***Any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidental & completely unintentional!!**

Paint Shop Pro X2 (Any version should work)

Tube of choice - I used the amazing artwork of Ismael Rac , I purchased my tube when he was at AMI, which is no longer open, but you can purchase Ismael's work at his store XERACX

Scrapkit  - Bite Me By Angel's Designz

Template - By Missy @ Divine Intentionz  (second template in the post)

Eye Candy 5 Imapact - Gradient Glow (Optional)
Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass (Optional)

Whoa!

Size : 60 Pixels

Color : #f83cfb

Open your Missy_template401 - Go to Image, click Canvas Size & set to 800 X 650. This will give us more room to work & we will crop off any unused canvas when you have completed our tag.

Now go to your layers pallet & delete the copyright layer. (its the very top one, also make sure you have left Missy some luvs for the template you downloaded!)

Now in your layers pallet, click on your Rectangle layer, go to Selections, click Select All, Selections & click Float, Selections & click Defloat.

(Now from here down when I need you to select something, you will see Selections - Select All - Float - Defloat. & you will know you have to go to selections each time to get those commands.)

Open Paper 1 , copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas, now re-size your Paper1 to 75%. Using your move tool position your paper so that any parts you want within the marching ants are within it.

Go to Selections & click Invert. 

Now on your keyboard press your delete key 1 time.

Back to Selections & click Select None.

Now delete your original Rectangle layer.

Apply a gradient glow & drop shadow to your new rectangle layer.

Now follow the same steps for the second Rectangle layer, using the same paper, gradient glow & drop shadow.

Now in your layers pallet, click on your Circle 1 layer, Selections - Select All - Float - Defloat-

Open Paper 6, copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas ,then go to Selections & click Invert. 

On your keyboard press your delete key 1 time.

Now delete your original Circle layer 1.

Apply a gradient glow & drop shadow to your new Circle layer.

Now do the same steps for your Circle 2 layer, using the same paper , gradient glow & drop shadow.

Now click on your Square 1 layer, go to Selections - Select All - Float - Defloat -

Open Paper 15, copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas ,then go to Selections & click Invert. 

On your keyboard press your delete key 1 time.

Selections & click Select None.

Delete your original Square 1 layer.

Apply a gradient glow & drop shadow to your new Square 1 layer.

Again follow the same steps for your Copy Of Square 1 layer, using the same paper, gradient glow & drop shadow.

Don't forget to delete your original Copy Of Square 1 layer.

Now click on your next Rectangle layer (it would be the 3rd one up from the bottom of your layers pallet)

Selections - Select All - Float - Defloat - 

Open Paper 14, copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas, then go to Selections & click Invert. Then on your keyboard press your delete key 1 time.

Go to Selections & click Select None.

Go to Effects, click Plugins - Xero - Fritillary

You can either use my settings below or you can play around with the settings & come up with your own effect , it does not matter either way to me :-)

Click Ok.

Now apply a gradient glow & drop shadow to your new Rectangle layer.

Delete your original Rectangle layer from your layers pallet.

Now click on your word art layer, & apply a drop shadow.

In your layers pallet, click on your Square 2 layer. Selections - Select All - Float - Defloat -

Open Paper 12, copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas, then go to Selections & click Invert. 

On your keyboard press your delete key 1 time.

Selections & click Select None.

Go to Effects, click Plugins - Xero - Fritillary  & use the same settings above)

Delete your original Square 2 layer.

Click on your Square 2 Back layer, & apply a drop shadow.

Now open your tube of choice - Copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas, then re-size it if needed. ( I did not need to re-size my tube)

Using your move tool position your tube in the center of your Square 2.

Now in your layers pallet, move BOTH  your wordart & wordart shadow layers ABOVE your tube layer.

Now activate your eraser tool & erase any party of your tube that is showing from the bottom end of your wordart down.

