Welcome to Crazed Creations by Crystal Tutorials!
I have been hunting down all of my tutorials for a few years now,
and finally I was able to locate them just the other day.
Some things to know about these tutorials... 
Most of them are missing links to supplies, whether it is 
because an artist or designer has retired, tagger's blog has 
been deleted etc. In this case, please treat the tutorial
as inspiration. As I update each tutorial, I will slowly re-release them.
ALL Tutorials before 2024 are AI FREE, meaning no AI was used.
and all newer tutorials will be labelled accordingly.

Any and all Tutorials posted within this site
are of my own creation.
Any similarities to any other is purely coincidental.
 DO NOT CLAIM AS YOUR OWN!
You are allowed to use them as challenges within your forum 
by linking back to this site.
I hope you enjoy the tutorials that I have created.
Please feel free to leave comments and or suggestions!!!
Some tips...
I use abbreviations in my tutorials, 
the more common ones are below:
C&P~Copy and Paste
RS~Re-size
DS~Drop Shadow
MW~Magic Wand

Wonderland


This tutorial was written by Chasunicorn

on November 8th, 2012

*Updated on January 27, 2026*

Supplies:

Jennifer Janesko 153-1 Scrap Kit by Abstract Creations

Tube by Zindy S.D.Nielsen

Animation by Jus Graphx

Drop Shadow:

Whatever you prefer

Canvas Size:

Tag: 600x200

C&P Elements:

*Paper 1...C&P as a new raster...RS 85%

*Paper 4...C&P as a new Raster...RS 85%

Adjust the image to show the part of the paper you

like most...Blend Mode Overlay

*Tube...C&P your tube...Position to either side

RS 85%...Blend Mode Luminance (L)...Opacity 60%

*Element 4...C&P as a new layer...Place to the opposite side

of your tube.

*Element 17...C&P as a new layer...RS 85%

Place above the snowflakes in the upper Right Corner

*Element 9...C&P as new layer...RS 85%

*Border...Add a new layer...Flood Fill with a matching color

Add some noise...Select All/Modify/Contract/4/Delete

Close out the paper layers...With all the other layer Merge Visible

Close out the Merged Layers and Merge visible the papers.

Animation:

*Merged Papers...C&P into your animation program of choice

Duplicate layers to 160 frames (or the same number of your Snow Animation)

*Open Animation of choice...Edit/Select All...Edit/Copy

*On your tag...Edit/Select All...Edit/Paste/Into Selection

Place where your elements are going to be at.

*Mirror the Animation and repeat the previous steps

*Merged Elements...C&P into your animation program of choice

Duplicate layers to 160 frames (or the same number of your Snow Animation)

*On your Element Frames...Edit/Select All...Edit/Copy

*On your tag...Edit/Select All...Edit/Paste/Into Selection

Be sure to line up the border with the canvas

You should now have a gorgeous animated banner tag!

Add your name, Copyright info and Watermark

Just save your tag as a .gif and you are done.


 

Urban Attitude


This tutorial was written by Chasunicorn

on July 8,2012

*Updated on January 27, 2026*

Supplies:

Tube: Zlata_M

Urban Addiction by Abstract Creations

Template: Made by myself HERE

Mask of Choice

Filters:

Eye Candy 5~Gradient Glow

Tramages~Pool Shadow & Mo'Jellyfish

Drop Shadow:

Your choice

Template:

*Raster 1...MW...C&P paper 5...Apply Mask of choice

Merge Group

*Raster 2...MW...C&P paper 1 as a new layer...Invert/Delete

Merge Down

*Copy of Raster 2...MW...C&P paper 7 as a new layer...Invert/Delete

Merge Down

*Raster 3...MW...C&P paper 4 into selection

*Raster 4...MW...C&P paper 6 into selection

*Raster 5...MW...C&P paper 7 into selection

*Raster 6...MW...C&P paper 9 as a new layer...Invert/Delete

*Raster 7...MW...C&P paper 5 into selection

Add some Gradient Glow to the template layers (optional)

C&P Elements:

*Element 43...place behind Raster 5...Add Pool Shadow Default Settings

Duplicate and Mirror

*Element 29...Place behind Buildings

*Element 16...RS 65% and again at 75%...move to the right of the tag

*Element 23...RS 75%x2 Mirror and slide to the right side and place behind Ipod

Duplicate and RS 75%...Mirror and Place on top of the other box

Add your preferred Tube where you think it looks best

Duplicate tube add a slight blur and add

Tramages~ Mo' Jellyfish default settings

*Element 38...RS 85% place in front of your tube

*Element 4...Use Selection tool and trace around one of the speakers...RS 85%

behind buildings...Repeat for the other speaker and place it a bit higher behind the

buildings

*Element 60...Place as top layer...Opacity 66%

*Element 32...Free Rotate 90 to the right...

Place between raster 2 and Copy of Raster 2

Duplicate flip and mirror...place in front of the boxes.

