Don't forget the cookies!

For this tag I used the Lavender Emotions kit from Dorthi's Designs which can be found HERE
VIX Christmas Mask 9, found in my quick links
Clock hands I tubed from a picture of my mothers wedding clock which can be found below.
Font:Frosty found HERE

Open paper 4 resize 15%
Apply Mask
Merge Group.. Minamize this for later.
Open your first background layer. I used paper 17. Resize 15%
Set the transparancy of this layer at 75%
Open Clock face
Effects> Photo Effects> Sepia > 50%
Paste onto your background layer.
Move to thetop left corner
Resize to make the bottom right of the clock 'frame' area right about the center of the tag.
Apply 4, 4, 100, 10, black Drop Shadow.
Open Clock hands below. Resize 70% Place inside the clock face.

Open Tree, resize 20%
Place in the bottom right corner, drop shadow as above.
Open Lables, resize 15%
Place the lables directly under the center of the clock, with a drop shadow as above.
Open back up your mask layer. resize it to 75%
Paste this in the top right corner with a drop shadow, but for this drop change the color to white.
Add your text to the lables now. I used the font at 10pts.
Merge All (Flatten)
Open your new background paper. I used 11
resize 35%
Paste your merged layer inside of the new background
Drop Shadow as before, but change it back to black.
Open Hearts and resize 20%
Place in top left corner with a droop shadow
Apply any copyrights
resize as desired and save!

Here is another tag I made from the same kit using a Garvey Tube (found in my quick links)

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Winter Wonderland

For this tutorial I used the Woodland Winter kit by Gemini Creationz found HERE
The artwork of Gorjuss found HERE

Open Paper Frame and apply a 4, 4, 100, 12 black drop shadow.
Open your paper of choice (I used 07) and resize to fit the frame. I also duplicated and mirrored so as to make the scene keep going. This required me moving the mirrored image off to the right.
New Raster layer flood filled #008080
Move the blue layer to the bottom.
When clicked on the forest layer change the blend mode to Luminance Legacy
Clicked on your blue layer
Using your freehand selection tool go around the frame, Invert selection, Hit delete
Click on your forest layers and hit delete as well to make sure you have nothing bigger then your frame.
Select none.
Resize 30%
Open Icicles 02 resize 70% Apply under the frame. Drop Shadow. 60% transparancy
Open Deer, resize 50% apply under the ice
Add whatever tube(s) you would like to the inside of the frame.
Copy Merged
Paste into a transparent 800x800 canvas
Apply drop shadow
Open Berries, Bow2 and Acorns, resize all 50%. Resize the Acorns twice.
Starting with the berries add each element to the top corner of the frame, with a drop shadow on each. Berries, then bow and then acorns.
Open owl and resize 50% apply to lower corner with a drop shadow.
Merge Visable
Open Snowtree and place under the frame off center opposite the bow and owl, add drop shadow
Open Wolf resize 50% or more if you would like and place on top of everything else with a drop shadow
Apply text and copyrights
resize and save your tag :)

All I Want for Christmas Is You....

For this Tutorial I have used the Crazeds Christmas Critters Kit which can be found HERE
The Artwork of Keith Garvey which can be found HERE
A Tutorial by Patti which can be found HERE (please do this before the rest of the tutorial)
Vix Mask 424which can be found in my quick links at the top right of the page.

FIRST do the sparkle tutorial if you do not already have your own sparkles. Remember to export them and have them named so you will be able to find them easy. Then you ar ready to start the rest of this tutorial.

Open the paper of your choice and apply Vix Mask 424
Merge Group
Apply Drop Shadow 4, 4, 100, 12, black
New Raster Layer Flood filled White
Apply tree 3 to the right hand side (resize as desired)
Apply train to the bottom of the backdrop with the same drop shadow as above.
Add any other embellishments you may desire.
Add your tube of choice
Add a drop shadow to your tube.
Add all wording and copyrights
Merge All
Resize 60%

New Raster layer
Apply sparkles sproaticly through your Christmas tree
Copy Merged
Paste as a new Animation in Animation Shop
Back to PSP and Delete the New layer.

Repeat at least 2 more times pasting the new frames after your first in Animation Shop

Run and Save!

I also made a freebie frame to go with this tutorial feel free to snag if you would like.

Candy Cane Express

For this tutorial I used the Candy Cane Express kit by Tooty Pup and you can purchase this adorable kit HERE
Vix Mask 307 found in my quick links and presaved to your masks folder
Animation shop.


To begin I opened Paper 7 and applied the mask. Source Luminance, Fit to canvas, hide all mask.