Now go back to your layers pallet, right click on your tube layer, then go to Adjust, click Blur, then click Gaussian Blur from the slide out menu.. Set to 5.00 & click Ok

Go to your layers pallet at the top & change the blend mode of your duplicated tube layer to Overlay.

Now click on your original tube layer (the bottom tube) & apply a drop shadow.

Now open your Wordart Beads - copy & paste them as a new layer onto your canvas, then re-size them to 50%. Use your move tool to position your word art beads so it is directly above the word art on your template. (See my tag for reference if you need to)

Now go to Adjust, click Sharpness, then click Sharpen. (now when I say "Sharpen" you will know how to do that as well :-)

Now apply a drop shadow.

Open your Star String, copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas, then re-size it to 80%. Use your move tool & position your Star String to the left side of your templates top left corner.

Sharpen & apply a drop shadow.

Go to your layers pallet, right click on your Star String layer & click Duplicate. Now go to Image & click Mirror. Use your move tool to adjust the position of your duplicated Star String if needed.

Open Bow 3 element, copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas, then re-size to 30%. Postiion your bow to the  upper left corner where you put your Star String element & place your bow over the staple part of that element.

Sharpen & apply a drop shadow.

Now in your layers pallet right click on your Bow 3 layer & click Duplicate. Go to Image & click Mirror. Again position your duplicated Bow 3 element on top of your Star String element that is on the right top corner of your template.

Open your Rock Skull element, copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas, then re-size it to 25%. Using your move tool position your Rock Skull to the bottom left of your template.

Sharpen & apply a drop shadow.

Now in your layers pallet, right click on your Rock Skull layer & click Duplicate. Then go to Image & click Mirror. Use your move tool to adjust the position of your duplicated Rock Skull element if needed.

Now open your Barbedwire element, copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas, then using your move tool position your barb wire to the bottom center of your template.

Sharpen & apply a drop shadow.

Now open your Ribbon element, copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas, then position it to the top left inside corner of your template. 

Sharpen & apply a drop shadow.

Now go to your layers pallet & right click on your Ribbon layer, then go to Image & click Mirror.

Use your move tool to adjust the position of the duplicated Ribbon if needed.

Now open your Butterfly Skull, copy & past it as a new layer onto your canvas, then re-size it to 20%. 

Go to Image , click Free Rotate, set to Right 30.00 & click Ok.

Position it to the right lower side of your tube.

Sharpen & apply a drop shadow.

Now in your layers pallet, right click on your Butterfly Skull template & click Duplicate. Then go to Image & click Mirror. Adjust the position of your duplicated Butterfly Skull with your move tool if needed.

Now open your Pills element, copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas, then re-size it to 50%. Use your move tool to position your pills element to the left side of your barb wire element. 

Sharpen & apply a drop shadow.

Go to layers pallet, right click on your Pills element, and click Duplicate. Now go to Image & click Mirror. Then adjust the position of your duplicated Pills element so it is at the right end of your barb wire element.

Open your Brad element, copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas , then re-size it to 50%. Use your move tool & position it to the upper left of your template.

Sharpen & apply a drop shadow.

Layers pallet, right click on Brad layer, click duplicate. Then use your move tool to position your duplicated element to the right side of your tag.

Open Bow 2 ,copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas, then re-size it to 30%. Go to Image & click Free Rotate , set to Right 30.00 & click Ok.

Now position your bow 2 element using your move tool to the right side of your template.

Go to layers pallet, right click on Bow 2 layer, click Duplicate. Now go to Image  & click Mirror.

Use your move tool to adjust the position of your duplicated Bow 2 element.

Open Bow 1, copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas, then re-size it to 25%. Position it to the left end of your barb wire element.

Sharpen & apply a drop shadow.

Layers pallet, right click on Bow 1 layer, click Duplicate. Now go to Image & click Mirror. Adjust the position of the duplicated Bow 1 element if needed.

In your layers pallet, click on your Square 2 layer. (should be right under both of your tube layers)

Now open Splat 3, copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas, then position it to the left side of your tube so that it is showing from behind.

