This tutorial was created by Rachel on the 15th May 2006.

Any similarities to this tutorial is purely coincidental & unintentional.

Artwork is by the Artist Barbara Jensen,

If you are interested in her using her work you need to purchase a license.

Please visit her site :Here

Supplies

I am using Paint shop pro v.9, i'm sure it can be done in other versions.

Tube/Image of your choice.

Font- Bank Gothic, or one of your choice.

Filter- DSB/ Flux-Linear Transmission.

Charm - Here

Ok on with the tutorial.

1,Open new Blank canvas 600x400 we can resize later.

Floodfill with white.

Add a new Raster layer/selections tool/Rounded Rectangle/Feather 0

Draw out a nice sized Rectangle

[see finished tag for reference]

Floodfill with a colour of your choice.

I used #ECF9E5

Selections Modify/Contract/10

Floodfill with white

Repeat but change colour back to the 1st one.

Keep selected & add your tube/image as a new layer.

Selections/invert/delete/selections select none.

X out background layer & merge visible.

Add a drop shadow:

H/V - 0

Opacity - 73

Blur - 12.00

Colour - #C0C0C0

Image/Rotate/Right/10.00

2, Go to preset-shapes & choose Rectangle

Stroke & Fill - #ECF9E5

Vector - checked.

Line - Solid

Width - 1

Draw out a Rectangle not too big.

[Check Finished Tag for reference]

Layers convert to raster layer

Add a drop shadow with these settings:

Vertical - 21

Horizontal - 17

Opacity -20

Blur - 12

Colour - #C0C0C0

Duplicate/Re size/60%

Duplicate/Re size/60%

And again but leave at 60%.

Place into position.

[Check Finished Tag for reference]

X out the big rectangle & background layer & merge visible.

Making sure you're still on the merged layer click inside the squares with your magic wand.

Selections/Modify/10.

Copy & paste your tube as a new layer over the squares,place into position /selections /invert/delete.

Selections/select none.

X out the background & the main image & merge the small squares & the tube...

Place into position.

[Check Finished Tag for reference]

3,Now choose a darker colour & draw out a square.

Stroke,Fill - #A9ECAC

Move this layer above your white background layer.

Effects/DSB Flux/Linear Transmission.

Play about with the settings,

or use mine:

Slice -6

Offset - 13

Blend - 50

Horizontal - checked.

[Optional]

I also used the deformation tool & made the transmission more square .

Lower the opacity of this layer between 15/20, which ever you think looks best.

4, Now add the charm & the word beautiful ....

I re sized 85%

Add your name

e/text,© info & watermark.

Re size to your liking

Merge visible.

Finished !!

Here is my finished Tag !!!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial,as much as i did writing it...

Thanx Rachel...