Winter Beauty

            

 

This tutorial was written on January 9th 2009 by Heidi. This tut is from my own imagination & any similarities are purely coincidental.

No Linking or copying anything and I do not allow my tutorials to be translated.

Under no uncertain terms are you allowed to make money from anything produced from this tut, this is against my TOU's

 

 

 

                                                       Supplies

I wrote this tut using PSP XI but any version will do.

A tube of choice. I am using the beautiful fairy artwork of Renee Biertempfel

You can purchase a license from CILM

Please don't use the same tube unless you have your own license to do so

Scrap paper, frame and various elements (I used pieces from my Winter Flakes mini kit) which can be found in the January issue of the AFX Ezine.

There is also a full Winter Flakes kit located in my store here

Mask by Becky (included in the zip file here)

A nice winter image, can find plenty of free to use photos on the net

Your choice of font ( I used Turbayne Running Hand)

Filter used is Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glo

                               

Let's begin =)

 

 

Open a new canvas 700x650 

 

Open one of your scrap paper and resize it by 20% then copy and paste it as a new layer

 

Go up to Layers, Load/Save Mask, Load Mask from Disk, and find the mask you are using or the one I provided, with the following settings:

 

Go back up to layers and select merge group

Now duplicate your mask layer and then go up to effects, texture effects, blinds and apply the settings as follows:

Width=2   Opacity=62   Horizontal and Light From Top both checked and change the color to white

 

Open your frame, resize it and then copy and paste it as a new layer

Go up to image, rotate, free rotate to the left 90*. Make sure your frame is centered within the mask 

 

Go back up to effects, texture effects, blinds and apply the same settings as before

 

Now open up the winter photo you are using & resize it then copy and paste it as a new layer making sure that the photo is under the frame layer

 

Using you magic wand while still on your frame layer click inside your frame and then go up to Selections, Modify, Expand and the number of pixels should be set to 5 then click ok

Go back up to selections, select invert, click on your photo layer and then press delete on your keyboard and then select none  

 

Open up your snowflake, resize it, then copy and paste it as a new layer then move it to the right upper side of your frame

Duplicate the snowflake and then move it to the left side of your frame  

 

Now we want to apply a glow to the snowflakes so go up to filters then scroll thru the filters until you get to Eye Candy 4000 then slide over to Gradient Glow and apply the following settings:

                                      

 

 

 

Open one of the ribbons, resize, and copy and paste it as a new layer and move it under the snowflake layers (see my tag as a reference)

 

Duplicate your ribbon then go up to image, then mirror, then move it back over to the other ribbon and place it next to the 1st ribbon

Then go up to layers and merge the 2 ribbon layers together

Duplicate your merged ribbon layers and then move it to the other snowflake

 

 

Now open one of the star strings and using your selection tool draw around one single strand (see the example) then copy and paste it as a new image

                                                     

 

Resize this strand and then copy and paste it as a new layer under the snowflake but above the ribbons and move it so it sits in the middle of the ribbons

Duplicate this strand layer and move it over to the other side

You can now add a slight drop shadow to each of the ribbon & stand layers if you would like

 

Open up the tube your have chosen and copy and paste it as a new layer and move it to the left side of your frame   

 

Apply a slight drop shadow again if you so wish

 

Now its time to add your name, I used Turbayne Running Hand with a dark blue stroke and a light blue fill. Once your name is typed out apply the following inner bevel  

                              

 

 

and now apply the following gradient glow  

 

                                            

 

 

 Under the color tab change the color to white then click ok.

 

 

Add all of the appropriate copyright and licensing info, merge all layers, resize if desired and save.

 

 

 

That's it you're all done! 

 

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial and I'd love to see your results. If you have any questions you can always drop me an email at scrappinbrat@comcast.net

 

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