TUTORIAL for PTU kit In The Garden by AmyMarie

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This tutorial was written by me on April 5, 2015.

Both the tag and the tutorial are purely my own work, 

and any similarities to anyone else's creations are purely coincidental.

I use Photoshop Elements 12, which is NOT the most updated version, so you may have a quicker way to do things.  I don't have any fancy plug-ins or flashy extras.  My way of making this tag is certainly NOT the only way, nor is it the best.  I only offer ONE way to create a tag.

Some knowledge of Photoshop (any version) is assumed and required for understanding this tutorial.
*C/P = Copy/Paste*

Here we go!

Tube: Luiza by Lightartist_XXX HERE

Kit: In The Garden by AmyMarie HERE and HERE

Mask: Mask 4, Set 53 by Rocked by Rachel HERE

Font: Beyond Sky HERE

File - New - Blank - 600 x 600 - 300 ppi - Flood Fill White - Rename Layer 0 - Hide

Open Mask 4 - Magic Eraser Tool - Erase all black

Open Paper 24 - c/p over mask - Right Click - Create Clipping Mask - Opacity 50%

Right Click - Merge Visible - c/p above Layer 0

Open Element 8 - c/p above mask - resize to 45 - 

reposition to top center of mask

Open Element 29 - c/p as top layer - resize to 40 - 

reposition to left of window

Open Element 52 - c/p above window - resize to 49 - 

reposition to lower right side

Open Element 7 - c/p above mask - resize to 20 - 

reposition left of window, above tree

Open Tube - c/p above window - resize to 126 - 

reposition to center 

*some of the tube will be below the mask; this is OK.  We'll erase it later*

Open Element 15 - c/p as top layer - resize to 20 - 

reposition to the left side, right of the tree

Open Element 114 - c/p as top layer - resize to 38 - 

reposition to bottom center

Open Element 6 - c/p above layer 15 - resize to 15 - 

reposition to right side, partially covering right side of well

Open Element 48 - c/p above tube layer - resize to 75 -

reposition to bottom center

Right Click - Duplicate Layer - move layer position beneath well -

reposition up a bit

Open Element 87 - c/p above layer 52 - resize to 44 - rotate -20° -

reposition to lower left, behind tree

Open Element 119 - c/p above tube layer - resize to 40 -

reposition to bottom center

Open Element 125 - c/p above layer 52 - resize to 15 -

reposition to bottom right, in front of well -

Image - Rotate - Flip Layer Horizontal

Open Element 45 - c/p above layer 125 - resize to 22 -

reposition to left of tube, under the window

Open Element 43 - c/p above layer 45 - resize to 21 -

reposition left of previous element

Open element 44 - c/p above layer 43 - resize to 36 - 

reposition left of previous element

Open Element 39 - c/p as top layer - resize to 22 - 

reposition to bottom right corner

Open Element 101 - c/p as top layer - resize to 15 -

reposition to bottom right corner, covering stake

Open Element 93 - c/p as top layer - resize to 13 - 

reposition to upper right, by window

Open Element 105 - c/p as top layer - resize to 17 -

reposition to upper left, partially covering 'Garden' sign

Open Element 100 - c/p above layer 48 - resize to 45 -

reposition to right side, behind the well

Hide Mask layer

Select Tube layer and CAREFULLY erase the part of the tube

that falls below the mask and other elements

Filter - Adjustments - Equalize

Right Click - Merge Visible

Right Click - Duplicate Layer

Filter - Blur - Gaussian Blur - 3.0 - OK

Blending Mode - Lighten - Opacity 75%

Right Click - Merge Visible

Enhance - Auto Sharpen

Effects - Styles - Drop Shadows - Soft Edge (double click to apply)

Layer - Layer Style - Style Settings - 

Size 15 - Distance 20 - Opacity 75

OK

Delete Layer 0

Unhide Mask

Right Click - Merge Visible

New Text Layer - Size 18 - Color #9989bf -

Type Name - OK - reposition at bottom center

Graphics - Text - Outline (double click to apply) OK

Add Credits

Save

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I hope you enjoyed this tutorial!

Please leave me a comment to let me know what you think.