Alicia Mujica Nutcracker

For this tutorial you will need the following:

Paint Shop Pro, I am using PSP X7, you should be able to use any version.

Scrap kit of choice. I am using Nutcracker by Alicia Mujica

Font of choice, I am using

Mask: WSL Mask 362 by WeeScotsLass Creations




Just remember that my choices of papers and elements is just a suggestion, change it up and make it yours! You don't have to follow mine exactly.

Add a drop shadow of your choosing to tubes & elements throughout. I usually use 1, 1, 50, 5 unless otherwise noted.
 

Let's get started!

Open a new canvas 900 x 900 pixels with a white background

Add the following elements:

 cluster 3 resize 35% 

ballerina resize 35% arrange in center of cluster 3
cluster 2 resize 35% mirror & arrange
branches 3 resize 35% arrange on left, erase right side, 
paste again, resize 35%, erase left side, arrange on bottom
Christmas ball 4 resize 30% twice, arrange on window frame on left

add a new raster layer above white background,
open our mask, apply new mask layer, merge group

crop and resize

add your copyright and credits as needed

add your text and save