Any resemblance to another

tutorial is purely coincidental.

I am using the tube Cherry Blossom girl by Zindy

Plugins:

Mura's Meisters Copies

Xero Porcelain

Crescent Moon

VM Natural

EyeCandy 4000 

Mask:AKK_Mask061 by Karmalized Scraps

Open up tube of choice.

Open up a 700x700 new image.

Select your Rectangle Preshape tool.

Set your width to 6.00 & on your Materials

palette, set Foreground/Stroke to white.

Hide the Background/Fill color option for now.

Draw out a square shape.

Go to Objects - Align Center In Canvas.

Convert the layer to raster.

Add a new raster layer underneath the square layer.

Fill this layer with a color from your tube of choice.

If your tube has a close up layer, copy & paste the closeup

as a new layer above the layer you just filled with color.

On the close up layer, apply the plugin Mura's Meisters Copies

- Wallpaper Rotate with default settings.

If it didn't fill your whole image with the closeup, simply repeat the plugin 

one more time.

Let's rename a few layers to help keep everything straight.

I named mine from top to bottom (minus the blank bottom layer)

Square

Closeup

Color BG

Now select the Square layer in your Layers Palette.

With your Magic Wand tool, select inside the square.

Go to selections, Modify -Expand by 2.

Selections Invert & on your Layers palette,

select the Closeup layer & press delete button on your keyboard.

Repeat the last step with the Color BG layer.

Select None.

That should remove any parts of those two layers outside of the Square.

Select the Closeup layer again. 

Apply the plugin Xero Porcelain with default settings.

Change the blend mode on the layer to Soft Light or one

that looks good with the tube you are using.

Apply the plugin Crescent Moon - WarmCloth with default settings.

Duplicate the Closeup layer. Rename the copy as Closeup 2.

On this layer, apply the plugin 

VM Natural Splash! with default settings.

Select your Font tool. Choose a darker color from your tube for

your Background/Fill color option on Materials Palette.

Set your font to a desired font & size. I used size 11 for mine.

Type out wording of choice. I used Breast Cancer Awareness for mine.

Convert the wording to Raster & rename the layer Words.

Open the plugin Mura's Meister Copies again.

Select the option Tiling & change the Tile Gap to 2. Click ok.

Now select the Square layer in your Layers Palette.

With your Magic Wand tool, select inside the square.

Go to selections, Modify -Expand by 2.

Selections Invert & on your Layers palette,

select the Words layer & press delete button on your keyboard.

Select None.

Lower the opacity on this layer to 36. You can find the Opacity on 

the Layers palette.

Copy & paste your full tube as a new layer above the Square layer.

Position on one of the corners of the square. Rename Tube.

On the Square layer, apply the plugin EyeCandy4000 Gradient Glow.

I used Black Halo option with a glow width of 3.00

Add a desired drop shadow to the layers of your tag.

Back with the Font tool, type out wording of choice.

I used: Knock Cancer On Its Ass - but feel free to change

wording for your tag.

Convert the wording to raster layer.

Apply the plugin EyeCandy 4000 Glass.

I chose the Glass Color white for mine but feel free to change it.

Bevel Width 7.20

Smoothness 0

Inside Marquee checked

Edge Darkening 0

Gradient Shading 10

Refraction 50

Opacity 50

Tinting 50

Apply the effect.

Be sure to add desired drop shadow as well to the wording.

Select your Preset shape tool. I chose a heart shape.

On the Materials Palette, hide the top color for now.

Choose a color for the bottom one.

Draw out the shape or heart that you chose.

Once you have it the size you want, convert the layer to raster.

Go to Adjust - Add Noise.

I did Gauassian & 25.

Apply the plugin EyeCandy4000 Gradient Glow.

I used the Fat option with a glow width of 3.00

Add a desired drop shadow to the heart/shape layer.

Position it as wanted around your

 tube. Duplicate once

& mirror. Position as wanted.

Fill the bottom layer with color of choice.

Go to Layers Load/Save Mask - Load Mask From Disk.

I used the mask AKK_Mask061

Right click on one of the mask layers in your layer palette.

Merge- Merge Group.

I did resize my mask layer 94 & 96%.

Crop your tag to desired size.

Add artist copyright info & name.

Save as png.

Thanks for trying my tutorial.

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I used animation 322 from the pack.

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Tonight it matches her mood & thoughts of the world.

Tomorrow awaits but for now, she shall feel

these emotions before they fly away with the morning.

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using his tube 5-1. I am also showcasing the wonderful

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It helps the stress of the day just melt away a sip at a time.

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A world that speaks to those who seek

comfort within the darkness.

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using her tube 25-2. I am also showcasing the 

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by Wicked Princess Scraps.

Nature stitches the seasons together with

her magical threads. Seasons blend & change

into one another. Spring into summer &

Fall into winter. Each season showcasing the 

beauty of nature in a different way. Soon 

Autumn will show there is beauty in

the leaves as they change colors &

are shed by the trees.

 CT timeline featuring the beautiful art of Andreea Cernestean

using her tube 20-2. I am also showcasing the gothic

IB Enamorte October 2019 Scrap by Ladyhawwk Designs.

Shadows can haunt your memories. Glimmers of 

our pasts teasing us with brief glimpses. Flickering

our memories with a scent or song that 

brings everything flashing back to our minds.

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using her wicked tube 71-2. I am also

showcasing the IB Pinuptoons October 2019

Bonus Scrap by Ladyhawwk Designs.

Under the full moon, she drinks & calls

upon spirits from the dark realms

The spirits shall serve her & do 

her bidding. Tonight, justice

shall be served upon those deserving.

 CT tag featuring the gorgeous art of Rebecca Sinz

using her wonderful tube Autumn Dryad. 

Rebecca has truly captured the spirit 

& glow that Autumn brings with her dryad.

“Autumn carries more gold in its pocket 

than all the other seasons.”

― Jim Bishop

 CT timeline featuring the whimsical art of 

Cuddly Rigor Mortis using her tube 63-3.

I am also showcasing the wonderful IB

Cuddly Rigor Mortis 63-3 Scrap 

by Kizzed by Kelz. The queen

bee is surveying her kingdom. Possibly

awaiting the return of her worker bees.

They are returning to the hive with the much needed

pollen so that honey can be made.

 CT tag featuring the beautiful art of Nene Thomas.

I am using her September 2020 AOTM Tube which is

exclusive to CDO Diamond Club Members this month.

Nene has lots of stunning tubes available in the store though.

I am also showcasing the wonderful IB Nene Thomas

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From anything

That may not strengthen

Your precious budding wings.”

― Hafez

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using a retired tube by her. She has lots of beautiful

tubes for purchase. I am also showcasing the 

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Autumn brings the jewel tones to Nature.

There is a richness & deepness as nature

colors the outdoors.  Colors befitting of 

a queen ready for her season.  For its 

during Autumn that she truly shines.

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of Enamorte using her tube 37-3. I am also

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Inside by Gimptastic Scraps.

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hides inside each of us. Light must be balanced

out by the dark after all. Let it breathe but 

don't let it envelop you completely. Feel the emotions

that it brings but also remember to never lose

your smile & your light.