Paint Shop Pro X2 (Any version should work)

Tube Of Choice - I used Ismael Racs awesome work, available for purchase @ Ismael Rac

Scrapkit - Emo Witch By Tamie @ Addictive Pleasures

Template - Halloween Template 7 By Kristen @ Toxic Desirez

Eye Candy 5 Impact - Gradient Glow (Optional)

Eye Candy 4000 - Gradient Glow (Optional)

Xero - Radiance (Optional)

Paper 7

Paper 8

Paper 2

Paper 1

Paper 9

Text 2

Text

Web 2

Spider

Pumpkin

Lanterns

Bow2

House

Mist

Ghost2

Ghost

Headstone

Bats

Frog

Spider Heart

Sparkles

String 2

Bubbles

Ghost 3

Broom

Ribbon3

Bow3

Open Halloween Temp 7 - 

Go to your layers pallet & delete the following layers :

Credit

Pixel Words

Background

Now go to Image & click Canvas Size , change it to 800 X 600

Now back in your layers pallet -click on your Circle Right layer - go to Selections - click Select All - Selections again & click Float - Selections again & click Defloat -

Now open Paper 7 - 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. Now go back to Selections & click Select None.

Then go to Effects - click Plugins - then click Eye Candy 5 Impact - Gradient Glow

(You are welcome to use my settings or set your to your liking)

Click Ok.

Now go to Effects - click 3D Effects - then click Drop Shadow.

(Again you are welcome to use my settings or your own) 

**See special note on screen shot below**

Click Ok.

Now go to your layers pallet - then delete your original Circle Right layer.

Now follow all of those same steps you followed for your Circle Right layer - for your Circle Left layer.

Then for the following layers as well :

Left Square - Use Paper 8 (or one of your choice)

Right Square - Use Paper 8 (or one of your choice)

Circle 1 - Use Paper 2 (or one of your choice)

Circle 2 - Use Paper 1 (or one of your choice)

Rectangle - Use Paper 9 (or one of your choice)

Now lets add some elements :

Open Text 2 - Copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas - then use your move tool to position it to the bottom of your template.

(See my tag for example if needed)

Now go to Effects - click Plugins - Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow -

Click Ok.

Now go to Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow - apply the same settings you used earlier.

Open Text element - Copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas - then position it under your Text 2 element. 

Apply the same Eye Candy 4000 - Gradient Glow & then apply your Drop Shadow.

Open your Tube of choice - Copy & paste it as a new layer - then (if using the same tube) re-size it to 80%. (If you are not using the same tube, then re-size to your liking. Now position your tube center on your template.

Now in your layers pallet - move your tube layer down under BOTH of your Text element layers.

Now on your tube layer - go to Effects - Plugins - Xero - Radiance

(Apply the settings below or your own)

Click Ok.

Now apply a Drop Shadow. (Same settings you have been using will work just fine.)

Open Web 2 element - Copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas - then re-size it to 90%. Then position your Web 2 element within your Center Circle.

Then go to your layers pallet - & move your Web 2 layer down so it is under your tube layer.

Now go to Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen

Then apply a drop shadow.

Open your Spider element - Copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas - then re-size it to 30%. Position it to your liking.

Go to Effects - 3D Effects - Inner Bevel 

(You can use my settings below or your own)

Click Ok.

Now apply a drop shadow.

Open your Pumpkin element - Copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas - then re-size it to 30%. Now position it to your liking.

Sharpen & apply a drop shadow.

Open your Lanterns element - Copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas - then re-size it to 90%. Then position it across the top of your Paper9 layer.

Then Sharpen & apply a drop shadow.

Then go to your layers pallet & move your lantern layer down under your TUBE layer.

Now open your Bow 2 element - Copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas - then re-size it to 25%. Position it to the left end of your Lanterns elements. 

Sharpen & apply a drop shadow.

Go to your layers pallet - right click on your Bow 2 layer - then click Duplicate. Now go to Image & click Mirror. Then use your move tool to position your duplicated Bow 2 element if needed.

