Autism Speaks-FTU-Crafted By Gina

I'm using a wonderful FTU kit of Gina's called Autism Speaks, you can get it on her blog HERE

I'm using the wonderful work of Elias Chatzoudis and you can get his tubes HERE

I'm using a mask of Vix from her goodies section which you can find on her tut site HERE

You will need a font of choice too.

Ok......Lets begin!!

(This is a rather large tag and you can resize if you wish at the end of the tut.
I prefer to work on a larger scale.)

Grab paper02, copy and paste as a new image.
Add your mask and merge group.

Add 2 new layers and on the top layer grab vine01 and place in the center of the mask, copy, paste, mirror and place.
On the middle layer add the close up image of your choice.
Using your majik wand and click on the center of the vine frame we made.
Selections-Modify-Expand-3-Invert and delete the tube layer.
Playing with the blend mode, find a blend you like.
I used hard light.

Merge visible and add your tube as a new layer and mirror, if you want.

Grab flower06 and place behind your tube.
Grab the puzzle pieces and place to the left of your tube.
As a new layer, grab the autism word art re size 55% and place it so it reads AUTISM SPEAKS.
I added a gradient glow.
Grab flower05, resize 55%, mirror, and place above the white flower you just added and also below the white flower too.
You are going to use the same yellow flower and place right above the puzzle pieces.
Grab butterfly02, resize 65%, rotate free-15 degrees- right and place near a flower.

Add your copyright and license info and ENJOY!!

Fibromyalgia Awareness-Crafted By Gina-FTU

I'm using a wonderful awareness kit from Gina. You can find it on her blog HERE

You will need a mask and the Misfits blog has a bunch of wonderful masks HERE

I'm using the work of Keith Garvey and you can find his tubes PTE
You need a license to use his work.


I'm not sure of the font I'm using is FTU or not, but DaFont has a ton of free fonts you can grab HERE

Filter used Xero-Porcelain

I chose to animate my tag using some butterflies.
The butterflies I used can be found HERE

This is a full size kit and there will be a bunch of resizing.

Lets begin!!

Open your paper03 and resize to 700x700, copy and paste as a new image, CTL V.
Add your mask and merge group.
Add 2 layers On the top layer grab frame 2 and resize 30% and place in the middle of the mask layer.
On the layer below the frame, grab paper paper01 and resize to 600x600 and place below the the frame.
Trim up the paper layer by using your rectangle selection tool.
On that same paper layer add your tube and trim it up using the rectangle selection tool again.
Add the Xero-Porcelain default setting and kit OK.

Merge visible and lets decorate!!

Grab the wrap02 and resize 30% and place at the bottom of the frame.
Grab flower01, resize 10% and place on the bow of the wrap.
Grab the awareness ribbon, resize 15%, rotate free-right-15% and place at the upper left corner of the frame.
Grab flower02, resize 10%, and place on the awareness ribbon.
(Don't forget to add your drop shadows.)

Grab birdie 1&2, resize 15%, place at the bottom right corner of the wrap and place so it looks like they are kissing.
Grab butterfly 2&3, resize 10% and place around the flower on the wrap.
I mirrored the second butterfly so it looked like they were flying around it.

Add your copyright info and license.

If you wish to animate from here, this is how I did it.

Open your selected animation in animation shop and highlight all the frames CTL A,leave as is for now.
(My butterfly animation has 15 frames.)
Open your tag in animation shop as a new animation and place before current until you have 15 frames or as many as your animation has in it.

CTL A highlight all frames of your tag and just leave as for now.
Copy your animation and place on the FIRST frame of your tag and place it where you'd like.
View your animation and make sure it's where it needs to be and enjoy!!

Garv Witch Quote

For this tut I used the wonderful work of Keith Garvey and you can get Garv's tubes at his own store HERE
(I bought this tube at MPT and using that license.)

You will also need 2 different fonts and mine are PTU and I can't share.
You can go to 1001 Free Fonts and get some free ones HERE

You will also need DBS Flux-Bright Noise.

Oh and let not forget Google!!
Going to need a pagan/wiccan quote or a random quote from Facebook works just as well.....lol

Open a new page 600x237 and fill with a gradient that matches your tube.

Adjust-Sharpen-Sharpen.
Effect-Distortion Effects-Wave-0,1,16,85,Repeat.
Add your tube as a new layer and add a slight drop shadow.

Type in your quote-convert to raster layer and add a drop shadow.
Add a new layer-selections-contract-10-invert-and add the gradient you used for your main layer and add a drop shadow.
On the border layer adjust-noise-25%-uniform.

Add your copyright and license info.

Lets animate!!

Grab your majik wand and set the tolerance to 15%.

On the wave and click on the middle-Expand-50.
Bright noise-25% and click off your majik wand.

Merge all and paste in your animation shop.
Ctrl Z lets you go back, so lets go back until until the bright noise you added is gone.
Keep the little ants marching and re add the bight noise at 25%.
Select none-merge all-copy and paste before current.
Repeat the last part and re add the bight noise again and select none and merge all.

View your animation, save as and enjoy!!

Elias Hero Tut...

For this tut you will need Eyecandy 4000-Gradiesnt Glow and Mura's Miesters-Copies
Everything else is on your PSP.

Tube of choice, preferably a action hero looking tube or villain.....lol
I'm using the fabulous work of Elias Chatzoudis and you can get his tubes at PTE

The font I'm using is PTU, so here's a link to some FTU comic fonts for this tut HERE

Lets begin...This is fun and easy!!

