HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Tutorial 2017

This tutorial is written by Denise D. on 1st October, 2023

from my own ideas.
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS

http://escapingtopsp2.altervista.org/FlowersInBloom/FlowersInBloom.html

Thank you Inge-Lore,Michele B,Anja and Sylviane for these Translations

Click on the Box to download Supplies

Supplies

Images:
The images used in this tutorial came from the Blue Christmas Kit designed by Caz
found at the following link:

https://aigenbycaz.blogspot.com/

D.D.HappyHolidaysText.png
chain.png
Signature.png

Mask:
w-maske16_©sigrid.jpg
You can join this group at:

http://sigridshomepage.bplaced.de

sinedots fancy.msk.jpg

Texture:
yedralina.jpg

Selections:
D.D.HappyHoliday
D.D.HappyHoliday2
D.D.HappyHoliday3

Plugins:
Alien Skin Eye Candy 4000
MuRa's Seamless
MuRa's Meister
Carolaine & Sensibility
AAA Frames
AAA Filters

Found here:

AND

Double Click on the ICI

icon in your supplies folder to install this Preset in your Plugin.

Notes:
This Tutorial was created in PSP2020
.... 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

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.

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 #e2dace
Set your Background colour to #a7ceff

Step One:
Open Mask and miminise
Place Pattern in PSP Pattern Folder
Place Texture in PSP Texture Folder
Place Selections in PSP Selection Folder
Install Preset
Open graphics in PSP, duplicate (Shift D) and close the original.

Step Two:
File/New/New Image 1000 pixels x 650 pixels as follows:

Flood fill with Foreground Colour
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Background Colour
Effects/Texture Effects/Texture yedralina.jpg as follows:

textuyre

Step Three:
Layers/New Mask Layer/From Image (find w-maske16_©sigrid.jpg ) as follows:

mask

Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab as follows:

Step Four:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Layers/Arrange/Move Down
Flood fill with Background Colour
Effects/Plugins/Carolaine and Sensibility/CS-Texture as follows:

cs textuee

Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance

Step Five:
Effects/Plugins/Carolaine and Sensibility/CS-Reflection as follows:

cs refle ction

Layers/New Raster Layer
Selection/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.HappyHoliday from Disk as follows:

sekection

Maximise your background image
Edit/Copy Edit/Paste into Selection

Step Six:
Selections/Modify/Select Selection Borders as follows:

select borders

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

Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient

Step Seven:
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel as follows:

bevel

Selections/Load/Save Selections/Load Selection D.D.HappyHolidays2 from Disk
Layers/New Raster Layer
Effects/3D Effects/Cutout as follows:

cutout

Step Eight:
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Edit/Repeat Merge Down
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Layers/Arrange/Bring to Top
Maximise a hanging deco ( I used a stocking)
Edit/Copy Edit/Paste as New Layer
Resize the image to suit and place in the top right corner
I supplied a chain image in the supplies if you wish to hand a deco here
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab

Step Nine:
Edit/Copy Special Copy Merged
Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Canvas Size as follows:

canvas

Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Meister/Perspective Tiling as follows:

Effects/Reflection Effects/Rotating Mirror as follows:

rotation

Selection/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.HappyHoliday3 from Disk
Edit/Clear
Repeat Edit/Clear
Selections/Select None

Step Ten:
Maximise an image of a girl (or other of your choice)
Edit/Copy Edit/Paste as New Layer
Resize to suit the Layer
Place to the right of the centre
See my image for placement
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Maximise an image of your choice
Edit/Copy Edit/Paste as New Layer
Resize the image to suit and place in the bottom left corner of the Layer
Maximise another image of a gift
Resize to suit
Place near the image on the left side of the Layer
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab

Step Eleven:
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/Foreground Colour
Effects/3D Effects/Cutout
Selections/Select All
Edit/Copy
Image/Add Borders/50 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Edit/Paste into Selection
Adjust/Blur/Gaussian Blur 20 pixels
Promote Selection to Layer
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Layers/New Mask Layer/from Image (find sinedots fancy.msk.jpg) as follows:

masl2

Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Setting

Step Twelve:
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/Foreground Colour
Selections/Select All
Selections/Modify/Contract 5 pixels
Effects/3D Effects/Cutout
Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders 40 pixels/Foreground Colour
Effects/Plugin/AAA Frames/Foto Frame as follows:

fotpo

Step Thirteen:
Maximise D.D.HappyHolidaysText.png
Edit/Copy Edit/Paste as New Layer
Place where appropriate.
I place mine in the top left hand corner
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab

Step Fourteen:
Maximise Signature.png
Edit/Copy Edit/Paste as New Layer
Place at bottom of Layer
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
A big thank you to the ladies who test my Tutorials

TESTERS' RESULTS

Maire

MARIE

SJOERTDJE

BETTY

INGE-LORE

MICHELE B

SYLVIANE
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