This tutorial is of my own creation and any resemblance any other tut is purely coincidental. This tutorial is for personal use only, using it for monetary gain is against our TOU's.

Supplies:
Gimp or program of choice

PTU kit Here Comes Santa Claus from Gimptastic Scraps

Tube of choice. I am using the art of Barbara Jensen. You must have a proper license to use her tubes. Purchase them at her store HERE

Template 451 from Millie's PSP Madness
Mask 137 from Millie's PSP Madness
Font- Sverige Script Decorated Demo

  -Open template. Delete credits. Image>Scale Image 550x550 px. Image>Canvas Size 650x650 px and click center.
-Let's add papers to the template layers. Make the template layer active (see below). Right click template layer in layer box and choose alpha to selection. Open paper (see below). Right click paper layer in layer box and choose add alpha channel. Select>Invert. Press delete on your keyboard. Select>None. Filters>Light & Shadow>Drop Shadow  2, 2, 5, black, 50. Delete the original template layer. Here are the template layers and which papers I used:

1- paper 9

2- paper 8

*Layer>New Layer. Change foreground color to b21c0b. Select bucket fill tool and fill selection. Select>Shrink 4. Edit>Cut. Select none. Filters>Noise RGB Noise on default settings. Repeat drop shadow.*

3- paper 4

*Add outline using bea877 (gold). Repeat the steps above.*

4- paper 3

* add outline using 126131 (green).*

5- paper 10

*Select none. Select the fuzzy select tool (magic wand) and click inside this circle. Grow 6. Open tube. Make sure tube layer is below red circle layer. Place in selection. I duplicated and place my tube at different points inside the selection. If you do this, merge (Layer>Merge Down) all tube layers together. Invert and delete. Select none. Change the mode of the tube layer to Value. Duplicate tube layer. Filters>Blur>Gaussian Blur on default. Change mode to overlay and lower opacity to 40.*

6- paper 1

*Add gold outline*

7- paper 7

*Invert. Add new layer. Move new layer below current layer. Grow 1. Bucket fill with 126131. Select none. Repeat noise. Repeat drop shadow.

-Open tube. Move above the big circle layers in the layer box. Duplicate. Gaussian blur. Change mode to hard light and lower opacity to 50. Repeat drop shadow on original tube layer. I had some tube at the bottom of the tag so I erased it.

Elements

4

5
7

11
15

17

21

25 (rotate 20)

27

28 (flip)

29

30

36

37 (rotate -20)

39 (duplicate & flip)

41

42

44
50
52

-Open paper 2. Apply mask. Click HERE to learn how to use masks in Gimp.

-Add name and copyright and you're done!!

This tutorial is of my own creation and any resemblance any other tut is purely coincidental. This tutorial is for personal use only, using it for monetary gain is against our TOU's.

Supplies:
Gimp or program of choice

PTU kit IB-Nikki Burnette by Gimptastic Scraps.

Purchase this kit exclusively at CDO

Tube of choice. I am using the art of Ismael Rac. You must have a valid license to use his tubes. Purchase them at his store HERE.

Template 196 from me HERE

Mask 435 from Vix
Font- Mathilde

Lets begin!

  -Open template. Delete credits. Image>Canvas Size 650x650 px and click center.
-Let's add papers to the template layers. Make the template layer active (see below). Right click template layer in layer box and choose alpha to selection. Open paper (see below). Right click paper layer in layer box and choose add alpha channel. Select>Invert. Press delete on your keyboard. Select>None. Filters>Light & Shadow>Drop Shadow  2, 2, 5, black, 50. Delete the original template layer. Here are the template layers and which papers I used:
3- paper 6
4- paper 5
5- paper 3
6- paper 1
7- paper 4
8- paper 6
words 1- paper 1



Make layer 1 active and add paper 2
Select none. Grab the fuzzy select tool (magic wand). Click inside frame. Select>Grow 2. Layer>New Layer. Make sure new layer is below layer you just added paper to. Change foreground color to 0a7226. Bucket fill selection. Select>Shrink 3. Press Delete on keyboard. Grow 3. Filters>Blur>Gaussian Blur on default.

