How to make a 2 Layered Tag

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Here's the first pic we will be working with...Right Click to save...

This is a tag someone else made.

But I just want the rain part from it. So, let's open it in PSP.

Click VIEW>NORMAL VIEWING

Click the crop tool and draw a square on the rain and double click it.

Now it should look like this...

Ok, shrink that.

Here's the next pic we will be working with...Right Click to save..

Open it. Now I want to get rid of the white bg and all the rain.

So, let's go to SELECTIONS>SELECT ALL

go to EDIT>COPY Close out the pic and go to

FILE>NEW with the following settings...

Width: 150

Height: 182

Background Color: Transparent

Click ok

Go to EDIT>PASTE>AS TRANSPARENT SELECTION

This should have gotten rid of the white bg.

If it didn't then you need to click the eraser tool and erase all the white.

Now erase all the rain drops. It should look like this...

Ok, now go to EDIT>COPY and close out the bird pic.

Unshrink your rain pic and go to

EDIT>PASTE>AS TRANSPARENT SELECTION

Now it looks like this...

Go to SELECTION>SELECT NONE

Click the crop tool again and we are going to crop the pic.

Now it looks like this...

Now go to EDIT>COPY and close out the tag.

Go to FILE>NEW with the following settings...

Width: 194

Height: 242

Background Color: White

Click ok

Go to EDIT>PASTE>AS NEW SELECTION

Now we need to make it a button.

Go to IMAGE>EFFECTS>BUTTONIZE with the following settings

I used a Transparent Edge

Height: 16

Width: 16

Opacity: 63

Click ok.

Now it looks like this...

Go to SELECTIONS>SELECT NONE

Now click the selections tool

and we are going to make alittle box at the bottom like this...

Go to IMAGE>EFFECTS>BUTTONIZE with the following settings

I used a Transparent Edge

Height: 11

Width: 12

Opacity: 63

Click ok.

Now it looks like this...

Now go to IMAGE>EFFECTS>DROP SHADOW with the following settings...

Color: Black

Opacity:100

Blur: 3.3

Vertical: 1

Horizontal: 1

Click ok.

Now it looks like this...

Go to SELECTIONS>SELECT NONE

Click the top box on the right hand side.

Select a color. I picked blue.

Now you can add text in the box you made by clicking the text tool.

I used Arial font, Bold, size 16.

Make sure the box beside Floating is checked and click ok.

Now go to IMAGE>EFFECTS>DROP SHADOW with the following settings...

Color: Black

Opacity:100

Blur: 3.3

Vertical: 1

Horizontal: 1

Click ok.

You can move your text around by dragging and dropping it where you want it. Go to SELECTIONS>SELECT NONE. Go to FILE>SAVE AS and type in a name and save it as a JPEG file and click ok.

Now it looks like this...

If you have any questions, please just ask...