Winter Blessings PTU Tutorial

This tutorial was written by me, any resemblance to any other tutorial is completely unintentional. PSP version used: PSP X2 Supplies: Tube- I'm using an awesome art work of Susan Justice, this tube and her other artwork can be purchased at Up Your Art. Scrap Kit of choice- I used the kit Winter Blessings by ChiChi, you can find out more about it on her blog ChiChi Designz! Font- La Jolla ESFilters- Lokas Software> Snow Eyecandy 4000> Gradient Glow

Let's get started!

Open a new canvas 600 x 600.

Frame 2, resize 80%

Open up paper 3, and position behind the frame.

Magic wand inside of the frame, and

Modify> Expand> 3 px.

Back to paper layer, and invert, delete.

Adjust> Brightness & Contrast> Brightness -40, contrast 10

Effects> Texture Effects> Blinds with these settings:

Now open Fence, resize 50% c/p

position, duplicate, and mirror.

Add your tube, resize if needed, Adjust Brightness & Contrast> Brightness -20, Contrast 20

Now add your elements:

Baulbs- 20%

Candle- 25%

Lantern- 20%

Tree1- 90%, Brightness & Contrast> -30, Contrast 15

Bird- 20%

Bunny- 25%

Snow1- 90%

Reindeer1- 60%

Swirl- 85%

Mask-80%, opacity 70

Add drop shadow to all elements.

Now for the name:

La Jolla, 85 px., BG #9091b8, FG Black.

Convert to Raster Layer.

Plug-in> Lokas Software> Snow, with these settings:

Eyecandy 4000> Gradient Glow:

Basic- 5.00, 25, 100

Color- Medium.

Then Eyecandy 4000> Gradient Glow:

Basic- 3.00, 25, 65

Color- Black Halo

Free rotate- Left, 10

Add drop shadow.

Now add your Copyright info, and

BAM!!!

All done! :) Hope you enjoy my tutorial as much as I did writing and please feel free to send me the tags you make following my tut! :) Don't forget to leave me some lurve.