This tut was made using PSPx9.

And knowledge of PSPx9.

Supplies needed

PTU kit "America's Birthday" by "Freeks Creations".

You can get it at the following stores.

Mystical Scraps
Scraps and Company
Dance in the Rain Scraps
Follow her on her blog is HERE for updates on new stuff.

Tube of chose was "Lrya" by "Jose Cano".
Fonts of choice. I used "Beautiful Lovers", which is personal use unless you contact the designer for permission and,  "Wakanda", which is also personal use unless you contact the designer for permission. Both which are at Fontspace.com

Go ahead and open list of Things here used and go ahead and resize them
by the percentage by each item. If there is no number no need to resize.

Splash
Confetti
Balloon
Frame2 - 85%
Tube - resized to fit**
Leaves2 
Glitter2
Butterfly - 40%
Eagle - 40%
Firework - 40%
Firework2 - 35%

When you see ** look at tag to see placement for Elements.

Sometimes it is hard to say just how to place it.

Drop shadows added are 0.0.100.10 unless otherwise stated.

It is always good to check for overhang of shadow on edges of tag.

I have made a tag or to and not check and when I got done

I would post it and see the over hang on the sides and think MAN!! lol

Remember to save often.

Start off with New image 600x600.

Copy and paste  as new layer. Layers, New Mask layer.

Find the mask in the list Click ok. Merge group

Copy and paste Splash as new layer.

Copy and paste Confetti as new layer.

Copy and paste Balloon as new layer and add a drop shadow.

Copy and paste Frame2 as new layer and add a drop shadow.

Copy and paste tube as new layer, resized to fit.** Move to behind the frame layer. Selections - select all, Selections - float, Selections - defloat. Click on the frame layer and using eraser tool, only erase the part of the frame to make it look like she is coming out of the frame.** Selections - none and add a drop shadow.

Copy and paste Leaves2 as new layer and move to the bottom.** Add a drop shadow Duplicate layer, Images - flip - horizontal.

Copy and paste Glitter2 as new layer.

Copy and paste Butterfly as new layer, moving to the bottom of the tag.** Add a drop shadow.

Copy and paste Eagle as new layer and move to the top left of the tag.** Add a drop shadow.

Copy and paste Firework as new layer and move to the top right of tag.**

Copy and paste Firework2 as new layer and place just below and to the left of the first Firework.

Erase any hang over of tube you see at bottom. If using same tube as me, it was a little bit of her legs.

Using the Beautiful Lovers font I have typed out "Proud to be an American" With the font centered, leading -0.500. You can place it how and where you want if you choose to add it.

Add proper copyright. url and Lic if required.

Add name and your done. I used the Wakanda font for the name with a drop shadow of 2.2.100.10 on word art and name.

This tutorial "Proud to be An American" was written by Rebecca Albertson on 7/18/18.

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.

Any creations you make following this  tutorial is yours

to do with as you please as long as there is no profit made.

This tutorial is not to be copied or passed around.

I would love to see your results!

If you would like them shown on my blog

Send them to dragonsfairy_25@hotmail.com with

"Proud to be an American" tut in the subject line.

Can't wait to check them out!

This tut was made using PSPx4

And knowledge of PSPx4.

Supplies needed 

Tube of choice. I used one by Barbara Jensen.

You need a license to use her work. You can get it 

and her work at Barbara Jensen Tubes.

PTU kit Red White and Boom by Freeks Creations.

Which can be gotten at Mystical Scraps.

Font of choice I used 2Peas 4th of July.

Go ahead and open list of Things here used and go ahead and resize them

by the percentage by each item. If there is no number no need to resize.

Paper11 - 115%

Firework_Cluster 

Cake_Pops - 75% 

Hat  75%

tube - -  85% 

Bomb2 - 50% 

Sparkles 

Gradiant (Which I made - Download)

Put in your Gradients folder for psp

When you see ** look at tag to see placement for Elements. 

Sometimes it is hard to say just how to place it.

Drop shadows added are 0.0.75.7 unless otherwise stated.

It is always good to check for overhang of shadow on edges of tag. 

I have made a tag or to and not check and when I got done 

I would post it and see the over hang on the sides and think MAN!! lol

Remember to save often.

~Facebook Banner~

Open new Image 851x315.

Copy and paste Paper11 as new layer.

Copy and paste Firework_Cluster  as new layer. Duplicate 

Move to right of tag.** Dupilcate, move to left of tag.**

Copy and paste Cake_Pops as new layer. Image, free rotate,

25 to the right. Move to right of tag.**

Add drop shadow.

Copy and paste Hat as new layer. Move to right and down

just a tad.** Add drop shadow.

