Celebrate 2015

Snaggable versions of this tag in my Fotki album

For this tutorial you will need the following:

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

Tube of choice, I am using the artwork of Alicia Mujica CDO Exclusive Tube 9A which you need a license to use.  This tube is not available at her store here, only at CDO where it is linked above.

Scrap kit of choice. I am using a PTU scrap kit by Ladyhawwk Designs, IB-AliciaMujica Exclusive Tube 9A

Font of choice, I am using DJB Dear St. Nick

Mask DBV109

Plugins:  Alien Skin Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow (optional for text)

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 950 x 950 pixels with a white background

open frame 1 copy and paste as a new layer resize 95%

click inside with your magic wand, selections, modify, expand 2, selections, invert

open paper 7 copy and paste as a new layer 

click delete on your keyboard,

Copy and paste your close up tube as a new layer, arrange in the frame

add your elements:

element 21 resize 85% then 90% arrange on bottom right, duplicate & mirror

element 31 resize 50% arrange on bottom right, duplicate & mirror

element 32 resize 50% arrange across the bottom below the black flower layers

element 14 resize 50% arrange on the right, behind the black flower

element 18 resize 65% rotate left 30 arrange below black flower layer on left

duplicate the gold colored flower cluster, then flip it and drag down so it shows below element 18

element 1 resize 45% arrange below black flowers on bottom right

add paper 5 above the white background

apply mask and merge group

crop and resize

add your copyright and credits as needed

add your text and save