Supplies

Jasc/Corel's Paint Shop Pro.

Dear Diary Calendar Template. Unzip and save psp template in any directory.

Diary Graphic and Calendar days

Tube of Choice - The tube image I am using is a commercial licensed image created by Joel Adams.  You can purchase Joel Adams delightful art work in both tube and image form through CILM

 

SETTING USED IN THIS TUTORIAL

Drop Shadow:

Vertical Offset 2, Horizontal Offset 2, Opacity 80, Blur 5, Color White

Vertical Offset 2, Horizontal Offset 2, Opacity 80, Blur 5, Color Black

 

Step 1

Open up the Dear Diary calendar template and open up the calendar days psp files.  Copy and paste each of the calendar day psp files to the calendar template on separate layers for each row of numbers. When all the number files are applied to the calendar template, go to Layers/Merge/Merge Visible.

Step 2

Go to Layers/New Raster Layer.  At the Material Palette, left click the top color box.  When the color window opens, type in the html color code #808080 (medium gray).

Flood fill this layer with the medium gray color.

Open up the layer palette and move the opacity setting over to 86%. 

Go to Layers/Merge/Merge All (flatten).

Step 3

Go to Image/Add Borders.  When the border selection window opens up, select the color black, symmetric and border width 4.

Step 4

Go to Image/Add Borders.  When the border selection window opens up, select the color black again, symmetric unchecked and top border width 100.  We are only adding a top border.

Step 5

Go to Layers/New Raster Layer.  Left click the bottom color box and when the color selection window opens up, type in this html code: #6407c7.  This is the color of the diary graphic.   Make the top color box null (no color).  At the top of the graphic type Dear Diary. 

Step 6 (Optional)

You can apply a  white drop shadow to the Dear Diary by going to Effects/3D Effects/Drop/Shadow and using the settings from above. 

Step 7

Copy an paste the diary graphic to your tag.

Step 8

Copy and paste the tube graphic to your tag.  If the image is too large, go to Image/Resize using the percent option, bicubic and resize all layers NOT checked.

Step 9 (Optional)

If you like, you can apply a drop shadow using the same settings as above but instead of white, make it black.

Step 10

Go to Layer/New Raster Layer and apply your text and copyright information.

Step 11

The image is quite large - so go to Image/Resize, using the percent option of your choosing, bicubic and resize all layers checked.

Save this file as a jpg.

We hope you enjoyed this tutorial.

Purrs,

Nikki, Nichie and Sue

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