This tutorial is written by Denise D. on 18th September, 2021

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  Images:
joyeux noel-by Mila Marquis.png
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Holidays - Christmas - Christmas Divider.png
V~TisTheSeasonPresents.png
Christmas Tree.png
D.D.Deco1.pspimage
D.D.Deco2.pspimage
D.D.Deco3.pspimage

Some of these image were obtained from the Internet
If you are the owner of this image, please contact me
so that credit can be given to you   

  Pattern:
Gold Angra10.jpg

Selections:
D.D.Christmas 2021
D.D.Christmas 2021.2
D.D.Christmas 2021.3
D.D.Christmas 2021.3a
D.D.Christmas 2021.4

Colour Swatch

Signature:
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Plugins:
VM Instant Art
VM Texture
VM Stylise
Graphics Plus
(Import into Filters Unlimited 2.0)

Medhi
Eye Candy 4000
AAA Frames

Found here:

AND 

Some helpful information:

You can change the blend mode, opacity and drop shadow, as well as colourise the materials,
according to the tubes/colours you are using.

When applying the Resize with the All Layers option checked, this will be informed in the tutorial,
otherwise, apply the resize with this option unchecked.

Remember always to save your work.

Whenever you reduce an image, apply Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen, to maintain the sharpness of the image.

Some tools or features have other names in earlier versions of the PSP.

      

Notes:
This Tutorial was created in Corel 2020.... other versions may need adjustment
Some of the graphics may be from Free to Use sites or Share Groups. 
If you are the creator of one of these please let me know so that appropriate credit can be given. 
No infringement of copyright is intended or intentional.
Before opening PSP, download plugins and install

Please Note:   Offset settings provided in this tutorial may vary according to size of your image.
Please adjust to suit.

The settings remain the same throughout this Tutorial unless otherwise stated.



Set your Foreground colour to #9c1c37
Set your Background colour to #d85867

Step One:
Place Pattern in PSP Pattern Folder
Place Selection in PSP Selection Folder
Open graphics in PSP, duplicate (Shift D) and close the original.

Change Foreground Colour to Foreground/Background/Sunburst Gradient as follows:



File/New/New Image 1000 pixels x 750 pixels as follows:



Step Two:
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/VM Texture/Dribble as follows:



Repeat Dribble BUT with the following settings:



Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance

Step Three:
Layers/Duplicate
Effects/Plugins/Medhi/Weaver as follows:



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More
Change Opacity to 50%
Layers/Merge/Merge Down

Step Four:
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/VM Instant Art/Tripolis as follows:



Effects/Reflection Effects/Rotating Mirror as follows:



Step Five:
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.Christmas 2021 from Disk as follows:

  

Promote Selection to Layer
Effects/Pluigns/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Paper Textures/Canvas, Medium as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/FunHouse/Loom as follows:



Selections/Select None

Step Six:
Effects/Reflection Effects/Rotating Mirror
Layers/Duplicate
Select Promoted Selection Layer
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Toadies/What Are You? as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab as follows:



Select Copy of Promoted Selection Layer
Repeat Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Minimise for Now

Step Seven:
File/New/New Image 500 pixels x 500 pixels as follows:



Change Background Colour to pattern Gold Angra10.jpg as follows:



Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Background Pattern
Selections/Select All
Selections/Modify/Contract 8 pixels
Edit/Clear
Selections/Invert
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel as follows:



Step Eight:
Selections/Invert
Selections/Modify/Contract 8 pixels
Selections/Modify/Select/Selection Borders/8 pixels/Inside as follows:



Flood fill with Background Pattern
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel
Selections/Select None
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.Christmas2021.2 from Disk
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Background Pattern
Selections/Modify/Contract 8 pixels
Selections/Modify/Select Selection Borders/8 pixels/OUTSIDE
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel
Selections/Select None
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.Christmas2021.3 from Disk
Edit/Clear
Selections/Select None

Step Nine:
Layers/Merge/Merge Visible
Maximise Holidays - Christmas - Christmas Divider.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Layers/Duplicate
Image/Mirror/Vertical
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Layers/Duplicate
Effects/Image Effects/Free Rotate 90 Degrees/Right as follows:



Step Ten:
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Layers/Merge/Merge Visible
Edit/Copy
Back to your original work
Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Free Rotate/45 Degrees/Right
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.Christmas 2021.3a from Disk
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Layers/Arrange/Move Down
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/VM Stylise/Motion Trail Wild as follows:



Selections/Select None

Step Eleven:
Maximise Christmastree.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Layers/Arrange/Bring to Top
Image/Resize/75%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Leave image where it is.
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab as follows:



Maximise V~TisTheSeasonPresents.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/55%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab

Step Twelve:
Maximise D.D.Deco1.pspimage
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Objects/Align/Top
Maximise D.D.Deco2.pspimage
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More

Step Thirteen:
Image/Add Borders/2 pixels/Foreground Colour
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Flood fill with Background Pattern
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel
Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders/2 pixels/Foreground Colour
Selections/Select All
Selections/Modify/Contract 9 pixels
Effects/3D Effects/Cutout as follows:



Selections/Select All

Step Fourteen:
Image/Add Borders/15 Pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Graphics Plus/Cross Shadow/Default settings
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Flood fill with Background Pattern
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/50 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Graphics Plus/Cross Shadow/Default settings
Selections/Select None

Step Fifteen:
Effects/Plugins/AAA Frames/Texture Frame as follows:



Selections/Select All
Image/Add borders/5 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Flood fill with Background Pattern
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel
Selections/Select None
Maximise joyeux noel-by Mila Marquis.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Carefully remove the Tuber's Watermark
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.Christmas2021.4 from Disk
Edit/Clear

Step Sixteen:
Maximise D.D.Deco3.pspimage
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Objects/Align/Top
Layers/New Raster Layer
Add your Watermark
Layers/Merge All Flatten
Image/Resize/1000 pixels wide - height will adjust itself
File/Export/JPEG Optimiser/Compression Value 20

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial
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