Winter 2014

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 (Winter 2014 tube) which you need a license to use.  

Scrap kit of choice. I am using a PTU kit by Niqui's Designs called Christmas Fun  

Font of choice, I am using Pristina

Plugins: Either Xero Radience or built in plugin Vignette

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 350 x 500 pixels with a white background

copy and paste paper 12 as a new layer

copy and paste your tube as a new layer, arrange in canvas

take your crop tool, make sure you are on the white background layer

have the "snap crop rectangle" at the top set to "layer opaque"

and double click on your canvas

duplicate your tube, on the bottom layer go to photo effects vignette (or you can use Xero Porcelain if you have that plugin, I can't get it to work with PSP X7 & windows 8)

use the following settings:

dark/light 8

blur 20

diffuse glow 8

feather edge 50

on the top layer, adjust blur, gaussian, 3 set to overlay, drop opacity to 70

add the following elements

element 41 paste over the tube

element 5 resize 45% arrange on bottom left

element 2 resize 25% arrange behind and to the right of the tree

element 9 resize 35% arrange on bottom right corner

element 26 resize 25% arrange between present and gingerbread house

element 23 resize 25% rotate right 25 arrange behind gift

element 6 resize 55% arrange behind tree

crop your canvas again

make sure you are on the white background layer still

selections, select all, modify, set selection borders at 5

add a new raster layer at the top

flood fill with #cc1d23

add your copyright and credits as needed

add your text and save

CT Tag Show Off

New tag using Alicia Mujica's Winter 2014 tube

PTU scrap kit Christmas Spirit by Scrappin With Lil Ole Me

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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

Waiting For Santa

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 which you need a license to use.  

This tube is Mama Noel from Alicia's Black Friday pack

Scrap kit of choice. I am using a PTU kit, Santa Claus by BLT Dezignz  

I have the tagger sized kit, if you have the full size your resizing percentages will be different

Font of choice, I am using Showcard Gothic

Mask: WSL84

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 

wreath, arrange behind tube

click inside with your magic wand, selections, modify, expand 10, selections, invert

open paper 5 copy and paste as a new layer resize 45%

click delete on your keyboard, deselect

merge the paper and wreath together, resize 100%

boot resize 35% arrange on bottom right

gift 3 resize 35% arrange to the left of and behind boot layer

gift 2 resize 45% arrange in front of and to the left of gift 3

star resize 40% rotate right 25 arrange below tube layer on the right

bird resize30 % arrange on gift at the bottom

flower 2 resize 50% arrange arrange on left side below tube layer

foliage resize 45% rotate left 25 arrange below flower 2 on left

wordart resize 35 arrange on left

copy and paste paper 11 above the white background

apply mask, merge group, resize by 105%

crop and resize

add your copyright and credits as needed

add your text and save