SUPPLIES


I am using a beautiful scrap kit called Xmas Candy Cane from Lacarolita and you can find it on her bloghere.  The tube I am using is from the wonderful art work of Elias Chatzoudis that you can find at MPThere.  The mask I used, #354, is from WeeScottLass that you can find here.  I used the plugin Xenofex 2 Constellation.


Ok let's get started.  Remember to save often to avoid disappointment.

I am assuming you have a working knowledge of PSP.  Open a new image 700 x 700 and floodfill with white.  Add a new raster layer and select all.  Select a paper of choice from the kt and paste to your working copy.  I used paper #8.  Apply your mask then hit delete.

Next take Frame 1, resize it and paste it to your working copy.  Using your Magic Wand click inside the frame.  Go to Selections>Modify>Expand and expand it by 5.  Take a paper of choice (I used paper #1) and paste it to your working copy.  Go to Selections>Invert and hit the delete key.  Move this below the frame.  Select none.

Now take your tube and paste on top of the paper but under the frame.  Duplicate this and bring the duplicated layer to the top.  Add a drop shadow.  

You can now add your elements or follow my tag.  Take the presents, resize and add a drop shadow.  Place them to the left towards the bottom.  Then take the bag, resize and add a drop shadow.  Place it to the right of your tag.  Next take the sleigh, resize it and add a drop shadow.  Place it about in the middle.  See my tag for placement.  The lollipop is going to be placed behind the presents.  So, resize it, add a drop shadow.  Now using your Deform tool tilt this a little bit to the left.  Duplicate this and once again using the Deform tool, move it over and tilt it to the right.  Then take the candy cane, resize it and add a drop shadow.  Place this in front of the lollipops.  Finally take dear Santa, resize and add a drop shadow.  Place him on the bottom to the left.

Now add our copyright information and your watermark.  If you don't want to animate you can resize your tag then save it as a .gif.


ANIMATION


Ok X out all layers except the frame.  Duplicate the frame so you have three layers.  X out the two top layers and highlight the original layer.  Add Constellation with the following settings:



Now X out the first copy and remove the X from the second copy.  Add Constellation again but hit the Random Seed once.  Then X out the second copy and remove the X from the third copy.  Add Constellation again but hit the Random Seed again.

Now remove the red x's from all layers except the two copies of the frame.  Making sure the top layer is highlighted, go to Edit>Copy Merged and take this into Animation Shop.

Now go back to PSP and place a red x by the original copy of the frame.  Remove the red x from the second copy.  Then go to Edit>Copy Merged and take this to animation Shop.  Paste it after the first frame.

Back in PSP do the same for the third copy of the frame.  In AS once you have all three copies select all three.  Check your animation.  If you are happy then resize your tag.

You can now add your name and save your tag as a .gif.

You are all done.


Thank you for trying my tutorial.



Written by Sandie on November 10, 2010