Make layer 2 active. Add paper 4 but DON'T select none. Open tube. Resize 60%. Place in selection. I duplicated mine a few times and placed in different spots inside the selection. Invert & Delete. Select none. Change mode of tube layer to overlay. Lower opacity to 35. Layer>Duplicate Layer. Gaussian Blur on default. Change mode to hard light and lower opacity to 20.

-Make words 2 active. Alpha to selection. Change foreground to ffffff. New layer. Bucket fill selection. Grow 1. Bucket fill with c30505. Select none. Repeat drop shadow.

-Open tube again. Move below the word art layers. Resize 50%. Place center of tag. Duplicate. Gaussian blur on default. Change mode to hard light and lower opacity to 35. Duplicate again and change mode to screen and lower opacity to 25. Add drop shadow to bottom tube layer.

Elements:
14
11
7
6- rotate 10
21
1
3-rotate -15
2- flip
4
10
5

-Open paper 5 and apply mask. Click HERE to learn how to use masks in Gimp.

-Add name and copyright and you're finished!!!!

I have a couple of new kits available this week at CDO!!!

Click on the previews to head on over and check them out...

Here are some tags made with the kits :) 

I decided to retire some of my older kits, so you will be seeing some former PTU kits now as FTU. 

This one is PERFECT for the upcoming holiday, I hope you all enjoy.

I was lucky enough to work with Amy's kit Cherry Berry Crush. This is truly and amazing kit, I had SO much fun with it! If you want to play you can purchase this kit at The PSP Project here.

 



This tutorial is of my own creation and any resemblance any other tut is purely coincidental. This tutorial is for personal use only, using it for monetary gain is against our TOU's.

Supplies:
Gimp or program of choice

PTU kit Birthstone Series: Blue Topaz from Gimptastic Scraps. You can purchase this kit exclusively at The PSP Project.

Tube of choice. I am using the art of Alex Prihodko. You must have a proper license to use these tubes. You can purchase them at Pic For Design.

Mask: 141 from weescotslass

Font: HaloHandletter
Word Art from me. Just right click each one and save.

 

 

Let's get started!

 

-File>New 650x650 px.

 

-Open frame 3. Layer>Scale Layer 75%. Select the fuzzy select tool (magic wand). Click inside the frame. Select>Grow 5. Open paper 1. Move below the frame layer in the layer box. Layer>Transparency>Add Alpha Channel. Select>Invert. Press delete on keyboard. Select>None. Make the frame layer active. Filters>Light & Shadow>Drop Shadow 2, 2, 5, black, 50.

 

-Open frame 2. Make bottom layer. Scale 60%. Place at the top left of tag. Layer>Duplicate Layer. Place duplicate at the bottom right of tag. Add paper 2 to the top frame and paper 5 to bottom frame. Repeat drop shadow on both frames.

 

-Open frame 4. Make bottom layer. Scale 65%. Add paper 3 to this frame. Repeat drop shadow on frame.

 

-Open tube. Make the top layer. Scale 45%. Place center of tag. Repeat drop shadow.

 

-Open frame 5. Move below tube layer. Using the magic wand click inside frame. Grow 5. Layer>New Layer. Move new layer below star frame layer. Change foreground color to 898c8c. Using the bucket fill tool, click inside selection. Open tube. Place inside selection. Invert & delete. Select none. Change the mode of the tube to value. Repeat drop shadow on frame.

 

-Open frame 5 again. Move below other star frame. Scale 25%. Select the flip tool and click canvas. Place below other star frame. Repeat the steps above to place tube in star, but this time bucket fill with61b3cf. Change the mode to screen. Repeat drop show on frame.

