Ptu - Rockin Elf

This tutorial was written in PSP 9 and can be used with any other version. I assume that you have a working knowledge of PSP.

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Supplies Needed:

Tube of choice/close up

Paid Scrap kit by Toxic Desirez

"Skullmas Elf" Purchase at Skullified Scrapz

Font of choice

2Peas Airplanes

Temp331 by Kristin

Toxic Desirez

Plugins Optional:

red paw media - beautifier

Tutorial shortcut index:

"Delete" on your keyboard under Insert.

"C/P" copy and paste as new layer.

Remove "O/L" Remove original layer.

"D/S" Drop shadow located in 3D effects.

"R/S" Resize layer located in Image.

New "R/L" Raster layer, in Layers.

"outer glow" Gradient glow from eye candy

Or my method on my blog under "How to dos"

Good D/S settings:

0, 0, 57, 6, color black

Good add noise settings:

Uniform- 70-90 % noise monochrome

Random- 10-34% noise monochrome

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I used the artwork of Ismael Rac

You can find his artwork Here

This tube is a freebie in his shop

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Open temp R/S to 80% canvas 600x600

Remove copyrights, raster/copy of raster 6

But first open frame4 R/S to 40% C/P onto canvas

I placed the frame in place for the stars

You can keep these layers as the background inside frame

But i just got rid of them and made my own

*If you kept the star shapes skip this step*

Select one frame click inside. modify-expand by 5

Open paper 9 R/S to 80% C/P onto canvas

selections- invert- delete. select none drag below frame

Do the same for the other frame

On each frame layer apply outer glow

I choose black then white, add noise on white, drop shadow

Select raster3. selections- all- float- defloat

Open paper2. R/S to 80% C/P onto canvas

selections - invert- delete. select none, remove original layer

Copy of raster 3. applied add noise, then drop shadow

Copy of raster5. selections all float defloat

Open paper5. R/S to 80% C/P onto canvas

Selections invert- delete. select none, remove original layer

Do the same step for raster 5 layer. I then added outer glow on both

Apply add noise if you want. then drop shadow

Select raster 7. selections all float defloat

Open paper3. R/S to 80% C/P onto canvas

selections invert- delete. select none. remove original layer

Do the same for the copy of raster 7.  outer glow, add noise, D/S

Select raster 9, selections all- float- defloat. open paper11

R/S to 80%, C/P onto canvas. selections- invert- delete

select none, remove original layer. Same step for copy raster 9

Apply outer glow, Add noise, then apply drop shadow

Select raster 8, selections all- float- defloat. open paper6

R/S to 80%, C/P onto canvas. selections- invert- delete

select none, remove original layer. Same step for copy raster 8

Apply outer glow, Add noise, then apply drop shadow

Open tube of choice. R/S of choice. C/P onto canvas

Kept my tube in the middle. applied outer glows

 I choose black, then white added noise to the white. D/S

Now it's element time

Elements i used and the resized %

Using this drop shadow: 0, 0, 56, 7, color black

Candycane1 - 30%

Skull1 - 25%

Icicles (no resize)

Signs - 40%

Gift box - 30%

Rudolph - 25%

Snowflake3 - 30%

Coco - 25%

Candy2 - 30%

Snow - 50%

place elements where you want, or use my tag as a guide.

Apply your mask, copyrights,  add your name save as a PNG

You're done!

Thanks for trying my tutorial.

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This tutorial was written on December 8th, 2015 by Melissa.

In no way may this tutorial be copied to another

website without the creators permission. Any resemblance

to this tutorial is purely coincidental.