PaintShop Pro X2 (Any version should work)

Scrapkit A Fairytale By PolkaDot Scraps @ Pimp My Tags W/Scraps

Mask Of Choice

Font Of Choice

Paper 2

Paper 4

Frame 6

Element 2

Element 11

Element 8

Element 14

Element 13

Element 3

Element 10

Element 25

Element 15

Element 30

Element 5

Element 17

Element 29

Open a new 800 x 650 canvas (transparent) Don't worry we will crop it later :-)

Now Open Paper 4, copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas , then go to Layers, and click Load/Save Mask then on the slide out menu click Load Mask From Disk. Then choose a mask of your choice and click Ok.

Now in your layers pallet, right click on your mask layer and click Merge,  then on the slide out menu click Merge Group.

Now go to Image, click Re-size & re-size your mask layer to 85% & click Ok. (See screen shot below)

Click Ok.

Now lets open Frame 6,copy & paste as a new layer onto your canvas, then re-size it to 65%.

Using your move tool position your frame 6 in the middle of your mask. Now activate your magic wand tool, and click on the inside of your frame.

Then go to Selections, and click Modify, then from the slide out menu clicked Expand and set your number of pixels to 5 then click Ok.

Now open Paper 2, copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas, then go to Selections and click Invert, then on your keyboard press your delete key ONE time. 

Now go to your layers pallet and move your Paper 2 layer BELOW your frame layer but leave it above your mask layer.

Then on your keyboard again, press your Ctrl & D key to deselect.

Apply a drop shadow. You can either use my settings below or your own settings its your choice.

Click Ok.

Now open Element 2, copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas, then re-size it to 50%.

Now position your Element 2 in the middle of your frame.

Now in your layers pallet move your Element 2 layer down so that it is just below your frame 6 layer but keeping it above your Paper 2 layer.

Apply a drop shadow to your Element 2.

Lets open Element 11 now, copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas, then Re-size it to 30%.

In your layers pallet move your Element 11 layer below your frame & castle layers ,but make sure you keep it above your Paper 2 layer.

Now active your pick tool  (See screen shot for location if you are not sure where it is located)

Now carefully adjust each side until it is even with the inside edges of your frame.

Once you have it the way you want it then apply a drop shadow.

Now open Element 8, copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas, then re-size it to 20%, now using your move tool position it next to the left side of your castle. 

In your layers pallet move this layer below your frame & castle layers. Then right click on your Element 8 layer and click Duplicate. Then go to Image and click Mirror.

Then use your move tool to position exactly where you would like them.

Apply a drop shadow to both of your Element 8 layers.

Now open your Element 14, copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas, then re-size it to 70%.

Using your move tool position your element 14 in from of the bottom part of your frame.

Apply a drop shadow.

Now open Element 13, copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas, then re-size it to 30%.

Using your move tool again position your element 13 at the end of your fence on the left side.

Then in your layers pallet move your element 13 layer so it is below your fence layer but above your frame layer. Then right click on your Element 13 layer, then click Duplicate.

Use your move tool to move your duplicated Element 13 slightly to the right.

Then in your layers pallet, on the duplicated Element 13 layer right click then click Merge, then on the slide out menu click Merge Down.

Then on the Merged layer, right click again, and click Duplicate, then go to Image, and click Mirror. Now position this element so that it is on the right side of your castle.

Open Element 3, then copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas, then re-size it to 45%. Using your move tool position it to the bottom right corner of your frame.

Now in your layers pallet right click on your Element 3 layer, then click Duplicate. Now go to Adjust, click Blur, then click Gaussian Blur. Set to 3.00 then click Ok.

Now at the top of your layers pallet change your Blend Mode to Overlay. (See screen shot)

Now in your layers pallet click on your bottom Element 3 layer and apply a drop shadow.

Now open Element 10, copy & paste as a new layer onto your canvas ,then re-size it to 30%. Using your move tool position your element 10 to the left corner of your fence.

Go to Adjust, click Sharpness, then click Sharpen.

Apply a drop shadow.

Open Element 25 , copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas, then re-size it to 20%. Now position it to the right corner of your frame and cover the staple with this element.

In your layers pallet, right click on your Element 25 layer and click Duplicate. Then go to Image, and click Mirror.

Now position your duplicated element 25 layer so that it covers the staples on the frame that are on the left side.

Now for both of your Element 25 layers go to Adjust, click Sharpness, then click Sharpen.

Apply a drop shadow to both layers as well.

Open Element 15, copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas, then re-size it to 50%.

Use your move tool to position it to the left of your frame.

In your layers pallet right click on your Element 15 layer, then click Duplicate, then go to Image and click Mirror. Now use your move tool to position exactly where you would like it.

Then apply a drop shadow to BOTH of your Element 15 layers.

Now open your Element 30 layer, and copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas and re-size it to 20%.

Using your move tool position your Element 30 at the upper left corner of your frame.

Now go to Adjust, click Sharpness and then click Sharpen.

Apply a drop shadow.

Open Element 5, copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas, then re-size it to 20%.

Now position it using your move tool so that it is on the right side of your queen element.

Go to Adjust, click Sharpness then click Sharpen.

Apply a drop shadow.

Now open Element 17, copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas, then re-size it to 65%.

Using your move tool once again position your Element 17 in front of your frog ,fence and queen elements.

Now in your layers pallet move your Element 17 layer so that it is below your frog layer but keeping it above your fence & queen layers.

Apply a drop shadow.

Now open your Element 29 , copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas, then position it at the upper left corner of your frame.

Now in your layers pallet move your Element 29 layer down so that it is directly above your mask layer.

Then right click on your Element 29 layer and click Duplicate.

Then go to Image, and click Mirror.

Then using your move tool to position either of your Element 29 layers as you would like them.

Apply a drop shadow to BOTH of your Element 29 layers.

Open your Element 39, copy & paste it as a new layer, then re-size it to 40%.

Then go to Adjust, click Sharpness then click Sharpen.

Apply a drop shadow.

Now, in your layers pallet, right click on your Element 39 layer, then click Duplicate. Now use your move tool to position your duplicated element 39 where you would like it on your tag.

Then go back to the layers pallet and right click on your duplicated Element 39 layer, click Duplicate again and position it on your tag where you desire.

Continue to follow that step until you have as many as you would like.

Now is time to add your name, copyright & credit information.

Once you have your name add, make sure you apply a drop shadow as it makes the name pop out more.

Then once everything is the way you want it to me, go to your layers pallet and right click on any layer, then click Merge, then on the slide out menu click Merge Visible.

Now activate your crop tool, and crop off any access canvas that we did not use.Be careful not to crop to close to your tag as you don't want to remove any of your tag , name or copyright/credit information.

Once you have your tag cropped, go to Image and click Re-size, now you want to re-size your tag in the Pixels setting, so where you had it to "Percent" earlier, change that to Pixels. Then type in your desired size.

Also make sure that before you click ok you have checked "Resize All Layers". Then click Ok.

Once re-sized I like to sharpen my final tag, so if you would like to do that go to Adjust, click Sharpness, then click Sharpen.

Now save your tag as PNG!

Congrats you have finished my tutorial! As always I would LOVE to see what you have made using my tutorials, so please feel free to email them to me at the addy below :-)