Supplies Needed
Rene mask 450. You can download her AWESOME masks in bulk here
Snow here
“Vintage Christmas” is a FTU
scrap kit created by Barbara of A Cowgirls Creations and can be downloaded from
her store here.
Be sure to check out her blog here.
This tutorial was written
assuming you have a working knowledge of PSP.
~♥~ Let’s
get started ~♥~
Open up a 700 x 700 blank
canvas.
Flood fill white.
Copy and paste Frame as a
new layer.
Resize 60%.
Click inside of each
frame with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Modify/Expand
by 4.
New Raster layer below
the frame.
Copy and paste Paper BG
Paper 3 Into Selection.
Duplicate and change the
Opacity of this layer to Multiply.
Deselect for now.
Copy and paste Winter
Trees as a new layer below the frame.
Resize 30%
Move the element so the
smaller tree is in the lower frame.
Duplicate the element and
move into position beneath the higher frame so the larger tree is within the
frame.
Highlight the paper
layer.
Click anywhere outside of
it with your Magic Wand.
Highlight each element
layer and tap the delete key.
DO NOT DESELECT.
Open up the snow that I
provided for this tutorial.
Copy Frame 1.
Make your working canvas
active and paste just below the frame as a new layer.
Rename this layer S1.
Make the snow layers
active.
Highlight and copy Frame
2.
Back in PSP – paste as a
new layer just above S1 layer.
Rename this layer S2.
Repeat the above steps
until all 10 snow layers are copied onto your working canvas and are renamed S1
through S10.
Highlight each snow layer
and tap the delete key.
Close out all snow layers
accept for S1.
Copy and paste Holly
Sprig as a new layer.
Resize 35%
Press “K” on your
keyboard to activate your Pick Tool.
Turn the element and
place behind the lower frame – see my tag for reference.
Duplicate/Mirror/Flip and
place behind the higher frame. Use your
Pick Tool to turn if needed.
Copy and paste Vintage
Children as a new layer.
Resize 40%
Move into position – see my
tag for reference.
Copy and paste Fence as a
new layer behind the Vintage Children.
Resize 60%
Make your Selection Tool
active set on Rectangle.
Section out a portion of
the fence behind the children – see my tag for reference.
Right click on the
element in your layers pallet and choose “Promote Section to Layer”.
DO NOT DESELECT.
Delete the original fence
layer.
Highlight the working
fence layer.
Selections/Invert
Selections/Modify/Inside Outside
Feather:
Both checked
Feather Amount: 20
OK
Tap the delete key a
couple of times until you get a nice feathered look on each side of the fence.
Deselect.
Add your
elements. I used:
Pines: Resize 15%
Sled: Resize 25%
Highlight your white
background.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste BG Paper 3
Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Merge Group.
Duplicate and change the
Opacity to Multiply.
Add your copyrights.
Add your name.
Color Pallet:
Foreground: #af8761
Background: #37261a
Stroke width: 1
Type your name.
Convert to Raster Layer.
Give it a slight Inner
Bevel:
Copy Merged.
~Time to Animate~
Open up Animation Shop.
Edit/Paste as New
Animation.
Back in PSP.
Close out S1.
Open up S2.
Copy Merged.
Carry into AS.
Edit/Paste/After Current
Frame.
Back in PSP.
Close out S2.
Open up S3.
Copy Merged.
Carry into AS.
Edit/Paste/After Current
Frame.
Continue doing this until
you have all 10 snow layers copied and pasted into AS.
View your animation.
Don’t panic if it’s going
backward! That’s an easy fix…
Ctrl + A to highlight all
frames.
Animation/Reverse Frames
If you’re happy with your
animation –
Animation/Resize
Animation –
Click Pixel Size
Width x Height – 600
OK
Save your animation.
I hope you enjoyed this
tutorial.
I’d love to see your
results.
Hugs,
Bev
