This tutorial was written by Pints on the 22nd November 2008, any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidental. Please do not take this tutorial and make it your own or share via email etc, you may however print out for your own personal use.
Most of all have fun!
A reasonably easy one.
Supplies needed:-
Scrapkit by Lliella Designs called Christmas Greetings and the Alpha
This is a paid kit so I’m sorry I cant share but I’m sure there are plenty of free kits out there on the web that can be adapted to suit.
Font of choice I used the Alpha which you can buy with the kit.
Open a new canvas 600 x 600 and floodfill white.
Open frame 2, resize by 20%
Edit/copy/paste as new layer.
Rotate/free rotate/90 degrees
Rotate/free rotate/15 degrees
Open frame 1, resize by 20%
Edit/copy/paste as new layer.
Rotate/free rotate/90 degrees.
Open paper 10
Resize by 20%
New raster layer/below red frame layer/flood fill with the above paper.
On red frame layer click inside the frame with magic wand.
Selections/modify/expand 5/invert.
Click on paper layer and hit delete.
Select none.
Open christmas tree/santa/reindeer
Resize/copy/paste as new layer above red frame layer, use my tag for placement.
Open 2 stars/string/stocking.
Resize/edit/copy/paste as new layer, use your mover tool to place in top corner of frame, again use my tag for placement.
On the top star resize by 80% then Rotate/free rotate/left 15 degrees.
Open the wordart from the alpha.
Resize/copy/paste as new layer, placing to the top of tag.
Open the christmas cheer border.
Resize/copy/paste as new layer, drag this layer below frame layers.
Place this layer to the top of the frames.
Erase any excess.
Duplicate/image/flip.
Duplicate/image/free rotate 90 degrees
Again erase any excess.
Image/mirror.
Add your name.
Add dropshadows to all your elements etc.
V&H2
Opacity 50
Blur 5
Colour black.
Resize all layers, so your tag is no bigger than 550 x 550.
Merge all visible.
Add copyright.
Save as png or jpet.
Your done!
Thankyou for doing my tutorial and I hope your happy with your results.
You can contact me with any questions/comments michelleabruce@gmail.com
Or go to my blog www.pints-blog-blogspot.com