 

Elements:

clock

hat (flip)

confetti 2

sparkler (rotate -10)

fabric flower

disco ball

gem 1

gem 2

flower 1

flower 2

tape

beads (flip)

mask

bell

star

-Place word art on tag.

-Open paper 5 and make the bottom layer. Apply mask. Click HERE to learn how to use masks in Gimp.

-Add name and copyright and you are done!

Have a Happy New Year!



This tutorial is of my own creation and any resemblance any other tut is purely coincidental. This tutorial is for personal use only, using it for monetary gain is against our TOU's.

Supplies:
Gimp or program of choice
PTU Dark Frost from Gimptastic Scraps. You can purchase this kit exclusively at The PSP Project.
Tube of choice. I am using the art of Zindy Nielsen. You must have a proper license to use these tubes. Purchase them HERE.
Template 195 from me HERE.
Font: Zentaiges
 

 -Open template. Delete credits. Image>Canvas Size 650x650 px and click center.
-Let's add papers to the template layers. Make the template layer active (see below). Right click template layer in layer box and choose alpha to selection. Open paper (see below). Right click paper layer in layer box and choose add alpha channel. Select>Invert. Press delete on your keyboard. Select>None. Filters>Light & Shadow>Drop Shadow  2, 2, 5, black, 50. Delete the original template layer. Here are the template layers and which papers I used:

1- paper 2
3 & 5- paper 6
6 & 7- paper 1
9- paper 5
10- paper 10
11- paper 9
words 1- paper 3

-Add drop shadows to the following layers:
2
4
8
words 1 back

-Open frame 3. Move above the last paper layer in the layer box. Layer>Scale Layer 90%. Repeat drop shadow.

-Open tube. Move below the word art layers. Scale 80%. Place to the left of tag. Repeat drop shadow.

Elements:
stamp
flower 3
snowflake
pinecone
leaf 1
leaf 2
skull
candleholder
flower 1
rose
branch 2
spider
rosary
ribbon
web
snowflake scatter
star 2

-Add name and copyright and your done!!



I have a few new templates to share today. The first is inspired by Amy's (aka Gimptastic Scraps) new kit Dark Frost. It's a really great kit! If you haven't check it out already, you really should :) It is available for purchase exclusively at The PSP Project.

 

To download, just click the picture of the one(s) you want. Happy Holidays everyone!!!

Temp 195:

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This tutorial is of my own creation and any resemblance any other tut is purely coincidental. This tutorial is for personal use only, using it for monetary gain is against our TOU's.

Supplies:

Gimp or program of choice

PTU kit My Dotty Valentine from Gimptastic Scraps 

Tube of choice. I am using the art of Suzanne Woolcott. You must have a license to use these tubes.

Font- Janda Apple Cobbler

-File>New 700 x 700 px.

-Open frame 3. Layer>Scale Layer 45. Select the rotate tool and click canvas. In the angle box put -15. Place to the left side of canvas. Layer>Duplicate Layer. Layer>Layer To Image Size. Select the flip tool and click canvas (to flip duplicate frame). Make the left frame active. Using the fuzzy select tool (magic wand) click inside the frame. Select>Grow 5. Open paper 6. Move below frame layer. Layer>Transparency>Add Alpha Channel. Select>Invert. Press delete on keyboard. Open tube. Place in selection. Delete. Select>None. Change the mode to screen. Duplicate. Filters>Blur>Gaussian Blur on default. Change the mode to soft light. Repeat for the other frame. On the frame add a drop shadow of 2, 2, 5, black, 50 (Filters>Light & Shadow>Drop Shadow).

-Open tube. Make the top layer. Place center of tag. Repeat drop shadow. Duplicate. Repeat blur. Change mode to soft light.

-Open frame 6. Make the bottom layer. Scale 60%. Place to left side of tag. Duplicate, layer to image size, flip. Add paper 7 to both frame. Repeat drop shadow on frames.

