This tutorial was written by me on March 20, 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 "Dark Easter" created by Bella Caribeña.  You can purchase it here.

I am using the tubes included with the kit.

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 900x900 transparent image.  We will resize later.  Flood fill with white.

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

Mask 2 - Resize 70% and move to the top left of the tag.

Mask 3 - Resize 95% and move to the lower right of mask 2.

Element 17 - Resize 30% and move to the top right of mask 2.  Change the blend mode to Luminance (L).

Element 41 - Resize 40% and move to the right side of element 17.  Drop shadow.

Element 52 - Resize 50% and move to the right of element 41.  Drop shadow.

Element 100 - Resize 40% and move to the bottom right of element 52.  Drop shadow.

Element 27 - Resize 15% and move to the bottom left of element 52.  Drop shadow.

Element 1 - Resize 20% and move to the bottom left of element 100.  Drop shadow.

Element 87 - Resize 70% and move to the bottom of mask 2.  Drop shadow.

Element 77 - Resize 60%, mirror and move to the bottom right of element 87.  Drop shadow.

Element 5 - Resize 15% and move to the bottom left of the stairs of element 77.  Drop shadow.

Element 48 - Resize 25% and move to the bottom right of element 5.  Drop shadow.

Element 70 - Resize 25% and move to the bottom left of the stone stairs.  Drop shadow.

Element 75 - Resize 12% and move to the bottom right of element 70.  Drop shadow.

Element 34 - Resize 40%, mirror and move to the bottom left of mask 3 just to the right of element 77.  Drop shadow.

Element 54 - Resize 40% and move to the bottom left of element 34.  Drop shadow.

Element 49 - Resize 20% and move to the bottom of element 54.  Drop shadow.

Element 69 - Resize 30% and move to the far right of the gate.  Drop shadow.

Select the layer under element 69.

Element 98 - Resize 20%, mirror and move to the bottom right of element 69.  Drop shadow.

Select the top layer.

Element 2 - Resize 40% and move to the bottom right of element 34.  Drop shadow.

Element 79 - Resize 15% and move to the bottom center of element 2.  Drop shadow.

Element 97 - Resize 20% and move to the bottom right of element 79.  Drop shadow.

Tube 5 - Resize 20% and move to the left of element 2. Drop shadow.

Element 99 - Resize 20% and move to the bottom left of tube.  Drop shadow.

Element 57 - Resize 25% and move to the bottom of the tube.  Drop shadow.

Select Mask 3 and duplicate.  Using the pick tool, set to scale, pull down the top so it almost looks flat.  Drag the top right corner down a bit to make it a bit smaller.  Mirror and move under element 69.  Duplicate and move under element 54. Duplicate and move under the stairs of element 77.  Duplicate and move under element 87. Duplicate one more time and move under the tube.

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.