Little Love Bug Tutorial
You need to download or purchase the items below
Tag Template HERE (download)
Kit by Horseplay HERE (download)
Tube Kitty HERE (by Goldwasser buy)
1. Open tag template open psp image go to Windows>Duplicate close the original out then go to the CC layer right click the mouse click my copyright
If you can't open the psp image build with the png templates but you should be able to open the psp image between x7 to 23
2. Open Paper 11 go to foreground pattern 0 angle, 100 scale click okay now go down to template 1 black square go to Selections>Select all>Float now go to Layers>Add new raster layer click on the paint can and paint the brown paper into the marching ants then go to Selections>Select None
3. Go to the lines go to Image>Negative
4.Open Paper 1 go to your foreground patterns 0 angle, 50 scale click okay now go down the black circle and color it
5. Open Paper 7 foreground pattern 0 angle, 100 scale click okay now go do the black heart
6. Open paper 14 go to your foreground pattern 0 angle, 100 scale now color the small heart black template and the bar hearts keep the paper open go to step 7
7. Use the red paper color the white template by going to Selections>Select All>Float then go to Layers>Add new raster layer click on the paint can and paint the red paper into the marching ants (keep the marching ants going) go to your 3d Effects>Drop Shadow of -2 -2 50 2 black click okay then again at 2 2 50 2 black click okay then go to Selections>Select None. Close the paper
8. Open Element 9 go to Image>Resize 65% now go to Edit>Copy now go to top image layers go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place the couple bears into the heart once in place go to step 9
9. Go down to the red heart go to Selections>Select all>Float then go to Selections>Invert then go to the couple bear go to Edit>Cut then go to Selections>Select None
10. Go down to the 2 diamond hearts right click the mouse go to delete click yes
11. Open Element 11 go to Image>Resize 70% then go to Edit>Copy now go to the top image layers go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place it on the left side adjust it then go to Layers>Duplicate with your move tool move it on the right side adjust it as shown above
12. Open Element 10 go to Image>Resize 90% now go to Edit>Copy go to the top of image layers go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place the bear and xoxo box in front of the heart a little to the left side of the word art
13. Open Element 28 go to Image>Resize 80% then go to Image>Mirror then go to Edit>Copy now go down to the lines go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool careful grab the element and move it up as it will line with the red circle as the border with the brown paper as shown above
14. Open Element 57 go to Image>Resize 70% now go to Edit>Copy now go down the the red heart go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place the red bow on top of the gold heart frame (may need to close the love bug couple off for a moment once adjust reopen the element)
15. Open Kitty tube design as you want if you do what I did you going do the follow
Get her dress go to Hue and Saturation of 255 both click okay
then go to Hue/Saturation/Light add this setting Hue 0, Saturation 0, Lightness 56, and make sure you check the colorize (change to a solid white dress) click okay
Go to Layers>Merge>Merge Visible go to Edit>Copy go to Edit>Paste into Image go to Image>Mirror go to Image>Resize 550 height pixels click okay then again at Image>Resize 80% then go to Edit>Copy then go to the top image layers go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place her on the left side as shown above
16. Open Element 12 go to Image>Resize 25% then go to Edit>Copy go to the top image layers go to Edit>Paste into new raster layer with your move tool place the key heart down on top of her hand now take your small eraser and erase the key on her hand (making look like she holding the key heart as shown above)
17. Add copyright as shown below but add TA_____ your name
18. Add your name if you wish as I did the following below
Font Cookie
Color white
19. Go to Layers>Merge>Merge Visible
20. Go to File save as PNG Format this completes this tutorial
Thanks for stopping by may your enjoy your stay there is 2 other tutorials under Valentines as it shows in the tutorial directions where you can create other designs with this kit and tube but you will change different tag templates for the following below
Hugs Sunshine
written Feb 9th, 2026















