Monday, November 26, 2018

Homespun Christmas



Supplies Needed

1 tube of choice – I used the artwork of Nocturne which can be purchased from Pics for Design.

Font of choice – I used Valentine here

Rene mask 455.  You can download her AWESOME masks in bulk here

My template 209 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%
Acc HSC  key:  Resize 10%/erase the ribbon on it/Duplicate the key and turn slightly
Swag: Resize 20%/Duplicate 2x’s
Bow:  Resize 15%/Duplicate
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.
Email me!
Hugs,
Bev

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