Christmas Surprise

Supplies Needed

1 tube of choice – I used the artwork of Dean Yeagle which can be purchased from CDO.

Font of choice – I used Mountains of Christmas Regular here

Gem mask 206 here

Rachel Designs Tag Template 47 here

Plugs Ins used:

Xero - Porcelain

“Aquamarine Winter” is a beautiful tagger size scrap kit created by Laura of Tiny Turtle Designs and can be purchased from her store here.  

  

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.

Resize all layers 600 px.

Highlight the background layer.

Image/Canvas Size:

700 px.

Flood fill white.

Highlight 1.

Click on it with your Magic Wand.

New Raster layer.

Copy and paste Paper 4 Into Selection.

Deselect.

Delete template layer.

Highlight 2.

Repeat the above step.

Highlight 3.

Click on it with your Magic Wand.

New Raster layer.

Copy and paste Paper 27 Into Selection.

Deselect.

Delete the template layer.

Give the paper a slight Inner Bevel:

Highlight 4.

Click on it with your Magic Wand.

New Raster layer.

Copy and paste Paper 24 Into Selection.

Deselect.

Delete the template layer.

Give the paper the same slight Inner Bevel.

Highlight 5.

Repeat the above step.

Open up element 75.

Make your Selection Tool active and section out an area of the wood:

Highlight 6.

Click on each rectangle with your Magic Wand.

New Raster layer.

Make your Flood Fill tool active, set on Pattern and look for the wood pattern.

Flood fill with the wood pattern.

Adjust/Add Remove Noise Add Noise:

Random and Monochrome checked

Noise: 75%

OK

Selections/Modify/Contract by 5.

New Raster Layer.

Copy and paste Paper 23 Into Selection.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.  Move into position over the paper – see my tag for reference.

Right click on the tube in your layers pallet and choose “Promote Section to Layer”.

Delete the original tube layer.

Deselect.

Delete the template layer.

To the promoted section tube layer Apply Xero – Porcelain:

Use default settings.

Add your elements.  I used (see my tag for reference):

141

28: Resize 85%/Duplicate

121:  Resize 60%/Duplicate/Mirror

133:  Resize 10%/Duplicate

129:  Resize 25%

77:  Resize 20%/Duplicate 2x’s

49:  Resize 15%/Duplicate/Resize 70%/Duplicate

113:  Resize 20%/Duplicate

59:  Resize 25%/Mirror/Duplicate 2x’s

89:  Resize 60%

Highlight your white background.

New Raster layer.

Select All.

Copy and paste Paper 25 Into Selection.

Deselect.

Apply the mask.

Merge Group.

Duplicate and change the Properties to Multiply.

Add your copyrights.

Add your name.

Color Pallet:

Foreground: #508587

Background: #6eb4b6

Stroke set on .5

Type your name.

Convert to Raster layer.

Give it a slight Inner Bevel:

Select All/Float/Defloat

Selections/Modify/Expand by 3.

New Raster layer below the name layer.

Flood fill with #f7fcfe.

Deselect.

Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:

Uniform and Monochrome checked

Noise: 40%

OK

Merge Visible both name layers.

Close out your white background.

Resize all layers 600 pixels.

Save your tag as a PNG.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.   

I’d love to see your results.

Email me!

Hugs,

Bev