-Open paper piece. Make the bottom layer. Rotate 90. Place at the bottom right of tag. Repeat drop shadow.

-Open paper piece again. Make the bottom layer. Rotate -90. Place at the top left of tag. Repeat drop shadow.

-Open dots. Make the bottom layer. Place at the top of tag. Duplicate. Rotate 180. Place at bottom of tag. Add drop shadow of 1, 1, 2, black, 50.

Other elements:

Tag 2 (rotate 90, duplicate, rotate 90)

hearts

flower 1

plate

heart 3 (rotate 15)

present

arrow

flower 2

heart wire

wa

washi tape (duplicate, rotate 90)

scatter (duplicate & flip)

love

lips

rose

ribbon

-Add your name and copyright and you're done!

This tutorial is of my own creation and any resemblance any other tut is purely coincidental. This tutorial is for personal use only, using it for monetary gain is against our TOU's.

Supplies:

Gimp or program of choice

Tube of choice. I am using the art of Ismael Rac. You must have a license to use these tubes. Purchase his tubes HERE
PTU kit Brains & Blessings from Gimptastic Scraps
Mask- 81 from weescotslass
Font- Pharmacy

-File>New 650x650 px.

-Open frame 6. Layer>Scale Layer 75%. Place frame on center of canvas. Select the fuzzy select tool (magic wand). Click inside the first frame. Select>Grow 2. Open paper 6. Move below frame layer in the layer box. Place paper in selection. Layer>Transparency>Add Alpha Channel. Select>Invert. Press delete on keyboard. Open tube. Scale 75%. Place in selection. Delete. Select>None. Change the mode to soft light. Repeat for the 3rd part of frame using paper 3. Also repeat fro the middle part of frame using paper 4, but don't add the tube. make the frame layer active, Filters>Light & Shadow>Drop Shadow 2, 2, 5, black, 50.

-Open frame 5. Make the bottom layer. Scale 75%. Place at the bottom left of tag. Layer>Duplicate Layer. Place duplicate at the top right of tag. Add paper 1 top the top right frame and paper 7 to the bottom left frame. Repeat drop shadow on both frames.

-Open tube. Make the top layer. Scale 45%. Place center of tag. Repeat drop shadow.

Elements:
beads (rotate 90)
mush
brain bucket
hand 2
present 2
holly
candy jar
snowflake
WA
snowballs
bow
paper flower
blood

-Open paper 5. Make the bottom layer. Apply mask. Click HERE to learn how to use masks.

-Add name and copyright and you're done!!

I have a sweet little FTU kit for all of you called Candy Cane Christmas. It contains 3 adorable cookie/posers, 30 unique elements, 5 frames & 8 papers.

I hope you all can find some use for it. 

Please leave a thank you if you download

The Fantastically Free Blog Train is taking off and there are some awesome goodies to be found!

Amy's Part:



Leah's Part:



Check out the links below for more train goodies!

http://milliespspmadness.blogspot.co.uk/

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This tutorial is of my own creation and any resemblance any other tut is purely coincidental. This tutorial is for personal use only, using it for monetary gain is against our TOU's.

Supplies:

Gimp or program of choice

Tube of choice. I am using the art of ChrisPastel. You must have a license to use these tubes. Purchase the one I used at The PSP Project.

Texture- 5 from Ainhel
Animation- 167 from Scrappy Bit Of Fun
Fonts- Michroma & Sofia

-File>New 600x225 px.

-Choose 2 colors from tube. For my foreground I am using f0559d and the background f6a8ce. Select the blend tool. Gradient: FG to BG (RGB), Shape: Linear. Click the top left corner of canvas and drag mouse down to the bottom right.

-Open texture. Layer>Scale Layer 70%. Layer>Layer To Image Size. Change the mode to screen.

