Lesson #29 - Working more with Layers
Layers are the essence of creating and combining images. I use PSP 9 but this works with most versions of PSP. I am using the tube found here.
We need to
open this tube in PSP. Next you need to open another Image. We will
want to make this 450 x 550 with a white background. Now we are going to
copy the tube and paste it into our new image. Next we will add a new
layer, go to Layers/New Raster Layer and click OK when the Layer Box
appears. 
You now have two layers, you will need to use the Flood
Fill Tool like this
and use the white solid color to fill our new layer. Your
image should look like an empty white image. Go to your layer palette,
using the slide button next to the eye icon as above, and slide the button to
the left until you have a shadow of the tube behind. I set mine to about
70% and it looks like this. 
Next we are going to pull a color out of the picture, any color
will work, I chose a Pink from the ball of yarn.We need now to make another layer, Go to Layers/New Raster Layer and
click OK at the bottom of the box. Next we are going to make an Oval
in the our color of choice. We need to find our Ellipse Tool
This tool can be found in different areas with different versions, in PSP9
it is in the left toolbar with the rectangle tool, It may be in your Preset
Shapes in earlier version.
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Again we go to our Layer Palette and move the slider for
this layer until we get a shadow of the lower layer I used the same
percentage of 70% like below.
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Next we are going to paste the tube into our new Image, but
we want to put it on a new layer too, in case we need to adjust this
image. Again, Go to Layers/New Raster Layer and click ok again. We
should now have 4 layers. Back to your Tube
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We will be adding our new resized tube to our working
image. So copy the resized tube and paste into the new image. like
this
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Now add a Drop Shadow to the Image. Go to Effects/3D
Effects/Drop Shadow adjust the drop shadow according to your taste and
apply to our picture. Now all we have to do is Merge all the layers, Go to
Layers/Merge/Merge All (Flatten). You can now add a frame, and text
and resize for a new Tag. Here is the One I made.
Make an Oval over the Image like below:
Again we go to our Layer Palette and move the slider for
this layer until we get a shadow of the lower layer I used the same
percentage of 70% like below.
Next we are going to paste the tube into our new Image, but
we want to put it on a new layer too, in case we need to adjust this
image. Again, Go to Layers/New Raster Layer and click ok again. We
should now have 4 layers. Back to your Tube we want to resize this image. Go to Image/Resize and Resize
to Percentage of 70%. Your settings should look like this.
We will be adding our new resized tube to our working
image. So copy the resized tube and paste into the new image. like
this
Now add a Drop Shadow to the Image. Go to Effects/3D
Effects/Drop Shadow adjust the drop shadow according to your taste and
apply to our picture. Now all we have to do is Merge all the layers, Go to
Layers/Merge/Merge All (Flatten). You can now add a frame, and text
and resize for a new Tag. Here is the One I made. ,_.___ 
Have Fun!
Have Fun!