This tutorial was written in PSP XI but can be done in any version.

Tube of your choice - I‘m using the amazing artwork of Keith Garvey.

You need a license to use Keith’s work which is available from MPT

Lucky Charm scrap kit by me available HERE

Mask WSL21 by Chelle (thanks hun)

You can get the mask at Chelle’s site HERE

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Open a new image 650 x 650 and flood fill white.

Copy and paste the round word art from the kit as a new layer.

Now copy and paste the scalloped frame as a new layer and resize this to 80%.

Copy and paste one of the larger shamrocks from the kit as a new layer and

Resize 70%. Adjust - sharpness - sharpen.

Now copy and paste your chosen tube as a new layer above the round scalloped frame,

duplicate your tube and place one below your scalloped frame so now you have one above and one below.

On the bottom tube, apply a drop shadow of your choice then click onto the top tube and erase any part of the tube that overlaps the frame.

By doing this, it should give you a nice clean edge as if your tube is coming out of the frame.

Next click onto your white background layer, add a new layer and flood fill with a colour of your choice. Apply Mask WSL21 to this layer.

Hide all layers apart from your mask layer, duplicate your mask layer and then merge them together.

This is just to have a darker mask layer so that the animation shows up better but it’s up to you if you want to keep it lighter.

Unhide the rest of your layers now.

Add any extra embellishments from the kit as you like. I used the leafy vine and the emerald brooch.

Now apply your name and copyright.

Go to edit - copy merged and paste your complete tag into AS.

Now go back to PSP, click onto your mask layer and then go to Image - free rotate and rotate to the right by 15. Make sure “all layers” is unchecked.

Again edit - copy merged and paste into AS.

Repeat this another 5 times.

You should now have a total of 6 frames in AS.

Edit - Select all - animation - animation properties - opaque white.

Save as a GIF file and you’re done.

This tutorial is by Clarey and was written 24^th February 2009

Any possible similarity to other tag tutorials that may be

available is wholly unintended and completely coincidental

No part of this tutorial (including graphics) should

be removed from this site.