Open a new image 600x300 and fill with the color from your tube.
You will need 2 colors.

Paste the smaller tube as a new layer and use your Mura's copies and use the preset menus and scroll down to the Wall Paper-Rotate.
Press OK and go to your Effects-Distortion Effects-Pixelate-11-OK.
Adjust-Blur-Gaussian Blur-5.00-OK
Effect-Artistic-Halftone-Circles-3.
The top color is the color that will be left on your tag.
This is where it's up to you.
It can be lighter or darker.
Mine was a lighter color.
Ok....Lets add s word.
I chose MEOW.

Type your word-convert to raster layer.
Open your copies again and the drop down preset menu.
Wall Paper-Perspective and the top number your want to be between 20 & 50, OK.
Add your tube as a new layer and add a white gradient glow to your tube and resize if need.
Add a drop shadow.
On the word layer add a word box from your preset shape.
Back to the tube, the blended layer selection to your right change the selection to Hard Light-Duplicate-Merge Down.
Looks a little comic bookish.....lol

Before you merge all, arrange your tag how you want it to look.
Merge ALL!!

Add a new layer-Selections-All-Modify-Contract-3-OK-Invert.
Add your color from the tube.
Use your majik wand and click on the inside of the border you just added.
Selections-All-Modify-Contract-3-OK-Invert.
Zoom in a little fill the line bellow the border you just made.

Add a drop shadow and merge all.

Add your copyright, license info, and your good to go.

If you want to animate you may do so.

Place the name of the person receiving the tag.
Convert to raster layer-add drop shadow.

Ok...Adjust-Noise-50%-Uniform-Merge All-Copy-Paste as a new animation in your animation shop.
Ctl-Z takes you back to where the noise is gone.
Re add the noise and merge all and copy-paste in animation shop-before current.
Repeat last step again and paste before current in animation shop.
View your animation and your don!!

Garv: Naughty/Nice Set

For this tut you will need a tube of choice.
I'm using the fabulous work of Keith Garvey and you can get all his tubes at PTE.
You will need 2 fonts of choice.
You can get a ton of FTU fonts at DaFont. I used a ding font for part of this tut called LP Snowflake.
Also, Alien Skin-Xenofex2-Constellation.
Also, Mura's Copies
Eyecandy 4000-Gradient Glow.

That's it and this is another easy one!!

Open a new image 600x300 and also 150x150.

Use the dropper and grab a color from your tube and fill.

Use the ding font and select a snowflake and convert to rater image.
Open the Mura's copies-**Wall paper. (It's in the preset part of the plug-in.)

Use the preset shape tool and draw out a rectangle of the full length of the tag.
Convert to a raster layer-adjust-noise-uniform-6%.
Add another layer and on the left said type in NAUGHTY and on the other side add NICE-convert to rater layer-add slight drop shadow.

Paste your tube and don't forget to add a drop shadow.
Add a white gradient glow and a drop shadow.

Add your final layer and add your border.
Selections-All-Modify-Boders-6-Both Sides.
Fill the outer with a color from the tube-adjust-noise-25%-uniform.

Add your copyright-license number-person receiving the tag.

Lets animate!!!

Take your majik wand and click on the white fur of the tubes hat and collar.
Open the constellation plug-in and play around with the settings.

Copy-paste as new image in your animation shop.
Go back and do the same step again.
Copy-paste before current.
Do the first step again until you have 3 frames total.

View your animation and your done.

Go to the 150x150 image-fill with color from tube.
Add tube and resize tube to fit image.
Add a white gradient glow and a drop shadow.

Selections-modify-borders-6-both sides.
Noise-25%-uniform.

Add copyright and license number.
Do the same animation as above or keep as non animated and your done!!
Enjoy!!

Spookylicious!!

For this you will need Mura's Miester-Clouds.
Template of choice: Toxic Desirez is where I found mine.
Tube of choice: Elias Chatzoudis PTE. Please make sure you have the proper copyright and license number.
Font of choice: I used Cinnamon Roll Frosted font and can't share due to it being PTU.
Ummm........Oh and a picture of a creepy house also. I have one on my blog and you can find it HERE

Open your template and delete the info.

On the rectangle part past your creepy house. Trim it up with the rectangle tool.
On the dotted line add a little noise or just leave alone.
Spookylicious change the color to a color in your tube.
I made mine a blackish gray. 202020 I believe.
Onto the moon......lol
Add a layer on top of the moon.
Used mura's miester-cloud and use 2 colors that make it look like a moon.
I used 2 different grays.
Now that you have done that, use your majik wand and click on the moon.
Selections-Invert, click on the cloud you made and hit delete.
You should have a circle left behind.
Delete the original moon and add a gradient glow to your new moon...lol (No pun intended....lol)
Merge visible and add your tube, license number, and person getting this tag.

Animate if you want.

My tag is up top for a idea.

While adding your font, add a drop shadow.
Go to noise, 25% random.
Merge all, click on the bats, noise 25% random.
Copy and paste in animation.
Do this again and paste before current.
Do this again, one more time, paste before current.

You should have 3 frames.
Resize if needed and save.

Avatar!! 150x150

Use the same mura's cloud.
Add your tube, resize a bit.
Add copyright and license number.
Add a new layer.

On the bottom later, selection, select all, float, modify, select border, 3...On the top layer add a color from your tube to your frame.
Add name or initial of person receiving the set.

Enjoy!!!

If you want to animate, just look over the tag part.