This tutorial was written by Pints on 10th November 2008 any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidenta. Please do not take this tutorial as use it as your own, but you may print for own personal use and link to my site.
Supplies Needed
I used PSPX2 but should work in other versions.
Scrapkit by Nitwit Collections - Sugar Cookies, all the bits.
Font of choice, I used the alpha that comes with the kit.
Becky Mask35
Gorjuss tubes by Suzanne Woolcott
Remember not to mix tubes you bought from AMI and the new Gorjuss Shop.
Unless your licence has been exchanged.
Lets Go!
Open new canvas 800 x 600, flood fill white.
Open paper of choice for mask.
Resize by 30% (if original size)
New raster layer/flood fill.
Layers/new mask layer/from image.
Choose your mask from drop down menu.
Source luminance clicked.
Ok
Delete mask layer.
Merge group.
Choose another paper and repeat the mask.
On the top mask layer resize by 95%.
Merge these two layers.
Open the cookie frame green. (lil bits)
Resize (I normally start with 20%)
Copy/paste as new layer onto working canvas.
Open the gingerbread frame
Resize
Copy/paste as new layer, place this above the green cookie frame.
If it is too big just resize a little until it fits nicely above the cookie frame. (see my tag)
When happy merge these two layers.
Grab your deform tool and just rotate a little.
Open a paper for the background of this frame.
Resize by 20%(if original size)
New raster layer/flood fill.
On frame layer using magic wand click inside the frame.
Selections/modify/expand/5/invert.
Hit delete on paper layer.
Selection none.
Add the gingerbread man.
Open the cookie frame tan.
Resize a little smaller than the green one.
Copy/paste as new layer.
duplicate.
Place the left one above the green frame.
Place the right one below the frame.
Open the cookies for santa wordart.
Resize.
Edit/copy/paste above the left frame. (see my tag)
Open paper for the right hand side tan cookie frame.
Resize.
New Raster layer/flood fill with paper.
On frame layer using magic wand click inside the frame.
Selections/modify/expand/5/invert.
Hit delete on paper layer.
Selection none.
Add your tube.
Open the ribboncluster.
Resize
Edit/copy/paste as new layer.
Use your deform tool and place where desired on the right hand cookie frame above the tube.
Click on the frame layer.
Using your magic wand click on the outside of the frame.
Then click on the ribbon layer and hit delete.
Select none.
All you need to do know is add anymore elements/word art you wish.
Add your name, I used the Alphawit that came with the kit.
Add dropshadows.
V&H2
Opacity 50
Blur 5
Colour black.
Resize all layers, try not to make your tag bigger than 550x550
Add copyright/watermark.
Merge all visible.
Save as png or jpeg.
Your done.
Thank you for doing this tutorial and I hope you enjoyed.
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