Copy and paste tube as new layer. Move to right a bit.**

Add drop shadow of 2,6,80,30.

Copy and paste Bomb2 as new layer. Move to bottom left of

tube. Add drop shadow.

Copy and paste Sparkles as new layer. Move to right of tag.

Duplicate, Image, flip horizontal, move to left of tag.

For the border..

New rastor layer. Selections all, modify, contract

by 6, Invert flood fill color blue. Adjust add

remove noise 50% Random, ok.

New rastor layer. Selections all, modify, contract

by 4, invert flood fill white.

New rastor layer. Selections all, modify, contract

by 2 invert flood fill color red.

Adjust Add noise same settings as before.

Merge the banner layers together. Add drop shadow. 

Add proper copyright. url and Lic if required

and your name. Drop shadow on name 2,4,100,5.

This being for facebook you do not put the URL

per facebook rules. Makse sure you save Banner.

~Avitar~

Duplicate banner Delete border layer and copyright layer.

Crop tool settings 180x180 Move it to where you

wish to show in the avi hit enter. 

Repeat above settings in banner for Avitar border.

Add copyright and Lic. Name Same setings as in banner.

And we are done!

This tutorial was written by Rebecca Townsley on 6/24/13.

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.

Any creations you make following this  tutorial is yours

to do with as you please as long as there is no profit made.

This tutorial is not to be copied or passed around.

I would love to see your results!

If you would like them shown on my blog

Send them to dragonsfairy_25@hotmail.com with

PTU Red White and Boom in the subject line.

Can't wait to check them out!

This tut was made using PSPx4

And knowledge of PSPx4.

Supplies needed 

PTU Fireworks from Ditzy Designs HERE.

Tube of Choice . I am using Barbara Jensen

You need a lic to use her work. You can get it and her work HERE.

Font Of Choice I used is called Cocktail Script .You can get it HERE.

Template used tem2_ajd. It is int the first set of templates

at Creative Misfits Blog. You can get it HERE.

When you see ** look at tag to see placement for Elements. 

Sometimes it is hard to say just how to place it.

Drop shadows added are 0.0.100.4 unless otherwise stated.

It is always good to check for overhang of shadow on edges of tag. 

I have made a tag or to and not check and when I got done 

I would post it and see the over hang on the sides and think MAN!! lol

Remember to save often.

Open Template then hit Shift+D to Duplicate it. Close original.

Delete the credits and the pink strip layers.

Use magic wand on Copia de Vector 1. Open Paper 10 resize by 70%.

Copy and paste as new layer. Selections - Invert - delete Selections - none.

Go to Grupo - Trama 1 layer selections all - float - defloat - invert

Open Paper 11 Copy and paste as new layer - Delete. Set Optacity to 55

Delete Grupo - Trama 1 layer.

Back to top layer. Open your tube, copy and paste as new layer. 

May need to resize tube to your liking. I resized mine by 75%

Then Image - Flip Horizontal. And place a tad to the left of tag.**

Add Drop Shadow.

Using a color from the tube (I used red)and the Change to target brush go over 

the square frames. Add drop shadow to frames.

Repeat for layers Copia (3) de Vector 2 and Copia (3) de Vector 2.

On the top sqaure using magic wand click on the square. Selections Invert.

Open paper 9 Copy and paste as new layer. Delete.

Repeat for the other 3 squares. Delete original squares.

Pick another color from tube. (Being as I am doing this for the 4th of July

I used blue.) Using Change to Target brush go over Trama 2 layer, the Copia 

de Vector 1 layer and Trama 4 layer.

Using magic wand click inside Tarama 3 Selections - invert

Open paper 8 Copy and paste as new layer - Delete. 

Repeat for Copia de Vector 2 later.

Open Fireworks 1 Copy and paste as new layer under tube 

and to the top left of tag** Open Flower 1 Copy and paste as new layer.

Resize by 75% Copy and paste as new layer to bottom right of tag.

Add drop shadow.

Open USA wordart Copy and paste as new layer. Resize by 60% 

Place in top right of tag add a drop shadow of 2,5,79,10.

You will need to resize the tag all layers as it should only be no

bigger then 600x600 for most places I resized by 86%

Add proper/clear copyright and Lic.# (If Needed)

Add name and your done. To get the name Like I have it

Just play with the Inner Bevel till you have what you like. 

This tutorial was written by Rebecca Townsley on 6/20/12.

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.

Any creations you make following this tutorial is yours

to do with as you please as long as there is no profit made.

This tutorial is not to be copied or passed around.

I would love to see your results!

If you would like them shown on my blog

Send them to dragonsfairy_25@hotmail.com with

PTU Sexy in the USA Result in the subject line

Can't wait to check them out!