Patriotic Cluster Frames

 These cluster frames were made exclusively for the Artistic Tag Passions forum 

and are available for download at their blog HERE.

"Stars and Stripes" kit by Mizteeque

"Let Freedom Ring" kit by Manipulated By Magik

No Scraps "Patriotic Rocker"

 

Patriotic Rocker

 

This tutorial was written by me on January 25, 2017 using my own ideas.

Any resemblance to others is coincidental and accidental.

This tutorial assumes you have a working knowledge of psp and is written in PSPX6.

 

Supplies:

"American Flag Top With Guitar" tube by Al Rio - this tube was purchased when Mr. Rio was with indie-Zine. Sadly, Mr. Rio passed away and his estate is no longer selling his tubes. Please use the appropriate license you have if you use this or any of Mr. Rio's tubes.

Template 107 by Kristin at Toxic Desirez  

Mask 314 by WeescotsLass  Creations - look on right side of page under "My Masks" and you will find the download links

 

Filters:

Eye Candy 4000_Gradient Glow

 

Fonts:

Sabien

 

Abbreviations:

DS_Drop Shadow

ANL_Add New Layer

EC_Eye Candy

GG_Gradient Glow

AS_Animation Shop

C/P_Copy and Paste

FF_Flood Fill

 

 

When working with templates, always Shift+D to duplicate, close original,

then on each layer, select with magic wand (or Select All, Float, De-float), ANL,

close/delete the original, do steps required in tutorial, select none

 

***Make a gradient:

Open Gradient box

Click "Edit"

Change the colors on the bar to look like this:

 

Click "Save As" and name your gradient

Now set this as your foreground_Angle 228_Repeats 0***

 

ANL to bottom of canvas

FF with gradient

Apply mask

Rectangle 1_ #334f7e

Effects_Texture Effects_Blinds_5_50_ #000080_Horizontal

EC 4000_GG_3_25_100_ #ff0000

Rectangle 2_ #941d14

Effects_Texture Effects_Blinds_5_50_ #800000_Horizontal

EC 4000_GG_3_25_100_ #0000c0

Merge Rectangle 1 and 2 together

C/P tube placing to the left

Duplicate_Mirror

Select both rectangles with magic wand

Position the two tubes so the parts you like are showing in the selection

Invert_Delete on each tube_Select none

Blend mode of both tubes_Soft Light

Circle 1_Add Noise_Uniform 50

EC 4000_GG_3_25_100_ #0000c0

Glitter Circle 1_ #c00000

Circle 2_Add Noise_Gaussian 75

EC 4000_GG_3_25_100_ #0000c0

Glitter Circle 2_ #4040ff

Circle 3_FF with your gradient

C/P tube close up

Invert_Delete

Opacity 45

Words_ #334f7e

Star_ EC 4000_GG_3_25_100_ #0000c0

Dotted Circle_ EC 4000_GG_3_25_100_ #ff0000

Stars_ #0000ff

Word Art_ #ff0000

EC 4000_GG_3_25_100_ #0000c0

Credits_Delete

C/P tube

DS_0_0_75_25_Black

DS each template layer_0_0_75_10_Black

Add all correct copyright/license information

Name_ Sabien_72_ #c00000

EC 4000_GG_3_25_100:

 

DS_2_2_75_10_Black

Save!!

 

FTU "Sassy Southern" 3 Piece Forum Set

Sassy Southern 3 Piece Forum Set

 

 

This tutorial was written by me on June 08, 2016, using my own ideas. Any resemblance to others is coincidental and accidental. This tutorial assumes you have a working knowledge of psp and is written in PSPX6. 

 

Supplies:

 

"RebelGirlUSA" tube by Greg Andrews - tube/license currently available at ADI

"The Red, White, & Blue" FTU scrap kit by Tasha's Playground

Mask of choice

Word Art/Saying of choice or mine below

 

 

Click image, then right click and save full size png

 

Filters:

Penta.com_Dot and Cross

Xero_Porcelain

 

Fonts:

Mrs Blackfort

 

 

Abbreviations:

DS_Drop Shadow

ANL_Add New Layer

EC_Eye Candy

GG_Gradient Glow

AS_Animation Shop

C/P_Copy and Paste

FF_Flood Fill

 

 

Open blank 600x600 canvas

 

ANL

Select All

C/P paper 5 into selection

Select none

Apply mask

 

C/P frame 4

Select inside with magic wand

Selextions_Modify_Expand_3

ANL below frame

C/P paper 10 into selection

C/P tube close up positioning face within the selected area

Selections_Invert_Delete_Select none

Blend Mode of tube_Luminance (L)

Opacity_35

 

Duplicate frame 4

Highlight original frame

Adjust_Blur_Gaussian 15

Adjust_Add Noise_50

 

DS frame copy frame 4_0_0_100_10_Black

 