Now sharpen your Splat 3.

Layers pallet, right click on your Splat 3 layer, then click Duplicate, then go to Image & click Mirror. Adjust the position of duplicated splat if needed.

Now open your Splat 1, copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas, position it so that it is on the left side of your tube, but for this one you want most of it to be behind your tube. Then duplicate your Splat1 layer, & go to Image & click Mirror.

Open Flower 2 element, copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas, then re-size it to 15%. Using your move tool position your Flower 2 element to the top right corner of Square 2.

Sharpen & apply a drop shadow.

In your layers pallet, right click on Flower 2 layer, duplicate, then use your move tool to position your duplicated Flower 2 element to the left corner of Square 2 (See my tag for reference if needed)

Open Star Scatter element, copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas, then re-size it to 65%. Position your Star Scatter element to the lower left corner of your template.

Now in your layers pallet, move your Star Scatter layer down so it is the last layer in the layer pallet.

Now right click on that layer & click Duplicate. Now go to Image & click Mirror.

Then back in your layers pallet, right click on your duplicated Star Scatter layer, then click Merge, then from the slide out menu click Merge Down.

Now go to Image & click Flip.

Open Star 1 element, copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas, then re-size it to 25%. Use your move tool & position it to the lower left side of your template. 

Sharpen & apply a drop shadow.

In your layers pallet, right click on your Star 1 layer & click Duplicate. Now go to Image & click Mirror. Use your move tool & position your duplicated Star 1 element on the upper right side of your template.

Open Star 2 element, copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas, then re-size it to 25%. Use your move tool & position it to the Upper left side of your template.

Sharpen & apply a drop shadow.

In your layers pallet, right click on your Star 2 layer & duplicate. Then use your move tool to position your duplicated Star 2 element to the right lower side of your template, just above the word art.

For our last element we will use the Sparkles element, so go ahead & open up your Sparkles element, copy & paste them as a new layer onto your canvas, then re-size them to 75%. Use your move tool & position your Sparkles element to the left side of your template.

Sharpen (only) no drop shadow.

Layers pallet, right click on Sparkles layer, click Duplicate. Now go to Image & click Mirror. Adjust the position of your duplicated Sparkles if needed.

Now it is time to add the name you would like on your tag.

Activate your text tool, set your font, size & color.

The font I used is :

Whoa!

Size : 60 Pixels

Color : #f83cfb

Once you have your name typed out click apply. Then position your name where you would like it on your tag. 

Now go to your layers pallet, right click on your Name layer, then click Convert To Raster Layer.

Now I applied a gradient glow to my name, this is completely optional for you. 

If you do here is the settings that I used for my gradient glow :

Click Ok.
Apply a drop shadow
This next part is optional as well -
Now activate your magic wand tool, then click inside each of the letters that are in the name you put on your tag.
Once they are all selected go to Effects, click Plugins, then click Eye Candy 5 Impact, then Glass from the slide out menu.
Here are my settings which you may use if you would like, or you can make your own settings :
Click Ok.
Keeping your letters selected, go to Adjust, click Add/Remove Noise, then click Add Noise from the slide out menu.
Set to Uniform 40 & make sure your Monochrome box IS checked, then click Ok.

Now go to Selections & click Select None.

Now add your copyright & credit information. (Very important that you don't forget this part.)
Also make sure that you put your license number as well on your tag with the tube artists name & website url!

Now once you have everything placed on your tag the way you want it, and you are happy with it, go to your layers pallet & right click on any layer, then click Merge, then from the slide out menu click Merge Visible.

Now activate your crop tool, and crop off any access canvas that we did not use.

Once that is done you may want to re-size your tag, so now is the time to do that.

Then go to Adjust, click Sharpness, then click Sharpen.

Now all that is left is for you to save your tag as PNG & you have completed this tutorial!!

Thanks for trying my tutorial!! I really appreciate it!!