FTU - Pink Christmas

Scrap Kit - Candy's Winter HERE
Template by Millie - HERE
Mask #6 - HERE  (6th one down)
Tube - PUT from CDO
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Open mask, delete copyright layer, background layer and Canvas size 700x700
As always I start at the bottom and work up
PP15 - apply mask/merge group and send to bottom
Ele37
PP11 - resize 66%, merge 1 & 2 and paste paper
Selection/all/float/modify - expand by 2/new layer/flood fill with color of choice/select none and pull below pp11
Layer3 - pp14
Layer4 - pp10
Merge layer 5 & 6, pp5
Merge 7 & 8 - pp14
Merge 9 & 10 - use element 34 in place of pp
On this layer, do the same as you did for pp11
Ele46 - resize by 50% and place at bottom
Add tube
Ele71 - resize 50% - duplicate/mirror
Ele67 - resize 75% -erase the base as the presents will cover it
Ele49 - resize 25%
Ele30 - resize 25%
Ele23 - resize 35%
Merge all visible/crop/resize as needed/add proper copyright

Wonderland - FTU

Kit - Its a Wonderland by HPD HERE  (5th one down) Please remember to leave a thank you when downloading

Mask - your choice

Tube -  Bonus PUT from CDO HERE  Please use proper copyright

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DS of your choice as you go along

Open new image 700x700

Paste pp4 and apply mask/merge group

Ele28 - resize 80%

Ele11 - resize 60%

Ele60 - position

PP17 - resize 60% and place below frame/grab your magic wand and click inside the frame/selections/expand by 6/invert/click on pp layer and delete

Ele34 - resize 60%

Ele31 - resize 80% and place on bottom of frame

Ele43 - resize 80% and place to right

I placed my tube so she is peeking out from behind the tree

Ele39 - resize 60%

Ele37 - resize 60% - place bear leaning against ele39

Merge all layers visible/crop/resize as needed/add proper copyright

Cluster Frame

Love this kit "Delicate Christmas" by Laura at Tiny Turtle Designs...here is a free cluster I made with her beautiful kit...If you make a tag with this frame, please let me see so I can show it off on my blog. Thanks (Leave a comment in this post) Just right click and save.

PUT Christmas - PTU

Scrapkit - TTD "Hope, Joy, Noel" - HERE
Template - #199 by Becky - HERE (scroll down and grab 191-200) Remember to leave a thank you
Tube - PUT from CDO - HERE   Do not use without license #
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Open template and delete copyright and top 7 layers
Image/canvas size 800x800
I always start at bottom and work up and ds as you go

P29 - apply mask of choice

E64 - duplicate/image/mirror do this one more time instead flip and not mirror

Black square  p12

Green rectangle - p7 resized by 80%
Frame fills - p11
Crop/image/canvas size 800x800
Fill background with more white
Resize your tubes as needed, place inside the frames,  and get rid of any overlapping the frame
Add whatever effect you want on the tubes
E8 - resize 15%
E32 - resize 10% and place between 2nd and 3rd frame
E38 - resize 40% erase the stem and bow and free rotate to the left by 10
E97
E94 - resize 60%
E68 - make sure drag below the ribbon
E26 - resize 30% and position where you want
Resize and add proper copyright -
Now for the animation
Open Animation shop
Take E20 and position on the layer above each tube
Erase any outside the frames
Right click top of image and copy merged
AS - paste as new animation
PSP - hide first tree
Right click top of image, copy merged
AS - Right click image and paste AFTER current frame
PSP - hide 2nd tree
Right click top of image and copy merged
AS - Right click image and paste AFTER current frame
PSP - hide 3rd tree

Right click top of image, copy merged

AS - Right click image and paste AFTER current frame

Using same concept and steps as above.....unhide all the trees starting with the last tree you hid
AS - Edit - select all
Animation tab - Frame properties and change to 100
View - animation and save
If you don't want the Christmas tree....then just change to property setting you like

Winter Angel - Exclusive

Scrapkit - White Christmas - an exclusive kit by Mizteeque for The Taggers Inn -HERE
Mask - #149 by Mizteeque HERE (remember to leave a thank you)
Tube - Alehandra Vanhek HERE (must have license#)
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-Drop shadow as you go
-Open element 43 and resize by 80%
-Image/canvas size/800x800
-Image/rotate right
-Paste p11 and apply mask/merge group
-E16 - paste onto mask
-Click inside frame and grab your magic wand settings as: add/none/no tolerance
-go to selections/modify/expand by 4/paste p3/invert/delete/select none and drag below frame layer
-Paste tube and erase any showing from bottom half of frame
-E14 - place to right behind frame so half is sticking out
-E51 - resize 15% and place in center of snowflake top right of frame
-Duplicate/image/mirror/and place in center of snowflake bottom left of frame
-E40 - resize 45% and paste left side of frame
-E26 - resize 35% and place top left behind frame and paper
-Duplicate/flip and position about center of frame
-Duplicate/mirror and place center of left side of frame
-E30 - resize 20% and place on lower branch
-E17 - resize 20%/mirror and place same as branch making it look like it is part of branch
-Do this for the other 2 branches
-E15 - resize 20% and place bottom right corner of frame
-Back to E15 and resize it by 70% - position top right behind original E15
-Duplicate/mirror and position again to your liking
-Merge these 3 together/image/mirror/flip and place top left corner of frame
-Merge visible/crop/resize as needed/add proper copyright

