HUGS - N - KISSES

Hugs-n-Kisses

This tutorial was written for those with working knowledge of psp.

Supplies

tubes and font of choice
Paper, wordart, frame and small heart by Yvette of Misfits Scrapz
Smitten Charm by Clarey of Bagz Of Scrapz
Doodle by Melissa of Scrappy Expressions
Mask by Becky
Other elements found through groups and various places on the internet. Should you see something that belongs to you and would like credit or prefer it not be used let me know.

My supplies

Do not use the same artwork/tubes in your tag unless you hold the proper license to do so. Artwork is paid for and licensed to me to use.

1. Open a new image 600 x 600 and flood fill with white. Open the scrap paper provided or use one of your own and copy and paste as a new layer.

2. Open the mask provided. Layers new mask layer from image. In the drop down box find the mask that you have open and apply. Right click on the mask layer and merge group.

3. Copy and paste the frame as a new layer. Resize as needed. Open up the 3 tubes that you plan to use for your frame. Take your magic wand and click inside one of the openings in the frame. Selections - modify - expand by 4. Copy and paste your tube, resize and position until you are happy with the placement and what is showing inside the frame area. Selections - invert - delete. Deselect and move this layer under the frame layer. Follow these same steps to fill the other two openings in your frame.

4. Close off your background layer and mask layer and merge visible. Open back up your background and mask layer. Click on your merged layer and copy the word art and paste as a new layer. Move to the right, refer to my tag, and resize to your liking. Take your selection tool - freehand set to point to point and select the part that you want to cut away so it looks like the word art is wrapped around the frame...see my tag for reference. Once happy with your selection - delete. Deselect.

5. Open the small heart and resize it to your liking. Copy and paste as a new layer. Open the smitten charm, resize and paste as a new layer. Add any other elements that you desire.

6. Open the doodle art and click on your mask layer. Copy and paste as a new layer. You can leave it black or color it to match your tag. To color it you will need to go to adjust - brightness and contrast - brightness 130 contrast 30 those are the settings I use but you can play around with it. Then go to adjust - hue and saturation - and colorize it to your choice. If the color is still not what you want you can go back to brightness and contrast and darken it some. You just have to play with the settings until you get something you like.

7. Add a new layer and add your text. Resize by 85%, bicubic, all layers checked. Now add a new layer and add your copyrights and watermark. Resizing before adding this will keep the copyright info clearer especially if you use a very small font. Export to your jpg or png optimizer and save.

That's it!!

This Tutorial was written on January 16. 2008. The concept of the tutorial is copyrighted. Please feel free to LINK to the tutorial and/or print it out for your personal use, but please do not copy it in any way to put online, pass out or re-write without permission. The image you create using this tutorial is for you to do what you wish except for monetary gains or for merchandising.

Any Resemblance to another tutorial is purely coincidental.

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