Hot Cocoa Christmas

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 9B) which you need a license to use.  This tube is not available in Alicia's store, as it is a CDO exclusive tube and is only available at CDO. You use your CDO license with this tube.

Scrap kit of choice. I am using a PTU kit, Hot Cocoa Kisses Mega Kit by Monti  

Font of choice, I am using

Mask: Vix Big Mask 1

Plugins: no outside plugins

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 850 x 850 pixels with a white background

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer

now add your elements:

element 80 arrange behind tube on left

element 8 arrange on the right behind the tube and tree

element 50 resize 60% arrange between tube and house on bottom right

element 65 resize 40% arrange in front of tree on left

element 67 resize 40% arrange to the right of the other gift

element 7 resize 35% mirror & arrange on bottom right

element 90 resize 35% arrange on bottom right

element 26 resize 25% arrange on bottom left

element 27 resize 25% arrange to the right of the cup

Copy and paste paper 6 above the white background

apply your mask and merge group

crop and resize

add your copyright and credits as needed

add your text and save