'. There should now be a Tye Dye Girl on each side of your tag image.
6. Open 'SD Tye Dye Lava Lamp.png' into PSP. Copy & paste it as a new Raster layer into your tag. Resize that layer to 25%, and name this layer 'Lava Lamp UL'.
7. With the Mover tool, move the lamp to the upper left, almost touching the top, and next to the upper left peace sign. Go ahead and close out the lamp element now, and name thislayer 'Lamp UL'.
You should now have your tag looking like this:
8. Duplicate 'Lamp UL' layer, and mirror it. Namethis new layer 'Lamp UR'.
9. Duplicate 'Lamp UR', and Flip the copy. Now, go to Image - Rotate - Free Rotate, and rotate it to the right 180 degrees. Make sure 'All Layers' is unchecked. Rename this layer 'Lamp LR'.
10. Duplicate 'Lamp LR', and mirror it. Name this new layer 'Lamp LL'.
This is what you should have now:
11. Open up 'SD Groovy work art.png' into PSP. Copy & paste this as a new Raster layer into your tag. This one will definitely need resizing, so resize it to 40%. Now, go to Image - Rotate - Free Rotate, and and rotate it to the left 20 degrees, and center it between the two upper lamps. Name this layer 'Groovy'. Close out the original element.
12. Open up 'SD Peace Word Art.png' into PSP. Copy & paste it as a new Raster layer, and again, you'll need to resize it to 40%. Use the Mover tool and place it between the two lower lamps. Now rotate this one like you did the top word art, only this time, free rotate it theother direction. Free Rotate it to the right 20 degrees, and center it between the two lower lamps. Name this layer 'Peace'. Close out the word art elementnow.
13. Open 'SD Bow 1.png' into PSP, and copy & paste it as a new Raster layer in your tag. Again, you'll need to resize, so so go ahead and resize it to 40%, and place it on the top of the peace sign, as if the peace sign were a head wearing the bow. The bow will just barely cover up the top of the peace sign. Close out the bow element now. Name t his layer 'Bow'.
Now you should have this:
14. Now it's border time. Go to Image - Add Borders, and add a 30px border in purple (the 1st on the left, on the bottom row of the Color Palette chooser (#ff00ff). You'll now have a single background layer. Promote this layer and name it 'Tag'.
15. Now to add the proper credits. Get out your Text tool, and set your font to Thickhead. If you don't have this font, Monotype Corsiva or even Times New Roman will do. At the bottom on your border, type in 'Tagged by (your name)'. Promote this to Layer, and name it '(Your Name) Credit'. At the top, on the border, type in 'Scrapped by Stacey's Designs'. Again, promote this floating selection to a layer, and name it 'SD Credit'. Go to Selections - Select None.
I recommend sharpening ONCE at this point, and then saving it as a .pspimage, and then as a .jpg.
You're all done! Your tag should now look like this:
I hope you've enjoyed this tutorial, and and the making of this tag. The tutorial is copyrighted to Silver Wolf Designs, and the scrap kit is copyrighted to Stacey's Designs. Please feel free to visit her site at http://staceysdesigns.blogspot.com, or my own site at http://silverwolfdesigns.blogspot.com for some great artwork!
