Seasons Greetings

Font: Chicken Butt, Pristina

Filter: Xero – Moonlight

Filter: Alienskin Eyecandy 4000 - Fire

I have used the artwork of Tony Tzanoukakas

This tube was included in 2010 MPT Christmas Gift Package

Scrapkit is called Lil Blue Christmas by Angela of Bastel Galaxy

Kit is available for purchase at Aussie Scrap Designs

My Mask MC-Mask 70 here

Let’s Begin

Open mask and minimize for now

Open a new 700x700 white layer

Paste frame02 as a new layer

Resize x 80%

Rotate 20° left

Using magic wand click inside frames to select

Selections – modify – expand by 5

Paste bg paper 4 as a new layer

Selections – Invert

Hit delete key

Selections – Select none

Move paper layer below frame

Click inside frame again

Selections – modify – expand by 5

Open your main tube

Position to suit inside frame

Selections – Invert

Hit delete key

Selections – Select none

Move below frame

Xero filter

Select Moonlight

Time of Day – 255 and apply

Paste garland01 as a new layer

Resize x 50%

Using magic wand click inside frames to select

Selections – modify – expand by 5

Paste bg paper 3 as a new layer

Selections – Invert

Hit delete key

Selections – Select none

Move paper layer below frame

Click inside frame again

Selections – modify – expand by 5

Open your main tube

Paste as a new image

Mirror and copy

Paste and position to suit inside frame

Selections – Invert

Hit delete key

Selections – Select none

Move below frame

Xero filter

Select Moonlight

Time of Day – 155 and apply

Paste candles as a new layer

Position in front of frame

Add any other elements you like

Go over your layers and add a drop shadow of choice

Select 2 colours from your tag

I used #feec97 FG and #b5b6c8 BG

Using font Chicken Butt on size 48

Add the word “Greetings”

Adjust word to suit

Add a drop shadow

Now change font to Pristina

Size 48 and white as BG

Add the word “Seasons”

Using deformation tool, place word on an angle

Go back to background layer

Paste paper 4 as a new layer

Layers – New mask layer – from image

In drop down box select MC-Mask 70

Invert mask data unchecked

Apply

Merge group

Resize by 80%

Paste paper 3 as a new layer

Repeat mask

Resize by 85%

Resize tag by 80%

All layers checked

Go over your layers and sharpen where necessary

Add your copyright details

Using Pristina font, add your name

Place into position and add a drop shadow

If you do not wish to add animation

Merge all – flatten

Save your tag

Continue for animation

Do not merge your layers

Go back candle layer

Using magic wand, click inside flame to select

Duplicate layer 3 times

On first layer

Eye Candy 4000 - Fire

Use these settings

Apply

On second layer

Repeat plug in changing only random seed

Repeat for third layer and fourth layers

Select none

Close off layers two, three and four of flame

Right click on tag and copy merge

Open animation shop

Paste tag as a new animation

Back in psp close of layer one

Open layer 2

Right click on tag, copy merge

Paste into AS after current frame

Repeat to bring layers 3 and 4 across

Run your animation

Save your tag