Open your House element - Copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas - then re-size it to 70% - then re-size it again to 80%.  Now use your move tool & position your House element to the left size of your template. Now go to Effects - 3D Effects - Inner Bevel. (Same settings as before.)

Now Sharpen & apply a drop shadow.

Then go to your layers pallet - right click on your House layer - then click Duplicate - then go to Image & click Mirror. Then use your move tool & adjust placement to your liking.

Open your Mist element - Copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas - then re-size it to 50%. Position it to your liking. Sharpen only.

Open your Ghost element - Copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas - then re-size it to 25%. Position it to your liking. Sharpen & apply a drop shadow.

Open your Head Stone element - Copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas - then re-size it to 30%. Position it to your liking. Sharpen & apply a drop shadow.

Open your Bats element - Copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas - then re-size it to 50%. Position it to your liking. Sharpen & apply a drop shadow.

Frog element - Copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas - then re-size it to 25%. Position to your liking. Sharpen & apply a drop shadow.

Spider heart element - Copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas - then re-size it to 30%. Position to your liking. Sharpen & apply a drop shadow.

Open your Sparkles 2 element - Copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas. Then position it to the left side of your template. Now go to your layers pallet - right click on your Sparkles 2 layer & click Duplicate. Now go to Image & click Mirror. Use your move tool to adjust the position if needed.

Open your String element - Copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas - then position it to the right side of your template. Sharpen & apply a drop shadow. Now move your string layer down so that it is below your house layer in your layers pallet. Now right click on your String layer & click Duplicate. Go to Image & click Mirror.

Open your Bubbles element - Copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas. Then position it to the left side of your template. Now go to your layers pallet - right click on your Bubbles layer then click Duplicate.

Now go to Image & click Mirror.

Open your Ghost 3 element - Copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas - then re-size it to 15%. Position it to your liking. Sharpen & apply drop shadow

Open your Broom element - Copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas - then re-size it to 25%. Position it to your liking. Sharpen & apply a drop shadow.

Open your Ribbon3 element - Copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas - then position it to the center of your template. Sharpen & apply a drop shadow.

In your layers pallet - move your Ribbon3 layer down below your tube layer.

Now open your Bow3 element - Copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas - then re-size it to 30%.  Position to your liking . Sharpen & apply a drop shadow.

Open Sparkles - Copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas - then  re-size to 50%. Position to your liking. Now sharpen only.

Then go to your layers pallet - right click on your Sparkles layer - then click Duplicate - then use your move tool to position your duplicate sparkles layer. Now right click on your  duplicated Sparkle layer & click duplicate again. Now position this element to your liking.

Now add your name & copyright information.

For the name I used :

Font : Saginaw

Size : 80 Pixels

Background Color : #000000 (Black)

Foreground Color : Set to nul

Now apply your name - then go to your layers pallet - right click on your name layer then click Convert To Raster Layer. 

Now go to Effects - click Plugins - Eye Candy 5 Impact - Gradient Glow

Click Ok.

Now apply a drop shadow to your name.

**Do not forget to add your copyright information**

Now once you are happy with all of your elements, name & copyright - go to your layers pallet - right click on any layer - then right click on any layer. Then click Merge - then click Merge Visible.

Now if needed crop off any access canvas that you did not use.

Now if needed re-size your completed tag . Then apply one more sharpen.

Now save your tag as a PNG file & you have completed this tutorial!!♥

Open Element_58 - Copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas - then re-size it to 85%. Position it to the center of your canvas. Then in your layers pallet -make sure this layer is also under your Element_15 layer.

Sharpen & apply a drop shadow.

In your layers pallet - click on the very last layer in your layers pallet -

Open Paper8 - Copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas - then re-size it to 50%. 

Go to Layers - Load/Save Mask - Load Mask From Disk- Choose your Mask of choice - then click Load.

Now go to your layers pallet - right click on your mask layer - then click Merge - then Merge Group.

Now move this layer down so that it is the last layer in your layers pallet.

Now right click on your Mask layer & click Duplicate. Then right click on your Duplicated Mask layer - then click Duplicate again. Each time position each one across your canvas.

