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Needing:
2 tubes, 3 selections and word-art made by me.
1 tube from Molemina.

Plug-ins:
AAA Frames - Foto Frame,
I.C.NET Software - Filters Unlimited 2.0 - &BkgDesigners sf10 II> - Fan Blades,
Penta.com - Color Dot
Penta.com - Dot and Cross
Penta.com - VTR2
Simple - Pizza Slice Mirror
Toadies - What Are You?
FM Tile Tools - Blend Emboss
Xenoflex 2 - Constellation
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Before you begins.......
Open the tubes en word-art in PSP.
Set the plug-ins in the folder plug-ins and the selections in the folder selections.

Material

Christmas Tree

Effects - Edge effects - enhance more.

Layers - new raster layer.
Set in the material palette the foreground back to color.
Fill the selection with the foreground color.
Selections - select none.
Effects - plug-ins - Penta.com - Color Dot - with this setting - click OK.

6.
Selections - load/save selection - load selection from disk - look Emmychrtree1 - with this setting.

Layers - new raster layer.
Set in the material palette the background color at #6d8464.
Fill the selection with the background color.
Selections - select none.
Effects - plug-ins - Penta.com - Dot and Cross - with this setting - click OK.

7.
Selections - load/save selection - load selection from disk - look Emmychrtree2 - with this setting.

Layers - new raster layer.
Set in the material palette the foreground on gradient linear - setting is right - the background to #c0c0c0.
Fill the selection with the gradient linear.
Selections - select none.

8.
Effects - plug-ins - Penta.com - VTR2 - with this setting - click OK.

Layers - merge - merge down and 1 more time.
Effects - Image effects - seamless tiling - default setting.
Image - resize 75% - all layers not checked.
Effects - Image effects - seamless tiling - default setting.
Effects - 3D Effects - drop shadow - with this setting.

Effects - plug-ins - FM Tile Tools - Blend Emboss - setting is right - click Apply.
Layers - merge - merge down.

9.
Selections - load/save selection - load selection from disk - look Emmychrtree - with this setting.

Layers - new raster layer.
Fill the selection with the background color #6d8464.
Layers - new raster layer.
Set the foreground back to color.
Fill the selection with the foreground color.
Selections - modify - contract 7 pixels - click at the delete key.

10.
Activate the tube christmas4 - edit - copy.
Edit - paste as a new layer on the image.
Activate move tool - move the tube left to the top - see below.

Selections - invert - click at the delete key.
Selections - select none.
Set the blend mode of this layer to soft light.
Layers - arrange - move down.
Layers - merge - merge down.

11.
Activate the top layer.
Effects - 3D Effects - drop shadow - with this setting.

Layers - merge - merge down.
Effects - Image effects - offset - with this setting.

Layers - duplicate.
Image - mirror.
Layers - merge - merge down.

12.
Activate the tube kerst-cluster1 - edit - copy.
Edit - paste as a new layer on the image.
Place this right at the bottom of the rounded square - see example.

13.
Activate the tube duffykerst2 - edit - copy.
Edit - paste as a new layer on the image.
Effects - 3D Effects - drop shadow - setting is right.
Move the tube to the right - see example.

14.
Activate the tube White_Christma_MoleminaScrap_ele(121) - edit - copy.
Edit - paste as a new layer on the image.
Effects - Image effects - offset - with this setting.

Layers - duplicate.

15.
Activate raster 5.
Effects - plug-ins - Xenoflex 2 - Constellation - with this setting - click OK.

Activate eraser tool - size 10 - and erase the dots next the tree at both sides - see below.

16.
Activate copy of raster 5.
Effects - plug-ins - Xenoflex 2 - Constellation - click at Random Seed - click OK.
Erase here also the dots.
Lock this layer.

17.
Activate word-art - edit - copy.
Edit - paste as a new layer on the image.
Place this left at the top.
Layers - new raster layer - put your watermark into the image.

18.
Activate the bottom layer.
Image - canvas size - with this setting.

Select with the magic wand - with setting below - the transparent border.

19.
Layers - new raster layer.
Set the foreground at gradient linear - setting is right - and the background at #c0c0c0.
Fill the selection with the gradient.
Selections - select none.

20.
Effects - plug-ins - AAA Frames - Foto Frame - with this setting - click OK.

Effects - plug-ins - I.C.NET Software - Filters Unlimited 2.0 - &BkgDesigners sf10 II> - Fan Blades - with this setting - click Apply.

Effects - plug-ins - FM Tile Tools - Blend Emboss - setting is right - click Apply.
Image - resize 90% - all layers checked.

21.
Activate the bottom layer.
Edit - copy merged.
Open Animation Shop - paste as a new animation.

22.
Back in PSP.
Lock raster 5 and open copy of raster 5.
Edit - copy merged.
In AS - paste after active frame.

23.
File - save as - give name - click 3 times at next and than at finish.

tutorial written 24-10-2013