Supplies Needed
Rene mask 455. You can download her AWESOME masks in bulk here
Plug Ins used:
Brush Stroke – Crosshatch
Mura’s Meister – Copies
“Homespun Christmas” is a
full size kit created by Barbara of A Cowgirls Creations and can be purchased
from her store here.
Be sure to check out all of her wonderful kits!
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.
Delete the credit layer,
Level 7, and Level 6.
Highlight Level 1.
Click on it with your
Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 2
Into Selection.
Apply Brush Strokes – Crosshatch:
Stroke length: 9
Sharpness: 6
Strength: 2
OK
Deselect.
Delete the template
layer.
Highlight Level 2.
Click on it with your Magic
Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 5
Into Selection.
Apply Brush Strokes –
Crosshatch:
Use same settings
OK
Deselect.
Delete the template
layer.
Highlight Level 3 layer.
Click on it with your
Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 4
Into Selection.
Apply Crosshatch 2x’s to
the paper.
Deselect.
Delete the template
layer.
Copy and paste the
Poinsetta element as a new layer.
Resize 10%
Apply Mura’s Meister –
Copies:
Choose Encircle
Change the top 3 numbers
as follows:
Number: 30
Shift X: 70
Shift Y: 70
OK
Place the poinsettia ring
below the paper you just worked on.
Highlight Level 4.
Click on it with your
Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 6
Into Selection.
Lock the layer.
Adjust/Blur/Gaussian
Blur:
Radius: 5
OK
Unlock the layer.
Deselect.
Apply Crosshatch to the
paper layer.
Highlight Level 5.
Click on it with your
Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 9 Into
Selection.
Copy and paste element HRLD_Christmas_GrabBag_TREES_02
as a new layer.
Move the tree into
position over the paper – see my tag for reference.
Selections/Invert
Tap the delete key.
Deselect.
Highlight Level 8.
Click on each rectangle.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 7
Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template
layer.
Highlight Level 12.
Merge Down.
Merge Down again.
Level’s 12, 11, and 10
should now be all on the same layer.
Select All/Float/Defloat
New Raster layer.
Paste Paper 8 (it should
still be in memory) Into Selection.
Deselect.
Delete the template
layer.
Highlight Level 9.
Click on each rectangle
with your Magic Wand.
New Raster layer.
Copy and paste Paper 8
Into Selection.
Copy and paste your tube
as a new layer over the paper. Move into
a position you like – see my tag for reference.
Right click on your tube
in your layers pallet and choose “Promote Section to Layer”.
Change the Opacity of
this tube layer to Overlay.
Delete the original tube
layer.
Delete the template
layer.
Copy and pate your tube
as a new layer.
Move into position in
front of the Christmas tree – see my tag for reference.
Add your
elements. I used:
Snowflakes 1 &
2: Resize 5%/Duplicate as many times as
you like, resizing some of them
Christmas Elements 2_Pine Branch_Scrap and Tubes: Resize 50%
Christmas Elements 2_Pine Branch_Scrap and Tubes: Resize 50%
Acc HSC key: Resize
10%/erase the ribbon on it/Duplicate the key and turn slightly
Swag: Resize 20%/Duplicate 2x’s
Swag: Resize 20%/Duplicate 2x’s
Bow: Resize 15%/Duplicate
Acc HSC tree cones: Resize 15%
Acc HSC tree cones: Resize 15%
Acc HSC snowman: Resize 15%
Acc HSC Christmouse: Resize 5%
Highlight your white
background.
New Raster layer.
Select All.
Copy and paste Paper 5
Into Selection.
Deselect.
Adjust/Blur/Gaussian
Blur:
Radius: 5
OK
Apply the mask.
Merge Group.
Add your copyrights.
Add your name.
Color Pallet:
Foreground: #37261a
Background: #861b1b
Stroke width: 1
Type your name.
Convert to Raster Layer.
Give it a slight Inner
Bevel:
Select All/Float/Defloat
Selections/Modify/Expand
by 2.
New Raster layer below
your name.
Flood fill with #e5c07b
Adjust/Add Remove
Noise/Add Noise:
Random and Monochrome
checked
Noise: 30%
OK
Merge Visible both name
layers.
I hope you enjoyed this
tutorial.
I’d love to see your
results.
Hugs,
Bev
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