PTU Aquamarine Beauty

This tut was written May 17th, 2018 for those with a basic knowledge of psp.

I am using the awesome artwork of  Misticheskaya

The tube is "Ariella"

You need a license to use this tube, do not use without a license.

You can find this tube at PFD store  HERE

I used PSPX...but any of them should work.

PTU Aqua Marine by Irish Princess Designs  HERE, HERE or HERE

RD Mask Set 116_2 HERE

Check out the rest of the blog  HERE

Font of choice,  I used Gaby

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 a new image 800 x 800

Select all, add a new raster layer, paste paper 15 into selections, apply your mask, 
delete, merge group.

Resize element 142 to 75%, paste, click inside with your magic wand, expand
by 5, paste paper 11, invert, delete.
Resize element 11 to 55%, paste inside the frame.
Resize element 77 to 55%, mirror, paste on the right below the frame.

Resize your tube to 50%, mirror, paste below the frame, duplicate, 
move above the frame, erase the parts over the frame you don't want.

Resize element 124 to 30%, paste at the lower left above the frame, duplicate, mirror.
Resize element 28 to 40%, paste at the upper left below the tail fin of the mermaid.
Resize element 4 to 20%, paste at the lower left being on the top layer,
duplicate, resize to 80%, move to the right a little.
Resize element 41 to 25%, paste between the flowers.
Resize element 20 to 25%, paste at the bottom below the blue flowers, 
duplicate twice, mirror one and adjust on each side

Resize element 53 to 25%, paste at the upper left above the frame layer,
duplicate, move down on the left below the paper layer of the frame and
just have a portion of it showing.

Resize element 64 to 40%, paste on the paper layer of the frame at the bottom
so just a little shows, duplicate, move to the bottom below the other elements on 
the left, duplicate, mirror, duplicate each once more and move down more.

Resize element  125 to 55%, mirror, paste on the frame layer on the left.
Resize element 88 to 35%, paste on the left above the tall grass layer, duplicate,
mirror, move above the tube tail fin on the right.
Resize element 89 to 15%, duplicate, paste both on the lower right how you like.

Resize element 85 to 15%, paste at the lower right below the little blue elements,
duplicate, mirror.
Resize element 164 to 20%, paste on the left below the tall grass.
Resize element 136 to 30%, paste at the bottom left being on the top layer.

Add any other elements that you would like, make it your own.

Once happy, close off any background you had.

 Crop your tag to get rid of any stray edges, merge visible.

Resize, sharpen, add your Copyright and name.

That's it

Hope you enjoyed doing my tut.