This tutorial was written by Alexandra on March 14 2013
Any similarity to other tutorials is purely coincidental.

I used PSP9 to write this tutorial but any version should work


SUPPLIES:

PTU kit "Emo Kitty" by Cherry Pop Scraps

Tube "Emo Girlie" by Gerber from PTE before it closed

Template 8 of the baby pack from Amy & Leahs GimptasticTuts

Mask WSL_Mask192 from Weescotslass Creations


Plugins

Dropshadow: V= 0 / H= 0 / Opacity= 83 / Blur= 6.00 / Color Black

ILP = In Layer Palette

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Open tube and minimize
Open template
SHIFT + D
Close original template
Canvas size 700x600 centered
Delete credits, words, words back, and bg
ILP select circle 2 layer
Select All - Float - Defloat
Open pp7
Copy - Close
Paste As New Layer
Invert Selection - Delete - Invert Selection
Expand Selection 4
New Raster Layer
Flood Fill #f277b0
Adjust - Add/Remove Noise - Add Noise
(Random / Monochrome / 92%)
Select None
Arrange noise layer below paper layer
Delete original template layer
ILP select Rect2
Select All - Float - Defloat
Open pp8
Copy - Close
Paste As New Layer
Invert Selection - Delete - Invert Selection
Exapnd selection 4
New Raster Layer
Flood Fill #f277b0
Adjust - Add/Remove Noise - Add Noise
(same settings used previously)
Select None
Arrange noise layer below paper layer
Delete original template layer
ILP select rect1
Select All - Float - Defloat
Open pp6
Copy - Close
Paste As New Layer
Invert Selection - Delete - Select None
Delete original template layer
ILP select frame layer
Select All - Float - Defloat
New Raster Layer
Flood Fill #000000
Select None
Delete original template layer
ILP select sm circle2
Select All - Float - Defloat
Open pp4
Copy - Close
Paste As New Layer
Invert selection - Delete - Invert Selection
Expand Selection 4
New Raster Layer
Flood fill #f277b0
Adjust - Add/Remove Noise - Add Noise
(same settings used previously)
Select None
Arrange noise layer below paper layer
Delete original template layer
ILP select sm circle 1
Selet All - Float - Defloat
Paste As New Layer
Invert Selection - Delete - Invert selection
Expand Selection 4
New Raster Layer
Flood fill #f277b0
Adjust - Add/Remove Noise - Add Noise
(same settings used previously)
Select None
Arrange noise layer below paper layer
Delete original template layer
ILP select thin rect 2
Select All - Float - Defloat
Open pp2
Copy - Close
Paste As New Layer
Invert Selection - Delete - Invert Selection
Expand selection 4
New Raster Layer
Flood Fill #f277b0
Adjust - Add/Remove Noise - Add Noise
(same settings used previously)
Select None
Arrange noise layer below paper layer
Delete original template layer
ILP select thin rect1
Select All - Float - Defloat
Paste As New Layer
Invert Selection - Delete - Invert Selection
Expand Selection 4
New Raster Layer
Flood Fill #f277b0
Adjust - Add/Remove Noise - Add Noise
(same settings used previously)
Select None
Arrange noise layer below paper layer
Delete original template layer
ILP select circle 1
Select All - Float - Defloat
Open pp14
Copy - Close
Paste As New Layer
Invert Selections - Delete - Invert Selection
Expand selection 4
New Raster Layer
Flood Fill #bd307f
Adjust - Add/Remove Noise - Add Noise
Select None
Arrange noise layer below paper layer
Delete original template layer
Restore tube
Copy layer 2 tube (or half tube of tube of choice)
Minimize for now
Paste As New Layer
Arrange tube on right side of circle as desired
Duplicate - Mirror and arrange on left side of circle
Merge down 1x
ILP select top circle layer
Select All - Float - Defloat
Invert Selection
ILP select tube layer
Delete
Invert Selection
Duplicate tube layer
On bottom tube
Apply Xero Radiance (default settings)
On top layer
Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur 3.00
Change blend mode to screen
Merge down
Change opacity to 62
Select None
Restore tube
copy Raster 1 tube (or full size tube of choice)
Paste as new layer
*You may have to resize your tube if you use a different one than one used here*
Add dropshadow

Open, resize and paste the following elements as desired:

ele22 60% (I arranged this layer below tube layer and duplicated it)
ele11 30% (I duplicatd this layer and arranged in different spots)
ele20 30%
ele8 30%
ele16 25%
ele1 30%
Ele2 25% (I duplicated this layer and arranged in different spots)
ele15 30%

Select All
New Raster Layer
Open pp12
Copy - Close
Paste Into Selection
Select None
Arrange layer to bottom of layer palette
Resize 600x514 all layers checked
Add Copyright and lic#
Merge down
Add name
Save as .png