Layers, Merge, Merge Grooup, Drop Shadow, 1, 1, 50, 1, black.

Layers, New Raster Layer, flood fill off white (I used #f6dcde). Move this layer under your mask layer in your layers palette.. I changed the name of this layer to background.

Open Bar 2 and place at the top center as a new layer., Drop shadow 5, 5, 100, 8, black. (This will be the drop shadow we will use for the rest of this tut unless specified.)

Open Christmas Tree 5, and resize 50%, place as a new layer in the center of your work canvas with a drop shadow.

Open Clock 2 resize 60% and place to the left of your tree also with a drop shadow.

Open Mr & Mrs Clause resize 75% and place to the right of the tree with a drop shadow.

Open snowman 1 and resize 30% and place in front of your lamp post, with a drop shadow.

Add your watermark, and any copyrights if you have used other tubes.

In your layers palette hide the background layer and the merged layer by clicking on the eye.

Click on your top layer. Merge Visable I named this new layer Tag layer.

Add your MAIN wording here (on my tag that would be the Happy Holidays. Convert to Raster layer, (by right clicking on the layer in the palette and converting) Add a drop shadow with the same settings as before but this time change the color to white. Name this layer Main Text.

Hide Main Text and Tag layer. Using your group (mask) layer as your center focal point add your "From our home to Yours" or what ever you would like seen first, convert to raster layer with the same white drop shadow. Change the name to Text 1. Hide this layer

Add what you would like your closing text to be (mine was Tooty Pup, the designers name) convert to raster, apply drop shadow and rename this text 2. Hide this layer.

You should now have a total of 5 layers. Resize 45% Open Animation shop

With the layers Background, and Text 1 as the ONLY visable layers, copy merged.

Paste into Animation Shop as a new animation

Back in PSP Hide text 2

Show layers Background, tag and main text. Copy Merged

Paste after current frame in Animation Shop

Back in PSP hide Main text and tag layers, and show text 2 layer. Copy merged

Paste after current frame in Animation shop.

Click on your first frame of the Animation, Right click on the blue bar around it.

Insert Image Transition, Fade, length 3.0 secs. If you notice up top you should be starting with your first frame and ending with your second.

Now I would like you to click on your last frame of your tag layer, mine is frame 14, right click on the blue bar, and insert image transition again, same settings.

This should leave you with 27 frames.

Run your animation and save your tag Ü

Questions Ü

I got this questionnaire from Carey

thank you so much Carey ♥ :-)

So here it is....

1. How long have you been using PSP, PS?

Using seriously about 4 years but I have been playing
around for about 7 years.

2. How did you get into making tags, scrapkits?

I began making tags out of just wanting specific things,
I did not know much back then about copyrights ect, then I joined a myspace group
that I adored and I learned from there, I was talked into learning the correct
way and making offers and I just have never stopped!
I have to do something to keep me from going nuts LOL

3. Who`s your fave artist?

Keith Garvey& Suzanne Woolcott
they are about the only ones I use.

4.Who`s your favorite Scrap Designer?

I do not have one favorite. I like kits
no matter who you are if I like the kit and I
believe I can do something with it then woo hoo
but the same people at times have kits I don't care for
it is all preference in what I want and the mood
I am in at the time

5. Which three blogs do you visit everyday?

All of my friends case closed LOL

Winter Magic

For thsi tutorial I used the Beautiful A Touch of Winter Magic Kit by Ali which can he purchased HERE
The Artwork of Keith Garvey which can be purchased HERE (Remember please that you need a licance to use his work)

To begin lets open paper 22 and then minamize it,

Open Christmas Window 1.

Using your selection tool cut out the inside of each pane of glass.

Copy and paste onto your paper layer. Resize as desired I tilted mine a bit Place a 3, 3, 100, 3 black drop shadow.

Open Icecicles 1 and place inside the largest frame with a drop shadow, but tis time change the blur to around 10

Open Tag 2 and place at the bottom outside of the frame, also with a drop shadow.

Open Bow Ribbon 2 and place over top left frame with a drop shadow.

Open your tube of choice, Place it over the large frame, slightly overlapping so as to appear to be popping out of the frame.

Back on your tube, copy the tube and paste as a new image on your workspace.

Sepia tone the picture 50% (effects> Photo Effects>Sepia toning)

Cut parts out of the picture and resize, place in the smaller frames as desired.

Open Ploar Bear 1 and mirror, place him in the bottom frame.

Open Word Art 1 and place at the bottom of the frame with a drop shadow.

Add name, and all copyrights!

Resize and save your tag :)

Thanks Ali for allowing me to join yor CT Team and I hope that you like the tag Ü