C/P lace mat

Place to the upper left

Move lace mat down so it is directly above the mask layer

Duplicate

Move duplicate to the bottom right

DS each_0_15_20_5_Black

 

C/P stars positioning above frame 4

Duplicate

Move duplicate down directly above lace mat layer and to the left slightly as shown

DS each_0_15_20_5_Black

 

C/P and position as shown:

Car

Star 4

DS_0_15_20_5_Black

 

C/P Word Art

DS_0_0_100_5_#ff0000

DS_0_0_100_5_White

Repeat White DS

 

C/P tube

Duplicate

Highlight original tube
Adjust_Blur_Gaussian_15

Penta.com_Dot and Cross_72_10_2

Sharpen

 

Highlight  tube copy_Xero_Poreclain_Default

DS_0_15_20_5_Black

 

Add all correct copyright/license information

 

Name_ Mrs Blackfort_72_stroke 1 #ff0000_fill Black

DS_2_5_50_5_Black

 

Save!!

 

For Signature Tag:

 

Crop Tool_600x250

Position to your liking on main tag

Crop

 

Delete anything you don't want on sig

 

ANL to top

Select All

FF #ff0000

Contract 2

FF White

Contract 2

FF #0000ff

Contract 2

Delete

Select none

Duplicate

 

Highlight original red, white, blue frame

Adjust_Blur_Gaussian 15

Adjust_Add Noise_50

 

Highlight red, white, blue frame copy

DS_0_0_100_10_Black

 

Add all correct copyright/license information

 

Name_ Mrs Blackfort_72_stroke 1 #ff0000_fill Black

DS_2_5_50_5_Black

 

Save!!

 

 

Avatar:

 

Open blank 150x150 canvas

 

 

ANL to top

Select All

FF #ff0000

Contract 2

FF White

Contract 2

FF #0000ff

Contract 2

Delete

Select none

Duplicate

 

Highlight original red, white, blue frame

Adjust_Blur_Gaussian 15

Adjust_Add Noise_50

 

Highlight red, white, blue frame copy

DS_0_0_100_10_Black

 

C/P from main tag and position as shown

 

Crop to 150x150

 

Add all correct copyright/license information

 

Name_ Mrs Blackfort_72_stroke 1 #ff0000_fill Black

DS_2_5_50_5_Black

 

 

Save!!

FTU - "Patriotism"

Patriotism

 

 

 

 

 

This tutorial was written by me on June 05, 2016, using my own ideas. Any resemblance to others is coincidental and accidental. This tutorial assumes you have a working knowledge of psp and is written in PSPX6. 

 

 

Supplies:

"Revalution" tube by Keith Garvey - tube/license available at Garv-Girls PSP Tubes

"Memorial Day" Fantastically Free Blogtrain kits by Melissaz Creationz and Gimptastic Scraps 

Mask 63 by Insatiable Dreams (Mask 4 set)

 

Filters:

No outside filters

 

Fonts:

Carlotta 

 

 

Abbreviations:

DS_Drop Shadow

ANL_Add New Layer

EC_Eye Candy

GG_Gradient Glow

AS_Animation Shop

C/P_Copy and Paste

FF_Flood Fill

 

 

Open blank 600x600 canvas

 

ANL

FF #edd542

Apply mask

C/P GS-Frame 1

Select inside of frame with magic wand

Selections_Expand_2

ANL below frame

C/P GS-Paper 1 into selection

ANL

C/P GS-Paper4 into selection

Select none

Blend Mode_Hard Light

 

C/P MC-E05

C/P MC-E03

C/P MC-E02

Place these as shown

 

C/P tube

Freehand Selection Tool_Select around the parts of tube showing below/to the right of MC-E02

Selections_Modify_Feather_35

Hit delete a few times

Select none

 

Duplicate tube

On original tube_Adjust_Blur_Gaussian 10

Add noise_Uniform 35

 

DS duplicate tube, frame, and each element_0_0_65_25_Black

 

Add all correct copyright/license information

 

Name_ Carlotta_72_Black

DS_0_0_100_5_White

 

Save!!!

 

 

 

 

 

FTU - "Patriotism"

Patriotism

 

 

 

 

 

This tutorial was written by me on June 05, 2016, using my own ideas. Any resemblance to others is coincidental and accidental. This tutorial assumes you have a working knowledge of psp and is written in PSPX6. 