-Open tube. Place to the far left side of tag. Layer>Duplicate Layer. Move to the left a little. Layer>Merge Dow (to merge 2 tube layers together). Layer to image size. Duplicate. Select flip tool and click canvas. Merge all tube layers together. Change the mode to overlay.

-Open tube again. Scale 75%. Place on center of tag. Filters>Light & Shadow>Drop Shadow 1, 1, 5, black, 35. Duplicate. Filters>Blur>Gaussian Blur on default. Change mode to screen and lower the opacity to 65.

-Select the rectangle select tool. Make a fairly large rectangle selection on the center of tag. Layer>New Layer. Move this new layer below the main tube layers in the layer box. Add gradient to selection. Change mode to hard light. Filters>Distorts> Blinds on default. New Layer. Change foreground color to white. Select the bucket fill tool and fill selection. Filters>Noise>RGB Noise on default.  Select>Shrink 2. Press delete on keyboard. Select>Grow 2. New Layer. Move below white bucket filled layer. Bucket fill with black. Shrink 2. Delete. Grow 2. Repeat Gaussian blur. Select none.

-Select the text tool. Font: Michroma, Size: 15, Foreground color: f0559d. Click canvas and type 'Baby it's cold outside'. Place text on center left of canvas. Duplicate. Place duplicate to the center right. Merge text layers together. Add drop shadow of 2, 2, 1, black, 15. Duplicate text layer. Place at the top of tag. Lower opacity to 15. Duplicate and place at the bottom of tag.

-Make top layer active. Add new layer. Bucket fill with f0559d. Layer>Transparency>Alpha To Selection. Shrink 3. Delete. Bucket fill white. Shrink 1. Delete. Bucket fill f6a8ce. Shrink 1. Delete. Select none.

-Add name and copyright.

non-animated version:


If you don't want to animate then your done.

I am putting my animation below the main tube layer. Click HERE to learn how to use animations in Gimp.

To make the avatar:

-Make the main tube layer, name and copyright layers invisible by clicking the little eye next to each layer in the layer box..

-Edit>Copy Visible.

-File>New 150x150 px.

-Edit>Paste As>New Layer. Place how you like.

-Add tube.

-Add border (repeat from banner)

-Ad name/initial and copyright and you're done!

Hanukkah starts 1 week from today, and although I don't celebrate the holiday I know some people that do. I hope someone out there will enjoy this little kit.

This tutorial is of my own creation and any resemblance any other tut is purely coincidental. This tutorial is for personal use only, using it for monetary gain is against our TOU's.

Supplies:

Gimp or program of choice

PTU kit Spook Me Baby from Wicked Princess Scraps. You can purchase this kit at The PSP Project

Template 365 from Millie's PSP Madness

Tube of choice. I am using the art of Misticheskaya. You must have a proper license to use these tubes. Purchase the one I used at Pics For Design 

Mask- 134 from weescotslass

Font- Pea Bhea

  -Open template. Delete credits. Image>Scale Image 550x468 px. Image>Canvas Size 650x650 px and click center.

-Let's add papers to the template layers. Make the template layer active (see below). Right click template layer in layer box and choose alpha to selection. Open paper (see below). Right click paper layer in layer box and choose add alpha channel. Select>Invert. Press delete on your keyboard. Select>None. Filters>Light & Shadow>Drop Shadow  2, 2, 5, black, 50. Delete the original template layer. Here are the template layers and which papers I used:

9- paper 1----DO NOT select none. Layer>New Layer. Change foreground color to c3c697. Select bucket fill tool. Invert. Fill selection. Select>Shrink 3. Delete. Select none. Filters>Noise>RGB Noise on default. Add drop shadow. Repeat for layer 8.

7- paper 5

6- paper 2

5- paper 4

3 & 4- paper 10

2- paper 7

1- paper 6

-Make layer 11 active. Alpha to selection. New Layer. Bucket fill new layer with c3c697. Select>Grow 1. New layer. Move new layer below happy layer. Change foreground to black and bucket fill selection. Select none. Repeat drop shadow. Repeat for layer 10 using 3d0d41 for the main color and c3c697 for the outline color.

