PTU Beautiful Mermaid

This tut was written April 21th, 2017 for those with a basic knowledge of psp.

I am using the awesome artwork of  Alex Prihodko.
Tube is called Genevieve.

You need a license to use this art work. Please do not use without a license.

 You can find this art at PFD store  HERE

Supplies Needed

I used PSPX...but any of them should work.
Scrap Under The Sea by PurpleDream Scraps  HERE
This kit is beautiful, filled with lots of elements for your sea life or sailing or
beach fun tagging needs
Check out her blog HERE
RD Mask 153_4  HERE

Check out the rest of the blog HERE

Millie's PSP Madness Template 774  HERE
Check out the rest of the blog HERE
Filters
Xero-Radiance

Font of Choice, I used Adventure of the old Giant

Drop shadow is usually V-2 H-2 Black, 50, 5, use what you prefer.

Let's get started

*Remember to add your drop shadow as you go along*

Open your template, hold the shift key and hit the letter d to duplicate,

close the original, delete the credits.

Go to Image, canvas size, 800 x 800.

Resize your tube to 50%, paste at the bottom under the wordart layer.
Move the wordart down more, select the wordart, float, defloat,
add a new raster layer, fill with a color of choice, I used #298ae8.

Resize element 11 to 80%, paste at the bottom under the tube.
Resize element 12 to 65%, paste under the other sand on one side,
duplicate, mirror, duplicate again, move to the center more.

Paste element 44 behind the boat on the left, duplicate, mirror,
move below the circle layer.

Paste element 51 at the bottom behind the tube.
Resize element 23 to 65%, paste on the right below the boat.
Paste element 42 on one side above the boat at the bottom, duplicate, mirror.

Layer 1 of the template, add a new layer, fill with #298ae8.
Layer 2, paste paper 6, invert,delete.
Layer 3, paste paper 6, invert,  delete.
Layer 4, paste paper 7, invert, delete.
Layer 5 of the template, paste paper 5, invert, delete,
paste, delete, select none.
Apply the Xero Filter-Radiance.

Layer 6 paste paper 7, invert, delete, mirror your tube, paste, delete,
apply the Xero filter-Radiance.

Layer 8, new layer fill with the blue color again.
Resize element 25 to 70%, paste on the left behind the boat, duplicate, mirror,
move below the small frame on the right.
Paste element 35 behind the tube layer on the right more, duplicate,
move to the left and up a bit.

Resize element 19 to 30%, paste at the bottom on the sand above the wordart.
Resize element 3 to 15%, paste on the left on the sand.
Resize element 4 to 30%, paste by the other shell.
Resize element 5 to 20%, paste where you like.

Resize element 55 to 40%, paste on the left below the tube by her hand.
Resize element 21 to 50%, paste on the right.
Resize element 47 to 35%, paste by the wordart.
Resize element 20 to 35%, paste at the top.
Paste element 37 below the Palm tree layers on one side, duplicate, mirror,
move the right one up a bit.

Add any other elements you would like to add.

Crop your tag to be sure no stray shadows are on the edges of your tag.

Once happy with it all, close off any backgrounds, merge visible.

Then add your copyrights and name.

That's it

Hope you enjoyed doing my tut.