Rustic Christmas

 

Supplies Needed 

1 tube of choice – the tube in this tutorial is included with the kit

Font of choice – I used Love Conchetta here

Becky Mask 19 here

Plug Ins used:
Eyecandy 3.1 - Glow

“Rustic Christmas” is a PTU scrap kit available in Full and Tagger size and was created by Julie of Bits ‘n Bobs and can be purchased from Mystical Scraps 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 with #ffffff

Copy and paste 105 as a new layer.
Resize 30%
Duplicate two times.
We’ll come back to the frames. 

Copy and paste the tube as a new layer.
Resize 20%
Using my tag as reference, move the frames and tube into position.
Close the tube layer out for now.

To each frame:
Click inside the frame with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Modify/Expand by 2.
New Raster layer below the frame.
Copy and paste Paper 12 Into Selection.
Deselect. 

To the right Frame:
Copy and paste El 70 as a new layer just above the frame.
Resize 25%
Move it into a position you like.
Duplicate the element and move it below the frame in your layers pallet.
Highlight the frame layer.
Make your Magic Wand active and click inside of it.
Make your Eraser Tool active and erase any part of the branch that overhangs the frame.
Deselect.
Add the drop shadow to the top branch layer.
Copy and paste El 42.
Resize 15% 

To the Middle Frame:
Copy and paste El 7 as a new layer just above the frame.
Resize 20%
Duplicate and Resize 70%
Change the Blend mode to both of these elements to Soft Light.
DO NOT give them a drop shadow yet.
Paste the same element again.
Resize 15%
Duplicate and resize 70%
See my tag for placement.
Copy and paste the tube as a new layer just above the paper layer that belongs to this frame.
Resize 30% and change the blend mode to Overlayer.  Lower Opacity to 55.
Move into position – see my tag for reference – and give it a drop shadow.
Highlight the paper layer.
Click anywhere outside of it with your Magic Wand.
Selections/Invert
Highlight the tube layer in your layers pallet and choose “Promote Section to Layer”.
Delete the original tube layer.
Part of the face can be seen through the Christmas tree, so highlight that tree in your layers pallet.
Use your Magic Wand and click anywhere outside of the tree.
Selections/Invert
Selections/Modify/Contract by 1.
Highlight the Promoted tube layer.
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Now you can give the trees a drop shadow. 

Open up the tube layer that you pasted when we first started the tutorial.
Copy and paste El 76 as a new layer.
Resize 25%
Move into position so that it appears she is holding the light.
Make your Eraser Tool active and erase the area that is over the back of her fingers. 

Add your elements.  See my tag for placement.  I used:
El 41:  Resize 40%/Free rotate Right 45 degrees/Duplicate 3x’s/Duplicate and mirror all of them
El 59:  Resize 40%/Duplicate/Mirror
El 49:  Resize 40%
El 50:  Resize 40%
El 82:  Resize 40%
El 64:  Duplicate/Mirror
El 15:  Resize 80% 

Highlight the white background layer.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 6 Into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply the mask.
Resize 120%
Merge Group 

Add your copyrights.
If you’re using the tube from the kit, you can find the copyright in the tube folder.

Add your name.
Color Pallet:
Foreground:  #780e12
Background: #870e12
Set the stroke to 1.0
Type your name.
Convert to Raster Layer.
Apply Eyecandy 3.1 – Glow:
Width: 4
Opacity: 100
Opacity Dropoff: Fat
Color: #ffffff
Click the check mark
Give it a slight Inner Bevel 2x’s:

Crop your image.

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