This tutorial was created February 23, 2007.
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This tutorial was written using PSP10, but can be done in versions 8 and 9.
I have included lots of instructions and screen shots with the hope that anyone can do this tutorial.
If you have any questions/comments you can write me here ..... ginny hopping at comcast dot net.

~ You will need ~
Paint Shop Pro, a 30 day trial can be downloaded here.
My Rendezvous Scrap kit here.
It includes all the papers, elements, image and the brush I used.
My free scrapkits may be used for your personal tags but I do not want them offered for other tutorials, in whole or in part.
Extract the brush "gh_flower06_hydrangea.PspBrush" to your desktop then open PSP and go to File/Import/
Custom Brush and follow the instructions. If you need more help I have a tutorial on importing brushes here.
I have other custom flower brushes to choose from on my brush page here.
If you have downloaded and installed my flower brush set previously you won't need the brush in the zip.
Open all the other files in PSP.
If you use another image it should be about 300 x 300 pixels.
A nice script font of your choice. I used Chopin Script from DaFont here.
This tutorial is just a guide, feel free to experiment!

You can drag this pointer as you go to keep track of your place in the tutorial.
Drag script from Dynamic Drive

Let's get started ...
1.
Open a new image 600 x 550, raster background, color white. For this tutorial I used #d4bdb5 as my background color.
Save it as rendezvous.psp, this will be our working canvas.
Open the pink and black stripe paper. Edit/Copy. Go back to your working canvas, Edit/Paste as New Layer.
Image/Free Rotate, Left, 15 degrees, all layers unchecked.
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow with these settings ...
Vertical & Horizontal 2, Opacity 50, Blur 10, Color Black.
Repeat the drop shadow but change the Vertical and Horizontal to -2.

2.
Open the black toile paper. Edit/Copy. Go back to your working canvas, Edit/Paste as New Layer.
Image/Free Rotate, Right, 15 degrees, all layers unchecked.
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow with these settings ...
Vertical & Horizontal -2, Opacity 50, Blur 10, Color Black.
Repeat the drop shadow but change the Vertical and Horizontal to 2.

3.
Open the pink textured paper. Edit/Copy. Go back to your working canvas, Edit/Paste as New Layer.
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow with these settings ...
Vertical & Horizontal 2, Opacity 50, Blur 10, Color Black.
Repeat the drop shadow but change the Vertical and Horizontal to -2.

4.
Open the picture frames, the large one should be highlighted. Edit/Copy.
Go back to your working canvas, Edit/Paste as New Layer.
Position like below ...

Using your Magic Wand with these settings ...

Select the area inside the frame. Selections/Modify/Expand 6 pixels.
Layers/New Raster Layer. Layers/Arrange/Move down.
In your Materials palette change the foreground color to #d4bdb5 and flood fill the selection. Keep the selection active.

5.
Layers/ New Raster Layer.
Click on your paint brush and look in the brush preview window for "gh_flower06_hydrangea".
Use it at the default size of 500.
Change your foreground color to black and click in the middle of the picture frame to apply the brush.
In your Layer palette lower the opacity to 70.

Selections/Select None.
In your layer palette turn off the background layer and the three paper layers then Layers/ Merge/ Merge Visible.
Layers/ View/ All. Your top layer should be highlighted. (the frame)
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow with these settings ...
Vertical & Horizontal -2, Opacity 50, Blur 5, Color Black.
Repeat the drop shadow but change the Vertical and Horizontal to 2.
Here's what you should have so far ..

6.
Open the Reese Witherspoon image. Edit/Copy. Back to your working canvas and Edit/Paste as New Layer.
Move the image down a little and to the left.
Open the picture frames again and highlight the small frame layer. Edit/Copy.
Back to your working canvas and Edit/Paste as New Layer.
Position the frame and photo like below ...

Using your Magic Wand with the same settings, click inside the small frame.
Selections/Modify/Expand/6 pixels. Selections/Invert.
Click on the photo layer. Edit/Cut. Selections/Select None.
Click on the small frame layer, right click on that layer, Merge/Merge Down.
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow with these settings ...
Vertical & Horizontal 2, Opacity 50, Blur 5, Color Black.
Repeat the drop shadow but change the Vertical and Horizontal to -2.


7.
Open the rendezvous_tag. Edit/Copy.
Go back to your working canvas and click on the large frame layer. Edit/Paste as New Layer.
Position the tag so it's to the right and close to the bottom.
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow with these settings ...
Vertical & Horizontal -2, Opacity 50, Blur 5, Color Black.
Repeat the drop shadow but change the Vertical and Horizontal to 2.

8.
Click on the top layer in the layer palette.
Open rendezvous_stickpin. Edit/Copy.
Go back to your working canvas, Edit/Paste as New Layer.
Image/Resize 80%, all layers unchecked
Image/ Free Rotate/ Right, 10 degrees, all layers unchecked.
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen.
Position the stickpin to the upper right.
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow with these settings ...
Vertical & Horizontal 2, Opacity 50, Blur 5, Color Black.

9.
Open rendezvous_blackbow. Edit/Copy.
Go back to your working canvas, Edit/Paste as New Layer.
Position the bow so it's sitting on the top right of the tag.
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow with these settings ...
Vertical & Horizontal 2, Opacity 50, Blur 5, Color Black.
Repeat the drop shadow but change the Vertical and Horizontal to -2.


10.
In your layer palette highlight the tag layer. Click on your Text tool and use these settings ...

In your Material palette make your foreground color black and your background color #D4BDB5.
Click on the tag to add your name.
Right click on your text layer and convert to raster layer.
Go to Selections/Select All, Selections/Float, Selections/Modify/Contract/ 2 pixels.
Go to Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel and apply these settings ...

Selections/Select None. Go to Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow and apply these settings ...
Vertical and Horizontal 2, Opacity 50, Blur 3 and Color Black.
You should save a copy of your file with the layers intact then save as a jpg.
Thanks again to my dear friend, Diana, for tesing this tutorial for me!
Here's her finished tag. Go visit her website, Westie Kids.

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial and I would be delighted if you would take a moment to sign my guestbook or map.
I would appreciate any comments that you might want to share.
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