I Love My Tech- PTU

Download this tutorial in a PDF file.

I've used the lovely PTU artwork of Elias Chatzoudis. Get it at PTE.

This is a mix of a PTU Collab called Tech Savvy at Pimp My Tags with Scraps. Get it at PMTw/S.

The mask is AR315_CM_mask131 by Aqua from Creative Misfits. Get it on the Creative Misfits Blog.

Font used is WaterBrush.

Before we get started, these elements are mixed from 5 different kits in a Collab.

The elements are followed by the designer's initials to help you know what folder it's in.

Here is a legend!

PolkaDot Scraps - PDS

Design by Sarah Bryan – SB

TammyKat Dezigns – TK

Pimp'd Designz – PD

Schnegge Designs – Sh

Let’s Begin!

Open a new canvas that’s 800x800 pixels.

Open frame-03 (it says rame-03 in the kit) from SB kit.

Copy and Paste as a new layer.

Resize slightly to give yourself room and center.

Open pp4 from SB kit.

Copy and Paste it below the frame.

Resize it to fit how you like and erase any portion of the paper hanging outside the edges.

Copy and Paste your tube as a new layer above your frame.

Resize the tube as needed and center on top of frame as shown.

Duplicate tube layer.

Change the upper tube layer to the blend mode- soft light.

Open leaves1 from PDS kit.

Copy and Paste it above the frame' layer.

Resize and arrange it to the right as shown.

Open ribbon2 from PDS kit.

Copy and Paste it as a new layer.

Resize and arrange it to the bottom as shown.

Open gems from PDS kit.

Copy and Paste it as a new layer.

Layers>Mirror

Resize and arrange it to the top right as shown.

Open plug from PDS kit.

Copy and Paste it above all the tube layers.

Resize and arrange it to the bottom as shown.

Open button-01 from PD kit.

Copy and Paste it as a new layer.

Resize and arrange it to the right as shown.

Open flower-03 from PD kit.

Copy and Paste it as a new layer.

Resize and arrange it to the right as shown.

Open element4 from TK kit.

Copy and Paste it above the tube layer.

Resize and arrange it to the bottom as shown.

Open thoughtcloud02 from Sh kit.

Copy and Paste it as a new layer.

Resize and arrange it to the top right as shown.

Open print-02 from PD kit.

Copy and Paste it under the frame's paper layer.

Resize and arrange it to fit as shown.

Open pp01 paper from PD kit.

Copy and Paste it at the bottom of the tag.

Add your mask by going to Layer>Load/ Save Mask>Load Mask from Disk.

Apply the mask named AR315_CM_mask131.

Merge the mask group by right clicking the layer of the finished mask, go to Merge>Merge Group.

Resize and arrange it to fit as shown.

I used the font Waterbrush. Set it to a size you like and a stroke width of 5.

Foreground color to white and background color to #d6529b.

Duplicate the layer and select the second font layer with the font tool.

Set the stroke width to 0.

Merge the 2 font layer and convert to a raster layer.

Drop shadow everything except the mask.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, set the drop to 3 vertical, 2 horizontal, 75 opacity, 4 blur.

Add your copyright info and your tag.

Merge everything in Layers>Merge>Merge Visible

Crop and resize as needed!

All Finished!