Waiting For 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 Misticheskaya (Christine tube) which you need a license to use.  

Scrap kit of choice. I am using a PTU kit by Bella Caribena called A Gift From Lucia  

Font of choice, I am using Script MT Bold

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, resize by 35%

add the following elements

element88 arrange behind tube layer

element 4 arrange on the right side of fireplace

element 31 resize 65% arrange in front of fireplace on right

element 97 resize 50% arrangek to the left of the other gifts

element 51 resize 40% arrange in front of tree

element 83 resize 30% arrange in front of tube

element 16 resize 30% arrange above mantel

crop and resize

add your copyright and credits as needed

add your text and save