SWD - KMD-Bright Tag 1 Tag & Tutorial

 

Tutorial – SWD-KMD-Bright
Tag 1

This tutorial was written by Silver Wolf @ ©Silver Wolf Designs, for a tag created by Silver Wolf @ ©Silver Wolf Designs, and both are copyrighted to her.  The kit used for this tag was created by ©KrazyMom Designz, and is copyrighted to her.  Please do not claim the kit, tag, or tutorial as your own.

Kit Materials

kmd_bright_paper10.jpg
kmd_bright_glitterheart1.png
kmd_bright_glitterheart7.png
kmd_bright_frog.png
kmd_bright_flowerpot.png
kmd_bright_doodle2.png

How To

1. Open a new PSP image 500x500px.

2. Open ‘kma_bright_paper10.jpg’ into PSP.  Duplicate it (Shift + D), and close
out the original.  Resize the duplicated paper to 500x500px.  Copy and paste
this as a new layer into your blank image.  You can now close out the  duplicated paper, and delete the bottom layer.  Rename the paper layer ‘Paper
BG’.

3. Open ‘kmd_bright_glitterheart1.png’, and copy and paste it as a new layer. 
Resize it to 50%.  Move it to the upper left hand corner of your image, making
sure to leave a tiny bit of room at the top and left edges.  Name this layer
‘Heart UL’.

4. Duplicate, then mirror the pink heart layer.  Now flip it, then rotate it 180°, making sure when you rotate that ‘Rotate All Layers’ is unchecked.  Close out the original element, and name this layer ‘Heart LR’..

5. Open ‘kmd_bright_glitterheart17.png’ into PSP, and copy and paste it as a
new layer into your image.  Do the same thing you did for the first heart, only
this time, move this heart to the upper right corner, making it level with the
ones at the upper left and lower right (you may have to adjust all 4 in the end, but that’s no biggie).  Name this layer ‘Heart UR’.  Now do the same thing
you did for the purple heart: duplicate the layer, mirror and then flip, then
rotate 180°.  Name this layer ‘Heart LL’.  Close out the original element.

You should now have this:

6. Open ‘kmd_bright_flowerpot.png’ into PSP.  Copy and paste it as a new layer
into  your image, and resize it to 75%.  Move it down to the bottom, keeping it
centered horizontally, and making sure the bottom of the pot is touching the
bottom edge of the image.  Name this layer ‘Flowerpot’, and close out the
original element.

7. Now open ‘kmg_bright_frog.png’ into PSP, and copy and paste it into your
image as a new layer.  Resize it to 85%, and move him down so that the
bottom of the frog is touching the bop of the flowerpot.  Name thislayer ‘Frog’, and close out the original element.

8. Open ‘kmd_bright_flower1.png’ into PSP, and copy and paste it as a new layer.  Move this layer underneath the frog and above the flowerpot layers.  Move the flower layer so it’s on the right side of the flowerpot, with the bottom petal that hangs down just touching or a bit over the right side of the flowerpot.  Name this layer ‘Flowers R’.  Then duplicate the Flower layer, and mirror it, so that you now have this:

9. Name the duplicated layer ’Flowers L’.  Close out the original element.

10. Your Layer Palette should be as follows by this point:
Frog
Flower L
Flower R
Flowerpot
Heart LL
Heart UR
Heart LR
Heart UL
Paper BG

11. Open ‘kmd_bright_doodle2.png’ into PSP, and copy and paste it as a new
layer in your tag.  Move it to the top of your Layer Palette if it’s not there
already.  Resize it by 75%, and then flip it.  Center it vertically between the
top and bottom right hand hearts.  Now duplicate this layer, and mirror it. 
Name these two layers ‘Doodle R’, and ‘Doodle L’ respectively.  Close out the original element.

12. Get your Preset Shapes tool, and set it to Ellipse, and Circle, and Create as Vector.  Set your FG color to white (#ffffff), and turn off your BG color. 
Draw a circle around the frog, so the frog is kind of at the bottom center of
the circle, like this:

It doesn’t have to be PERFECT, but get it as close to it as you can.  You can always move it with the dot in the middle. Now get your Text tool, and choose yellow (#ffff00) for your FG and BG colors.  Position your mouse as close to the top center node of the circle as you can get, and when you see the little quarter circle below the A, click and type in ‘SMILE EVERYDAY!’.  Highlight this text in the field, and choose Comic Sans MS font, size 28, Stroke width 3, and Bold.

13. Now delete the Vector layer where you drew your circle, and promote the
floating text to Layer.  Name this layer ‘Text’.  Now add an Inner Bevel with
the following settings:

Bevel: #1
Width: 10
Smoothness: 0
Depth: 10
Ambience: 30
Shininess: 50
Color: White (#ffffff)
Angle: 0
Intensity: 60
Elevation: 35

Selections - Select None.

NOTE: At this point, if your text isn’t centered (it’s hard to center text on  a curve just right sometimes), you can use the Raster Deform tool to move it with the dot in the middle, and/or use the handle sticking out of the middle mover dot to angle it so that the start and end points are horizontally straight.

You should now have this:

14. Now let’s add a border.  Make a new Raster layer, and name it ‘Border’.  Go
to Image - Add Borders, and add a 35px border in red (#ff0000).  Get your
Magic Wand tool, and click inside the border.  Add an Inner Bevel with the
same settings as you used for your text.  Selections - Select None.

15. Lastly, add the proper credits.  Get your Text tool, and make your FG and BG color yellow (#ffff00).  On the bottom part of the border, left click and type

©KrazyMom Designz
http://krazymomdesignz.blogspot.com/

into the text field.  Highlight all the text, and change the font to Times New Roman, size 14, Stroke Width 1.  Promote the floating selection to layer, and Select None., and name this layer ‘Scrapper Credit’  Now, on the top part of the border, put your own tagger’s credit.  You can use the Times New Roman font again, or one of your choice.   Or, you can use your watermark if you have one.  Just make sure it fits inside the top part of the border.  If you’re using text to put your tagger’s credit on, be sure to Promote Selection to Layer, Select None, then name the layer ‘Tagger Credit’, or your name, designer name, etc.  If you use a tube for a watermark, add a new raster layer, add your tube, and position it so it’s centered properly.  Resize the image to 500x500px, and then go to Adjust – Sharpen, and sharpen once.

You should now have this, with the exception of the fact that your name will be where mine is at the top:

That’s it, you’re all done!

I hope you’ve enjoyed this tutorial, and the creation of this tag.  This is just one of many tags and creations you can make with this kit, so don’t be shy about using your imagination! :)

Tutorial written on 01-09-10

Tutorial ©Silver Wolf Designs
http://silverwolfdesigns.blogspot.com/

Scrap Kit ©KrazyMom Designz
http://krazymomdesignz.blogspot.com/