Add your name, Copyright info and Watermark

Re-Size your tag if you want to and you are done

 

Souls Window


This tutorial was written by Chasunicorn

on November 6, 2012

*Updated on January 27, 2012*

Supplies:

Tin 4-1 Scrap Kit by Abstract Creations

Tube by Zindy S.D. Nielsen

Drop Shadow:

Whatever you prefer

Canvas Size:

Tag: 600x200 AV:120x175

C&P Elements:

*Raster 1...Select All...C&P paper 1 into selection

*Element 1...C&P as a new layer

Blend Mode Soft Light

*Element 3...C&P as a new layer...Move to the left side

Blend Mode Overlay...Duplicate/Mirror

Add a new layer...select all

*Raster 4...C&P paper 4 into selection

Blend Mode Overlay

*Tube...C&P Move to the Left side of the tag...Duplicate

Blend Mode Soft Light on the original copy

Copy of the tube...Opacity 35%

*Element 2...RS 75%...Rotate 15% to the left

*Element 14...RS 55%...Place to the bottom corner of the

Window.

*Element 11...RS 55%...Place to the bottom corner of the

Window on top of the wire decoration.

*Element 7...RS 85% x2...Place to the bottom corner of the

Window on top of the wire decoration.

*Element 13...RS 45% and again at 85%...

Place in front of the lily

*Element 12...RS 25%...Rotate 20% to the right

Place on the chrome brad of the window on the left.

*Border...add a new raster...Flood fill with a color to suit

your design...Add a bit of noise...Select All/Modify/Contract/4/Delete

Add your name, Copyright info and Watermark

Re-Size your tag if you want to and you are done


 

Serene


 This tutorial was written by Chasunicorn

On September 13, 2012

Supplies:

Tube by Dark Yarrow HERE

Flower Overlays by Sarah (Now FTU) HERE

Filters:

None

Drop Shadow:

Whatever you prefer

Step by Step:

First off lets chose the colors that we will be working with...

I am going to use #787486 (Foreground) and #452e60 (Background)

Raster 1...Apply Background color.

I am going to be using...Stones Water Overlay...C&P as a new layer

RS by 60%...Duplicate the overlay...move Original layer to the Right of

the canvas...Add a Motion Blur with these settings Angle: 50% and Strength: 80%

Duplicate this blurred Layer and Mirror...Merge Down and Blend Mode to Overlay.

On the other copy of the Stones Water Overlay...we are going to use the Eraser Tool

but with a Fuzz Soft Brush Tip (I believe this is a Standard tip that came with my PSP9)

Slide this Overlay layer to the left or right whatever fits your taste...

I am sliding it to the left and going to erase the edge in a round curve.

Blend Mode Multiply

(See my tag for reference)

Add a New Layer...Fill with your Foreground color change Blend mode to Luminance(L)

Slide this layer under the Overlay you used the Eraser on.

Add your preferred Tube where you think it looks best

Change Blend Mode to Luminance(L) and Opacity to 55%

Add a new layer...now I change my palette to a Fore/Back Gradient with

these settings Linear Angle: 147 Repeats: 7...Fill with Gradient

Select all/ Modify/Contract 6/ Delete

For the border DS I used 0/0/75/12/BLACK

Add your name, Copyright info and Watermark

Re-Size your tag if you want to and you are done

Real Rock


 Tutorial written by Chasunicorn

On March 11, 2012

*Updated on January 27, 2026*

Supplies:

Tube by Arthur Crowe

Template by Cakes

Skullz N Stripes by Tasha's Playground

Filters:

Eye Candy~Grad Glow (Preferred Settings)

Drop Shadow:

Preferred Settings

Template:

*Layer 7...MW/Expand 2...C&P paper 7 into selection

*Layer 6...MW/Expand 2...C&P paper 15 into selection

*Layer 5...MW/Expand 2...C&P paper 4 into selection

*Layer 4...MW/Expand 1...C&P paper 2 into selection

*Layer 3...MW/Expand 1...C&P paper 14 into selection

*Layer 2...MW/Expand 1...C&P paper 3 into selection

*Delete Layer 1

*Add Grad Glow to all layers (Shapes), this is optional!

C&P Elements:

(Use your imagination if my placement and elements are not to your taste.)

*Frame 1...add above the Circle in Layer 4

*Frame 2...RS 85%...Place above the Circle in Layer 2

*Scatter...Paste above Layer 5...Duplicate/Mirror & Flip...Merge Down

*Dot Scatter...Paste above Layer 7...Duplicate/Mirror & Flip...Merge Down

*Cityscape...RS 110% x2...slide to the right just a lil bit

*Add your tube (RS if needed)

*Hat...RS 75%...Place in front of your tube

*Drink...RS 65%...Place behind the Hat

*Bottle...RS 65%...Place in front of the Hat

*Drink 2...RS 65% and then again 85%...Place behind the Hat.

*Move the Templates Word art to the Top Right Corner

Add Grad Glow if you prefer.

Add your name, Copyright info and Watermark

Re-Size your tag if you want to and you are done!