-Open tube. Move below the word art layers. Layer>Scale Layer 70%. Place on center of tag. Repeat drop shadow.

-Open star page border. Make the bottom layer. Scale 50%. Place at the far right edge of tag. Layer>Duplicate Layer. Layer>Layer To Image Size. Select the flip tool and click canvas. Duplicate. Select the rotate tool and click canvas. In the angle box put 90. Place at the very top of tag. Duplicate. Flip while pressing ctrl on your keyboard. Repeat drop shadow on all border layers.

Elements:

gothic lips (rotate 20)

mummy

cauldron (rotate -20)

broom (rotate 90)

eyeball 1

barbed wire heart 2

bat

ghost 4

flags

candy

-Open paper 3. make the bottom layer. Apply mask. Click HERE to learn how to use masks in Gimp.

-Add name and copyright and you're done!!

This tutorial is of my own creation and any resemblance any other tut is purely coincidental. This tutorial is for personal use only, using it for monetary gain is against our TOU's.

Supplies:

Gimp or program of choice

PTU kit Cursed from Tasha's Playground. You can purchase this kit exclusively at The PSP Project 

Tube of choice. I am using the art of  Alehandra Vanhek. You must have a proper license to use these tubes. Purchase the one I used at Pics For Design.

Template 190 from me HERE 

Font- BickhamScriptFancy2

  -Open template. Delete credits. Image>Canvas Size 650x650 px and click center.

-Let's add papers to the template layers. Make the template layer active (see below). Right click template layer in layer box and choose alpha to selection. Open paper (see below). Right click paper layer in layer box and choose add alpha channel. Select>Invert. Press delete on your keyboard. Select>None. Filters>Light & Shadow>Drop Shadow  2, 2, 5, black, 50. Delete the original template layer. Here are the template layers and which papers I used:

1- paper 2

2- paper 1

3- paper 6

4- paper 5

5- paper 3

6- paper 4

7- paper 7

8- paper 8

wa 1- paper 9

-Repeat drop shadow on wa 1 back.

-Add drop shadow of 1, 1, 2, black, 50 on wa 2 & wa 3layers.

-Open tube. Make the top layer in layer box. Layer>Scale Layer 30%. Place on center of tag. Add drop shadow of 2, 2, 5, black, 50. Layer>Duplicate Layer. Filters>Blur>Gaussian Blur on default. Change mode to soft light.

-Open frame 3. Move below all the word art layers. Scale 65%. Place on center of tag. Select the fuzzy select tool (magic wand). Click inside frame. Select>Grow 5. Open tube. Place in selection. Invert & delete. Change the mode to value. Repeat drop shadow on frame.

-Open background. Make the bottom layer. Place on center of tag. Repeat drop shadow.

Elements:

lightening

path

spider (duplicate & flip)

scatter 2

chest

smear (rotate -90)

rose

rolled flower

raven clock

web

bow 2 (rotate 15)

flower 1

key (rotate -15)

paper (rotate 20)

birds

bottle (rotate 15)

bottle 3

leaves

-Add name and copyright and you're done!!

Template 188

Template 189

This tutorial is of my own creation and any resemblance any other tut is purely coincidental. This tutorial is for personal use only, using it for monetary gain is against our TOU's.

Supplies:

Gimp or program of choice

Tube of choice. I am using the art of Tamandya. You must have a proper license to use these tubes. You can purchase the one I used at The PSP Project.

PTU kit PinkOween from Tasha's Playground 

Template from Addictive Templates

Mask- 187 from weescotslass

Font- Janda Silly Monkey

-Open template. Delete credits and layers words 1, 2, & 3 and words back 1, 2 & 3. Image>Scale Image 550x479 px. Image>Canvas Size 650x650 px and click center.

