Cowgirl Attitude--FTU

This Tutorial was written by Amy aka HerRoyalTagstress on April 25, 2011. You may print this tutorial for you own personal use, but please do not copy it in anyway to put online, pass out, rewrite, or claim as your own.This was written using PSP 8 but will work in other versions.

This Tutorial was written for those that have a working knowledge of PSP.
Supplies Needed:
Tube of choice. I used one by Keith Garvey. You can purchase his tubes from PTE. Do not use his work if you do not have a license to do so.
Template #6 from Jenny’s Designz It is in the post PSPED Templates, the very first image.

Scrap kit: Cowgirl Outlaw by Scraps Dimensions

My Word Art



Open Template, delete copyright layer, Promoted Selection 2 and 3

Image--> Canvas Size: Change to 700X700. You can resize once you are done.
Make Raster 1 your active layer. Selections-->Select all-->Float-->Defloat. Open Paper 1, copy and paste as a new layer. Selections-->Invert-->Delete-->Selections-->Select None.

Make Raster 2 your active layer. Selections-->Select all-->Float-->Defloat. Open Paper 4, copy and paste as a new layer. Selections-->Invert-->Delete-->Selections-->Select None. Name this layer Circle.

Make Promoted Selection 1 your active layer. Selections-->Select all-->Float-->Defloat. Open Paper 2, copy and paste as a new layer. Selections-->Invert-->Delete-->Selections-->Select None. Do the same for Promoted Selection 4. Delete original layers. Name these layers BG1 and BG2

Make Promoted Selection your active layer. Selections-->Select all-->Float-->Defloat. Add a new raster layer, flood fill new layer with a color that matches your tube/Kit, I used #8B4312. Do the same for Promoted Selection 5. Delete original layers.

On your Circle layer Selections-->Select all-->Float-->Defloat.. Copy and paste the larger version of your tube. Selections-->Invert-->Delete-->Selections-->Select None. Change the Opacity to 50 and the Blend mode to Hard Light.

On your BG1 layer Selections-->Select all-->Float-->Defloat. Copy and paste the smaller version of your tube. Selections-->Invert-->Delete-->Selections-->Select None. Do the same for your BG2 layer.

Click on Background Layer add new raster layer Copy and paste paper 4 and apply Mask. Merge Group. I resized my group by 110 just to make it more visible.

Add any embellishments you would like. I used flower 3 resized by 15 to each side of my tag.

Add a drop shadow of your choice to your layers.

I deleted the original word art and added my own. I have included mine if you wish to use it.

If you plan on resizing your tag, you should do it before your add your copyright and name.

Add copyright information and your name.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial!
I would love to see your results!