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Needing:
1 tube and 1 preset Alien Skin made by me and 2 images find on the internet.
2 elements used from Mago74 1 element from Elena and 2 tubes unknown.
The whole scrapkit from Mago74 can you find here.

Plug-ins:
AAA Frames - Foto Frame en Texture Frame,
Carolaine and Sensibility -CS-LDots
VM Natural - Sparkle
Alien Skin Eye Candy Nature - Fire
download here

Before you begins.......
Open the tubes  in PSP.
Set the plug-ins in the folder plug-ins
Double click the preset Alien Skin (Emmyminhappywinter), he imports itself in the plug-in.




Material

 



 Happy Winter

 

 

 

 

1.
 1.
 File - open new transparent image 900x500.
Convert to raster layer.
 Set in the material palette the foreground color at #86796e and the background color at #677baa.

2.
Selections -select all.
Activate the image kerstballen - edit - copy.
Edit - paste in selection.
Selections - select none.

3.
Adjust - blur - Gaussian blur - radius 16.
Effects - Art Media Effects - Brush Strokes - with this setting.

Set in the layer palette the opacity to 75.
Layers - merge - merge all layers.

4.
Effects - plug-ins - AAA Frames - Foto Frame - with this setting - click OK.

Selections -select all.
Selections - modify - contract 20 pixels.
Selections - invert.
Promote selection to layer.
 Selections - select none.
 Effects - plug-ins - AAA Frames - Texture Frame - with this setting - click OK.

Layers - layers - merge down.

5.
Activate the tube Christmas Wishes by Mago74 png 131 - edit - copy.
Edit - paste as a new layer on the image.
Layers - duplicate.
Image - mirror.
Activate move tool - set the tube left near the other.

Layers - layers - merge down.

6.
Objects - Align - center in canvas.
Effects - 3D Effects - drop shadow - with this setting.

Effects - Image effects - seamless tiling - default setting.
 Set in the layer palette the opacity to 50.
Activate selection - rectangle - and make a selection as below.

Click at the delete key.
 Selections - select none.

7.
Image - canvas size - with this setting.

Set in the material palette the foreground on gradient linear - with this setting.

Activate the magic wand - with this setting below - select the white border.

Activate flood fill tool - fill the selection with the gradient.
 Promote selection to layer.
Selections - select none.

8.
 Effects - plug-ins - Carolaine and Sensibility -CS-LDots - with this setting - click OK.

Effects - Edge effects - enhance.
Effects - 3D Effects - Inner Bevel - with this setting.

Layers - layers - merge down.

9.
Activate the tube Christmas Wishes by Mago74 png 136 - edit - copy.
Edit - paste as a new layer on the image.
Effects - 3D Effects - drop shadow - setting is right.
Lock the 2 bottom layers.
Activate the magic wand - setting is right - and select in the middle of the circle.
Selections - modify - expand 10 pixels.

10.
Activate the image kerstbomen - edit - copy.
Edit - paste as a new layer on the image.
Slide a little with the image - until you like.
Selections - invert - click on the delete key.
Selections - select none.
Layers - arrange - move down.
Open the 2 bottom layers.

11.
Layers - duplicate.
Activate raster3.
 Effects - plug-ins - VM Natural - Sparkle - with this setting - click OK.

Activate copy of raster3.
 Effects - plug-ins - VM Natural - Sparkle - same setting - only Random seed op 221 - click OK.
Lock this layer.
Activate the bottom layer.

12.
Activate the tube e-lena Designs element 5 - edit - copy.
Edit - paste as a new layer on the image.
Effects - Image effects - offset - with this setting.

Effects - 3D Effects - drop shadow - setting is right.

13.
Activate freehand selection tool - from point to point - and make a selection - as below.

Layers - duplicate.
Activate raster 4.
 Effects - plug-ins - Alien Skin Eye Candy Nature - Fire - click at Settings - User Settings - click op Emmyminhappywinter - click OK.
Activate copy of raster 4.
Repeat Fire - click at Basic - click at Random Seed - click OK.
Lock this layer.
 Selections - select none.

14.
Activate the tube cluster - edit - copy.
Edit - paste as a new layer on the image.
Place this right of the lamp - see example.
Effects - 3D Effects - drop shadow - setting is right.

15.
Activate the tube element 4 - edit - copy.
Edit - paste as a new layer on the image.
Place this right at the top - see example.
Effects - 3D Effects - drop shadow - setting is right.

16.
Activate the tube minniekerst4 - edit - copy.
Edit - paste as a new layer on the image.
Place this at the left side.
Effects - 3D Effects - drop shadow - setting is right.

17.
Layers - new raster layer - put your watermark into the image.
Activate the bottom layer.
Image - resize 80% - all layers checked.

18.
Edit - copy merged.
Open Animation Shop - paste as new animation.

19.
Back in PSP.
Lock raster 3 and 4 and open copy of raster 3 and 4.
 Edit - copy merged
In AS - paste after active frame.

20.
 File - save as - give name - click 3 times at next and than at finish.




 

Ready is the tag
I hope you like this tutorial.
greetings Emmy

 

Tested by Nelly

  

  

 

 tutorial written 26-10-2013