For Me?!

 

Supplies

1 tube of choice - I used the artwork of PinUpToons which can be purchased from CDO.  You must have a license to use.

Font of choice - I used Scrap Snow, a pay font.  Christmas Snow will work just as nice here

Becky Mask 22 here

Creative by Nature Template 39 here

Animation Shop

Plug Ins:
Eyecandy 3.1 - Glow
Mura’s Meister - Cloud

“Comfort & Joy” is a tagger size scrap kit created by Pixie of KissedbyPix and can be purchased from her store TKO Scraps.  You can visit her blog here.
Thank you Pixie for an awesome holiday kit.

This tutorial was written assuming you have a working knowledge of PSP.

~♥~ Let’s get started ~♥~

Open up the template.
Shift + D.
Close out the original.
Image/Canvas Size
650 x 550
OK
Highlight the Background layer.
Flood fill white.
Delete the top 3 layers and Raster 6.

Color Pallet:
Foreground:  #80c5e1
Background:  #efefef

Highlight Raster 2 layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Invert
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 9a (copy) Into Selection.
Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:
Uniform and Monochrome checked
Noise: 75%
OK
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Repeat the above step Raster 3 layer.

Highlight Raster 5 layer.
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and Paste Bonus 3 paper Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.
Apply Eyecandy 3.1 - Glow:
Width: 3
Opacity: 100
Opacity Drop off:  Fat
Color: #890101
OK

Highlight Copy of Vector 1 layer.
Repeat the above step.

Highlight Copy of Vector 1 layer (big pink square).
Click on it with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Apply Mura’s Mesiter - Cloud:
Hit the reset button.
OK
Duplicate/Change the Properties to Multiply
Deselect.
Delete the template layer.

Highlight Copy of Vector 1 layer (pink circle).
Repeat the above step.

Copy and paste Red Lights as a new layer.
Resize 60%
Move into position - see my tag for reference - DO NOT GIVE IT A DROP SHADOW YET.
Duplicate 3 times for a total of 4 light layers.
Rename them L1, L2, L3, and L4.

Highlight L1 layer.
Use your Freehand Selection Tool and section off just the bulbs as indicated below:


Make your Lighten/Darken Tool active and match your settings to mine:


Run your mouse over each bulb 3 times to lighten it.
Deselect.

Highlight L2 layer and repeat the above step with the bulbs indicated:


Highlight L3 layer and repeat the above step with the bulbs indicated:


Highlight L4 layer and repeat the above step with the bulbs indicated:


Go back and give each light layer a drop shadow.
Close out L2 layer, L3 layer, and L4 layer.
Only L1 layer should be left open.

Copy and paste Tree (copy) as a new layer.
Duplicate/Resize 70%/Lower the Opacity to about 53
Move both trees into position in front of the circle cloud layer.
Highlight the circle loud layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Highlight each tree layer and tap the delete key.
Deselect.

Copy and paste Tree 2 (copy) as a new layer just below the largest tree in your layers pallet.
Move into position - see my tag for reference.
Highlight the rectangle cloud layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Highlight Tree 2 layer.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.

Add your elements.  I used:
Ornament 2:  Resize 10% and 50%/Duplicate as many times as you like.
Ornament 1:  Resize 10% and 50%/Duplicate as many times as you like.
Candy Cane:  Resize 10% and 60%/Duplicate as many times as you like.
Fir Sprig:  Duplicate/Flip
Red Gold Bow:  Resize 25%
Candle:  Resize 40%/Mirror
Reindeer:  Resize 40%
Red Bow Frame:  Resize 90%
Gift 5:  Resize 25% and 40%
Gift 6:  Resize 25% and 35%

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.

Highlight your white canvas.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 3 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Merge Group.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name.
Foreground:  #8a0000
Background: #efefef
Stroke: 0.8
Type your name.
Apply the same Noise effect.

Resize all layers 80%.

Copy Merge.

~Time to Animate~

Open up Animation Shop.
Edit/Paste/As New Animation

Back in PSP.
Close out L1 layer.
Open up L2 layer.
Copy Merge.

Carry into AS.
Edit/Paste/After Current Frame.

Back in PSP.
Close out L layer.
Open up L2 layer.
Copy Merge.

Carry into AS.
Edit/Paste/After Current Frame.

Back in PSP.
Close out L31 layer.
Open up L3 layer.
Copy Merge.

Carry into AS.
Edit/Paste/After Current Frame.

Back in PSP.
Close out L4 layer.
Open up L4 layer.
Copy Merge.

Carry into AS.
Edit/Paste/After Current Frame.

Animation/Frame Properties:
Display time:  18
OK

View your animation.
If you’re happy then save.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.
I’d love to see your results.
Email me!
Hugs,
Bev