Now click back on the top layer in your layers pallet -

Open Element_68 - Copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas - then re-size it to 80%. 

Sharpen only!

Now using your text tool, add something on your grave stone. I used R.I.P. 2011

You can add what you wish.

The settings I used for this is :

Font : Comic Scan

Size : 30 Pixels

Background Color : #000000

Foreground Color : Set to nul

Now add your name, the settings I used for this are :

Font : Cursif

Size: 45 Pixels

Background Color : #e6430c

Foreground Color : Set to nul

Now once you have your name placed, go to your layers pallet -right click on your name layer - then click Convert To Raster Layer.

Now go to Effects - Plugins - Eye Candy 4000 - Gradient Glow

(You can use my settings below or your own)

Don't forget to click on your Color tab and change your color to #ffffff (White)

Click Ok.

Now apply a drop shadow to your name.

Now add any copyright/credits you need to add.

Once happy with your tag - go to your layers pallet - right click on any layer - then click Merge - Merge Visible.

Then activate your crop tool & crop off any access canvas that you did not use.

Now you may or may not want to re-size your tag, it is up to you and where you will be using it. 

After I re-size I always add one final Sharpen. (This is optional)

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

****Please note - I post screen shots with settings that I used for each tutorial, please feel free to use my settings if you would like, I have no problem at all with that. You may also play around with your own settings to get a look that you prefer. Nothing is set in stone. But I want you to feel comfortable and if you are just learning & would like to use my settings please feel free, that is what they are there for.****

Start with opening a new 800 X 600 white canvas. (Don't worry you will crop it later. This just gives you enough room to work.)

Now from your scrapkit - Open Frame_5 - Copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas - then position it in the center of your canvas.

Now activate your Magic Wand tool - then click inside your Frame_5

Then go to Selections - Modify - Expand - Set it to 8 then click ok.

Now from your scrapkit - open Paper_8 - 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. Now go back to Selections & click Select None.

Go over to your Layers Pallet - move your Paper_8 layer down so that it is directly under your Frame_5 layer.

Now in your layers pallet - click on your Frame_5 layer - then go to Adjust - click Sharpness - then click Sharpen.

Now go to Effects - click on 3D Effects - then click Drop Shadow

(see added note on screen shot)

 Click Ok.

Open Element_30 - Copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas - then re-size it to 65%. Using your move tool position your element_30 to the right side of your Frame_5. 

Now go to Effects - click Plugins - then click Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass

Click Ok.

Now go to Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow (Use the same settings you used above)

Now open Element_28 - Copy & Paste it as a new layer onto your canvas - then re-size it to 25%. Using your move tool, position your element to the upper left corner of your Frame_5. 

Now go to Effects - click 3D Effects - then click Inner Bevel

Click Ok

Now open Element _2 - Copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas - then re-size it to 45%. Position it to the right side of your frame. Make it so it is in front of your Tree element. (Element_30)

Go to Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen

Then apply a drop shadow.

Open Element_5 - Copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas - then re-size it to 40%. Position it in the inside of your Frame_5.

Now go to Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen

Then apply a drop shadow.

Then go to your layers pallet and right click on  your Element_5 - then click Duplicate. Then right click on your Duplicated Element_5 layer & click Duplicate again.

Now if you are going to animate you will need to do these next steps, if you wish not to animate, then do not duplicate your Element_5 layer & move on to the step "Open Element_6")

Now in your layers pallet - you will want to rename the 3 Element_5 (Web) layers. Starting from the one on the bottom, rename it to Web 1, then the second one rename it Web 2, then the 3rd one rename it Web 3.

Now next to each layer you will see an eye icon. One your Web 2 & Web 3 layers , click the eye next to each of those two layers. Then click on the Web 1 layer its self. (not the eye)

Go to Effects - click Plugins - Alien Skin Xenofex 2 - Constellation

Now in your layers pallet - click the eye next to your Web 3 layer to open it, then click the eye on your Web 2 layer to close it. Click on your Web 3 layer - Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin Xenofex 2 - Constellation .

