This tutorial is written with PsP 9 and is for the advanced PsP user.

Needed:

* My tube  - Put this in a folder of your choice.
* My Gradient - Put this in your PsP 9 Gradients folder.
* My text/ poem Brush - Put this in your PsP 9 Brushes folder.
* My Selection - Put this in your PsP 9 Selections folder.
* 2 Masks - Put these in your PsP 9 Masks folder.
* Fonts: CAC Lasko Even Weight - Put this in your Fonts folder.
* A nice image - Put this in a folder of your choice.

The artwork I used for this tube is © Anastasia Korochansckaja
To see more of her work just go here. I really recommend it, because it is really
some of the most gorgeous work I have seen.

* supplies zip

Now that we have everything...Let's get busy....:)

1. Open a new transparent image of 700 x 400 pixels.
2. Flood fill the image with the MAS-Innocence gradient or a gradient of your choice
and use the following settings:

3. Effects - Texture effects - Fur with these settings:

4. Layers - New raster layer
5. Selections - Load from Disk - MAS-Innocence1 with these settings:

6. Flood fill the selection with a dark color. I am using #4e3b2f.
7. Selections - Select nothing.
8. Effects - Texture effects - Fine Leather with these settings:

9. Put the opacity on this layer to 55 and the blend mode to Overlay
10. Layers - New raster layer
11. Selections - Select all
12. Open the_frozen_enchant_of_warmth.jpg image or the image of your choice
and go to Edit - Copy
13. Edit - Paste into Selection
14.Selections - Select nothing
15. Layers - Masks load/ save from Disk and look for the dmsk0532 Mask and
use these settings:

16. Layers - Merge - Merge group.
17. Put the opacity on this layer to 15 and the blend mode to Overlay.
18. Layers - New raster layer
19. Selections - Load from Disk- MAS-Innocence1 and use the
same settings as you did in step 5.
20. Flood fill this selection with a light color. I am using # dcbe9c.
21. Selections - Select nothing.
22. Layers - Masks load/ save from Disk and look for the dm83 Masker and
and use the same settings as you did in step 15.
23. Layers - Merge - Merge group.
24. Put the Opacity on this layer to 50 and put the blend mode to Soft Light
25. Layers - New raster layer
26. Activate your Brush tool and look for the MAS-Innocence Lost brush and use
these settings:

27. Put your foreground color on a dark color. I am using #4e3b2f and
put your brush on the left side of your tag.
28. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop shadow with these settings:

29. Open your tube and go to Image - Resize with these settings:

30. Adjust - Sharpen - Unsharp Mask.

31. Image - Mirror
32. Edit - Copy
33. Edit - Paste as a new layer and with your mover tool
put it in it's place. (see screen)

34. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop shadow with these settings:

35. Layers - Merge - Merge all.
36. Image - Rotate - Clockwise 90 degrees.
37. Activate your Text tool and find the font CAC Lasko Even Weight
and use the following settings:

Use a dark color as your foreground color, I am using #4e3b2f and a light color, I use #dcbe9c, as background color.
Now type your name and place it on the empty side next to the tube. When you are happy with it go to
Layers - Convert to raster layer.
38. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop shadow with these settings:

39. Image - Rotate - Counter clockwise 90 degrees
40. Layers - Merge - Merge all.
41. Image - Add borders - 2 pixels symmetric with your dark color
I am using #4e3b2f again.
42. Image - Add borders - 5 pixels symmetric with your light color
I am using #dcbe9c.
43. Image - Add borders - 2 pixels symmetric with your dark color
I am using #4e3b2f again.

And the new tag is finished. Now add your watermark and
resize if you want and don't forget to sharpen, then save as .jpg

Go here to see some more results.

I hope you enjoyed making this tutorial. Let me know what you think of it
by leaving me a message in my Guestbook.

Hugs,

AngelFace