This tutorial was written by me on March 3, 2025. The results are of my own imagination.  Any resemblance to another tutorial is purely coincidental.  

Please DO NOT claim this tutorial as your own.

This was written assuming you have a working knowledge of PSP.

Please keep in mind that I write the tutorial as I am creating the tag.

Sometimes I may not explain properly where to place things so please see my example if you are ever in doubt :)

Supplies needed

I am using PSP 2018 but this tutorial should work with any version.

PTU Kit:  I am using a fabulous kit called "Cherry Mardi Gras" created by Bella Caribena.  I am using the AI tube that came with the kit.  You can purchase it here.

Font of choice for your name.  

Plug in: None

Drop shadow of choice.  I am using Vertical 0, Horizontal 5, Opacity 75, Blur 10, color black.

I use Vivienne’s drop shadows quite a bit as I really like the look of her shadows.  Thank you for letting me use your settings for my tutorials.

An image can get blurred when you resize an element or tube in PSP.  I use unsharpen mask for each item.  Vivienne has wonderful tips and tricks on how to do this here.

Please read all the Artist's/Designer's TOU.

Let’s get started.

Open a new 800x800 transparent image.  We will resize later.  Flood fill with white.

Remember to sharpen and drop shadow each image as you create the tag.

Element 73 - Resize 80% and again by 90%.  Move to the upper left of the tag.  Lower the opacity to 70%.

Element 14 - Resize 50% and move to the upper right side of element 73.  

Element 6 - Resize 70% and move to the top of element 73.  

Element 72 - Resize 40% and move to the top left of element 73.  Drop shadow.

Element 40 - Resize 60% and move to the top right side of element 73.  Drop shadow.

Element 17 - Resize 60% and move to the bottom right side of element 73.  Drop shadow.

Element 7 - Resize 40% and move to the upper left of element 40.  Duplicate and merge down then drop shadow.

Element 28 - Resize 60% and move to the left of element 40.  Drop shadow.

Element 50 - Resize 30% and move to the lower left of element 28.  Drop shadow.

AI_GenerateBy_BellaCaribeña (1) - Resize 35% and move to the center of the grass.  Drop shadow.

Select the layer under the tube.

Element 17 - Move under the tube.  Duplicate and resize 40% and move to the lower right.   Drop shadow each layer.

Element 5 - Move over element 17 and drop shadow.

Element 15 - Resize 40% and move to the bottom right of element 5 .  Drop shadow.

Element 19 - Resize 40% and move to the lower left of the tube.  Drop shadow.

Element 38 - Resize 60% and move to the upper right of element 5.  Drop shadow.

Element 35 - Resize 30% and move to the lower right of element 38.  Drop shadow.

Element 4 - Resize 30% and move to the right of element 35.  Duplicate and move to the lower left of element 5  Drop shadow each layer.

Element 56 - Resize 30% and move to the center of element 19.  Drop shadow.

Element 109 - Resize 20% and move to the lower left of the tube.  Drop shadow.

Element 16 - Resize 30% and move to the upper left of the tube's head.  Drop shadow.

Element 78 - Resize 25% and move to the lower left of element 5.  Drop shadow.

Element 86 - Resize 25% and move to the lower right of element 5.  Drop shadow.

Select the top layer.

Element 26 - Resize 20% and move to the lower right of element 5.  Drop shadow.

Element 63 - Resize 15% and move to the right of the drummer.  Drop shadow.

Element 11 - Resize 10% and move to the lower left by the rooster.  Drop shadow.

Element 68 - Resize 12% and move to the lower right of the tube.  Drop shadow.

Element 48 - Resize 25% and move to the lower left of element 68.  Drop shadow.

Element 52 - Resize 25% and move to the lower right element 26.  Drop shadow.

Select element 14, one of the masks, duplicate, mirror and move down behind the tree.  See my tag for placement.

Element 20, resize 40, mirror and move to the lower left behind element 19 and the drum player.

Add any other elements you would like and make any adjustments on the tag.

Crop and resize your tag.  Be careful not to crop off any shadows or mask edges.  I resize mine to 650px on the width (if needed) as that is what fits my blog best.

Add your name and copyright.

Hide the white background and save as png.

I hope you have enjoyed my tutorial.  I would love to see your results.