Again this time you will only click your Random Seed button 1 time, then click Ok

Now in your layers pallet - click the eye next to  your Web 1 layer to open it. Then click the eye next to your Web 3 layer to close it. (We will come back to these layers when it is time to animate)

Open Element_6 - Copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas - then re-size it to 25%. Position it to your liking.

Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow

Open Element_10 - Copy & Paste it as a new layer onto your canvas - then re-size it to 15%. Position it to your liking. 

Then go to Effects - 3D Effects - Inner Bevel & apply the same settings you used before.

Now apply a drop shadow as well.

Open Element_4 - Copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas - then re-size it to 20%. Now go to Image- click Free Rotate, set it to Right 30.00 & click Ok.

Now using your move tool, position your Element_4 to the upper right corner inside your Frame_5 element.

Go to Effects - Plugins - Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass (Use the same settings you used previously)

Now apply a drop shadow.

Open Element_27 - Copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas - then re-size it to 15%. Go to Image- click Free Rotate , set it to Left 30.00 & click Ok. Now go to Effect s- 3D Effects - Inner Bevel & apply the same settings as before. Also apply a drop shadow.

Now in your layers pallet - click on your White Background layer -

Open Element_29 - Copy & Paste it as a new layer onto your canvas - then re-size it to 80%. Position it to the top of your frame.

Sharpen & apply a drop shadow.

Then go back to your layers pallet - right click on your Element_29 layer - then click Duplicate. Now go to Image & click Flip.

Now in your layers pallet - click on the very top layer -

Open Element_31 - Copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas - then re-size it to 30%. Go to Effects-  Plugins -Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass (Same settings as before) then click Ok, then go back to Effects - Plugins - Eye Candy 4000 - Gradient Glow.

 Click Ok

Sharpen & apply a drop shadow

Now position it to your liking.

Open Element_37 - Copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas - then re-size it to 65%. Position it to your liking.

Sharpen & apply a drop shadow

Open Element_39 - Copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas - then re-size it to 65%. Position it to your liking.

Sharpen & apply a drop shadow

Open Element_21 - Copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas - then re-size it to 30%. Now go to Image - Free Rotate , set it to Left 15.00 & click Ok.

Sharpen & apply a drop shadow.

Position your Element_21 to the upper left corner of your Frame_5 element.

Now add your name & copyright information.

For the name I used :

Font : Most Wanted

Size : 80 Pixels

Background Color : #b2d600

Foreground Color : Set to nul

One you are happy with your name - go to Adjust - click Add/Remove Noise - then click Add Noise

Set to Uniform, 35 & make sure your Monochrome box is checked. Then click Ok.

Now go to Effects - Plugins - Eye Candy 4000 - Gradient Glow. Use the same settings you used for your Element above. Then click Ok.

Then apply a drop shadow

Now activate your crop tool & crop off any access canvas you did not use.

Now open your Animation Shop

Go back to PSP -

In your layers pallet - click on your Web 1 layer (make sure your Web 2 & Web 3 layers are closed) then go to Edit - Copy Special - Copy Merged

Go to Animation Shop - Right click on your grey work area - click Paste As New Animation

Go back to PSP -

In your layers pallet - click on the eye next to your Web 2 layer to open it, then click the eye next to your Web 1 layer to close it. Click on your Web 2 layer - go to Edit - Copy Special - Copy Merged

Go to Animation Shop - Right click inside Frame 1 that you just put there, click Paste - After Current Frame

Go back to PSP -

Click on Web 3 layer - also click on the eye next to your Web 3 layer to open it, then click the eye next to your Web 2 layer to close it. 

Then got o Edit - Copy Special - Copy Merged

Go to Animation Shop 

Right click inside Frame 2  - click Paste - After Current Frame.

Now view your animation to make sure you like it.

Then all that is left is to re-size your tag & save it as a GIF file.

(To re-size in animation shop - use your Shift & S keys on your keyboard at the same time & that will open your re-sizing menu.)

Thank-You for trying my tutorial!♥