The final touch for our letters are the staples. The staples we create are just some basic layer styles applied to a rounded rectangle, and when copied and rotated around randomly, look like they're done by hand. Just like the letters, the randomness in the placement and rotation of these staples adds to the effect so just remember the less time you think about it the better
With white selected as the primary color, select the rounded rectangle tool from the Tools Palette (U, then Shift + U to cycle through), set the Radius to 3px (up top) and draw out a rectangle that’s about .0375" by .15". Name the layer "Staple", then open up the Layer Styles for this layer. We are applying a Drop Shadow, Gradient Overlay, and little Inner Shadow. For the Drop Shadow, set Opacity to 50%, check the Global Light checkbox, set the Distance to 1px and the Size to 3px.
For the Gradient Overlay, you need to create a gradient that goes from black to white to a medium-dark grey (K=60%). Set the white Position to 76% as shown. Click OK then set the Opacity to 25%, and keep the other default settings.
Lastly, select the Inner Shadow effect and set the Opacity to 17%, keeping the defaults.