 

 

Supplies:

"Revalution" tube by Keith Garvey - tube/license available at Garv-Girls PSP Tubes

"Memorial Day" Fantastically Free Blogtrain kits by Melissaz Creationz and Gimptastic Scraps 

Mask 63 by Insatiable Dreams (Mask 4 set)

 

Filters:

No outside filters

 

Fonts:

Carlotta 

 

 

Abbreviations:

DS_Drop Shadow

ANL_Add New Layer

EC_Eye Candy

GG_Gradient Glow

AS_Animation Shop

C/P_Copy and Paste

FF_Flood Fill

 

 

Open blank 600x600 canvas

 

ANL

FF #edd542

Apply mask

C/P GS-Frame 1

Select inside of frame with magic wand

Selections_Expand_2

ANL below frame

C/P GS-Paper 1 into selection

ANL

C/P GS-Paper4 into selection

Select none

Blend Mode_Hard Light

 

C/P MC-E05

C/P MC-E03

C/P MC-E02

Place these as shown

 

C/P tube

Freehand Selection Tool_Select around the parts of tube showing below/to the right of MC-E02

Selections_Modify_Feather_35

Hit delete a few times

Select none

 

Duplicate tube

On original tube_Adjust_Blur_Gaussian 10

Add noise_Uniform 35

 

DS duplicate tube, frame, and each element_0_0_65_25_Black

 

Add all correct copyright/license information

 

Name_ Carlotta_72_Black

DS_0_0_100_5_White

 

Save!!!

 

 

 

 

 

FTU Forum - "Brave"

Brave

 

 

 

 

This tutorial was written by me on June 05, 2016, using my own ideas. Any resemblance to others is coincidental and accidental. This tutorial assumes you have a working knowledge of psp and is written in PSPX6. 

 

 

Supplies:

 

"bvl_jenny" tube by Baron Von Lind - tube/license currently available at ADI

"Deployment" FTU scrap kit by HorsePlay's Pasture Designs

Word art by me...click on image, then right click and save full size png

 

Filters:

No outside filters

 

Fonts:

Perolet

 

Abbreviations:

DS_Drop Shadow

ANL_Add New Layer

EC_Eye Candy

GG_Gradient Glow

AS_Animation Shop

C/P_Copy and Paste

FF_Flood Fill

 

 

Open blank 600x250 canvas

 

Select All

C/P paper 1 into selection

Select none

 

C/P element 12

Place on the left side of tag

Blend Mode_Soft Light

 

C/P element 36

Leave in center of tag

 

C/P element 57

Blend Mode_Soft Light

 

C/P word art

DS_0_0_100_5_ #869963

Repeat DS

Sharpen More

 

C/P element 54

Re-size and Place in bottom left corner

Duplicate

Image_Mirror

Image_Flip

Merge down

DS_0_0_75_10_Black

 

C/P tube placing to the right on tag

Duplicate

On original_Adjust_Blur_Gaussian_10

Add noise_Uniform 50

 

Highlight top tube

DS_0_0_75_25_Black

Sharpen

 

ANL to top

FF #837363

Select All_Contract 2_Delete_Select none

DS_0_0_100_10_Black

Repeat DS

 

Add all correct copyright/license information

 

Name_ Perolet_24_Black

DS_0_0_100_5_White

 

Save!!!

 

 

 

 

Animated No Scraps Forum - "Patriotic Girl"

Patriotic Girl

 

 

 

This tutorial was written by me on May 29,2015, using my own ideas. Any resemblance to others is coincidental and accidental. This tutorial assumes you have a working knowledge of psp and is written in PSPX6.

 

 

Supplies:

"CLS_AmericanBeachBabe" tube by CheriLynn Shull - tube/license available at ADI

 

Filters:

DSB Flux_Bright Noise

AAA Frames_Foto Frame

 

Fonts:

Georgia

 

Abbreviations:

EC = Eye Candy

GG = Gradient Glow

DS = Drop Shadow

C/P = Copy and Paste

FF = Flood Fill

ANL = Add New Layer

AS = Animation Shop

 

 

Open a blank 600x250 canvas

Using Selection Tool, make a selection 600x80

Add 3 new layers

FF one layer Red, one layer White, and one layer Blue

Select none

Arrange layers so the edges are touching but not overlapping

 

From top to bottom:

Red

White

Blue

 

Merge Visible

Duplicate

Hide this layer for now

 

Highlight original merged layer

Effects_Distortion Effects_Wave_0_1_3_15_Repeat

 

Duplicate twice

 

Magic Wand_Select the Red and Blue areas

DSB Flux_Bright Noise_30

Repeat on other 2 layers clicking "MIX" each time

Select none

 

On each of these 3 layers, apply AAA Frames_Foto Frame_change width to 20

 

C/P tube

Re-size and place on the right side

DS_0_0_75_50_Black

 

Open closed merged layer

Bring to top

Select All

Contract 3

Delete

Select none

DS_0_0_100_10_Black

 

Add all correct copyright/license information

 

Name_Georgia_48_Black

DS_2_5_50_5_Black

 

Animating:

 

Open AS

 

Copy Merged

 

AS

Paste As New Animation

 

PSP

Close top wave layer

Open middle wave layer

Copy Merged

 

AS

Paste After Current Frame

 

PSP

Repeat for bottom wave layer

 

View animation

 

If happy, Save!!!