How To Make a Tag From an Alpha

I am using my Poinsettia Alpha for this tutorial. 

I created the Poinsettia myself,   so the risk of copyright violations 

is eliminated.

You can download my Poinsettia alpha HERE: 

The Poinsettia Tutorial I used can be found here:

http://scrap-stuff-with-psp-tutorials.blogspot.com/2007/11/christmas-flower.html

~Step 1~

Open PSP and create a new file. I usually use a 600x600 workspace so that I have plenty of wiggle room.

You may need more or less depending on the size of your alpha letters.

~Step 2~

Open the folder where your alpha is stored and drag the first letter of your name, or the phrase that you want to use  into your workspace. I am using my name so I will highlight the letter S1and drag it. 

~Step 3~

Right click on the Blue Title Bar of your letter (It says S1.png here) and 

then Copy. 

~Step 4~

Right Click on the Blue Bar of your Workspace and Paste as New Layer.

 

 

~Step 5~

Now highlight the second letter of your name or phrase and drag it to your workspace.

 

~Step 6~

Right Click and Copy like you did on Step 3 and then Paste as New Layer.

The hardest part about this is making sure your letters are level and evenly spaced.

 

~Step 7~

I finished my name but I still have all of this unused space that I need to crop.

Don't be afraid of your Crop Tool. You can always Edit --->Undo if you make a mistake.  
This is what your Crop Tool looks like. 

Start at your upper left hand corner and go down and then across.

I hope that I am not making this sound more difficult than it is.

You can always make your crop space bigger or smaller by pulling on 

the square tabs. 

They look like this:  

 

When you have your area cropped and you are sure that you like it, 

Click on the Checkmark, it will say APPLY:

~Step 8~

With my name finished, now all I have left to do is save it.

If you want to keep your transparent background save your name as a png file.