Thanks so much to my friends at The Taggers Inn for trying this tutorial!!!

Thankful for Friends - PTU

Scrapkit - "Friends in Thanksgiving by Bella HERE
Template - Thankful for Friendship - HERE - leave a thanks for downloading
Mask - your choice
Tube - VeryMany - HERE
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Open template and delete copyright layer and layer 6
DS as you go
Open p26 and resize by 18%
Paste at bottom of layers and apply mask/merge group
1 - p20
2 - p23
3 - p21
4 - p22
5 - p18
I cropped mine and changed canvas size to 700x700
Do what you like with the word art
E85 - resize 75%
E7
E10 - drag below raster5
E1 - paste on top of E85
E12 - resize 60%
E11 - resize 60%
E95 - resize 45%
E15 - resize 45%
E7 - resize to original and then resize 60% and place on left/duplicate/image/mirror
Position your tube where you feel fits best
Merge visible/resize/add proper copyright

Christmas - The Taggers Lounge Exclusive -

Scrap - Merry Christmas - exclusive to TTL - HERE
Template - #110 by Mizteeque - HERE  (scroll down some and remember to leave a thank you)
Tube - Jose Cano exclusive to TTL - HERE
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Open template and delete copyright layer
DS as you go and I always start at bottom
1 - p3
2 - p6
3 - p4
Merge 4,5, and 6 together - p7
7,10,11 - p8
8,9,12 - p4
Merge 7f-12f - p3
WA back - adjust/add noise/gaussian at 100
WA layer - p2
Crop tag
Image/canvas size/800x800 and delete white background layer
Click on top layer
E30
E6 - resize 50% - paste to right
E4 - resize 50% - position to left of E6 and behind E30
E44 - resize 40% - position to left of E4
E14 - resize 40%
E32 - position near top and behind E6
Position tube
Crop/resize as needed/merge visible/add proper copyright

Winter Angel - FTU

Scrapkit - Winter Angel 2015 from Pink Paradox - HERE
Template - Becky SE-17 - HERE
Tube - Do not use without a license# Anna Liwanag with CDO HERE
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Open template and delete copyright layer, flowers, and white background
Image/canvas size/800x800
As always, start at bottom and work up remembering to ds as you go
Strip 1 & 2 - p15
Fill3 - p7
Fill2 - p10
Fill1 - p5
E80 - resize 80% and position on canvas
E67 - resize 80% and erase the stem - send to bottom
E56 - resize 85% and position
Click on top layer
E49 - resize 60% = position bottom
E63 - resize 25%
E51 - resize 15% and place on top of E63
E48 - paste to bottom
E69 - resize 45% and drag down one layer
E70 - resize 70% - place bottom of snow
E4 - resize 25%
Place tube as you see fit
crop/merge visible/resize and add proper copyright

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Sandy at ACDiva's tried this tut...here is her gorgeous result

Here is one from Kittie....so beautiful!!

More from awesome taggers at AC Diva's

One Picture...PTU (easy)

Scrapkit - "Midnight Sun" by TTD HERE (her kits are usually 59 cents)
Template - by Millie  HERE
Tube - Elias - you can find his tubes HERE (Mine is from PTE)
Effects - Eye Candy 4000
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I always work from bottom up and ds as you go
1 - p15
2 - Effects/texture/weave

3 - p11

4 - p1

E2 - paste onto canvas and leave as is

5 - p2

Staying on this layer...selections/select all/float/modify/expand by 4/new raster layer and flood fill with a color of choice/select none/drag underneath layer5....add a bevel

I always crop my tag at this point to get rid of excess paper

Fill red word art with white (delete red word art) and add a small gradient glow with black and picture, gradient glow with same color as bevel

Add your tube.  I colorized mine using hue/saturation...you do as you feel best

E50 -add same hue/saturation and erase any showing on your tube

E98 - drag below tube layer

E4 - resize 25% and position different places on tag

E1 - resize 60% and paste below word art layer

Merge visible and add proper copyright