PTU Tutorial - Seaward

This tutorial is of my own creation and any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidental. This tutorial is for personal use only, using it for monetary gain is against my TOU's.

This tutorial was written on May 23, 2011. This tutorial is copyrighted to Signature Collections Tutorials By Victoria and is registered with Tutorial Writers Inc.

Supplies Needed:

I am using a beautiful tube by Legends Art. You must have a license to use this art, which you can get here: http://www.scrapsandthecity.com/

PTU Scrapkit called Under The Boardwalk from A Taggers Scrap.  You can find this kit here: http://itsbacchus.blogspot.com/. Thanks Jo!

I used my FTU Mask #61, which you can get http://mistressv-signaturecollections.blogspot.com/.

Font of your choice.

Plug-ins Xero – Bad Dream

Let's begin shall we.

Open new image 600x600.

I used paper#14. Apply my mask#61. Merge mask layer visible.

Select net, resize to (600x221). Copy and paste in the middle of mask layer. Add a drop shadow.

Select net #2, resize to (500x601). Copy and paste to the right of tag. Add a drop shadow.

Select décor #1, no need to resize, copy and paste to upper right side of tag. Then select again this time mirror, and place at lower left side of tag. Add drop shadow to both items.

Select wheel. Resize to (600x600) copy and paste in center of tag.

Select tube, resize to (500x642) copy and paste under wheel. Erase portions of the wheel to make it look like tube is coming out of it. Then erase excess tube.

Merge wheel and tube, add drop shadow.

Select starfish, no need to resize. Copy and paste to left side of tag, add drop shadow. Duplicate and add to right side of tag.

Select shell #1 resize to (200x173) copy and paste on left side of tag. Add drop shadow. Duplicate and add to right side of tag.

Select shells, no need to resize. Copy and paste in lower middle of tag. Add a drop shadow.

Select shell #6, resize to (200x164). Copy and paste to bottom middle of tag. Add drop shadow.

Select word art, no need to resize. Copy and paste in front of sea shells and add a drop shadow.

Select seagull, resize to (200x133). Copy and paste on left side of word art. Add a drop shadow. Duplicate and mirror. Add to lower right side of tag.

Merge all layers.

Go to effects, plugins, xero, Bad Dream. Play with the settings until you find the look you want, then apply.

Add name, url, copywrite and watermark.

Merge all layers.

Resize, to the size you want your finished tag to be.

Save as PNG.

And woohoo, you are finished!

Thank you for trying my tutorial. I would love to see your results and would love to post them on my blog. Contact information is listed on this home page.

Smooches,

**Victoria**

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