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Translated with permission from the creator, Jet at Jetje's PSP Creaties tutorial site. (Jetje's tut site is now gone)
 


  
They will both open in a new window and print out on standard 8½" X 11" paper

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For this tutorial you will need:
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I've done this tutorial in PSP 9 and PSP XI.
I believe it can be done in most versions.
You may have to look around for the commands but it's likely they are there.

Filters and materials needed
 Filters needed
Filters Unlimited 2, get it here
Simple Filters>Top Left Mirror, get it free here
Scrapkit: by Melissa  of Sentimental Style when she was still Heartfelt Scraps (in the supplies folder)
 Supplies in zip file here for version 8 and up includes .pspimage tubes
I've also converted the lace and paper clip pspimage files to psp files, as I couldn't open them in version 9.
Supplies in zip file here for older psp versions has .psd tubes instead of pspimage. these can be opened in any program

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT SCRAP KIT
The kit consists of layers, 1 per element.
To copy each one, make sure you are on that layer and then Control-C to copy.
If there is more than one element in a layer, copy the layer, paste as new image and then use
your selection tool to select around the one you want and copy then paste into your working canvas.

I am assuming you know the basics of Paint Shop Pro and where the tools can be located.
Here are some arrows and bars you can drag and drop where you need to mark or underline where you are. .
Just left click and drag to where you want it then let go.
They will stay where you put them until you close your browser.
           




Here's a small version of the tag that you can drag with you for reference
1. Copy a paper from the HS Scrap Kit_022 (I used the second one from the bottom)
and paste as a new image (control-v). You can use either one of the other 2 papers as well.

This becomes your working canvas.
New raster layer
Selection>select all
Copy "1016 scenery 34" and paste into selection
Select none
With your raster deform tool, pull out on both sides (using the little
red boxes at the sides) so it looks similar to my example.

In the layer palette, put the blend mode on luminance and the opacity on 44
2. Copy the ribbon and lace in the scrapkit and paste as new image
Now you can select the ribbon layer with your selection tool and copy
You do this for every element you want to use in the scrapkit that are in a layer together.
Copy the ribbon and paste as new layer (control-L) on your working canvas
Place it at the bottom, past the edge of the canvas, as shown,
making sure you can see only the top line of stitching
Drop Shadow 0-0-100-5 colors #5980ba (a medium blue)
   
Layers>duplicate
Move the new ribbon layer to the top of the canvas
3. Copy the lace and paste as new layer
and place it as shown in the example
drop shadow 0-0-100-5 colors #5980ba
Duplicate layer, Image>flip
4. In the scrap kit, copy the photo frames and paste as new image.
Cut out the slanted one, copy it and paste as new layer on your canvas

with your raster deform tool, pull it top and bottom to the edges of
the ribbon, and on the sides almost to the edges. See example.
Apply same drop shadow as in previous step, then repeat the drop shadow
5. Copy the photo mounts and paste as new image
Click with your magic wand in the white part, tolerance on 10
Leave it selected
6. Open 1147 blue eyes,
Copy the baby and return to your photo mounts
Create new raster layer.
Paste into selection
7. Adjust>PhotoFix>Digital camera noise removal set at 50-50-50-50-2

If you find the eyes a bit too blurry, with your selection tool, select around the eyes and sharpen twice.

Layers>Merge visible
Apply the same drop shadow as before, then repeat it
Image>Mirror
copy and paste on your working canvas as a new layer
8. Copy the white snowflake and paste as a new image.
Resize to 80% bicubic. Select the top one with the selection tool and copy it,
paste it as a new layer on the canvas and place it as shown at the top left of the mounts
Apply the drop shadow 1-1-100-8, color as before (the blue), keep selected
Go to Layers>Duplicate, then Image>Mirror, then Image>Flip
9. From the scrapkit, copy the buttons layer and paste as new image.
Select one of the small buttons at the top (I used the darker one on the right)
and copy it, then put it right in the middle of a snowflake.
Apply a drop shadow 0-0-100-5, same blue color.
Again duplicate layer then flip it and mirror it

Layers>Merge visible
10. Effects>Filters Unlimited 2>edges square - square edge 17


Image>Resize - 85% bicubic, all layers unchecked
Apply a drop shadow 1-1-100-3, then repeat with -1, -1, 100, 3
11. Copy the lace (frame-not out of the scrapkit) and paste as new layer
Resize 80% bicubic, all layers unchecked
Layers>Arrange>send to bottom, or just pull it down in the layer palette

If all is in place properly, right click in layer palette and merge visible.
12. Copy the paper clip (not from the scrapkit) - paste as new layer
Image>Rotate 40 degrees left, all layers unchecked

Move it into place
drop shadow 1-1-100-3 color #3c5780
Effects>Simple>top left mirror (this puts the paper clip into all the corners - like magic!)
13. Copy 1 of the tags from the scrapkit
Format>Resize 80% bicubic, all layers unchecked
Now resize to 80% again.
Apply a drop shadow 0-0-100-3 #3c5780, repeat the drop shadow
Move it into place
14. Adding the text.
Open the font Snowcap size 30, stroke 1, bold
Foreground on white, background on #557cb4

Type your text. I typed "Winter".
Now apply a drop shadow 1-1-100-1, leave the shadow color at blue.
15. Using the Snowcap font again, size depending on your text (I have mine on 28),
type text on the tag. I typed XXX using small x's. Then I typed my name.

Merge visible
Watermark and save as a gif if you want to retain the transparency
or as a jpg if you want to save it on a background or a color.
l hope you had fun!
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By my friend Bobbi of RamblinRoots



Made by my friend, Sonel of Sonel's Corner

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Webpage Design Information
This webpage background was made in PhotoImpact with a tutorial by Deb DeHaven
 Sadly, she passed away and her site is gone.
 The font I used for the text on the buttons is BrockScript
The font I used for the "Winter Greeting" tutorial header is Snowcap.
 Click on the font name to download the font.
I use PhotoImpact to make all of my headers due to the amazing
3D text it has and the wonderful presets available free online
 Most of the presets I use are either the ones that come with PhotoImpact, usually the Gel ones,
or from Deb's PI Tutorials and More (see below) or Carol Oyl's site
 This is the address to Deb's old pages
 http://www.fortunecity.com/skyscraper/millenit/1716/pitutorials/objects/presets/presets1.html
 I can't find any links to her new pages but the presets are still on this page for download.
 For more sites to find PI Presets, take a look at my Great Beginnings page.