Citrus & Sage

PTU CT Tag/Tutorial made for Jackie's Jewels using her fantastic kit Citrus & Sage which contains many elements to choose from that will help make your tag look fantastic!

You can find it here at Pimpin Warehouse.

The creation of this tutorial is my own any resemblance to any other tutorial is strictly a coincidence.

Do not copy this tutorial or claim it as your own. If you would like to share it, please share the link to blog ONLY.

This tutorial was written using Adobe Photoshop CC 2015 and is for those with a working knowledge of Photoshop. This tutorial can be adapted for anyone with a working knowledge of PSP.

Before we start, I would like to remind you to save frequently. This is in case your program closes on you as mine is known to do. J  I save as a .psd file. This keeps your elements in layers instead of merging everything the way a .png file does. I also I do not say copy and paste your element onto your canvas. In photoshop, it is possible to drag and drop. But if you are more comfortable copying and pasting, then by all means do what is easier for you. I also use a white background while I’m making my tag but I delete it when I am finished.

Also, when I give the percentage to reduce an element, I only list the width. If you are using photoshop, the best way to resize something is to hold down the Shift key while you are resizing. That keeps it in proportion.

Supplies needed:

Citrus & Sage scrap kit from Jackie’s Jewels. You can find where to buy it here.

The tube I’m using is Eugene Rzhevskii’s Angelina from PicsForDesign. You can get it here. Remember, you cannot use any tubes without a license.

Mask: Mask 13 by Ria’s PSP Paradise. You can get it here.

Font used is Monotype Corsiva Regular.

Okay, let’s get started.

Open a canvas 600x600.

Create your mask using paper 12. Place in the center of your canvas or to your liking and duplicate.

JJS_4: Rotate -7.07 Place in the center of you canvas. Add a drop shadow.

JJS_45: Rotate -3.39. Place behind the frame making sure it fits inside. Add a drop shadow.

JJS_13: Reduce 49.38% width. Place centered at the top of the frame. Add a drop shadow.

JJS_77: Reduce 24.23%. Rotate -17.10. Place on the left of your frame to your liking. Add a drop shadow.

JJS_62: Reduce 69.44% width. Rotate 73.08. Place on the left of your frame to your liking. Add a drop shadow.

JJS_51: Reduce 63.75% width and place centered at the bottom of your canvas.

JJS_64: Reduce 64.63% width. Place on the right side of your canvas near the bottom. Add a drop shadow.

JJS_70: Reduce 58.38% width. Place on the left side of your frame to your liking. Add a drop shadow.

JJS_29: Reduce 57.79%. Place under the bird to your liking. Add a drop shadow.

JJS_37: Reduce 66.57%. Place over the birdhouse to your liking.

JJS_41: Reduce 78.46% width. Place in front of the birdhouse to your liking. Add a drop shadow. Duplicate and place to the left of the citrus peel to your liking.

JJS_48: Reduce 73.71%. Place in the center of your canvas towards the bottom or to your liking.

JJS_40: Reduce 45.63%. Place in front of the citrus peel to your liking. Add a drop shadow. Duplicate and place near the lower left of the birdhouse. It will look like it’s floating.

JJS_50: Reduce 41.07%. Place to the right of the butterfly. Add a drop shadow.

JJS_57: Reduce 53.49%. Place at the top right of your canvas. Add a drop shadow.

JJS_59: Reduce 59.94%. Place near the birdhouse to your liking. Add a drop shadow.

JJS_47: Reduce 35.71%. Place at the bottom of the birdhouse. Add a drop shadow.

Add your tube. Reduce and place to your liking and add a drop shadow.

JJS_11: Reduce 32.97%. Place in front of element 47 to your liking. Add a drop shadow.

JJS_80: Reduce 68.87%. Place to the right of your tube. Add a drop shadow.

JJS_49: Reduce 37.75%. Place over the kitten to your liking. Add a drop shadow.

JJS_72: Reduce 66.67%. Place on the lower left of your canvas to your liking. Add a drop shadow.

JJS_32: Reduce 45.00%. Place in front of element 72 to your liking. Add a drop shadow.

JJS_31: Reduce 25.29%. Place to the left of your tube. Add a drop shadow.

JJS_26: Reduce 24.44%. Place in the lower right corner of your canvas. Add a drop shadow.

JJS_63: Reduce 77.97%. Place on element 72. Add a drop shadow.

JJS_61: Reduce 50.30%. Place in the lower left corner of your canvas. Add a drop shadow.

JJS_67: Reduce 17.61%. Place over element 61 to your liking. Add a drop shadow.

JJS_55: Reduce 41.18%. Place in the left corner of your canvas.

JJS_89: Reduce 95.47%. Place in front of your tube. Open your Blending Options.

Check Bevel & Emboss using the default settings.

Check Stroke – size 1, color 000000

Check Drop Shadow using the default settings.

Check Gradient Overlay – In the gradient box click on the color.

Your settings will be like this:

Left color is 1e8000. Location is 0%.

Middle color is ffff00. Location is 50%

Right color is 1e8000. Location is 100%.

Once you have those settings click OK and it will bring you back to the Layer style box.

Style is Linear

Angle is 90 degrees.

Click OK.

Type the name. Color is 607708. Size 52.

Open your Blending Options.

Check Bevel and Emboss using the default settings.

Check Drop Shadow using the default settings.

Check Stroke size 2 Color is 232d02. Place the name on the top left of your canvas.

Add your license and your watermark. Delete the white background if you used one, save as .png and you are done.

I hope this tutorial was easy to follow. Again, you do not have to follow this step by step. Add your own touch to it.

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