Christmas Moments Forum Set

This tut was written for those with a basic knowledge of psp.

I am using the Awesome artwork by Katerina Koukiotis 

The tube is called Holiday Fairy 

You need a license to use this art work. Please do not use without a license.

 

 You can find this art at Digital Art Heaven  HERE

Supplies Needed

I used PSPX...but any of them should work.

Scrap  Christmas Eve by Graphics and School of Fantasy HERE

Check out the rest of the blog HERE

Filters
Mehdi-Weaver

Xero-Soft Mood and Clarity
AAA Frames-Foto Frame

Font of Choice, I used Casablanca Noir

Drop Shadow usually V2 H2 50 black

 

Let's get started

*Remember to add your drop shadow as you go along*

Forum Set
This is an easy peasy one
Signature tag

Open new image 600 x 250, paste paper 6, click on your crop tool, crop your tag, being sure the size is still 600 x 250. You can look up at your tool bar in psp to see the size.

Paste your tube, mirror, resize to 55%, duplicate, being on the bottom tube, apply Mehdi-Weaver with these settings

Size range 150-300

Size 180

Change the blend mode to Hard Light

Move the top tube to the right edge, duplicate, go to Adjust, Blur, Gaussian Blur at 4, change the blend mode to soft light.

Apply the Xero filter-Soft Mood, then Clarity to the bottom tube, back on the top tube, merge down.

Resize element 13 to 50%, paste on the left side.

Paste element 61 and move to the bottom left.

Paste element 70 at the edge of the hand of your tube, duplicate, mirror, move below the sleigh on the left how you like.

Resize wordart of choice, I resized the one I used to 35%, sharpen once.

Before you add your frame, hold the shift key and hit the letter d to duplicate your tag to use for your Avator.

Apply AAA Frames-Foto Frame with these settings
Width 3, 0, 0,

Matt 2,

255, 255, 255,

Opacity 50
Click on the little drop down where you see the word default and change that to white.

Take your magic wand, click on the hair where you would like to add some noise and add noise at 30%.

Add your copyright and name, merge visible.

For the Avator
Open a new image 200 x 200 or a size you prefer, paste the red paper and weave together, resize to 80%. Then paste the sleigh and resize to fit your tag, I resized mine to 70%.

Paste the snow layer at the bottom of the sleigh like in your signature tag, then paste the sparkle swirl on the top layer on the right, duplicate, mirror, move below the sleigh on the left.

Paste the wordart, resize to 75%, move to the top, merge visible, sharpen once.

Add the AAA Frame as before with the same settings.

Add your name and copyright, merge visible.

That's it

Hope you enjoyed doing my tut.