What you need:
The mask, Font 'Platthand.ttf' and the flower tubes.
ZIP with materials: download here.
Open the mask and the tubes in PSP.
Install font in Windows or better open and minimize in PSP.
You will see it appear in your text tool.
Optional:
If you like to animate your Tag you need VM Natural Sparkles .
VisMan (VM): download here.
Save often.
Let's go. Good luck.....
Open a new image 300 X 200
> Transparent.
Foreground color #F2EDEC Background color #766464.
Fill your image with #F2EDEC (beige).
Effects > Texture effects > Texture (ZIP = Bouwtekening.BMP).
Find construction paper texture.
Layers > New
raster layer.
Fill with #766464
Open MD-Emotions-msk.jpg (ZIP).
Layers > New mask layer > From image.
Find the MD-Emotions-msk.jpg in the menu.
Apply.
Layers > Delete.
Confirm merging.
Layers > Merge > Merge group.
Merge > Visible layers.
Open MD-flowers-1.pspimage (ZIP).
Copy and paste as a new layer.
With place in the top left corner.
Effects > 3D effects > Drop shadow > Vert. at 5 and Horiz. at- 5.
Apply.
Open MD-flowers-2.pspimage (ZIP.)
Copy and paste as a new layer.
With place in the right bottom corner.
Repeat same drop shadow.
You must have this now:
Add borders > 8 pixels symmetric.
In your screen use color #F2EDEC.
Drop shadow Vert. at 1 and Horiz. at 1.
Repeat but Vert. and Horiz. at - 1.
Shift D to copy your Tag.
Save this Tag as a base.
You always can use it, and change text.
Close base and work on your copy.
Text tool click your image.
IN PSP 7: lock foreground color.
Open Platthand.ttf minimize
Search your font in the drop down menu Platthand.
Put your text in the next window.
Apply.
You can always adjust you font size to your text.
In PSP 7 convert to raster.
Effects > 3D effects > Drop shadow Vert. at 5 and Horiz. at - 5.
PSP 8 converts automatically.
Click again with text tool in your image.
Repeat the above steps.
If needed adjust your size.
Repeat same drop shadow.
I also did add my name, size 20 and repeated the drop shadow.
Layers > Merge > Merge all flatten.
Optional:
You can animate your tag. Like this:
Selections > All.
Selections > Modify > Contract 20 pixels.
Hit 2 times Shift D. You have 3 copies now.
Effects > Plugins > VM Natural > Sparkle.
Max Size at 35 and Random Speed at 150.
Other settings as default.
Apply. Save this as Emotions1.pspimage.
Check if you save as a PSP 7 file, if you use AS.
Close copy 1 and open copy 2.
Repeat Sparkle filter.
Adjust Max Size to 60 and Random Speed to 120.
Apply. Save as Emotions2.pspimage. Close this copy.
Open copy 3 Apply Sparkle these settings:
Max Size 20 and Random Speed at 40.
Save as Emotions3.pspimage and close this copy.
Open Animation Shop (AS) follow screenshots.
Click in AS, first button.
The Wizzard Animation will run.
Open your 3 files. Add your files, order don't matter.
Your animation shows up in AS.
Click to play it.
Save your Emotions Tag.
Your Emotions Tag is done.
I hope you liked it and learned more about working with PSP 8.
The message in the Tag
below is for you!
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Translation
into English by my best friends, Trudie.
Thanks sweetie! You are such a good friend.
your image with #F2EDEC (beige).
place in the top left corner.
click your image.
follow screenshots.
to play it.
