USING LAYOUTS FOR SCRAP TAGS & PAGES
PSP8/9/X
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This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ 2008
Copyright © 2008 ~ Jemima ~ All rights reserved

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This was created using PSP9 but can be adapted for other versions of PSP.

You will need the following to complete this tutorial

Materials

The Tag Layout you just created

RIGHT CLICK >>> SAVE TARGET AS
JF57.jpg
nox18.jpg
nox20.jpg
ivy_assortgold1.jpg
Save to a "Backgrounds" folder on your computer

JF_Flower33.psp
JF_Flowers_orange.psp
Save to a "Scrap_Flowers" folder on your computer

jf_nature_frame4.psp
Save to a "Scrap_Frames" folder on your computer

TUBE
rystaltubed_848.psp
DX07_wordart2.psp
Save to a folder on your computer


Plugins

** EYE CANDY3 **

http://www.pircnet.com/downloads.html
OR
http://www.fleursauvage.be/utilitaire/filtres/filtres.htm



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Open all the background images in your PSP workspace and minimize.

Have your newly created
layout open in your PSP workspace

WINDOW >>> DUPLICATE
Close the original Image



In your MATERIALS PALETTE load the
nox18 pattern in the foreground



Activate the background layer on your image

SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL

Flood fill with the
nox18 pattern

DESELECT



Activate the "Paper 2" layer

In your MATERIALS PALETTE load the
ivy_assortgold1 pattern in the foreground



SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL

SELECTIONS >>> FLOAT

Flood fill with the
ivy_assortgold1pattern

EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW



DESELECT



Activate the "Paper 3 " layer

In your MATERIALS PALETTE load the
nox20 pattern in the foreground



SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL

SELECTIONS >>> FLOAT

Flood fill with the
nox20 pattern

EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
Change DIRECTION to 315

DESELECT



Activate the "Paper 5" layer

In your MATERIALS PALETTE load the
JF57 pattern in the foreground



SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL

SELECTIONS >>> FLOAT

Flood fill with the
JF57pattern

EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
Same settings

EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
Change DIRECTION to 130

DESELECT





In your MATERIALS PALETTE
load SOLID TAN "
#cb8a6a" in the background

Activate the "Large Circle " layer


SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL

SELECTIONS >>> FLOAT

Flood fill with the background colour.

EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE



EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE




EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
COLOUR = WHITE



EDIT >>> Repeat Inner Bevel

EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
Same settings

EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
Change DIRECTION to 315

DESELECT



Activate 'Paper 5' layer

Open the "
jf_nature_frame4 " in your PSP workspace

Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options

Right click on the Title Bar of your scrap tag image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.

IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 65%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using - WEIGHTED AVERAGE

Reposition with your MOVER TOOL



Activate 'Paper 5' layer

Open up the
÷rystaltubed_848.psp image in your PSP workspace

Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options

Right click on the Title Bar of your scrap tag image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.

Reposition with your MOVER tool



Activate Raster 1 (the frame)

With your MAGIC WAND
Mode = Replace
Match Mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 0
Feather = 0
Antialias = UNchecked
Sample Merged = UNCHECKED
PSP9/X: Check CONTIGUOUS
PSPX: There is no " Sample Merged"

PSPX: Use all layers = UNChecked


Select the CENTRE transparent area of the frame.

SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 4
SELECTIONS >>> INVERT

Activate Raster 2

EDIT >>> CLEAR
DESELECT

EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
Change the OPACITY to 70%




Activate the "Small Circles" layer

Open up the
JF_Flower33.psp image and the
JF_Flowers_orange.psp image in your PSP workspace.

Right click on the Title Bar of the
JF_Flower33.psp image
and select COPY from the options.

Right click on the Title Bar of your scrap tag image
and select PASTE AS NEW SELECTION from the options.

IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 35%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED


Position over the top right grey circle.

EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
Same settings


DESELECT




Right click on the Title Bar of the JF_Flowers_orange.psp image
and select COPY from the options.

Right click on the Title Bar of your scrap tag image
and select PASTE AS NEW SELECTION from the options.

IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 45%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED


Position over the bottom left grey circle.

DESELECT





Now we can add some wordart.

Open up the @DX07~wordart2 image in your PSP workspace

WINDOW >>> DUPLICATE
Close the original Image


IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 45%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED


LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE (3 times)

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE

Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options

Right click on the Title Bar of your scrap tag image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.





LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE ALL (Flatten)

Save as .jpg image








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