Spring Treats

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, Special Edition April 2018 tube 1

 which you need a license to use.  



Scrap kit of choice. I am using Coffeeholic by Alicia Mujica 
Font of choice, I am using Reisling


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

open frame 2 copy and paste as a new layer, resize 40%

open  copy and paste as a new layer

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

open paper 3a, resize 880x800 pixels copy and paste as a new layer below your frame

click delete on your keyboard,

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer, resize by 55%

arrange in your frame

erase the bits that hang out of your frame where you don't want them

element cluster 1 resize 25% arrange across bottom



element branch 4 resize 25% arrange on top behind tube,

duplicate, rotate right 90, arrange on right, erase extra bits that overlap

duplicate, mirror



element macarons resize 25% then 45% arrange on bottom left



crop and resize

add your text and save