NOTE: This is a double animation tut, so it might look long, but it's easy to follow and the result is very pretty! This tutorial is © tagcatz design 2026. It may not be copied or reproduced in whole or in part without my written permission This tutorial assumes a basic working knowledge of PSP and Animation Shop - although you can make the tag without animation if you prefer PTU Scrap kit is Timeless Grace from Savage Dezines, available at her store HERE If you need Animation Shop, its free to download HERE The candle animation is created using the plugin Eye Candy 4000 and you can download it HERE The sparkle animation is in Pack 449 from Sophisticat Simone which can be purchased from her site HERE The tube is ©Vi Nina and is available in her store HERE Mask of choice. I used Mask 66 from Moon Beams and Spider Webs HERE Any nice font will do - I used Native Land and you can download it HERE Install Eye Candy 4000 to your plugins folder Load your mask to the masks folder in PSP Install your font to your system Open AS and minimize for now In PSP open a new transparent image 700 x 700 - you can resize later if you like Flood fill with white Open paper 3, resize to 700 width, paste as new layer Load your mask with source luminance, fit to canvas and hide all mask checked Merge group Open element 9, copy and paste as new layer Open element 49, resize to about 285 width, paste as new layer and move to the bottom right Open element 93, resize to about 205 width, paste as new layer and move to the top left Open element 63, resize to about 290 width, paste as new layer and move right, overlapping the bottom of the clock Open element 100, resize to about 215 width, paste as new layer and move down and right, overlapping the books Open element 97, rotate right a bit, paste as new layer and move to the top right Open element 21, resize to about 175 width, move to the right, overlapping the bottom right corner of the letter Open element 68, resize to about 225 width, move to the top Open your Vi Nina tube I resized to 600 height and then used my selection tool to cut off the bottom just below the woman's wrist For position, her head should cover most of the flower you just placed Open element 66, resize to about 180 width, paste as new layer and move down to the right bottom of the woman Open element 52, resize to about 255 width, paste as new layer at the bottom of the woman Open element 1, resize to about 175 width, paste as new layer, move to the left of the candle Go through your layers and add drop shadows to your elements - I used 0, 5, 15, 10, black IF YOU ARE NOT ANIMATING If you're going to resize do that now before adding any text Add your CR and any credits - I used Pixelette, black and reduced the opacity of the layer to 50% For my text I used Native Land, #6f3387 background, foreground null Convert to raster layer Selections, select all Selections, float Selections, defloat Selections, modify, select selection borders, outside, 2 New raster layer Fill the selection with white Give it a drop shadow, I used 0, 5, 5, 5, black Select none Merge down Postion where you want it Delete the white background layer, merge visible and save as a png file IF YOU ARE ANIMATING Add your credits and text as above Click the candle layer to activate it New raster layer Duplicate this layer twice so you have three blank layers On the candle layer - use your freehand selection tool to form a flame shape just outside the existing flame on the image On the top blank raster layer - effects, plugins, Eye Candy 400, fire On the color tab, click natural spectrum Click ok Click the middle blank layer - effects, plugins, fire - change random seed, click ok Click the bottom blank layer - effects, plugins, fire - change random seed, click ok Select none Click the layer below the girl to activate it Merge down to and including the white background layer Copy this merged layer and go to AS, paste as new animation Duplicate until you have 12 frames and then minimize for now Open animation 1277 from Sophisticat Simone's package 449 Edit, select all Edit, copy and then close Maximize your tag frames, edit, select all Make sure your slider is all the way to the left so Frame 1 is on your screen Edit, paste into selection, in frame 1, position where you want it and then click once to set in place Minimize for now and go back to PSP Close the eye on the bottom merged layer Click the top flame layer to activate it The eye on the middle and bottom flame layers should be closed Edit, copy special, copy merged Go to AS and paste as new animation Back to PSP, close the eye on the top flame layer, open the eye on the middle flame layer and click it to activate that layer Edit, copy special, copy merged Go to AS and past after current frame Back to PSP Close the eye on the middle flame layer, open the eye on the bottom flame layer and click it to activate that layer Go to AS and paste after current frame Edit, select all Edit,copy Click frame 3, then paste after current frame Click frame 6, then paste after current frame Click frame 9, then paste after current frame You should now have 12 frames Edit, select all Edit, copy and then close Maximize your tag frames again Edit, paste into selected frame - Frame 1 again Position and then click once to set in place Save as a gif file Thanks for trying my tutorial - enjoy your tag!!!