-Let's add papers to the template layers. Make the template layer active (see below). Right click template layer in layer box and choose alpha to selection. Open paper (see below). Right click paper layer in layer box and choose add alpha channel. Select>Invert. Press delete on your keyboard. Select>None. Filters>Light & Shadow>Drop Shadow  2, 2, 5, black, 50. Delete the original template layer. Here are the template layers and which papers I used:

raster 11- paper 7

rater 9- paper 14

rater 14- paper 12

raster 2- paper 9

raster 3- paper 5

raster 6- paper 8

raster 5- paper 4

raster 4- paper 3

raster 8- paper 2

raster 10- paper 6

raster 7- paper 14

raster 15- paper 14

raster 12- paper 8

raster 13- paper 7

-Open tube. Move above the spider paper in the layer box. Layer>Scale Layer 70%. Place towards the right of tag. Grab the eraser tool and erase part of tube that is sticking below the letters. Repeat drop shadow. Layer>Duplicate Layer. Filters>Blur>Gaussian Blur on default. Change the mode to soft light and lower the opacity to 60.

-Open frame 1. Move above candy corn paper layer. Scale 65%. Place on candy corn paper. Repeat drop shadow twice. Duplicate. Place on pink glitter circle paper. 

Elements:

light string

spider

splatter

cake

candy cone (rotate 15)

ghost

boo juice

potion (rotate 15)

potion 2

bats

candy apple

leaves 2

kitten

heart 2

sparkles

spider 2

-Open paper 3. Make the bottom layer. Apply mask. Click HERE to learn how to use masks in gimp.

-Add copyright and name and you're done!!

This tutorial is of my own creation and any resemblance any other tut is purely coincidental. This tutorial is for personal use only, using it for monetary gain is against our TOU's.

Supplies:

Gimp or program of choice

PTU kit Zombie Nerd from Gimptastic Scraps  

Tube of choice. I am using the art of Ismael Rac. You must have a proper license to use these tubes. Purchase them at his store HERE 

Template 186 by me HERE 

Mask- 84 from weescotslass

Font- the quiet scream

 -Open template. Delete credits. Image>Scale Image 550x376 px. Image>Canvas Size 650x500 px and click center.

-Let's add papers to the template layers. Make the template layer active (see below). Right click template layer in layer box and choose alpha to selection. Open paper (see below). Right click paper layer in layer box and choose add alpha channel. Select>Invert. Press delete on your keyboard. Select>None. Filters>Light & Shadow>Drop Shadow  0, 0, 10, black, 80. Delete the original template layer. Here are the template layers and which papers I used:

1- paper 9

2 & 3- paper 1

4- paper 6

5- paper 4

6- paper 5

7- paper 2

words 3- paper 3

-Add drop shadow of 2, 2, 5, black, 80 on all the words back layers.

-Open frame 2. Move below all the word art layers. Layer>Scale Layer 75%. Place in center of tag. Select the fuzzy select tool (magic wand). Click inside frame. Select>grow 5. Open tube. Place in selection. Layer>Duplicate Layer. Move duplicate below the frame layer in the layer box. Invert & Delete. Select none. Make the original tube active. Repeat drop shadow. Merge tube with shadow (Layer>Merge Down). Select the eraser tool and erase the bottom portion of tube so it looks like she is sticking out of the frame.

-Open frame 3. Make the bottom layer. Scale 90%. Select the rotate tool and click canvas. in the angle box put -10. Place in center of tag. Repeat drop shadow.

Elements:

thought bubble

bats (duplicate & flip)

eyeball (duplicate & flip)

mesh (duplicate & flip)

cupcake

voodoo doll (flip)

flying skull

fly (duplicate & rotate 90 twice)

purse

heart (rotate -20)

blood

vials

tag (rotate -20)

-Open paper 10. Make the bottom layer. Apply mask. Click HERE to learn how to use masks in Gimp. 

-Add name and copyright and you're done!!